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““O you sword of the LORD, How long until you are quiet? Put yourself up into your scabbard, Rest and be still! How can it be quiet, Seeing the LORD has given it a charge Against Ashkelon and against the seashore? There He has appointed it.”” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭47:6-7‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/jer.47.6-7.nkjv The reference to the relentless efforts of the sword of the Lord towards the plundering of Philistines is noteworthy. The name, status and reservation of the agents used for the execution were not even mentioned. Why should name, status and reservation of agents of the Spirit of the Lord count, when influenced or inspired for righteousness? Is the pit of Hell the only reason why it is easier to plunder than to preach? Otherwise, the church’s treatment of the charged commission is called into question. When the Spirit of the Lord fall on vessels that wholly surrendered themselves, there are always no reservation to implementation, until the work of the ministry is fully accompli...

“How can it be quiet, Seeing the LORD has given it a charge Against Ashkelon and against the seashore? There He has appointed it.”” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭47:7‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/jer.47.7.nkjv Just as the attributes of God comprises of love and holiness at the same time, He is equally just and true. For all the nations that forget Him, the consuming charge awaiting them brings judgment and destruction. With this charge taken up by king Nebuchadnezzar, many nations have suffered captivity without escape, including Judah, Egypt and Philistine. However, believers would be inspired by the source of the uncompromising zeal towards the execution of the Lord's charge, especially when the charge that provokes righteousness and holiness readily lacks a sustainable zeal. Nevertheless, the principle of success in ministry is consistent and motivated by the fact that: the Lord has appointed it! The zeal ceases whenever man attempt to reassign God's appointment as personal initiative fo...