Jethro-nomics

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Jethro-nomics is the Biblical business study and consultancy using the principles, practices, thoughts and benefits of the pre, during & post-effect of the Godly counsel given to Moses by his father-in-law Jethro - Deji Adewale. 

Very interesting concept, for an equally interesting situation, resulting in a well-deserved and appropriate counsel. Jethro watched Moses as he put in long hours day after day. 

And Jethro said to him: "What you are doing is not good. You and these people who come to you will only wear yourselves out. 

The work is too heavy for you; you cannot handle it alone.” Exodus 18:17-18. When Moses led the people of God out of Egypt there were at least 600,000 men with their wives and children (Exodus 12:37). 

And all day long, every day for several weeks, he’s been in the desert with these people and he has constantly been judging their many conflicts and disputes. 

Very tiring. Both for Moses & the people. Why didn’t God tell Moses directly what to do in regards to judging the people? It wasn’t that God spoke to Moses but he didn’t listen due to ego or pride. 

Moses was meek. But you see, God never designed us to work alone.  Do not stand alone or be an authority on your own! 

By doing that, you could become another Samson who refused to listen to his parent's counsel. The Lord grant us grace to listen to our Jethros and follow Godly counsel , in Jesus Name.  

You will have good success this 2023.  

Remain blessed.  

Shalom.

Value from the Devalued

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1st Corinthians 1:27-29 - “But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: That no flesh should glory in his presence”  

Many of us have lost our recovery, restoration, lost opportunities, blessings and so on, because of pride and “too much wisdom.” 

Some of us think you can’t get help from those that are seemingly “not wise” enough, poorer than us, or from those that serve us. God has promised to send us help on a regular basis. 

These help will come as at when due, for God is very faithful. However, we may never be too sure of the vessels that will carry the help – either the honorable or the despicable.  

Therefore, we should beware of how we treat people who come across our way. The despicable are capable of carrying our most critical help from above. 

The “nobodies, small-fries, light-weights” etc. We were created to live interdependently. We need one input or the other from others to facilitate our fulfillment in life. 

Unarguably, the inputs others have made into our lives are the reasons we are where we are today, and we need quite some more of such to attain our maximum. 

The way and manner these inputs are packaged is another ball game entirely.  We ask for grace never to despise those that are seemingly “small”; for from them could come our Godly counsels for greatness, in Jesus Name.  

You will have good success this 2023.  

Remain blessed.  

Shalom.

We Will Serve the Lord

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Joshua 24:15 – “And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD” 

Many of us are pew-warmers. But inside of us are talents and gifts that need to be stirred up for God’s use, as apostle Paul told Timothy in 2nd Timothy 1:6, saying “Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee…” 

When things are not working the way they should, we get frustrated. 

If you put your money in a vending machine, and the machine failed to give you your soda or snack, you get angry and/or frustrated. 

Well, are you frustrating God by not doing exactly what He intended you to do when He created you? 

Are you working according to what He had in mind for your life? John 9:4 says, "I must work the works of Him who sent me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work." 

Take time today to ask yourself, "Whose work have I been working?" “Am I fulfilling God’s purpose upon my life?”  The time to serve the Lord is now, during our “day”. 

Let us rise in faith, commitment and devotion, like Joshua, and say “….we will service the Lord”  And as you labor in His vine-yard, He alone will give you a reward that no man can give, and silver/gold can never buy, in Jesus Name. Amen. 

You will have good success this 2023.  

Remain blessed.  

Shalom.

Word of Our Testimony

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Revelations 12:11 - "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death."  

In John 9, we read a story of a man born blind from birth, and healed by Je-sus. He received his sight on the Sabbath, which was a problem for the Pharisees. 

When they called the formerly blind man to hear his story, he gave a simple yet powerful personal eyewitness testimony. 

"All I know is this: Once I was blind, and now I can see!" 

You and I are often given the opportunity to use the power of our eyewitness testimony to convince others of God's grace, love and mercy and to encourage our brothers and sisters.  

The text says, "they over-came him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony." Jesus has done His part in perfectly defeating the enemy.  

He shed His blood and rose from the grave.  Now we must do  ours by telling our testimony!  Every time you tell it, it  reminds the devil he’s defeat- ed!  Go ahead, don’t be afraid or  ashamed - "tell it!" 

Today’s  Testimony Service is an opportunity that the Holy Spirit has  given us to tell our story of His great, amazing and wonderful things the Lord has done in our lives. 

ALL TO HIS GLORY. May He fill our mouths with many more testimonies, in Jesus Name. Amen. You will have good success this 2023.  Remain blessed.   Shalom.

January 2023 - Month of Naaman’s Wife’s Maid

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Welcome to this our new Month of Naaman’s Wife’s Maid in Jesus name.  2nd Kings 5:1-3 – “…he was also a mighty man in valor, but he was a leper. And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife. 

And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy”  

The story of that little maid is a story loyalty, love and commitment. 

A story of allegiance to the betterment of a family, in spite of the fact that she was taken captive from Israel by said family or foreign nation of Syria.  

And she did not forget where she came from, the God that she served back home in Israel. She did not lose her faith in her God. So, she said unto her boss, Naaman’s wife, just let the general go to the prophet in Samaria. He would be healed of his leprosy, for God is with the prophet. 

Mercy Seatizens, welcome to January 2023, Our Month of Naaman’s Wife’s Maid”. This month & beyond, it does not matter where we find ourselves or what life may bring our way, positive or otherwise, we will never ever lose our faith. 

We will even be more committed to God and Godly things & we will not lose our faith, in Jesus Name. Amen.