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20 BLACKGOSPEL, BLOWS AND STRIPES

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Blows that hurt cleanse away evil, as do stripes in the inner depths of the heart . Proverbs 20:30 NKJV Day 20, Blows And Stripes.mp3 download DAY 20, BLOWS AND STRIPES Punishment is never to be feared because it cleanses. Creation itself is a law, likewise everything existing comes by a law. These laws are usually lines of equations which are constant. If in doubt, ask the Physicists. Any disturbance or breach of these equations is called " Sin " and might result in a catastrophe. Every sin committed continues to be in the air, destabilizing the ecosystem until it's dealt with. This is one reason God punishes any breach on these equations which also threatens the existence of others. If you have disturbed the ecosystem by your wants, you should be made to face it, taking the bull by its horns. Didn't Jesus die for our sins? And why these punishments? You need to hear it verbatim - download this audio by clicking . It's a five-minute mp3 that gets you

19 BLACKGOSPEL, JUDGMENTS

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Judgments are prepared for scoffers and beatings for the backs of fools . Proverbs 19:29 NKJV Day 19, Judgments.mp3 download DAY 19, JUDGMENTS   God's normal way of judging even His enemies is living the life they refused, refuted or abhorred. God in His usual way brings us new vessels of honour in the resemblance of these scoffers and fools - humans, but with His nature, who'll successfully prove the crooks wrong. That's God's real way of judging people. It's not firstly with fires and brimstones, hail and pestilence. A few instances are, Noah who by his obedience and faith condemned the world, Heb 11:7 . He saved only his family through the Flood, the team who started this present world. Whilst others looked at the impossibility of obeying an invisible God, Noah found grace and favour to live the contrary. Likewise, when God would judge the world of sin, He sent His Son, not fire. Jesus Christ lived successfully God and human life in one body. Scoffers

18 BLACKGOSPEL, A FRIEND

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A man who has friends must be friendly, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother . Proverbs 18:24 NKJV Day 18, A Friend.mp3 download DAY 18, A FRIEND  A friend is simply a neighbour, or say, everyone else around you. This also is the definition of the " world " - everyone besides you. You've read times and again, " Don't copy the world or the things in the world ". Its meaning is, don't copy anyone else, but be the original of yourself! Now, anyone who refuses to be a neighbour, feeling superior in connection to a good neighbour is an enemy. It is not for fun that the Bible writes, A man's enemies shall be members of his household . It's either you're a neighbour or an outright enemy. Oftentimes, it's been said that blood is thicker than water but I break this news to you that, spirit is sticker than blood. 1 John 5:8 says, And there are three that bear witness on earth: Spirit, the water and the blood; and thes

17 BLACKGOSPEL, STAY SILENT

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Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. Proverbs 17:28 AKJV Day 17, Stay Silent.mp3 download link DAY 17, STAY SILENT Going by today's reading, it's clear God prefers a quiet, silent world to a noisy one. As silent as light but effective in conquering the darkness around. That's it! Now faith itself is about professing and not confessing a belief. It is rather arts than acts. It's more creativity than mere wishing. The other reason is that the Christian preaching work is not about talking but true living. How do you imagine someone coming to change you by talking? Does that not sound repulsive? This was why Lord Jesus while giving us the Great Commission in verse 20 of Matt 28 , " Teaching them to observe... " All learning and real knowledge acquisition is by observation . Lastly, 1 Pet 3:1 says that correcting a husband by words can be very insulting. But one thin

16 BLACKGOSPEL, EVERY DECISION

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People ◄cast lots/throw marked stones► to decide what should be done, but God is the one who truly decides what will happen . Proverbs 16:33 T4T Day 16, Every Decision.mp3 Download link DAY 16, EVERY DECISION When life is undefined or undecided, it is at the mercy of fate and lot - those lifeless things commanding great things. Prov 18:18 says, The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty. As mighty as those men are, they lack a general sense of things nor ever have a common sense. They've only grown in power but have no self-control, and so need a lot of restraint. The analogy today is the story in Acts 1:23-26 where Judas Iscariot was replaced by a lot. Whereas, the Lord had commanded apostle Peter & Co, to wait until they received the promise of the Father - His holy Spirit. In less than ten days of waiting, Peter rather sought to do God's work by lot and elected Matthias, who never appeared again in the book of Acts of the Apostles.

15 BLACKGOSPEL, FEAR OF THE LORD

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The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and before honour is humility . Proverbs 15:33 AKJV Day 15, Fear Of The Lord.mp3 audio download DAY 15, FEAR OF THE LORD   The fear of the Lord and fear of God are not the same because they have different intentions. One is intended towards God our Creator, and the other, mankind. The entire book of Proverbs did not mention " fear of God ", at all. Not even once. This means that King Solomon's wisdom was based rather on fear of the Lord, the fear of one's neighbour. Anywhere in the Scripture that the Lord is mentioned, God was always inferred and man was always preferred. Without man, God's work wouldn't be complete. Ex 15:3 says, The Lord is a man of war, the Lord is His name. Here, the Lord is revealed as " a man ", not even God, though He is. Just as the entire law is divided into two - love God with all your heart, might and strength, then love your neighbour ( in place of ) as your

14 BLACKGOSPEL, WORKING WISDOM

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The king’s favour is toward a servant who deals wisely, but his wrath is toward one who causes shame . Proverbs 14:35 WEB Day 14 Working Wisdom.mp3 download click DAY 14, WORKING WISDOM When read from Message Translation, it says, " Diligent work gets a warm commendation, shiftless work earns an angry rebuke" . This means the other kind of wisdom is " Shiftless " or " Non-working ". These two kinds of wisdom are thus expressed in a story documented in the Bible, Gen 25:24-28 , of Esau the First and Jacob his brother - plain and working wisdom against cunning and shiftless wisdom. Esau lost his place as the elder son or older brother because he was shiftless, not wanting to be responsible as the older. Then sold it to Jacob whose life was plain and living in tents. Jacob, in the bid of saving the family's name bought that right as the firstborn, went off to a far country and traded with it for greater profits. That was demonstrated at his re