Matthew 10:23
It was a week of DOUBLE whammy.
First, I learned that a colleague in Malaysia, L, who is a good friend, has resigned. Then I found out that another colleague J, a faithful brother and wonderful friend, is also leaving the organization.
People come and go; that's life. But when you have seen the best and the worst, the sincere and the hypocrites, the diligent and the political, you can't help but feel a tinge of sadness as more of the former leave.
They say birds of a feather flock together. I can't agree more. Can a sparrow flock with hawks without becoming lunch? While the migratory birds have flown south, those who remain face a tougher time with flocks of a predatory kind. They circle endlessly, swoop down when you barely notice, and knock you out cold.
But praise be to GOD, for "We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;" (2 Corinthians 4:8-9).
Father GOD, give us the strength and grace that we badly need. Strength to stand up to the oppressors, grace to forgive and love them as You do. At the right time, LORD, lead us where You want us to go. There is a time for everything, as Solomon says in Ecclesiastes 3:1. "A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted" - Ecclesiastes 3:2. By inference, a time to join, and a time to separate, a time to come, and a time to go, a time to draw near, and a time to walk away, shaking the dust off our feet.
In everything, let no sin be found in our words, actions and thoughts. May Your will be done, O LORD, and may Your Name be blessed forever.
Amen.
Thomas
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