“For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.” – NIV
Now thats something wow just reading through it! Don’t you think?
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Meditation on Matthew 1
Today morning, I was meditating upon the first chapter of Matthew. I found some interesting facts that I have never realised all these years while reading through them. I have a tendancy to skip over the long genealogies and frequently read passages to get to one or two verses that touch my heart for that day. But this time, I have made an effort to read the genealogy of Jesus. I have discovered that there were forty two generations in total from Abraham to Jesus (Matthew 1:17).
There are three significant truths that can be observed from Matthew 1:18-24.
Firstly, I believe “Righteous acts in your life save you from disgrace” – Matthew 1:19. Joseph was said to be a “righteous man”. It does not mention if he was righteous man of God or righteous man of this world. Either way, because of the righteousness in him, he did not expose Mary to public disgrace. It says in God’s word, that he had in his mind to divorce her quietly. Later on, we know that Joseph realised that the baby Mary had in her womb was of the Holy Spirit. His righteous acts saved him from his own disgrace in the public. If he had put Mary to disgrace in the first place and later took her as his wife, he would have been in continual regret for the public’s view on him and his wife. Or, he would have been disgraced by public for his lack of recognition that the baby was conceived of the Holy Spirit. The whole scenario could have been a whole lot different to what we read today.
Secondly, “It is good to seek the Lord before he seeks you” – Matthew 1:20. He seeks after you to comfort you in times of trouble, to help you, to save you from trouble, to give you rest; all because of his unconditional love. The bible says, Joseph “considered” to divorce her quietly. It does not say that Joseph sought the Lord when he realised Mary was carrying a child (Matthew 1:18-20). The Lord sought after Joseph to tell him about the child (Matthew 1:20-21). Do you think the story would have been different if Joseph sought the Lord first? I certainly think so!
Thirdly, “Obedience to God is one of the main keys to living a righteous life” – Matthew 1:24. Joseph didn’t doubt, question or rethink about what God spoke to him in the dream. The word says, “Joseph woke up…did what the angels of the Lord commanded him…” (Matthew 1:24). He took Mary as his wife, had no union with her till she gave birth and gave the new born child, the name “Jesus”. He did ‘just’ as the angels of God commanded him. Are you doing ‘just’ what the Lord is asking you to do? Joseph was declared as a “righteous” man and I believe his key towards living that life was ‘obedience’. Are you obeying to God’s word in your life?
It good to ponder upon these things and correct our lives that we may one day become just like him, his children. Is God speaking to you today? Are you ready to be used as God’s chosen vessels like ‘Mary’ and ‘Joseph’?
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Mona Lisa by Precision Shooting [VIDEO]
A Sharp Shooter making a Mona Lisa figure on a wooden cardboard! He has done a great job!
Laura-Lee from her wordpress.com blog writes some of the crucial points to becoming a successful blogger. According to her points, i believe i do use “catchy titles” (literal example “Top 15 Blogging Best Practices”), reference my articles (giving credit for other people’s work) and post frequently (as of now).
I do, however, miss out some other important aspects such as the simple usage of “bold, italics and underlining” techniques and making your blog posts easy to share. One fact that i never knew was adding post tags. It seems to help my readers find me and my blog posts eventually.
Read all the best blogging practices by Laura-Lee
I got to say I have never seen such unique collection of carpets that look amazingly beautiful. They definately get a second look. My all time favourite would be the “Comb out” carpet and the one that i find most unique would be the light carpet (would love to see a photo of this in night setting).