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People’s Place

Then people will take them and bring them to their place, and the house of Israel will possess them for servants and maids in the land of the Lord ; they will take them captive whose captives they were, and rule over their oppressors. Isaiah 14:2 NKJV http://bible.com/114/isa.14.2.NKJV A man's accomplishments in life is not, necessarily, limited by the strength of opposing negative circumstances; but by the stability of his propelling vision. Building to overcome the challenges posed by negative circumstances brings a myopic celebration of personal accomplishment. However, when God created every of His children, a person with people-driven accomplishments is conceived. And after Israel had waited on God for His mercy to walk the vision for the fulfillment of His promises, even the people who constituted part of the opposing negative phenomena were accommodated within the accomplished people’s place. What if the place was built based on Israel's discouraging or distracted dr...

Still Settlement

“For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will still choose Israel, and settle them in their own land. The strangers will be joined with them, and they will cling to the house of Jacob.” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭14:1‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.us/114/isa.14.1.nkjv Still experiences are generally perceived as particulars for lack of productivity, especially following an intense labour and serious dedication. Like the experiences of Jacob and Israel, the struggling interactions with Babylon away from the land of promise are synonymous to still experiences. However, God promises the mercy that converts still experiences to still settlement. Although the package of mercy with still experiences may be unattractive, it does produce the desirable results in the eyes of God. Unfortunately, impatience or the mismanagement of the pressure of life only appreciates speedy settlement, as long as it seems to satisfy the need of the hour. Whereas, only God knows the perfect land for the purposeful productivity of...