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Steadfast Sowers

   “ The wicked worketh a deceitful work: But to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward. ” Proverbs 11 : 18 KJV The myth against transformation by righteousness in any system is not the potency of the truth or the seed of righteousness, it is usually the people undermining the wickedness of deceit through sluggishness. “ The wicked worketh a deceitful work ” is not just a divine revelation of the havoc in wickedness, it is a strict warning for the preservation of the seed of righteousness through steadfastness. For example, when the elders of the Israelites that  took over the mantle from Joshua failed to drive out the Canaanites, the Lord repeated the same warning, like “ Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you (Judges 2 : 3)”. Likewise today, our home, city, society and institutional system needs steadfast sowers against the infiltration of wickedne...

Sure Seed

  “The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered. The wicked man does deceptive work, But he who sows righteousness will have a sure reward.” Proverbs‬ ‭11‬:‭9‬, ‭18‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ It is not news that our broken world is laden with problems waiting for solutions. News lines are only generated by every individual’s actions or inaction about the broken system. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible for anyone to create a solution without generating another system of problems. Just like Newton's 3rd law of motion, for every sowing of the wrong seed of wickedness, there will be even more pollination of negative energies in the ecosystem. Notwithstanding, the scriptures described the bearers of wrong seed as hypocrites, because they deny the power of God’s grace for a believer's righteousness. By the grace of God, Newton's 3rd law of motion has no hold on the righteous who carries the sure seed, irrespective of the surroundin...