Wednesday, May 23, 2007
“For you
are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth.
" Deu 7:6
similar to 1 Peter 2:9!! :D
“Every commandment which I command you today you must be careful to observe, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land of which the LORD swore to your fathers.
And you shall remember that the LORD your God led you all the way
these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.
So He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that
man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the LORD.
Your garments did not wear out on you, nor did your foot swell these forty years.
You should know in your heart that as a man chastens his son,
so the LORD your God chastens you.
“Therefore you shall keep the commandments of the LORD your God, to walk in His ways and to fear Him.
For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, that flow out of valleys and hills; a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey; a land in which you will eat bread without scarcity, in which you will lack nothing; a land whose stones are iron and out of whose hills you can dig copper. When you have eaten and are full, then you shall bless the LORD your God for the good land which He has given you. "Beware that you do not forget the LORD your God by not keeping His commandments, His judgments, and His statutes which I command you today,
" Deutronomy 8 : 1-11
I want to go! to the Land of milk and honey.. where there is complete trust and reliance upon the Lord and then there is work to do.. but no stress I suppose cos everything is reliant on God! Vocation was given right at the beginning during genesis.. and man knows it today.. (the worst thing that can happen to a human being is to feel useless and worthless and do nothing..)
The Land of milk and honey where I can walk on the land that He has given. Just as the garden of Eden. I wan to stay where He is, where there's true joy, true love, true happiness, true peace. Where God has provided everything for His beloved...
In fact, God has granted this land to His people. Those who choose to believe and walk with Him, He then lovingly holds our hands and bring us to this land... Trust and obey God is all He ask, so that we can be blessed.
In the game that the inventor has created, it is only logical and proper to follow his rules to play the game. If not, there'll be chaos and dishonorable behaviors.. Likewise, in the world that He has created.. isnt it logical too to obey His ways to live by to live a righteous and proper life.. so as to enjoy our lives. our game. He has called us to be blessed.
Signing off...Tingyu^^