OLUSEGUN ISAAC BLOG

' Then Job arose, tore his robe, and shaved his head; and he fell to the ground and worshiped. And he said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, And naked shall I return there. The Lord  gave, and the Lord has taken away; Blessed be the name of the Lord” (Job 1:20-21 NKJV).        There is the story of an American multi-millioneer who left the details of his burial before he died. At his burial, two peasant farmers watched from a distance as an elaborate musical funeral parade in white brought the remains of the rich man to the cemetry. He was dressed in white three-piece suit with white shirt, tie, socks, shoes, hat and gloves all white, and a large white-coloured cigar stuck in his mouth. He was seated in a white vintage limousine driven by his chauffeur, also dressed in white. They came to his specially designed electrified white marble vault, housed in a white-painted mausoleum. The chauffeur drove the limosine right to the top of the white marble vault, stepped out and low

' "Ye shall not need to fight in this battle..fear not...for the Lord will be with you". And Jehoshaphat bowed his head...worshipping the Lord. And the Levites...stood up to praise the Lord God of Israel with a loud voice on high' (2 Chr. 20:17-19 KJV).           King Jehoshaphat of Judah I rank high among the list of great worshipers of Jehovah God in the Bible. Not only was he David's great, great, great grandson, he too had a heart like his fore-father David in the fear and worship of God, reinstating sincere worship. He had a similar propensity for success; he caused reforms in the land, stopped the worship of foreign gods, appointed God-fearing persons into key positions in his administration, renewed economic ties with the richer nations far and near, began profitable trade both on land and sea. More remarkably, he re-instated the worship of Jehovah God throughout his realm making formal temple services the order of the day (2 Chr. 17). King Jehoshaphat

"...I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. Above it stood seraphim...And one cried to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!” '(Isaiah 6:1-3 NKJV).          The name Isaiah itself is shortened from 'Yeshaiah' meaning 'Yahweh is Salvation'. One writer says that the book of Isaiah is like a miniature Bible. Like the 39 books of the Old Testament it contains 39 chapters, speaking on sin and judgment; the remaining 27 chapters like the 27 books of the New testament declaring a message of hope and redemption by the coming of the Messiah.  Prophet Isaiah alone in his book gives us some 20 out of over 175 names of Jesus Christ that we now adore. These are: i)Lord, ii)Branch of the Lord, iii)Immanuel, iv)Wonderful, v)Counsellor, vi)Mighty God, vii)Everlasting Father, viii)Prince of Peace, ix)Rod of Jesse, x)Cornerstone, xi)King, xii)Servant of Yah

MIRIAM is a transformation account. It is the story of the refinement of a plain village girl from raw to high quality, from crude to top grade purity. Her latent potential in the worship of God was discovered early by a dedicated and gifted missionary who proceeded to mould the ordinary lump of clay into a refined piece of vessel most fit for the use of the Master, an icon to her generation. The name, "Miriam," is enough to elicit interest in both Christians and Muslims, even in Jews. The book, MIRIAM , should therefore attract the attention of wider audience because of the personality of Miriam, her place and her role in the three faiths. The book passes across its message to the readers aptly with the aid of undiluted humor, suspense and spirituality. This is done with the aim of capturing the imagination of its readers. The book has a plot that was fully developed and makes you believe that it is one true story. At the end, you would have read a model fo

'...You have made Your servant king instead of my father David, but I am a littlechild...therefore give to Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people...” Then God said to him: “...see, I have given you a wise and understanding heart...And I have also given you what you have not asked: both riches and honor..."(I Kings 3:7-13 NKJV).     There is a story I love. Three wise old men named Wisdom, Wealth and Well-being came and sat near the frontdoor of a house. They were invited in but they declined, saying only one of them could be invited in. The family deliberated on the matter as who to invite in and finally resolved to invite Wisdom in. To their amazement, Wealth and Well-being also got up and followed Wisdom into the home! He who has wisdom has everything! Solomon succeeded his father David as king over Israel. After establishing his reign as king he went and offered a whopping one thousand bulls as burnt sacrifice to God, an unprecedented act in Jehovah