Last Friday, I had the opportunity to meet with Mr. Benjamin Prakasm(94 years old), pastor, entrepreneur and loving man of God.
Not many people continue to live until this age. However, when you are given the breath of life and are fully equipped with the Armour Of God, which situation is too difficult for you?
Although the meeting was brief, the outcome was wholesome.
His lung had collapsed, allowing for it to fill up with liquid. I was curious about the beginning of this magnificent world which is hardly without blemish nowadays(that's me sugar coating what has come of this Earth). He was able to speak with me about the:
- Creation of Heaven and Earth
- Creation of the Light
- Creation of the Sun, Moon and Stars and
- Creation of Man in the Image of God.
Did I mention that he knew all this from memory without any reference to the Bible? I wish that I too can someday possess this extraordinary gift. I was really impressed and interested in what he had to say. He was getting late for his medical appointment but did not refuse God's divine appointment. He was determined to finish our conversation but eventually had to leave as the Book of Genesis has 50 chapters.
The same God who created the Heavens and the Earths, who walked on water, who calmed a storm, who raised the dead back to life, who fed a mass of 5000 people solely with a loaf of bread and two fish, the same AWESOME GOD CREATED YOU, not for you to bring shame to his name but to make him celebrate in Heaven that while the world is carrying on in their unlawful and corrupt way, you did not submit to it. Be the rose standing out from all the faded flowers. I can go on till the cows come home but right now God wants YOU to come home, to acknowledge him, to accept his gift of eternal life, to shun the wrong and do the right, to spread the gospel to the masses of people out there and to be unashamed of his Word. So don't be a stubborn cow(grin).
When was the last time you told someone about God? When was the last time you thanked God for good health, a good family and for the very breath of life? What would you do if you had a collapsed lung? You would probably feel faint, rush to the hospital and cause everyone else's blood pressures in your path to spike up(thinking face). But when you have the Holy Spirit within you, you know that you will be healed by his perfect will. I really want to stress the importance of spreading God's Word and being thankful for what you have.
...Some food for thought:
1. You may not have caviar everyday, but there's someone out there who begs for a slice of bread.
2.You are angered at your chores while child exploitation has reached its height in society.
3.You complain you are ill, but that someone is a mute amputee.
4. You have unlimited wants but that someone look into your window, thinking "What would it be like to own my own house. to sleep on a soft surface that is not the road."
While these thoughts linger in your head, ask yourselves, "Is this the life that I want to lead"? Decrease the population of those who do not know God. Do your part by educating those who did not yet experience Jesus in their lives or are too willfully defiant and ignorant to acknowledge God.
The same miraculous God brought you forth the day you were born. He shares a love for us that is worth more than all the gold and diamonds you could find in a mine, a love worth more than all the jewels and money gathered together(no use of hyperbole, it is in fact an understatement of our Lord's love).
God's love is far beyond our knowledge[EPHESIANS 3:19]
The very hairs of our heads are all numbered[MATTHEW 10:30]
The ultimate question is will you acknowledge and embrace God's love for you? Will you change mindsets, which is the primary purpose of this blog.
I hope this post has inspired you!
God bless!
