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“Depart! Depart! Go out from there, Touch no unclean thing; Go out from the midst of her, Be clean, You who bear the vessels of the LORD. For you shall not go out with haste, Nor go by flight; For the LORD will go before you, And the God of Israel will be your rear guard.” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭52:11-12‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/isa.52.11-12.nkjv The free fall into the trap of sin and slavery often comes with the deceitful offer of freedom from suffering and slavery. Whereas, it always lead its captives on a journey of no return - where freedom can no longer be as free as the fall. But by the mercy of God, the declaration of freedom “Depart! Depart! Go out from there (the dungeon of sin and slavery)” to Jerusalem came with the sacrifice of His own personal freedom. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was offered to pay the sacrifice for the freedom of humanity from the dungeon of sin. His grace sets the environment, composed of the presence of the LORD, that always go before those “who bear...

“Thus says your Lord, The LORD and your God, Who pleads the cause of His people: “See, I have taken out of your hand The cup of trembling, The dregs of the cup of My fury; You shall no longer drink it. But I will put it into the hand of those who afflict you, Who have said to you, ‘Lie down, that we may walk over you.’ And you have laid your body like the ground, And as the street, for those who walk over.”” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭51:22-23‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/isa.51.22-23.nkjv Fury breeds frustration, especially from the hands of those who take personal interest in its administration. By virtue of a natural man’s position and authority, it is easy to get carried away with this selfish interest and usurp the authority of God during the administration of fury, without taking consideration of the intention of the Creator in the authorization of fury. Whereas in times of fury, God remains the Lord of all the objects of fury, the LORD of the subject of fury, and the God (Creator) of a...

“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Who are you that you should be afraid Of a man who will die, And of the son of a man who will be made like grass? And you forget the LORD your Maker, Who stretched out the heavens And laid the foundations of the earth; You have feared continually every day Because of the fury of the oppressor, When he has prepared to destroy. And where is the fury of the oppressor?” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭51:12-13‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/isa.51.12-13.nkjv The ability to quickly recognize the appearance of dignitaries in any social events is often a significant credit score for the Master of Ceremony’(MC)s sense of good organizing. The task is always easy when there are no perceived divided interests among the appearing dignitaries. Otherwise, the MC would have to step on toes of a particular interest in order to please the other interest. Wasn’t this the offence of Zion when God asked “who are you that you should be afraid of a man who will die, And of the son of a m...

“For the Lord GOD will help Me; Therefore I will not be disgraced; Therefore I have set My face like a flint, And I know that I will not be ashamed...“Who among you fears the LORD? Who obeys the voice of His Servant? Who walks in darkness And has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD And rely upon his God.”” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭50:7, 10‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/isa.50.7,10.nkjv Worry and anxiety surely breed torment and the inability to trust in the Lord for deliverance, especially when the sparks of darkness from the activities of the wicked are evident. Like the dryness of the waters in the sea exposes the fishes into the threat of suffocation and death, legitimate fear comes from personal activities that encouraged the absence of the presence of God. Besides sin and unrighteousness, Israel is encouraged to ignore the threat of possible darkness or the absence of light. The fear of the Lord generates an unquenchable light of hope in the hearts of the righteous children of G...

“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...