Dear...
And by reason of the exceeding greatness of the
revelations, that I should not be exalted overmuch, there was given to
me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I
should not be exalted overmuch.
2 Corinthians 12:7
God
is not just prescient, but He has a great sense of humor. This
morning, right after I did a self examination of my still painful
ingrown toe nail, the verse "thorn
in the flesh" (as in above verse) was where He brought me.
He has
always imbue in me this sense of awe, how connected God is with us, if
only we are willing to open and keep open our hearts to Him. Yet
paradoxically, how easy it is
for many to forget the grace of God in their once wretched lives.
Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
John 4:34
East
is east, West is west, the twain shall not meet. This is what Rudyard
Kipling the author of the beloved "Jungle Book," penned. But what about
faith and career? Can the twain meet?
Is this trend towards
separating faith from not just the workplace, but to all public places
contrary to what Christ has lived by example?
In the corporate world,
- it is about plotting ahead a career path, and plotting with or against others.
The corporate world today has evolved from a zoo to a jungle
But
ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye
shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria,
and unto the uttermost part of the
earth.
Acts 1:8
In the kingdom of God,
- faith
is not just about knowing about Jesus Christ. It is about acknowledging
Him as our potter, trusting Him to the point of being willing to go
wherever He leads, to be molded to be like Christ.
If a Christian is a fine piece of art, what will be the attributes?
"Love,
patience, kindness, perserverence, forbearance, selflessness and all
things that should make us different from the primeval instincts of
animals.
Faithfulness is
- keeping your commitments, honoring your promises, and following through on your intentions as led by the Spirit of God.
Can
one continue to live out the attributes of a "good" God fearing
believer, be a positive influence, be at peace and still have a good
career?
More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold:
sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
Psalms 19:10
Just today, I was thinking of buying
more physical gold after a 5 years hiatus. And our good Lord knows my
thoughts and Psalms 19:10 was His immediate retort. Indeed much as
physical gold is not edible and is quite burdensome to lug around, it
has a place as a store of value in the looming loss of confidence in
governments as stewards of a nation's purchasing power. But gold as our
character refined through the crucible of experiences our God and potter
is putting us through is what we must buy, while there is still time.
The
Mayan calendar is wrong. Only God knows and can determine when Christ
returns. But the run up to it, as we have experienced and will continue
to experience in greater intensity, will be earth shattering for many,
for our good Lord wants to bring you out of the delusory grip of Satan.
Charge them that are rich in this world,
that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
1 Timothy 6:17
The
workplace is where most of us spent a large part of our lives in. It is
also where we will interact with fellow humans. The workplace is where
we must work on our salvation, and in doing so, be used by our Lord to
point others to Him. For God is truly our only employer.
But much as
it is great that some have served our Lord diligently, what truly
matters is not what we have done for God, but what He has done for us.
Now
unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask
or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
Ephesians 3:20
God blesses
Eng Hieang
9th Dec 2012
The Final Solution
I chanced upon a video archive( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv6xbeVozhU
) of the 1961 trial of Adolf Eichmann, infamous for being the architect
of Nazi Germany' desire to cleanse the world of Jews. Eichmann's
defense was that he was just a cog in the machinery, and he felt a
lightness and joy, sending millions of Jews to their death. Here was
one man whose belief in the Aryan Supremacy aligned perfectly with his
job at hand.
The twain did meet for him. It was unfortunate that
the focus was not on the love of God, but rather the prideful hatred of
the devil.
Yet, in all things God is Sovereign, and it was largely
attributed to the desire amongst the Jewish diaspora for a country of
their own, to ensure the Holocaust is not repeated, that the modern
state of Israel
came into being.
Today, the twain has met again. The Iranian
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has professed his belief that his
prophet, the 12th Iman will return when Israel is destroyed. His entire
career is now devoted towards fulfilling that prophecy.
( http://www.arewelivinginthelastdays.com/com/iran.html )
Will we see a major conflict next Spring?
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