WELL DONE By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folson Matthew 25:23 His lord said unto him, well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of the Lord. Every human being loves to be commended of praised for the good work he or she does. Matthew 25:14-30 summarizes one of Jesus’s parables. He compared the kingdom of heaven to a man that was travelling on a journey. Before...
SAFETY IS OF THE LORD BY Evangelin Unity Esaaba Folson Proverbs 21:31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle. But the victory belongs to the Lord (safety is of the Lord) These days because of the use of technology, battles are not the same as before. In the days when the bible was written, battles were fought on the open field with horses, sword and amours. Soldiers from the two parties faced each other on the battle field. The one who...
BE CONTENT By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folson Hebrews 13:5 Let your conversation be without covetousness: and be content with such things as ye have for he hath said, I will never leave thee nor forsake thee. There are two words in this verse above that catch my attention, “covetousness” and “content”. According to the oxford English mini-dictionary Covetousness is to desire (a thing belonging to another person) Content is to be satisfied with what one has One of the ten commandments God gave Moses says; Neither...
The race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folson Ecclesiastes 9:11 I returned and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. According to human understanding or wisdom, the fastest man should win the race, but...
Do not compromise By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folson To compromise has three definitions in the dictionary. I will like to dwell on the one that says: To bring into this disrepute or danger by indiscreet, or reckless behavior. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 says what? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the holy ghost which is in you, which you have of God, and ye are not your own, for ye are bought with a price therefore, glorify God in your...
