Sharing is Caring

  Those who serve together     [Romans 16:21-23]     Dr. Paul J. Meyer, whose life goal was to earn tens of millions of dollars and share all that money, as a millionaire who proved 'God gives more to those who give', wrote a book titled “25 Keys for Success” (Internet).   In the book, Dr. Meyer, deals with the topic of 'heritage' based on Christian insight.   In this book, which is a compilation of 50 years of faith and practice know-how, heritage includes everything we do, say, think, and plan.   And he is asking in what form to leave a legacy that anyone can choose and nurture to future generations.   Ultimately, it is a book that not only motivates useful methodologies to leave a good legacy, but also serves as a valuable guideline for those who want to live a spiritually rich life.   Saying 'serving is good business', it offers seven guidelines for service: (1) Provide, (2) Protect, (3) Respect, (4) Trust, (5) Suggest d...

The Word became flesh (8)       [John 1:1-4, 9-14]                       Let me ask the question: When God created Adam and Eve, did God intend for them to be served or to serve? The answer is that God created Adam and Eve for the purpose of serving.   So, Adam and Eve must have served well.   But in Genesis 3, Eve was deceived by the serpent, the most cunning of the wild beasts (Gen. 3:1).   The key to that delusion was “You will be like God”: “For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil” (v. 5).   Why did the serpent, Satan, deceive Eve like this?   The reason is that Satan himself, a fallen angel and an evil angel, wants to be like the Most High God.   Look at Isaiah 14:12-14: “ How you have fallen from heaven, O star of the morning, son of the dawn! You have ...