The Preacher's Diary 
… and David waxed faint. And Ishbibenob, which was of the sons of the giants… being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David. But Abishai… succoured him, and smote the Philistine.
2 Samuel 21:15-17.
David, the thrice-anointed of the Lord; David, the giant-killer; David, king of Israel, “waxed faint” in the midst of a battle! A very strange scripture that is, about David the warrior … faint in battle…!
For about 135 years, Judah had been virtually in ruins spiritually and politically, as amplified in the persisting broken walls and burnt-out gates that were the physical and visible indications of those lamentable transcendental conditions (Lamentations 1:1). Nearly the whole population had been forced into exile as part of divine judgment following the nation’s repeated and recalcitrant backslidings. It was a regrettable eclipse upon a proud civilization.
Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.
Revelation 2:20
All food does not serve a nutritional purpose, even though it might have nutritional value. Everything we eat or drink is not because we were hungry or thirsty. Sometimes it is merely for the fun of the food, or because it is part of a social event, or because there are medicinal properties we wish to derive from the food, or because the eating is part of a religious ritual. The spirit realm is one of frequent meals and communions, and that realm recognizes and distinguishes meals and meal types.
We have four new books ready for press:
The Printer has since given us a bill of N1,874,750 (a million, eight hundred and seventy-four thousand, seven hundred and fifty naira only), which is about $1,500 (a thousand and five hundred dollars only) for a first print of 1,000 copies only of each of the four books, while we are working to have them also on Amazon/Kindle before May 2, 2024. Meanwhile, five other books are ready to follow after these.
We are persuaded that there is one of God’s children, one of our readers, whom He has “commanded” to undertake this project (1 Kings 17:9), which is why we are bold to put out this notice, as we would not usually do. If you are not that person, no problem. Please, pray. If you are that person, kindly reach us at The Preacher office: Sister Hope: +234 803 5115 164; Brother Kontein: +234 803 3388 489; or by email: info@thepreacher.info, or you might wish to do a direct anonymous transfer to any of the following accounts: The Preacher, Access Bank (Nigeria), 0000 788 064 or The Preacher UK, Barclays Bank, Account No: 23974367; Sort code: 20-44-91; IBAN code: IBNGB22BARC20449123 974 367 or PayPal, The Preacher UK PayPal account: https://www.paypal.me/
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The Preacher
Dreams, by virtue of their timing, can be very significant. When there is a coincidence of thought and dream, it could be no ordinary dream after all. In Matthew 1:20, Joseph had a great crisis of emotions. His fiancée had been found pregnant, and he was not responsible. What was he going to do, without putting her to public embarrassment? He was going to disengage from her quietly.
Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.
John 13:36.
Everyone cannot follow you every time to every place. There is a place to which even faithful followers cannot follow you; a season when not even the closest of protocols who had followed you to the exclusive Mount of Transfiguration should follow you further (Matthew 17:1-3). If you can’t discern the seasons, there could be a crisis of wasted sacrifices, and high priests denied access into the holiest for sisterly pollutions from committed common hands (John 20:17).
Sometimes we waste precious waters washing the feet of folks whose heart is already sold. The cleaning power is not all in the water or in the washer. Holy motions become mere rituals when hearts are far from acts.
In the closing moments of His ministry on earth, Jesus stooped to wash the feet of His disciples. At the end of that precious process, this was His solemn announcement: “ye are clean, but not all.” As if it had not been said clearly enough, it is repeated in the next verse: “Ye are not all clean” (John 13:10, 11).
Helpers of God
Come to think of it: if Jesus was the Son of God, or God Himself, as we learn, did He need a mortal’s boat? Couldn’t Heaven have dispatched a chariot of fire for Him to preach from? Did the great God have to ask a mere man for his boat? Wasn’t that moment the unique opportunity to display His greatness as He stood mid-air above the waters to preach the mysteries of God? Does the Almighty God need mortal partners in His Kingdom projects? Do I have a boat He might need this morning? Could that partnership be the key to ending the reproaches of a protracted night?
Every miracle does not take place in every location, otherwise Jesus would not have needed to instruct Peter to move from where he already was, to elsewhere called “the deep.” Only He knows where your treasures are hid. Sometimes we labour much because we are in the not-deep wrong place. There, we blame the barren rivers and an ‘unkind God.’ Some miracles might never be, until we are in the deep place where they await us. “Launch out…”!
1 And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,
2 And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
3 And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.
4 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
5 And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.
6 And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.
7 And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.
Luke 5:1-7.
