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