What does it mean to edify? Does it define a period when someone “speaks to our situation?” many times Yes, but does this mean that what is said will always be pleasant to hear, no. what it means is that the hearer will be strengthened in Christ. Allow me sight a native example: I visited a friend’s place and his grandma who had just come from the US presented us with chocolates (Celebrations) mini chocolate bars barely the size of half my thumb and she shared one each to I and my Friends (her grand children). After we ate this, she went inside and came out with a tray of cups for all of us, in my mind it was time for juice. But it was actually time for juice a juice called “Agbo” or “Agbo Jedi Jedi” (I must apologize to my foreign friends here; Agbo Jedi is a native drink of Western Nigeria that helps control sugar levels) I was terrified as she brought the jug near me, she said to me, “Take it, it is good for you, I bluntly refused to take it, because I was not her child or grandchild she let me pass but my friends (her grandchildren) did not dare protest. I watched them gulp that terrible tasting potion down their throats. I watched them squeeze their faces as it went down and as they rounded up I heard the grandma say “en hen” which was her expressing “that’s good” in Nigerian vernacular. Only the Father knows what is good per time and to be compelled by Him per time is to be compelled by Love, is to walk in Love. However the manifestation very harsh or very gentle we must be overtaken by compassion in our doing so, in our doing so True Love, Eternal life who is Truth will be heard in our voice and it will edify and I’m very sure that when we are on the receiving end whether it was pleasant or hard on us we will hear a resounding “en hen” from our heavenly father. (Excerpts from a writing I have not finished)
Posted on: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 11:09:32 +0000
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