Of God and Mankind

The Word of God tells us in Proverbs 18:22 (AMPC), “ He who finds a [true] wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord. [Prov. 19:14; 31:10.] ” Someone has once wisely stated, every mother is a woman, but not every woman is a mother. Please take time to read again and understanding what this is saying as I will explain further. How does one know a true wife? From her actions. Let us see what the Word of God says in Proverbs 31:10-31 (AMPC), “A capable, intelligent,  and virtuous woman–who is he who can find her? She is far more precious than jewels  and her value is far above rubies  or pearls. [Prov. 12:4; 18:22; 19:14.] 11 The heart of her husband trusts in her confidently  and relies on and believes in her securely, so that he has no lack of [honest] gain or need of [dishonest] spoil. 12 She comforts, encourages,  and does him only good as long as there is life within her. 13 She seeks out wool and flax and wo...

God has told us NOT to live by bread alone but by every Word He has spoken – Deuteronomy 8:3b; Matthew 4:4. In other words, a human being should live, be upheld and sustained by God’s Word as the Amplified version of the Holy Bible puts it. As Christians, it is so easy to miss this very important point in our relationship with God as our Father especially in times of difficulties. You find many people who look in every direction except the Word of God for solution to their problems. They tell themselves that after all, their past experience has shown that when they prayed to God, He did not answer so why bother Him? Dear friend, this is the very position the devil wants every child of God to reach, which is to rely on your own strength, advice and understanding as against the infallible Word of God. As our Father God loves us so much and has made it clear that His thoughts and plans for us is of good and not of evil, to bring to an expected end – Jeremiah 29:11 (...