Lighthouse

A good old ancient hymn

2010-03-18T13:37:00.001+08:00

Not so in haste, my heart!
Have faith in God, and wait;
Although He linger long,
He never comes too late.

He never comes too late;
He knoweth what is best;
Vex not thyself in vain;
Until He cometh, rest.

Until He cometh, rest.
Nor grudge the hours that roll;
That feet that wait for God
Are soonest at the goal.

Are soonest at the goal
That is not gained with speed;
Then hold thee still, my heart,
For I shall wait His lead.

Finished the Race, Finish it!

2009-06-17T09:25:00.001+08:00

"Dearest HEAVENLY Runner, when the road is long,the burden is heavy and feel like giving up......... CLING ON!
Oh runner, when the race is won, you will run into HIS ARMS and received the CROWN.

Mindful of many waiting to run, destined to finish what you've begun.
Millions before you cheering you on, Dearest HEAVENLY Runner, finished the race, finished the run."

Treasure your parent :)

2009-04-23T10:14:00.000+08:00

"I called her : "mum" after 25 years, just before my mum went to be with the Lord", shared by a brother during the memorial service last night. He has not called "mum" for over 25 years although i believe he is about 50 years old or late 40. While fellowship with him in the afternoon, he shared with me that how much his mother would want to spend time with him but he was busy. I do also know a family where only the younger daughter (adopted) and her husband called her mother " mother" or "mum". The rest of the sibling called her by her name. Why this is so? i do not judge. But it is definitely good to call our GOD: "ABBA FATHER"

This morning i do hope that, beside calling your parent, i do hope that all of us will treasure our parent and do spend time with them. For those who are in the "bad" term with your parent or in-law, i do pray that our Lord will help all of you to reconcile back to each other.

One of the secret to made your spouse happy: You suggest to your spouse to Invite your in-laws out for a lunch or a dinner. I tried and it is good. My wife is happy, so does my in-law :) Be Blessed

Blessed be the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ

2009-04-07T09:47:00.000+08:00

With our tongue, we bless God and we curse men. And some even cursed GOD.
Jas 3:9 With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God.
Psa 115:18 But we will bless the LORD From this time forth and forevermore. Praise the LORD!
Job 2:9 Then his wife said to him, "Do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die!"

Dearest saints,
Despite all had happened to Job, this is what Job does :"And he said: "Naked I came from my mother's womb, And naked shall I return there. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; Blessed be the name of the LORD." (Job 1:21)
Further more, this is what Job told his wife :"But he said to her, "You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?" In all this Job did not sin with his lips." (Job: 2:10)

Today, even if we are walking in the valley of the shadow of death, pray that we will not sin with our lips but learn to say : "Blessed be the Name of the Lord." Be Blessed.

James 3:10
Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so.

Do not have an "unequal" eye!

2009-04-03T09:48:00.001+08:00

In a world, when it comes to money, fame and status, "Connection" and "Networking" seem to be inevitable. But this should not be happened in the church. This is a house of prayer and not a house of business. "If you buy this policy from me, i will offered 10% of my commission to the Lord" told to a brother by a ex-pastor who became a insurance agent.
Dearest saints, pray that we will not fall into the snare of the evil ones. Be it rich or poor, in our Lord's eye, we are His Beloved. Do not use "unequal eye" on one another. Be Blessed!

James 2:2-4
For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, "You sit here in a good place," while you say to the poor man, "You stand over there," or, "Sit down at my feet," have you not then made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?

Be Blessed

2009-03-27T10:25:00.001+08:00

While walking with a brother this morning, he told me a wonderful piece good new, of course, it did not come easy. He has to go thru "sort of" a valley of the shadow of "death" before the Lord brought him to Elim, where there were twelve wells of water and seventy palm trees; (Exo 15:27). Glory be to GOD!
And that remind me of my own experience while my dad went for his 2nd "balloon" surgery for his heart recently. My dad was asked to sign a form where he was told by the doctor that in this surgery, there are 3% chances where it will go wrong, causing him to suffer stroke or heart failure, and it will be a 2 hrs surgery.
At the moment, to me, it was like a clean sheet of paper having a "tiny black dot" on it. That "black dot" signified that 3% failure in the surgery. Although i pray and pray, but somehow i was still drawn to think of that tiny "black dot" instead of the other 97% successful. Full of fear and anxiety :) And after waiting for over 4 hours instead of 2 hours, that tiny black dot seem to be bigger and bigger. After waiting for almost 5 hours, finally, my dad was push back to the ward. The reason for the delay? well, it was due to a emergency case that the doctor have to attend to before attending to my dad :( and praise the Lord, my dad is well and normal now. But i believe, thru this, my dad got to know a name : LORD JESUS CHRIST!., to me, i was once again being trained by the Lord with regards to how much do i really cast my cares upon HIM, and believe that whatever it is, Jesus doeth all things well.
Dearest brothers and sisters, Isn't this what we are going thru daily. We just like to focus on that tiny "black dot" on a piece of clean sheet instead of the other 97% of the clean sheet. Oh, how we need the Lord Jesus Christ to preserve and sustain us daily. So often, we are lost when we face with so many problems in our lives, full of fears and anxiety.

May we learn to cast our care on HIM and continue to believe in HIM what comes may. You know, saints, before the Lord brought my dear brother to "Elim" where there were wells of water, while he was in the midst of the valley, althought he felt sad and despair, he did not blame or give up the LORD, yet he continue to pursue and before he realised, he reached not one but 12 wells of water, not one, but 70 palm trees. Be Blessed!

Surely HE is among us.

2009-03-27T10:14:00.000+08:00

"Knowing" that Papa love him, surely whatever he ask papa, Papa will say "Yes", especially so if that day he behave so well before Papa.....So one afternoon, Bryan (my son) asked me : "Papa, can i use the computer?" having to see him so confident that say: "surely Papa will be "Yes".
I replied: "NO", and immediately he replied "Huh............" and of course i gave him the answer for saying "NO"
He asked me a question and i answered him. Be it Yes or No to him.
Today if we behave well by reading His word and pray and serve faithfully, and we made a prayer request and seemingly the answer or replied was "No" or "Negative", do you take it as the Lord did not hear your prayer or do you take it as the Lord has answered your prayer and HE is saying "NO"?
Do you take "NO" as a answer from the Lord? and that is my concern for many saints today.
If you see that "No" is the answer, i believe you will still pray such a prayer : "Lord, YOU know that it is hard for me to receive this reply, (be it rejection in jobs application or no bonuses, no promotion or even no pay increase), but i thank you for being here with me. I believe whatever had happened, YOU know what is best for me. I will continue to trust in YOU and continue to let YOU lead and direct my path."
But if you do not see that "No"is the answer from the Lord, you will become hopeless, lost and you will begin to wonder and gradually the next question you will asked will be :"Is the Lord among us or not?"....what HE never seem to answer my prayer request. Why whenever, i ask, HE never grant it to me.
Is not that i say 'NO' to Bryan for the fun of it or just to agitate him, is that HE has not finish his homework and i do not like my wife to scold him. Likewise, i do not believe that will our LORD has the time to make fun of us or to agitate us, right?
Dearest saints, may we continue to believe in HIM! Be Blessed!

Exo 17:7
So he called the name of the place Massah (tempt) and Meribah (contention), because of the contention of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, "Is the LORD among us or not?"

Teach the children how to pray

2009-03-04T10:18:00.000+08:00

I was amazed by the verses that i read this morning Gen 21:15-17, Hagar lifted her voice and wept, but our God heard the voice of the lad (his son, Ishmael). Do you see the important of teaching how children to pray to our LORD Jesus Christ. Many of you may think that Ishmael is so young, how could he pray? but if you look at the subsequent verses that i have provided, Ishmael is over 13 years old. It is good to teach them how to pray when they are young, instead of saying:"papa or mummy will pray for you". Otherwise, they will grow up never know how to pray. Be Blessed!
Gen 16:16 Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.
Gen 17:1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, "I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless.
Gen 17:19 Then God said: "No, Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his descendants after him.

Gen 21:15-17
And the water in the skin was used up, and she (Hagar) placed the boy under one of the shrubs. Then she went and sat down across from him at a distance of about a bowshot; for she said to herself, "Let me not see the death of the boy." So she sat opposite him, and lifted her voice and wept. And God heard the voice of the lad. Then the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said to her, "What ails you, Hagar? Fear not, for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is.

Peace to you!

2009-03-02T09:29:00.000+08:00

"A boy has marbles and a girl has candies, they met and agreed to exchange. They did the exchange but the boy "kept" some of it the night before. After the exchange, the boy has no "peace"........".no, i guess many of you may think that the reason for him to have no peace was because he did not give all of it, and he felt guilty, right?
But the right answer is "HE HAS NO PEACE BECAUSE HE WAS THINKING DID THE GIRL GIVES "ALL" TO HIM".
Are you still doubting over did our Lord really hear our prayer? or could it be that you still 'KEEP" some for yourself when you ask the LORD to help you? You "act" before your prayer or you pray before your "act"?
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Neh 2:4-5
Then the king said to me, "What do you request?" So I prayed to the God of heaven. And I said to the king, "If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers' tombs, that I may rebuild it."

God remembered Abraham

2009-02-25T09:31:00.000+08:00

Praise the Lord that our GOD has a "Good Memory", HE remembered Abraham and thus HE sent Lot out from the destruction of that cities. So do not doubt! dear saints as to whether our LORD remember our prayer before HIM.
But on the other hand, isn't it good that our LORD remember us and rescue our family member from destruction?
One of the reason that brought me back to the Lord ARE these verses :
1Kings 11:11-12 "Therefore the LORD said to Solomon, "Because you have done this, and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant. Nevertheless I will not do it in your days, for the sake of your father David; I will tear it out of the hand of your son."
We all love our children, right? so in order to have our children and grand-children not to suffer any punishment or judgment from the LORD, it has to begin from us, the parent.
May our LORD Jesus Christ opened our eyes! Shared this passage to your children :) Begin from 1Kings 11:1-12. Be Blessed!

Gen 19:29
And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when He overthrew the cities in which Lot had dwelt.

A true story

2009-02-06T15:06:00.001+08:00

"A story is told of an orphanage in war-torn Vietnam. Mortar shells fell on it one day, and some children were wounded. One of them, an eight-year-old girl, was in a most critical condition. An appeal was made for someone to give blood. No one came forward. Finally, a little boy volunteered. As he laid on the bed to have his blood taken, he began to sob uncontrollably. The doctor who did not speak his language could not understand why he sobbed. A nurse was asked to speak to him. In a few moments, the boy stopped crying and a smile came to his face.

"What happened? What did you tell him?" asked the doctor. "Well," the nurse explained, "he thought you were going to take all his blood out, and that he was going to die." The doctor was impressed. "If he thought he was going to die, why did he volunteer?" The nurse interpreted his answer, "He said the one who needed his blood is his friend." "Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends." (John 15:13)

Jesus "suffered death so that.... he might taste death for every-one" (Hebrew 2:9). Knowing this, how can we ignore God, neglect His great salvation, and allow ourselves to drift from His presence?" Be Blessed!

Who is HE to you?

2009-02-02T10:27:00.001+08:00

Gen 14:18 Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High. (EL ELYON)
Gen 16:13 Then she (Hagar) called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, You-Are- the-God-Who-Sees; for she said, "Have I also here seen Him who sees me?" (EL ROI)
Gen 17:1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, "I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless. (EL SHADDAI)
Gen 21:33 Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there called on the name of the LORD, the Everlasting God. (EL OLAM)

Beside our Lord Jesus Christ is our Saviour and Redeemer, who is HE to you. Have you experience that HE is your GOD-WHO-SEE you thru when you are in difficulties? Have you experience HIM that HE is the ALMIGHTY GOD, who is able to open a way for you where there seem to be no ways. Have you ever experience HIM as your COMFORT? May we learn to come to HIM and walk with HIM in our daily walk. Be Blessed !

I will end my short sharing with this hymn. Be Blessed!

Jesus is all the world to me, my life, my joy, my all;
He is my strength from day to day, without Him I would fall.
When I am sad, to Him I go, no other one can cheer me so;
When I am sad, He makes me glad, He's my Friend.

Jesus is all the world to me, my Friend in trials sore;
I go to Him for blessings, and He gives them over and o'er.
He sends the sunshine and the rain, He sends the harvest's golden grain;
Sunshine and rain, harvest of grain, He's my Friend.

Jesus is all the world to me, and true to Him I'll be;
O how could I this Friend deny, when He's so true to me?
Following Him I know I'm right, He watches o'er me day and night;
Following Him by day and night, He's my Friend.

Jesus is all the world to me, I want no better Friend;
I trust Him now, I'll trust Him when life's fleeting days shall end.
Beautiful life with such a Friend, beautiful life that has no end;
Eternal life, eternal joy, He's my Friend.

Good advise too late!

2009-01-26T09:30:00.001+08:00

A fact to share to all you especially to parent or those who gives "good advise" :)

"Sometimes parent tend to give "Good advise too late", think about it, "good advise too late".
It is like when a young boy hit his head on the edge of the table, then his mom says to him : "careful !!"

How true isn't it......

What shall i give thee, Master

2009-01-26T08:42:00.000+08:00

Dearest saints,

This is the hymn that we sung yesterday during our Lord's table and we were filled with HIS LOVE. Glory be to GOD!

I prayed that many more saints will be able to give their hearts to the Lord. Not just a part or half of their heart, but a whole heart. Be Blessed!

http://www.hymnal.net/hymn.php?t=h&n=446

1. What Should I give Thee, Master? Thou who didst die for me.

Shall I give less of what I possess, Or shall I give all to Thee?

Refrain:

Jesus, my Lord and Saviour; Thou hast giv'n all for me;

Thou didst leave thy home above To die on Calvary.

What should I give Thee Master ? Thou has giv'n all forme;

Not just a part or half of my heart, I will give all to thee.

2. What shall I give Thee, Master? Thou hast redeemed for soul;

My gift is small but it is my all - Surrendered to thy control.

3. What shall I give Thee Master? Giver of gifts divine!

I will not hold time, talents or gold - For ev'rything shall be Thine.

We need His Words!

2009-01-16T15:44:00.001+08:00

Praise the Lord! what a verse to begin with the new year. We need His Words to live.
When a sister was sharing that the children of Israel were diligent by waking up early to pick up the manna, i felt that it was more than that, it it a matter of survival. To keep them survive or alive in the wilderness, they have to be diligent to wake up early to pick manna.
Today, unless we see that we need His word to survive or to live in these corrupted world, we were never be diligent to come to read His words, the bible.
Pray that our Lord Jesus Christ, will open our eye and grant all of us wisdom to see that it is not good enough to live by bread alone, we need HIS Words. Be Blessed!
Mat 4:4
But He answered and said, "It is written, 'MAN SHALL NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE, BUT BY EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS FROM THE MOUTH OF GOD.' "

Remember HIM!

2009-01-16T15:42:00.001+08:00

Woke up this morning with a "Rhythm of Praise"(a chinese hymn that we sang in our Youth and Young people meeting) ringing in my mind. I tks God for reminding me to praise him in the morning.
This is my prayer to HIM, that i may begin my day with Praise, Mercy and Thankgiving, and end my day with Praise, Faithfulness and Thankgiving. That i may begin with Christ and end with Christ.
I sincerely believe that if we choose to have a closer walk with our dearest Lord Jesus Christ, by means of reading His Words, Prayer (communication - 2 ways) and fellowship with the fellow christian, we will surely experience HIM as the Alpha and Omega, Beginning and the End, and the First and the Last. Be Blessed!

Rev 22:12
"And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last."

You are the salt of the earth!

2009-01-16T15:40:00.001+08:00

Good morning saints,
Not only we need to be preserved in the Lord, we also need to help others. To keep them from the world. And in order to keep them or to help them, we need the Words of God and prayer. If the Lord says that we are the salt of the earth, He is a "SALT" too, right?
And what are the functions of the salt? look at the lives of our Lord Jesus Christ and His apostle. You will surely know. Be Blessed!

Mat 5:13
"You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.

Pray for the children!

2009-01-16T15:31:00.000+08:00

Last night, as i was driving my daughter, Jean, to buy her school bag, something "good" happened!
She asked me :"Papa, how to sing this hymn, i forgot the tune, and but the lyric goes like these : "十字架上.....?" saith my daughter. So i took out the CD from my car, and we sing together. And as it is a medley, we continue to sing another hymn :"坐在寶座上聖潔羔羊, 我們俯伏敬拜你..........." . Praise and Glory be to God.

I thank God for the precious evening that HE has given to me, it really bring unspeakable joy to me. Thank the Lord Jesus Christ. May we all pray for the young ones in the church, today, with so many secular or worldly music in the world, we pray that they would drawn near to christian songs and hymn be capture by the Lord thru the lyric and not just the melody.
She was asking me what is "pre-eminent" as we continue to sing, "In YOU, Lord i trust, for there is none more trustworthy than you.....may YOU have the pre-eminent in every area and aspect of my lives." And i explained to her. To God be the Glory!

Lord, remember the young ones in the church. Lord helped them! In YOU, LORD i trust.

Forgive and Forget

2009-01-16T15:25:00.000+08:00

Good morning.
If you say that you have forgive this person, and yet all you do is to talk bad about that person and worst till, you may forgive but you have not forget. To me, you are still walking in darkness. Someone told me : "forgive doesn't mean forget. Yes, i can forgive but i can never forget".
What do you think, when the Lord says that our sins are forgiven, did HE says that: Yes, i forgive your sins BUT i will never forget. No! This is what HE says :"Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more." (Hebrews 10:17). He forgive and remember no more! What a Christ we have!!
So, if we say that we forgive others, may we learn we forgive and remember no more. Be a salt and a light of the world. Be Blessed!

1John 1:6
If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

Read the Bible

2009-01-16T15:22:00.001+08:00

So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.(Rom 10:17). As i was fellowshipping with the saints last night at one of the university, i came to realize out of so many books that we have studied and laboured, yet there is one "BOOK" which many of us spend the "least" time reading or labouring, and this "BOOK" is what we need the most for the rest of our lives. Interesting isn't it?
I guess all of us know the answer. The BIBLE is that "BOOK". And it is through this BOOK that we see and hear and overcome the world.
So dear saints, this i also speak to myself, that beside reading other books for our career enhancement or for our study, please do spend some if not more time each day to read the 'BOOK" which is HIS words. How to keep His commandments (Words) if you do not even read His words? And without read His Words, how can our faith be strong? and if our faith is not strong or without faith, surely we cannot overcome the world. And this is one of the biggest problems that many christian are facing today.
So stop saying that my faith is so little or my faith is weak. LESS of "maplestory","WII", "PSP", "PS3", "Worldcraft", "Spore" etc and MORE of His words. Be blessed!

Are we like the bakery owner?

2008-12-26T09:34:00.000+08:00

"A beggar came and sat before me. "I want bread," he said.

"How wise you are," I assured him. "Bread is what you need. And you have come to the right bakery." So I pulled my cookbook down from my shelf and began to tell him all I knew about bread. I spoke of flour and wheat, of grain and barley. My knowledge impressed even me as I cited the measurements and recipe. When I looked up, I was surprised to see he wasn't smiling. "I just want bread," he said.

"How wise are you." I applauded his choice. "Follow me, and I'll show you our bakery." Down the hollowed halls I guided him, pausing to point out the rooms where the dough is prepared and the ovens where the bread is baked. "No one has such facilities. We have bread for every need. But here is the best part," I proclaimed as I pushed open two swinging doors. "This is our room of inspiration." I knew he was moved as we stepped into the auditorium full of stained-glass windows. The beggar didn't speak. I understood his silence. With my arm around his shoulder, I whispered, "It overwhelms me as well." I then leaped to the podium and struck my favorite pose behind the lectern. "People come from miles to hear me speak. Once a week my workers gather and I read to them the recipe from the cookbook of life." By now the beggar had taken a seat on the front row. I knew what he wanted. "Would you like to hear me?" "No," he said, "but I would like some bread."

"How wise you are," I replied. And I led him to the front door of the bakery. "What I have to say next is very important," I told him as we stood outside. "Up and down this street you will find many bakeries. But take heed; they don't serve the true bread. I know of one who adds two spoons of salt rather than one. I know of another whose oven is three degrees too hot. They may call it bread." I warned, "but it's not according to the book." The beggar turned and began walking away. "Don't you want bread?" I asked him. He stopped, looked back at me, and struggled, "I guess I lost my appetite." I shook my head and returned to my office. "What a shame," I said to myself. "The world just isn't hungry for true bread anymore."'

Call them right now!

2008-12-23T08:35:00.000+08:00

I remembered when i was wandering in the world, it was the phone calls that mixed with "Good" and "Bad" sarcastic remarks ie: "remember you once said that you desire to be a youth overseer, hello bro, where is your vision, ......., etc" that brought me back to HIM again. of course i also believe together with the prayer of saints and the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that once again saved the wretch like me. Thank you Lord for your Mercy and Grace!

How many of you do know of brothers and sisters that are still wandering in the world out there? give them a call right now if the Lord prompt you now with a name or many names. Do not say : i will do later, cause many a times, we will forget.

And if that particular saints ever hurts you in any kinds or ways, remember this:

Then Peter came to Him and said, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?" Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. (Matt 18:21)

We all need to be IN CHRIST in order to bear the fruits of the Spirit. Be Blessed!

Pray without Ceasing!

2008-09-15T10:33:00.001+08:00

1Th 5:16 Rejoice always,
1Th 5:17 pray without ceasing,
1Th 5:18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

When all things seems hard to "Rejoice" or "Giving of Thanks", remember the middle verse, that is : Pray without Ceasing! Be Blessed!

Do not "Wonders"

2008-09-05T08:05:00.002+08:00

Most everyone wonders everyone else.

We wonder if there are other people out there more sensitive, more giving, more financially secure, kinder, love-able, less angry than our spouse. We create an image of the neighbor's (friend, colleague, church) spouse who has it all together, who requires so much less maintenance than our spouse, is that true and you are one of them?
DO Not be fooled. There is no perfect person or marriage. Did you ever notice how surprised you are when you find out one of your friend is having a martial problems? or your friend tell you that he or she was abused by their spouse? You're shocked because you allowed yourself to imagine that a public is always consistence with a private life. Well, people always tried to put their best in public, isn't it? You have no idea what's really going on behind their close door.

So, if you are considering divorce, expecting to trade in for a "better" spouse, beware! cause every human being has problems. And that is why we need Jesus Christ! God is LOVE. There is no remedy for love but to love more. May our Lord increase our love to love our spouse. SO, pls work it out within your marriage. Need more love, focus and energy into your marriage.

"Wonders" will bring damages to your marriage, can you imagine both of the husband and wife "wonders" everyday as they step into office, working place, restaurant seeing the loving couple that is next to your table? "Why isn't my spouse like him/her who are so loving", "If only my spouse can be more caring like how he care for his wife", etc. and if we are not wise, soble and careful. we may even fall further to commit the followings: To covet our neighbor's spouse.
Exo 20:17 "You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife.......................,
Jeremiah 5:8 : They were like well-fed lusty stallions; Every one neighed (sign of lust) after his neighbor's wife.
May our Lord safeguard all of His Beloved and deliver us from the temptation of the evil ones.

Reach out to HIM

2008-09-05T08:05:00.001+08:00

"Any experience with the Lord lately?" : ask by a beloved brother of mine recently. And my answer was : " Yes, i experience HIM daily, I thank HIM for giving me another day of breathe to live, thank HIM for guiding me the whole day, thank HIM for the church, there are so many things that we can thank HIM about and experiencing HIM if we could slow down and look back our lives, be it yesterday, last week, last years....etc.
To experience HIM doesn't need "BIG" things to happen to us, i.e : accident mishap, sickness, tsunami, earthquakes ........
JUST Know that HE is always there hearing every prayer faithful and true, walking by our side in His love we hide, all the day through. I am comforted and Encourage, Thank YOU, LORD Jesus Christ!

I'll end this sharing with this hymn :)

"Is your burden heavy as you bear it all alone? Does the road you travel harbor dangers yet unknown? Are you growing weary in the struggle of it all?
Jesus will help you, when on His name you call.

He is always there hearing every prayer faithful and true, walking by our side in His love we hide, all the day through.
When you get discouraged just remember what to do, reach out to Jesus, He's reaching out to you.

Is the life you're living filled with sorrow and despair? Does the future press you with its worries and its care? Are you tired and friendless, Have you almost lost your way?
Jesus will help you, just call on Him today".

Be Blessed!

Do you "fret"

2008-06-30T09:51:00.002+08:00

How often we "fret" (to cause to suffer emotional strain, an irritated state of mind, troubled mind) when we see our colleagues are prospering each year, house getting bigger, car getting bigger, especially those who do not work, but good at claiming your glory, ie "you do and he/she claimed your glory" and those who are good at "taking care" of the their bosses.
As for student, how often we "fret" when we see our friend "cheating", did not get caught, higher score than you and enter better class or better school. This is the world, dear saints. But the warning to all of us is : DO NOT FALL INTO THE DEVIL'S SNARE! by doing unrighteous things to get "blessing". Sometime, i marvel when people say : Tks God, did not caught while "cheating", or Tks God for the result knowing that you : "cheat" during the exam.
Our Lord Jesus Christ wants us to "REST" and "WAIT PATIENTLY".
Do you realized how much time we have wasted "suffering", "unrest" and "loosing hours of sleep" when we are troubled by all these in our daily living? Asking God, "Why this amd why that? Lord, you are just, punish them............ Many even suffered "depression".
What the Lord wants us is simple "REST" and "WAIT PATIENTLY" and not to cause harm to yourself.
Bacause :
Psa 37:18 The LORD knows the days of the upright, And their inheritance shall be forever.
Psa 37:23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD, And He delights in his way. Be Blessed!

Rejoice in the Lord

2008-06-16T09:37:00.003+08:00

"Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation". ( Hab 3:18)
Prophet Habakkuk rejoice in the Lord although he knew that the Babylonians are coming soon to capture the kingdom of Judah. Soon he will become either a prisoner of war or be killed by the enemy. Despite of all these uncertainty, he choose to rejoice in the Lord. All he asked was that our Lord be his strength.
I was reminder by the Lord to Praise HIM and to rejoice in HIM when i told HIM that i have a thorn in my flesh last night. And Praise the Lord, HE has taken it away this morning :)
Many a times, we tks HIM, rejoice in HIM or even praise HIM ONLY after the whole incident are over.
May we learn we rejoice in the Lord even in our infirmity or even when things seem to be of no favour to us and is about to come upon us. All we ask is that our Lord be our Strength to bring us through those suffering :) Be blessed !

Do not understand......

2008-06-14T11:54:00.003+08:00

我的心真的受伤了！

Enjoyment : YYPC 08

2008-06-07T07:52:00.001+08:00

The Theme for the conference is : Saved to Serve
The hymn for the conference : Approved in Every Way.
Key Verse : Heb 9:14 how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

Approved in Every Way
I want to be Your servant Lord to serve You each and every day
I want to give my best to You, approved in every way

Chorus:-
Make my life a living sacrifice the way you want me to be
To serve You with all my heart whatever the cost to me
Take me, break me, mould me, Lord
As the Potter shapes the clay, pleasing You in all I do
Approved in every way.

I'll stand before Your righteous throne to hear "Thou good and faithful one"
"Well done" from the Master's lips approved in every way.

Praise the Lord,
Our Lord is Good, they are so many things that i was to give tks and praise to HIM for these conference. Tks HIM for being the Head, the Driver, the Leader and Helper. Praise HIM for His Present with us, HIM being our confident and HIM being there when we need HIM.

As for me, having gone thru the past conferences, it made me realised that it is not how good and prepared we are, but it is HIS PRESENT. To have our dear Lord Jesus Christ with us is the most important thing that i see in these conference. It is getting clearer and clearer to me.

This conference our Lord has shown us that we are saved to serve. We shared about our position before and after we are saved, why we have to serve HIM and to serve HIM, we need to see the GOAL, ATTITUDE and LIFESTYLE. (GOAL)

We must have the end in mind (Goal) when we run this heavenly race, to me, that will be the Lord saying to me : "Well done, good and faithful servant" with a smiling face on His Face and having to know that our serving on earth is also eternal, as we have to serve our Lord on that DAY. As such, i pray that i will also be smiling and not sighing before i end my last breath on earth :)

With that in mind, i desire to have an attitude just like our Lord Jesus when He was on earth. Love, Faithful, obedience, humility and many more. I pray that our Lord will give me the strength to stay beside HIM and learn from HIM, by having a lives with HIM, reading His words, fellowshipping with the saints and not forsaking the meeting lives.

As for lifestyle, i pray that whatever the things i do, be it in the hall or at home, it will be approved by HIM. To be the light and salt on the earth. Approved in every ways.

To serve HIM, it is not just serving HIM in the the meeting hall, not just playing piano, guitar, cleaning, preaching or even sharing in the meeting. It is also in our home and our family too. We, husband, we have to serve our wife by loving, cherish and nourish her. We have to serve our children by not provoking them. Spend time with them and teach them the words of God. For wife, you have to serve your husband by submitting to him, be his helper. To the children, by being obedient to your parents, you are also serving GOD.

May we see that to serve HIM begin after we are saved! and not when we have to wait till the time is ready and not only to serve HIM in the meeting hall, we serve HIM everywhere and at all times. In other word, when they see you, they see Christ.

Just like our Lord Jesus Christ, HE came to serve and not to be served. Be Blessed.

Praise HIM whatever befall u

2008-05-25T07:18:00.001+08:00

I was reminded yesterday morning incident between Benette (my younger son) and I after i read the above verses. As i was walking with him to school which is about 20 meter from home, he said :"Papa, why i always hear the noise of the bird every morning?", and i replied promptly saying : "The bird are praising the Lord". Yes, i may not know the bird's language, but I tks God for reminding me that i have to praise the Lord every morning.
In fact, right after i told benette after the bird praising the Lord, the Lord brought me to see something that cause my heart to hurt/ache (sorry, is not convenient to share), but all i can say is : Pls pray for all the children in the church, pray that our Good Lord will shepherd them and bear them up forever. Amen.
But that would not stop me from praising our God, in fact, as i was walking to the carpark, i was reminded to praise God, praising HIM for the morning. And this morning i thank HIM for the verses that He has give it to me and to all of us. He truly gave me comfort and the assurance of whom my GOD is. He is True and Living GOD!!
Yes, i pray that may our Lord be our strength, saving refuge of His anointed, bless Your inheritance; Shepherd them also, And bear them up forever. Be Blessed.

Pray for the Peace of famililes

2008-05-25T07:16:00.000+08:00

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May they prosper who love you. Peace be within your walls, Prosperity within your palaces." For the sake of my brethren and companions, I will now say, "Peace be within you." (Psa 122:6-8)

Dear saints, this morning i woke up with a desire or request that i would like all of you to do. That is to pray for the peace of the each family. I must say that many families do not have peace within their home. And i am afraid that there are many more whom we do not know.

"And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful". (Col 3:15)

Pls pray for every families that you know. Pray for Peace and Joy in each and every families. Be Blessed!

Watch and Pray

2008-05-25T07:15:00.001+08:00

As i was driving along the expressway yesterday morning, i was attracted to the siren light that was made by the traffic police, and when i turn over to look at, i saw the passengers in the car was trying to belt up their safety belts quickly. But i guess, it is all too late, because it must have been caught by the traffic police of not putting on the seat belt while driving. And if only after you are caught by the traffic police then you quickly belt up.......it all too late and it all over.
At that moment, i was reminded of the 10 virgins in the bible (Matthew 25), 5 are wise and 5 are foolish. And i shared this incident to some saints yesterday. Do not live as if our Lord is not coming at all, do not think that our Lord is not coming so soon. I afraid when HE COME, just like the 5 foolish virgins, did not prepare enough oil to receive our Bridegroom.
So i will end with these verses to remind all of us :)

Mar 13:26 Then they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
Mar 13:32 "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
Mar 13:33 Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is.
Mar 13:35 Watch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming—in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning—
Mar 13:36 lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping.
Mar 13:37 And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!" Be Blessed!

My treasure is CHRIST

2008-05-25T07:12:00.001+08:00

Dearest saints,

Just want to share to you the wondrous time that i have during last night prayer meeting:

We begin singing "Jesus Lord You're our first love......." and we end with singing "Great is Thy Faithfulness". Yes, last night, during the prayer meeting, i experience that our Lord love us and His Faithfulness toward us never failed.

As few saints were not be coming for the prayer meeting due to certain things to attend to, i was told by the brother to take care of the prayer meeting. At that time, as it was a holiday, i was already with my family for an outing and also to have dinner together. Even thought i have to attend the prayer meeting, i say within my heart:" well, the most is only 4 or less saints that will be coming for this evening prayer meeting".

But Praise the Lord, not 4 but almost 15 saints came for the prayer meeting, and our Lord sent few that are seldom come. The Lord is "Our Treasure", we must have a "Hidden Lives" with our Lord, we are the "elect of God, holy and beloved", pray for the youth and the young people in the church, pray for the sick, praying that our Lord will grant us the strength and faith to lives on and NOT asking "WHY" when times are difficult and hard to understand....... and lastly we end by praising and thanking HIM for His Faithfulness. Ya, Glory be unto HIM.

I tks HIM for such a True and Living God. I also experience His Voice telling me that my treasure is "CHRIST". As where the treasure is, there my heart will be . And that is why i was reminded to seek and to mind the things above, because Christ is there, sitting at the right hand of GOD. Come and experience HIM for yourself, do come for the prayer meeting. Be Blessed!

Prayer

2008-05-13T08:24:00.001+08:00

The saints were asking me what do i enjoy the most in my recent trip to Stuttgart, Germany, Zurich, Switzerland and Bangkok, Thailand. By His Grace, traveling on one of newest fleet B777-300 ER, hospitality by all the saints, going to one of the highest mountain in Zurich (3000m, 10 000fts), eating one of best mangoes & drinking one of the healthier fruit juice in Thailand, having the best food which were served by the beloved saints in Stuttgart, Zurich and Bangkok.......etc.
The one things that i enjoyed the most, yes, and i guess is what the Lord wants me to see and also want me to share with you this morning is : Prayer.

1) Prayer for almost to an hour before the sharing of the message. It is not a prayer meeting, but just a meeting before a brother or two begin to share his messages. Not for just a session, but almost every sessions.
2) Praying unceasingly in the van or car, from point to point. So long as we are on the road, the brother will begin to pray, just keep on praying and praying.
3) Seeing Brothers praying together on their knees before the meeting (by the way, all you see in that room is just a knee-height table)
4) Hearing a sister praying one of the loudest prayer i ever heard in a restaurant, praising our the Good of our Lord & our God.........many more.

Is not that we do not pray, i believe many of us do, right? but how often do we pray, may i ask? what is the relationship between you and God when you pray? and under what situation do you pray? and most importantly, do you believe that our Lord hear your prayer?

Our dear Lord Jesus Christ spend much time praying to the Heavenly Father while HE was on earth.

From the above 4 example, i must tell you, the saints knew why they have to pray, praying has become part of their lives, just like breathing and they all have tasted the goodness of prayer. Is not just that the prayer was answered, but rather, they knew that according to HIS TIME, HE will made all things beautiful.

Why must be to HIS TIME and not to our time or my time? can i leave this part to you and if you are free, perhap you can spend some pondering and praying and ask the Lord, : "Lord, why must be your time and not my time?" and if you have the answer, pls share with us :) tks. Be Blessed and pray without ceasing (1 Thes 5:17)

His Voice

2008-05-06T08:25:00.000+08:00

2 men were in the office at New York City, and one of them heard a "cricket" sound, but the other could not hear it, but after much searching, they found it. So the one ask the other one who was able to heard the sound of the cricket, "how did you manage to hear it", that man replied : "oh, i grew in the farm where there were lots of crickets".
After this, this men who found the crickets, took out a bunch of coins and drop it onto the floor, not only his friend turn his eye, many eyes turned too.
The morale of the story is, "Is our ears sensitive to the His Voice or to other voices?"
The Lord saith : "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me". (John 10:27).
For us who are placed in this world, be it in the office, school, home, market or even church, with so much noise around us, are we able to hear His Voice. Are we able to hear our Good Shepherd voice? You may say : "Yes, we go to church every Sunday." But did you hear His Voice?
By the ways, once a week is not enough, may we hear His Voice everyday.
Dear Lord Jesus, in the midst of so many noises surrounding us, help us to hear your Voice! Be Blessed.

Love you forever

2008-04-29T11:36:00.000+08:00

LOVE YOU FOREVER by Robert Munsch

A mother held her new baby
and very slowly rocked him back and forth.
And while she held him, she sang:

I'll love you forever,
I'll like you for always,
as long as I'm living
my baby you'll be.

The baby grew.
He grew until he was 2 years old
and he ran all around the house.
He pulled all the food out of the refrigerator.
He took his mother's watch and flushed it down the toilet.
Sometimes his mother would say, " this kid is driving me crazy!"

But at night time, when that 2 years old was quiet,
she opened the door to his room, crawled across the floor,
looked up over the side of his bed;
and if he was really asleep, she will picked him up
and very slowly rocked him back and forth.
And while she held him, she sang:

I'll love you forever,
I'll like you for always,
as long as I'm living
my baby you'll be.

The little boy grew.
He grew until he was 9 years old
and he never wanted to come home for dinner.
He never wanted to take a bath,
and when his grandma visited he always said bad words.
Sometimes his mother wanted to sell him to the zoo!

But at night time, when that 9 years old was quiet,
she opened the door to his room, crawled across the floor,
looked up over the side of his bed;
and if he was really asleep, she will picked him up
and very slowly rocked him back and forth.
And while she held him, she sang:

I'll love you forever,
I'll like you for always,
as long as I'm living
my baby you'll be.

The boy grew.
He grew until he was a teenager
and he had strange friends.
He wore strange clothes and listened to strange music.
Sometimes his mother felt like she was in a zoo!

But at night time, when that teenager was quiet,
she opened the door to his room, crawled across the floor,
looked up over the side of his bed;
and if he was really asleep, she will picked up that great big boy
and very slowly rocked him back and forth.
And while she held him, she sang:

I'll love you forever,
I'll like you for always,
as long as I'm living
my baby you'll be.

That teenager grew.
He grew up until he was a grown-up man.
He left home and got a house across the town.

But sometimes on dark nights,
the mother got into her car and drove across town.
If all the lights in her son's house were out,
she opened his bedroom window, crawled across the floor,
looked up over the side of his bed;
and if that great man was really asleep, she will picked him up
and very slowly rocked him back and forth.
And while she held him, she sang:

I'll love you forever,
I'll like you for always,
as long as I'm living
my baby you'll be.

Well, that mother she got older.
One day she called up her son and said,
"You'd better come and see me because
I'm very old and sick."
So her son came to see her.
When he came in the door she tried to sing that song. she sang:

I'll love you forever,
I'll like you for always...

But she couldn't finish because she was too old and sick.

The son went to his mother.
He picked her up and rocked her back and forth.
And he sang this song:

I'll love you forever,
I'll like you for always,
as long as I'm living
my Mommy you'll be.

When the son came home that night,
he stood for a long time at the top of the stairs.

Then he went into the room where his newborn daughter was sleeping.
He picked her up in his arms and very slowly rocked her back and forth.
And while he held her, he sang:

I'll love you forever,
I'll like you for always,
as long as I'm living
my baby you'll be.

Trust in the Lord

2008-04-28T10:08:00.001+08:00

Today we not have chariot or horse, but we may have others whom we want to trust. Trust them that they will give us fortune or fame or glory. I recalled when i was working, i had a ex-colleague because of investment in share, he was close to declare bankrupt by few banks. And because he had agreement with the banks to pay minimum amount per month, he left no much for his own daily expenses, thus he end out buying a box of biscuit for his meal.
But i day when i went to visit him, i realized the reason for him to buy a box of biscuit for his meal is not becuase he is that poor, but he want to use his money to buy "a hope", which is lottery. Lord, at that moment, i cannot understand his reasoning and till today, i still do not understand the mind of man.
Geomancy or Feng Shui, fortune teller, casino, toto, lottery, buying and selling.....etc, can we all this? you decide.
But as for us, who are called Christian, our walk in by faith, we have to believe that our Lord will bless us. So long, as we walk and work uprightly in the eye of God. He will know what, how and when to give to us. As of me, my expenience tell me that He always give me more than i ask or think. May not be always necessary in monetary, but health of the family, peace in the family, love among husband and wife, among children, among in-laws, many more, these are blessing.
Dear beloved, let us trust in the Lord Jesus and HIM, ONLY do we trust. Be Blessed.

Are we like that ?

2008-03-01T06:52:00.000+08:00

"So they come to you (Ezekiah) as people do, they sit before you as My people, and they hear your words, but they do not do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their hearts pursue their own gain. Indeed you are to them as a very lovely song of one who has a pleasant voice and can play well on an instrument; for they hear your words, but they do not do them".

Is it true?

2008-02-23T06:31:00.000+08:00

Is it true, God has forgotten us, hides His Face and will never see us? Have you ever forgotten your own children, hide your face and even not see them? perhap it is true that due to space and time, indeed we may not see them during the day, but forgotten? no.
The above verse are referring to those who are wicked and those who are proud. Well, you may say that we are not like them?
The purpose of my sharing this morning is : Do not think that whatever we do in the dark, our Lord do not know? Do not even say in your heart, "well, His is full of Grace and Mercy and Love, i hope He understand my situation, just cheat once, is ok, just do this or that is ok. Maybe, He is so busy that He did not see me doing this".
In the bible, some how or rather, the prophets and the Lord, knew exactly what and how the people of Israel sinned against God.
Today there many too many Christian whose living is not right before man and before God. As the bible says : we have not so learn Christ. (Eph 4:20 But you have not so learned Christ), and for those who think exactly like the above verse, let me end with the following verses :

Pro 21:2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, But the LORD weighs the hearts.
Job 34:21 "For His eyes are on the ways of man, And He sees all his steps.
1Pe 3:12 FOR THE EYES OF THE LORD ARE ON THE RIGHTEOUS, AND HIS EARS ARE OPEN TO THEIR PRAYERS; BUT THE FACE OF THE LORD IS AGAINST THOSE WHO DO EVIL."

Be Blessed!

Abba Father

2008-02-06T08:57:00.000+08:00

Praise the Lord, last night during our prayer meeting, we will filled with the our Father's love, "Abba Father" was so close to me, or as if He was right there when we called HIM: "Abba Father!" The verse says : And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, "Abba, Father!" (Gal 4:6), and even our Lord Jesus Christ prayed : "And He said, "Abba, Father, all things are possible for You. Take this cup away from Me; nevertheless, not what I will, but what You will." (March 14:36)

This morning short sharing is concerning a brother who has a earthly father, and a sister who has no chance to say "papa, dad or father". She was a orphan. The one who has a father on earth do not actually love his earthly father, the sister who was an orphan do not even given a chance to love her earthly father. The son has the whole life to "know" what is fatherly love. The sister do not have the privilege to "know" what is fatherly love.

In her prayer, she prayed ;"although i do not have the chance to say "father" on earth, but i tks YOU that i have a Heavenly Father, "Abba Father" who is there for me". So for those who have earthly parent, pls treasure them, you do not know when they leave you and then you will say : "if only i know earlier, i will do this, do that"
I pray that we may know how to obey and love our earthly parent, and above, remember, we are blessed because we have "Abba Father!" who gave us His ONLY begotten Son, Jesus Christ that not only we have eternal life, but we can called His Father, our Father.
"Jesus said to her, "Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, 'I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.' " (John 20:17)

Hear what the bible says with regard to our parent :
1) 'HONOR YOUR FATHER AND YOUR MOTHER,' and, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.' " (Mat 19:19)

2) "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another".(John 13:34)

3) "Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. "HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER," which is the first commandment with promise: "THAT IT MAY BE WELL WITH YOU AND YOU MAY LIVE LONG ON THE EARTH." (Eph 6:1-3)

And i will leave you with the following verses:
1) I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. (John 14:18)

2) Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. (James 1:27). Be Blessed!

Serve one another just like how HE served

2008-01-31T09:36:00.000+08:00

Praise the Lord, indeed by His abundant of His Love, we are in HIS HOUSE. And in His House, we will learn the things that are being taught by HIM. Pray that our Lord will grant all of you the spirit of wisdom and revelation to see this.
Last night, during our brother's pursue, i was touch by the washing of feet by our Lord Jesus Christ in John 13. But, just as we alway focus on the prodigal son and missed the other part, which is his elder brother, likewise, whenever we come to the washing of His disciple's feet, we alway see the the aspect of Humility of Christ.
It fact our Lord Jesus began with an "action" of washing His disciple's feet first before He spoke from Chapter 13-17. He began with an example to show His disciple. And that is to love one another and HE also gave a commandment :
"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another." (John 13:34-35)
What a God we have!
But what touches me most was.........our Lord Jesus also wash the feet of the one that is going to betray HIM. Well, if He wants, HE can actually wait till Judah Iscariot leave the room and then, washed the feet of the other disciples, but He did not, He too, washed the feet of Judah Iscariot. And washing of feet, not only required humanity, it also required patience and long-suffering too.
To serve one another, we need the fruits of the Spirit : "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Gal 5:23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law". (Gal 5:22)
Not only to serve those whom we love, but also to those whom we are "unlove" too.
Be it in the church, in school, in our working place, dear saints, we are the Light, as He is in the Light, it is this life that is inside us made us difference from the rest. Be Blessed!

Father's Love

2008-01-29T08:00:00.000+08:00

How deep the Father's love for us,how vast beyond all measure that He would give His only Son to make a wretch His treasure. How great the pain of searing loss that our Father turns His face away as wounds which mar the chosen One that bring many sons to glory.

Behold the Man upon a cross that My guilt was on His shoulders. Ashamed, I hear my mocking voice calling out among the scoffers. It was my sin that held Him there until it was accomplished. His dying breath has brought me life and I know that it is finished.

I will not boast in anything, nor gifts, nor powr's, nor wisdom. But I will boast in Jesus Christ, His death and resurrection. Why should I gain from His reward? I cannot give an answer. But this I know with all my heart, His wounds have paid my ransom.
Be Blessed!

He is in our Heart

2008-01-25T09:29:00.000+08:00

I was listening to a conversation between 2 man with regards to the "buddha" pendant which one bought it. The other man told him :"why don't you buy bigger in size?", the other replied :"it going to be even heavier to wear". What about us? Praise the Lord, we do not need to wear any pendant of our God to show that we love our God, or by showing people that we are more devoted. All our Lord Jesus wants us to do is to walk worthy or His calling, "I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called" (Eph 4:1), to be the light of this world and having a mind of Jesus, "Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus" (Philippian 2:5), to love and to serve one another.

Is not just in outward wearing of something but rather, but we have to know what actually our Lord and our God wants us to do. And that is in deed and in truth as this verse says : "My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth" (1 John 3:18).

And if are not aware, today not only our Lord is seated with our Heavenly Father in the heavenly, His is also in our Spirit. And the last adam became the Life Giving Spirit :"And so it is written, "THE FIRST MAN ADAM BECAME A LIVING BEING." The last Adam became a life-giving spirit".(1 Cor 15:45)

So dear saints, may we be informed that so long as we know that our Lord is inside us, there is really no need to wear anything to remind us that we are Christian. In fact, if we do spend time with our God daily, not only in the morning, but involve HIM in your work, study or even while take a public transportation, you can be assured that you will know that this one and ONLY True God is always in you, beside you and even at the closest part of your body. That is in your heart, "that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith;" (Eph 3:17a)
Be blessed and remember always!

Precious Lesson that i have learnt

2008-01-10T07:39:00.001+08:00

Whenever we think of Martha, we think of this : "But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, "Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me." (Luke 10:40), and so she is called "The Complaint Martha"
Whenever we think of Thomas, we think of this : "The other disciples therefore said to him, "We have seen the Lord." So he (Thomas) said to them, "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe." (John 20:25), and so, he is called :"Doubting Thomas".

And it seem that it is much easier for us to remember someone fault or than the strength and far worst, we, having to love to gossip, would prefer to dwell and continue to talk and spread about his or her weakness and faults, right? But thank and Praise the Lord, my Lord and my Saviour showed me a precious lesson that we all have to learn. Now let us look at the following verses concerning Martha and Thomas.

Firstly, do you know that without the doubting of Thomas towards our Lord, we will not have this precious and important verse that was spoken by our Lord, and this : Jesus said to him, "Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." (John 20:29).

Secondly, as for Martha? pls read the following verses :
"Now Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You." Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again." Martha said to Him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day."
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?" She said to Him, "Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world." ((John 11:21-27)

Thomas may have doubt, but when he see the Lord, he said "My Lord and My God" (John 20:28), Martha may be complaint and murmuring, but she is a sister who believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. She has such a strong faith. After all, both have their strength too. Let us learn this precious lesson. Look at the strength of our colleagues, friends and brothers and sisters in the Lord. We need HIM to help us to stop talking about bad things of others. Be Blessed!

Old, Old Story

2008-01-09T17:23:00.000+08:00

I remember this old old story of our Lord Jesus himself as i pondered over this verse right now:

"And they put up over His head the accusation written against Him: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. Then two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and another on the left. And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads and saying, "You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross."
Likewise the chief priests also, mocking with the scribes and elders, said, "He saved others; Himself He cannot save. If He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe Him. He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now if He will have Him; for He said, 'I am the Son of God.' " Even the robbers who were crucified with Him reviled Him with the same thing.
Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" that is, "MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?" "(Matt 27:37)

Did our Heavenly Father really forsaken His Only Begotten Son? Did our Lord really forsake us or leave us? even while we are faithless or it seem that HE is not there for you when you need HIM, just like David that mentioned in Psalm 3?
Take a while to ponder or mediate right now as i prefer to let our Good Lord Jesus Christ to reveal to you. He will reveal to you if you seek HIM diligently. Be Blessed!

Love Jesus, this NOW!

2008-01-07T12:12:00.000+08:00

I have long-sightedness (老花眼）. What a new year to start with! which mean i can see far and cannot see near :)
But i have also learn something from our Lord thru this, that is we need to see near nearer and closer before we want to see things further. If we want to get the crown of life from our Lord Jesus when we see HIM, we need to behave and walk properly, righteously today.
"I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace". (Eph 4:1-3)
Today many Christian are waiting for the peace treaty to be sign in Israel. Up and coming is the one peace treaty that they are targeting to sign it by end of 2008. But as for me, as this is not the first time that they have sign a peace treaty, so whether this is "THE" treaty that will bring the start of 7 years Great tribulation, and if it is true, where i believe many christian "WILL THEN" begin to love and walk before the Lord, i guess is a bit too late. It just like when Noah was building the ark, while he was building, he is there preaching too. And when you see the flood coming, then you want to take heed what Noah had been saying for almost 100 years ( it took almost a 100 years to built the ark), it simply too late.
Remember what our Lord had said,:
"But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only. But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be". (Matt 24:36-39)
and i will end with this verse :
Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming. (Matt 24:42)
Remember see NEAR. To love HIM and WALK before, is NOW and not THEN. Be Blessed!

Obedience, Fellowship & Service (O.F.S.)

2008-01-05T06:47:00.000+08:00

Dear saints,

This morning i would to share what i have enjoyed last night during our home meeting. The theme was : The 3 big principles in the body of Christ. And that Obedience, Fellowship & Service. In short : OFS.

1) Obedience : We need to obey the Head of the body, which is Christ.
"And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him (Jesus Christ) to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all". (Eph 1:22-23)

2) Fellowship : As the body with many parts and all are wonderfully and fearfully made by God, we need to come to together to meek each one needs. Not only there is a need to fellowship with God, there is also a need to fellowship with the body, the saints.
"I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well". (Psalm 139:14)
"For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ. For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and have all been made to drink into one Spirit. For in fact the body is not one member but many. If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body," is it therefore not of the body? And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body," is it therefore not of the body? If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling? But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased. And if they were all one member, where would the body be? But now indeed there are many members, yet one body. And the eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you"; nor again the head to the feet, "I have no need of you." No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary. And those members of the body which we think to be less honorable, on these we bestow greater honor; and our unpresentable parts have greater modesty, but our presentable parts have no need. But God composed the body, having given greater honor to that part which lacks it, that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another. And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it. Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually". (1 Cor 12:12-27)

3)Service : As a body of Christ is just like a big family, and in our own family, it is very natural to take up the roles of responsibility when you are of age, of course, sometime, due to unforeseen circumstances, he or she may have to pick up the roles to take care of the family much earlier, may our Lord grant them more Grace.
As such, for us who has been in the church for many years, it is naturally for us to take up some roles of services in the church, it is not a duty, but rather, just like in the family, someone need to cherish and nourish the younger generation. Not just the words of God but also with Tender, Loving & Care.

Lastly, what i had enjoyed the most last night was that i, in the church, not only we need one another, but we also need to have this awareness that many saints has been praying for you and me. I recalled many years back, there was a brother who told me that he always knew that there are saints praying for him. And do you not know that our Lord is our Intercessor?
"Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered". (Rom 8:26)
And so, pray for one another in and out, where ever you are. And dear saints, there are people that is praying for you, right now, trust me. Be Blessed!

Curse and Blessing

2008-01-04T06:54:00.001+08:00

Dear all, just to do share with all the you some verses that i have read last night which are very similar to the Psalm 1. Is found in the book of Jeremiah : May we ask the Lord to increase our appetite in His Word. Delight and Mediate on His Words too.

Thus says the LORD: "Cursed is the man who trusts in man And makes flesh his strength, Whose heart departs from the LORD. For he shall be like a shrub in the desert, And shall not see when good comes, But shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, In a salt land which is not inhabited.
"Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, And whose hope is the LORD. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will cease from yielding fruit.
"The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it? I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings. (Jeremiah 17:5-10)
Be Blessed!

He will keep us from the evil one.

2008-01-03T06:44:00.000+08:00

Dearest saints, the ungodly are the reverse of the righteous, both in character and condition, they are led by the counsel of the wicked, in the way of sinners, to the seat of the scornful; they have no delight in the law of God and are easily driven to and fro by every wind of temptation. Our Lord says :"Be Holy and I am Holy" (1 Peter 1:16) and i will leave you with the following verses that our dear Lord Jesus Christ pray to our Heavenly Father :

"I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them. Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are. While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept; and none of them is lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. But now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves.

I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth". (John 17: 9-17)

To begin with for the brand new year!

2007-12-31T09:20:00.000+08:00

As i do hear that there are people who ONLY come to the Lord once a year and is on 25th Dec, i pray that we come to the Lord daily. Not only coming to His WORD, but also mediate on HIS WORD. If we love HIM, we love His Word and Keep His Word, right?
Be it a new year tomorrow or not, i pray that our heart and love for our dear Lord Jesus Christ will never cease, because the Steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, they are new every morning and great is His Faithfulness. He is the same, yesterday, today and forever.
So, pls include the above verses into your new year resolution if you have not made one. And if you have already made, pls "insert" the above verses.
Lastly, remember, do not sit, nor stand, nor walk with the ungodly, sinner and scornful. But learn to delight in His Word.
Be Blessed.

Don't you know it's time to Praise the Lord!

2007-12-18T08:58:00.001+08:00

Dearest Bros and Sisters, shalom (Peace) to all of you, 2 weeks has passed and i pray that all of you had a blessed weeks. As we are coming to the end of the 2007, i guess many of you are looking forward to your bonus, promotion, excitement to new school, new friend, some of you may have resolution to be make for the year 2008.
Dear saints, i just have one request. That is to look back the whole year and count the blessing that our Good Lord has blessed all of you. Praise the Lord and let your praises begin, As HE lives in the Praises of His People. Praise the Lord!!
And so we pray that in our lives, may we glorify Him on earth and also pray that by our fruits, people may see that we are called Christian and not telling people you are one but your action speak otherwise.
So we pray that
"Dearest dearest Lord Jesus Christ, thank you for the Steadfast Love, abundant Mercy and Grace, Faithfully and many more..... Lord, pray for the Christian whom are your beloved and precious children. Pray that Your Heavenly Hand will be upon them, shield them, protect them and shepherd them as YOU are our Good Shepherd. And above all, Lord Jesus, i pray that our lives will be one that is able to bear good fruits and glorify YOUR NAME. Thank you, my dear Lord Jesus Christ. Amen".
Be Blessed!

Contentment

2007-11-30T13:05:00.000+08:00

To all who are in Rome (Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Hong Kong, Stuttgart etc .), beloved of God , called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ (Rom 1:7). The reason for me to highlight " Bread" and "Fish" is because i remembered our Lord Jesus Christ prayer : "Give us this day our daily bread".(Matt 6:11) & the following verses : "Now godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content . But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows". (1 Tim 6:6-10)
And that was the reasons that i alway ask myself, what was i been asking, seeking and knocking. What about you, what have you been asking, seeking and knocking? Man has "unlimited needs and wants" or rather our "wants" is always more that our "needs", right? If the word "blessing" ONLY mean "$" to you, then i am afraid you have to look into HIS word again. You would realized that i always end with "Be Blessed", i do not mean "Be Rich".
If you are pursing your dream to be rich, to have a big house, a big car, a posh island country club etc.....it could be your own goals or it could be because of your neighbor, your colleagues, your friend, or even the bros and sisters in the church are rich, prayed that your faith will not be strayed away by Temptation, harmful Lusts and Greediness, which many have fallen.
May our Good God grant all of us spirit of wisdom and revelation in the full knowledge of HIM. (Eph 1:17) and have a heart of contentment, Be Blessed! my beloved saints.
(* i will be away for the annual church camp and will only be back on the 5th Dec 07. Meanwhile, pls, pls remember to read the bible daily, K :)

Give Tks with a grateful heart!

2007-11-29T10:35:00.001+08:00

Dear saints, as i sitting here pondering over the above verse, i ask myself this question. What did i ask, seek or knock for? and what happen if my asking, did not answer. Seeking, did not find. Knocking, did not open? should i blame God for not listening to my prayer? or should i thank God that He has heard my prayer and whether will my request will be fulfilled or not, i still give thank with a grateful heart. Because:
When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained, What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him? For You have made him a little lower than the angels, And You have crowned him with glory and honor. (Psa 8:3-5) and To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: He has made everything beautiful in its time. (Ecc 3:1&11a), Be Blessed!

Consider yourself !

2007-11-26T06:43:00.000+08:00

Consider your own temper, selfishness, anger, ways of criticizing your colleagues, friend and even your brother & sister in Christ. Above all, what is your living before God and men, just before you look at other people weakness. Is just like a pot calling a kettle black. Dear saints, who are we? we are sinner saved by Grace. "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast". (Eph 2:8-9)
No only we like to boast, we also loved to look at other people weakness and what we do, we will say : "Tks God, i am not like that person, temper so short, etc.". There was the saying: "when you point one finger at other, the other four finger of yours are pointing at you". And i will end with the following verses :
"This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind, having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart; who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. But you have not so learned Christ, if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus: that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness". (Eph 4:17-24)
Lord Jesus, i pray that each day you lead us to learn more of you. Lord i tks YOU that YOU are always so full of loving-kindness and YOUR mercy are new every morning. Teach us to look and consider at our weakness before we look and judge others. May YOU NAME be Glorify on earth as it is in Heaven. Be Blessed!

Disciples of the Lord

2007-11-22T07:37:00.001+08:00

Dear saints, Praise the Lord, we have completed Chapter 5 & 6 and we are moving on to Chapter 7 of the book Matthew. This is the continuation of our Good Lord Jesus Christ speaking on the mount. Looking back, how much do we practice or be a doer the word of the Lord? Chapter 5,6 & 7 speak of our daily living before God and before men, and most of them speak of our pride, our old self. "Self Glory" is the word. Matthew 5-7 are words that was spoken to HIS Disciples. "And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying: (Matt 5:1-2). So, as a disciples of the Lord, i will end with the following verses :
"Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. "But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall." (Matt 7:24-27)

Lesson of Faith

2007-11-16T08:55:00.000+08:00

Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? (Matthew 6:30)

Dear saints, do not be mistaken that our Lord liken us to a grass of the field where HE is able to clothes them and on the next day, HE threw into the oven. It seem that we likened to the grass of the field, which are not important in HIS eye. What HE meant is that EVEN this so called the one of the least important in HIS eye compare to us, HIS children, our Good Lord still take care of them, what about US? This is the lesson of faith. We as HIS children, we must believe in HIS Words. "So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God" (Roman 10:17). May our Good Lord Jesus Christ open our eye of faith to walk. More by faith and less by sight. Lastly i will end with this verses :
Heb 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Heb 11:2 For by it the elders obtained a good testimony.
Heb 12:2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Observe with attention!

2007-11-15T07:06:00.000+08:00

I was reading Isaiah 41 - 47 last night, and if you do have the time, you can count how many times our God repeated over and over again with this word :"I AM GOD, I AM the LORD, I AM HE ......" Why HE need to repeat so many times? as the above word says : "Observe with attention". And if you were to "observe with attention", you will realized that we always turn to ourselves saying : "i am able. i can......", but all that bring is cares and worry, isn't it?
I remember a hymn which says: "At the cross, at the cross when i first saw the light and the burden of my heart rolled away, it was there by faith, i received my sight, and now i am happy all the way." Our Lord said "It is finished", do you understand what did the Lord had done for all of us, what i have to say is "Go, go and observe with attention what our Good Lord has done for us." Be Blessed !.

YOU are Precious !

2007-11-13T08:18:00.000+08:00

Matt 6:25-26
Worry : G3309 Thayer Definition:
1) to be anxious
1a) to be troubled with cares
What are you worry about, anxious about, troubled about? exam, career, children, family...etc. Having to chat with so many saints, i realized that many of us are full of worry. But Praise the Lord, the Lord Jesus Christ say :
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (Phil 4:6-7).
Prayer is not to ask God for something, but to tell HIM. Many of us thought that by prayer, i will receive. Yes, the Lord will grant to you according to His time, He made all things beautiful in His time (Eccl 3:11). Can you imagine when a kid ask from you a match-stick and we give him. Kid do not see far, but for adult, we see far. Likewise, our dear God know when to give us.
Look at us today, look at our Lord prayer, "give us this day our daily bread", what are we having, what are we wearing, you look back the years, count your blessing, name them one by one, surely you cannot denied that our Lord Jesus did not bless you. And if is true, why are you still worry. In all things, give thank with a grateful heart. We are all His Precious, and i will end with the followings verses :
Psa 16:2 O my soul, you have said to the LORD, "You are my Lord, My goodness is nothing apart from You."
Php 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. Be Blessed!

He is our Treasure!

2007-11-06T08:40:00.000+08:00

treas·ure (trzhr)

1. Accumulated or stored wealth in the form of money, jewels, or other valuables.

2. Valuable or precious possessions of any kind.

3. One considered especially precious or valuable.

What is your treasure? For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.(Mat 6:21). So while you are still storing or accumulated your treasure, i pray that your heart still has room for our Dear Lord Jesus Christ. He is our Treasure and only His reward is eternal.

We Trust The Seasons, Why Not God?

2007-11-01T08:26:00.000+08:00

Question : We Trust The Seasons, Why Not God?

My replies :
" Seeson can see, God cannot see. We need to have a eye of faith 0-0 to see GOD :)

Lord, increase our faith!!

Good Tree and Bad Tree

2007-11-01T07:51:00.000+08:00

Antonyms or the opposite of "forgive" : despise, detest, dislike, hate, loathe; avenge, redress, revenge. Therefore if you do not settle quickly, the "seed" of trespass that your friend, siblings, parents, brothers or sisters in the church, your colleagues or even your superior has done on you will grow to a tree.The Lord said : Good tree will bear good fruit, bad tree will bear bad fruit. SO, you can imagine what kind of "fruits" that you will be having. Remember, we are the Salt and Light of the world.
No one say it would be easy to forgive someone, but when we fix our eye upon Jesus, i pray that you will realized how much more
we need our Lord Jesus to forgive us for our trespasses. So if you want HIM to forgive us, we have to forgive other. Lastly, i will leave you with the following verses :
Bad Tree
Gal 5:19 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness,
Gal 5:20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies,
Gal 5:21 envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Good Tree
Gal 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Gal 5:23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.

Lord, forgive our debts (Matt 6:12)

2007-10-30T10:33:00.000+08:00

How much "debts" do we owe our Lord? and how much our debtors owe us. We usually associate 'debts' with monetary term. If it is monetary term, then how much do we owe HIM, can we repay HIM, and if it is not monetary term, then what are the "debts" that we owed HIM? Perhap our Lord Jesus may be referring to tithes and offering.
"Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, 'In what way have we robbed You?' In tithes and offerings. (Mal 3:8).
Be it monetary or others. "Then one poor widow came and threw in two mites, which make a quadrans. So He called His disciples to Himself and said to them, "Assuredly, I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all those who have given to the treasury"; (Mar 12:42). It is our heart that our Lord looked at. We own HIM our whole life. All i can say is : Lord, forgive my debts and forgive our sins. I will end with this verse :
And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. (Eph 4:32)

Wonderful God!

2007-10-26T08:23:00.001+08:00

"Look back and thank God.
Look forward and trust God.
Look around and serve God.
Look within and find God!" Be Blessed!

Are you in tune?

2007-10-25T06:31:00.000+08:00

God is just like a song....some say that this song doesn't exist... Some love this song, while others hate it..now even amongst those who say that this song exists..they'd interpret this song with different perspectives....

Some were so caught up with the technicalities of the song...that they've forgotten to enjoy the song itself!
Some hear it for the first time and falls in love with it; enjoying every part of the song!
Others would take some time before learning how to appreciate this song..

Now to me...it doesn't really matter what this Song is to you...the most important thing is... "Are you in tune with the Song"?

Living that breathe!

2007-10-23T07:47:00.000+08:00

"It is taken for granted that all who are disciples of Christ pray. You may as soon find a living man that does not breathe, as a living Christian that does not pray. So be a living that breathe and a living Christian that pray". Be Blessed!

Walk with God

2007-10-23T07:45:00.000+08:00

I was sharing with the saints yesterday the important of having a daily relationship with our dear Lord Jesus Christ. Not weekly, monthly or yearly as i do hear from people that there only worship God once a year. Did not me to mention which day was that.
To have a daily relationship with God means to have a daily walk with HIM ie Begin the day and End the day with prayer and thankgiving, tks HIM for all the meals, as He is our Provider. Turn to HIM in prayer if you do face some difficulties along the day.
One of the blessing that i have received from the above of having a relationship/walk with HIM was the voice and enjoying thru the experiences that i have in my daily walk.
Eg 1: Yesterday morning while going for the Lord's day meeting, Benette (mu younger son) was asking my wife the need of street light and my wife replied was : "it is important as it acts as a safety guide for the motorist." and at that moment, i recalled the Lord says: Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. (Psa 119:105). And that is why we need His words daily, is for safety. So much more when sometime we walk among the darkness.
Eg 2: Brought Bryan (my second child) to a barber shop. "How you want the hair style", "do you want to keep or cut the "side-burn" all that i replied was :short and cut the "side-burn" . All my son did was just sit there and cut. Just like a lamb. Without a word, he accept his father instruction and led the barber cut his hair. Of course, i would like my son to have a nice cut and look nice on him. That moment as i watch him cutting his hair, i was reminded that how good if i am able to be just like my son, act according to mine instruction. And so i pray that i can be a lamb before my God. Do all things without reasoning and murmuring whatever HE has prepared me along the way. Trust and obey, for there is no other ways. To be happy in Jesus, just to trust and obey. Be blessed!

Word of Wisdom by a Virtuous "Auntie"

2007-10-21T08:34:00.000+08:00

"When we are told not to tell people, it is because we need to to respect the pple in subject. They may have told you first because you are part of the family/closer circle which is why they are comfortable to loop you in, as compared to others.

It's not about being a hermit, pretending not to know, don't hear, don't see, don't feel anything.

No joy, no happiness, no excitement, for the ppl involved, but learning a virtue.

God gave us 2 ears and 1 mouth so that we listen more and speak less".

YOU decide

2007-10-19T08:04:00.000+08:00

Praise from men or Praise from God ? you decide. One is by sight, one is by faith. One bring you above all men and God, one bring you below all men and God. One bring Pride to you and the other one bring Humble to you .
Remember : Therefore He says: "GOD RESISTS THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE." (James 4:6)
Lastly, one reward from men, and the other reward from our Heavenly Father. YOU decide?
"Teach me Thy way, O Lord, teach me Thy way; Thy gracious aid afford, teach me Thy way.Help me to walk aright; more by faith, less by sight; lead me with heav'nly light, teach me Thy way. When doubts and fears arise, teach me Thy way; when storms o'erspread the skies, teach me Thy way. Shine thro' the cloud and rain, thro' sorrow, toil, and pain; make Thou my pathway plain, teach me Thy way. Long as my life shall last, teach me Thy way; where 'er my lot be cast, teach me Thy way.Until the race is run, until the journey's done, until the crown is won, teach me Thy way."

Remember the Giver!

2007-10-18T14:55:00.001+08:00

And the LORD God prepared a plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be shade for his head to deliver him from his misery. So Jonah was very grateful for the plant.(Jonah 4:6)

What i want to say is : Do not just thank the gift, but tks the Giver. What we have today, all the blessing that we have received, we have to tks the Giver. His name is called Jehovah Jireh (He is our Provider). So in future, when you are giving charity, if it is by cheque, pls do not "Blow"up big where we usually see in the media. And if they want to put your name on their top charity list, just tell them : "Praise the Lord, all that i have, is from my God and my Lord Jesus Christ, nothing to be boast about"
Remember, He is our maker, Creator and our God. Be Blessed.

Eagle's Wing

2007-10-16T14:59:00.000+08:00

Eagle's Wings

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"And he will raise you up on eagle's wings, Bear you on the breath of dawn,
Make you to shine like the sun, And hold you in the palm of His hand.

You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord, Who abide in His shadow for life,
Say to the Lord: "My refuge, My rock in whom I trust!"

The snare of the fowler will never capture you, And famine will bring you no fear:
Under His wings your refuge, His faithfulness your shield.

You need not fear the terror of the night, Nor the arrow that flies by day;
Though thousands fall about you, Near you it shall not come.

For to His angels He's given a command to guard you in all of your ways;
Upon their hands they will bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone".

Interesting experience

2007-10-15T10:05:00.000+08:00

Last night, i had a interesting encounter while waiting for the lift to go home. I was being greeted by a young malay boy whom i do not even know him, but i guess it must be their holiday and he must have had a good time, and there follow by his sibling and his mum, and it feel does feel good, but before they finally came out of the lift, i heard his mum saying : "naughty ah, you all". Well they are just being happy and perhap being noisy in the lift (it about 5 children).
To my horror, as i was about to press the number "13" in order to reach my house, now i understand why his mum said :"naughty ah, you all". The reason for them to be happy and being greeted was because they have pressed all the floor. Which mean that the lift have to stop, open and close for every floor all the way to "13" floor.
That moment of me, well, of course, so many thots came to my mind, i guess you would have it too if you were to be me. But i choose to stay in the lift, and i turned to God and spend some time with HIM. And finally i have reached my house without cursing and complaining. Just another good and precious moment that our Good Lord had it for me to train my patience, and my tongue and of course, my "complaining" thot.
Lesson learn, in our life, especially while we are the "light" and "salt" of the earth. May we learn to take whatever it befall us. The hymn says : For i know whatever befall me, Jesus doeth all things well. All the way my Saviour lead me. Turn to HIM.
Be Blessed.

Water Therapy

2007-10-11T08:29:00.000+08:00

"Water Therapy" is the newest word in my vocabulary, that is to have at least 4 glass (1.2 litres) of plain water to begin with in the morning. And i am now drinking the 1st glass. And i guess my beloved wife will smile when she read this sharing.
The reason behind this was that i was telling the brothers if that is a sickness that would that my life away, it would have to be : Kidney failure. I do not like to drink water and i have suffered twice having stone in my kidney. And the reason for me to take our brothers advice of having to have a "water therapy" is that if i do not take care of myself, how many i able to take care of other? and that remind me of one of my dear brother. : "Take care of your wife" i told him as they gone for holiday, but i have forgotten to tell him, :"Take care of yourself first, before you take care of your wife" and true enough, my dear brother fall sick.
Most of us who has taken an airplane and if you have listened to the safety briefing, you would have realized that in case of emergency, when the oxygen mask drop from the top and if you have children beside you, you have to put it on yourself first and thereafter you put it on the children. But somehow, many of us would have agreed that we should put it on to the children, right?
Likewise in our spiritual walk, before we help other how to walk spiritual, it have to begin from "YOU" first. Do not tell people how to walk if you yourself do not even know how to walk. Learn to pray before you tell people how to pray or pls pray. Ya, you may say that a soccer coach may not know how to play but he is able to coach. I agreed.
But this is a Christian walk before our GOD, and our Lord Jesus led by example.
To lead your small group, youth group or even the whole church, it has to be led by "Example".
What we need most today is not just simply advise, teaching or even lecture from you, but we need YOU to set a good example.
You have to live a Godly life before you teach your children to live a Godly living.
You have to love our God before you teach the youth how to love God.
You have to be part of the building before you teach the saints how to build one another in the church.
Just like Apostle Paul says "Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ". (1 Cor 11:1). Give a thought about our Lord Jesus, and you would agreed with Bro Paul saying: "Imitate Christ". Be Blessed!

Gossip beware!

2007-10-06T07:55:00.000+08:00

I was fellowship with a saint regarding certain things where she says :"well, if i do not say, who know". Does it sound familiar to you : "hello, let me tell you a secret, pls do not tell anyone, ok", or you may think, it is ok, just you and me, no want will get to know it.

And so i recalled the verse that i had read couple of days ago, and it goes like :

"Even in your thoughts, do not curse the king, nor in your bedroom curse the rich, for a bird of the air will carry your voice, or some winged creature tell the matter".(Ecc 10:20)

And i also recalled the following verses :

"And the LORD spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land". (Jonah 2:10)

"Then the LORD opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, "What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?" (Num 22:28)

My sharing is: Our God knoweth all things. May we speak words of edification, encouragement and gossip less. Be blessed!

Just one hour

2007-10-02T08:43:00.000+08:00

Praise the Lord for another wonderful prayer meeting that we have last night. Our Lord Jesus not only give me strength to pray but also spoke to me. It was thru a sister prayer : "Lord, this little time that we come together to pray........". Praise the Lord, it was at the beginning of the prayer meeting that she prayed. That moment, after a long and tired day, it was like our Lord Jesus spoke to me: "kok yong, you have spent sooo many hours doing sooo many things, yet you just cannot give me an hour to talk to ME?"
Yes! it just 1 hour, just 1 hour yet i cannot give my whole heart to pray. Forgive me Lord!
Dear saints, how much hours we are willing to give to other things, but just an hour of prayer meeting, we are easily defeated, not only we did not pray, sometime we even forget that that is a prayer meeting on Monday evening.
No, we have to raise up, dear saints, I pray that our God will give all of us a spirit of wisdom and revelation that our inner eye may be opened to see the important of this prayer meeting and if we come, is just an hour for home 2 and an hour and a half for hall 1.
My experience for this recent weeks is that if i put my whole heart to pray, the time passed very fast, and much more, i also experience that all the saints have also put their whole heart to pray too. We have a wonderful, encourage and a blessed prayer meeting, look forward to our next prayer meeting. May we be an elite soldier of Christ, raise up and pray. Be Blessed!

3 trees

2007-09-27T07:12:00.001+08:00

Once upon a mountain top, three little trees stood and dreamed of what they wanted to become when they grew up. The first little tree looked up at the stars and said: " I want to hold treasure. I want to be covered with gold and filled with precious stones. I'll be the most beautiful treasure chest in the world!"

The second little tree looked out at the small stream trickling by on it's way to the ocean. " I want to be traveling mighty waters and carrying powerful kings. I'll be the strongest ship in the world!

The third little tree looked down into the valley below where busy men and women worked in a busy town. I don't want to leave the mountain top at all. I want to grow so tall that when people stop to look at me they'll raise their eyes to heaven and think of God. I will be the tallest tree in the world.

Years, passed. The rain came, the sun shone and the little trees grew tall. One day three wood cutters climbed the mountain. The first wood cutter looked at the first tree and said, "This tree is beautiful. It is perfect for me." With a swoop of his shining ax, the first tree fell. "Now I shall make a beautiful chest, I shall hold wonderful treasure!" the first tree said.

The second wood cutter looked at the second tree and said, "This tree is strong. It's perfect for me." With a swoop of his shining ax, the second tree fell. "Now I shall sail mighty waters!" thought the second tree. " I shall be a strong ship for mighty kings!"

The third tree felt her heart sink when the last wood cutter looked her way. She stood straight and tall and pointed bravely to heaven. But the wood cutter never even looked up. "Any kind of tree will do for me." He muttered. With a swoop of his shining ax, the third tree fell.

The first tree rejoiced when the wood cutter brought her to a carpenter's shop. But the carpenter fashioned the tree into a feed box for animals. The once beautiful tree was not covered with gold, or treasure. She was coated with saw dust and filled with hay for hungry farm animals.

The second tree smiled when the wood cutter took her to a shipyard, but no mighty sailing ship was made that day. Instead the once strong tree was hammered and awed into a simple fishing boat. She was too small and too weak to sail to an ocean, or even a river, instead she was taken to a little lake.

The third tree was confused when the wood cutter cut her into strong beams and left her in a lumberyard. "What happened?" The once tall tree wondered. " All I ever wanted was to stay on the mountain top and point to God..."

Many days and nights passed. The three trees nearly forgot their dreams. But one night, golden starlight poured over the first tree as a young woman placed her newborn baby in the feed box. "I wish I could make a cradle for him." Her husband whispered. The mother squeezed his hand and smiled as the starlight shone on the smooth and sturdy wood. " This manger is beautiful." She said. And suddenly the first tree knew he was holding the greatest treasure in the world.

One evening a tired traveler and his friends crowded into the old fishing boat. The traveler fell asleep as the second tree quietly sailed out into the lake. Soon a thundering and a thrashing storm arose. The little tree shuddered. She new she did not have the strength to carry so many passengers safely through the wind and the rain. The tired man awoke. He stood up, stretched out his hand, and said, "Peace." The storm stopped as quickly as it had begun. And suddenly the second tree knew he was carrying the king of heaven and earth.

One Friday morning, the third tree was startled when her beams were yanked from the forgotten wood pile. She flinched as she was carried through an angry jeering crowd. She shuddered when soldiers nailed a man's hand to her. She felt ugly and harsh and cruel. But on Sunday morning, when the sun rose and the earth trembled with joy beneath her, the third tree knew that God's love had changed everything. It had made the third tree strong. And every time people thought of the third tree, they would think of God. That was better than being the tallest tree in the world.

The next time you feel down because you didn't get what you wanted, sit tight and be happy because God is thinking of something better to give you.

Lesson 5 : Be Merciful

2007-09-18T08:16:00.000+08:00

Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy. (Matt 5:7)

Merriam Webster def: Mercy
1 a : Compassion or forbearance shown especially to an offender or to one subject to one's power; also : lenient or compassionate treatment mercy>
2 a : A blessing that is an act of divine favor or compassion
3 : Compassionate treatment of those in distress mercy among the poor>

Mercy from GOD
And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.
But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. (Eph 2:1-7)

Mercy/Compassion toward man: (Matt 18:22-35)
Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. But as he was not able to pay, his master commanded that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and that payment be made. The servant therefore fell down before him, saying, 'Master, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.' Then the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.
"But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, 'Pay me what you owe!' So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you all.' And he would not, but went and threw him into prison till he should pay the debt.
So when his fellow servants saw what had been done, they were very grieved, and came and told their master all that had been done. Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me. Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?'
And his master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him.
"So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses." Be Blessed! Dear saints.

Lesson 3 : Meekness, Gentleness, Kindness

2007-09-14T08:51:00.000+08:00

Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth.(Matt 5:5)

For the first time, i now realized that the important and practical to know and to understand the beatitude that was spoken by our Lord Jesus. It was place right in the beginning of His ministry and thus it has showed the important of these Words and i believed it also laid the basis of our Christian walk. Without this, it is hard for us to do His will or to do the rest of Matt 5 to 7 and the rest of His commandment. Do remember that His Greatest commandment for us is to Love HIM and to love our neighbor (our spouse, our children, our colleague - boss or subordinate, our friends etc). In fact, i believed our Lord is also telling us about Himself too, He was a living example. He was poor in spirit, He mourned for His people and He is also meek to His people. He lead by example. And that is my Lord, my God.
Today we have come to Lesson 3 : Meekness or Gentleness or Kindness . And it is also found in the fruit of the Spirit which is now in us (Gal 5:22-23). But i just want to give you the following verse to sum up the goodness and blessing of being meek, kind and gentle to our Lord and our neighbor :
But the meek shall inherit the earth, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. (Psa 37:11). Be Blessed.

Lesson 2 : Dependence on our God

2007-09-13T15:23:00.000+08:00

Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted. (Matt 5:4)
Not only we have to be humble or to be poor in spirit before our God, we also have to acknowledge our lack or our spiritual poverty, and thus, we have to learn to mourn for our condition. In Psalm 30 : "I will extol You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up, And have not let my foes rejoice over me. O LORD my God, I cried out to You, And You healed me. O LORD, You brought my soul up from the grave; You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. Sing praise to the LORD, you saints of His, And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name. For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning. Now in my prosperity I said, "I shall never be moved." LORD, by Your favor You have made my mountain stand strong; You hid Your face, and I was troubled. I cried out to You, O LORD; And to the LORD I made supplication: "What profit is there in my blood, When I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your truth? Hear, O LORD, and have mercy on me; LORD, be my helper!" You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to You forever". (Psalm 30:1-12).
Therefore we need our Lord to lead us and to give us wisdom and revelation in the full knowledge of HIM and fully depend on HIM. Amen.

First lesson : Humble

2007-09-12T08:20:00.000+08:00

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.(Matt 5:3)
"虚心的人有福了！因为天国是他们的"。

In Chinese, "虚心" mean "Modest", and the meaning of "Modest" is having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions. The greater part of mankind are insensible of this their condition; but think themselves rich, and increased with goods just like the pharisee and those who came and challenge with our Lord Jesus: there are some who are sensible of it, who see their poverty and want, freely acknowledge it, bewail it, and mourn over it; are humbled for it, and are broken under a sense of it; entertain low and mean thoughts of themselves; seek after the true riches, both of grace and glory; and frankly acknowledge, that all they have, or hope to have, is owing to the free grace of God. Now these are the persons intended in this place; who are not only "poor", but are poor "in spirit"; in their own spirits, in their own sense, apprehension, and judgment: and may even be called "beggars", as the word may be rendered; for being sensible of their poverty, they place themselves at the door of mercy, and knock there; their language is, "God be merciful". And i recalled this portion in the bible :
"Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.' And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me a sinner!' I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted." (Luke 18:10-14). "Humility" is the first lesson that we have to learn and i must confess this is the "hardest" to learn. Our Lord says : if you want to the greatest, you must be the least, and remember our Lord Jesus wash the feet of the disciple? Just as Pro 18:12 say: "Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, And before honor is humility." And we will be blessed if we choose to be humble and not haughty. Be a doer and not a reader. Be blessed!

Glory be to God!

2007-09-06T08:28:00.000+08:00

Last night, i have another wonderful experience with all our dear brothers when we come together to seek our Lord Jesus Christ for next book to pursuit for our brother's pursuit on every Wednesday. 8 of us were on our knee for more than 1 hour, seeking HIM for the book to pursuit. As this is not the first time He had revealed to all of us, this time we have sured that our Good Lord will reveal to us again. Of course, some do come with suggestion on their mind, some come without a book on their mind, some come with a tired mind. But Glory to God, after much prayer, one of the brother, one brother suggest doing 1 John. And that is where, we took a break and fellowship among one another, and we came out with Corinthian, Ephesian, Gospel of John.
And so we continue to seek the Lord for further guidance and for further confirmation on just on 1 book our of this 4, it is not that the other 3 is no good, but during our first half of prayer, we told HIM our needs, but of course, not our wills but HIS WILL.
Praise the Lord, during the second half prayer, with one heart, we conclude that we will do Gospel of John. I praise God for all these young people, and as for me, yet again, the verse say: taste and see that the Lord is Good. I have again saw the faithfulness of God revealed to me. If we seek, He is more than willing to reveal His Heart to all of us.
Praise the Lord that we are one!! Glory be to God for ever and evermore. Hallelujah!!

For the sake........

2007-09-05T10:24:00.000+08:00

Brought Bryan (my son) to Army Open House recently, and in order to collect all the badges, we have to finish 8 stations of games and obstacles, out of which, one of them is: "Repelling" (where you often saw in the war movie where soldiers using robes to slide down from the helicopter". But this is from the wall (about approx 10m) instead of using helicopter. And if you would look down from there, it is not easy. But for the sakes of Bryan, without considering much, i took up the challenger. Put on the gear and go for it. But the moment, where i have to lean my back out of the door "just" by holding on to the rope? imaging the whole weight of yours, and what happen if my hands do not have the strength......at the moment, fear came all the sudden. But for the sakes of Bryan, i do it and i did it.
But the revelation that i have received thru this experience is that, that was another "safety" ropes that was on me, ready to pull me if i lost control of myself. Today, do we see this "Safety robe" that is on us. We may know it but, just like me, if i do not walk out of the door, i will not know the effectiveness of the "safety robes". Likewise, our Lord Jesus Christ for our sakes has given His life for the church, i pray that our Lord will open our eye too, that our lives on earth is also for the sakes of the saints. Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added onto you. Be Blessed.

A Beloved Brother's Prayer

2007-09-04T08:14:00.000+08:00

Yes! Amen we should really have this attitude in our daily life,to pray for all the saints not only for our daily needs but especially to all the Saints and much the Church revival.
"Lord teach us to call your precious name, open our eyes, give us spiritual understanding, we want to know your way and want to walk upon it.
Thank you for keeping us from the evil one.
Thank you that you came into our life as a life giving spirit.
Father thank you for your son Jesus Christ who save us and brought us back to you and make us to a temple where he can rest and make his work accordingly to you.
Make us more dependent to him, for apart from him we can do nothing to pleased you.
Gain our heart, continue to work in us until we are fully transform into your son's image.
Saturate us with your son Jesus Christ so that you will be satisfy in every fruit of his work in us.
Give us more revelation so that we are able to see your son and his unsearchable kingdom.
Lord Jesus Christ, thank you that we can participate with you the richness of the Father,thank you for giving yourself as a center of our enjoyment.
Oh Lord, free us from any bind of ourself so that we can enjoy you more and more, give us back our first love to you, for you are our true inheritance.
Amen ! Lord you are in us and we are in you nothing can draw us away from your love , for God loves you and you love us !Father has given us to you, so we are yours! . Everything what yours is also the Father his. Thank you Lord Jesus".

Pray always!!

2007-09-03T07:12:00.000+08:00

In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. (Matt 6:9-13)

How beautiful is this if you compare John 17 and Matt 6. It is approximate 3 years apart. Matthew 6 was at His beginning of our Lord Jesus Christ earthly ministry and John 17 was at His end of His earthly ministry. And this is something that is always close to His Heart. That is, "alway praying for all of us". Prayed that our Heavenly Father will keep us from the evil one. He is indeed our Great High Priest.
How often do we pray to our God and also pray for our loved ones? we should pray to our God and pray for the church everyday. Especially this last generation, especially in Singapore, on one hand, worldly event like "integrated resort, Formula 1", spiritual event like : "Gospel of Judas, Gospel of Mary, Gospel of Thomas, Da Vinci code, Another Bible" which can be easily purchase off the shelf from any bookshop.
All these will draw us away from God. It is either you are busy enjoying the world, or you are so occupied reading all other book EXCEPT, " THE BIBLE". No wonder our Lord that in the last days, many hearts will grow cold, and will lost their first love. So, let us also learn to be like our Lord Jesus Christ, pray for our loved one and also pray for the church. Be blessed.

You ARE salt and light of the world!

2007-08-31T07:01:00.001+08:00

""Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. "Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
"You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven". (Matthew 5:10-16)

Walk the Talk

2007-08-24T07:08:00.000+08:00

"Brother, long time never see you in the church, why? busy making money ah!, or is it better to say : Hi Brother, great to see you, how is things? hope everything is fine. I was sharing to a brother yesterday with what our dear Lord Jesus has revealed to me lately : Many portions of the bible alway split up into 2 portions, one talks about God and the other one, talks about men. So i told ; " Talk about God is to know God and His will. Talk about men is to do His will."

Jesus said to him, 'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.' On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets." (Matt 22:37-40). And our Lord indeed fulfilled it. He has glorified His Heavenly Father. He has done the will of His Father in Heaven.

What about us today, very often we heard such a statement : "huh, he/she is a christan?" do we glorified or shame God is our living? did we manifest our God in our living? how many saints have we stumbled with our living, action and our mouth especially ? lately i hear of a couple who has attended service for years yet they fight and they expect their children to love the Lord? what kind of message that we are trying to convey to our love one? We have heard His word and i believe many of us have also kept His word in our heart. I guess if we are more careful and mindful of who we are, "Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ" (2 Cor 5:20a). I truly believe we have the power to choose to live Christ in our living, He is "ABLE" to help us if we choose HIM. Walk the Talk. Be Blessed.

Our Lord is the Greatest

2007-08-23T06:58:00.000+08:00

And Moses told his father-in-law all that the LORD had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, all the hardship that had come upon them on the way, and how the LORD had delivered them. Then Jethro rejoiced for all the good which the LORD had done for Israel, whom He had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians. And Jethro said, "Blessed be the LORD, who has delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of Pharaoh, and who has delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians. Now I know that the LORD is greater than all the gods; for in the very thing in which they behaved proudly, He was above them." Then Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took a burnt offering and other sacrifices to offer to God. And Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses' father-in-law before God. (Exodus 18:8-12)
Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. (Heb 13:15)

John 17

2007-08-22T07:14:00.000+08:00

Dear saints, to begin with. i tks the Lord Jesus Christ and all the saints' prayer for my family and my Jean. To update all of you with regards to my Jean, no surgery required for the time being but she has to put on braces (to help the straighten her spinal cord) on her body 20 hours a day and she has to wear it till she is 16 years of age. Shorter or longer period of wearing the braces depending on the condition of her back. Now she is 11 years old. All things give tks, pray that she will not be discouraged and continue to pray and strengthen by our Lord Jesus. And i am thankful that she has prayed every night and i pray that she will continue to pray and experience that our God is TRUE and LIVING.
Secondary, the reason for choosing John 17 was because i received much help from the Lord when i was disturbed by certain things recently and HE brought me to John 17 and after reading John 17, i was again, all ready to fight on together with my Lord to next phrase of my life. By the way, John 17 is a chapter full of " RED" letting, because our Lord Jesus was praying to the Heavenly Father. So pray that our Lord Jesus will give of us a Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation over the next few weeks to know the heart of our Lord Jesus. It is important to know our Lord and how HE prayed. By reading this above verses, you may know now why our Heavenly Father said, "This is my Son in whom I delight" & "This is my Son, hear HIM". Once at His Baptism and the other one at the mount of transfiguration. He is the ONE that know the Father's Will. To Glorify His Father and give eternal life. Praise the Lord for the eternal life to those who have believed in HIM. Be Blessed.

Not to forget His Goodness

2007-08-21T07:12:00.001+08:00

"Forget NOT His Goodness" is all i beseech you, dearest brothers and sisters. As we were praying for my daughter, Jean last night during our prayer meeting (she has to visit a specialist this afternoon because her spinal cord is not straight, as a result, she has a curved spinal cord). Two things i felt during the prayer meeting that moved me to tear.
Firstly, saints prayer. The sincerity of their hearts that prayed for her touches my heart. This is my family. Praise the Lord. I really felt that church life is really a real family life. Only when you give yourself for one another, you will feel the love of one another.
Secondly, i was reminded NOT TO FORGET HIS MERCY & GRACIOUSNESS. I prayed that thru the progess of healing, Jean Low will not forget the Goodness that our Lord Jesus Christ has blessed and healed her. This is something that all of us has to pray for ourselves. We are just like the Israelites: stubborn, proud and stiff neck.
Just 3 days after crossing the Red Sea, they forgot the who was the ONE that opened the sea, they forgot who was the ONE who brought them out of Egypt, with some many miracles, pillar of cloud by day and pillar of fire by night, yet, how often they have grieve and moved our God to anger. Many Kings in the old testament start well, but once they have been blessed by our Almighty God, they turn away to God and sinned against GOD.
So dear saints, this morning, with a heavy of heart, i really beseech you, NOT to forget who is the Giver in your life. Rom 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. You may lost your loved one or you may be promoted, be it good or bad, believe me, HE knoweth all things because HE is the Potter and we are the clay, He is the Creator and we are his creatures. Be Blessed.

Believe HIM

2007-08-21T06:31:00.000+08:00

"For what does the Scripture say? "ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS ACCOUNTED TO HIM FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS." (Rom 4:3)
"And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already dead (since he was about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb. He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform. And therefore "IT WAS ACCOUNTED TO HIM FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS." (Rom 4:19-22)
Another meaning of the word "JUST" is Righteous. He blesses the home of the "righteous". Do you believed that our Good Lord Jesus Christ will bless u? Look at Abraham, he believed and it was counted to him for righteous. But of course, if you look back again at Proverb 3, all those "do not", you may find it hard to fulfill.
"Me, not to jealous, not backbite, not to be selfish, not to complain, not to murmur.........how to survive in this wicked world?" Truly we are not able to do many of this because many a time, we are still in our flesh, but our Lord can. The question is "Do you believe?" In Galatian 6 says : We are a new creation. We should walk in the newness of life.
Wisdom in found in Christ and He is in you. All we have to do is to believe. Believe that He who began in us, will mould and transform us daily to be like HIM. All we have to do is simply to set our mind on HIM. Eg : The moment that "foul or unpleasant language" is coming out from your mouth when you are angry, you say :"Oh Lord Jesus". You call his Name. Try this and you tell me whether it's work. Do not belittle the Power of His Name. Be BLESSED !

Jesus is my GOD.

2007-08-17T17:26:00.000+08:00

Moreover, the impact Jesus Christ has had in millions of lives continues unabated.

The French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte once said: "I know men and I tell you that Jesus Christ is no mere man. Between Him and every other person in the world there is no possible terms of comparison. Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded His empire upon love; and at this hour millions of men would die for him" (quoted by Frank Mead, The Encyclopedia of Religious Quotations, 1965, p. 56).

Historian Philip Schaff adds: "This Jesus of Nazareth, without money and arms, conquered more millions than Alexander, Caesar, Mohammed, and Napoleon. Without science and learning, He shed more light on things human and divine than all philosophers and scholars combined. Without the eloquence of schools, He spoke such words of life as were never spoken before or since and produced effects which lie beyond the reach of orator or poet.

"Without writing a single line, He set more pens in motion, and furnished themes for more sermons, orations, discussions, learned volumes, works of art, and songs of praise, than the whole army of great men of ancient and modern times" (The Person of Christ, 1913, p. 33).

Abide in the Lord

2007-08-16T06:46:00.000+08:00

What do you do when your company hired a fresh grade and you who are of age and yet not a graduate? What do you do when your boss hired a manager from a reputable company and your know that you will be the next to take over the General Manager position of that company? what do you do when your boss's wife come to work in your company whenever your boss is oversea? , what do you do when you discovered that your friend score higher result than you as a result your dream of being first in school is? Or what do you do when your discover that your dad did not give you an equal inheritance compare to your sibling? Of course there are many more eg. if you think further the relationship with your neighbor. I guess, from the above eg and from my personal encounter and from other saints fellowship, we will put on a "Armour of Flesh" right? Is you go or i go, you die or i die. Otherwise, i may loose my job, i may lost my long waited GM post, my boss do not trust me and that is why he sent his wife to supervise us whenever he is outstation, i cannot be No 1 in school and lastly since i gotten lesser inheritance, then you, the rest who have more inheritance will take care of my parent. This are things which will and had happened in our daily life. Whenever our position where ever felt threatened, our mind will begin to plan "evil" to get rid of one another, some called it "Office Politic".
And yes, it is here to stay. Let us hear what the bible says:
A Psalm of David.
"LORD, who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill? He who walks uprightly, And works righteousness, And speaks the truth in his heart; He who does not backbite with his tongue, Nor does evil to his neighbor, Nor does he take up a reproach against his friend; In whose eyes a vile person is despised, But he honors those who fear the LORD; He who swears to his own hurt and does not change; He who does not put out his money at usury, Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.
耶和华啊，谁能寄居你的帐幕？谁能住在你的圣山？就是行为正直、做事公义、心里说实话的人。他不以舌头谗谤人，不恶待朋友，也不随夥毁谤邻里。他眼中藐视匪类，却尊重那敬畏耶和华的人。他发了誓，虽然自己吃亏也不更改。他不放债取利，不受贿赂以害无辜。行这些事的人必永不动摇。(Psa 15:1-5) Be Blessed.

Live out Christ that is in U!

2007-08-15T09:07:00.000+08:00

Jesus said to him, 'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.' On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets."(Matt 22:37-40)
I just recalled the above verses when i think back of the verses of Proverb 3. This is the second part of the Proverb 3 where it touches the practical aspect of a Christian, in fact, looking back at some of the other portion of the bible, there are very similar comparison where it begin with God and the other portion talk about the practical aspect of our living, "how to live out Christ if we are called Christian". eg: such as, the 10 commandment, the first 4 verses referred to God and the other 6 verses referred to people, the Book of Galatian, the first 4 chapter talk about the the laws and the True Gospel, but the last 2 chapter talk about practical living, etc.
We say we love God, so i pray that in our daily living. our life before our family, our colleagues and our friend, must be able to have a heart of giving, a heart to share, a heart to love to those who need our help. This is good works.
Paul said in the book of ACT : "I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.' " (Act 20:35) Be Blessed!

He is my Confidence

2007-08-14T06:46:00.000+08:00

Dear Saints, 2 portions of the bible is what our Good Lord has shown me this morning:
Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one. (Col 4:5-6)

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world. But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you. To Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen. (1 Peter 5:8-11)

On one hand, we know that the evil ones will continue and Yes, he will continue to distract and seeking whom he may devour. He will also made us doubtful about the abilities of our Lord, and thus our faith may be affected too. But on the hand, sometimes it is us, who invite terror and trouble. "OUR TONGUE".

These six things the LORD hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him:
A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood, A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil, A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren. (Pro 6:16-19)

Therefore, let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one. And as for sudden terror and wickedness, learn to resist the devil in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Learn to call upon His Name, please do not belittle the Power of His Name - "Oh Lord Jesus". He is able to save you. Remember? AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS THAT WHOEVER CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD SHALL BE SAVED.' (Act 2:21)
And pray that thru all of these above, you may experience that our Lord is our confidence. He is my confidence.

Puppy Love

2007-08-09T07:40:00.000+08:00

Puppy Love is an informal term for feelings of love, particularly between young people during adolescence, so-called for its resemblance to the adoring, worshipful affection that may be felt by a puppy. The term is often used in a derogatory fashion, describing emotions which are shallow and transient in comparison to other forms of love such as romantic love. (by wikipedia).

Well, i was chatting with a sister from Polytechnic yesterday concerning BGR (Boy-Girl Relationship). She was helping another sister (not meeting with us) who are lost whether should she accept a guy as his boyfriend. Furthermore he is a "Christian". I told her : "Almost everybody love Puppy. But no everybody love when it become an adult dog. The love for an adult dog is way more demanding than loving a puppy. It is more just a feeling or because puppy is cute".
Likewise today, many young ones (as early as Pri 6) began to start a relationship, do you know what they are doing? well if you would ask them, they will say "of course, i know". But for all of us who have walked this path before, we know that they do not know.
So i told this sister to tell that sister of hers, : stay as friend for the time being, perhaps to her, he is just a puppy, give herself sometime, perhaps after graduate, after spending 3 years together as friends, and if you still like him, then perhaps it is time to seek the Lord for a confirmation. Of course, our sister did ask her whether does she has marriage in mind? she replied :No.
Dear beloved, for those who have faithfully attended the YYP on the topic of Marriage, Pls, pls do not think you know already. You do not know till the day you begin your walk into relationship.
Many pple would not agreed that you must have a marriage in mind if you want to have a relationship. I do not blame them because human are selfish. They like they take, do not like they put it aside and choose for the other one. Who suffer? of course the party who take it seriously. I must stress it over and over, it is not just "christian" , but "christian who love GOD".
So pls do not take relationship lightly, for those who are seeking for one, and if you are still studying and you saw a "puppy", may i suggest you to wait and be friend, just friend (no holding of hands), if he/she is arranged by God for you, rest assured he/she will be yours. For those who have already started and if you are still in secondary, or JC, may i suggest that you do not spend too much time on the phone or doing so much things that you neglect your study. Imagine what happened if both of you fail your "O" and "A"? or what happened if one goes on to JC and the other repeat? and if you do not have marriage in mind, may i suggest you to keep it at a distant for a time being. Stay as friend.
I believe that it is all in the Good Hand of our Lord Jesus Christ, to be single or to be married, we just have to entrust our life to HIM, He will made all things beautiful in HIS TIME.
Be Blessed.

Psalm 4

2007-08-09T06:56:00.000+08:00

A Psalm of David.
Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer. How long, O you sons of men, Will you turn my glory to shame? How long will you love worthlessness And seek falsehood? Selah
But know that the LORD has set apart for Himself him who is godly; The LORD will hear when I call to Him. Be angry, and do not sin. Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still. Selah
Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, And put your trust in the LORD. There are many who say, "Who will show us any good?" LORD, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us.
You have put gladness in my heart, More than in the season that their grain and wine increased. I will both lie down in peace, and sleep;
For You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety. (Psalm 4:1-8)

Ask Wisdom

2007-08-08T07:08:00.000+08:00

And that is the reason why Solomon asked nothing from God except "an understanding heart, to judge thy people, to discern between good and bad" (1King 3:9), so, likewise, that is the reason why Paul prayed that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the full knowledge of him, (Eph 1:17). We really need HIS wisdom and not our own wisdom to walk on this earth, cause HIS wisdom will excelled all the wisdom of this earth.
"And God gave Solomon wisdom and very great understanding and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore. And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the sons of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt. For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the nations round about. And he spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five. And he spoke of the trees, from the cedar-tree that is on Lebanon even to the hyssop that springs out of the wall; he spoke also of cattle, and of fowls, and of creeping things, and of fishes. And there came of all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom".(1King 4:29-34)

Be Blessed

2007-08-06T07:08:00.001+08:00

This morning i just want to say a few words : That is "Do not just read thru the above verse and that is about it, if we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. (Gal 5:25), therefore do not walks in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but we have to delight in the law of the LORD, And in His law we meditates day and night. And you shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever you do shall prosper. (Psalm 1:1-3). Be Blessed.

Clothed with humility

2007-08-02T08:00:00.000+08:00

Do we despise and detest our earthly parent chastening and correction? why we do? And for you, how do you react to your parents after you have been chastened or in the mist of correction? you "shut your ear", "saying :ok,ok,ok". For the older ones, you argued, quarrel and finally you walked out of the house. I guess all of us more or less have gone thru this stages of our life, but when you becomes parents yourself, like myself, father of 3, then you begin to understand why your parent has to chasten and correct you while you are young. I recalled a verse in the book of Job where Job says concerning Jehovah:
Does it seem good to You to oppress, to despise the work of Your hands and favor the designs of the wicked? (Job 10:3)
Do you think that we, parent would like to chasten our children for no reason? The Lord says : whom HE loves HE corrects, likewise, whom we loves our children, we corrects. Be the chastening and correction from our dear Lord, parents or even teachers. The most important things is to have these few things: "Heart of Repentance, Heart of Learning and a Heart of Loving. Of course, you need the fruits of the Spirit to assist you. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law (Gal 5:22). We all will have our shared of being chastened or being corrected, be it you are the one chastening or being chastened, because the Head of every man is Christ.
Remember : Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for "GOD RESISTS THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE (1Peter 5:5). Lastly, We all desire to be delighted by our Heavenly Father, don't we?

Contributed by Bro Daniel Chow

2007-07-31T07:13:00.000+08:00

The Empty Chair!

Author Unknown

A man's daughter had asked the local minister to come and pray with her father. When the minister arrived, he found the man lying in bed with his head propped up on two pillows. An empty chair sat beside his bed. The minister assumed that the old fellow had been informed of his visit. "I guess you were expecting me," he said. "No, who are you?" said the father.
The minister told him his name and then remarked, "I see the empty chair; I figured you knew I was going to show up."
"Oh yeah, the chair," said the bedridden man. "Would you mind closing the door?" Puzzled, the minister shut the door. "I have never told anyone this, not even my daughter," said the man. But all of my life I have never known how to pray. At church I used to hear the pastor talk about prayer, but it went right over my head." "I abandoned any attempt at prayer," the old man continued, "until one day about four years ago my best friend said to me, "Johnny, prayer is just a simple matter of having a conversation with Jesus. Here is what I suggest."
"Sit down in a chair; place an empty chair in front of you, and in faith see Jesus on the chair. It's not spooky because he promised, "I'll be with you always." "Then just speak to him in the same way you're doing with me right now."
"So, I tried it and I've liked it so much that I do it a couple of hours every day. I'm careful though. If my daughter saw me talking to an empty chair, she'd either have a nervous breakdown or send me off to the mental hospital."
The minister was deeply moved by the story and encouraged the old man to continue on the journey. Then he prayed with him, and returned to the church office.
Two nights later the daughter called to tell the minister that her daddy had died that afternoon. "Did he die in peace?" he asked.
"Yes, when I left the house about two o' clock, he called me over to his bedside, told me he loved me and kissed me on the cheek. When I got back from the store an hour later, I found him dead.
But there was something strange about his death. Apparently, just before Daddy died, he leaned over and rested his head on the chair beside the bed. What do you make of that?"
The minister wiped a tear from his eye and said, "I wish we could all go like that."

Be still and know that I AM GOD

2007-07-30T07:09:00.000+08:00

I recalled a sister asking me how early do i start my morning watch as it is not easy to wake up early. This is my replied to her : to begin, for many years, i failed many times with regards to have a morning watch, indeed it is very tired and even if i will to open my bible, my spirit is willing but my flesh is weak. So i have my night watch instead. But lately, after our Lord Jesus revealed to me that it is best to come to HIM in the morning, so I tried again. This time is different, no only i am awake, i experience numerous times that our Lord Jesus speak to me, otherwise i do not have so many words to share to all of u. I choose not to prepare the night before, but i want a fresh speaking in the morning. So i have tasted His Faithfulness. You have to taste the goodness of HIM, and it is very important to have a intimate relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ. Coming to HIM early in the morning will give a wonderful time to start your brand new day, of course, no guarantee that your day do not have problem or stress, but you will begin a lesson to learn to trust HIM more, lean on HIM more, acknowledge HIM more as you know that HE will surely direct your path. HE will show you, guide you and even teach you to handle all situation. (Proverb 3:5-6)

"Hide me now,Under Your wings.Cover me within Your mighty Hands.When the oceans rise and thunders roar,I will soar with You above the storm. Father, You are King over the floods.I will be still and know You are God. Find rest my soul, In Christ alone. Know His power, In quietness and trust."