Did you know that...Brunei Flag- The national flag is a yellow field of two trapeziums with a white diagonal parallelogram stripe above a black diagonal parallelogram stripe, representing the offices of the first vizier (a Muslim official), the Pengiran Bendahara, and the third vizier, the Pengiran Pamancha. These were the only vizier offices occupied in 1906, when the first British resident took up occupancy. The flag is emblazoned in the center by the state crest in red, which was added in 1959. The crest is composed of a flag and royal umbrella; four feathers symbolizing the protection of justice, tranquillity, prosperity, and peace; two hands representing the government's pledge to promote welfare, peace, and prosperity; and a crescent symbolizing Islam and inscribed in Arabic "Always in service with God's guidance"; with a scroll inscribed in Arabic letters, Brunei Darussalam ("Brunei the Abode of Peace").
Take note the phrase, "Always in service with God's guidance". Even if people have no relationship with God they will still recognize that their is a God that guides them. I remember what the Bible says in Romans 9:25-26, "As He says also in Hosea, 'I will call them my people, who were not my people, And her beloved, who was not beloved. And it shall come to pass in the place where it was said to them, 'You are not My people, There they shall be called sons of the living God." This is a sign that even if most of the people of Brunei are Muslims they could become God's people even if they weren't. God is powerful enough to make what their flag symbolizes true to life. God will guide them in their country's service.
Let us pray that this will truly happen.
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