27TH MAY, 2022.

100TH ARTICLE IN ALL

Ancient Rome was steeped in a culture so proud and so immoral. The proud were placed to high heavens. There was no word of humility or meekness in their language. The normal Roman life was to project one's image, display one's brute strength and prove to others they were inferior. It was a display of power of the high class over the lower class. They were the ones in government. The poor had no say and were maltreated.

Pride, lust, sensuality and wickedness ruled the day. These vices eventually brought the Roman Empire into ruin.

Not much has changed in the world today. The lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life still govern the world. Many people have been brought into it. Many people place themselves above others in a way that others will feel inconvenienced. They reduce the self-esteem of others and make them feel worthless. Christ principles of meekness, humility, gentleness and self-denial are considered outdated and therefore unpopular. But those virtues remain the unmistakable evidence of a transformed life.

As you go out today, make up your mind to refuse to be governed by the principles of the world. You must choose to work the narrow way of personal heart holiness. You may seem to walk alone but, no, the master works by your side. Christ praises you even if men don't.

It is enough that the disciple should be as his master.

Like Rome, we have numerous examples of Nations that have fallen around us. We should be watchful not to place ourselves above our master. We should be like Him in words, thoughts, actions and belief.

Stay tuned! I will be celebrating my anniversary soon.