Sreedhar's Journey

How do you topple a leader? With deceit. You trust somebody but the person can betray your trust because of greed. This happens all the time in politics.  I have been observing Malaysian politics and you see all this from a distance.  Once you have all the money, you want position and power.  It can get quite nasty and evil.  To the point that you are prepared to kill someone.  This is what happened to a Governor in Israel.  Jeremiah 41:2 Then Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men who were with him, arose and struck Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword, and killed him whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land. There was certainly the spirit of envy and enmity.  Gedaliah was forewarned about Ishmael's plans, but he set it aside.  And now he is dead and people are on the run.  They compound the problem by running to Egypt.  Why murder in the first place?  You have added to yo...

We are challenged on every side day by day to have enough resources to live our days on earth. There always seems to be an expense here and there.  We resort to debt to help cover for those things, and sometimes it is easy to access consumer debt like credit cards and that small unsecured overdraft.  All too dangerous and becomes a stronghold.  The writer of Ecclesiastes makes an interesting observation. Ecclesiastes 5:12 The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, Whether he eats little or much; But the abundance of the rich will not permit him to sleep. There is comparison made here between the rich and the poor. One has much but has difficulty enjoying the wealth that he has. The other has little but sleeps well. But the chapter ends by saying enjoy what you have.  The problem with man is that once you have enjoyed much (in your "rich" life) it is difficult to reduce. As I reflect on this I sense that the message is to be contented. There is no way to...