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The Ark of the Covenant stayed in the house of Abinadab in Kirjath Jearim for about twenty years after being returned from the Philistines. When King David attempted to bring the Ark to Jerusalem, it was temporarily kept in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite for three months before being moved to Jerusalem (2 Samuel 6:10-12). This pause allowed David to regroup and prepare for its proper transportation and placement in Jerusalem.

Some have argued because Obededom valued the presence of God more than Abinadab, God blessed him more. Others say “the Ark of the Covenant prospered in Obed-Edom’s house because Obed-Edom was a righteous and God-fearing man who treated the Ark with reverence and respect. Unlike in Abinadab’s house, where the Ark had been for about twenty years without recorded blessings, Obed-Edom’s proper stewardship and wholehearted acceptance of the Ark led to God’s blessings on his entire household, crops, and possessions (2 Samuel 6:11-12, 1 Chronicles 13:14). His home became visibly prosperous, which was so evident that the news reached King David. The key difference was Obed-Edom’s attitude of honor and his faithfulness in caring for the Ark, which attracted God’s favor and blessing.”

Truthfully, it could be a combination of these reasons, why I believe their names settled it Abinadab name means a generous one, he was an embodiment of the father – ab means Father, Nadab means “willing to give”. Abinadab life was an epitome of the father’s nobility and love, whereas Obededom name translates to “a hired servant to the red one”. Not only is a flame red, but it also signifies servantship and embodiment of one who serves. Abinadab name is a state of the fathers being whereas Obededom is servantship. Truly, there is no way they could act as priest in the Old Testament without true worship to God, because the ark of the covenant could be brought out (i.e. signifying the presence of God) they had to worship and praise to offer sacrifice, it was that strict. And King David was king as of this period.

Why am I bringing this up: Some people associate the presence of God with material blessing, but we have clearly seen in Job that God was with Job through his trail even when he was not blessed and when he was. Some have said God blesses us when we suffer and wait long enough but King David was blessed at age 16, he killed Goliath became the Kings armor bearer. He was clearly favored before he became King at 30. Joseph got blessed at a latter age.

Isaiah 40: 28 says ’28 Hast thou not known? hast thou did not hear that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. 29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.’

We may know Gods ways but there is no searching of his understanding. Who he chooses to bless, at what he chooses to bless is based on his understanding. Theres no formular for this. It’s not head over heart or heart over logic (i.e. head). Its Gods understanding and there’s no searching of this, we can only know the way of the father in faith, as scriptures would say who put the thought in man?

Jesus would paint a picture of Lazarus a poor beggar and a rich man who died and went to heaven, the physical state doesn’t determine what a person is in the kingdom of God it’s the heart. And only God searches the heart.

When we think of the word reJOIce, we rarely see the word JOY there. One of the fruits of the spirit is love (Christ), and he brought JOY…peace…. Galatians 5: 22 – 23.

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Yet when Christ came, he brought love, joy, peace and all good fruits.

Psalm 100 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.

2 Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.

3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

5 For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

Joyfulness always brings good tidings; it did when Jesus was born and it’s the key to praise. Isaiah 21: 3 Therefore with joy shall ye draw water of the wells of salvation, Luke 2: 30 Simeon says for my eyes have seen your salvation. To see the saving grace of God we joy in the lord and his salvation. Philippians 4:4

4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is nearby. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

Philippians show how the lord gets near when we praise, even Christ birth angels were praising when Jesus appeared physically. Romans 4: 20 Strong in faith giving glory to God. The children of Isreal echoed this statement ” How could we sing to the lord in a strange land”.

Psalms 137:4-6 Oh, how could we ever sing GOD’s song in this wasteland? If I ever forget you, Jerusalem, let my fingers wither and fall off like leaves. Let my tongue swell and turn black if I fail to remember you, how shall we sing The LORD’s song in a strange land?

John 8: 56

56 Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it and was glad.

Abraham rejoiced and saw the day of the lord. Scriptures say Job praised God and God restored him. Psalm 103: 1 Let all that I am praise the lord, with my heart, with my whole heart I will praise his holy name.

As we approach the festive seasons, Christmas and Thanksgiving are in full swings. We remember what lead to the birth of Christ, why he had to come and the mood surrounding his birth. Luke 2 gives us a clear picture of the mood that precedes his birth, his parents were to be taxed, so they moved from galilee to the Nazareth where he was born in Bethlehem of Judea (the house of bread, because he was of the lineage of King David).

Scriptures describes the mood that led to his birth good tidings of great joy to all people (Luke 2: 16). In short, I see it as the kingdom of heaven comes then the kingdom of God follows. Luke 2:13 says there was the angels, a multitude of heavenly host doing what PRAISING GOD and saying GLORY TO GOD in the highest, and on earth peace, good will towards men. So, Gods will be peace on earth, and he brought his son, who pleased him to do his good will towards men that the will of God. The amazing thing is leading to his birth, Shepherd watched the flock by night echoing King David, the lord is my shepherd. He made men his shepherd to watch his flock.

1. They were praising God to bring the Kingdom of heaven here on earth and said peace and goodwill to men.
2. Shepherds who watched the flock by night were chosen to witness the good tidings of great joy to all. Luke 2:15 further elaborates that as the angels were gone away from them unto the heavens the Shepherds glorified and praised God for all the things they had seen and heard as it were told to them Luke 2:20. The Kingdom of God comes to men.

The heavenly host appearing to men and praising signifies the kingdom of heaven coming to men with peace and goodwill, the kingdom of God appearing to the shepherd where the glorified and praised God for what they had seen and heard. The Kingdom of Heaven and the Kingdom of God intersect when we praise God, this is how the will of God (Jesus) was brought to us teaching us the ways of God (I am the way), Eloi good tidings (truth) that leads to life in Christ Jesus. As it is written:

John 14:6
“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”

Christ created that passageway, taught about the kingdom of heaven and that of the father, Eloi. As the Christmas approaches, we should not forget the greatest present we received that is Jesus, we are heir of Salvation and though we do not offer turtle doves and pigeons anymore we offer him praise (Luke 2: 24). When we see the work of Salvation, do we see the lights to lighten us the gentiles, and the glory of his people Isreal (Luke 2: 32). Yes, we have Christmas lights but does our heart still light up for Jesus. He brought good tidings to us all, we saw his great light, and he brought the will of the father to come to pass. As we prepare to celebrate the birth of Christ Jesus will you like Mary keep the things of God in mind and ponder on Christ work in our heart. We all our shepherd this season, so we watch the flock, and we are our brother’s keeper: Kindly share the birth of Christ to someone.

I was sitting with my aunt one day and she was saying to her kids that after all she had done for them they did not appreciate her. And I said within myself after all Jesus did for us at the cross, we still do not appreciate it, Jesus knew we would stone him and crucify him yet he still died for us. I heard a street preacher say that a guy asked him for a bible and he was sure if he gave the bible to him, he would have torn it. I said yes that the sacrifice Jesus made too at a bigger level than just a bible. A heartily panned problem stemmed from humans’ helplessness to sin; we as humans take out time to search for things sweet and palatable to our tongue to taste and for us to eat. Matthew 15: 11

A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it." What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.

I heard someone say Japan was saying foreigners are evading their country and they did not want to become the next Great Britain, in all ramification i did not want to talk why because I could see the speck in my country and myself so decided to keep quiet. However, as the issue went on i remembered this verse Proverbs 18: 24

"A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother."

I say this with all love, I had a friend chinelo who got fully funded scholarship to Japan and loneliness and she spoke about them not knowing Jesus and how christianity was frown upon there. So it was like agnostic there. Now this is a nation, that doesn’t know Christ, aren’t friendly to even themselves, and thus decreasing population from suicide and self suicide. Yes, UK is messed up but so is every other nation at this point. There’s killing of Christians in Asian countries, sharia in Nigeria. If a nation cannot be friendly to themselves how will they be friendly to other nation. So, if they like they should not take foreigners or take it will not change the nations outlook what foreigners do is increase the reflection of a nation. Inbuilt its the foundation of a country that holds the nation. The image a nation has must reflect Christ else the foundation will erode; scriptures say if the foundation is eroded what can the righteous do. Not much, so it does not matter how many progress any nation has once its foundation is not built on a rock that is Christ it will crumble. Its not whether it bring foreigners its whether the foreigners belief aligns with their see Ruth and Christ flee into Egypt. Bring in foreigners is like having more population that magnifies the problem that was already there. Innately, every nation will pick after its kind. Implying its what a nation is, it will pick. This is my 2cent in the whole discussion.

I was watching this YouTube channel “https://youtu.be/_md5Xw99cac?si=iKXX3bqSQX7TxkGs” bearing in mind that we see things differently, he said we ought to preach the gospel than sing songs that when we get to heaven. That when we get to heaven, we will sing forever which is the truth, right.
But the fact that we should not sing is arguable:
1) the kingdom of God has come nigh or has come unto us. Luke 10: 9 that’s why we have open heavens Isaiah 64:1, when Jesus was being baptized the heavens opened and God the father said this is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased. The open heaven was that similar to what Jacob saw in Genesis 28: 12
2) Jesus could not worship the father but honor him, so in essence, when Jesus came, he came to make disciples of men and honor the father. When he met the woman with the alabaster box, she was the only one who had some sort of worship to him, washing his feet with her hair and tears and using expensive perfume on him in memorial of his burial. Mark 14:3, Luke 7: 37
3) Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
Hebrew 1: 14 its precisely because worship moves us to repentance that’s why the spirit on God comes upon us and we dance like David danced. When his spirit ministers to us we minister to others to repentance, hence the tears when we worship and the tears of the woman with the alabaster box.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxM_n4LnK_M&list=RDPxM_n4LnK_M&start_radio=1.

There are many more reasons why worship is a form of ministering and thus gift of the spirit. If your gifting falls as teaching may be then preaching the gospel is your calling but that doesn’t nullify those given with the gift of ministering. After all, he gave us all beautiful garment Isaiah 61: 3, Worship is who Christ is for us, the knowledge that what we could not do in our sinful flesh is what Christ did for us is why we worship and this points us to Christ not to ourselves. And that is evangelism, that all honor, glory to you Jesus.

why worship is a form of evangelism: The psalmist and my alabaster box echoes scriptures from the writings of King David, who comes from the line of Judah which means I will sing. And I will put it to you that worship is about Jesus, the whole story of the alabaster box points us to the memorial of his burial, why we worship him. We can all minister the same way else they’d be no diversity it’s just like having ballad of classical music, but then there are poem and hymn and different forms of expressions of literature all pointing to literature.

Jesus said I have given you power to heal the sick, cast out demon, raise the dead and preach the gospel wherever you go. Just because you preach the gospel and can’t cast out demons does that mean you are not doing Jesus commands. Remember when Jesus disciples could not cast out demon because they’d not fasted and prayed did this mean they could not preach the gospel. So, just because our forms of worship or reverence to God is different does not mean it fails to point us to Christ. Matthew 26: 7

The scripture paints a picture of a woman who brought an expensive perfume, she poured on Christ’s head as he reclined at the table. WHEN WE worship it is the only time, we take away our expensive covers to see the beauty of his holiness. It does not just unveil Christ; it points others to him.

Tears roll because we finally see our unworthiness and Christ worthiness, Psalm 45: 8 That’s why the whole Psalms and hymns exist in the bible. It is the only time where sinners come to Christ as the veil is torn. It is the only time we are living temple offer ourselves as a willing sacrifice holy and acceptable unto God as a reasonable service. So, why wont singing be a form of evangelism, even if it is not a direct preaching.

when we worship it serves as a memorial to Christs work hence Jesus says she wrought a good work. He does his good work in us, and through us. It is God’s goodwill to work and do his good pleasure in us, Philippians 2: 13

I will Psalmist Psalm 45: 1 says my heart is indicting matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. I am fairer than the children of men, grace is poured into my lips there Adonai has blessed me FOREVER.

Songs:

Someone once said evangelism is for everyone, and I use to think oh well surely not but today, we see the woman at the well, who was a Samaritan who was to fetch water from the well met Jesus, Jesus told her about her past and she went on to evangelize that she met a man who told her about everything she did. If a woman at the well can evangelize so can we.

28 The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men,

29 Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?

Sometimes, we do not see the price, Jesus had to pay until we drink of the cup he drank. The price of taking the gospel to the nation and sitting at the right hand with Christ in glory.

And they said to him, “We are able.” And Jesus said to them, “The cup that I drink you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized me will be baptized”

We envy/admire people and want to be as they are but until we realize the cup we have to drink of?

There is a long list for the requirement for sitting at the right hand of glory where Jesus, so I believe its a venture for only the strong and in this generation. Who would dear, I guess I thank God for his mercy towards the sons of men.

With challenges ever increasing in the world today, there’s no better time to now than to talk about freedom because it is what grace is. If we have no choice in a matter we have lost freedom and thus grace.

Deuteronomy 30: 19 says This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live.

It always astounds me that lady liberty is a single lady, I used to think when she is blue it stands for Americas freedom and when she is brown its stands for Americas discipline but who knows right.

Psalm 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

Even God gives us a choice in every matter and that’s what freewill is and that’s really where justice comes from really that you choose life and get life but you choose death and you die. Unlike my country, where our foundation started from deceit and lies, that plagues, some countries are fortunate that their foundation was founded in truth and justice.

However, the beauty of freedom from slavery or slavery from sin or slavery in any form is the freedom to choose. If freedom is taking away choice is removed and thus a fall from grace. Laughs, discipline is not bad, its just a moment to reflect on why you fall from grace and that’s lady liberty.

Today I got two gifts – one reminding of Gods faithfulness and the other reminding me of his provision.

As I got out I met a Doctor with his kids, and as we bought stuff; he told me his daughter would marry at 20 and 21. And I am like why? He says he is a doctor; he has seen many ladies with fibroids over 30 and had no kids. I didn’t tell him I had a friend who married in her early 20s and could conceive until her 35th year. Scriptures tell us I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”

Truth is whether she is 20 or 30 all her years have been designed by God. So, this man was telling his daughter that she would marry in her early 20s, and she was telling her dad she would get a job and leave the house. And he told her after all the things I am buying for you. I figured whoever wins in this case is the person that has greater faith.

14 I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemed any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

Because God gives everyman according to his ways, naturally he makes one see things as clean when he wants to do justice, and he makes another see something as unclean when he wants to do justice. If something is meant for someone, he make that person see it as unclean. That’s, how Gods justice is unsearchable and we call his justice his ways………

Afterall, whether rich or poor he makes the sun rise on the just and the unjust. Its really just a matter of faith………………

1 Corinthians 5:3 Although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did this, just as if I were present. For my part, even though I am not physically present, I am with you in spirit.

This life can sometimes be an irony, yea, I heard Pastor Tim Dilena mock saying Jonah, yes it seems I am sent to the gentile nation. But I cannot be present with them, as I build myself up; they get built up as well. Since, my nation claimed there was no need for holiness, naturally justice had to be served someway. I did go to their sanctuary to take songs as it was freely given, I took it joyfully. And I would repeat it again. Since, my nation had no need for holiness but justice naturally their spirit as a nation is tied to the marriage.

I don’t consider myself to be good nor bad, I’m just shrewd and discipline as I see my life play out in another nation. I am wondering if I am dreaming but fair is fair in the game of war and peace. One of the hardest things to do is hold my peace. Exodus 14: 14 “The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

When you have done all, you can do, stand still for the salvation arm of the lord to be revealed. It sounds easy but hard in practice to do, when we serve God as kings, we see ourselves as kings not as lame, blind neither. Even men in my country call themselves kings, but a nation ruling the whole world thinks he is lame, without faith it is impossible to please God, as one reigns as kings in righteousness, truth and justice. It is only a fair price to believe this or continue doubting that you were created for such a time as this. Jesus was a carpenter’s son, but he still is the king of the Jews. It is not the position you are in, it’s that you have been chosen. Thats not something someone can easily change.

As I hear, China threatening that America has to be removed, it has flaws and what not, 2 things came to my mind, I checked if China has debt, and yes it had ‘a trillion-dollar local debt’. If it was not the number one nation and it had this debt. What happens when it is the number one nation. Yes, America was a nation once founded in righteousness but lost its way. It will naturally pay the price for its sin. But to replace it position might be difficult, because no other nation has its foundation formed in righteousness. China is a nation that prides in discipline and law, it’s not that laws aren’t good, they’re just not sufficient enough. Plus, the years of experience, America has had failing, learning and relearning will be had to replace. sometimes, that’s why I don’t worry. I have not read any country that has held the fiat that has successfully stayed out of debt – Britain couldn’t, Netherland couldn’t, and I doubt the best of any other nation would. I do believe a nation should not transfer its debt to another nation except it builds that nation with the agreement that the inflation shared by America is brought on that nation by the expanse of its development. Why? Jesus gives weights according to your ability. It is unfair to put burdens on people who don’t have the capabilities to bear them. Afterall, to whom much is given much is required. The question is not having what another person has, the question is, is it for you? I thank God for his mercy upon my life, it’s because of Christ I am what I am.