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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...
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EZEKIEL

  MEANING OF NAME: God is strong or The Man God strengthens STORY IN BRIEF: Ezekiel, son of Buzzi, like Jeremiah, started first as a priest, but later had the calling of a Prophet at age thirty. He served in the Temple of Jerusalem that was later destroyed by the Babylonians. In the midst of events, God warned that the desire of his eye would die. And after his wife died, he was disallowed from publicly wailing - a sign of how Israel would suffer in the hands of their captivators without lamenting.  While in exile ( in Babylon by the River Chebar), the Prophet, also an artist, made a model of Jerusalem city, laid prostate and always prophesied over it. He either used symbols or demonstrations to deliver his messages. Ezekiel acted strangely because of the strange nature of his visions; he would either cut his hair and burn it, or he totally went dumb for a period of time. He had two major metaphorical visions where God - Israel's husband, was betayed by his wife after He had g...
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MIRIAM - HER LIFE STORY !

  NAME MEANING : Bitterness. HER FEAT:  She played a key role in helping preserving Moses whom God used later to deliver the Israelites from Egypt. HER REGRET  : Miriam,with all her help in preserving the life of her brother, could not enter the promised land as she for her arrogance and insurbordination. HER STORY IN BRIEF : Miriam was the only daughter among Moses and Aeron. She would comport herself when her mum, Jechrobet, hid the baby Moses from Pharaoh and his executioning team for three months. When Moses was finally taken to the river Nile and hidden in a basket by her mum, Miriam would stay a little longer than her mum did, keeping her eyes on the basket to see if anyone would reach out for it. Fourty years later, God faithfully preserved Moses and brought the Israelites - including Miriam and Aeron, out of Egypt by him - Moses. After they successfully crossed the red sea, Miriam led in the celebration of that feat. But Miriam and Aeron later stood again...
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THE LAW OF ATTRACTION

  "...that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we have gazed upon, and our hands have handled,..." John 1:1 If you consider your circle now, you will conclude that friends with whom you have similar personality outnumber those with deferring personality. You should also notice that, often times, you suddenly meet with or receive calls from, those you strongly  think of and long to see. These are manifestations of the Law of Attraction ! " The heart is DEEP beyond all things... " Jeremiah 17:9 Brenton Septuagint Translation. And Psalm 42:7 says DEEP calleth unto DEEP. Equating the two scriptures will help us deduce that, HEART calls unto HEART.  SOUL calls unto SOUL. That is the Spirit of the law - Like attracts LIKE ! Our opening verse starts with HEARING or SEEING and ends with HANDLING. Until a man hears or sees, he cannot handle. Yet, what we finally touch is always LIKE what we already hear and see according to the Law of Attra...
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THE GREATEST WEAPON !

  “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds…. “ 2 Corinthians 10:4 KJV As christians, we are not improverished of ammunitions with which to withstand the enemy and his wiles. Yet these weapons are variably effective. There is, therefore, the need to look into the nature of each of them and reasonably determine the most productive. According to Paul, in the preceding scripture, our arms are not physical; prayer, praise/worship, faith, obedience and Light, are all rather abstract though results-yielding. Now, which of these does satan fear most? Let us find out from the following paragraphs. Prayer is a good arm. It transforms both on the inside and on the outside of us. But if prayer is a request, then satan can pray too; he got far into God’s presence, requesting of His permission to try Job. He demanded of The Lord to sift Peter like wheat. Thus, prayer is not satan’s most-feared ! Afterall, he too can pray to God. D...
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UNDERSTANDING THE WILL OF GOD !



" Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's WILL is." Ephesians 5:17.


The WILL of God is basically WHAT God wants us to do or say at a point in time. It is also HOW He likes us to do or say WHAT He wants us to do or say.


The WHAT refers to the OPTION He wants us to pick out of the lot; the HOW stands for the WAY or METHOD by which we carry out His recommended OPTION.


The Lord Jesus, God's Living WILL , did not say He is The WAY and The TRUTH only. He actually said,  " I am the WAY, and the TRUTH, and THE LIFE..." John 14:6.


So you see, God's WILL is beyond WHAT and HOW. It includes THE LIFE as well. God's WILL also shows us the lifestyle He wants us to live. And that, definitely must be His Life as lived by The Lord, Jesus , during His earthly Ministry !


Immediately following are explanations on the two classifications of God's WILL - His GENERAL WILL and SPECIFIC WILL:


God's GENERAL WILL is God's plan or purpose recorded on the pages in the Bible. This applies to all christians, anywhere and at anytime - God never changes His GENERAL WILL. The greater mastery we have over the Bible, the greater our knowledge of His GENERAL WILL we have.


God's SPECIFIC WILL, however, is His Word, spoken or shown, by His Voice or His Vision to a person in his or her perculiar situation at a time. Unlike His GENERAL WILL, His SPECIFIC WILL cannot be found directly from His written Word. It is rather obtained through His voices and visions. And often, we later find scriptures in support of it. Sometimes, we rather receive His SPECIFIC WILL by the written words or upon them - which is why we also say the SPECIFIC is an extension of the GENERAL.


Let us now delve further into identifying how and where we access The WILL of GOD.



IN HIS PRESENCE


This involves praising God and conversing with Him - Praying. We must not only spend quality time in His presence. We should also carry this same divine atmosphere of His about, and always remain conscious of it. Then, we can be sure of having a 24-hour access to His leadings - His voices, visions and revations.

( Revelation 1:10 & Galatians 1:11-12 )


The voice of God may be audible or still quiet in our Spirits; His visions, crystal clear or flashy through the Spirit. That is not all. The Lord even uses His creatures and other circumstances to communicate His WILL. But the devil, knowing this, often replicates Him to us.


Hence, in order not to miss Him, or mistake anything else for His guide, we should always be at His feet - by regularly attending church services and through constant private Fellowships. Then, we can get acquainted with His directions. For the sheep knows the voice of their shepherd -  John 10:14.


Walking with God actually implies following Him and agreeing to His orders - God first shows us His WILL and expects that we comply, rather than we offering Him our ways for His approval.

( John 6:38 )


THE SCRIPTURES


Jesus said, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. What this means is that He Himself is the living Word. Yes, The Word of God is the very basic but easy-to-find WILL of God. ( 2 Timothy 3:16, John 14:6 )


In fact, before we go seeking His Voice or Vision on any perculiar matter, we must first find from His Word what He says to such. 

Afterall, God's revelation would always align with the written Word because He never changes.


So the only time we should seek a SPECIFIC WILL from Him is when His written Word does not reveal anything particular pertaining the particular situation we find ourselves inn. 


Moreover, the scriptures serve as prerequisites to Knowing God's SPECIFIC WILL because the Lord thunders upon the waters - Psalms 29:1. Hence, the need for having an in-depth knowledge of His written words first.


Let us understand that counsels and prophecies obtained outside the preceding disclosed channels, irrespective of the giver's title and experiences, are not conclusive themselves. We must still judge their aptness through Fellowship -  ( 2 Corinthians 13:1, 1 Thessalonians 5:21, 1 John 4:1 &

 2 Timothy 2:15 )


Beloved, it is not enough doing God's WILL as and when He wants it; it is much more rewarding doing it with UNDERSTANDING ! 

And here is the UNDERSTANDING of GOD'S WILL. It is hard replacing our WILL with that of God. But the moment we sacrifice our human carnal WILL for GOD'S WILL, and remain at it, we become empowered for encountering the supernaturals;  we persistently experience only the divine, even on daily basis. Hallelujah ! ( Ephesians 5:17 )

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