Thursday, July 28, 2011

Place of Gnashing of Teeth

Psalm 112:10


The wicked will see and be vexed, they will gnash their teeth and waste away; the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.

Matthew 25:30


And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’


The worthless servant is one who thinks that the master is a hard man.   He thinks that the master treats him badly and he has to work hard to earn his keeps.  

However, Jesus is not a hard man.   When we invite Him to take over our lives, we can expect that He guides us along the way and gives us directions sometimes by open doors and closed doors, sometimes by His Word.    If we think that Jesus is a hard man, then everything else in life will not fall into place for a believer. 

How can God give us a car and not the means to maintain it?
How can God give us children and not the wisdom, the finances and the patience to enjoy them?
All God's blessings brings wealth and He adds no sorrows to them.  Believe it.  
God's blessings includes our lovely family, our job(s), our finances, our health, our colleagues and our friends.

Learn to appreciate the blessings around us and trust the Lord for much more.

If we think that the Lord is a hard man, how could we ever go on and enjoy the abundant life that He has already given us?

Look within, the kingdom of God the abundant life, is not on the outside, it is on the inside.
The kingdom of God is, righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

And when we recognise we already have the kingdom of God within us, we also realise the King who is residing inside of us.  How privilege we are, earthen vessels.

God's work is speaking and the whole universe came into being.
The greater One is residing inside of us, and at His prompting we speak, and all our world changes in accordance to our speaking.

What have we been speaking all these while?
The sum total of our lives has been what we have been speaking.
If we don't like what we see around us, start changing the substance of our speech.
And we would not remain in this state for long.

For God watches over His Word to perform it.  If we speak in accordance to His Word, He performs it.
Not us.  And when He performs, it is good.

Let us not harness in our hearts that our Lord is a hard task master.   For this reason, perhaps some of us are experiencing gnashing of teeth and feeling the heat.   Let us repent, knowing the goodness of our loving , gracious and merciful Lord. 

The one who makes 5 more is given more joyous tasks to do.   Entering into the joy of the Lord.

Praise Jesus.


 
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