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  “ Surely he will never be shaken; The righteous will be in everlasting remembrance. He will not be afraid of evil tidings; His heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord. His heart is established; He will not be afraid, Until he sees his desire upon his enemies .” Psalms 112 : 6 - 8 NKJV Unthreatened desires are always appearing decent until they get provoked by evil and wicked activities of our broken world. Thereafter, men are emboldened to act as men, showing their temerity and toughness with decisiveness. Unfortunately, many homes, establishments and relationships are broken and destroyed by these vengeful dispositions to human flaws, fickleness, and fraudulence. And none of life’s examples of godly homes, ministries and relationships have ever been sustained without a decisive forbearance of human inadequacies. Therefore, delightful desires have always earned the virtue of trusting in the Lord and not getting manipulated by evil tidings. These dispositions are gifts of the ...

  “ Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness; He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. A good man deals graciously and lends; He will guide his affairs with discretion. ” Psalms 112 : 4 - 5 NKJV Goodness defined by the distribution of goods is not sustainable, because goods are exhaustible. In the absence of goods at home, within the neighbourhood, and in a toxic environment or society, it is understandable why goodness is scarce. Whereas, true goodness emanates from the distribution of grace: “ Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness“ . While those who haven’t found grace can distribute goods for political and socioeconomic reasons; but even in the blackness of darkness, grace has found love, compassion, and righteousness very expedient in all its relationships. Therefore, goodness is the actual distribution of God by a good man, who has found grace in the presence of a gracious God; aliens to the courtyard of grace can only distribute goods...

  “ Surely he will never be shaken; The righteous will be in everlasting remembrance. He will not be afraid of evil tidings; His heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord .” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭112‬:‭6‬-‭7‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ The law of physics or thermodynamics teaches the difference between the state of equilibrium (steady) and the transient state. Prior to equilibrium, the state of the matter is affected by the environmental forces, like the weather, economy, and social affairs. But at equilibrium, and like the heart of the righteous, there is no shaking. “ Surely he will never be shaken “. Why? “ His heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord ”; and not his personal ability or accomplishments. It implies that absolute trust in the Lord and steadfastness in the heart produce the strongest immunity against the elements of this wicked world. Unfortunately, many people who claim to know the Lord are more sensitive to the forces of evil and darkness. Whereas, the thickest of darkness in the world always b...

  “A good man deals graciously and lends; He will guide his affairs with discretion.”‭Psalms‬ ‭112:5‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ With a pocket of good work, a man is considered a good man. However, it is clear that building a sustainable ecosystem of goodness requires more than a pocket of good work. When a supposed good man is consistently surrounded by a corrupt and compromised system, he is easily influenced to drop the culture of giving to the system for the famous demand of rights from the system. Unfortunately, the resulting unsustainable system keeps losing its good men as the agitation for takes becomes more pronounced than the agility for lends . But in God’s economy, a good man is made to lend and not to take by grace. His righteousness is graciously renewable; and not subject to depreciation by the corruption or compromise in the system. Although the quest for the agents of good works is ripe at home, workplaces, social circles, and our political space, a sustainable system needs more of...

http://bible.us/psa112.7.nkjv He will not be afraid of evil tidings; His heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord. ‎ The heart that is trained to monitor events as they come have an umpteen task towards the provision of consistent report on the events of life. Life events represent the collection of pleasant and unpleasant tidings; and these events are difficult to align the rational of their linkage with one another. Little wonder the affairs of most free men are filled with disappointment, if viewed as a continuum. Only an intimate relationship with the Creator of heaven and earth can help to place a steadfast understanding on evil tidings, especially when occurred within righteous riding. The fear of the Lord provides inspired intelligence for a perfect understanding of isolated incidences in life.