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"...lead my
sheep, feed my sheep" These were the last words of Pope John Paul II. On His dying bed he did
not forget his flock which meant everything to him. Before going to meet his
Creator, he entrusted his flock to the upkeep and
care of
his friend. Pope Benedict XVI is a good shepherd.
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The Alabaster woman Assuredly,
I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this
woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her.
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You are the salt of the earth;
but if salt has lost it's taste, how shall it's
saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown
out and trodden under foot by men. You are the light of the world. A city set
on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light up a lamp and put it under a bushel
but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the House. Let your light shine
before men, that they may see your good works and
give glory to your father who is in heaven. Matt 5:13-16 For that is what the Love of God means, that we observe His Commandments; and yet His Commandments are not burdensome, because everything that has been born from God conquers the world. And this is the conquest that has conquered the world, our faith.1Jn5:3-4 Oh that they had such a heart in them that they would fear Me and always keep my commandments, that it will be well with them and with their children forever! Bible Personality - Isaiah Israel's preaching Evangelical Prophet of the Old Testament. The Book of Isaiah was written during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah all four kings of Judah around BC700-750. The son of Amoz, The Prophet Isaiah's name is Prophetic and means Jehovah is Salvation in Hebrew. His call to Prophetdom was in the year King Uzziah died. The call was from God Himself and he had the opportunity of seeing God on His Throne. IS 6:4-8 Like Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel, Isaiah was a major Prophet. The hierarchal status of The Old Testament Prophets was determined by the size and the importance of the contents of their book. The Book of Isaiah is voluminous and transcend spectrums in terms of its contents which comprise Prophecies, Sermons, Hymns and Narratives. The importance of the Prophet Isaiah's work to God's people is emphasized by the New Testament Apostle Matthew after his departure from Nazareth and his settling in Capernaum after The Apostle John's arrest in the fourth chapter of his book. " That what was spoken by the Prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled; the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, toward the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles - the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death, light has dawned." Matt 4:14-16 The Prophet Isaiah is responsible for many Prophecies, some of which have come to pass and others yet to be fulfilled. He prophesied the coming of the Messiah in Isaiah 53 and his narration of the person and works of Jesus Christ make the reader or hearer think that Isaiah's era was New Testament times. He is responsible for a lot of Prophecies relative to the people of Judah in the Biblical era and the future world. Chapters 1-40 deal with prophecies of Biblical times while chapters 40 to the end deal with the future world. There are areas in this last section where he addresses Israelites abroad comforting and encouraging them with God's promises, assuring them of His supremacy and capabilities including turning their inhibitions and temporary obstacles to stepping stones to His blessings. Dr.
Stanley E. Okandeji. The two great
Commandments "Teacher which is the great commandment in the
law?" And He said to him "you shall love the Lord your God with all
your heart, and all your soul, and with all your
mind. This is the great and the first Commandment. And a second is like it,
you shall love your neighbour as yourself. On these two Commandments depend all the law and the Prophets. The Body Of Christ For as in one body we have many
members, and all the members do not have the same function, so we though
many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.Rm12:4
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Listen to Today's Bible Reading The Ten Commandments and their requirements For the Command is a lamp, and a light the Law is and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life. The Ten Commandments in itself is very clear, self explaining, well defined and very easy to understand. God's requirements of us relative to our observance of the Law (The Commandments) are built in the various commandments themselves because they imbibe ethical principles. The first and the rest of the commandments are conveyed in such a simplified manner in that complexity is eradicated. Command 0ne Ex 20:2-3 "I am the Lord your God who have brought you out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You must have no other gods before Me." This is the first of the commandments in which God reminds His people of who He is and His sovereignty. There are two requirements for this commandment; they must know who He is and must not replicate Him in any way. He alone and no other god is their God. Command Two Gen 20:4-6 "You must not make for yourself a carved image or any form like any thing that is in the heavens above or the earth underneath or that is in the waters under the earth. You must not bow down to them or be induced to serve them because I the Lord your God am a jealous God bringing punishment for the sins of the fathers upon sons, upon the third generation and upon the fourth generation in the case of those who hate me. But loving kindness towards the thousandth generation in the case of those who love me and keep my commandments." The clarity of God's requirements of this commandment can not be over emphasized. He instructs His children to abstain from idolatry. It is not only idol worship that can be equated with idolatry according to the Apostle Paul. In his Epistle to the Colossians, He describes fornication, uncleanness, sexual appetite, hurtful desires and covetousness as idolatry. These are practices we must try to do without. Ex 34:14 For you must not prostrate yourself to another god, for the Lord whose name is Jealous, He is a jealous God. Command Three Ex 20:7 "You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain; For the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain." This commandment only has one requirement which is respect for His name. We must not swear by or use that name for trivialities. Command Four Ex 20:8-11 Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it Holy. Six days you shall labour, and do all your work; but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God, in it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your manservant or your maidservant, or the cattle, or the sourjourner between your gates; for in six days the Lord made heaven and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh; therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath and Hallowed it. The requirement for this command is the reverence of the Sabbath. We are expected to regard it with respect being the Lord's day of rest which he exalted. Command Five Ex 20:12 "Honour your father and mother, that your days may be long in the land which the Lord gives you." King Solomon in all His wisdom commanded his sons and daughters to obey the commandments of his father and not to forsake their mother's law. He asks them to always remember them because they will guide them in all they do as well as stand guard over them when they are asleep. This commandment seems to be the inspiration behind this advise from King Solomon in Pro 6:20-23. The requirement of this commandment is that we have respect for our parents so as to be partakers of the accompanying blessings associated with the observance of this command. Command Six Ex 20:13 "You shall not kill." This commandment is instructional and straight to the point. Gen 4:2-10 shows how angered God was with Cain when he killed his brother. God cursed Abel and even punished him. Command Seven Ex 20:14 "You shall not commit adultery." Also instructional, adultery encompasses a lot including looking at a woman lustfully. Command Eight Ex 20:16 "You shall not steal." Also instructional, we are expected not to take anything that is not ours. Stealing is a criminal act. Taking what belongs to someone else without that person's consent is theft. Identity theft, forever crimes or credit crunching are acts of theft and contradictory to God's expectation of us. Command Nine Ex 20:16 "You must not testify falsely as a witness against your neighbour." Instructional and straight to the point. It requires transparent honesty in all our legal dealings. Command Ten Ex 20:17 " You shall not covet your neighbour's house; you shall not covet your neighbour's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox, or his ass, or anything that is your neighbour's. This requires transparency and honesty in all our business dealings. The Ten Commandments or the Decalogue which are the same thing also called The Law by the Jews is the backbone of Laws of all lands. If you look in the statute books of nations, you will see that laws of every land are derivatives of The Law God handed over to His Prophet Moses on mount Sinai. The Ten Commandments is the backbone of every law of nations across Continents. Obedience of the laws help people live a fruitful, productive and long life. Obedience will also cause us to have a good relationship with God. Jo 14:21 He that has my Commandments and observes them, that one is he who loves me. In turn he that loves me will be loved by my father, and I will love him and will plainly show Myself to him. Dr. Stanley E. Okandeji
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