The angel met her in the wilderness and asked her to return to her mistress and submit to her. Imagine God asking her to return to a place she had encountered problems! The issue is that if we move without God’s warrant, we risk plunging ourselves into greater problems.
The clear message is that no matter how well you are doing, never expect 100% approval rating. If you are doing your best but still find yourself with a substantial amount of disapproval, consider it as normal.
It is not in vain that the Bible says death and life are in the power of the tongue. Whenever you speak, you are either destroying or building; making enemies or friends. Those who have their way with words can almost have their way in anything and everyone else.
In God’s kingdom, everybody will have the due reward for their actions. The guilty will not go scot-free, and the innocent will not be wrongly punished. It is a kingdom where righteousness holds sway.
Sin is hardly what happens at the spur of the moment. There is what we might call the process of sin. Whenever sin occurs, it is because a process has been followed. It is when the process is followed and the cycle completed that actual sin takes place.
To understand the difference between phileo and agape, consider the former is directed at people we think are deserving of it; whereas the latter is for all people, including those who are undeserving. It is in this light we understand Jesus’ commandment that we love our enemies and those who despitefully use us. You cannot attain this level with eros or phileo; it can only be by agape. We are called to love supremely just as Jesus did.
Believers without access to the word of God will be at the mercy of the devil. This is why we said earlier that if the word of God is scarce, victory is far. At the beginning of a new month like this, you ought to have a strong appetite for the word of God. If you strongly desire it, God will get His word across to you one way or another. With the revealed word of God, you shall do exploit all through the month.
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