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“Kings shall be your foster fathers, And their queens your nursing mothers; They shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, And lick up the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD, For they shall not be ashamed who wait for Me.”” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭49:23‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/isa.49.23.nkjv Waiting time normally represents the period of loneliness and loss, irrespective of the size and shape of the lost items including opportunity, property, position, relationships, etc. It is often said that when life is spared, there is hope for the restoration of most other lost items. Therefore, those who have experienced the loss of loved ones are more familiar with the symptoms of hopelessness. However, God declared the evidence of hope for the children of Zion, who shall not be ashamed to wait upon the Lord. To the fatherless, He is the Father. To the widow, God is the Husband. And to the hopeless, the Ancient of Days has got the trusted Helping Hands. Waiting time...

““And He has made My mouth like a sharp sword; In the shadow of His hand He has hidden Me, And made Me a polished shaft; In His quiver He has hidden Me.”...Thus says the LORD, The Redeemer of Israel, their Holy One, To Him whom man despises, To Him whom the nation abhors, To the Servant of rulers: “Kings shall see and arise, Princes also shall worship, Because of the LORD who is faithful, The Holy One of Israel; And He has chosen You.”” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭49:2, 7‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/isa.49.2,7.nkjv The danger in charismatic ministrations is the attraction to the fellowship with man more than the expected sacred romance with God. Those who have learnt humility and quietness in the presence of God through the privilege of rejection from the fellowship of men know the balance between charism and christlikeness. Since the Redeemer of Israel is more interested in qualifying the called than calling the qualified, true servants spend quality time in the secret place than the devoted...

“Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, Who teaches you to profit, Who leads you by the way you should go. Oh, that you had heeded My commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, And your righteousness like the waves of the sea.” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭48:17-18‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/isa.48.17-18.nkjv The complications in knowing and obeying the voice declaring the will of God, especially for believing children of God, is mostly due to the lack of sensibility in the simplicity of the sound. People struggle with leadings that offer slow procession to profit making, especially when there appears to be faster route to breakthrough, marital bliss, leadership progression and professional development. This concept informed the principle of prayer to know the will of God with the believers’ eyes intelligently open. When the intelligence of man struggles with the inspiration of God, the heart finds it difficult to heed the fatherl...

““For My name’s sake I will defer My anger, And for My praise I will restrain it from you, So that I do not cut you off. Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction. For My own sake, for My own sake, I will do it; For how should My name be profaned? And I will not give My glory to another.” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭48:9-11‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/isa.48.9-11.nkjv The final punishment for a stubborn and stiff-necked child is clearly understood from the scriptures. But compassionate and unconditional love have taught that good character is often molded when both the trainer and trainee takes uncompromising responsibilities towards the expected character development. When God ruled out the option of disowning Judah and Israel; and committed Himself to walking His own through the furnace of affliction, it demonstrated a great price for true love. Haven’t really seen any sincere child of God without a personal experience of the love of this ...

““For you have trusted in your wickedness; You have said, ‘No one sees me’; Your wisdom and your knowledge have warped you; And you have said in your heart, ‘I am, and there is no one else besides me.’” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭47:10‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/isa.47.10.nkjv One of the most delicate and transitional period of life is the season of training, between a student and his teacher, between the children and their parents, between a worker and his boss, and between the apprentice/associate and the supervisor. The trainers are easily tempted never to ever again imagined themselves in the shoes of the trainees, while demanding compliance, conformance, and cooperation. These were the burdens of the daughters of Babylon. They trusted in their own achievements as trainers more their earlier accommodation as trainees. These tendencies alienated them from assessing the wisdom and knowledge of God, who is always the Chief Trainer. Whereas, the reality in life is that both the trainers and the...

“Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things that are not yet done, Saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, And I will do all My pleasure,’ Calling a bird of prey from the east, The man who executes My counsel, from a far country. Indeed I have spoken it; I will also bring it to pass. I have purposed it; I will also do it.” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭46:10-11‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/isa.46.10-11.nkjv Competition is the major driver for creativity and innovation. Material research and development for these creativity and innovation have evolved through the implementation of different technologies like micro fabrication and nanotechnology. Unfortunately, and through the ages, man is often tempted to extol the works of his own hands. What does attract a man who was rescued from hopelessness to the altar carved by his own creative hands baffled the Creator of heaven and earth. Whereas, excelling creativity comes from a consistent attention to the counsels of the Lord. Absolute ...

“For thus says the LORD, Who created the heavens, Who is God, Who formed the earth and made it, Who has established it, Who did not create it in vain, Who formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other. I have not spoken in secret, In a dark place of the earth; I did not say to the seed of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in vain’; I, the LORD, speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭45:18-19‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/isa.45.18-19.nkjv The world teaches that the key to unlock wealth, fame, and relevance in every devotion in life is a dedication to searching for the knowledge about creating wealth, fame, and relevance. The problem with such search without the assistance of God is that man lacks the ability to manage wealth, fame, and relevance. The record of many mighty and famous celebrities, whose wealth, fame, and relevance have constituted the source of their doom, is open to all upcoming pilgrims. However, Jesus gave the key in one of the beat...