Leaders Section
Eph 5: 15-16
Be very careful, then, how you live---
not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the
days are evil.
As
we are in the last closing days of the year, we are reminded to be alert and
wise because the days we are facing are evil. Just on the eve of Christmas and Hanukkah
a group of nations in the UN conspired to pass a resolution to try and force
Israel to give up the territories that they have rightfully won during the six
days war.
This
was conceived and supported by the anti-Israel US President who gave his
blessings to the other nations to plot against Israel. This anti-Israel President
has once again shown his dark side in purposefully planning to destroy the land
of Israel and therefore paving the way to divide Israel and also to cause the
wrath of God to fall upon those nations that have ganged together to pass the
resolution.
The
original charter of the UN was to promote peace in the world but now this body
has been used for evil purposes like trying to destroy the nation of Israel and
to rise up against God and His people. This is but one example of evil days.
Other
examples are the corrupt governments in nations that are stealing huge sums of
money from their country’s resources. We read of the evil deeds of the
governments that have caused great hardship to the people and now the treasury
is bankrupt, they have now passed a new law to even tax the Churches because
they need all kinds of taxes to raise money to meet the budget.
This
is another evil act against God and His people. Christian leaders today must be
wise as serpents and gentle as doves. They need to recognize the evil around
them and to be prudent in their dealings.
Let
us continue to pray and seek God’s wisdom and guidance as we lead.
Public Section
Psalm 106:1
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever
The psalmist praised God for His
everlasting love though this was written many hundred years before God poured
out His love through the sending of His Son to die for all our sins. When Jesus
resurrected after He had completed His mission on earth, the love of God was
not removed though Jesus is now sitting at the right side of God, He is still
continuing His ministry of intercession before the Father for all of us.
God’s love for His children is immeasurable,
though He may be angry at the great sin of His people and punishes them for a
while nevertheless He will bring them back to His love.
The nation of Israel is still the
apple of the eye of God. Israel is His favourite and also the first born, God
has made a covenant with Abraham that He will bless His descendants forever and
He will give them The Promised Land and all the blessings that He had made with
Abraham.
Today we are seeing all these
promises becoming fulfilled one by one
This is truly a manifestation of the
love of God that endures forever as proclaimed by the psalmist. In fact throughout
the bible, prophets and spiritual leaders have proclaimed the love of God
because they have received this revelation and they have also experienced it in
their own lives.
We too can reflect and count the
blessings we have been receiving form God because of His love, let us praise
God that Hs love truly endures forever in us.
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