Wednesday 9 May 2018

Today Reminder (The Journey) – 9 May 2018


A reminder for today
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. (Acts 1:8)

It was a beautiful crisp and clear winter morning. The alarm went off, but a swift slap brought it abruptly to silence. It was quiet in the room. Nothing but the calm continuous breathing of a man. From a distance he seems so relaxed but, in his mind, a million thoughts are running like wild horses away from a fire. It has been a terrible week, well basically it has been a terrible month. He walked into the office on the third ready to seal a mayor deal with a huge new client when he was called to the top floor. 

The management team seemed grim and cold as he entered. Their reasons were ridiculous and their accusations a complete lie. He was set up and framed by the very people he called friend. John was the only Christian in a company driven by greed and desire. Every one of those people behind that desk earns millions and a lot of that is because John makes the right choices. For the past few months many of his colleagues were shocked to hear that John accepted Jesus Christ as his saviour. 

Many of them laughed and said he should tell them when he dumped this new girl friend that confused him with this Jesus nonsense. But to their shock John became a more adamant believer and his relationship with Jesus got stronger and to add to their irritation John started to do a lot better in his work. In fact, he outperformed all his colleagues.  

His dismissal did come as a shock. John was a good employee and he loved his work, but their ignorance was just too much. He left the office with soft voices talking behind him as he walked out. What now?

The last two weeks were horrible. John just bought this house and all their weddings plans were made plus he had to pay a deposit. With no income and huge amount of debt John faced bankruptcy. He was afraid, and he felt lost and abandoned by very God who gave His life for him and blessed him so much in his work. Doubt started to enter, and fear was having a ball. 

The phone rang. It was Lizzy. Her voice so beautiful and clear and her words so hard and correct. “John, I know you are afraid and I know you feel that there is no way out of this, but I had a dream last night of our wedding and how beautiful it will be. I know that Jesus will not let the enemy defeat you. So, stand up and get up out of this place of darkness. Jesus is already working on your future. You will see.”

He put down the phone and her words kept on drumming through his head. He was awake now but still sitting. Confused, but he started to feel better when the phone rang again. “Good morning Mr Harper, I am phoning from a company called Global Sales, we are the largest supplier of telecom solutions in the world and we would like to make you an offer as our sales director….”

John was shaking. Their sales director died a month ago, but he was in the John’s church. They met before and he was always asking about John’s job. He made the recommendation on his death bed that they appoint John in his place. 

He jumped out of bed and into his shower. God made the impossible possible. Again.

The two angels that was sitting across from his bed smiled at one another as they continued to guard John from the enemy angels sitting outside to afraid to even come close.

Have an awesome day dear friend of Jesus. 

Cheers

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