Malachi 1:11
My name will be great among the nations, from the rising to the setting of the sun. In every place incense and pure offerings will be brought to my name, because my name will be great among the nations," says the LORD Almighty.
It has been busy two weeks. It also makes the inspiration level lower when I was trying not to download the daily bible podcast into my old handphone because I was planning to upload only in my new handphone. But that never materialised because I needed to sync my bluetooth, get my sim card inside it and heaps of other lazy reasons. As usual and expected, life went on in the midst of busyness and nothing was ever achieved.
2 weeks ago, I was challenged with this point from the pulpit, "If you go up to heaven and the prophet Malachi asks you if you have read his book, what would be your answer". It dawned upon me that I have not read most of the minor prophet's books, so as usual, I challenged myself to do so without hesitation, but.....
2 weeks ago, I was challenged with this point from the pulpit, "If you go up to heaven and the prophet Malachi asks you if you have read his book, what would be your answer". It dawned upon me that I have not read most of the minor prophet's books, so as usual, I challenged myself to do so without hesitation, but.....
Life does move on and there are so many mundane things to do even in the busy, maddening hours. Somehow with the advance of technology and all these social media, there's always a few minutes to check my personal email, facebook account, browse through articles in yahoo..etc. But, never is there time for just reading the bible. What a shame.
No wonder, I find myself either so bored, drained, frustrated or irritable. All the wrong traits that comes from the sinful human in me and nothing of the spirit-led life that I'm called to live. Indeed, without my soul being fed and watered by Godly food, there is nothing that causes me to want to live a good, righteous, and Godly life.
No wonder, I find myself either so bored, drained, frustrated or irritable. All the wrong traits that comes from the sinful human in me and nothing of the spirit-led life that I'm called to live. Indeed, without my soul being fed and watered by Godly food, there is nothing that causes me to want to live a good, righteous, and Godly life.
Today, just 10 minutes ago, I kick started the attempt to read Malachi chapter 1. Quite short, able to complete in a short while. I was tempted to read more given the free time and boredom I had at work, after lunch. But similar to eating of real nutritious food, there's no point trying to eat more healthy stuff than the required portion because more does not equate to better.
So, I shall start making time for spiritual food instead of wasting too much time on inane online stuff. I shall also learn to chew slowly on what I read, so my stomach can filled sufficiently and be satisfied. Oh! I also downloaded the podcast into the old handphone until the time I actually get myself motivated to bring the new phone to use at work.
M.
"...For I am a great king," says the LORD Almighty, "and my name is to be feared among the nations." (Malachi 1:14b)
