Forty years is a long time. Many of my friends have not even
been alive that long and for them it is hard to conceptualize how long forty
years is, but forty years is a long time. Moses was called by God to lead his
people to the Promised Land and for forty years they wandered in the desert and
wilderness. The people grew impatient and doubted. But Moses held to the
promise that God had given him and with hope before him he remained faithful.
It has been forty years since the end of the war in Cambodia
and like Moses and his people the people of Cambodia have been living for forty
years in the desert and wilderness. Besieged by poverty, corruption, and
oppression the people of Cambodia have not yet been delivered to the life that
they hope for. I pray that they will remain faithful; remain hopeful; remain
patient; and that they will not turn to graven and idle gods and images. Most
of all, I pray that they will know the love that God has for them and the
forgiveness and grace of Jesus Christ. I pray that this truth will be their
hope, and their source of strength and wisdom. Men will let us down through failed leadership, weakness, and greed. Even the best of men will make mistakes, but God is forever faithful to deliver on every promise He makes.
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