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Man's first attempt to "play God" cloned Dolly the sheep. And Man thought he was intelligent. But whatever Man created, he needed the raw materials, some high tech equipment, numerous experiments, tests and of course failures. How proud.
On the contrary, God is the Almighty God who created the Heavens and the Earth out of nothing. And God created Man out of dust. Hallelujah.
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Can Man be trusted? Does Man's "Yes" really mean "Yes"? Or does it mean "No", "Maybe", "It will be a Yes until something better comes along." Does Man take marriage vows seriously? Does Man really mean it when he utters "till death do us part"?
If it is really so, why then is divorce rates increasing? In contrary, according to 2 Corinthians 1:12-20, we can see that God's "Yes" means "Yes". And God being a faithful God, will deliver His promises.
We must understand also that our problems do not hinder God's promises. In life, we are bound to encounter obstacles because if life were easy and smooth, then why would Man ever need God? Many a times, we can learn a lot of lessons from children, for they will look for the solution to the problems and will never let the problems hinder promises.
Ezekiel 17:1
Faithfulness of God comes in small things. Many times, we look for God's faithfulness in big things. We're expecting an extraordinary miracle to happen in the things we ask of God. Yet, if we read carefully, 2 Corinthians 1:20 tells us that God is faithful to the promises God made. Not any promises. Definitely, not one that comes from Man.
A female eagle will drop a twig from its beak from a very high place and if a male eagle manages to catch hold of that twig three times in a row without fail, she will mate with him. If the male eagle can pass the test of being faithful to the small little things, then in the same way, will be able to take care of the bigger responsibilities.
In the same way, God's faithfulness comes in small the form of twigs. God is faithful in small things. God is faithful to ensure that we breathe when we wake up, God is faithful to ensure that there is food on our table. In that same way, when we look for a spouse, also look for the man or woman who is faithful in small things. If he/she can be faithful in small things such as being on time for service, then he/she can be faithful in big things such as marriage.
We as human beings are made to deal with impossible situations, so that we can say "I can do all things through Him." We can then put our trust in the Lord and rely on His strength instead of our own strength.
And lastly, it is for us to say "Amen" to God's promise. If we really want to receive God's promise of eternal life, then we've got to be faithful to the process. So then the last question to ponder would be "Are we faithful to the little things that God has entrusted us with?"
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Let that question stick in our mind each day. As we try our best to be more faithful in the little things, we will be so.
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