Sreedhar's Journey

Your actions speak louder than your words. Your talk talks, and your walk talks, but your walk talks louder than your talk talks. Monkey see monkey do. These are common slang phrases to talk about how we have a disconnect between what we say and what we do. I apologise for using a political example. One political party raised huge doubt about the sanity and patience of the supporters of the other party, and warned of great violence when they lose the elections. Fast forward and after losing the elections, it was instead the supporters of this political party that was engaged in violence instead. There is little remorse till now for this. Such was the situation when it came to the priests of Israel. They dealt with double standards. Malachi 2:14-15 Yet you say, “For what reason?” Because the LORD has been witness between you and the wife of your youth, With whom you have dealt treacherously; Yet she is your companion And your wife by covenant. But did He not make them one, Having...

New Zealand suffers many earthquakes and someone of them sever.  Whenever a significant one occurs, within minutes, this information has circulates to the whole world and people around the world respond to it. Tsunami warnings may go out and the full extent of the damage will only be known at a later time. But I can assure you that those photos circulate just as fast. The same was said by the prophet Malachi to the people of Israel. God will be magnified all over the world. Malachi 1:5 Your eyes shall see, And you shall say, ‘The LORD is magnified beyond the border of Israel.’ Just look at what happened with the verses of Number 6:24-26 in a song called "Blessing".   This video is one of children from around the world singing this song. God is worshiped by peoples other than the people of Israel. And He will be praised 24 hours a day.  Malachi 1:11 For from the rising of the sun, even to its going down, My name shall be great among the Gen...

There are continued reports of earthquakes, volcanoes erupting and large sink holes developing. The earth's crust is generally unstable caused by the internal pressures of the earth. The recent major earthquake off the coast of Sumatra was the first one that had such a catastrophic impact in terms of number of people and number of countries. There is another one being foretold. It is in Israel. The Mount of Olives will spilt and the Dead Sea will have waters flowing into it. Zechariah 14:4-5 And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, Which faces Jerusalem on the east. And the Mount of Olives shall be split in two, From east to west, Making a very large valley; Half of the mountain shall move toward the north And half of it toward the south. Then you shall flee through My mountain valley, For the mountain valley shall reach to Azal. Yes, you shall flee As you fled from the earthquake In the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Thus the LORD my God will come, And all...

Pledging allegiance to the country of your citizenship is a given and important. With that comes various accepted norms to show your allegiance. This includes showing respect to the leaders of your country, standing up straight when the national anthem is being sung and/or played, and protecting the national flag from touching the ground and honoring it when raised. This past few days I saw many dishonouring their country by doing the contrary. The country will become weak if there is a growing number that choose to sustain these acts of counter allegiance. Zechariah prophesied about what God did to counter this same situation among His people Israel.  Only a third passed the test of allegiance. Zechariah 13:9 I will bring the one-third through the fire, Will refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will answer them. I will say, “This is My people’; And each one will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’ That's right, n...

More history!  We may want to forget history, change it or even make it, but the hard facts staring in our faces are hard to ignore.  The history of the city of Jerusalem is rich and profound. David encountered an angel of the Lord there and he proceeded to make plans to design and build the temple of the Lord there. It did not come free. He paid a big sum for the property. In today's terms it would amount to billions of dollars.  It grew in prominence probably because of David and Solomon and eventually got destroyed multiple times. Any archeological dig in Jerusalem will yield literally multiple layers of history. Zechariah 12:10 And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn. In this chapter of Zechariah God promises deliverance in Jerusalem...

Many nations rise and fall with the quality of their leadership. In 2016 we saw a historical moment in the United States where for the first time someone not from the "political elite" has been elected their President. The political scientists, statisticians and researchers had their work cut out to understand how this happened. And I believe the year 2020 will yield its own surprises politically.  In addition, it is facing many domestic issues that do not seem to go away.  These internal issues are compounded by the fact that the United States is at an important milestone in its journey as a nation given the emergence of other superpowers in economic and military terms. Israel faced ALL these as well. Zechariah 11:17 Woe to the worthless shepherd, Who leaves the flock! A sword shall be against his arm and against his right eye; His arm shall completely wither, And his right eye shall be totally blinded. With authority comes responsibility to lead with Godly wisdo...

A ship without a captain, an army without a general, a company without a CEO or Managing Director, and a country without a leader is commonly becoming the case eventhough in the formal sense there is one. No one is leading right and well. The ship is off course, the army is entering an ambush, the company is on a steady decline because it has not properly transitioned to the next S curve, and a country is heading towards anarchy where everyone does what is right in their own eyes. Zechariah says there is no shepherd. Instead there are goatherds as mentioned in verse 3 of this chapter that God will punish. Zechariah 10:3 My anger is kindled against the shepherds, and I will punish the goatherds. For the LORD of hosts will visit His flock, the house of Judah, and will make them as His royal horse in the battle. Israel will be delivered and they will flourish on every land, and they will return to the promised land. There is a strong prophesy of Jesus being the Shepherd that wi...