Hearing the secrets of Heaven

Friends,

Over and over, we see people celebrated and honored, only to learn that they are weak, perverted and immoral. Celebrities are credited with the most noble of motives, even though their actions betray their intentions as self-serving and selfish.

It's easy to get caught up in their celebrity and covet it. It's tempting to compromise our beliefs in order to curry favor with the popular way of thinking.

Do not envy the oppressor,
And choose none of his ways;
For the perverse person is an abomination to the LORD,
But His secret counsel is with the upright.
Proverbs 3:31-32 [NKJV]

Throughout scripture, our Heavenly Father describes His hatred of those who oppress the poor, the widow and the orphan. In short, He reserves great anger for those who use their strength to abuse those who are weaker. Brothers and sisters, do not envy the man who does this, for you are envying an enemy of God.

Instead, stay focused on righteousness. Seek it with all your heart. In doing so, you will unlock the great and deep mysteries of holiness, justice, peace, faith and love.

Be encouraged, Jose

A showcase

To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
Colossians 1:27 (NKJV)

The world becomes so much into itself that the simple things of the spirit becomes a challenge to get and understand, but to them that has been set aside, they become divine instruments of glory through which a clueless world is able to make sense and gain understanding of the Son of God. Every day presents divine opportunities to us showcase Christ our Savior to the world.

We must not miss out on this, as the world may lose out on hope if we fail to showcase the Christ in us, the hope of glory. It becomes critical to the body to know how to separate how we feel (our carnal instincts and physical interpretations of issues) from the 'truth and mind of Christ' on all we do, so we won't lose out on the opportunities to make a difference to a clueless world and be a true showcase of love (God).

Be encouraged,

Afolabi