A Mountain among mountains

Friends,

Every sect, every religion, every philosophy struggles for supremacy. Each claims to represent the paragon of virtue and morality. Each claims to hold the secret for happiness, either for today, for eternity or for both. But although all of them claim the high place, it is the LORD that shall dwell above them all...

Isaiah 2:2
Now it shall come to pass in the latter days
That the mountain of the LORD’s house
Shall be established on the top of the mountains,
And shall be exalted above the hills;
And all nations shall flow to it. [NKJV]

The multitude of mountains represent the multitude of beliefs and traditions, each one claiming to be holier than the rest. And the dwelling place of God ... His mountain ... is over them all, exalted above them and rendering them all irrelevant.

Do not fear the traditions of man, nor be impressed by the spectacle of religion. Remember that the LORD is truly the One True Almighty God.

Be encouraged, Jose

Assured Victory

Friends,

The enemy is counting on our surrender. He expects us to be weak and fearful. He assumes that our confidence in the LORD is easily shaken.

But you and I need not live under the assumptions and presumptions of the enemy.

Exodus 15:6
Your right hand, O LORD, has become glorious in power;
Your right hand, O LORD, has dashed the enemy in pieces. [NKJV]

Almighty God is glorified in victory over His enemy. His enemy is our enemy. And therefore, the Great and Wondrous Lord is glorified and exalted in victory over your enemy and my enemy.

We have nothing to fear, brothers and sisters. The enemy that wants to harm you and me is shattered pieces under our feet. Walk in victory!

Be encouraged, Jose

Humble yourself

So on a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat on his throne and gave an oration to them. And the people kept shouting, “The voice of a god and not of a man!” Then immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and died. But the word of God grew and multiplied.
Acts 12:21-24 (NKJV)

The Lord will not share His glory with no one, not even a mere mortal being. All glory must and will always belong to Jehovah God. As custodians of Heaven's resources, we must never take ownership and forget who the real source of the resources are. King Herod crossed the line, he missed it to his own peril. When men even make mini god out of you and your resources, it is a fast forward route to damnation and destruction.

I am the LORD, that is My name; And My glory I will not give to another, Nor My praise to carved images.
Isaiah 42:8 (NKJV)

The proud and haughty will not stand before the living God. Every person, people and nation that will not honor God must be ready to face the portion of the proud. Therefore humble yourself under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time.

Be encouraged,

Afolabi