About the Book

Sing to the Lord, all the world! Worship the Lord with joy; come before Him with happy songs! Never forget that the Lord is God. He made us and we belong to Him; we are His people, we are His flock. Enter the temple gates with thanksgiving; go into its courts with praise. Give thanks to Him and praise Him.

Teach me your ways, O Lord; make them known to me. Teach me to live according to your truth and righteousness, for you are my God, who saves me. I always trust in you. Even if a whole army surrounds me, I will not be afraid; even if enemies attack me, I will still trust God.

The Lord will destroy death forever. He will wipe away the tears from everyone’s eyes and take away disgrace we His children have suffered throughout the world.

I have a message, a belief, and a story to share with the world. I have put my heart and soul into my endeavor in order to encourage others. I am not a preacher or a prophet, but this is a voice in the desert proclaiming the day of the Lord is at hand, the day of the judgment and salvation.

We have been created superior to all other creatures by God, more superior even than angels. Angels were created to serve God, but man was created with a special responsibility to God and a responsibility to all other creatures. We were given the ability to participate in life by creating new life ourselves, something the angels were not. We were not created to worship God but to obey Him, for God has millions of angels to worship Him. If we fail in our responsibility to God by failing to keep His commandments, He will forgive us, but if we fail in our responsibility to one another or to the other creatures in God’s creation, what then must we do? We will need to ask them to forgive us, before we turn to God. We must stop judging unjustly; we must no longer be partial to the wicked. We must defend the rights of the poor and the orphans; we must be fair to the needy and the helpless.

God is neither desperate nor does He benefit or lose because of our actions. If we do what is good and walk in the right, we bring good unto ourselves. God will be pleased with good actions and bless us. God is interested in having a good relationship with us; this is the true religion—knowing what God wants and knowing that we are doing what pleases Him.

It is true that for us, our life is like grass. We grow and flourish like a wildflower; then the wind blows on it, and it is gone—no one sees it again. But for those who honour the Lord, His love lasts forever, and His goodness endures for all generations of those who are true to His covenant and who faithfully obey His commands. The Lord placed His throne in heaven; He is king over all. Praise the Lord, you strong and mighty angels, who obey His commands, who listen to what He says. Praise the Lord, all you heavenly powers, you servants of His, who do His will! Praise the Lord, all His creatures in all the places He rules. Praise the Lord, my soul.

About the Author

Charles Elephant was born and brought up in a beautiful town, Mukurwe-ini, Nyeri in Kenya. His real name is Charles Njogu, but Njogu means Elephant in his language. He completed a Master’s degree in International Finance and Economics at Brandeis University in 2003. He is completing another Master’s Degree in Science at New York University. He came to the United States in 2001 and lived in Waltham, Massachusetts, but most recently resides in Newark, New Jersey.

He came to know God and understand His ways in the early 1990s. Since then, his life has been changed completely. At first, he was confused and bothered because he could not understand his mission and his life seemed nothing but chaos. He wanted to hear directly from God and learn more from Him. He knew that if there was a God, surely He had good stories to tell. He longed for those good stories day and night, until finally God heard his prayers and blessed him according to his heart’s desire.

He is inspired most by this passage from Isaiah 57: 14-21. The Lord says:

“Let my people return to me. Remove every obstacle from their path! Build the road, and make it ready! I am the high and holy God, who lives forever. I live in a high and holy place, but I also live with people who are humble and repentant, so that I can restore their confidence and hope. I gave my people life, and I will not continue to accuse them or be angry with them forever. I was angry with them because of their sin and greed, so I punished them. But they were stubborn and kept on going their own way. I have seen how they acted, but I will heal them, and I will comfort those who mourn. I offer peace to all, both near and far! I will heal my people. But the evil men are like the restless sea, whose waves never stop rolling in, bringing filth and muck. There is no safety for sinners.”

It is his humble desire to tap into more knowledge and wisdom from God in order to teach His children. His heart’s desire is to write more books and to record music of Praise and Worship.