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HEEDING GOD !

Obeying God is foolishness to this world, yet it's this "foolishness" God uses to confound "the Wise in this world" ( Jeremiah 8:9, 1 Corinthians 1:27 & Issaiah 44:25 )

JUDGEMENTS !

Some decisions are irredeemably regretful; they're eternally binding - the essence of hearing God !

MEANING OF NAME : Honey Bee CHARACTER : Deborah was not just a political leader, but was also one who trusted in the faithfulness of Her God, resulting in their victory over foreign oppressors. HER REGRET : Herpeople's faith had grown weak after deviating from their God. HER JOY : Through her courageous and faithful leadership, God, again handed them victory over their opposers. STORY IN BRIEF : Following the reign of Joshua and Rahab, was DEBORAH - the prophetess. Deborah was not dispirited like her fellow Israelites but rather remained loyal and strong in God. Israelites, would practise idolatory after conquering the gateway to Caanan ( Jericho). Thus, they became timid and discouraged in the face of the uprising Canaanites led by their king, Sisera. But Deborah would keep her trust in the God that brought them this far. She joined Barak and his thousands of men in an attack at the Canaanites. And God was faithful - He granted them Victory a...

RIZPAR

Rizpar was one of Saul's concubines. She stood and witnessed the gruesome murder of her two sons - Armoni and Mephibosheth. More disdainful to her is the fact that the two were not burried; they were left to rot contrary to the prevalent tradition of burrying the dead within the next 24hours. With sorrow, Rizpar spent days and nights with the corpses ensuring that they were neither swamped nor dragged away by any animals. Soon enough, King David noticed her discomfort, and was moved by her attitude; David ordered for the burrying of Rizpar's sons, the remains of their father, Saul and that of Jonathan. BACKGROUND: Joshua promised that Israel would be at peace with the Gibeonites. But Saul broke that oath, killing as many Gibeonites as he could in his time. In retallating, the Gibeonites asked David for seven of Saul's son whom they murdered in the presence of Rizpar. LESSONS: 1. Customes can be broken; protocols are skipable. If only we consistently...