"If he thinks the God of Israel can save him he shouldn't come. " - Nogokpo elder in viral video

Sometimes you need to weigh intentions and motives behind statements made by some people especially if they don't go as you expect. It will help you a lot to get their intentions even though it may not find you well.

The Archbishop Charles Agyinasare is a Man of Peace and has never incited any tribe against another here in Ghana.

You and I know very well that he didn't mean evil about the precious people of Nogokpo. If he did he wouldn't have come to apologise.

I hope you know there are many people from Nogokpo who are in his Church and would never want to undermine them and their hometown in anyway. He is a sane Man and wouldn't do that.

He didn't rise up on that fateful day to go and attack the people of Nogokpo like many people are making it sound. I know you're angry but calm down. You know very well that he didn't go to attack the people of Nogokpo.

It would shock you that the town Nogokpo was not even in his note. He was making a point and found it relevant to mention some places to back it which involved Nogokpo.

However, the mention of Nogokpo didn't find many people well and as a man of peace and humility came back to apologise and explain his intentions. If he meant attack on the people of Nogokpo I'm not sure he would have come back to apologise.

Now, if you say his apology was not sincere or you have any issue with it then you're a big hypocrite! You're a big hypocrite. Many of you making noise have made fun of Nogokpo before. Did you mean to even insult the people? Why do you think the Archbishop's case is different?

Now my point, I hope you read the quote I made in the beginning. I want the elder to know that Archbishop is a Man of peace and we are all people of peace and we seek peace to prevail but for him to make that empty statement, he should retract it!

"If he thinks the God of Israel can save him he shouldn't come" said by the elder. He should know that that's an empty threat!

Even if the Archbishop decides to honour the traditional leaders for the peace talk he should know that its not because he's afraid of any harm.

Many Christians are even afraid for the Archbishop because you feel that elder has some powers to do the Archbishop evil.
Funny!

Every demon is a demon whether its in the valley, mountain, water or shrine and they should never be feared. Demons are to be cast out! They're not to be feared.

Don't fear demonic power! Jesus is risen and it's proven in every territory of the world.
That elder should know that nobody fears his demonic powers. We have passed that stage of empty threats with demons and shrines long ago! Loooong ago!

The elder who made that statement should know better. He should never be deceived. The demons he trusts don't even trust themselves about what he may be thinking they
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Michael Jackson wanted to live for 150 years.

He appointed 12 doctors at home who would daily examine him from hair to toenails.

His food was always tested in laboratory before serving.

Another 15 people were appointed to look after his daily exercise and workout.

His bed had the technology to regulate the oxygen level.

Organ donors were kept ready so that whenever needed they could immediately donate their organ . The maintenance of these donors were taken care of by him.

He was proceeding with a dream of living for 150 years.

Alas ! He failed.

On 25th June 2009, at the age of 50, his heart stopped functioning. The constant effort of those 12 doctors didn't work.

Even, the combined efforts of doctors from Los Angeles and California too couldn't save him.

The person who would never put a step forward without the doctors suggestion for his last 25 years, couldn't fufill his dream of living 150 years.

Jackson's final journey was watched live by 2.5 million people which is the longest live telecast till date.

On the day he died,i.e. 25th June '09 at 3.15 pm, Wikipedia, Twitter,AOL's instant messenger stopped working. Millions of people together searched Michael Jackson on Google.

Jackson tried to challenge death but death challenged him back.

The materialistic life in this materialistic world embraces materialistic death instead of a normal one. This is the rule of life.

Now let's think.

Are we earning for the builders,engineers,designers or decorators?

Whom do we want to impress by showing expensive house,car and extravagant wedding ?

Do you remember the food items in the wedding reception which you had attended couple of days ago?

Why are we working like an animal in life ?

For the comfort of how many generations do we want to save?

Most of us have one or two children. Have you ever thought how much do we need and how much do we want?

Do we consider that our children won't be able to earn much and so its necessary to save some extra for them?

Do you spend some time with yourself, family or friends in the week?

Do you spend 5% of your earning on yourself?

Why don't we find happiness in life along with what we earn ?

If you think deeply, your heart might fail to work. You will suffer from slip disc, high cholesterol, insomnia etc. etc.

Conclusion : Spend some time for yourself. We don't own any property,its only in some documents that our name is written temporarily.

When we say “ this is my property ”, God passes a crooked smile.

Don't create an impression on a person seeing his car or dress. Our great mathematicians and scientists used bicycle or scooter for commuting.

Its not a sin to be rich, but to be rich only with money is a sin.

Control life or else life will control you.

The things which really matter at the end of life is contentment, satisfaction and peace.

Sadly,these cannot be bought.

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Waking up this Saturday morning, I didn’t expect that my Bible story about financial freedom will be upvoted by the curators on Hive, LeoFinance, and other front ends, and particularly @leo.voter. Consequently, I got motivated to continue this morning with the third part of this series on The Way to Financial Freedom. I also intend to submit this present article to the Zealy campaign to complete The Writer Quest under Weekly Side Quests.
Before I proceed, let me just share with you the first two articles I published in this series to provide a sense of continuity. I consider this important to consider the specific context I have in mind to avoid possible misconceptions:


The Way to Financial Freedom Part 1


The Way to Financial Freedom Part 2


After providing the links above to my previous article, I now feel at ease to resume the second part of our content in this story taken from the Old Testament. This time, I want to share an overview of three basic principles taken from Exodus Chapter 1 about the evil of tyranny and oppression.
Three Basic Principles
Political oppression is a result of ignorance, vs. 1 -8.
To apply this insight to our time is unthinkable for our generation prides itself on living in The Information Age. But the kind of ignorance I am referring to based on our story is not the lack of technical or professional information, but the absence of historical knowledge. As the popular saying goes, “Ignorance of the past is bound to repeat its mistake.” And this is the kind of ignorance that we see here.
For your information, there is a long time gap between the closing of the first book of the Bible, Genesis, and the opening of the second book, Exodus. During that interval, Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died. And at the same time, Genesis concluded with a moderate size of Israel prospering in Egypt while Exodus starts with a nation-sized Israel suffering slavery in Egypt. And the primary cause of this slavery was ignorance of the past. Particularly, it was ignorance of Joseph and how his God saved Egypt and made its name great. Such ignorance resulted in a risky decision that would endanger the future of the nation. Pharaoh committed not only an erroneous economic decision by enslaving productive people but also placed Egypt in great danger by challenging the God of Israel.
Notice here is the difference between the Pharaoh of Joseph's time and the Pharaoh of Moses' time. Both were kings, but their response to the God of Israel was different. In the case of the Pharaoh of Joseph's day, he acknowledged Joseph's access to accurate secret knowledge, and he honored him and his family, granting Joseph power and authority over Egypt. That Pharaoh bowed down to God's sovereignty and God's word. As a result, God blessed his kingdom.
In contrast, the Pharaoh of Moses' time was ignorant of Joseph and his deeds and oppressed the Israelites with forced labor. Such a mistake was both an economic disaster and a direct challenge to the God of Israel.
We see in this story that ignorance of the past is a very dangerous thing. Many people, particularly policymakers, ignore not only the lessons of the past but also the applicability of God's law in our time. As a result of this kind of ignorance, the world now is in a serious crisis. And instead of returning to God and his law and sound economic practice, civil governments continue to despise either knowing or unknowingly the law of God in their destructive monetary and public policies.
Take for instance the zero-interest rate policy (ZIRP) and negative interest rate policy (NIRP). Such policies were not only punishing the savers but robbing the people of their savings. These policies discourage saving and promote borrowing. As King Solomon said, "The borrower is a slave to the lender" (Proverbs 22:7). And so, debt is a form of slavery and it is very popular in our time. Today, the entire global economy is operating based on debt. Nations, corporations, and families are immersed in debt. Debt is the modern version of ancient oppression and slavery.
I think not until our generation will return to the serious study of God's law and apply it to our time, we cannot escape the present crisis. I also believe that the study and application of God's law must first start with Christian families and Christian churches. Through the witness of the Christian Church, society will be changed.
Oppression is promoted through popular political speech, vs. 9-14.
Pharaoh said, "Look, the Israelites have become much too numerous for us. Come, we must deal shrewdly with them or they will become even more numerous and, if war breaks out, will join our enemies, fight against us and leave the country." Something is wrong with this political speech. The King didn't like the Israelites, particularly their growing number. The King was afraid that the Jews might join their enemies and leave the country. And so, to prevent the dangers caused by population growth, war threat, and massive exodus, Pharaoh came up with a solution: slavery.
This is wrong because the Israelites came to Egypt a generation ago as free people. Egypt has been blessed economically through the productivity of the Jews. By making them slaves, Pharaoh was depriving them of their basic human right, to live free. And not only that, Pharaoh expected the Jews to remain productive to contribute to the national economy under tyrannical rule. Pharaoh wanted economic growth despite his violation of God's law. Such public policy would certainly end in disaster.
All the human capital of the Jews was focused to serve Pharaoh's end. It was such a great waste of human capital. Like Pharaoh, many socialists in the past such as Hitler, Mao Zedong, Lenin, and Stalin committed great mistakes by wasting both the lives and the resources of their people under tyrannical rule. Many central planners these days ignore the lessons of the past and they keep repeating the mistakes of the past. These modern versions of tyranny are wasteful and ultimately self-destructive.
Again, as God's people, we must know what the law of God says about these things. Without such knowledge, we will unknowingly embrace ideas that are in reality disastrous not only to us and the society at large but also to the next generation. Only the law of God can give us the wisdom to discern whether a political speech is consistent with the teachings of the Bible or not.
Oppression is justified through unjust laws, vs. 15 – 22.
Pharaoh thought that by oppressing the Jews, their number would decrease. But the Bible said, "The more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so, the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites." Realizing that his original plan failed, Pharaoh came up with another evil plan: to kill the Jewish boy infants. However, the midwives feared God and did not obey what the King told them. This is an example of civil disobedience against a tyrannical law. And so, Pharaoh made a wicked law: throw every boy that is born into the Nile. The law has been weaponized to kill infants. Yes, legislators no longer make laws with the outright intent of killing people, but they are done nevertheless in a more subtle way. A scrutiny of many laws in our time, and you will see how destructive they are to life, freedom, and property.
Here, political leaders make laws to justify their tyranny and oppression. The order of Pharaoh was legal as far as Egyptian law is concerned. Without the law of God, there is no way we can say whether such a law is just or not. Nations' laws are under God's law. If political leaders are making laws against the law of God, we as Christians should follow what the Hebrew midwives did. In the New Testament, Peter said, "We must obey God rather than men!" Many politicians these days think that the law of God has nothing to say about public policy, and so they make laws and policies, which are contrary to God's law. Popular examples of these include abortion, same-sex marriage, and the current monetary system. In the eyes of God, these are murder, immorality, and theft. By making these kinds of laws, civil governments have made sins legal.
And so, we see that Exodus chapter 1 teaches us that ignorance of the past results in oppression, popular political speech promotes oppression, and unjust laws justify oppression. This type of oppression did not stop in Moses' time. The spirit of the Pharaoh of Moses’ time still lives especially in a time of crisis where we live right now.
When governments and politicians ignore the law of God and make humanistic laws and economic decisions, nations suffer from a new kind of slavery. Yes, by knowing the truth that is in Jesus, we are now set free from the power of sin, including legal plunder. And one of its most subtle forms is the existing monetary system of fiat currency. To explain the character and nature of fiat currency would require longer elaboration, which is impossible for us to achieve in this short article. What I intend to do is to offer you a way to understand our current situation for you to find a way out of financial slavery. And there is no better way to do that than to understand what is currently happening in the world of finance and technology. And that will be the topic for the next three articles.
Grace and peace!
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Things can get a little tense during peace talks .

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Amidst the chaos and noise of the world, let's become seekers of inner peace. Find solace in the quiet corners of your heart and mind, where serenity and tranquility reside. Embrace moments of self-reflection, meditation, or simply being in nature. In this sacred space, let go of worries, find clarity, and reconnect with your innermost essence. By nurturing our inner peace, we radiate a calm energy that not only transforms our own lives but also touches the lives of those around us.

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Today is Friday and my free day. After nine days, now I think I have the time to continue the second part of what I started about The Way to Financial Freedom, and as I mentioned in my first post, what I will do this time is share a story taken from the Bible that will somehow provide us with lessons to give us guidance on how to achieve this vision of financial freedom.
In sharing this story, I would like to divide my content into two parts:


A general background of the book where we get our story


And the three basic principles about the evil of tyranny and oppression.


In this article, I just want to share the first part and we will continue the second part in the next article. The second part by the way will be further subdivided into three sub-topics. However, for now, let me go straight to the general background of the book of Exodus, the second book in the Old Testament.
General Background of Exodus
At this point, I am going to start with a story taken from Exodus about the experience of the Israelites during the time of the man of God known in biblical history as Moses. After sharing this story, I would like to relate this to our current situation and to the kind of education that we need to achieve financial freedom that only a few have the privilege to achieve.
In exploring the book of Exodus, we find relevant insights from its first chapter. Chapter 1 tells us the story of the threat to people’s personal and economic freedom by an abusive civil government. But before I share with you the details of this story, I would like first to provide a general background of the book.
The transliteration of the Hebrew title for the book of Exodus is "w’ elleh semot," which means "And these are the names." That's how the Jews gave titles to Old Testament books. They used the first couple of words and that would be the title of the book.
As for its theological message, it is all about the presence of God with Israel as Savior and King. This message is developed throughout the forty chapters of the book.
We see the presence of God in Israel as Savior and King from 1:1-18:27 displayed in the historical act of exodus out of Egypt. There we see God as Divine Warrior.
In 19:1-24:18, we see the presence of God in Israel as Savior and King by the giving of the Law. In that Law, the holiness of God as Israel’s Savior and King is highlighted.
Exodus 25:1-40:30 shows us the institution of the Tabernacle. In modern times, it’s like a place where people go for public worship. This institution shows the abiding presence of God in Israel as their Savior and King.
The book’s first section is all about God's act of setting His people free from the power of an abusive government, the government of Egypt. Many liberation theologians appeal to this theme to justify a socio-political and economic ideology that considers the free market social order as their enemy. This to me is a misuse of the book. Their model does not fit the story of Exodus. The kind of bondage that the Jews suffered was not the bondage under a free market social order, but under the tyranny of a civil government, the state of Egypt.
The story of Exodus 1 is all about the themes of slavery and freedom. These themes are also related to tyranny and oppression.
I think that's it for now for our general introduction of the book where we will be basing our story. In the next article, I am going to touch on three basic principles about the evil of tyranny and oppression.
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We were delighted to have had the opportunity to engage in discussions with Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, and his delegation today at State House.

Our talks primarily focused on the partnership between the UN and Zambia, particularly regarding our contribution to peacekeeping operations.

Zambia has a proud history of engaging in peacekeeping efforts with the UN, dating back to 1988 when we first deployed peacekeepers to Iraq. Currently, we have a significant number of troops deployed in various peace operations with the majority in the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).

We reaffirmed our commitment to continuing our contributions to peacekeeping efforts, as we believe instability in any part of the world affects stability everywhere. We also firmly understand that peace is a fundamental prerequisite for economic development.

As Zambia prepares to assume the Chairmanship of the SADC Organ on Peace and Security in August, we have requested the support of the UN to effectively maintain peace and security in the region.

Hakainde Hichilema,
President of the Republic of Zambia.

We were delighted to have had the opportunity to engage in discussions with Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, and his delegation today at State House.

Our talks primarily focused on the partnership between the UN and Zambia, particularly regarding our contribution to peacekeeping operations.

Zambia has a proud history of engaging in peacekeeping efforts with the UN, dating back to 1988 when we first deployed peacekeepers to Iraq. Currently, we have a significant number of troops deployed in various peace operations with the majority in the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).

We reaffirmed our commitment to continuing our contributions to peacekeeping efforts, as we believe instability in any part of the world affects stability everywhere. We also firmly understand that peace is a fundamental prerequisite for economic development.

As Zambia prepares to assume the Chairmanship of the SADC Organ on Peace and Security in August, we have requested the support of the UN to effectively maintain peace and security in the region.

Hakainde Hichilema,
President of the Republic of Zambia.

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We were delighted to have had the opportunity to engage in discussions with Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, and his delegation today at State House.

Our talks primarily focused on the partnership between the UN and Zambia, particularly regarding our contribution to peacekeeping operations.

Zambia has a proud history of engaging in peacekeeping efforts with the UN, dating back to 1988 when we first deployed peacekeepers to Iraq. Currently, we have a significant number of troops deployed in various peace operations with the majority in the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).

We reaffirmed our commitment to continuing our contributions to peacekeeping efforts, as we believe instability in any part of the world affects stability everywhere. We also firmly understand that peace is a fundamental prerequisite for economic development.

As Zambia prepares to assume the Chairmanship of the SADC Organ on Peace and Security in August, we have requested the support of the UN to effectively maintain peace and security in the region.

Hakainde Hichilema,
President of the Republic of Zambia.

I almost forgot today's HIVE Power Up Day. I think this is because I failed to do a daily power-up since the day we went to Punta, Rizal. Thanks to #threads and to @luckyali's post. After being reminded, I immediately powered up 10 $HIVE.
As you can see below, I failed to continue my daily tasks participating in the HIVE PUM:
Despite my failure in doing daily HIVE power-ups, the % reduction in my HP growth is not so significant. I think this is because I was able to post one article on Splinterlands Social Media Challenge and three articles on LeoFinance due to the ongoing Zealy campaign.
Here is the update of my account:



Date
Starting HP
Ending HP
HP Growth
% Growth
Cumulative % Growth




01 January
1,240
1,518
278
22.41%
22.41%


01 February
1,518
1,732
214
14.09%
39.67%


01 March
1,732
1,841
109
6.29%
48.46%


01 April
1,841
2,016
175
9.50%
62.58%


01 May
2,016
2,135
119
5.90%
72.17%


01 June
2,135
2,250
115
5.38%
81.45%



MY HP growth is 5.38% this month and my cumulative growth is 81.45%.
I think it will take longer for me to accomplish that Dolphin status with 5,616 HP, not unless I find a solution to the current situation in the Business Office.
Happy HIVE PUD and wishing all Hivers a bullish 2023!
Grace and peace!
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We were delighted to have had the opportunity to engage in discussions with Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, and his delegation today at State House.

Our talks primarily focused on the partnership between the UN and Zambia, particularly regarding our contribution to peacekeeping operations.

Zambia has a proud history of engaging in peacekeeping efforts with the UN, dating back to 1988 when we first deployed peacekeepers to Iraq. Currently, we have a significant number of troops deployed in various peace operations with the majority in the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).

We reaffirmed our commitment to continuing our contributions to peacekeeping efforts, as we believe instability in any part of the world affects stability everywhere. We also firmly understand that peace is a fundamental prerequisite for economic development.

As Zambia prepares to assume the Chairmanship of the SADC Organ on Peace and Security in August, we have requested the support of the UN to effectively maintain peace and security in the region.

Hakainde Hichilema,
President of the Republic of Zambia.