"The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men."

Psalm 12:8
"The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men."

When reading the Bible and reflecting, we don't want unknown words to stop us from getting the meaning of a verse because that verse could very well be what God is trying to speak to us. So whenever we come across an unknown word, we shouldn't try to guess the meaning or brush through that sentence. Instead we should check the dictionary to see what it means! This helped in my Time Alone With God on 7dec when God spoke to me through Psalm 12:8.

::The word "vile" means wicked or nasty::
In other words, wherever we are, we will only feel comfortable when our ways are practised and adored by the people around us.

+ Where are we most comfortable at? Home? Church? School? What is the way of life there? What is our way of life there? Are we following the way of life there? Should we change ours?

+ Where are we least comfortable at? Church? School? Home? What is the way of life there? What is our way of life there? Should we change our ways of life to follow them?

A Love Letter to God

Dear God,

It has been a long time since I wrote a love letter to You. These few days, I've just been seeking You from the Bible but not telling You what my heart's been thinking.

Today I went to Ahma's(my paternal grandmother) house because Gugu(my aunt) said that Ahma misses me a lot and I should accompany her for the whole day. I had in mind to do a few chapters of TAWG so I packed my Bible, journal and Church file inside my bag. I brought my Chemistry textbook too, in case Gugu wanted to check when she came home. When I got there, I ate fish porridge as lunch and after that, I went into Gugu's room to do my TAWG. But before that, I picked one of Gugu's books from the shelf - entitled:
"12 encouraging promises from the Bible". In the introduction, the author described God's promises like a cheque payable by order. God's promises have already been written on it and we have to receive it by faith! That involves laying the promise before God and claiming it as yours - just like how you have to present the cheque to the bank for you to get the cash! I read the first two promises and there's this promise that really taught me something.

Isaiah 43:2
When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.

Your promise was brought to life in the Biblical event of The Image of Gold and the Fiery Furnace, Daniel 3.
King Nebuchadnezzar set up an image of gold for the whole nation of Babylon to worship but Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego would not! So the king summoned them and tried to fighten them with the thought of throwing them into the blazing furnace. Instead, the three men were not afraid!

v16-18 >> Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to the king, "O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and He will rescue us from your hand, O king. But even if he does not, we want you to know, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up."

v25 >> He( King Nebuchadnezzar) said, " Look! I see four men walking aroung in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods."

Notice God didn't protect Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego FROM the fire. He protected them IN IT! Trials and temptations have been around since the days of Adamm and Eve, and there is no way to avoid it. But we can be sure that God is with us in every trial that we go through! And just like that furnace, we will walk out of it victoriously!
v27 >> They saw that the fire had not harmed their bodies, nor was a hair of their heads singed; their robes were not scorched, and there was no smell of fire on them.

After reading that book, I opened my Bible and journal and started by praying for my fast. Then I turned to Job 41'42 to read, but I couldn't fnd one verse to focus on! I taped away what I learnt from Job 42:3, and rewrote Job41:10-11. Then I rephrased that verse, writing ' No one can compare to God. No one can blame God.' Then I got stuck, I didn't know how to rephrase "Everyhting under heaven belongs to me." Then I thought that maybe it wasn't You speaking to me and that I was just trying to find a verse to settle down with, so I taped it away again. Several times it happened, and several times I prayed. Yet those voices kept coming in! Were all of them You, God??

Then I decided to stop, so I plugged in to my handphone MP3 and began to worship You, Then Ahma came and stood at the door, asking me something. I was upset at being disturbed, so I stopped singing, dropped my head down and said nothing. I ignored her. I think Ahma might called em a few more times but I was with my plugs and I decided not to take off my earplugs to ask her whether she really called me or not.

Feeling tired after singing, I slept until 0415pm. Then I woke up and went outside to watch TV until evening came and I saw Papa's reflection on Gonggong(my paternal grandfather) glass frame, nearing the door. I chose to sit up from my 'lying-down' position and sat even closer to the TV, ignoring His presence when I knew too well that I should be getting up and opening the gate for him! Papa used his own key, went in and ate his dinner, talking to Ahma at the same time.

When he came to the gate again, opening it to leave, I ran to the kitchen to avoid the situation.There, I asked Gugu if I could see her sceneric photos after she bathed. She said yes. Then Ahma asked me in Mandarin,
" Want to eat already or not?"
I had prayed earlier in the day, that God, You would provide a way out of this(I was fasting my dinner this week). But I guess I didn't believe. In my mind, I kept thinking I was surely going to eat and the thought of Ahma's dimmer made me reluctant to believe. So when she said again, " So late already!",I replied, "ok la ok la!" and ate. Halfway through, Ahma joined in to eat. I saw her troubled and tired face so I asked her,
"Ahma, are you very troubled? You very tired issit? I see you eat...like..."
"Good that you know."
"Tell me la."
"You don't listen lor. I look at you also cannot. You angry." Ahma had tears in her eyes and I just sat there, at the other side of the table, looking at her...

Then Gugu came out of the toilet and she asked me whether I was going out tomorrow. I said, "I don't think so..."
"What do you mean? You must be sure..."
I thought for a while before remembering that I still had to send Veron an e'mail, so I said, "I'm staying home."
"WHY?" Gugu said, and I felt her usual tone that sounded demanding to me.
"Cos I have something to do on the computer..." I didn't feel like telling anything to a voice like that.
"WHAT?"
"e-mail my friends..."
"ABOUT WHAT?"
"some...notes"
"You e-mail some notes need to take the whole day one ah? You will go out after that RIGHT?"
"No, I'll be too tired."
"WHY? cos you'll spend hours on the computer right?!"
"...definitely more than one hour..."
"No, you come to my house tomorrow. After your e-mail, YOU COME."
"...okay..."I really didnt welcome the idea of going to Ahma's house on a Saturday...The conversation went on and on, and I felt terrible!

Then came the time for me to go home. As usual, Ahma was there to walk me home. As we climbed down the stairs, my feet couldn't any further in those 'Japan-style' slippers so I called out to Ahma, "Ahma, can you walk slower?...cos its very pain"
"Told you not to buy those shoes with that thing in the middle! Why did you buy? See, now you pain!"I interrupted, "Told you that mummy bought it for me, you don't believe!"
"You weren't there?"
"No"
"Then you still wear outside.."
"I dont have any more slippers already!"

When we came to the convenience store beside 'Shop n Save', Ahma asked me to choose a slipper I like so that I could wear back home. Still angry at her blaming me for buying the slipper, I said, "Don't want! Waste money." and walked off. then she suddenly shouted, "tell you to BUY!" and evryone looked at me as i Turned to look at them. I was even more angry with Ahma for raising her voice.

With my new slippers, I could walk properly again. So I walkedfast ahead of Ahma, tearing but not letting her see. When we came to the carpark, she stopped and I walked straight past her back home. God, today, I behaved as if I was not your child! For so many times, I chose to follow the devil and let him come into my mind, control my emotions. I failed to recognise him, what he was doing, who he was trying to make me into!

God, forgive me. Forgive me for repeating my mistake! And I know that going to Ahma's house tests my faith! But even as your word says in 1 Peter 1:7
These (trials) have come so that you faith - of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire - may be prove genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. , going to Ahma's is not a torture! Rather, going to Ahma's house is a challenge for me to rise up in my faith and comquer the devil!

God, from now on, I do not want to satisfy the sinful nature within me! Lord, I want to wake up every day, telling myself that I WANT TO BE HUMBLE BEFORE YOU and I WANT TO BE HUMBLE BEFORE MAN!

So Lord, even as Psalm 3:5-6 says
I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the
Lord sustains me.
I will not fear the tens of
thousands
drawn up against me on
every side. ,
Lord, God Almighty, my Father in Heaven, guard my thoughts the moment I wake up! When the sinful desire tuggs at me, may You call out through the rain and calm the storm in me!
Let my heart tune into Your will,
my ears be sensitive to Your calling,
my eyes fixed upon You,
my mind belong to You and
my soul carried in Your arms

For I long to be with You.
For I long to follow You.
For all I need is You.



So that day after writing this letter, I decided to sms my friend, Venny. Venny is my close friend in school, and she is a Catholic. Last month, we fell out with each other and ever since, I didn't even try to reconcile this friendship. We were practically having a cold war; I shunned whenever I saw her. But that night, I decided that I must no longer hold on to this PRIDE i have so I smsed her:

"Venny, I have just done my TAWG and just smsed Edwin and I've decided that I cannot grieve God any longer by holding on to my pride. Today, let me say sorry for breaking your heart. God's word says 'Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry' yet I carried this anger with me for days and when you called me, I disobeyed God again. I said a mean thing out of the sinful nature stored up in me. Resentment is never part of the Kingdom of God, and I don't want to belong to anyone else except God! From now on, I will strip away my self-worth and be humble before man and God. If ever I ignore you when we meet again, I pray that God will sustain me and bring back from pride."

Then Venny replied! She said that she had been thinking of smsing me too and that God answered her prayer and she was very thankful to Him! Then I got even more encouraged so I smsed my FATHER:

"Papa, today God spoke to me and He's been telling me to let down my pride! To humble myself before Him and before man. And I dont want to let the devil control me in my family anymore. All this while, I've been holding on to the times when you scolded or hit me, but I know that resentment is never part of the kingdom of God! So now, I'm throwing away my self-worth to honor you. And if ever I do not recognise the enemy's temptations and be rude, I pray that the Lord will sustain me and bring me back into Him:)"

This is a breakthrough in my relationship with my dad! cos you must understand that we do not ever talk to each other unless we HAVE HAVE HAVE to. And every time he comes back home, I'll almost ignore his presence totally! But I dare not say that this is a tremendous breakthrough unless I persevere to the end and honour him in the days to come.Praise be to the Almighty GOD!!!

Zealots and friends, just want you all to know that we should NEVER let down our guard to what the enemy is doing, cos he can strike very badly if you dont take up your armour everyday...as Ephesians 5:28 says
Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything to stand.

Have a good week ahead! And remember this last verse:)

The Fence

There was a large group of people. On one side of the group stood a man, Jesus. On the other side of the group stood Satan. Seperating them, running through the group, was a fence.

The scene set, both Jesus and Satan began calling to the people in the group and, one by one - each having made up his or her own mind - each went to either Jesus or Satan.

This kept going. Soon enough, Jesus had gathered around him a group of people from the larger crowd, as did Satan.

But one man joined neither group. He climbed the fence that was there and sat on it for whole of his life.

Then, Jesus came and took his people with him. So too did Satan. And the man on the fence sat alone.

As this man sat, Satan came back, looking for something which he appeared to have lost. The man said, "Have you lost something?"

Satan looked straight at him and replied, "No, there you are. Come with me."

"But", said the man, "I sat on the fence. I chose neither you nor him."

"Thats okay," said Satan. "I own the fence."

This story tells about the world and its decisions. These people spent their life choosing to follow what they think is best. Some choose to follow what is up to date, leading to a life that is satisfied by their sinful desires. Have you ever deliberately lied to your parents and felt good that they believed? We've all done that:) thats what I mean by following our sinful desires. There are also people who do not come to Church, some who don't take God seriously even when they're Christians. But you know what? The voice that tells you to do whats wrong will only tell you how good it feels for the moment-it won't tell you the consequence! The Bible says that,we'll all have to answer for every thing we've done wrong. Now, after I've said all these, you must be thinking, "This God is quite unmerciful..."? haha, well, this will be what happens when the world comes to an end:) and those who stand between God and Satan(not choosing anyone to follow) belong to Satan. Now, this is the best part: Ever since Satan tempted Man into commiting the first sin, the world has been bombarded with sins! And God knows that this cannot be stopped unless He sends His son down to earth so that we might be forgiven of ALL our sins. When Jesus died on the cross, He was dying for us. He was taking the whole world's sin upon himself and paid the wages- that is death. And when He ressurrected, He conquered death and He is the way to God! The way to living a life free of guilt and full of joy.God wants for all of us to believe that Jesus died for our sins, but He doesn't want to force us. He doesn't want us to just be robots for Him. So He gave us a choice! A choice to follow whoever and whatever we want in life- and ultimately, Him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW6yTPPOOAI

10-inches deep

A boy was sitting on a park bench with one hand resting on an open Bible. He was loudly exclaiming his praise to God. "Hallelujah! Hallelujah! God is great!" he yelled without worrying whether anyone heard him or not.

Shortly after, along came a learned man who had recently completed some studies at a local university. Feeling himself very enlightened in the ways of truth and very eager to show this enlightenment, he asked the boy about the source of his joy.

Without hesitation the boy answered "Don't you have any idea what God is able to do? God opened up the waves of the Red Sea and led the whole nation of Israel right through the middle."

The enlightened man laughed lightly, sat down next to the boy tried to explain the 'realities' of the miracles of the Bible. Modern scholarship has shown that the Red Sea in that area was only 10-inches deep at that time. It was no problem for the Israelites to wade across."

The boy was stumped. His eyes wandered from the man back to the Bible laying open in his lap. The man, content that he had enlightened a poor, naive young person to the finer points of scientific insight, turned to go. Scarcely had he taken two steps when the boy began to rejoice and praise louder than before. The man turned to ask the reason for this resumed jubilation.

"Wow!" exclaimed the boy happily, "God is greater than I thought! Not only did He lead the whole nation of Israel through the Red Sea, He topped it off by drowning the whole Egyptian army in 10-inches of water!"

Source:'A Collection of the World's Best Christian Jokes'

Money Goes To Church

Money Goes to Church

A well-worn one dollar bill and a similarly distressed twenty dollar bill arrived at a Federal Reserve Bank to be retired. As they moved along the conveyor belt to be burned, they struck up a conversation.

The twenty-dollar bill reminisced about its travels all over the county. "I've had a pretty good life," the twenty proclaimed. “Why I've been to Las Vegas and Atlantic City, the finest restaurants in New York, performances on Broadway, and even a cruise to the Caribbean."

"Wow!" said the one-dollar bill. "You've really had an exciting life!" "So tell me," says the twenty, "where have you been throughout your lifetime?" The one-dollar bill replies, "Oh, I've been to the Methodist Church, the Baptist Church, the Lutheran Church..."

The twenty dollar bill interrupts, "What's a church?"

To the Father who first loved us,
and to those who are experiencing doubts...in the hope that it might encourage you.


Above all business in life and hectic schedules, I pray for my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. Lord, for You know our heart. You know how every growing Christian like us, are experiencing doubts. Doubts like "Is this all just coincidence?" seem to hit us even more when we are waring on. Just when we've witnessed God's miracle in our life and shout out "Praise God for what He has done!", the question 'Is this all just coincidence?' stares straight back at us.

Or when we are not thinking of anything in particular, or feeling slightly down one day...when we wait alone for the green man to light...when the grinding noises of vehicles zoom by... Suddenly this question 'Is this all just coincidence?' pops in our head and, sometimes, strikes us hard. Suddenly we think and, for a minute; doubt our faith, doubt God, doubt everything.

Did this happen to you before? Does this happen to you? I believe this a situation that is real to almost everyone. And I believe the enemy is aiming at one particular strategy. Satan wants us to forget. Forget all that God has done for us. By asking us questions, Satan means for us to dwell deeper into the question alone, and forget God's promises.

In Gen2:15 to Gen3:3, God gave Adam a very clear commandment:"You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil..." God told Adam that he was not to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Yet when the serpent asked,"Did God really say 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?", the woman forgot God's commandments already. Hearing this question of doubt, Eve started to waver in what she believed in and said, " you must not touch it, or you will die."Notice that God didn;t say, " touch and you'll die."! Instead, He said, "eat and you'll die."! Such a simple question could make Eve forget God's command and even change it! She began to concentrate more on the question rather than on God! And this is exactly what Satan wants by each question He asks. The devil wants us to concentrate on the question of doubt, so much that, we begin to forget God's promises to us and Who He Is.

So whenever we have some time to ourselves, once in a while, close your eyes... think about how God was there when you felt like nothing was going to get better...how He delivered you in times of need...how Jesus died on the cross, thinking of you...and most importantly, why you loved Him in the first place...the times when you cried or His faithfulness...

Whenever you hear the voice of the enemy prying into your mind, plug in to a Christian song on your phone, or hum your favourite one! Remember what you were like before you knew God, and think of how much God changed you to where you are now.Cry if you feel like, because God's love makes us cry in awe and happiness! Even if you're feeling down and can't speak, let God come into you completely and talk to you in your heart! Allow Him to tell you again how much He loves you and how He is always there for you. Even as I listen to , its as if God is singing this song to me:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=EhHrNDWuvj8&feature=related


你問我愛你有多深　我愛你有幾分 我的愛也真　我的情也真　月亮代表我的心 你問我愛你有多深　我愛你有幾分 我的情不移　我的愛不變　月亮代表我的心 輕輕的一個吻　已經打動我的心 深深的一段情　教我思念到如今 你問我愛你有多深　我愛你有幾分 你去想一想　你去看一看　月亮代表我的心 你去想一想　你去看一看　月亮代表我的心

God has been causing me to think quite a lot this week, about my family and my friends...

1. During this last semester of the year, God has been teaching me about being a light to my friends in school! About relying on His love alone to continue with the great commision. About checking myself constantly of what I'm doing. About spreading God's wisdom to people around me. He told me, that, whenever someone confided in me and told me her problems, I must think about what the Bible says about that issue before suggesting a solution.

During this last semester, my class also changed our sitting arrangements and I was seated with this nice girl by 'chance'. Ever since we sat together she started telling me about her problems! Big or small, I got to know what problems she went through. For the past few weeks, I've been providing her with solutions from my knowledge of what I thought God would want to say to her. It was like, I was representing God to be there for her and shower her with love and encouragements. As I was unsure about what she would think of the solutions and everything, I didn't tell her that those words were from God. But, just last Friday, she said to me, "I don't know, Valerie, but everytime I tell you my problems, you always give me very good advice."!!! When I heard that coming from her mouth, I was shocked and really happy! Because God was with me and He granted me His wisdom! Praise God for always surprising us with miracles. Now on, I believe its time for me to include God into our conversations and tell her that, all she heard was from God! Sometimes it takes just a step of faith to unlock what God has in store for us! And when you take that step, you'll find that miracles you never thought could have happened to you, will happen :)

2.Last friday, I was watching " Shen Zhi Yi Fa" with my grandmother at her house. And when it was commercial time, we were talking. Then she suddenly started beating her chest and frowned. I got worried and asked her what was happening. My grandmother told me that she was having this pain in her heart for a long time. She told me that it was nothing and didn't want to talk about anymore. I sensed that she just didn't want me to worry. But, there and then, a question popped up in my mind:
What if she didn't have many more days to live?
What if I didn't make her a Christian in time?
What if she died without knowing Christ?
What if, on the judgement day, she had to go to hell and I had to go to heaven?
What if I were seperated from her for eternity?
What if..?
Whether we are prepared or not, God is coming very soon. And if we haven't been praying intensively for the salvation of those around us, NOW IS THE TIME. If we haven't been treasuring our loved ones and caring for them, NOW IS THE TIME. If we haven't been seeking God and living up to the Word, NOW IS THE TIME. Now is the time for our friends and families to experience God's love through you! What if you realised you only had 24 hours to live,WHAT WOULD YOU DO? There would be one less Christian on earth to spread the gospel. Who knows, one friend might either go to heaven or hell, depending on you! What you do affects THEIR ETERNITY.

So lets all continue to war on for God and live each day like its the last! And don't forget! We are not alone!Every other Christian on earth is experiencing what you experience too! Most importantly, God is there for us and His light will shine through the darkness! So turn to him for HE HOLDS YOU BY YOUR RIGHT HAND :)

Water Baptism

On the 10th of May, I got water baptised on the fourth floor of my church's auditorium. The joy and magnificence of it cannot be expressed by words alone. All I can say is that this feeling makes you grit your teeth in silence and stand in awe of the Lord's glory. Along with me, there were about 20 other people of different ages. As they shared their testimonies, I almost cried at every one because it was so amazing how the Father can touch lives. Some testified of how God cured their illnesses, others shared their personal encounter with God. Somehow, my heart ached with thanks unto the Lord.

Not before long, the Pastor called my name and beckoned me to come up. This was the first time I was going to bless a few hundred people with my testimony. Finally, I was doing something about God's love, I was shouting it to the world. Even before I got to the first half of my speech, I broke down, crying. Have you ever felt it? Those tears of joy were shed, knowing that my God remembered me when I forsaked Him. My life before this was so aimless and I didn't carry any excitement to school or wherever I went. Yet, God constantly sent people to keep me in contact with Christianity! Looking back at those days, I would never want to go back again. My God first loved me, so I want to love Him too.

" Why do I need God? Why do I waste time for a God when I don't need anything right now? I am happy with my life, where I am now!" This was the kind of feeling I felt before witnessing God's love. Most non-christians will most probably think this way. What I believe is that we do not know about the true form of happiness. We think we are happy, but we don't know that happiness can go far beyond that.

Picture yourself on this island that has plenty of peaches to eat and rivers to drink from. We may think that we are the happiest person already, but what we fail to see is that there is a much bigger and better island over the horizon! And on that land, there are unlimited fruits and delicacies to eat, rivers of milk, fruit juice and even chocolate! All we have to do is to take our desire one step further: hop onto a boat to reach that place. Just like the abundance of the second island, God wants to shower all His blessings on you, but you have to make a choice to let Him come into your life. You will not know how good chocolate is unless you give it a try.

Who is stopping you from giving God a chance?

Standing Up for Christ

God is building a new chapter in today's generation as we witness many people around us rise up with authority. For such a time as this, God is calling us to expand his kingdom for the kingdom of God is near. But how should we go about doing this?

Equipping yourself with God's word
The last thing we want to happen to ourselves, is to give in to the devil's 'inviting' temptations. You see, he is furious with how much we love and obey God and he wants to destroy that! So now, he is more often heard saying things to our ears like," Aww, come on! There's no way you can be so nice to her when she's not gonna notice it! Are you sure God told you to PRAY FOR HER?!"
Or even worse, he tries to manipulate God's word to make it easier for us to believe in his lies. In the book of Luke 4, Satan challenged Jesus to throw himself down a temple to prove that He was the Son of God, for it was written:

"He will command his

angels concerning you to guard you carefully;

they will lift you up in your hands,

so that you will not strike

your foot against a stone."

But Jesus answered, "It says:'Do not put the Lord your God to the test' "

In such circumstances, it is vital to remember God's word and apply them to situations in our life. Remember, whenever you are in a dilemna, always think about what GOD would want you to do. And when you have done that, God will bring you to higher level of faith.

You make an impression by the WAY YOU SPEAK
Throughout the life of Jesus, many people were amazed at the gracious and wise words that came from his lips and praised Him. If you speak vulgarities, people recognize your rude nature. But if you speak like a man of faith, you will be regarded differently. Always align your language to what the Bible talks about and do not let your friend's languages influence the way you speak.

When Others accuse or reject you

As we allow Jesus to live in our decisions and our hearts, there will be a group of people who'll say, " Wow, there's something different about her/him nowadays..maybe I should get to know this God that he/she has.."

Another group of people will probably say, " I can't stand him/her nowadays, she/he is acting so holy and all that!"

And almost everyone will be hurt if someone rejects you this way. But listen to what God has to say to all of us in Luke 2:34-35:

" Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, so that the thoughts of many will be revealed.."

Jesus was destined to be a sign that will be spoken against. When we are rejected because of God, we have suffered for God. Jesus Christ was crucifed so that we could be with God. Compared to the pain He went through, what does that little remark even amount to?

2nd Crinthians 12:10

That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

1st Peter 2:12

Live such good lives amomg the pagans that, though they accuse of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.

Carrying the Authority of Christ

Luke 4:36

..With authority and power he gives orders to evil spirits and they come out!

Jesus has all authority in heaven and on earth, given to him by his Father the Lord God. And in all things we should submit to Him because he has the power to save any situation. He can even drive out evil spirits! What more the various situations in our life?

Luke 4:34

"..Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are- the Holy One of God!"

The evil spirits know Jese and are afraid of Him. What if you are faced with an evil spirit tonight? Will you freeze in fear and wait for it to move? Or will you remember that Christ has all authority over everything and drive it away in Jesus' name?

God is calling this generation to rise up with audacious fervour, so much so that we will be able to venture out for the impossible and leave the rest to our mighty God.

The Bible says, in 1st Corinthians 14:1, " Follow the way of love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy" because one who prophecies speaks to men for their strengthening, encouragement and comfort.

The MIRACLE- Power of GOD

Fellow Christians, don't we love God? Don't we serve a God of miracles? But when someone asks," Hey, what has God done for you?" Do we actually have something to say about that? Friends, i urge you to take a step of faith in whatever you do! Because you never know when God is going to use you to speak into others' lives!

Just an hour ago, i was walking home from Church and a middle-aged Indian auntie rushed up to me and said:
" Excuse me, i lost my plastic bag! i left it at the 8th floor and i think somebody took it!!" She went on talking in an anxious tone and the holy spirit within me was impressing onto me to pray for her.

But i hesitated. Instead, i asked her:
Have you checked? Is it gone?"

"Its gone! Its very important! I've got my uniform..."

This time I listened to the holy spirit and talked to her," I don't know how i can help you but let me pray for you! Now, close your eyes and believe that Jesus will find it alright?"

I uttered a short prayer and this is what i said:
" Dear Lord, I thank You for this lady who approached me and i thank you that she agreed to pray. Lord, i ask that the holy spirit will go forth and help her find her bag wherever she goes. With this, I thank you in advance for what you're going to do! Amen!"

After i asked her to go up and check again, I worshipped God alone, saying over and over again that I believed He will find it. Then, the auntie came down again, this time with a plastic bag.

"Praise God!" were my first words and i told her to remember what God did for her. Reminded her that it was not me, but GOD who saved her. Now, she has given me her number and will be coming to church next Sunday! Really, the little things that God puts in my life!!!

To GOD be all the Glory!!!

Easter-The message of Forgiveness

2000 years ago, Christ came to earth and sacrificed himself so that we could be with God. And in this act of self-sacrifice, lies the message of Forgiveness. Jesus came to earth not to show resentment or anger, but He came to forgive. A doctor who worked at a mental hospital once said,"If only they knew how to forgive themselves.." You see, unforgiveness can make a person fall into an overwhelming ocean of guilt, so much so that He can't walk out and live as a normal man. I went to City Harvest Church yesterday and I believe the message is very meaningful and close to the heart. Here is what the pastor said:

1. Unforgiveness gives satan an open door.
Have we ever been so angry that we begin to hurt our loved ones? These are not God's plans for you. As Christians, we experienced forgiveness. In return, we should forgive others too. Because of God, we can forgive. Being angry makes us bitter.
Hebrews12:15
See to it no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.

2. Forgiving enhances fellowship with God.
Matthew6:14-15
For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, you Father will not forgive your sins.

The next time, you feel like ignoring someone, think of the most foolish thing you did. Take a big sigh and smile, because God forgave you on that one. So you should forgive your friend. I dont know, but it works for me! XP

My First Entry

Today is the 22ND of March. I just created this blog a week ago to dedicate it to Christ's never-ending love. I was a second-generation christian and wasn't very excited about God in my life. During the kindergarten services, i did not know the significance of lifting my hands to God, nor the reason and joy of coming to church. To me, worshipping was embarrassing. As i grew up, my parents' arguments became more frequent. They would hit me with a shower-head or something like that. And because of that i grew up into quite a rebellious child at home. At the age of 11, i was beginning to talk back at my parents whenever they scolded me. I could only be myself when i was in school. As a result of my rebelliousness, my father would frequently flare up in public and slap me.
Whatever the state i was in, God wanted to restore that broken heart of mine and bring me back to Him. So I found myself being invited back to church through my parents' friends' children. I was 14 then, and I experienced the empowered worship that I pulled away from for years. Everyone seemed really blessed by the grace of God. But it didn't touch me enough to open my heart to Jesus. Unlike the second-generation Christians there, worship did not come out naturally for me. I had to know God all over again. Without the passion that drove me, I went away from church again. I started to spend Saturdays idly, without going to church.
Despite failing to see God for 2 times, God wasn't ready to let me go. A friend from church was calling me at least once a week to find out what was happening to me. She would pray with me and encourage me to go to church. At that time, I was blinded from all sharing and concern. Toward the end of the call, when she was praying, I always felt that there was no way i was going to be close to God again. I felt this big river of sin that separated me from the glory of God.
God still wanted to bring me back into His arms. After 1 year, my aunt asked me whether i was still going to church. When i said no, she insisted on introducing me to her church. The first time i went there, I noticed that the church's atmosphere was different. There was no emotional breakthrough in anyone, I could not hear my neighbours singing. Only a minority lifted their hands in worship. I realised that every church had their unique way of worshipping. It was then that I really appreciated my church and longed to go back.
For the first time, I went to church expecting something. The friend who called me was elated to see me back. When I returned, I found that there was an upcoming youth camp and enrolled for it. The camp changed my life forever as I witnessed the power and love of God through the prayer of pastors, enthusiasm of friends and personally too. During one of the five days, the electricity throughout the hall was cut off. And we were worshipping with just our voices in the darkness. Just at that time, I felt the spirit of God and decided to repent on everything and just give my whole to God. On the first day, I was a fifteen year old girl. On the fifth day, I was born again as a happy child of God! The next day, as i came back to church, God surprised me by how i was able to lift up my hands and rejoice with everything I had.
Even when I wasn't pulling away from God, He never failed to save me again and again. Unknowingly, He shaped my life so that I could come back to Him. I thank God for remembering me, for His unfailing love.


And I know He will do for you, what He's done for me.


To God be All The Glory!