20130111:Amos Study : Living Right/ Doing Right

Amos 7:7 "Thus he showed me: and behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand"

(Photo: Taken 9/1/13 @ Marina @ Keppel Bay)

The very first 2013 sermon message on "Living Right" - 6/1/2013

How interesting it was that our president contender Dr TCB wrote about this on the following day (7/1/2013)  following the Aimgate case in S'pore.

It is kind of a affirmation to this little red dot. The top down leadership review - spanning from govt leadership to that of even church leadership. 

There is a chinese word 歪 - wai - meaninging "up" not right, "bottom" not straight - we get crooked "wai wai" . LOL Like this bridge taken above - it looks a little slanted, isnt it?? 

We have missed the mark terribly as a nation .  "Aimed" wrongly on the things that were supposed to be aimed at. Perhaps also even the church as a whole in terms of what she should have been.

Remembering Amos 7.  The Lord asked "What do you see Amos?"

"A plumb line"

Then the Lord said " I am setting a plumbline among my people Israel; I will spare them no longer. The high places of Isaac will be destroyed....." (kind of scary right?..and I do believe that the Lord is purging our nation with Citygate, Bromptomgate, Oralgate, Palmergate and now the recent Aimgate for a season and reason. Likewise, the shaking of the church here in our nation . A watershed 2012 and 2013 ....Rom 8:28)

Plumblines are so important in the survey and construction industry.

I am reminded we are always to go back to that standard set by His Word and not by human standard.

And today (8/1/2013) PM finally requested MND to review into the Aimgate saga . This is indeed a positive sign after much cries of anguish of the citizens.  "Noises" heard at last perhaps. LOL

Reflection

May the Lord's grace and mercy be upon our nation in this turbulent times.

Was reading the entire book of Amos early this morning. In Amos 4:10"They do not know how to do the right" declares the Lord. Guess we know the consequences of the fire that He sent to those places except Israel. IN Chapter 5 - we see the Lord appealing to his people "Seek Good, not evil that you may live...hate evil , love good, maintain justice in the courts...mercy on the remnant"

Thank God, it ended on a positive final chapter in Amos 9. Less scary. He will restore the tabernacle of David. There will be restoration. (Amos 9:11) After all the doom doom doom and gloom...at least we see some blooms of the vineyards, gardens and the fruit towards the end.

A quick read through of these 9 chapters in the book of Amos. More detailed study to come.....

"Many a time we have been reminded by our leaders that we must do what is right. This is because we want fairness for all.

The recent controversy of town councils (TCs) allowing the ruling political party company (AIM) to buy over and manage the IT software programs of TCs, beg a few questions, especially when the company may not serve ‘due to material change’, an opposition ward.

This soft ware is developed using public funds by town councils. Is it right for the TCs to give up ownership in this manner?

For the good of all Singaporeans the administration of public institutions like TCs should be seamless when transiting after each Election.

So did the Town Councils as public institutions do the right thing, selling to a company owned by a political party with its own agenda?

People are also puzzled by why the software programme was sold to a dormant $2 company owned by the ruling political party. This company obviously could not manage and sub the job back to NCS.

Another question asked: the TCs have been successfully using the IT program supported by expertise from NCS, the developer of the system. Why introduce a ‘middle man’? Surely, if the IT software program needs an upgrade or redevelopment it is better the TCs, as ‘user’ should be working directly with the developer eg NCS. The TCs already have the experience getting the first software done.

NEXT, did this arrangement having the middleman raise costs for the TCs, which their constituents will ultimately bear? As AIM is now the owner, is it going to pay the costs for any upgrade or new software development? How much is AIM then going to charge the TCs, which now is at the mercy of AIM?

As TCs are public institutions, citizens are certainly uncomfortable with political party owned companies transacting with the TCs

Much more clarity and transparency are needed."

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Tan Cheng  Bock