Would you buy an expensive box of chocolates, knowing that most of the chocolates inside are rotten?

Any consumer would obviously steer clear of such a purchase. It's a waste of money.

The Bible says You were bought at a price... (1 Corinthians 7:23)

Yes, people, all humanity have been bought at a dear price - by the blood of Jesus, with His very life.

And the most amazing thing is this: He already knew that we were like that box of chocolates, all rotten and stinky, and yet He chose to give up His life for us so we could be saved. Reconciled to God. Made clean.

To all the detractors out there who claim that God is arrogant and unfair for saying that Jesus is the only way to heaven, I ask you this: Would an arrogant, unfair God die for us? I don't think so.

To all those who say that God still has much to 'prove' to humanity, I say this: He has spoken to us, given us His Word, suffered for us, and given us His very life. What more do we need? His miracles are evident, if only you would open your eyes to see. He is real, if only you would choose to believe.

We are less than nothing, but He gave up everything for us. Brothers and sisters, what would we give up for Him?

Post-Election

Glad to report that where I'm at, the buntings, posters, et al have actually been removed!!!

Good job! =)

Election Fever

The world, as reported by local dailies, is officially nuts. There's no way you can escape from election news, national or international.

*yawn*

It amuses me no end to see the politicians' panicky rush to secure votes at the last minute. As if garish buntings and posters covering every available surface will help us decide whom to vote for... And those things are really a nuisance because they're wrapped around signposts and dangle from every conceivable place, blocking roadusers' sight. That's a great way to secure votes, really!!!

As if eleventh hour (and fifty ninth minute) propa- uhh, sorry, broadcasting- of respective good deeds will change anything.

If you're really good, you'd not have to worry about your track record. If you're really good, you don't have to do last minute 'good deeds' to secure constituents' votes because they'd already know you've been doing them all along.

As far as I'm concerned, actions speak louder than words, and consistent actions during those years in between elections count most.

Promises of regular trash-collection in exchange for votes? Forgive me if I'm mistaken, but isn't that supposed to be a basic right? We want to be a modern country, always moving forward, but if we vote for the wrong people, our trash won't be collected on time. Right.

It's funny. Promising a regular trash-collection, but once the election's over, the buntings, posters, et al will still be in place, left to disintegrate naturally with Nature's help.

If one can't even clean up after one's self, how can one run a country?