Monday, January 31, 2011
Quote for the Day 01Feb2011
It is a new month! The Lord will let something new begin in your life; new blessings, new breakthroughs, promotion, great achievement and success. Amen. - Bayo Afolaranmi
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Quote for the Day 31Jan2011
You can't do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth. - Evan Esar
Saturday, January 29, 2011
RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUSTICE
Dearly Beloved,
RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUSTICE
“To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice” (Proverbs 21:3 NKJV).
The writer of the book of the Proverbs was frank in his remarks about some salient issues. Righteousness and justice are ones of such issues. Both of them are interrelated. An English dictionary defines righteousness as “acting in accord with divine or moral law: free from guilt or sin; [to be] morally right or justifiable; [or something] arising from an outraged sense of justice or morality.” The same dictionary defines justice as “the maintenance or administration of what is just especially by the impartial adjustment of conflicting claims or the assignment of merited rewards or punishments [or simply] the quality of being just, impartial, or fair.” These two virtues are more acceptable to God than attempts to please Him through sacrifices or good works.
Many people today are religious. They are ready to do anything to please God, especially when they want to get anything from Him. Nevertheless, it is unfortunate that most of such people are not righteous and just to God, not to talk of other men around them. Such people are deceiving themselves because their acts of religiosity cannot be accepted by God unless they are behaving righteously and justly before Him. God sent Prophet Isaiah to His people that He did not have interest in the religious activities of the people, that they should rather “learn to do right [and] See that justice is done” (Isaiah 1:17 TEV. See also 1 Samuel 15:22; Jeremiah 7:21-23; Hosea 6:6; Micah 6:6-8; Mark 12:33).
Do you want your religious services to be accepted by God? Do you want Him to be pleased with you? Then do righteousness and justice.
In His service,
Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastor).
RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUSTICE
“To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice” (Proverbs 21:3 NKJV).
The writer of the book of the Proverbs was frank in his remarks about some salient issues. Righteousness and justice are ones of such issues. Both of them are interrelated. An English dictionary defines righteousness as “acting in accord with divine or moral law: free from guilt or sin; [to be] morally right or justifiable; [or something] arising from an outraged sense of justice or morality.” The same dictionary defines justice as “the maintenance or administration of what is just especially by the impartial adjustment of conflicting claims or the assignment of merited rewards or punishments [or simply] the quality of being just, impartial, or fair.” These two virtues are more acceptable to God than attempts to please Him through sacrifices or good works.
Many people today are religious. They are ready to do anything to please God, especially when they want to get anything from Him. Nevertheless, it is unfortunate that most of such people are not righteous and just to God, not to talk of other men around them. Such people are deceiving themselves because their acts of religiosity cannot be accepted by God unless they are behaving righteously and justly before Him. God sent Prophet Isaiah to His people that He did not have interest in the religious activities of the people, that they should rather “learn to do right [and] See that justice is done” (Isaiah 1:17 TEV. See also 1 Samuel 15:22; Jeremiah 7:21-23; Hosea 6:6; Micah 6:6-8; Mark 12:33).
Do you want your religious services to be accepted by God? Do you want Him to be pleased with you? Then do righteousness and justice.
In His service,
Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastor).
Friday, January 28, 2011
Quote for the Day 29Jan2011
Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. - Robert F. Kennedy
Quote for the Day 28Jan2011
Sometimes life’s upsets can make people more open to the gospel. Do you know anyone who is going through a crisis? Prayerfully stay in contact with them, and be ready to share a sensitive word of witness. - Dennis Fisher
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Quote for the Day 27Jan2011
Failure is only postponed success as long as courage "coaches" ambition. The habit of persistence is the habit of victory. - Herbert Kaufman
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Quote for the Day 26Jan2011
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. - Reinhold Niebuhr
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