Night and Morning
My Dear,
The Lord says in His Word, “…weeping may endure for a night but joy cometh in the morning…!” (Psalms 30:5)
Our God is good all the time.
“Bless The Lord Oh my soul, and all that is within me bless His holy name!” (Psalms 103:1)
The only ‘catch’ in this beautiful word of promise is that, we are not told “how long is the NIGHT?”
Sometimes the ‘night’ can be 6hours, 8hours, 12hours or 2weeks or 6months or 1year or 12years and so on, BUT joy surely comes in the ‘morning’.
The ‘Morning’ will always come as long as the Earth (you & I) obey its ordinance with the Sun (The Son).
As long as You & I (earth) maintain our HOPE (orbit) round Him our Lord Jesus (the sun- SON of RIGHTEOUSNESS), the break of dawn shall come! Hallelujah!!!
How do we maintain this ‘hope’? One may ask. You see, I have been there several times and I know for sure that He always causes us to TRIUMPH all way and always! My recent experience taught me some two keys from one main key:
THE MAIN KEY:
The Earth, You, will always need the Gravitational Pull from the Sun and the Centrifugal Force generated ‘internally’ from the body mass of the Earth itself to keep from being sucked into the consuming destructive fire/heat of the Sun (which is the destiny of errant ‘wandering stars or planetary bodies).
“…He shall keep in perfect peace, he whose mind is stayed on Him…” (Isaiah 26:3).
APPLYING PRINCIPLE ’44’
TO UNDERSTAND THE KEYS (IJEDE SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY):
Key 1: ‘the Gravitational Pull from the Sun’ = The Pull is TRUST
TRUST –
For me, this is not the instant “say-it-claim-it faith” preached often on TV or in crusades, anointing services or mind-puffing oratory rattling of motivational speakers. No! Those may lead you to pure FRUSTRATION in the darkest hours of MID-NIGHT when you might even lose your valuables and goods in the storm to smooth-talking religious predators (who would tell you to sow-the-prophet seed/buy my anointing oil/come-to-the-mountain or sea). (Ask the merchants on the way to Tarshish!)
This TRUST is what I (from ‘Ijede Theology’) call the long-drawn out fight, initially, of precious faith on God’s Words for our situation!
(1A)
This is not ‘faith’, this is ‘faithfulness’! It can only be birthed in PRAYER!!!
It starts with
– Prayers of confession of all kinds of sins both real and imagined. We never seem to run out of finding sin in us that has lead us to the situation; it goes to
– Hopeless but desperate prayer; and then to
– Seemingly empty, emotionless prayer, urged on ONLY by previously maintained relationships with godly friends; and to
– ‘word-of-life cleansing prayers’ that tend to shift focus from ‘solution-now’ to ‘grace-to-please-Him-in-life’ prayers; then to
– Prayers based on God’s Word and Promises despite conditions.
(1B)
This is not ‘faith’, this is ‘faithfulness’! It can only be executed by Radical Change in Thought-Pattern based on God’s Word!!!
“…Strong meat (bone-breaking triumphant experiences) belong to those who by CONSTANT, RADICAL USE of God’s Word on their minds have learnt to exercise their senses to discern TRUTH or LIFE (which is God’s own reality) from KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD & EVIL (human reasonings based on appearances)….”
(1C)
This is not mere ‘faith’. This is ‘faithfulness’! It will form or shape destiny by SPEAKING OUT!!!
…Speaking to yourselves, singing psalms and spiritual songs of victory… and making melodies in your heart to God… (Eph.5:12).
We speak out our thoughts based on God’s Word (Rhema) without fear, intimidation and caution! Consistently and instantly erasing wrong thoughts and words; affirming forcefully our liberty.
Key 1 (A – Prayer, B – Thought-pattern change, C – Speaking Forth) are all dependent on the LOVING WORD OF LIFE which are the HEAT WARM RAYS from God, The SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS whom we must orbit around (fellowship in and with).
Key 2: ‘the Centrifugal Force generated ‘internally’ from the body mass of the Earth’ = The Thrust is RELATIONSHIP BASED ON DIVINE LOVE!
.”..Charity suffers long and is kind. Charity envies not; charity does not vaunt itself and is not puffed up. Charity does not seek her own, is not easily provoked, does not think evil (vengeance, etc); Charity bears all things, believes and hopes all things, ENDURES all things. Charity DOES NOT KEEP RECORDS of wrong deeds done against it…”
Recall my regular exhortation text to you all –
“Sow into ‘RELATIONSHIPS’ both in convenient times & otherwise. Cast your bread on many waters. Strive to make positive impressional marks (be on the humorous side at every opportune contact-time,
confess goodness, be ready 2 give a gift or a smile always, speak peace, send an sms, make a phone call, send an e-mail).
You will always reap the harvest later – when you least expect, when you desperately need miraculous interventions, when loved ones require your interception, etc. Follow me as I follow ‘WISDOM’ in my own leaders too. Those who criticize you most will turn out later to be the greatest beneficiaries of such disciplined life of yours which is a peculiar grace. I love you. Dad”
You CANNOT survive the ‘night’ gracefully without Godly ordained relationships which you had kept alive by the THRUST-FORCE of active love life.
(2A)
Respect Fathers, Mentors and Leaders over you.
Spiritual Fathers are God ordained coverings. It is God’s way of delegating authority and power.
A Scorner is doomed! He shall only dwell in the congregation of the dead.
The ‘Covering’ that you spend time to maintain in honour, service, adoration and gifts will be an overshadowing cover in the time of storm!
The ‘Covering’ that you despise, criticize (you inaccurately in pride measurably compare yourself in competition with), dishonour, scorn privately, betray, scheme against SHALL never fittingly cover you. Though ‘the Covering’ in love, will try, but it will LEAK continuously in areas of betrayal. You can only reap what you sow!
The Father’s prayer is what moves and sustains you for Key 1 to work! Whether short or long!! That is The Inheritance, The Blessing for Long Life in Peace. Believe me, I know!
(2B)
Love and maintain Godly Spirit-filled Friends and Accountability Partners.
Without these you cannot get past the period of seemingly empty, emotionless prayer, urged on ONLY by previously maintained relationships with godly friends in Key 1.
How do you know God still hears you? How do you keep remembering God’s Word when you feel nothing, you see nothing but trouble and your failures?
Only divine selected friends (NOT miserable comforters who only came to spy and rub salt to injury); Only friends who keep walking with Him while you weaken; will have the appropriate words (RHEMA) for you, and not just LOGOS! Ask Job.
(2C)
Dwell among, maintain fellowship with your own people and, care for others.
Psalm 41: Blessed is he that considers [helps, cares, fellowships, makes joyful…] the poor [and the under privileged] … the Lord will DELIVER him…..the Lord will PRESERVE him and keep him ALIVE….. He will be BLESSED and not be DELIVERED TO THE WILL OF ENEMIES….. He shall be STRENGTHENED in the BED OF LANGUISHING…. [by The Lord through the prayers of those he has been caring for].
Key 2 (A – Fathers/Mentors/Leaders, B – Godly Friends/Accountability Partners, C – Protégés/Brethren/Relatives) are all dependent on the character LOVE LIFE which you have developed from within. It is The Token of The Covenant-Life in Christ. It is ‘the centrifugal force’ that makes you live PURPOSEFULLY in this life. Are you fruitful? If yes, then there is the HOPE FOR THE TREE!
So you can shout
WHETHER IT TAKES 1DAY, I WIN!
Or WHETHER IT TAKES 5DAYS, I WIN!
Or WHETHER IT TAKES 2MONTHS, I WIN!
WHETHER IT TAKES 6MONTHS, I WIN!
WHETHER IT TAKES 1Year, I WIN!
WHETHER IT TAKES 2Years, I WIN!
…..HEAD OR TAIL, I ALWAYS WIN WITH JESUS!!!
DAMN THE TORPEDOES, MY FRIEND, GO FORWARD … FULL STEAM AHEAD IN HOPE AND TRUST!!!
Love always.
Yours,
Liteman_T