Thank God it's friday!!! Been quite busy at work lately... and I'm kinda sick and tired of it, but then again, considering that economy's not doing that well, I should be grateful that I have a job! Plus, over time pay is nice! ;)
Anyway, this morning on the way to work, I heard a message from a pastor Jon Corson over the radio..., it's interesting that he was talking about one of the judges I read about yesterday. Ehud, who killed the fat king of Moab named Eglon..., he's quite good at expanding such a short story into a lot of things... I wonder if he's over doing it! ;) But anyway, one of the main things I got out of it was the fact that Ehud used a double edge sword to kill the fat king.... and that is analogous to us using the word of God to kill whatever sin that's enslaving us!
Instead of appeasing to that fat king, paying him tribute, we ought to first 'hide' the Word in us well... and then when the moment is right, use it to defeat it. Just as Christ defeated Satan's temptations using God's word. Unlike Adam and Eve, then actually entertained the idea tossed to them by the serpent... and slowly allow serpent to twist God's word or doubt God's word...
So yeah, may God help us sharpen this sword and teach us how to hide it well within our hearts... so that we may use it during the proper time, instead of allowing our sinful nature to take over...
Today's reading was about Ruth. It just happened that she's a Moabite. As horrible as that fat Moabite king was, God can still use a Moabite to be the direct ancester of Jesus! How cool is that? A God that truly that only hates sin, but loves sinners!
Lord God, we know that this journey on earth is an endurance race. Please continue to encourage us and strengthen us to fight this good spiritual fight on earth until the end. Let Your grace and peace and love continue to rain down into our hearts... and reign in our hearts! Thanks! :)
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