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“Sing to the LORD, For He has done excellent things; This is known in all the earth. Cry out and shout, O inhabitant of Zion, For great is the Holy One of Israel in your midst!”” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭12:5-6‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/isa.12.5-6.nkjv Although ordering menus from a wide selection of choices can be time-consuming, many would careless about the sacrifice of time to meet the satisfaction of taste. Many times in life, human sacrifices produce discouraging services, compared to the offer of a combo service from the Chef. While man is always excited to be in control of his selection of the twist and turns in his daily activities, God’s intervention in the affairs of life sometimes produce amazing results. Unfortunately, divine intervention find appearances through what is common known as delay, denial, disappointment, discouragement, disaffection, and so on. When the focus of believers is on those ‘d’s, the greatness of the Creator of heaven and earth in the affairs of His ch...

“His delight is in the fear of the LORD, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His ears;” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭11:3‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/isa.11.3.nkjv Many are always thrilled watching any documentary that shows the strange compassion of lion protecting a defenceless lad. It draws to mind the wholesome experience that will unfold during the future government of our Lord Jesus Christ at the Millennium. Without the intervention of the Spirit of the Lord, everyone is generous in pursuing the defense of his selfish interest. Even in the kingdom of God, members are hardly disposed to provide assistance until personal interest is verifiably protected. Unfortunately, true righteousness operates freely on the basis of a delight in the fear of Lord. A delight in investigating the intention behind human action or inaction is limited to exploring the benefits from the fear of man. Since the wrath of man cannot threatens the righteousness of the Sover...

“Therefore thus says the Lord GOD of hosts: “O My people, who dwell in Zion, do not be afraid of the Assyrian. He shall strike you with a rod and lift up his staff against you, in the manner of Egypt.” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭10:24‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/isa.10.24.nkjv Security matters most for those who seek satanic networks and the alliance of secret cults. At least in their estimation, common treats in the family, workplace and society are safely taken care of. Israel and Judah have never experienced true freedom from the Assyrians. And the fear of the rod and staff of discipline, deprivation, and discrimination from Assyrians is always greater than the confidence of comfort in the name of the Lord. But then the question is ‘how do we define safe shelter’: by the absence of fear; or by the absence of rod? Secret cults and satanic networks can claim to clear the coast from territorial oppression; but fear still torments the soul for consciousness of possible invasion by greater fo...

“Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Lord has performed all His work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, that He will say, “I will punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his haughty looks.”” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭10:12‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/isa.10.12.nkjv The holy hills of heaven is not just the creation of God, they are made by the holy hands of God. The desire of the beauty of heaven represents a refreshing consolation and hope of the righteous on earth’s weary roads. Nevertheless, it is comforting to know that there are holy hills on earth. While workers on the hills can be haughty and arrogant, their hands are moved towards accomplishing the will of the invisible God. Like in Mount Zion and Jerusalem, the arrogant king of Assyria performed the work of the Almighty God unknowingly. Unfortunately, while the Lord promises deliverance and holiness at the end of work, many inhabitants of Mount Zion and Jerusalem often would not endure the ...

“Without Me they shall bow down among the prisoners, And they shall fall among the slain.” For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still.” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭10:4‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/isa.10.4.nkjv Capitulation as an act of surrendering is fashionable, if the politics of selective manoeuvring is acceptable. Negotiations of the yield point among the option of time, talent, and treasure is always open, as long as complete capitulation of time, talent, and treasure is not being insisted. Unfortunately, even the complete capitulation of human time, talent, and treasure appears not enough. God demands the total self - being the temple of God. When we surrender all, do we really mean the temple’s time, talent, and treasure; or the collateral capitulation of the temple itself? Otherwise, the principalities of this world is bound to be the Principal over believers’ time, talent, and treasure. Whereas, we are made and preserved for the glory of God; and...

“For the people do not turn to Him who strikes them, Nor do they seek the LORD of hosts.” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭9:13‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/isa.9.13.nkjv Newton’s universal law of gravitation is commonly explained away, by showing the effect of gravitation without sharing the force that initiate the fall. Likewise, man often receives strikes in almost all his daily activities, without the slightest pause to consider the cause. Although human action implies otherwise, there is actually no such thing as free Fall. Every fall is forced at the instance of a change of state. For Israel, God expected a change from their pride and arrogance when He struck the people. However, the people considered their challenges as a normal experience of a free Fall. Whereas, God is eager to correct His erring children with every strike along their ongoing preoccupation; and it is the right thing to seek the Lord for re-direction and guidance. In every fall experience in life, God’s affection or defec...

“And when they say to you, “Seek those who are mediums and wizards, who whisper and mutter,” should not a people seek their God? Should they seek the dead on behalf of the living? To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭8:19-20‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/isa.8.19-20.nkjv A broken potsherd in the hands of sophisticated users is a useless and expired vessel. It is no longer useful for show and decorations, even if the owner struggle with the call to dump it into the garbage. But before the Sovereign God, broken potsherd may be more useful than a brazen portrait. In fact, God often call out His children from the state of active service into a moment of brokenness, for a reliable retaining of His glory and strength. No matter how relevant a vessel appear before men, the retainer of the glory of God is the evidence of his relevance to the kingdom of God. Meanwhile, the Spirit often calls “t...