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Fruitful Fear

  “ Great peace have those who love Your law, And nothing causes them to stumble.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭119‬:‭165‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Naturally, fear is a torment; and those who are fearful are naturally unfruitful in all their engagements because of lack of focus. But since the scriptures say “ the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom ”, it implies that fruitful fear loves the Lord, His law, precepts, and testimonies. Any soul that fear the words of trust from the Lord cannot fear the words of threats from men at the same time. Unfortunately, the psychology of disobedience against the commandments of the Lord preys unstable hearts with ‘what if’s? ’ threats, especially in times of apparent delays and droughts. Whereas, faith in God treats the undeniable words from the Lord as settled forever in heaven, even when the prevailing words from men raise the storm and the challenges of life. It is just okay when the only concern of the hearts is “ how can I possibly disobey the words of the Lord ” at...

Minister’s Memoir

  “ For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister. And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end, that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises. ” Hebrews‬ ‭6‬:‭10‬-‭12‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Our world is blessed by great men and women with great memoirs. And most of these memoirs are influenced by the cash and carry of celebrities, men of timber and calibre, and adorable social influencers. Unfortunately, not many of these memoirs are satisfactory to either the personalities in question or their God. As I personally reflected on the admonition of Apostle Paul to the Hebrews, I remembered the last words of my late mother “ I am satisfied!” . This poor woman had no fortune to transcribe those three words into a great memoir for publication in this world’s famous billboards, m...