I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the labours of your hands; yet ye turned not to me, saith the LORD.
-Haggai 2:17
Do I labor in vain, oh Lord? Tell me, that I may know your will. Whatever my hand finds to do it always failed. If things keep going like this, then I must learn the right way. The way of your will Lord!
Oh how pathetic a man whose work became his god! For he wakes up at dawn while his neighbors were in deep slumber. He labors all the day long for money yet he finds no rest in his soul. Cast your burden upon the Lord, oh you exhausted one, and he will give you rest!
Oh how futile the ways of a man whose work became his master! For you have labor for the gratification of your ungodly desires. You have corrupted yourself by treachery, bribery and unjust gain. Repent from all your iniquities and forsake not the reproof of God!
Are your works always come to nothing, oh you greedy?! You must have labor in wrong way. You have ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward (Jude 11), for your deeds were evil. You exchanged your integrity for the riches begotten treacherously. Therefore, God turned the fruits of your labor like ashes on the hearth.
Are your labor ends up to ruin, oh you hardworking man?! You must have lack something in your works. Delight yourself unto the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart (Psalms 37:4). Pray to God, plead to his will, ask his blessings to all your plans and he will direct your paths to prosperity. For with men it is impossible but to God nothing is impossible (Matthew 19:26).
How can we find the sweet success if our works were abominable in your sight oh Father? How can we rest in a greener pasture if you have led us in the wilderness? Oh God, we definitely got what we deserved for going against your will. Forgive us, if we have gone to the rudiments of this world and forced our way out of the narrow path. Our hands became rusty and weary, the once esteemed skills just faded for naught. Oh we have shed our sweat and tears wastefully! Oh Father, surely, we can do nothing without you. Therefore, teach our hearts to be obedient while we plead our humble supplications to you Lord, crying, "not our will but thy will be done (Matthew 6:10)!"
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Spiritual Famine
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:
-Amos 8:11
When you have said, your words shall not pass away (Mark 13:31), you have been faithful until this day, oh Lord! History itself have witnessed how genuine your promises are. Although, the religious unlawfully discarded the authority of your words, yet it did not passed away. Even if they have put the Bible in the "list of forbidden books", nevertheless, it still stand today.
The widespread persecutions, inhumane medieval tortures and the brutish Inquisition greatly wearied the saints. The Old and New Testaments became the witnesses of the truth (for they are God-breathed) and was burned at stake together with your faithful martyrs in those dark days. But you Lord, uphold your promise continually and did not let the living testament of your love to mankind to perish in the pages of history.
Oh Lord! Let it be a memorial to all Christians the tears and blood shed by those who fought for the Scripture. How they stand and suffered from the tribulations in the midst of their executioners. How they stand firm on the truth against those who vilified and condemned them to heresy. For the so-called Christians in the synagogue of Satan thought that, "it is better for the body to be burn than to suffer a soul to read the Bible." The same people who were lurking as wolves in sheep's clothing (Matthew 7:15). They gravely believed that they are doing a honorable and holy calling to God by killing the martyrs of Christ. Thus, they fulfilled what was written: "They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service (John 16:2)."
However, it is disheartening to know that the Scripture (which is now widely distributed) is rarely read and most of the time neglected. When will you learn, oh you backsliding Christians!? When the famine strikes back? How long will you adamantly ignore the Word of God? When another Inquisition shall rise? Make your stand, oh you lukewarm!
Oh Father! You have filled my famished soul with truth and gladness. Your words are music to my ears. They are like milk and honey in my mouth. Teach me, oh God, to cling constantly in your will. That I may not look to my left nor right, but only to the sole and final authority of my faith--- the Holy Bible.
-Amos 8:11
When you have said, your words shall not pass away (Mark 13:31), you have been faithful until this day, oh Lord! History itself have witnessed how genuine your promises are. Although, the religious unlawfully discarded the authority of your words, yet it did not passed away. Even if they have put the Bible in the "list of forbidden books", nevertheless, it still stand today.
The widespread persecutions, inhumane medieval tortures and the brutish Inquisition greatly wearied the saints. The Old and New Testaments became the witnesses of the truth (for they are God-breathed) and was burned at stake together with your faithful martyrs in those dark days. But you Lord, uphold your promise continually and did not let the living testament of your love to mankind to perish in the pages of history.
Oh Lord! Let it be a memorial to all Christians the tears and blood shed by those who fought for the Scripture. How they stand and suffered from the tribulations in the midst of their executioners. How they stand firm on the truth against those who vilified and condemned them to heresy. For the so-called Christians in the synagogue of Satan thought that, "it is better for the body to be burn than to suffer a soul to read the Bible." The same people who were lurking as wolves in sheep's clothing (Matthew 7:15). They gravely believed that they are doing a honorable and holy calling to God by killing the martyrs of Christ. Thus, they fulfilled what was written: "They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service (John 16:2)."
However, it is disheartening to know that the Scripture (which is now widely distributed) is rarely read and most of the time neglected. When will you learn, oh you backsliding Christians!? When the famine strikes back? How long will you adamantly ignore the Word of God? When another Inquisition shall rise? Make your stand, oh you lukewarm!
Oh Father! You have filled my famished soul with truth and gladness. Your words are music to my ears. They are like milk and honey in my mouth. Teach me, oh God, to cling constantly in your will. That I may not look to my left nor right, but only to the sole and final authority of my faith--- the Holy Bible.
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