06/04/2026
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ๏ธ
๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ are just ending, and christian faithfuls were yet again reminded of the significance of this period - Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem, his arrest, crucifixion and burial, and eventually, His resurrection from the dead.
NOW, from a security perspective, and with a closer look at Jesus' confidants (Judas Iscariot, Peter) and enemies alike, considered within a narrow compass of the role of the "SOLDIERS" - the identification of Jesus by Judas, the attack on a soldier by Peter et al-we arrive at very interesting viewpoints: There's a sense that the ROMAN SOLDIERS played a very pivotal role serving as the direct instrument for fulfilling numerous Old Testament prophecies regarding the Messiah's death and divinity.
๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฒ! ๐บ๐๐๐๐
๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ต๐ฌ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ท๐ถ๐บ๐ป ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ (๐๐๐
๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐) ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐, ๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐ ๐๐๐๐' ๐ป๐๐
๐๐'๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐ .....
BUT TODAY, walk with me as we expand the boundaries of this discussion by looking at the NEXUS between SPIRITUALITY & SECURITY... SHALL WE?
Think about this: Much has changed since Jesus walked on Earth, but the more they have remained the same. Even more profoundly so, Centers of Worship and the human populace continue to suffer from insecurities and disruptions of safety. And your PLACE OF WORSHIP, maybe your own person could be NEXT.
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ - security is not just the absence of trouble, but the presence of God's peace (John 14:27) and a sense of calm regardless of external circumstances. Spirituality on the other hand centres security as a resident of that beautiful intersection of inner resilience, ethical frameworks, and the search for meaning in a volatile world.
All signs were that the month of love was not gonna end without something quite astonishingly powerful happening: This was exactly the case yours truly received, and honored an invitation to "preach" security to Deliverance Church International's Delta Security, and more fittingly, from the ALTAR.
And you can safely add that this "solemnization" was overseen by a very senior DCI official, the National Coordinator, Rev. Dr. Margaret Muchai.
๐ป๐๐ "๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐" ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐๐
The concept of security is the history of creation itself. Order, extremely keen and methodical placement of "materials" by God, including "lighting" (let there be light) bore all the hallmarks of a "defined" environment.
Now shrewdly studied and employed by security sleuths, the concept of ๐ช๐ท๐ป๐ฌ๐ซ (๐ช๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐) remains God's foremost consideration in creation itself, and of not just mankind and the universe, but all there is to KNOW about Security & Safety.
๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐ญ๐ฌ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐จ๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐
๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
When Cain killed Abel, the insecurity suffered birthed the concept of "brother's keeper", a powerful, yet often ignored buddy-buddy system which counsels balance, mutual support, surveillance, all round defence and protection, among others.
๐ธ๏ธ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
Layered Security as a concept of security is to be found in the "Tent of Worship" where carefully selected 212 Levites were "deployed" by prophet Samuel and King David. And what's more, from access control, to more serious guard duties "at" the special rooms and treasuries, to key handling and rotation patterns are an exhibition of extremely keenly defined security programs.
๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐, โ๏ธ๐ต๐ถ๐ป ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐
๐ถ๐
And yes, whereas security and safety can sometimes attract a level of nonchalance, their import cannot be downplayed; ignoring security and safety in instances, invite heavy suffering, loss even death: "You can evade reality, but you cannot evade the consequences of evading reality," Ayn Rand.
๐ง๐ฐ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
Mordecai was less regarded, even ignored. It was until his rather game changing intelligence saved King Ahasuerus' life. In a rather beautiful twist of events, Mordecai's story is celebrated annually during the Jewish holiday of Purim.
The rather novel idea to "hibernate" in the pr******te Rahab's house by two Israeli spies, and the resultant rich intelligence obtained from a rather "dismissible" figure, enabled the successful onslaught on Jericho.
I am sure you're now seeing more clearly the nexus between security and spirituality.
Rest assured there's a world of meaning when you consider the two as marital partners, and yet there's quite a world yet to explore when you learn "at" the feet of the two, and with yours truly as the PREACHER.
๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ค ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐.
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๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฎ, ๐๐ฒ๐ซ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ซ๐, ๐๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ (๐๐ฑ) ๐๐๐ง๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐
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