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I have thought deeply about all that goes on here in the world, where people have the power of injuring each other.  I have seen wicked men buried and as their friends returned from the cemetery, having forgotten all the dead man's evil deeds, these men were praised in the very city where they had committed their many crimes! How odd!. Because GOD does not punish sinners instantly, people feel it is safe to do wrong and to continue sinning.  But though a man sins a hundred times and still lives, I know very well that those who FEAR GOD will be better off, unlike the wicked, who will not live long, good live - their days shall pass away as quickly as shadows because they don't fear GOD.  Ecclesiastes 8:9-13

JOB SERIES- PART 1 GOD’S COMMENDATION OF JOB’S FAITHFULNESS There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.  Job 1: 1 Job was a man; therefore subject to like passions as we are. He was rich, a worthy man, a man of note and eminency, a magistrate, a man in authority. The country he lived in was the land of Uz, in the eastern part of Arabia, which lay towards Chaldea, near Euphrates, probably not far from Ur of the Chaldees, whence Abraham was called. When God called one good man out of that country, yet he left not himself without witness, but raised up another in it to be a preacher of righteousness. God has his remnant in all places, sealed ones out of every nation, as well as out of every tribe of Israel, Rev. 7:9. It was the privilege of the land of Uz to have so good a man as Job in it; now it was Arabia the Happy indeed: and it was the praise of Job that he was eminently good ...

THE DANGER OF COMPROMISING AFTER KNOWING THE GOD OF JACOB The story of Ruth revolves around one particular family distressed in the famine that came upon Bethlehem. The name ‘Elimelech’ signifies my     God, a king, which is agreeable to the state of the Israelites as the Lord was their king, and comfortable to him and his family in their affliction , that God was theirs and he reigns forever. The removal of this family from Bethlehem into the country of Moab on the other side of Jordan, for subsistence, because of the famine, Ruth 1: 1-2. It seems that there was plenty in the country of Moab when there was scarcity of bread in the land of Israel. It is not because God loves the Moabites better and that is why he made abundant provision for them, but because they have their portion in life. Elimelech decided to go to Moab, not to settle forever, but to sojourn for a time. His decision to go with his wife, Naomi, and his two sons; Mahlon and Chilion is really co...

THE DETERMINATION TO CONTINUE WITH THE GOD OF JACOB So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi? Ruth 1: 19 At last, Naomi and Ruth finally came to Bethlehem after enduring such a fatigue journey. Naomi was now convinced of the truth which she had heard in the country of Moab that the Lord had visited her people in giving them bread When they arrived, all of their relatives and kindred came to visit them, and in particular, they came to see the state of Naomi whom they’ve not really seen after such a long spell away from home and to also bid her welcome back to Bethlehem again. The women were so surprised with the condition in which they met Naomi; they could scarcely believe what they saw. “Why is she like this”? Some mused. And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. I went out full,...

THE DECISION TO CLEAVE TO THE GOD OF JACOB I n Ruth 1: 11-13 , we saw the way Naomi was discouraging them from going along with her. She insisted that she had no sons in Canaan, or any near kinsmen, whom may marry these widows, to raise up seeds for those who had gone, and in fact, she argued that she was never likely to have any sons to be husbands for them, for she was too old to have a husband; she thought if she had a husband, she could not expect to have children, nor, if she had sons, could she think that these young widows would stay unmarried till her sons that should yet be born would grow up to be marriageable. All these thoughts and many more grieved her to her soul.  She thought that God was angry with her ….for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me. Ruth 1: 13 Naomi seems to have said, “I am the sinner, ye are the sufferer” Orpah was easily persuaded to yield to her own corrupt inclination, and to go back to her...

TOMMOROW CAW Be a Good Day. Here’s why—and how! You may be suffering under burdens, be physically disabled, or financially wiped out. You may have lost a loved one, or be facing imminent death. Life may be difficult—but you’re alive. Live to the maximum possible for you. Be all that you can be, within your limitations. Life goes on, whether you’ve suffered a terrible loss or endured a horrific surgery or lost a child. Tomorrow is coming and you have to face it, but you don’t have to face it alone. "The Lord is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them (Psalm 145:18-19) . You can call on the Lord in truth by admitting your need and your sin, and by placing your trust in Him. He will be faithful to answer your cry and save you.   Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and hum...

PST. E.A. Adeboye (G.O. OF RCCG) ADVICE  ON MARRIAGE: By Pastor E.A. Adeboye (General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church Of God) I want to spend some time talking to the youth and parents on the choice of a life partner, on behavior during the period of courtship. Because I have discovered that ;this is a very a challenging area for youths and even for parents. Some parents that you think will know better, don't even know as much as the youth themselves.So my beloved children please listen to me carefully, I have been married for forty one years so I know what I am talking about.       Never chose an unbeliever as your future partner, I mean never, never ever. When you say you will convert him later, that is the most dangerous gamble that you can ever engage in. James 4v13-15 makes it clear, you don't know tomorrow. Only God knows tomorrow. Oh! He is very nice, only that he is not yet born again. Oh she is a very courteous girl, only she...