This week’s topic is a very touchy one since it will have people on either side of the divide trying to take a stand on what they believe. However that may be, let us not forget the main thrust of this blog….true wealth secrets.
From the public view, the word compromise is one that is difficult to define because of human way of doing things. Before I write further on the issue, let us look at what the word of God says in 1 John 1: 5-7, “This is the word which came to us from him and which we give to you, that God is light and in him there is nothing dark.
If we say we are joined to him, and are walking still in the dark, our words are false and our acts are untrue:
But if we are walking in the light, as he is in the light, we are all united with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son makes us clean from all sin” (Bible in Basic English).
From the word of God above, we see clearly that to be joined to God Who is light is to walk in His light in our words and deeds. In the light of this scriptural revelation, it is clear that the definition of the word compromise that means “to put into a dishonourable position or to bring to shame” is at variance with the word of God.
Whatever you want to become or achieve in life, whether fame, fortune, recognition, etc, compromise of any kind as defined above should not be a part of you. In the scriptures, we see how compromise of God’s command caused very devastating consequences for people.
We see compromise in the priest Eli who refused to take drastic action against his sons Hophni and Phinenas who were committing a terrible sin against God. This caused them their lives, priesthood of God forever and a generational curse of death before old age (1 Sam. 2: 22-36; 3:10-14).
Saul, king of Israel compromised and that caused him his kingdom forever (1 Sam. 13: 13-14 and 1 Sam. 15: 13-23). Even when Saul later did what God asked him to do, it was too late (1 Sam. 15: 32-35). Samson compromised because of Delilah, a Philistine, and it cost him his eyes and eventually his life (Judges 16: 15-31).
Compromise to evil urgings of his wife Jezebel caused Ahab, King of Israel his dynasty forever (1 Kings 21: 1-25). Even though Ahab repented, the damage had already been done because God’s word cannot be changed once it has been spoken (1 Kings 21: 27-29).
Compromise caused Amaziah, Priest of Bethel his priesthood, his life and his family’s life (Amos 7: 10-17).
In our world today, we see how compromise to her ex-husband’s hard drugs urging caused Whitney Houston her physical and mental health. Dr. Samuel P. Langley, professor of mathematics and astronomy should have entered history as the man who achieved flight in aeroplanes. After two failed attempts, he compromised and gave up due to the scathing remarks he got from the press over his efforts.
He died a very demoralised and defeated man after suffering a stroke. Today, the world remembers two men of little education, Orville and Wilbur Wright as the men who achieved manned flight in the aviation industry.
Compromise caused Winnie Mandikizela Mandela her marriage after waiting for 27 years for her ex-husband to return from incarceration because of the useless men she associated with. It could be very easy to say that what happened to her could have happened to anyone, but what can we say of those who are able to resist evil urgings? Are they anymore human than the rest of us? No, they just have self discipline, which is required to resist such!
Patricia Olubunmi Etteh, first female and former speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, lost the prestigious position because she compromised her office in a contract award scandal and gave a very bad name to women in that country who have been calling for more female representation in public office.
In the corporate world, we see compromise when Arthur Andersen, a formerly acclaimed and respected accounting firm connived with Enron Energy company executives to defraud hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting investors of their hard earned income. The result? Those involved are currently serving jail sentences.
We also see compromise in the activities of Siemens and Nigerian government officials in the bribery scandal of 10 million Euros to get telecommunication contracts from the Nigerian government. The result? The Nigerian government revoked the existing contract entered into with Siemens.
We can go on and on about the dangers of compromise and the resultant bad taste it leaves in the mouths of those involved
From the public view, the word compromise is one that is difficult to define because of human way of doing things. Before I write further on the issue, let us look at what the word of God says in 1 John 1: 5-7, “This is the word which came to us from him and which we give to you, that God is light and in him there is nothing dark.
If we say we are joined to him, and are walking still in the dark, our words are false and our acts are untrue:
But if we are walking in the light, as he is in the light, we are all united with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son makes us clean from all sin” (Bible in Basic English).
From the word of God above, we see clearly that to be joined to God Who is light is to walk in His light in our words and deeds. In the light of this scriptural revelation, it is clear that the definition of the word compromise that means “to put into a dishonourable position or to bring to shame” is at variance with the word of God.
Whatever you want to become or achieve in life, whether fame, fortune, recognition, etc, compromise of any kind as defined above should not be a part of you. In the scriptures, we see how compromise of God’s command caused very devastating consequences for people.
We see compromise in the priest Eli who refused to take drastic action against his sons Hophni and Phinenas who were committing a terrible sin against God. This caused them their lives, priesthood of God forever and a generational curse of death before old age (1 Sam. 2: 22-36; 3:10-14).
Saul, king of Israel compromised and that caused him his kingdom forever (1 Sam. 13: 13-14 and 1 Sam. 15: 13-23). Even when Saul later did what God asked him to do, it was too late (1 Sam. 15: 32-35). Samson compromised because of Delilah, a Philistine, and it cost him his eyes and eventually his life (Judges 16: 15-31).
Compromise to evil urgings of his wife Jezebel caused Ahab, King of Israel his dynasty forever (1 Kings 21: 1-25). Even though Ahab repented, the damage had already been done because God’s word cannot be changed once it has been spoken (1 Kings 21: 27-29).
Compromise caused Amaziah, Priest of Bethel his priesthood, his life and his family’s life (Amos 7: 10-17).
In our world today, we see how compromise to her ex-husband’s hard drugs urging caused Whitney Houston her physical and mental health. Dr. Samuel P. Langley, professor of mathematics and astronomy should have entered history as the man who achieved flight in aeroplanes. After two failed attempts, he compromised and gave up due to the scathing remarks he got from the press over his efforts.
He died a very demoralised and defeated man after suffering a stroke. Today, the world remembers two men of little education, Orville and Wilbur Wright as the men who achieved manned flight in the aviation industry.
Compromise caused Winnie Mandikizela Mandela her marriage after waiting for 27 years for her ex-husband to return from incarceration because of the useless men she associated with. It could be very easy to say that what happened to her could have happened to anyone, but what can we say of those who are able to resist evil urgings? Are they anymore human than the rest of us? No, they just have self discipline, which is required to resist such!
Patricia Olubunmi Etteh, first female and former speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, lost the prestigious position because she compromised her office in a contract award scandal and gave a very bad name to women in that country who have been calling for more female representation in public office.
In the corporate world, we see compromise when Arthur Andersen, a formerly acclaimed and respected accounting firm connived with Enron Energy company executives to defraud hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting investors of their hard earned income. The result? Those involved are currently serving jail sentences.
We also see compromise in the activities of Siemens and Nigerian government officials in the bribery scandal of 10 million Euros to get telecommunication contracts from the Nigerian government. The result? The Nigerian government revoked the existing contract entered into with Siemens.
We can go on and on about the dangers of compromise and the resultant bad taste it leaves in the mouths of those involved
……………..to be continued.
(c)copyright Gabriel Ama
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