Post by allenehatherell12 on May 19, 2008 2:37:00 GMT -5
''God Help China'' was written on an email that came round to us all at work, warning us of the potential shocks expected as far south as Shanghai on the day of the earthquake in Chengdhu. Its now a week later and there has been a 3 minute silence at 2:28pm this afternoon to acknowledge when the quake struck and the enormous loss of life. 5 million are displaced, millions are directly affected, over 30,000 now feared dead, 700 schools in one city alone flattened, all students gone. In an instant. In one road you can see houses untouched and then another row gone...how? corruption and greed. Building and buisness practice in general is driven to make profits, lives are cheep. To cheat and get away with it here is admired. Clever buisness man. Of course many will die, but not the ones who are guilty. The government will have a very public display of arresting the criminals...middle mens heads will roll as usual and the corrupt officials will remain as always, above the law. Comfort is that they are not above Gods Law. None of us are. Photos have graphically been displayed on the news....small hands thrust through the rubble, still clutching their pens. The corruption, the greed, the one child policy and standard no-permission needed sterilisations, done on millions of women across this country without their knowledge, means an entire generation is gone, and most likely unlikely to be ''replaced'', even by this political dictatorship.
The olympics? do not even get me started on that one...this country cannot expect God to help them...when the vast majority worship the God of money and excess. How can they expect God to help when they persecute His church and deny His exisitance over and over again, allowing a 3 self government sanctioned church to blossom that cosies up to Islam and the pope and has women preaching in trousers in the pulpit, from a ''message'' Bible, and monies are collected and spent on further persecution of the Church....how can God help China? God has revealed to the world His power yet all I hear is about Mother Natures wrath...we seem to be in awe of the creation and ignore the creator. Same sex marriage, cloning of a cow with human cells in UK 2 weeks ago, sections of the church now saying Islam is OK, the denial of Christ more and more in our society as the new tolerance eats away at our values and our morality, as we are told there are many ways to reach God...as if we ''reach'' Him by some tower of babel....a tower just like the one I can see when I look at the Shanghai skyline. The tallest building in the world is almost complete, it has clouds around it most days!! and it worships? money!! its the world bank building. Such conceit and pride washes this nation. God help China? I do not think so...not unless they call out for Him and turn away from their false Gods of money and pride.
Please pray for China, that as they call out in their distress, God will hear their cries and send a comforter. Pray for the strength of the workers in the field who spread the only message of hope: Jesus Christ, often at great risk to their lives. Persecution is real here and it is harsh so protect them Lord as they labour for you. Please pray for the mothers wailing for their lost children, pray this country will hear the Word of God freely and that people will turn to Him and find comfort. Please pray for China. Amen. Sister Allene <><
The olympics? do not even get me started on that one...this country cannot expect God to help them...when the vast majority worship the God of money and excess. How can they expect God to help when they persecute His church and deny His exisitance over and over again, allowing a 3 self government sanctioned church to blossom that cosies up to Islam and the pope and has women preaching in trousers in the pulpit, from a ''message'' Bible, and monies are collected and spent on further persecution of the Church....how can God help China? God has revealed to the world His power yet all I hear is about Mother Natures wrath...we seem to be in awe of the creation and ignore the creator. Same sex marriage, cloning of a cow with human cells in UK 2 weeks ago, sections of the church now saying Islam is OK, the denial of Christ more and more in our society as the new tolerance eats away at our values and our morality, as we are told there are many ways to reach God...as if we ''reach'' Him by some tower of babel....a tower just like the one I can see when I look at the Shanghai skyline. The tallest building in the world is almost complete, it has clouds around it most days!! and it worships? money!! its the world bank building. Such conceit and pride washes this nation. God help China? I do not think so...not unless they call out for Him and turn away from their false Gods of money and pride.
Please pray for China, that as they call out in their distress, God will hear their cries and send a comforter. Pray for the strength of the workers in the field who spread the only message of hope: Jesus Christ, often at great risk to their lives. Persecution is real here and it is harsh so protect them Lord as they labour for you. Please pray for the mothers wailing for their lost children, pray this country will hear the Word of God freely and that people will turn to Him and find comfort. Please pray for China. Amen. Sister Allene <><