The Sacrifice of Praise for Healing the Nations 2

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

Continually offer the sacrifice of praise even as the Israelites offered sacrifices daily. As priests unto God, this is a major daily sacrifice. Aaron and his sons were consecrated as priests to minister unto God – Exodus Chapters 28 verse 41, 29 verse 44, 40 verses 13 to 15, Leviticus Chapter 7 verses 35. Jesus Christ made us kings and priests to God – Revelation Chapter 5 verses 10, 1^st Peter Chapter 2 verses 5, 9.

Give Praise to the Lord so that the earth will yield her increase – there is a connection between praise and increase – Psalm 67, Isaiah Chapter 63 verse 7.

Father, please have mercy on the nations of the world and all of us; and forgive the nations of the world the sin of not acknowledging You as God and consequently not giving You the praise that is due Your Holy name. We acknowledge our sin and are truly sorry, Lord. We ask for mercy, forgiveness and cleansing by the blood of Jesus Christ in Jesus mighty name.

Father, thank You for forgiving and cleansing the nations of the world of sin. We ask for the grace and wisdom to always praise You, Lord so that our lives and lands will yield increase and abundance to the glory of Your Holy name, Lord in Jesus mighty name. Please see Psalm 85 verse 2.

Arise From Slumber

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

Arise from slumber

Walk in newness of life

Celebrate new life in Christ Jesus

Your Savior and King

Eat the bread of life daily

Drink, chew, and meditate

On the bread of life

Life giving and life sustaining

Free, abundantly supplied

In His Word of Life

Your Bible, taken off the shelf

Read and studied daily

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The Contributions of Exceptional Mothers to the Healing of the Nations

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

There are several dimensions to healing the nations. One of them is godly parenting that incorporates the fear of God and respect for other people into the consciousness of the child.

The Mother of King Lemuel Proverbs Chapter 30 verses 1 to 9

Though her name is not mentioned in the Bible, the name of her son, King Lemuel is mentioned, significantly in connection with what his mother taught him (Please see Deuteronomy Chapters 6 verses 6 to 9, 4 verses 5 to 10). The Bible states that King Lemuel’s mother instructed him to practice justice and equity in his domain, to open his mouth for the speechless, that is to speak for those who  had no voice in the society, intervene in cases of people sentenced to death, to plead the cause of the poor and needy.

King Lemuel was instructed by his mother to speak up at all times and judge righteously as a King. This instruction is in keeping with the word of God in Proverbs Chapter 16 verse 12, 20 verse 8, 29 verses 4 and 14.

To rule effectively, and to dispense justice in the land, King Lemuel’s mother cautioned her son not to engage in that which destroys king which she enumerated as – give his strength to women, drink wine or intoxicating drink. She noted that when kings multiply women against the commandments of God (Deuteronomy Chapter 17 verses 14 to 20) and rise to drink wine and intoxicating drink, they forget the law and pervert the justice of all the afflicted. She therefore instructed her son quite early in life not to engage in such destructive activities.

The mother of King Lemuel was an exceptional mother, in point of fact, one of the mothers to be celebrated. She had a godly view and understanding of kingship – to rule in the fear of God and be a blessing to humanity. She is different from the likes of Jezebel and Athalliah who used positions of power for oppression; and for promoting the practice of idolatry in the land.