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KINGDOM ADVENTURES BY GILDA PINEDA DIONELA

As of March 2018, London maintained its rank as the in the everyday environment is that most leaders in the
world’s leading financial centre despite strong competition powerful positions seemed to forget that the foundation
from New York, Paris, Tokyo and other Asian leaders. of Commerce in United Kingdom which is housed in
London is the dominating financial centre in the world the Royal Exchange has an inscription chosen by Prince
and when I went to the Royal Exchange, I saw a group Albert taken from Psalm XXIV –“the earth is the Lord’s,
of Japanese bankers posing in front of it. Japan has been And the fullness Thereof”, United Kingdom is a Christian,
trading internationally since the ancient times and is Bible believing nation. Today, it appeared that in the
among the G7, yet their tourists are so impressed with the United Kingdom not only in London, money and power
Royal Exchange building in the same way that I am. How are on top of everything. “The earth’s is the Lord’s and the
do I know they were Japanese? I asked. Anyway, fullness thereof “, in our lifetime in a not too distant
world trading didn’t start in London. future, the Lord will make them remember this
verse once again.
Origin of International Trading The Word of God is powerful
(Goods and Services) and alive. The earliest record of
Now is the best time to talk about international trading began in Egypt.
trading. The result of Brexit is what They started trading in the regions
the world is waiting for. London of the Levant (Iraq, Cyprus, Jordan,
maintained to be the financial Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and areas
centre of the world and yet their of Turkey) Libya, and Nubia (Sudan).
faith in God, which was ingrained by Yes, wealth and civilization started in
their forefathers for thousands of years, these regions which are now predominantly
eroded as quickly as a landslide. Edward Muslim nations. There is a preview of ancient
the Confessor, who made City of London as international trading in the bible that we can consider
centre of trade was a man of great prayer, he had a gift of as a model. King David and Solomon and their friend,
healing. He was venerated as a saint in 1161 and the only Hiram, King of Tyre.
major English saint whose body is still in its shrine at When King David was made king all over Israel,
Westminster Abbey. The British people continued to enjoy Hiram sent messengers, cedar trees, carpenters, and
the declarations and prayers made by Saint Edward and masons; and they built David a house. Since God didn’t
God-fearing leaders before and after him. allow David to build a house for Him because he had
Today, her majesty Queen Elizabeth remains to be so much blood in his hands. Solomon was tasked to do
God fearing. Direction Magazine, an official publication it. Solomon commanded Hiram being his father’s ally,
of Elim Pentecostal church reported that last June the to cut cedar trees out of Lebanon for the house of God.
National Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast was held in The deal was his men will work with Hiram’s men, and
Westminster Hall attended by parliamentarians including Solomon will pay for their services, whatever wages he set.
Theresa May. It was a private prayer meeting. As a Solomon acknowledged that they have no one so skilled in
member of a public what appeared to us on the surface, knocking down the trees as the Sidonians.

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