Tell the truth not only the good…

Tell the truth not only the good…

July 14, 2010

Sometime we want to be nice and tell only the good things to someone besides telling the truth about him. Hananiah did this kind of action and GOD sentence him to death.

Telling of good things of someone is a good thing. But if we are telling only good thing, it is a bad thing and God doesn’t like it because it will make the one who we told the thing become pervert.

Last night I met my father. We were discussing about his new business. I told that the business will be a good business because I have surveyed and counted the cost. I told him about the obstacles and problems to. So, I told him about the good things and about the things that must be fixed. And the best thing I told him about this is GOD’s plan (because my father doesn’t know my GOD, yet.) everything that has happened is GOD's plan. I am happy to do this. I am telling the truth not only the good.

Just for the information: Two days ago, the hotel’s supervisor came to the Huge Laundry company (the company that my laundry associate with), they surveyed the laundry and they asked for the price list. This is a positive step. I wish GOD is accompaning me in this business.

Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah's neck, and brake it. Jer 28:10 (KJV)

Go and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus saith the Lord; Thou hast broken the yokes of wood; but thou shalt make for them yokes of iron. For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; I have put a yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him: and I have given him the beasts of the field also. Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; The Lord hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie. Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught rebellion against the Lord. So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month. Jer 28:13-17 (KJV)

Jeremiah 28-30

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Just to make sure GOD is happy...

Just to make sure God is happy…

July 13, 2010

Usually God command the king of Judah to fight and GOD will make them win. But this time is different. God command the king of Judah to surrender to the enemy and God will let them live.

It seems that God feel numb to the Israelites. God always protect them and they give nothing to GOD. Yes, until now they still exist but I don’t think their heart is peaceful.

I wish that I can always make GOD happy. I don’t want God have a numb feeling about me. I must focus on GOD. Everything is for GOD. My life, my family, my ministry, my business, my though, etc. Everything is just to make Him happy. That’s it.

I want to thank GOD because He blesses my laundry business. Now we can achieve almost US$11.5 every day continuously. The next thing I must do is to make it advance to the next level. Our laundry is using a compact wet washing machine. Only wet washing clothes can be washed here. We can not dry clean and wash special kind of clothes like traditional, suit, leather, etc. yet. Some day we will have dry clean machine. So, the thing that I can do to make it advance is to optimize the use of the machine, to optimize the washing machine and the employee.

Finally, I must share this. Few days ago, I pray to GOD and asked for customers that bring a lot quantity of the laundry to our store and GOD answers it. The customers keep coming with the quantity more that value more than US$5. I am so grateful of that. Just for the information, we are washing laundry per Kg. The price is about US$0.6 each Kg.

Each Kg is about 4 t-shirts. So, how many t-shirts (if the customer bring t-shirt) when the value of the laundry is US$5? It’s a lot.

I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.
Jer 27:12 (KJV)

Jeremiah 24-27

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It is still good...

It is still good…

July 12, 2010

I know why Jeremiah was very desperate. God always ask him to deliver the bad news to His people, to King of Judah, to the nations around, etc. I can imagine what he will get when the people response his news. May be someone will hit him, someone will mad to him, someone will throw him with stone, the kings will kill him, beheaded him, etc. His life will full of terror.

His job is not a good job. He can not earn money from his job. He can not be wealthy from his job. His life is menacingly. I really respect Jeremiah because even his whole life is in terror he always obey God and always tell the news.

I must be grateful because I never found the bad things like Jeremiah’s before because of sharing bible. So, I think I must have a grateful heart. This Friday I and my church member plan to meet someone. we are going to share the bible to him. We are doing this because this is our real job.

This is one of the massages the he must deliver:

Thus saith the Lord; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word, And say, Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates: Thus saith the Lord; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place. For if ye do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people. But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the Lord, that this house shall become a desolation.

Jer 22:1-5 (KJV)

Jeremiah 21-23

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