DEBORAH'S EPISTLE

  To say something is defiled simply means such a thing is polluted. Imagine a mother giving out fruits to her children and one of the children gets one that has been bitten seriously by insects while others get a good one, I am very sure the child will go back to have a change of his fruit. If I was in the child's shoes I will feel dejected. Speaking of a defiled sacrifice scripturally it means offering a polluted sacrifice to the Ancient of days. This is something that is not to be taken with levity hands. In the scriptures, John chapter 1, says in the beginning, was the Word, and the Word was with God, and God himself was the Word..... we were made to see that Abba created the entire universe so why offer Him the least of all he puts in our care? Are we not aware He owns both the offeror and the offered so why the incessant struggle in giving Him what befits Him. In the book of Genesis chapter 4, Cain due to his stinginess and negligence attracted an eternal curse on himself as ...

I was going through the books of 1 Peter 2:11 and coming across temporary residents and foreigners got me fascinated. In my head, I was like so there is also a word which backs "Japa" in the bible. Later as I progressed, I had the understanding that brother Paul was admonishing the so-called foreigners who are God's chosen people living in the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. A sojourner is someone who stays in a place temporarily or Japa as we would say. Brother Paul was making the foreigners then aware in his epistle to them of the challenges in which they will face as a result of being in a foreign land however, what the bible says in John 16:33 is an assurance of our faith in Christ Jesus. Thinking ahead, we all are sojourners on this planet and there is no iota of doubt about that because no matter how long a person lives on earth he/she is expected to exit at some point especially when the person grows old. As a result of this, bearing i...

  Rebellion is simply not following authority or laws, going contrary to the laid rules and regulations. Speaking of rebellion to God, it simply means not regarding God's authority over humanity, not following his commandments and most particularly committing several atrocities.  Rebellion to the Father largely comes in form of sins, going through the book of Ezekiel (chapter 2:3), the children of Israel were described as a rebellious nation, an impudent nation and stiff-hearted people.  Abba sent Ezekiel to warn the Israelites of their rebellious act as the Lord of Hosts made it known that they and their Fathers are full of transgressions which God could not bear as His face cannot behold iniquity. Going further, He instructed the prophet to take his warnings to them as against His day of visitation so they can turn away from their evil ways and call unto the Kings of kings. The Israelites were most rebellious in the sense that they worshipped lesser gods thereby underes...

  Reading through the books of Ezekiel, It made me remember when I was much younger, I visited my granny's house and unknown to me they just got two new dogs to watch over the house, my very small self was just bouncing inside the compound as usual as I was not aware there were new watchdogs in the house. Immediately they saw me they started barking and running towards to me and I took to my heels and this automatically made my grandparents aware that something was going on outside as the dogs passed the message appropriately. This particular story struck my heart when I came across the word "Watchman" in chapter 33. It could be seen there in that watchmen are typically chosen to keep watch over people, the Israelites in this case just as my grandparents got themselves two dogs to secure their home to the best of the dogs capabilities and the dogs did not default based on the the encounter I had with them.  Going further, we  were made to see that watchmen spiritually are...

             If I have a heap of clothes I want to wash, I want to believe that I have to start washing the clothes by picking a particular cloth, wash it until I get across to other clothes. At times, one could have preference on how the clothes are being selected to be washed, it could be based on how much value one places on the cloth, or the type and nature of such cloth involved. Well, this does not mean that other clothes will not be washed it just happens that the cloth picked first will be washed before the rest. This scenario ushers us into what is called a chosen generation scripturally. In the books of 1peter 2:9-10, we were made to see the true picture of what it means to be a chosen generation. We were made to see that the Israelites were a chosen generation not because of their strength or capabilities but due to his unconditional love and most importantly He remembered the covenant He had with their father (Deut 7:7-8). Looking at the ab...

  I don't know if some of us have been in a situation or dilemma which is really depressing and such that along the line the outcome of such situation is so positive that we would be eventually thanking God for making us pass through those times. I remembered a very tight situation I was in a particular year, it involved me taking a decision I never knew it would be very hard to live by the consequence. I felt really bad, even if the decision I made seemed right but the consequence was really depressing truth be told and I kept on wondering if there was a need for that particular decision, unknown to me it was a preparation for what is ahead of me, and I discovered this about 2 years after the whole incidence. Going further, the story of Esther in the scriptures gave me an insight to the reason some things are needful to happen in our lives. Looking at how she became the queen, how tiring and unrealistic the whole process would be before she emerged as the queen little did she know...

Fellow soldiers call themselves comrades. This got me fascinated when I came across a particular hymn, CAC-hymn 723 ( ho, my comrades..). Looking at the lyrics of the hymn, it sounded more like there's a situation of war on ground and comrades are being enjoined to endure and keep fighting for their master is at hand as this signifies the long awaited victory. I want to  believe that in a situation of war, soldiers generally would have learnt how to hold the forth if they truly want victory because therein lies their strength.  To hold forth scripturally simply means holding on to our righteousness. it typically means" not  to loose guard" as we youths of nowadays will have it said. Holding forth is a continuous process which requires a lot of dedication, patience and resilience. when we engage in this, we might not get the reward instantly but we should be convinced that our master who is Christ Jesus is by the corner and behold our rewards is with Him no wonder a line o...