FOOD FOR THOUGHT
(06/07/2009)
Be
Prepared
Pastor Jonathan Ling
Summer vacation has started. People like to
ask each other what are their plans for the summer. We all have plans
and dreams. Do we bring them before the Lord and ask our Master, our God
to guide and direct us? James 4:13-15 says: Now listen, you who say,
Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there,
carry on business and make money. Why, you do not even know what will
happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a
little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, if it is the
Lord's will, we will live and do this and that.
We
were shock when we heard about the sudden disappearance of the Air France
flight on June 1. We heard the story of a group of employees on board
who were rewarded a vacation for their faithful service to a company which
turned out to be a tragedy. Another group of people were rejected to board
the plane which turned out to be a blessing. Our plan may not always turn
out as we wish but the Bible says: All things God works for the good of
those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. Trust
in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understandings, in
all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Let's
honor our Lord and put our trust in Him at
all time. Let's also be prepared to see Him when He decides to call us
home early.
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