Resonance

Category: Accusation

  • The Morality of the Devil

    This year, we have discussed the Wisdom of the devil and the Jurisdiction of the devil. The third of that series is the Morality of the devil. The enemy is evil. However, his evil is not just the opposite of righteousness but a counterfeit of it. From his perspective, that’s his embodiment of righteousness. Where he establishes his kingdom, he changes the system of morality. He has already been able to counterfeit every aspect of every system God has already established and righteousness is obviously one of them. Let’s delve in!

    One of the ways to check if a society has been overwhelmingly influenced by the systems of the world of darkness is to check the moral standards. Righteousness is God’s way of being and doing right. It is simply having a right standing with God and doing what is pleasing in the sight of God. Thus, all laws and morals of a community is based the governing laws of God. Once God is erased from society, the moral standards of such a society will fall. People think morality is based on what majority agrees to be right. How flawed such a logic is. If we all agree that rape is not bad, it will not automatically stop rape from being bad.

    In the series of altars, we have come to understand that humans were naturally created to be ambassadors. Whatever we do, we will have a master lording us from the higher realm. Thus, any society void of God’s moral standards has already adopted the morality of the devil. There’s no sitting on the fence. Take the family for instance; God’s moral standard says “male and female created He them”. The morality of the devil brings in many evil variations = queers, gays, trans etc, who cannot even be fruitful and multiply. This is just one example in one area. The truth is, many variations of lies can be generated from one truth although they are all are lies. Selah!

    Not all moral standards of the Kingdom of darkness appear evil. The devil is not only a liar but a deceiver. He is not only interested in establishing a lie but twisting it so it’s accepted as gospel truth. There are certain sins people are involved in although they know it’s evil. Yet, there are others people will defend as good even though it is evil. That’s the major difference between a lie and a deception. One of the ways of living a deceitful life is what Jesus called the leavens of the Pharisee. It’s a hypocritical life of doing good in public but doing evil in secret. Another variation is being legalistic on little matters while denying the weightier matters.

    In the kingdom of darkness, it is not only necessary to be evil but it’s a must to be self-righteous. Remember that the tree is called good and evil. The kingdom of darkness have their own definition of good. This good goes with evil. It “lightens” the weight of the evil you commit. You commit murder but give to the poor? Good! You drink blood and donate blood? Better! You are a leader in a coven and in a church? Awesome! Good and evil. It sears your conscience into feeling you’re doing evil for the greater good while  deceiving those who see your good and not your evil. In fact, the devil prefers people who serve on both camps. After all, he used to serve in Heaven too. This is the wisdom of the devil = he didn’t need to create anything; he just created counterfeits of everything God did.

    The Wisdom of the Devil

    When you go to the villages where they still worship idols, you will see an established moral standard that seem upright. They worship satan and yet, incest is banned. They sacrifice their children to the idol and yet, stealing is dangerously prohibited. It’s as though sins of greed are allowed but sins of lust aren’t. Where sins of lust are permitted, sins of pride is banned. The devil is so cunning. When someone commits a prohibited sin, the people sinning differently (in the sin that’s celebrated) burn with self-righteousness against that person and serves them with justice. The establishment of righteousness is necessary for the appropriation of justice. Without righteousness, there’s no basis for justice.

    Remember that one thing that is so important to the devil is justice. When you read the Jurisdiction of the devil, you’ll understand what I mean. Righteousness and justice are the very foundation of God’s throne (Psalm 89:14). His role as accuser of the brethren is tremendously tied to seeking justice against you. He understands justice so well that he has never broken any law outside of the jurisdiction God has held him. This same understanding of justice is how he secures a person or territory legally. It is also responsible for the purpose of desecration.

    The Jurisdiction of the Devil

    Desecration works the same way as consecration, only in the directly opposite way. Just as godly altars need to be serviced, so do demonic altars. Just as God’s priests must continually consecrate themselves so they can continually minister before the Lord at their altars, so do the ungodly priests. They must continually desecrate themselves for the justice of the altar to keep speaking. Just as there are generational blessings, there are generational curses. Many think generational curses are more effective because you don’t have to do anything for it to work against you. No, that’s not it.

    There are generational blessings and curses but it doesn’t affect everyone. Those who enjoy the generational blessings in their family are those who consecrate themselves in alignment with the godly altar that was raised in the family. So Isaac and Jacob, you can’t marry anyone from anywhere and think the covenant of Abraham will still work for you. Obey the consecration. On the other hand, generational curses are more conversant because people obey the desecration that makes it possible for the generational curses to affect them. It may be drunkeness or fornication. Whatever it is, even if you’re a born-again Christian, justice demands that you inherit from the altar you keep servicing. Serious!

    You cannot claim you’re the righteousness of God and yet, the self-righteous in the kingdom of darkness have more works of righteousness than you do. Exhibit the nature of righteousness in you by your words, works and walk. The tree of the knowledge of good and evil is basically the tree of death. Do not be deceived by the morality of the devil and the self-righteousness in the kingdom of darkness. Let your righteousness go forth as brightness and the LORD shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday.

  • Hurt & Pain

    Hurt & Pain

    One of the lessons we need to learn very quick in life is that we cannot avoid getting hurt. It is only those who are wounded that get healed. It’s only those who mourn that get comforted. First time I heard the song, “Brokenness is what I long for”, I was confused. It makes complete sense now. Pain is inevitable. Sometimes they could have been avoided if we had taken the right decision, but we can’t reverse time. What we can do is learn the lesson the long way and make better decisions in the future.

    But some pain is absolutely inevitable. No man has never walked the earth without encountering that pain. The pain from the passing on of a loved one. The pain of losing someone close to you; someone you trusted; someone you thought would always be there. There is also the pain of false accusations. When even the people close to you speak negative about you. It is not just an African thing. It is everywhere. Prepare yourself for it. It happened to Jesus too.

    First of all, when you lose a loved one or any other inevitable circumstance come your way, allow yourself to feel pain. Wallowing in pain is bad; not allowing yourself to feel pain is equally bad. Immediately you fall into such a situation and you “swallow” the pain, you store it in your threshold. One day that threshold will be full. It may be triggered by a totally innocent person or situation. It can cause you to break down for a relatively longer period of time. What you would feel will not be pain but grief. This is certainly not the way to deal with pain.

    To Jesus, weeping for Lazarus was not doubt. It was humanity. People confuse faith with aggression. When such a situation arises, they try to act all tough in the name of religion. If you develop that habit, you will involve yourself in weeping behind closed doors while pretending to be strong in front of people. Avoid that trap. Many pastors have lived in this trap. It is a living hell. Always be sincere and honest about how you feel, especially to yourself.
    That is not say live your life by how you feel. But how you feel often says a lot about how you are and how you think.

    In the same vein, when you start rising on the ladder of destiny and people you cherish stand to point accusing fingers at you, allow yourself to feel the pain. You don’t want to store pain in your heart. You want to store love instead. And sometimes pain comes to crack our hearts open in order to reveal the content; what we are made of. People often say, “they don’t really know how I am. That’s why they are fooling with me.” God has been looking in your heart since, and now every hidden thing you didn’t even know was inside will be revealed in that moment. God is in the business of winning hearts and giving His heart of flesh for your hearts of stone.

    Never forget this in this situation; don’t talk back to your accusers. After all, some of what they are saying will be true. When Jesus told Zaacheus that He would stay in his house, his own town people called him a sinner. Zaacheus will be hurt. He will be embarrassed. It was really shameful. But Zaacheus never tried to defend himself or even talk back to the people. He spoke to Jesus rather. If anybody would have listened at all, it would have been Jesus. Jesus knows your pain because He feels it too. He is one with you. Open your heart to Him about it.

    I love you ❤

  • Why Do We Argue A Lot? Understanding Arguments In a Relationship

    Why Do We Argue A Lot? Understanding Arguments In a Relationship

    Every relationship begins on a “honeymoon” phase. The feelings are so heightened and the love for each other is so heartfelt that we tend to overlook our partner’s flaws. Every shortcoming is taken lightly. Any misunderstanding that shoots up is swiftly swept under the carpet by reminding ourselves of how madly in love we are with each other. Yet as time goes by, friction starts to come into play. We all are never perfect so our flaws, mishaps and insecurities are soon exposed in our relationships. That’s because now there are two of us sharing our lives together. Surely that doesn’t justify why we should argue all the time. That should rather justify why we should deal with our personal problems together as a couple. So then, why are we still arguing?

    We argue;

    1. ’cause we wanna be right

    It’s such a bad feeling to feel wrong. So whenever an issue comes up, we wanna justify our actions. We are so busy trying to make a point that we forget that our significant other is coming from a place of love. What makes the argument difficult the more is when we’re trying to convince ourselves that we indeed did the right thing. Because indeed we are not convincing our partner; we are trying to convince ourselves by justifying the right in our wrong. We don’t want to look like the one in the relationship always making the silly mistakes. This leads us to the second point which is closely tied;

    2. ’cause we wanna prove that the other is wrong

    If there’s something more difficult than trying to convince someone that we’re right, it’s trying to convince them that they’re wrong. In doing this, we are projecting something wrong on them. Since no one is perfect, we’re definitely going to find something to point out. If nothing really comes to mind at the time, we’d make something up. That’s why we as couples should never store any dislike for our partner in our minds. If there are any dislikes that we happen to come across, we should immediately point it out. Nothing hurts more than your lover pointing out all their dislikes about you that you initially didn’t know they disliked in one argument.

    3. ’cause we feel attacked so we get defensive

    All living things have adaptive features that protect them against harm in the environment. As humans that are evolving, we still have that defensive mechanism. Thus, we’d defend ourselves against what is trying to degrade our mental state of being in any way. The argument is a mental fight. Winning it boosts our ego. Losing it is mentally disturbing. What do we do when we realise we’re losing? We get defensive. We talk about how good and supportive we’ve been to our partner in the past. We remind them of our sacrifices. As a way of working on their soft spot, we try to convince them that we’re not that bad. Though it sounds like a good thing, it is actually unnecessary to do so when all the other partner needs is a sincere apology.

    4. ’cause we attack as a means of being defensive

    The best way to defend is to attack. When one is attacking, the other has to defend. Sometimes, that’s not really the case. We rather counter-attack. As our partner is listing our flaws and how we need to put our shit together, we decide not to go down so easily. We dirty ourselves in the mud. We also list all their flaws and shortcomings and exaggerate on how bad it is. Counter-attacking means my voice should be louder than yours. The emotional trauma alone of being shouted upon is disheartening. It never stops ringing in your ears. When the same point is repeated over and over, that adds insult to injury. This is because it really gets into our minds at the end of the day.

    We should always remember that there’s a difference between having a misunderstanding and arguing. Misunderstandings will always arise because we are not all the same. We must make sure that we don’t argue when there’s a misunderstanding. Arguing is basically stress. No one should sincerely have the energy to argue all the time. After all, what do you want at the end of the day; to win the argument or to enjoy your relationship?

    I love you ❤

  • What Matters to You?

    Have you ever been in a queue and see someone jump in from nowhere? What was your reaction? What matters to you at that moment?

    Virtues

    What annoys you probably shows what virtues you resonate with. Sometimes it’s not that we don’t believe in some other good virtues; it’s just that we don’t necessarily have a problem with it. Some people get really annoyed when you don’t tell them the whole truth. It wasn’t really a lie from your side so their reaction may look really exaggerated in your eyes. That’s because telling them the whole truth matters to them.

    However, it doesn’t necessarily mean they should have a problem with other seemingly related things like lying to other people they don’t care about so as to avoid they asking further questions. Sometimes you’ll find people close to you complaining a lot about something little you did, but don’t complain when others do the exact same thing to them.

    Relations

    Truth is, we don’t hold everyone to the same standards. Subconsciously, people who matter to us are expected to resonate with things that matter to us. When they don’t, therein lies all the misunderstandings. To avoid those misunderstandings, you don’t need to necessarily uphold their beliefs and virtues. What you must do is to understand what matters to them and relate to them specifically as such.

    Some people have a problem with sharing their stuff with just about anyone. Well, you don’t. You share freely. She doesn’t, so don’t try to talk her into doing so. Share yours. Leave hers to her. When it comes to things she shares with you, treat it as hers and don’t share it with others still. It’s that simple.

    Sentiments

    Understanding a person is knowing what the person resonates with, not trying to change it and accepting him/her for that, and relating with the person in that light. We all have our petty petty sentiments. The more people pay attention to these little sentiments, the more we connect with them. Sometimes it’s amazing when you get to know that an acquaintance shares the same sentiments as you.

    The real deal is knowing how to handle an issue where those close to you don’t resonate with the things that annoy you. You never know a person till you know what really gets on their nerves. Don’t assume that everyone thinks like you. What matters to you may not matter to me. In the same vein, what you’re very okay with can really annoy someone else.

    Boundaries

    If this very important issue is understood, you can relate with every human being in the world. This issue explains why some Christian-Muslim relations have worked out, and how an atheist and a theist can be best buddies. It’s not a matter of pleasing them, it’s a matter of respecting their boundaries.

    People call this adjustment, others call it compatibility. Whatever the case is, it determines the functionality of all kinds of relationships. Once we understand this issue and find the middle ground, all kinds of compatibility issues – from social to sexual to sensual – can be resolved to the detriment of none of the parties involved.

    I love you ❤️


  • Matters That Matter

    What really is the matter with the Pharisees

    Jesus didn’t have that luxury of time to explain the matter to the Pharisees. If anyone should have been worried, it should have been John, but John had said, “He must increase and I must decrease.” First of all, it was misinformation. Jesus wasn’t the one baptizing; it was his disciples. In life, make sure you don’t act based on rumors. If it matters, find out for yourself. If it doesn’t, don’t waste your time.

    Secondly, it wasn’t a John vs Jesus matter. John and Jesus were not rivals. When Jesus heard what was being said, he left. He didn’t need to explain himself to them. He didn’t need to let it worry Him. If you follow the matters of Phariseeism, they will always give you something to be offended about, and you’ll break friendships with people you weren’t supposed to have issues with. 

    If it’s not a matter that matters, learn to walk away from the issue and it will die out. Don’t add any additional burden to your life. Focus, and leave the distractions to fall away. They said you’re 30 and you’re still yet to marry, so what? Who’s even more concerned about the issue in the first place; isn’t it you? People talk about issues that don’t concern them as if they care. 

    There are two sides of the same coin. There are people who genuinely care and bring someone’s matter up to you but if it’s not your matter, don’t bother yourself. If two people have an issue, the only time you can address the issue with the two of them is when the two invite you in. Don’t make yourself a judge over a matter that nobody invited you to. 

    If someone’s girlfriend invites you into a matter and you personally don’t know her boyfriend, it doesn’t concern you. From the passage, Jesus didn’t know the other brother, so He didn’t bother Himself. If two strangers are having an argument by the roadside and they invite you in, don’t explain anything. If two best friends are fighting and they invite you in, be discrete. They will get back together like they always have, and your rushed advice won’t be forgotten. 

    When Jesus came to earth, there were billions of problems as there is now. With many social problems, He didn’t even try to solve them or even address it. He didn’t come to judge the world, He came to save it. He solved what was man’s most important need and the underlying cause of all other problems. All others were just distractions. 

    Be like Jesus ❤️

  • The Foolishness of God

    The Foolishness of God

    God’s first foolishness is seen in his outpour of free will to His creation. Why give all heavenly beings free will if it can bring about the possibility of a devil? What makes it an even harder pill to swallow is the fact God knew it would happen. And He literally sets up the stage for it then watches it happen.

    God’s second foolishness is seen in His creation of man. If God ever had a weakness, it was us. That’s why the enemy spends all his time trying to destroy us. God literally said that “…whoever touches you touches the pupil of my eye”, and that’s exactly what the enemy wants to do. Human beings are so dumb in the eyes of the powers of darkness. To them, we look like a prince who doesn’t know he’s a prince and lives like a pauper. They’re literally always licking our brains to believe in the dumbest things.

    God’s third foolishness is putting that tree in the garden. He put right in the middle, where it cannot be unseen. Then, He tells the man not to eat from it. It’s like telling a kid not to switch on the TV and putting the remote right next to him. It only sparks more curiosity. Did God actually expect Adam not to eat from the tree? If He didn’t, why did God put the tree in the garden?

    God’s forth foolishness is dying for the sins of humanity and giving us grace. God must be pretty dumb to think we wouldn’t abuse Grace. Now instead of praying to God for a car for many years, I can steal one in a day then ask for forgiveness. The picture of God in our minds has moved from an always-angry, l-will-strike-you-with-thunder schizophrenic to the Mr Nice Guy literally everyone takes advantage of.

    But here is the Truth; God doesn’t need anyone to defend Him. He doesn’t need anyone’s advice. He doesn’t need to explain Himself to anyone. We are too finite to understand His infinite picture. He knows exactly what He’s doing. His Love cannot be taken advantage of and His Grace cannot be abused. The fact that he gave all of us minds of our own and even the ability to argue with Him that he’s wrong doesn’t mean He sometimes doesn’t know what He’s doing.

    There’s nothing that has happened; that is happening; that will happen that has taken, is taking and will take God by surprise. He cannot be blamed for our own demises because of His foreknowledge of all things. Sometimes our way of thinking actually equates God to the devil if we think about it carefully. He has the right to punish yet He chooses to admonish love. He allows our mistakes and gives us time to mature. He’s not accountable to anyone but everything is accountable to Him. Though we may be His weakness, He is our strength. Though He gives us the free will to push Him away, He will always hold us close.

    “because God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength.”

    He loves you ❤️

  • Why Would A Loving God Send People to Hell?

    Why Would A Loving God Send People to Hell?

    “Who created hell in the first place?”

    “God”.

    “But why would a Loving God throw you in hell for not believing a set of beliefs? That’s insane.”

    “That’s a possible way to look at it, but that way would never make you understand. Let me give you an analogy;

    Accusing God for sending people to hell is like accusing a high court judge for sentencing someone to prison. What landed the person in prison; the judge’s verdict or the crime? The crime. The judge didn’t throw the person into prison, the crime did.

    God’s system is not flawed. Man’s system rather is. With man’s system, if you commit one criminal offense, you can end up in jail. However, if another with 1000 crimes cannot be proven guilty, the person goes scot-free. With God’s system, no sin can outrun God’s overlook. However, God doesn’t just dump you in hell after giving you just one shot.

    Our sins, which are rampant and continuous, have made all of us deserve imprisonment. The Judge, instead of pouring out the full sentence of our evil on us, decided to pardon us and offer us a better life. This offer was available for everyone, for everyone was at fault.

    But some still refused the offer because they were angry with the Judge for having a justice system. Others were offended by the Judge’s available pardon for everyone. Therefore, anyone who’ll serve the full sentence of their punishment are not those who committed many sins, but those who rejected the Judge’s grace. Did you get it?”

    I love you ❤️

  • The Hard Truth

    People only care about you only when they are gaining something from you. People will appreciate you a lot only when you are a beneficiary to them. They will like you as long as you are what they want you to be.

    And when you suddenly aren’t able to help them, YOU become the bad person. They try to make you the victim of their demise. They begin to despise you for your neglect.

    Familiarity. They have familiarized themselves with your ever-helping hand. They have grown accustomed to your never-relentless presence.

    Entitlement. They now feel entitled to your help. You are supposed to help them fix the mess they created for themselves.

    Expectations. They expect you to be there for them. They don’t even know what their intentions are. They don’t know that they are valuing things and using people.

    When you don’t do what they expected you to do, then they say you’ve changed. They expect you to defend them against others even if they are wrong. Why? Because we are friends? Then how different are we from those who have no values, lack integrity yet only do well in covering each other’s back.

    I’d rather be a man of pure integrity than a man of many friends.

    I don’t believe in the product as much as I believe in the process. I will always stand for the truth and believe the best about others. But if my circle begins to believe I’m not a good person, I’d rather be in the anomalies as long as they resonate a positive vibe I can thrive in. It’s better to live in the desert than to live with a nagging wife.