THUMBS UP!

THUMBS

UP

to the stranger who was concerned that I did not find my friend at a certain place.

Asking for someone at a public place and being told that they did not really know about the whereabouts of that person, was also heard at least by one stranger.

The stranger was really concerned about my dilemma and approached me a little while later to tell me to try Facebook, if I remember correctly.

I was surprised, but remembered the “REGULARS” in Reader’s Digest. One is called “Kindness of Strangers”.

Another flower I like!

“BUT IF FROM THERE YOU SEEK THE LORD YOUR GOD, YOU WILL FIND HIM IF YOU LOOK FOR HIM WITH ALL YOUR HEART AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL.” – Deuteronomy 4:29

KEMP HOUSE: THE OLDEST BUILDING IN NEW ZEALAND.

In Psalm 60:8 and Psalm 108:9 we read, “…, upon Edom I toss my sandal; …” David said that.

Shoes in Palestine and in the days of the Bible.

Houses in Palestine have a threshold called the mastaby. There all the people who enter the house remove their shoes and enter barefooted.

Shoes are always spoken of with great disrespect. Shoes are considered unclean like dogs. The work of a slave was to unloose the shoe. What did John the Baptist say? He said that he was not worthy to unloose the shoes of the Lord Jesus Christ. In Exodus 3:5 it says, “‘Do not come any closer,’ God said. ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.'” Read also Joshua 5:15.

What does it mean, “… upon Edom I toss my sandal?” (Psalm 60:8) The meaning of “To cast the shoe upon” anyone is to degrade and humble him to the very limit.

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Read also Amos 2:6; 8:6