Double Impact…

Double Impact…

August 01, 2010

When I read the book of Ezekiel in the Holy Bible, there were many time that God asked Ezekiel to tell His messages to the nations around of Israel and Judah but not to the Israel and Judah. And at the end of the messages, God told Ezekiel that He wanted the nations around the Israel and Judah know that He is God.

Israel and Judah was in trouble, there were being captive by the Babylonians. God let them to be captive because God want them to learn something.

What I learn is when I am in trouble (like the Israelites and Judah), sure that God want me to learn something, but it also can make my environment around to learn that God is their God. So, I call it double impact of God.

Actually I am in trouble now. My laundry business still not earns enough profit to pay my daughter’s school fees and other stuff in my family. I wish that I can still pay my daughter’s school fees, buy the pregnancy medicine for my wife and etc. from this laundry business or from other business. I don’t know how this can make other people know that my God is also their God but I learn to be creative, to be humble, to trust more in God, and so many things in this troubled time.

And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them among the countries; and they shall know that I am the LORD. Ezek 30:26 (KJV)

Ezekiel 29-31

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Kos Yono

And they shall know I am their LORD…

And they shall know I am their LORD…

July 31, 2010

In the book of Ezekiel there were many times that God showed his wrath. God foretold his punishment unto the nations around the Jerusalem and also Jerusalem. Why God did these.

I always see a sentence like:” they shall know that I am the Lord their God” in the end of verses. I think this is the reasons why God did these.

God was not concern about Jerusalem only but He also concern about the nations around like Tyrus, Egypt, Sidon, Amonites, Moab, Seir, etc. God care about them but they didn’t care about God. So, I think it is normal if God angry with them.

Now, I am writing a book. The book is containing stories about the people who are being won and becoming Disciples of Christ. I learn a lot about the grace of God. I saw many people that before he knew God; even they are not deserved to be saved. But, God always give them chances to be saved. Now, they know that God is their God.

And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell with confidence, when I have executed judgments upon all those that despise them round about them; and they shall know that I am the Lord their God. Ezek 28:26 (KJV)

Ezekiel 26-28

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Kos Yono

Be careful of unknown idolatries…

Be careful of unknown idolatries…

July 30, 2010

Everyday I check my hearts. Sometime I found that God is not number one anymore in my life. Jesus Christ is not my “Idol” any more. When I found that happen to me, I immediately change my Idol to God again.

How I know whether Jesus is my idol or not? Actually when I wake up in the morning what is the first thing I think? I think to pray or I think to do another. When I want to do the quiet time base on the schedule, did I delay or I feel “YES… THIS IS THE TIME”?

So, that was I know my heart and what or who my idol is. God says in the bible that if I replace God with other as my idol, than the sin is the same as adulteries. Sure God very dislike it.

And the names of them were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister: and they were mine, and they bare sons and daughters. Thus were their names; Samaria is Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah.

Ezek 23:4 (KJV)

And the righteous men, they shall judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women that shed blood; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands.

Ezek 23:45 (KJV)

Ezekiel  23-25

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Kos Yono