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A fool's
paradise
Gal.5:26(The
Message)
"That means we will not
compare ourselves with each other as if one of
us were better and another worse. We have far more interesting things
to do with our lives. Each of us is an original."
Rom.12:6(The
Message)
"let's just go ahead and
be what we were made to be, without enviously
or pride fully comparing ourselves with each other, or trying to be
something we aren't.
If you preach, just
preach God's Message, nothing else;"
1 Cor.15:10(KJV)
"But by the grace of God I
am what I am: and his grace which was
bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than
they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me."
Psalm 139:24(KJV)
"I will praise thee; for I
am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous
are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well."
Prov.
22:2(KJV)
"The rich and poor meet
together: the LORD is the maker of them all."
The common folly of mankind is to exalt the creature above the Creator.
One result of this folly is self-centeredness that gradually or
suddenly leads to the destruction of self and others.
When one tries to be what God has not made one to be or when one tries
to be what God has made one to be without God's help,
one is really living in a fool's paradise!
The fool's paradise is that virtual world in which one wants and works
to be 'a clone' of others (inferiority
complex) or where one wants and manipulates others to be one's 'clones' (superiority complex).
'A clone' is a person who is re-inventing himself/herself to
conform to the image of someone else, the
latter could be a pop idol or a charismatic leader or a local
hero/heroine.
In other words, the former is trying to
fulfill the destiny of the latter instead of his/her own unique and
original divine destiny.
This subtle and cruel process of 'cloning' sends the destinies of the
former (victims) into the graveyard after
their originalities have been deformed.
Each person has a divine destiny that is unique without being superior
or inferior to that of another person despite differences in background.
Each one should celebrate the divine destiny of another person without
envy, pride, or
bitterness.
But there is still hope for anyone with a so-called lost or dead or
buried or imprisoned destiny!
All it takes is a personal encounter with Jesus Christ who is the
resurrection and the life (John 11:25).
It is only Jesus Christ who can give life and freedom to the real
person within these victims so that their originalities are restored
and they can fulfill their divine destinies.
The first step is to repent of one's sins and receive Jesus Christ as
one's personal Lord and Saviour (John 1:12).
When one is in Christ, one has to be
Christ-centred as empowered by the Spirit of God so as to preserve and
demonstrate one's restored originality in conformity not to the world
system around(Rom.12:1-2) but to Christ within(Rom.8:29)upon the throne
of one's heart.
For those favoured by God to be mentors or role models for others, the love and fear of God within is the only
force that restrains one from making the latter (protégés)
into clones(1Cor.11:1).
The protégés should be encouraged to fulfill their own destinies
primarily to please their maker (the Lord
God) who has entrusted them to the mentors.
And if one is guilty before God their maker for any kind of
manipulation, one should repent now or face
divine judgment later(Rev.20:11-12)!
For those who have their destinies restored, God's
love and forgiveness should be humbly and graciously extended to those
who had wrongfully 'cloned' them (Eph. 4:32)!
Finally, now is the right time for anyone to
leave the fool's paradise and through the Lord Jesus Christ enter into
one's real divine destiny!!!
Rev. 4:11(KJV)
"Thou art worthy, O Lord,
to receive glory and honour and power: for
thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were
created."
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