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September 8, 2023
No throwing Dice Please!: Always Observe the Golden Rule
Friends, in our world today, we see and experience injustice on all fronts and we can be tempted to remain complacent, to give up and give in to the pressure and then short down God’s standard for life and living. God expects us to stand on the standard He set and sits on. That standard can be found all over scriptures but there is no place this standard is as clear as in
Psalm 89:14 – The seat of your kingdom is resting on righteousness and right judging: mercy and good faith come before your face.
That is the only time God calls us gods with small (g) is in relation to ensuring that righteousness and justice is served in our sphere and in our realm. Whatever that sphere or realm is in our individual context. Jesus confirmed that as second witness to the authenticity of those words.
God expects us not to join the scheme of throwing dice: No throwing dice please whether in our resolve, in external pressure or manipulation.
Read Psalm 82 which Jesus referenced when they told Him, Him, being man make Himself out to be God. (John 10:34).You will see the level of injustice and unrighteousness God expects His children to superintend over. These are areas where God expects us to be salt and light.
Story of king George
King George and the two servants
Once upon a time, in a small village named Harmonyville, there lived a wise and fair king named King Edmund. He was known for his righteousness and commitment to justice. The villagers loved and respected him because they knew he would always make fair decisions.
One day, a poor farmer named Jack came to the king with a troubling situation. He explained that his precious land, which he had been cultivating for years, was being forcefully taken away by his wealthy neighbor, Simon. Simon wanted to expand his own farm, and he believed he had the right to take Jack’s land.
King Edmund carefully listened to both sides of the story and conducted a thorough investigation. He realized that Simon’s claim was based on weak evidence and unjustified greed. Being a just and righteous ruler, King Edmund decided to pass a verdict in favor of Jack.
Not only did King Edmund order Simon to return Jack’s land, but he also punished Simon for his wrongful actions. Simon was made to serve community service, helping Jack maintain and cultivate his farmland for a certain period of time. This would ensure that Simon learned the value of fairness, hard work, and the consequences of his unjust acts.
The news of King Edmund’s fair judgment spread throughout the village, creating a wave of admiration and respect for their righteous king. The villagers saw this as a testament to the justice system that King Edmund had established in the kingdom. They were grateful for the peace and harmony it brought to their lives.
From that day forward, King Edmund’s commitment to righteousness and justice only grew stronger. He continued to make fair decisions, listening to all sides before passing judgments. The village of Harmonyville thrived under his wise rule, with everyone feeling safe and protected, knowing that justice would always prevail.
The story of King Edmund and the land dispute became a legendary tale that was passed down from generation to generation. It served as a reminder that a righteous ruler, who upholds justice above all else, can create a society where fairness and harmony reign supreme
True Story – Pharaoh, Moses and Africans
Four hundred and thirty years (430) the children of Israel were oppressed in Africa (Egypt) by Africans. After the passing of Joseph in Africa – Egypt
Note: The current occupants of modern day Egypt were not the occupants that oppressed Israel. If you read Ezekiel 29 through four chapters, God was reeling out curses because of what was done to Israel in Africa and by Africans. You will understand and identify the occupants when you relate that prophecy to what happened to Africans through the history books; Africans were taken as slaves to foreign lands – Naked.
The prophecy mentioned that we will lose our intelligence and be driven to the furthermost territories of Africa and we will be like Animal just as He did to Nebuchadnezzar for seven years because of pride.
God plays hard balls – Metallic balls to be precise when it comes to righteousness and justice
God plays metallic balls when it comes to implementing what He stands on in any sphere or realm. It may take long in coming but it does come.
Our positioning – Righteousness and Justice
What kind of people should we be when it concern matters of righteousness and justice especially when deliverance is on sight?
Let’s look at a very interesting story concerning the exchange and deals that went on between Pharaoh and Moses.
Pharaoh summoned Moses and said, “Go, serve the Lord. Only your flocks and your herds shall remain behind. Even your little ones may go with you.” But Moses said, “Not a hoof shall be left behind, for we must choose some of them to serve the Lord our God.” – Exodus 10:24-26
After the River Nile had been turned to blood, after frogs infested the land, after gnats and flies filled the air, livestock were felled by diseases, boils covered every body, thunder and hail rent the sky, and locusts ate every living thing, Pharaoh still refused to let God’s people go. But at the ninth plague, three days of utter darkness, he seemed to surrender.
Take your people and go, he told Moses. Do whatever you people do, but—here was the catch
—you must leave your livestock behind.
Some of us might have taken that deal. Some of us might have figured that was the best we were going to get, declared victory, and high-tailed it out of there.
Some of us will opt for war in a foreign land to implement democracy which we could not deploy in our sphere or realm. We should not settle for diversionary actions. We must stick to fairness, righteousness and justice in clime before we head to foreign territories.
But Moses knew better. He understood that true freedom comes from God, not desperate oppressors. As much as Moses desired his people’s liberation, he understood that some things are simply non-negotiable. Identity, for example. Religious and other rights, physical and emotional safety, agency, all the things that make us who we are.
So the people continued to wait, trusting that justice would come—eventually, by God—on their terms.
Sometimes it’s tempting to settle for apology without reparation, an end to the struggle, half a loaf. But God wants so much more for us than that, and God will make a way.
Jesus’famous statement in sermon on the mount and other follow-up scriptures for meditation and application:
Matthew 7:12
12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.
12 The word “therefore” probably refers to the entire body of the sermon (Matthew 5:17-7:12), for here there is a second reference to “the Law and the Prophets” (see comment on Matthew 5:17); Jesus stresses that he has taught about the true direction in which the OT law points, i.e., the Golden Rule. This rule sums up the Law and the Prophets (Romans 13:9 – For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.)
In the context of fulfilling the Scriptures, it provides a handy summary of the righteousness to be displayed in the kingdom (Matthew 5:20).
The verb translated “sums up” (lit., “is”) might properly be translated “fulfills,” as in Acts 2:16. In the deepest sense, therefore, the rule is the Law and the Prophets in the same way as the kingdom is the fulfillment of all that the Law and the Prophets foretold.
John adds to this Golden Rule in
1 John 4:20
20 Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen.
20 The confidence we have in knowing that God loves us delivers us from fear but not from responsible action. In fact, God’s love for us and in us sets us free to love our brother and sister even as God loves them. To fail this test of love proves that one’s claim to love God is a lie—just as the previous claims to have fellowship with God while walking in darkness ( 1 John 1:6), to know him while disobeying his commands ( 1 John 2:4), or to possess the Father while denying his Son were lies (1 John 2:22-23). John has a double sense in “liar.” A liar does not speak the truth in that what he claims is false, and his actions show that he has divorced himself from the reality of God.
The second part of the scripture means that if one fails the test of loving a visible brother, such a one makes it certain that he or she does not love the invisible God; this proves that such a person has no true love at all.
Conclusion : We must not settle for throwing dice, we must stand for righteousness and Justice. We must treat others as we want them to treat us in all our affairs so that we can truly be sons and daughters of our heavenly Father.
Prayer
God who delivers, deliver us from the temptation to sell ourselves short. May we always hold out for your glory. Help us to not settle for throwing dice, help us stand for righteousness and Justice. Help us to treat others as we want them to treat us in all our affairs so that we can truly be sons and daughters of Yours, Heavenly Father, in Jesus name and all the people say?
Shalom to you and have a restful weekend in Him!
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King George and the two servants
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Once upon a time, in a small village named Harmonyville, there lived a wise and fair king named King Edmund. He was known for his righteousness and commitment to justice. The villagers loved and respected him because they knew he would always make fair decisions.
One day, a poor farmer named Jack came to the king with a troubling situation. He explained that his precious land, which he had been cultivating for years, was being forcefully taken away by his wealthy neighbor, Simon. Simon wanted to expand his own farm, and he believed he had the right to take Jack’s land.
King Edmund carefully listened to both sides of the story and conducted a thorough investigation. He realized that Simon’s claim was based on weak evidence and unjustified greed. Being a just and righteous ruler, King Edmund decided to pass a verdict in favor of Jack.
Not only did King Edmund order Simon to return Jack’s land, but he also punished Simon for his wrongful actions. Simon was made to serve community service, helping Jack maintain and cultivate his farmland for a certain period of time. This would ensure that Simon learned the value of fairness, hard work, and the consequences of his unjust acts.
The news of King Edmund’s fair judgment spread throughout the village, creating a wave of admiration and respect for their righteous king. The villagers saw this as a testament to the justice system that King Edmund had established in the kingdom. They were grateful for the peace and harmony it brought to their lives.
From that day forward, King Edmund’s commitment to righteousness and justice only grew stronger. He continued to make fair decisions, listening to all sides before passing judgments. The village of Harmonyville thrived under his wise rule, with everyone feeling safe and protected, knowing that justice would always prevail.
The story of King Edmund and the land dispute became a legendary tale that was passed down from generation to generation. It served as a reminder that a righteous ruler, who upholds justice above all else, can create a society where fairness and harmony reign supreme
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How to become a Miracle Agent in the Miracle Mission Field of Life - Activate First (1st) Master key that unlocks the continuous flow of miracle for YOU and Others 1 of 14 https://www.otakada.org/gods-greatest-assignment-for-you-and-me-is-how-to-become-a-miracle-agent-in-the-miracle-mission-field-of-life/ In the last post, we said the first key is the Master Key - It is an urgent prayer to be sent by God on a miracle mission. Your request alerts Heaven that you are more than just available, you are committed to responding whenever God nudges you. It is called the master key because your urgent plea opens the door to a life of miracles for others and eventually you. God loved the world that He gave.. We said, God is constantly asking this question, “Who shall we send?”, “Who will go for us?” We said we should make a commitment to Volunteer with the words, “Here am I, send me.” Which is our first key. Today, we are taking up the second key- The People Key that unlocks the continuous flow of miracles for you and others! What is the people key? The people key readies you for the inevitable moment when Heaven’s agenda collides with your own. When you apply the key, you put yourself and Heaven on notice that you have decided to make God’s heart for people your own. Because, you now SHARE His passion for people, you will be prepared to deliver miracles to whomever He ask whenever He asks and wherever He asks. Remember, in our earlier series we said God’s greatest asset is people – Tall, short, fat, slim, rich, poor, healthy, unhealthy, black, white, red..name it. We said, God is looking for ways to reach people..to respond to prayers.. Nine out of ten, He uses the willing people to respond to a request for miracle for others..are you available for Him to work through You? You must walk with God on a highly-committed level – no casual. He has to be the one leading. You don’t have to have all the facts.. Every step of obedience unlocks the next instruction. The scriptures read in 2 Chronicles 16:9 New Life Version 9 For the eyes of the Lord move over all the earth so that He may give strength to those whose whole heart is given to Him. You have done a foolish thing. So from now on you will have wars.” Another rendition says 2 Chronicles 16:9 The Message 9. God is always on the alert, constantly on the lookout for people who are totally committed to him. You were foolish to go for human help when you could have had God’s help. Now you’re in trouble—one round of war after another.” What does totally committed mean? You could say, totally covenanted to Him or totally consecrated to Him. Over and over in the scriptures, we find people cutting covenant with God. When we cut covenant with God on any issue, we are saying, “Lord, I like to have a special relationship with You on this matter. I don’t want to join the crowd. I know you love everyone, but I want to have a special, deeper walk with you on this matter.” We read Enoch’s account in Genesis 5:21-24 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition 21 When Enoch was 65 years old, Methuselah was born. 22 Enoch walked [in habitual fellowship] with God after the birth of Methuselah 300 years and had other sons and daughters. 23 So all the days of Enoch were 365 years. 24 And Enoch walked [in habitual fellowship] with God; and he was not, for God took him [home with Him]. What did Enoch do differently from other cowboys before him? The above scriptures says, “Enoch walked with God.” We did not hear God coming to Enoch. In a nutshell, Enoch took the initiate to have a special walk with God. Read Gods heart in the next text.. Jeremiah 29:11-14 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition 11 For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome. 12 Then you will call upon Me, and you will come and pray to Me, and I will hear and heed you. 13 Then you will seek Me, inquire for, and require Me [as a vital necessity] and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you, says the Lord, and I will release you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and all the places to which I have driven you, says the Lord, and I will bring you back to the place from which I caused you to be carried away captive. God is saying the above text that He has great plans for us but we must take the initiated to come deeper, to come closer, to come the extra mile and we will find Him. The initiate is ours to consecrate ourselves unto God.. To go a notch higher than expected. Until we do, we cant find Gods best for us and for humanity. God has determined looong ago that His Spirit will never strive with man. He has given us all the freedom in the world to make any kind of decision we want. They only thing He has held back is the consequences of our decisions. We have no control over those outcomes. It is not in our realm to determine. Read Genesis 6:3 To activate the people key, we will need to activate a covenant with God, then He can trust us to send us as miracle delivery agents to others within our reach. Remember that every covenant we cut with God has a blessing and a price tag that His grace will cover. Before I outline the covenant to activate the key, let me tell you a story..a true story. In the year of our Lord, September 20th, 2004, 16 years ago, my wife and I cut a covenant with God whilst in the United Kingdom.. It is called certificate of covenant. Identical covenant. I signed mine, my wife witnessed and she signed hers and I witnessed on hers. Interesting, isn’t it? Here is the wording in the certificate of covenant. This certifies that on 20th September of the year 2004, being of sound mind and by my own fee will, I enter into solemn and binding covenant with Almighty God. I hereby make Jesus Christ the total Lord and Master over every area of my life. I humbly ask the blessed Holy Spirit to fill me and help me to keep this covenant. I realize that this covenant is binding for the rest of my life here on earth and throughout all of eternity. Name Witness. I can’t tell you how many crazy things God has told us to do that we have obeyed and when we look back, it was all worth it. Things we had to give away, places we had to live that was never on our agenda, people we had to engage? And a host of others. My visible encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ in 2006 which ushered in the assignment we are both pursing today I believe were offshoot of the above certificate of covenant we invoked. Oh, by the way, when we forget, the Holy Spirit reminds us to go check it out and if we refuse to obey the instructions, there are always unpalatable consequences. Remember Jonah in the belly of the whale? You also need to read Jacob (Israel) Covenant with God at Bethel and how he diverted to Shechem, got into trouble with the locals and God told him to go to Bethel where Jacob cut covenant with God that if God protects him on his journey, he will return and worship God in that place whilst running away from his brother Esau. Jacob returned but did not settle in Bethel. God had to remind him. Read this Genesis 28:10-22 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition 10 And Jacob left Beersheba and went toward Haran. 11 And he came to a certain place and stayed there overnight, because the sun was set. Taking one of the stones of the place, he put it under his head and lay down there to sleep. 12 And he dreamed that there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven; and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it! 13 And behold, the Lord stood over and beside him and said, I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father [forefather] and the God of Isaac; I will give to you and to your descendants the land on which you are lying. 14 And your offspring shall be as [countless as] the dust or sand of the ground, and you shall spread abroad to the west and the east and the north and the south; and by you and your Offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed and bless themselves. 15 And behold, I am with you and will keep (watch over you with care, take notice of) you wherever you may go, and I will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done all of which I have told you. 16 And Jacob awoke from his sleep and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place and I did not know it. 17 He was afraid and said, How to be feared and reverenced is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and [a]this is the gateway to heaven! 18 And Jacob rose early in the morning and took the stone he had put under his head, and he set it up for a pillar (a monument to the vision in his dream), and he poured oil on its top [in dedication]. 19 And he named that place Bethel [the house of God]; but the name of that city was Luz at first. 20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, If God will be with me and will keep me in this way that I go and will give me food to eat and clothing to wear, 21 So that I may come again to my father’s house in peace, then the Lord shall be my God; 22 And this stone which I have set up as a pillar (monument) shall be God’s house [a sacred place to me], and of all [the increase of possessions] that You give me I will give the tenth to You. And this Genesis 35:1 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition 35 And God said to Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there. And make there an altar to God Who appeared to you [in a distinct manifestation] when you fled from the presence of Esau your brother. SO, if you want to be a miracle delivery agent, here are the declaration to activate the second key as follows :- Eight (8) declarations to Activate the second key, the people key – A Right of way – Dealing with People Since I know that my plans and preferences will often be on collision course with God’s miracle agenda for me, I surrender my rights in advance to God. 1) I willingly take up my role as a servant, following the example of Christ. 2) I view every person I meet as a potential miracle opportunity; no matter how surprised or unprepared I feel. 3) I agree in advance to yield to God the details of time and place for my next miracle appointment 4) I surrender my expectations, rights, and preferences 5) I put down my expectations that those I serve should be worthy or grateful, because I serve everyone as to the Lord. 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Once upon a time, in a small village named Harmonyville, there lived a wise and fair king named King Edmund. He was known for his righteousness and commitment to justice. The villagers loved and respected him because they knew he would always make fair decisions.
One day, a poor farmer named Jack came to the king with a troubling situation. He explained that his precious land, which he had been cultivating for years, was being forcefully taken away by his wealthy neighbor, Simon. Simon wanted to expand his own farm, and he believed he had the right to take Jack’s land.
King Edmund carefully listened to both sides of the story and conducted a thorough investigation. He realized that Simon’s claim was based on weak evidence and unjustified greed. Being a just and righteous ruler, King Edmund decided to pass a verdict in favor of Jack.
Not only did King Edmund order Simon to return Jack’s land, but he also punished Simon for his wrongful actions. Simon was made to serve community service, helping Jack maintain and cultivate his farmland for a certain period of time. This would ensure that Simon learned the value of fairness, hard work, and the consequences of his unjust acts.
The news of King Edmund’s fair judgment spread throughout the village, creating a wave of admiration and respect for their righteous king. The villagers saw this as a testament to the justice system that King Edmund had established in the kingdom. They were grateful for the peace and harmony it brought to their lives.
From that day forward, King Edmund’s commitment to righteousness and justice only grew stronger. He continued to make fair decisions, listening to all sides before passing judgments. The village of Harmonyville thrived under his wise rule, with everyone feeling safe and protected, knowing that justice would always prevail.
The story of King Edmund and the land dispute became a legendary tale that was passed down from generation to generation. It served as a reminder that a righteous ruler, who upholds justice above all else, can create a society where fairness and harmony reign supreme