This is one of my favourite passage. It truly shows that God is Love: (Gen 18:20-33)
And the Lord said: "The outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is indeed great, and their sin is exceedingly grave. I will go down now, and see if they have done entirely according to its outcry..............."
Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, while Abraham was still standing before the Lord.
And Abraham came near and said "Will Thou indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city; wilt Thou indeed sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the 50 righteous who are in it?... Shall not the JUDGE of all the earth deal justly?"
So the Lord said "If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole place on their account."
And Abraham answered "Now behold, I have ventured to speak to the Lord, although I am but dust and ashes. Suppose the 50 are short of 5, wilt Thou destroy the whole city because of 5?"
And God said, "I will not destroy it if I find 45 there."
And Abraham spoke to Him yet again, "Suppose only 40 are found there?"
And God said, "I will not do it on account of 40."
Then Abraham said, "Oh may the Lord not be angry...suppose only 30 are found there?"
And God said, "I will not do it if I find 30 there."
And Abraham said, "Behold I venture to speak to the Lord. Suppose 20 are found there?"
And God said, "I will not destroy it on account of the 20."
And Abraham said, "Oh may the Lord not be angry, and I shall speak only this once. Suppose only 10 are found?"
And God said, "I will not destroy it on account of the 10." And as soon as He had finished speaking to Abraham, the Lord departed. Abraham returned to his place.
God did not have to pause and think before answering Abraham. From the swiftness of God's answer to Abraham, I can see God's nature is Merciful and Kind.
The story continued. Apparently there were not 50, not 45, not 40, not 30, not 20, not 10 righteous people in the city. Only Abraham's family members were righteous and they were told to leave the city before the whole city, and all the unrighteous, were destroyed in a hail of brimstone and fire.
This 3rd anniversary of the Asia Tsunami tragedy reminded me the above biblical story. I have no doubt that God is in control of peace and war, disasters, epidemics, life and death.
But I am still wondering if there were 10 righteous people among those who perished in the Tsunami. We will not know the answer. Perhaps, just perhaps, there were 9 or fewer.
The answer is not important anyway. It is just a thought of a seeking mind.
Hallelujah!
Saturday 29 December 2007
Benazir Bhutto on a suicide mission
Perhaps with so many politicians dead, Ms Bhutto was immuned to the idea of being killed in the next few days.
Her father Mr Bhutto Snr was hanged. President Zia-ul-Haq was killed in a mysterious plan crash. President Ziaur Rahman was mowed down in a coup.
Her return to India last month immediately caused the death of 140 when bombs exploded around her.
Surely she knew that more bombs would explode around her, wherever her presence was.
Yet she appeared in public! Surely she understood that there were suicide bombers within the crowd around her!
It really sounded foolhardy to me! It was not her life in danger only, but the lives of all her supporters around her.
Would you go into a cage with 10 hungry lions, again and again? Unless you are a fool, you should know its a matter of time before you are eaten up.
What can you do, or hope to change, when you are dead?
Her father Mr Bhutto Snr was hanged. President Zia-ul-Haq was killed in a mysterious plan crash. President Ziaur Rahman was mowed down in a coup.
Her return to India last month immediately caused the death of 140 when bombs exploded around her.
Surely she knew that more bombs would explode around her, wherever her presence was.
Yet she appeared in public! Surely she understood that there were suicide bombers within the crowd around her!
It really sounded foolhardy to me! It was not her life in danger only, but the lives of all her supporters around her.
Would you go into a cage with 10 hungry lions, again and again? Unless you are a fool, you should know its a matter of time before you are eaten up.
What can you do, or hope to change, when you are dead?
Thursday 27 December 2007
Shopping At KL Megamall
My family and I drove up to Mines Theme Park, KL and Saujana from 16 to 23 Dec 07.
We spent 2 nights at Mines. Then 3 nights at Kuala Lumpur. Finally, 2 nights at Saujana. I spent the Hari Haji holiday at Mid-valley MegaMall.
It always amaze me how Shopping Centres in Malaysia could be so much better and bigger than those in Singapore. If I were to give MegaMall 85 marks, the best shopping centres in Singapore could only score 50 marks.
I visited One Utama Shopping Centre too. It was just as amazing.
Over the years, I noticed that prices of goods in Malaysia have risen a lot. A plate of Hor Fen used to cost RM7. Now it cost RM9.50. I wonder how the local people cope with the inflation.
I have not made entries to these blog for a few months. I will be more regular from now on.
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We spent 2 nights at Mines. Then 3 nights at Kuala Lumpur. Finally, 2 nights at Saujana. I spent the Hari Haji holiday at Mid-valley MegaMall.
It always amaze me how Shopping Centres in Malaysia could be so much better and bigger than those in Singapore. If I were to give MegaMall 85 marks, the best shopping centres in Singapore could only score 50 marks.
I visited One Utama Shopping Centre too. It was just as amazing.
Over the years, I noticed that prices of goods in Malaysia have risen a lot. A plate of Hor Fen used to cost RM7. Now it cost RM9.50. I wonder how the local people cope with the inflation.
I have not made entries to these blog for a few months. I will be more regular from now on.
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