Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of the LORD our God. They have bowed down and fallen; But we have risen and stand upright.
Psalm 20:7-8 (NKJV)
It is convenient to easily trust in what you see and have, i.e. Our physical and natural abilities, our properties, our various tools and other objects of power, influence and strength. Some can trust in their colleagues, friends, social circles, groups, etc. At the end these things don't stand the test of time and life's pressure. They crumble and fade away and become inadequate to our various challenges and issues of life. What other option is available to us? King David understood this best and described it clearly as thus:
It is better to trust in the LORD Than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.
Psalm 118:8-9 (NKJV)
Revoke your confidence from man, princes, chariots and horses, but put your trust in the Lord God your Creator. When the chips fall and settle, you will be risen and standing upright and not fallen and crumbled.
Be encouraged,
Afolabi
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Thursday, May 13, 2010
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Stand for something
And now I say to you, keep away from these men and let them alone; for if this plan or this work is of men, it will come to nothing; but if it is of God, you cannot overthrow it—lest you even be found to fight against God.”
Acts 5:38-39 (NKJV)
For many prophets and self proclaimed messiahs have come and gone. They go the way of all mortal being and their sects are left in disarray. Gamaliel the Pharisee and a teacher of the law in those days said of men and women of God in his days. If the work of the gospel is of men, the end result remains consistent throughout the ages, but if it is of God, it remains irrepressible and unmovable. Every doctrine, culture, way of life, powers, influence, deceit, lies, campaign, etc that confronts it will surely fail and be wasted away. Do you connive or unconsciously repress the cause and growth of God's kingdom? What side of the Kingdom are you and what cause do you uphold?
Peter and the Apostles stood for something in their day even when it wasn't cool and politically correct. What will you and I stand for? We will either stand for something or fall for everything. Stand for something sure and eternal.
Be encouraged,
Afolabi
Acts 5:38-39 (NKJV)
For many prophets and self proclaimed messiahs have come and gone. They go the way of all mortal being and their sects are left in disarray. Gamaliel the Pharisee and a teacher of the law in those days said of men and women of God in his days. If the work of the gospel is of men, the end result remains consistent throughout the ages, but if it is of God, it remains irrepressible and unmovable. Every doctrine, culture, way of life, powers, influence, deceit, lies, campaign, etc that confronts it will surely fail and be wasted away. Do you connive or unconsciously repress the cause and growth of God's kingdom? What side of the Kingdom are you and what cause do you uphold?
Peter and the Apostles stood for something in their day even when it wasn't cool and politically correct. What will you and I stand for? We will either stand for something or fall for everything. Stand for something sure and eternal.
Be encouraged,
Afolabi
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