Friday, December 01, 2006
For the good of those who love Him
"And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. 29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.
God’s Everlasting Love 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? 33 Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. 34 Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written: “ For Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.”[c]37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. 38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."Who is this King of Glory? He happens to be my King. Or rather, I happen to be His subject. More than that, I happen to be His son as well! What's so significant about that you say? Well, I'm not sure about you but to me that's the reason why I can still stay in one piece even when my world is falling apart. I shall not be ashamed to say that my family's headed for bankruptcy. Thanks to some poor decisions and habits made by my earthly father, we are now one of the rare families in the 21st century Modern Singapore to be living without a fridge, washing machine, or any other household essentials. Even as I'm typing from my office, they are placing stickers on our possessions back at my earthly home to seize it as their property. Very soon I will have a spacious house. Thankfully my wise mommy has moved my computer to my aunt's house. Else we'd really be primitive. Any prayer warriors out there willing to pray for God to turn this situation for 'the good of those who love him?' Anyone out there who believes that this is not a sign that God has forsaken my family but that it is a natural consequence of my dad's decision and God can use it to bring my parents to look to Him for dependence and salvation? I am assured of that (the wonderful blessings of having a personal relationship with HIm). I wanna say a BIG thank you to all my friends (not a lot really) for being there for me in big and small ways. Every bit from a msg to a hug has helped tremendously. God will bless you who 'gives a tunic to those who have none'. My dad needs heaps of prayer because he's still in denial and wishes to stave off this bankruptcy by more borrowing from friends. Thank you all who will be praying. Mantou at 11:52 AM