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Sincere Service

  “ My eyes shall be on the faithful of the land, That they may dwell with me; He who walks in a perfect way, He shall serve me. He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house; He who tells lies shall not continue in my presence .” Psalms‬ ‭101‬:‭6‬-‭7‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Any type of service, either public or political, is easily influenced by political lobbyists. Then, the fundamental key remains the attraction of favour or personal interest in the eyes of the public administrators. Unfortunately, even when this type of eye service does not guarantee the selection or election of the faithful of the land, unfaithful public or political service holders are readily provided the mandate to provide public services in our institutions and societies. And while these unfaithful servants have now extended their franchise on insincere services to the house of the Lord, the scriptures say “ He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house; He who tells lies shall not continue in my presence ”. ...

Selfless Service

http://bible.us/psa101.6.nkjv My eyes shall be on the faithful of the land, That they may dwell with me; He who walks in a perfect way, He shall serve me. Faithfulness in service seems the height of offering unto the Lord, until a man of God is inundated by the activities of an unguarded self. ‎Without the careful guidance of the Lord, it appears faithfulness may be tempted to dwell alone. For example, Moses the man of God and the meekest man on earth made a mistake of offering a service stained with self, when he was provoked by the stiff-necked children of Israel. Can anyone query the sincerity and faithfulness of Moses? Yet the Lord judged his one-time unguarded service as ' unqualified ' to enter and dwell in the promised land. Apparently, it is possible for sincere self-discretion and personal initiatives to walk outside the scope of divine guidance. Although selfless service also takes pride in faithfulness, it ensures faithful service is offered in the tabernacle witho...