Sreedhar's Journey

When you have worked long and hard for an organization you wonder if the bosses notice it.  It is painful if you perceive not.  As a person that has been responsible for anywhere between 1 person to over 2,000, I have learnt that building good relationships and appreciating each of your co-workers is so important.  A pat on the back, a smile, a "thank you" or simply your presence walking through their place of work with a sense of caring. But God beats us all in this area. Jeremiah 45:4-5 "Thus you shall say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Behold, what I have built I will break down, and what I have planted I will pluck up, that is, this whole land. And do you seek great things for yourself? Do not seek them; for behold, I will bring adversity on all flesh,” says the Lord. “But I will give your life to you as a prize in all places, wherever you go."  This is a promise to the faithful. Here it is addressed to Baruch, Jeremiah's scribe.  In the midst of t...

If someone something significant for you, do you easily forget? You may remember the incident but your interactions with them may not reflect your gratitude. Such was the case with these tribes of Israel. God did some significant things for them. 1 Chronicles 5:20, And they were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all who were with them, for they cried out to God in the battle. He heeded their prayer, because they put their trust in Him. It goes on to say that God took over. 1 Chronicles 5:22, for many fell dead, because the war was God’s. And they dwelt in their place until the captivity. However, they forgot all this so easily in the ensuing years and worshiped the gods that were in the land. They acted with great foolishness and God removed His protection and presence, leading them to be defeated by the Assyrian army. They had a great legacy of God's abiding presence but they forgot. 1 Chronicles 5:24, These were the heads of their fat...