'whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life?
>>>>> ....instead you ought to say, If the Lord wills,we shall live and do this or that.'
>>>>> James 4:15
>>>>>
>>>>> I know I used to be a little intimidated whenever I read through the bio data of a very successful person or persons that I was about to meet. But should one begrudge the wealth of talent God has blessed this person with, should one withhold the sense of awe and respect for the superfluous use of his or her gifts? What about those who are equally successful in the service of mankind or even better, in the service of our Lord?
>>>>>
>>>>> In the leading of worship at the foot of the throne of God, Lucifer was the angel of angels. Sadly, pride got the better of him and he wanted to be better than God.
>>>>> All of us who are blessed to move from believers to followers of our Lord Jesus Christ, are blessed by the empowerment of the Holy Spirit. The world sees the glory of God upon and through us. For me, It is often difficult to resist the allure of pride and self glorification.
>>>>>
>>>>> Then He said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men,'
>>>>> Matthew 4:19
>>>>>
>>>>> Each of us will have at least one gift from our Lord. Some might have an over abundance, but it is our Lord Who send the fish to us, and not how good our nets are, nor how experienced a fisherman one is.
>>>>>
>>>>> In the secular world, it is one's litany of achievements and material abundance that is often used as the gauge of one's worth. In contrast, our Spirit God looks for a humble and contrite heart that seeks after Him, and learns to love others like Christ.
>>>>>
>>>>> Away from the glitter of our secular world, lies many a lonely and unfulfilled heart, that no glorification of the world can satisfy. The indescribable peace and joy, that uplifting experience can only come from the sanctification of the Holy Spirit. In serving our Lord, He not just affirms, He provides and His Spirit will move with our spirit that seeks to please Him. Yet God knows we are imperfect and like all who seek to be a holy and living sacrifice, God will allow storms to come upon us, for only then will we learn to anchor our all upon Him, and not be swept away on the wings of pride.
>>>>>
>>>>> 'And Jesus answered and said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her."
>>>>> Luke 10:41-42
>>>>>
>>>>> As I penned this , a friend sent me his latest sharing. It is Godsend for indeed this friend's thoughts complete my own thoughts for tonight. For the many who first read Luke 10:41-42, it is indeed strange that Christ should seem to praise the loafer, ie Mary who sat at His feet, and admonish the hardworking Martha.
>>>>>
>>>>> My friend shared this God given perspective "to do things for God," that is given for a desirous Christian. But in the midst of doing, many of us have lost sight of taking time to rest in the Lord and knowing His will. Our work, even with good intentions have become our God.
>>>>>
'Yes, we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves but
In God Who raises the dead.... In Whom we trust that He will still deliver us...'
2 Corinthians 1:9
>>>>> Like all who are blessed to be in this growing band of vessels for the glory of our Lord, much as our good Lord has blessed us with the means to do His will, it is even more gratifying and necessary to know that it is often in our weakness, when stripped of the accoutrements of what defines our success, that we will truly experience the empowering grace and love of God.
>>>>>
>>>>> An uncluttered heart, with room only for our Father in Heaven must be our response to the love of God. An uplifting joy, totally unfettered is God's assurance to the faithful.
>>>>
>>>> And in closing, I am reminded that God has already laid out the good works for us to do. It is not us who conjure out of our own efforts, good works
>>>>> But it is by His grace He will use us to bring forth these works if we are willing to respond.
>>>>> God blesses
>>>>>
>>>>> Eng hieang
>>>>> 13th jan 2012
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