Ancient Words Ever True

Three times every year, tens of thousands of our young people are flushed into the labour market. Majority hope and pray to get a job. However, the supply or manpower is much higher than the demand; as a result, many employers raise the bar unnecessarily high to limit the size of the pool. One common one is Years of Experience. Another one is Age. Only very few firms have a genuine provision for fresh graduates today. We’ll look at Scripture – the story of David – for useful tips on how to land a good job with zero years of experience. Job Vacancy So there was this vacancy in a company called “The Army of Israel.” The job role is simple: kill Goliath. The remuneration: you’ll marry the king’s daughter and everyone in your family will never have to pay tax. (Sounds to me like a very good retirement package). David the Shepherd Boy Once upon a time, there was war in Israel. David’s elder brothers were part of Israel’s army. One day, David, at the instruction of his dad, went...

So we read Genesis 1:1 - In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. But then, what did He do before creating thee universe? This is really a tough question and the answer, if any, is not so obvious from scripture. Maybe the question has never crossed your mind before now; maybe it has. But since you're here now, we shall attempt to provide an answer. We pledge to stay within the confines of what is already reveale d to us. We will look at a couple of places, then draw a logical conclusion. Let's do this! If we run straight to John's First Letter, with Genesis 1:1 in mind, we'll find a powerful description of this 'God' that created the heavens and the earth. This understanding of God, hopefully, will bring us a step closer to the answer we're searching for. After all, common sense suggests that you'll need to know someone enough to know the things the person could (not) have done. Now, John tells us, "This is the message we h...