Power

The pole of power is greasy.
The Roman emperor Charlemagne knew that. An interesting story surrounds the burial of this famous king. Legend has it that he asked to be emtombed sitting upright in his throne. He asked that his crown be placed on his head and his sceptor in his hand. He requested that the royal cape be draped around his shoulders and an open book be placed in his lap.
That was A.D. 814. Nearly two hundred years later, Emperor Othello determined to see if the burial request had been carried out. He allegedly sent a team of men to open the tomb and make a report. They found the body just as Charlemagne had requested. Only now, nearly two centuries later, the scene was gruesome. The crown was tilted, the mantle moth-eaten, the body disfigured. But open on the skeletal thighs was the book Charlemagne had requested- the Bible. One bony finger pointed to Matthew 16:26, ¨What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?¨
You can answer that one.

A sidenote from The Devotional Bible: Experiencing the Heart of Jesus (New Century Version). This is not actual words from the Bible, except the verse from Matthew 16:26.

Many people seek happiness from money, possessions, power, relationships, or many other things. But the truth is that none of those can truly bring us what our hearts desire. God designed us so that we could not be made content with these things, but only God himself could fill the true desire of our heart. Let me be the first to say that I have looked for happiness in all these things, but have not found it there. I am new to the marriage thing, but I know one thing, and that is when we look to our spouse to fill the void in our heart, and to bring us true happiness, it is not going to happen. A person is not able to give another person the type of happiness that is everlasting. I think that the only thing that will quench our hearts thirst is knowing God more and more, and knowing Gods love for us. I want that to happen more and more in all our lives, including my own.

Eliana and I are doing well. We have been married for almost 2 months, and I feel very blessed to have Eliana as my wife. She truly is a very wonderful and special woman. It truly has been remarkable how God has helped us. Helped us in our relationship, and in many other ways. We are waiting on my resident visa. We have finished the paperwork, and are now waiting. We wish to soon have my visa, but I will first need to go to Chile to pick it up. I am not sure why, but that is how they do it here. A person has to leave the country to pick up their resident visa, and can then return. Going in a bus is not very expensive, and also is only about a days drive to Chile. Please pray for that, and that everything goes according to Gods plan. Thank you!