RESULT AND ALIGNMENT.

Life isn't just about getting result as a believer. It's more about alignment. A lot of us chase results and think that's the proof that we're walking with God, but result is not always the true evidence. Sometimes you can get result and still be off track.
Look at Moses. God told him to speak to the rock, but he struck it instead. And guess what, water still came out. The result still showed. Anyone watching would have thought he did exactly what God said, because the outcome was there. People would have celebrated Moses' exploit but Moses knew, and God knew, that he had disobeyed. He exchanged his entrance into the promised land for that one act of disalignment. The result didn't save him from the consequence of being out of alignment.
That's the danger. You can be getting results in your life, your ministry, your work, your finances, and still be walking outside of what God actually instructed. Result can deceive you into thinking you're right with God when you're not. So don't just measure your walk with God by what you're seeing happen or the results you're getting. Check the instruction. Check if you're still doing it God's way, not just your way that happens to be working. Sometimes the struggle is a proof of alignment.
It's possible to have result and still discover, like Moses, that you've been off the track for a long time. Don't just crave for result, seek alignment.

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But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you.

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The teaching to love your enemies was not limited to the Jews or to that period of time some two thousand years ago; it applies equally today and is just as foreign in concept now as it was back then. Many think that if they do not hate their enemies, they are fulfilling this command. But if the Lord treated us according to this principle, we would still be in our sins. We were enemies of God, and the Lord did not come into this world to tolerate us—He came to demonstrate His love by dying for us!

Have you ever been the target of curses or verbal abuse? It is easy to ignore such negativity, but have you ever considered responding with kindness and blessings? Perhaps there are those who harbor hatred towards you; instead of merely tolerating them, strive to do good to them. Find a way to show them charity, mirroring God’s goodness towards you. Some may even go to the extent of persecuting you and seeking to harm you. In such cases, pray for them! Remember, the Lord turned your wayward heart to Him, and He can do the same for them.

God’s capacity to love is boundless, far surpassing our own, but we are called to emulate Him. God loved the world as it was; He did not wait for it to become lovable, and we should not wait for our enemies to change their ways before loving them. God loved an ungrateful world, a world that was not—and is not—interested in Him. His love was not a response to ours or earned; it was a decision based on who He is. That is the love He wants us to embody as well: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son” (Jn. 3:16).

Eric Clermont


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Hello, I would like to share with you the message from 5 août 2026 from “The Good Seed” daily calendar.


And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. (Jeremiah 29:13)

My questions wouldn’t let me go (1)
There I stood in front of the small brick church. My heart was pounding. Should I enter this church? Would it help me find answers to my pressing questions?
 Like most Bengalis, I was raised in Islam. I prayed five times a day, fasted during Ramadan and went to the mosque, but my heart remained empty. Why this feeling of dissatisfaction? Why did my religion not bring me joy? Why, despite all my discipline in prayer and fasting, didn’t I know if I was doing the right thing? And why did my brothers reject me – like the man Joseph, whom I had read about in the Bible? Should I enter the church or not?
 Finally, I stepped in. The man who was speaking suddenly stopped mid-sentence. He started speaking again, but then stopped once more. The listeners began to whisper. For the third time, he resumed his speech, but shortly after, he fell silent again.
 “He must be crazy,” I told myself, feeling puzzled, and I started to retreat. Just as I was about to open the door from the inside, the man began speaking again, and his words struck me right in the heart.
 “I’m sorry,” he apologised. “Every time I start speaking, I feel that God wants me to change the topic: that I should speak about a man from the Old Testament named Joseph, who was sold by his brothers.” Astonished, I let go of the door handle. Joseph? That was the man from the Bible whose story captivated me! Curiously, I sat down and listened.
(to be concluded tomorrow)

Today’s reading: Joshua 9:17-27 – 1 Corinthians 8:1-8

You are never walking through life alone.

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Question: According to Acts 15:28, the apostles decided not to place what greater burden upon the believers?

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HOW DID THEY KNOW?

With this lesson we are doing something different. We covered the transfiguration yesterday but we are covering a different aspect of the same passage of scripture. Matthew 17:1-13.

And this is one of those bothersome thoughts, one of those ADD/ADHD type of intrusive thoughts that 90% of the time do nothing more than annoy me, but 10% of the time can lead to fascinating studies I never intentionally set out to do but learn something from anyway.

And that thought is this, how did Peter, James and John know it was Moses and Elijah standing there? No, seriously think about it. This was a thousand years plus between Moses and Peter, how did Peter know?

There was no Google to use to look it up. No Facebook, no art, remember these are Jews, a sculpture or painting of Moses or Elijah would not exist for them to reference because “graven image”. Paintings didn't exist and graven images were a violation of a commandment so how did three uneducated fishermen identify people from sight they couldn't possibly have a reference for?

They may have known from the context of the conversation Jesus was having with Moses and Elijah.
Maybe Jesus used their names when He spoke with them. It's possible but I think there's a more accurate and reasonable answer to the reason that can only be contemplated about.
The Beatific theory which essentially takes the concept from Luke 12:3

Luke 12:3
Accordingly, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.

and expands on it while adding the Apostle Paul's words from Corinthians.

1 Corinthians 13:12
For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully, just as I also have been fully known.

So what does it mean? The Beatific theory states that upon our death and being received into Heaven there will be no secrets hidden. That at first sight in eternity we will know everyone's name, we will be fully aware of who they were, how they lived, and what they did in life. This type of knowledge removes any need for or possibility of knowing or keeping secrets.

It goes a long way to explaining another ADD/ADHD thought of mine on will we still have free will? Because honestly, I didn't want there to be any possibility of disobeying God after death, because that's just sometimes that's where my ‘lizard brain’ goes.

If in Heaven we will have that ‘perfect knowledge’ Paul talks about and that we will all each will know each other, there can be no secrets, no lies, no misrepresentation. That is an amazing thought! We will all have pretty amazing knowledge of one another which calms one aspect of me yet does not help the introvert in me at all.

But consider this. This perfect knowledge applies to Hell as well. And in Hell, described as burning incessantly, with the spiritual flesh being melted off and then regenerated only to burn off again, over and over eternally. Where one feels like you can't catch enough of a breath to get relief just enough to keep screaming eternally from the pain. Where thirst is not quenched and hunger not satisfied.

So on top of all the physical suffering, everyone will know your secrets, you will know theirs. There will be no lying, no hiding, no need to hide anything.

So can you see that this knowledge will be a gift for some, but a curse for others. Can you imagine the relief of finally unburdening ourselves with things we just can't out loud?
Can you imagine the horror of being stuck forever suffering in the same place as the person you killed?

You see how these little ADD/ADHD moments can throw you off target and send you down a rabbit hole of information you didn't know you needed? Let's thank God for the time when we won't face temptation to sin, that the struggle we have will be gone and we will just be with God in Heaven.


[1] Six days later, Jesus *took with Him Peter and James, and his brother John, and *led them up on a high mountain by themselves. [2] And He was transfigured before them; and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became as white as light. [3] And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. [4] Peter responded and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If You want, I will make three tabernacles here: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” [5] While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to Him!” [6] When the disciples heard this, they fell face down to the ground and were terrified. [7] And Jesus came to them and touched them and said, “Get up, and do not be afraid.” [8] And raising their eyes, they saw no one except Jesus Himself alone. [9] When they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man has risen from the dead.” [10] And His disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” [11] And He answered and said, “Elijah is coming and will restore all things; [12] but I say to you that Elijah already came, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted. So also the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands.” [13] Then the disciples understood that He had spoken to them about John the Baptist.

Today I decree and declare that powers on evil mission against your destiny shall perish and you shall fulfill your divine mandate in the Mighty name of Jesus Christ. Every satanic opposition to your breakthroughs shall be dismantled and you shall thread down your oppressors in the Mighty name of Jesus Christ. Receive the mandate today to crush every spirit of treachery and conspiracy against your life in the Mighty name of Jesus Christ. Every witchcraft sponsored sickness, delay, struggles, rising and falling or limitation militating against your life, hear the word of the Lord backfire by fire in the Mighty name of Jesus Christ Amen

You were never meant to carry your burdens alone, God lovingly invites you to place them in His hands.

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