Isaiah 19: 19 In that day
there will be an altar to the Lord in the
heart of Egypt, and a monument to the Lord at its
border. 20 It
will be a sign and witness to the Lord Almighty in
the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the Lord because of
their oppressors, he will send them a savior and defender, and he will rescue
them.
21 So the Lord will make himself known to the Egyptians, and in that day they will
acknowledge the Lord. They will worship with sacrifices and grain offerings; they will
make vows to the Lord and keep them. 22 The Lord will strike
Egypt with a plague; he will strike them and heal them. They will turn to the Lord, and he will respond to their pleas and heal them.
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After seeing belligerence I had to throw the person out of
my meeting. After seeing no work produced in the time I wanted, I had to fire
this other person. After seeing a report about this person’s performance, I had
to put them on notice. Years of management had taken its toll. This great land
called corporate paid me well to make enemies.
- There were times when I was the oppressor.
- There were times when I was the heavy.
- There were times when I was the bearer of bad news.
Tough or thick skinned is what people in corporate called
it. Some may even say moxie. Looking
back on things, I can see that corporate land is similar to that of Egypt land.
It provided great wealth, but took my eyes off the prize.
- GOD wants me to turn my heart back to HIM.
- GOD wants me to see HIS kingdom first and HE will add what HE wishes to me.
- GOD wants me to send my pleas to HIM so HE can heal me.
Every minute spent chasing Egypt is a minute spent away from
GOD. HE wants me to bring HIS kingdom to Egypt on a daily basis. HE wants me to
infiltrate my job and pray for those around me whom HE delivers to me. GOD
wants me to be in the world while not being part of it.
- Are you chasing “success?”
- Do you spend an exorbitant amount of time trying to “get paid?”
- Can you stop for a moment and dedicate some time to GOD?
- Will you seek HIS kingdom first without seeking something in return from GOD?
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