PTC – GOD has a soft-spot for humbled people and those who submit to GOD’s mercy... I HAD EXPERIENCE THIS RECENTLY…
I was disciplined by the Lord and it is because of FACEBOOK. Eversince I have posting God’s word on FB, I always have been burdened if I am doing it right thing. I didn’t want everyone to see themselves as somebody who is unworthy but I want everyone to see how LOVING THE LORD IS.. but the truth is, I do not hold the people’s heart.. some ignored, some liked it yes of course but those who were inspired are already christians but I knew most of my friends felt guilty. It was as if I was making them feel guilty why they are not Christian like me. So I prayed and prayed for discernment if I am pleasing the Lord w what I am doing.
And then the LORD showed me.. that facebook is taking me away from my quiet time, that facebook is on top of my priority when I listen or hear God’s word.. I ddnt meditate on it but I would immediately thought of putting it.. and it has become a bondage that if some particular event in my life, I would immediately thing of facebook.. and most of all, a “small” PRIDE pricks my heart when people “like” my posts…. I knew GOD was dealing with me because he used Luke 18 the parable of the pharisees and the tax collector.. it was during my school discussion when I heard it that GOD immediately showed facebook connected with the parable… from all the words mentioned, the word “the tax collector STOOD AT A DISTANCE”.. – Pharisee was all over the place and saying He is always praying and following the Lord and then Jesus said the tax collector was exalted because For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.. so GOD honours those who serve him even by just standing at a distance and praying that GOD would give me an opportunity to share the gospel in other ways.. other than facebook.. so God has dealt with me by serving him in other resources but not facebook I believe.. GOD dealt with my spiritual battle and the sins that is wanting to leave my habit.... GOD deals with us differently.. and this is me.. I don’t have anything against most of us who put biblical verses on FB.. but this is the way GOD has dealt with my sins.. because after God took me out of that bondage from facebook (seldom I open it unlike before), I immediately felt the FREEDOM from other sins like COVET, JUDGMENTAL, NEGATIVE THOUGHTS on how I see the lives of my friends… and God has given me more quiet time with his presence.
I admitted that I was disciplined like a Father disciplined his child and I completely taken FACEBOOK out of my habits …. PTC said, We have to be radically different and I remembered I didn’t want to serve the Lord in Facebook anymore so I would like to serve him differently… (my facebook is still there because the essence of using facebook is to connect with my family and friends, but the difference is that I very seldom open it and I completely stopped posting bible verses.)
PTC mentioned that GOD honours those who humbled themselves in his mighty hand.. it made me realized that a week after I was disciplined and learned how the Lord wanted me to be with him to silently read and keep the word in my heart.. because it has become an ENTERTAINMENT thing for me, I want to be closer to GOD via his word and not to think of posting before I medidate on it, I wanted to be transformed by the word and not be entertained by posting it.. I want to spread the gospel but I want to do it personally, evangelize personally so I can be used by the Holy Spirit to explain it further to my brothers and sister..
The Lord honoured my obedience.. I felt the Lord honoured what was revealed to me. A week after, I was surprised that the Lord answered my prayer regarding my operation.
my operation is supposedly due JANUARY because of a long queue or waiting list. When I learned that I am going to WAIT AGAIN and prayed that the Lord would give me patience but I knew I was at peace because I could understand why I need to wait – that the GOD’S TIME is always perfect. So I trusted the LORD’s time and not my own time.. anyway, the Lord answered me just 2 weeks ago or right after I was rebuke by the Lord and humbled myself with God’s discipline.. I received a call from the doctor that somebody has cancelled her schedule so they were asking me if I want to be included.. so from January to NOVEMBER.. 3 months to 2 weeks.. praise GOD, GOD HAS INTERCEDED the long list of patients to be operated… also when I talked to the OBGYNE, I was thanking her that she has remembered me and she said, NO, IT IS BECAUSE I NEVER DO SATURDAY OPERATION, HOWEVER I INITIATED SO YOU WILL BE INCLUDED… I KNEW.. AND I KNEW RIGHT THERE AND THEN, THAT IT IS THE LORD’S WAY.. I knew right there and then that it is GOD himself.. so I was all praises to the Lord.. after he rebuked me from my sinful ways, He showed me that God has honoured my obedience..
Oh well, I had my share of episodes when I speak to GOD and asked him to make me understand his plan for me… I do not have fallopian tube anymore which means, I could never have a baby naturally.. praise GOD that I can now understand why… 1 peter: 6-7 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you
I mentioned before when I was not born-again, I aborted my child. However that is not the point because Jesus has healed me from that misery. He took the penalty of my sin and he has given me a new life and I am now being transformed and growing from his loving grace. I know this is not the consequence of my past but GOD is dealing with my present now. The Apostle Paul has been my inspiration when he used to be the number one persecutor of Christians, but he said the past is not the point, the victory of Jesus death and resurrection would have meaningless if we keep living from the past.. So anyway, after the operation, I don’t mind if I can never be a MOTHER because I know GOD has a better plan for me.. but not for anything else.. not to patronize me or patronize my testimony… but I would like to share this coz somebody might be waiting for GOD’S ANSWER to their lives.. I know God knows each of our hearts.. nothing s kept from him.. so I know GOD will speak to your heart.. but most of all, let us humble outselves on GOD.. as for me, I want the Lord to humble me so I could always see him in every aspect of my life.. you know when we read Paul’s letter, this is always mentioned.. to devote ourselves to prayers n thanksgiving so we would become blameless in his sight and so we will be ready in his arrival… or when Paul says either when I have plenty or when I lack something, let us be contented with GOD.. it is hard to understand if we are not humbled with what the Lord has done for us.. just like JESUS, I would like to surrender my right.. I praise GOD because he has truly warmth my heart.. If not, I could have been crying the whole day why the most important part of my life has been taken away from me.. the life of becoming a MOTHER.. but He provided everything for me.. there is IVF which can help me assist to have a baby, there is also adoption where I can be a mother to a lost soul.. I mean.. I desire every bit of GOD.. and it makes me happy when I know the Lord honours my word.. He knows our heart.. im sure everyone has been touched by the grace of GOD..we all have our share of testimony how the Lord has completely blessed us…
before the operation, Jesus has revealed his character to me.. a FATHERLY LOVE.. He spoke into my heart and said, I am your FATHER, MAE, No father can harm or destroy you. I created you. I am not just your creator, I am your FATHER and you are my child. That’s how he loves me that he would do everything whatever is good for me.. and I know from there, whatever he gives me is for my own good…
So praise GOD indeed.. and I thank all of you who has encouraged and … If GOD willing I will have a successful ivf or if I will bear a child through IVF, the LORD has completely honoured our prayers.. a KISS OF HEAVEN indeed…as if GOD showed himself to me… but if Not, I know I can always be a mother to anybody, I am at peace with GOD and more than a mother, I am honoured to become a GOOD DAUGHTER FOR MY FATHER GOD.. AND just because we LOVE HIM.. PERIOD..
For everyone who is listening, I pray that the Lord would reveal himself to you that you may see him as your loving FATHER. Maybe the Lord is withholding his blessing because we are not yet ready. He might want us to learn from Him first. He wanted you to be ready when he gives you that blessing or your prayer. We cannot just keep waiting for the Lord to give us our prayer, BECAUSE from our end, we need to be ready for his blessing. GOD treasures his blessing as well… so if we aren’t ready to take care of his blessing, he will definitely take it away from us… which means we need to look at ourselves and see what is hindering GOD from giving that prayer.. How long must we wait, said David and so like the other brothers and sisters in the Bible.. How the LORD withhold but not because he wanted to withhold but only because He loves us that he wanted us to perfectly learn to value his blessing.
The Lord has led the Israelites out of Egypt and going to promise land it took them hundreds of years to reached because they weren’t ready. They were provided MANNA but all they do is complained, but they didn’t see that Manna was directly given from Heaven and people didn’t learn that MANNA was not the point, the point is we need to desire GOD above all and his glorious presence in our lives…I learned that it is from the time of waiting that the we truly ENJOY THE PRESENCE OF GOD and how we honour HIM as our own and not just a loving GOD but as a LOVING GRACIOUS FATHER. Like a Father loves his child..
More importantly, our Father is not a genie or fairy that makes your entire dream comes true. A Father looks after his child whether in plenty or in need. When his child is in need, he still looks after him because he knows in time, the child would understand why it is with hold from him.. because the child would learn through the process of waiting.. abundance is not used in the Bible just because GOD can provide anything we need, abundance in the Holy Presence of GOD is all we need to remind us that it is our FATHER we desire. Our loving relationship is what we all need and others comes next..
I thank the LORD for his loving grace.. May the Lord warm our hearts even more that we desire him more than anything in this world.. I want to be RADICALLY IN LOVE WITH THE LORD.. and His LOVE shall be evident in my life.
TRUE BIBLE FAITH IS CONFIDENT OBEDIENCE TO GOD’S WORD IN SPITE OF CIRCUMSTANCES AND CONSEQUENCES. – Wayne Grudem
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
MEANINGLESS FAITH ISAIAH 1: 11-15
Looking at the verses (isaiah 1:11-20) made me realized that there are meaningless situations wherein believers tends to do something for the Lord and only to find out that it is NOT AT ALL PLEASING TO THE LORD. This is why the Lord God repeatedly reminded us to avoid the cravings of sins which would not do us any good.
The offerings during the Old Testament is a guideline for people who are illiterate at those times. Come to think of it?! the Lord clearly states the procedure in taking out the best part of the offerings was for his pleasure. However how could you give those best part of the fattened animals, if you heart desires sins after giving it to the Lord. What is the main purpose of the offering is that your OBEDIENCE and LOVE for the Lord?
Many of us goes to CHURCH and study the word of GOD and yet our sinful ways are never changed and pleasing to the Lord. How could you pray and say that you have loved the Lord with all your heart, mind and soul but still allow sinful nature fights over you.
truly the battle is SPIRITUAL WARFARE. the Enemies are not the other people who have hurt us, but rather the enemy is the voice within us.
Paul clearly mentioned about the SINFUL NATURE in ROMAN 7, and ROMAN 8 has also explained the VICTORY we have in JESUS CHRIST.
Look at 2 CORINTHIANS 5: 17.. do you really believe that you are a NEW CREATION IN JESUS CHRIST? or do you still crave and lustfully feast in your sinful cravings?
Oh well, prayers and prayers.. and the FAITH that stands firm to be CHRISTLIKE is the only answer. BELIEVE that we are now a NEW CREATION and LET NOTHING MOVE YOU and always offer ourselves fully in the word of Jesus (1 Corinthians 15: 57-58). Cover ourselves in the multitudes of SINS (Hebrews 12: 1) and (psalm 1) explains how we must medidate on the word of God day and night, so we can wear the helmet of salvation (ephesians 6)..
I know GOD would preserve us to finish the RACE until we see him face to face..
The offerings during the Old Testament is a guideline for people who are illiterate at those times. Come to think of it?! the Lord clearly states the procedure in taking out the best part of the offerings was for his pleasure. However how could you give those best part of the fattened animals, if you heart desires sins after giving it to the Lord. What is the main purpose of the offering is that your OBEDIENCE and LOVE for the Lord?
Many of us goes to CHURCH and study the word of GOD and yet our sinful ways are never changed and pleasing to the Lord. How could you pray and say that you have loved the Lord with all your heart, mind and soul but still allow sinful nature fights over you.
truly the battle is SPIRITUAL WARFARE. the Enemies are not the other people who have hurt us, but rather the enemy is the voice within us.
Paul clearly mentioned about the SINFUL NATURE in ROMAN 7, and ROMAN 8 has also explained the VICTORY we have in JESUS CHRIST.
Look at 2 CORINTHIANS 5: 17.. do you really believe that you are a NEW CREATION IN JESUS CHRIST? or do you still crave and lustfully feast in your sinful cravings?
Oh well, prayers and prayers.. and the FAITH that stands firm to be CHRISTLIKE is the only answer. BELIEVE that we are now a NEW CREATION and LET NOTHING MOVE YOU and always offer ourselves fully in the word of Jesus (1 Corinthians 15: 57-58). Cover ourselves in the multitudes of SINS (Hebrews 12: 1) and (psalm 1) explains how we must medidate on the word of God day and night, so we can wear the helmet of salvation (ephesians 6)..
I know GOD would preserve us to finish the RACE until we see him face to face..
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Amazing Questions Jesus Asked and Meditate on the answers
Have you noticed in the 4 Gospels as its written, something amazing comes next after Jesus asked a Question..
Below is a list of questions that Jesus asked in the gospels. See how many
answers you can apply to your life and walk with the Lord Jesus..
1. Matthew 6:28
28 “And why do you worry about clothes?
2. Matthew 12:48-49
48 He replied to him, "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?"
3. Matthew 16:13-15
13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples,
"Who do people say the Son of Man is?" 14 They replied, "Some say John the
Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets." 15
"But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?"
4. Matthew 18:1
1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who is the greatest in the
kingdom of heaven?”
5. Matthew 19:16-18
16 Now a man came up to Jesus and asked, "Teacher, what good thing must I do
to get eternal life?" 17 "Why do you ask me about what is good?" Jesus replied.
"There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, obey the
commandments." 18 "Which ones?" the man inquired.
6. Matthew 21:10-11
10 When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, "Who is
this?" 11 The crowds answered, "This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in
Galilee."
7. Matthew 21:23
23 Jesus entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching, the chief priests
and the elders of the people came to him. "By what authority are you doing these
things?" they asked. "And who gave you this authority?"
8. Matthew 21:24-25
24 Jesus replied, "I will also ask you one question. If you answer me, I will tell
you by what authority I am doing these things. 25 John's baptism-where did it
come from? Was it from heaven, or from men?"
9. Matthew 26:67-68
Others slapped him 68 and said, "Prophesy to us, Christ. Who hit you?"
10. Mark 1:23-24
24 "What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us?
I know who you are-the Holy One of God!"
11. Mark 2:6-7
7 "Why does this fellow talk like that? He's blaspheming! Who can forgive sins
but God alone?"
12. Mark 5:30
30 At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in
the crowd and asked, "Who touched my clothes?"
13. Luke 12:14-15
14 Jesus replied, "Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?"
15 Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed;
a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."
14. Luke 12:24-26
25 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? 26 Since you cannot
do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?
15. Luke 22:27-28
27 For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not
the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.
16. John 9:36-37
36 "Who is he, sir?" the man asked. "Tell me so that I may believe in him." 37
Jesus said, "You have now seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you."
17. John 18:23-24
23 "If I said something wrong," Jesus replied, "testify as to what is wrong. But if I
spoke the truth, why did you strike me?"
18. John 20:15
15 "Woman," he said, "why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?"
19. Matthew 5:46-48
46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax
collectors doing that? 47 And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing
more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48 Be perfect, therefore, as your
heavenly Father is perfect.
20. Matthew 16:26
26 What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his
soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
21. Matthew 17:25
When Peter came into the house, Jesus was the first to speak. "What do you think,
Simon?" he asked. "From whom do the kings of the earth collect duty and taxesfrom
their own sons or from others?"
22. Matthew 18:12-13
12 "What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders
away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that
wandered off?”
23. Matthew 19:20
20 "All these I have kept," the young man said. "What do I still lack?"
24. Matthew 20:21-22
21 "What is it you want?" he asked. She said, "Grant that one of these two sons of
mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom." 22 "You
don't know what you are asking," Jesus said to them. "Can you drink the cup I am
going to drink?" "We can," they answered.
25. Matthew 20:32-33
32 Jesus stopped and called them. "What do you want me to do for you?" he
asked. 33 "Lord," they answered, "we want our sight."
26. Matthew 21:28
28 "What do you think?”
27. Matthew 22:41-43
42 "What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?" "The son of David,"
they replied. 43 He said to them, "How is it then that David, speaking by the
Spirit, calls him 'Lord'?
28. Mark 4:30
30 Again he said, "What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable
shall we use to describe it?
29. Mark 5:9
9 Then Jesus asked him, "What is your name?"
30. Mark 9:33-34
33 They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, "What
were you arguing about on the road?" 34 But they kept quiet because on the way
they had argued about who was the greatest.
31. Mark 10:3
3 "What did Moses command you?" he replied.
32. Mark 10:51
51 "What do you want me to do for you?" Jesus asked him. The blind man said,
"Rabbi, I want to see."
33. Luke 24:17-19
17 He asked them, "What are you discussing together as you walk along?" They
stood still, their faces downcast. 18 One of them, named Cleopas, asked him, "Are
you only a visitor to Jerusalem and do not know the things that have happened
there in these days?" 19 "What things?" he asked.
34. John 1:37-39
38 Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, "What do you want?"
They said, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher), "where are you staying?" 39 "Come,"
he replied, "and you will see."
35. John 5:46-47
46 If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me. 47 But
since you do not believe what he wrote, how are you going to believe what I say?"
36. John 6:61-63
61 Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, "Does
this offend you? 62 What if you see the Son of Man ascend to where he was
before!”
37. John 18:38
38 "What is truth?" Pilate asked.
38. John 21:21-23
21 When Peter saw him, he asked, "Lord, what about him?" 22 Jesus answered,
"If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow
me." 23 Because of this, the rumor spread among the brothers that this disciple
would not die. But Jesus did not say that he would not die; he only said, "If I want
him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?"
39. Matthew 7:3-4
3 "Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no
attention to the plank in your own eye?”
40. Matthew 8:26
26 He replied, "You of little faith, why are you so afraid?"
41. Matthew 9:4-5
4 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, "Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your
hearts? 5 Which is easier: to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up and
walk'?
42. Matthew 9:10-11
11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, "Why does your teacher
eat with tax collectors and 'sinners'?"
43. Matthew 13:10
10 The disciples came to him and asked, "Why do you speak to the people in
parables?"
44. Matthew 14:31
31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. "You of little faith,"
he said, "why did you doubt?"
45. Matthew 15:1-2
1 Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and
asked, 2 "Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don't wash
their hands before they eat!"
46. Matthew 15:3
3 Jesus replied, "And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your
tradition?
47. Matthew 16:8-11
Jesus asked, "You of little faith, why are you talking among yourselves about
having no bread? 9 Do you still not understand? Don't you remember the five
loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered? 10 Or the
seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered? 11
How is it you don't understand that I was not talking to you about bread? But be
on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."
48. Matthew 17:10
10 The disciples asked him, "Why then do the teachers of the law say that Elijah
must come first?"
49. Matthew 17:19
19 Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, "Why couldn't we drive
it out?"
50. Matthew 19:7
7 "Why then," they asked, "did Moses command that a man give his wife a
certificate of divorce and send her away?"
51. Matthew 19:17
17 "Why do you ask me about what is good?" Jesus replied. "There is only One
who is good. If you want to enter life, obey the commandments."
52. Matthew 22:18-19
18 But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, "You hypocrites, why are you trying
to trap me?
53. Matthew 26:8
8 When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. "Why this waste?" they asked.
54. Matthew 26:10
10 Aware of this, Jesus said to them, "Why are you bothering this woman?”
55. Matthew 27:46
46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama
sabachthani?"-which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
56. Mark 2:8-9
8 Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in
their hearts, and he said to them, "Why are you thinking these things?
57. Mark 2:24
24 The Pharisees said to him, "Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the
Sabbath?"
58. Mark 4:40
40 He said to his disciples, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?"
59. Mark 5:39-40
39 He went in and said to them, "Why all this commotion and wailing? The child
is not dead but asleep." 40 But they laughed at him.
60. Mark 8:12
12 He sighed deeply and said, "Why does this generation ask for a miraculous
sign? I tell you the truth, no sign will be given to it."
61. Mark 9:12
12 Jesus replied, "To be sure, Elijah does come first, and restores all things. Why
then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected?
62. Mark 9:28
28 After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, "Why couldn't
we drive it out?"
63. Mark 10:18
18 "Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good-except God
alone.
64. Mark 12:15
15 “Should we pay or shouldn't we?" But Jesus knew their hypocrisy. "Why are
you trying to trap me?" he asked.
65. Luke 2:49-50
49 "Why were you searching for me?" he asked. "Didn't you know I had to be in
my Father's house?"
66. Luke 5:30
30 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect
complained to his disciples, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and
'sinners'?"
67. Luke 6:46-47
46 "Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?”
68. Luke 12:57-58
57 "Why don't you judge for yourselves what is right?”
69. Luke 22:46
46 "Why are you sleeping?" he asked them.
70. Luke 24:38-39
38 He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your
minds? 39 Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a
ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have."
71. John 2:4
4 "Dear woman, why do you involve me?" Jesus replied. "My time has not yet
come."
72. John 4:27
27 Just then his disciples returned and were surprised to find him talking with a
woman. But no one asked, "What do you want?" or "Why are you talking with
her?"
73. John 7:19
19 Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps the law. Why are
you trying to kill me?"
74. John 7:23-24
23 Now if a child can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses
may not be broken, why are you angry with me for healing the whole man on the
Sabbath? 24 Stop judging by mere appearances, and make a right judgment."
75. John 8:22
22 This made the Jews ask, "Will he kill himself? Is that why he says, 'Where I
go, you cannot come'?"
76. John 8:43-47
43 Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I
say. 44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your
father's desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for
there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a
liar and the father of lies. 45 Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me!
46 Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don't you
believe me? 47 He who belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do
not hear is that you do not belong to God."
77. John 10:34-37
34 Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your Law, 'I have said you are gods'?
35 If he called them 'gods,' to whom the word of God came-and the Scripture
cannot be broken- 36 what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very
own and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I
said, 'I am God's Son'?
78. John 13:37
37 Peter asked, "Lord, why can't I follow you now? I will lay down my life for
you."
79. John 14:22
22 Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, "But, Lord, why do you intend to show
yourself to us and not to the world?"
80. John 18:20-21
21 Why question me? Ask those who heard me. Surely they know what I said."
81. John 18:23-24
23 "If I said something wrong," Jesus replied, "testify as to what is wrong. But if I
spoke the truth, why did you strike me?"
82. John 20:15
15 "Woman," he said, "why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?"
83. Matthew 24:3
3 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him
privately. "Tell us," they said, "when will this happen, and what will be the sign
of your coming and of the end of the age?"
84. Mark 3:33
33 "Who are my mother and my brothers?" he asked.
85. Mark 14:64-65
64 "You have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?" They all condemned
him as worthy of death.
86. John 11:56-57
56 They kept looking for Jesus, and as they stood in the temple area they asked
one another, "What do you think? Isn't he coming to the Feast at all?"
87. Mark 9:31-32
32 But they did not understand what he meant and were afraid to ask him about
it.
Below is a list of questions that Jesus asked in the gospels. See how many
answers you can apply to your life and walk with the Lord Jesus..
1. Matthew 6:28
28 “And why do you worry about clothes?
2. Matthew 12:48-49
48 He replied to him, "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?"
3. Matthew 16:13-15
13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples,
"Who do people say the Son of Man is?" 14 They replied, "Some say John the
Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets." 15
"But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?"
4. Matthew 18:1
1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who is the greatest in the
kingdom of heaven?”
5. Matthew 19:16-18
16 Now a man came up to Jesus and asked, "Teacher, what good thing must I do
to get eternal life?" 17 "Why do you ask me about what is good?" Jesus replied.
"There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, obey the
commandments." 18 "Which ones?" the man inquired.
6. Matthew 21:10-11
10 When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, "Who is
this?" 11 The crowds answered, "This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in
Galilee."
7. Matthew 21:23
23 Jesus entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching, the chief priests
and the elders of the people came to him. "By what authority are you doing these
things?" they asked. "And who gave you this authority?"
8. Matthew 21:24-25
24 Jesus replied, "I will also ask you one question. If you answer me, I will tell
you by what authority I am doing these things. 25 John's baptism-where did it
come from? Was it from heaven, or from men?"
9. Matthew 26:67-68
Others slapped him 68 and said, "Prophesy to us, Christ. Who hit you?"
10. Mark 1:23-24
24 "What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us?
I know who you are-the Holy One of God!"
11. Mark 2:6-7
7 "Why does this fellow talk like that? He's blaspheming! Who can forgive sins
but God alone?"
12. Mark 5:30
30 At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in
the crowd and asked, "Who touched my clothes?"
13. Luke 12:14-15
14 Jesus replied, "Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?"
15 Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed;
a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."
14. Luke 12:24-26
25 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? 26 Since you cannot
do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?
15. Luke 22:27-28
27 For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not
the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.
16. John 9:36-37
36 "Who is he, sir?" the man asked. "Tell me so that I may believe in him." 37
Jesus said, "You have now seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you."
17. John 18:23-24
23 "If I said something wrong," Jesus replied, "testify as to what is wrong. But if I
spoke the truth, why did you strike me?"
18. John 20:15
15 "Woman," he said, "why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?"
19. Matthew 5:46-48
46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax
collectors doing that? 47 And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing
more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48 Be perfect, therefore, as your
heavenly Father is perfect.
20. Matthew 16:26
26 What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his
soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
21. Matthew 17:25
When Peter came into the house, Jesus was the first to speak. "What do you think,
Simon?" he asked. "From whom do the kings of the earth collect duty and taxesfrom
their own sons or from others?"
22. Matthew 18:12-13
12 "What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders
away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that
wandered off?”
23. Matthew 19:20
20 "All these I have kept," the young man said. "What do I still lack?"
24. Matthew 20:21-22
21 "What is it you want?" he asked. She said, "Grant that one of these two sons of
mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom." 22 "You
don't know what you are asking," Jesus said to them. "Can you drink the cup I am
going to drink?" "We can," they answered.
25. Matthew 20:32-33
32 Jesus stopped and called them. "What do you want me to do for you?" he
asked. 33 "Lord," they answered, "we want our sight."
26. Matthew 21:28
28 "What do you think?”
27. Matthew 22:41-43
42 "What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?" "The son of David,"
they replied. 43 He said to them, "How is it then that David, speaking by the
Spirit, calls him 'Lord'?
28. Mark 4:30
30 Again he said, "What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable
shall we use to describe it?
29. Mark 5:9
9 Then Jesus asked him, "What is your name?"
30. Mark 9:33-34
33 They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, "What
were you arguing about on the road?" 34 But they kept quiet because on the way
they had argued about who was the greatest.
31. Mark 10:3
3 "What did Moses command you?" he replied.
32. Mark 10:51
51 "What do you want me to do for you?" Jesus asked him. The blind man said,
"Rabbi, I want to see."
33. Luke 24:17-19
17 He asked them, "What are you discussing together as you walk along?" They
stood still, their faces downcast. 18 One of them, named Cleopas, asked him, "Are
you only a visitor to Jerusalem and do not know the things that have happened
there in these days?" 19 "What things?" he asked.
34. John 1:37-39
38 Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, "What do you want?"
They said, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher), "where are you staying?" 39 "Come,"
he replied, "and you will see."
35. John 5:46-47
46 If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me. 47 But
since you do not believe what he wrote, how are you going to believe what I say?"
36. John 6:61-63
61 Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, "Does
this offend you? 62 What if you see the Son of Man ascend to where he was
before!”
37. John 18:38
38 "What is truth?" Pilate asked.
38. John 21:21-23
21 When Peter saw him, he asked, "Lord, what about him?" 22 Jesus answered,
"If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow
me." 23 Because of this, the rumor spread among the brothers that this disciple
would not die. But Jesus did not say that he would not die; he only said, "If I want
him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?"
39. Matthew 7:3-4
3 "Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no
attention to the plank in your own eye?”
40. Matthew 8:26
26 He replied, "You of little faith, why are you so afraid?"
41. Matthew 9:4-5
4 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, "Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your
hearts? 5 Which is easier: to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up and
walk'?
42. Matthew 9:10-11
11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, "Why does your teacher
eat with tax collectors and 'sinners'?"
43. Matthew 13:10
10 The disciples came to him and asked, "Why do you speak to the people in
parables?"
44. Matthew 14:31
31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. "You of little faith,"
he said, "why did you doubt?"
45. Matthew 15:1-2
1 Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and
asked, 2 "Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don't wash
their hands before they eat!"
46. Matthew 15:3
3 Jesus replied, "And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your
tradition?
47. Matthew 16:8-11
Jesus asked, "You of little faith, why are you talking among yourselves about
having no bread? 9 Do you still not understand? Don't you remember the five
loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered? 10 Or the
seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered? 11
How is it you don't understand that I was not talking to you about bread? But be
on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."
48. Matthew 17:10
10 The disciples asked him, "Why then do the teachers of the law say that Elijah
must come first?"
49. Matthew 17:19
19 Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, "Why couldn't we drive
it out?"
50. Matthew 19:7
7 "Why then," they asked, "did Moses command that a man give his wife a
certificate of divorce and send her away?"
51. Matthew 19:17
17 "Why do you ask me about what is good?" Jesus replied. "There is only One
who is good. If you want to enter life, obey the commandments."
52. Matthew 22:18-19
18 But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, "You hypocrites, why are you trying
to trap me?
53. Matthew 26:8
8 When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. "Why this waste?" they asked.
54. Matthew 26:10
10 Aware of this, Jesus said to them, "Why are you bothering this woman?”
55. Matthew 27:46
46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama
sabachthani?"-which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
56. Mark 2:8-9
8 Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in
their hearts, and he said to them, "Why are you thinking these things?
57. Mark 2:24
24 The Pharisees said to him, "Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the
Sabbath?"
58. Mark 4:40
40 He said to his disciples, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?"
59. Mark 5:39-40
39 He went in and said to them, "Why all this commotion and wailing? The child
is not dead but asleep." 40 But they laughed at him.
60. Mark 8:12
12 He sighed deeply and said, "Why does this generation ask for a miraculous
sign? I tell you the truth, no sign will be given to it."
61. Mark 9:12
12 Jesus replied, "To be sure, Elijah does come first, and restores all things. Why
then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected?
62. Mark 9:28
28 After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, "Why couldn't
we drive it out?"
63. Mark 10:18
18 "Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good-except God
alone.
64. Mark 12:15
15 “Should we pay or shouldn't we?" But Jesus knew their hypocrisy. "Why are
you trying to trap me?" he asked.
65. Luke 2:49-50
49 "Why were you searching for me?" he asked. "Didn't you know I had to be in
my Father's house?"
66. Luke 5:30
30 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect
complained to his disciples, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and
'sinners'?"
67. Luke 6:46-47
46 "Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?”
68. Luke 12:57-58
57 "Why don't you judge for yourselves what is right?”
69. Luke 22:46
46 "Why are you sleeping?" he asked them.
70. Luke 24:38-39
38 He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your
minds? 39 Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a
ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have."
71. John 2:4
4 "Dear woman, why do you involve me?" Jesus replied. "My time has not yet
come."
72. John 4:27
27 Just then his disciples returned and were surprised to find him talking with a
woman. But no one asked, "What do you want?" or "Why are you talking with
her?"
73. John 7:19
19 Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps the law. Why are
you trying to kill me?"
74. John 7:23-24
23 Now if a child can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses
may not be broken, why are you angry with me for healing the whole man on the
Sabbath? 24 Stop judging by mere appearances, and make a right judgment."
75. John 8:22
22 This made the Jews ask, "Will he kill himself? Is that why he says, 'Where I
go, you cannot come'?"
76. John 8:43-47
43 Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I
say. 44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your
father's desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for
there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a
liar and the father of lies. 45 Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me!
46 Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don't you
believe me? 47 He who belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do
not hear is that you do not belong to God."
77. John 10:34-37
34 Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your Law, 'I have said you are gods'?
35 If he called them 'gods,' to whom the word of God came-and the Scripture
cannot be broken- 36 what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very
own and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I
said, 'I am God's Son'?
78. John 13:37
37 Peter asked, "Lord, why can't I follow you now? I will lay down my life for
you."
79. John 14:22
22 Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, "But, Lord, why do you intend to show
yourself to us and not to the world?"
80. John 18:20-21
21 Why question me? Ask those who heard me. Surely they know what I said."
81. John 18:23-24
23 "If I said something wrong," Jesus replied, "testify as to what is wrong. But if I
spoke the truth, why did you strike me?"
82. John 20:15
15 "Woman," he said, "why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?"
83. Matthew 24:3
3 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him
privately. "Tell us," they said, "when will this happen, and what will be the sign
of your coming and of the end of the age?"
84. Mark 3:33
33 "Who are my mother and my brothers?" he asked.
85. Mark 14:64-65
64 "You have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?" They all condemned
him as worthy of death.
86. John 11:56-57
56 They kept looking for Jesus, and as they stood in the temple area they asked
one another, "What do you think? Isn't he coming to the Feast at all?"
87. Mark 9:31-32
32 But they did not understand what he meant and were afraid to ask him about
it.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
fear and faith
FEAR and FAITH cannot co-exist.. the moment you fear, that means FAITH is gone.. and if FAITH is there, you wont feel FEAR.. - Pastor Peter Tan Chi..
Learn and seek how BIG is your GOD, your Heavenly Father, and your Creator.
Trust in Him all that you have, and it is alright not to understand at times. You may speak to the Lord and ask him to reveal to you the wisdom you need in order to comfort you from your disappointment or any other negative emotions.. be GOD-CENTERED and read the PSALMS and feel the presence of GOD in your life.. that, my friend is the greatest comforter..
Psalm 56: 3 When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
4 In God, whose word I praise—
in God I trust and am not afraid.
What can mere mortals do to me?
Learn and seek how BIG is your GOD, your Heavenly Father, and your Creator.
Trust in Him all that you have, and it is alright not to understand at times. You may speak to the Lord and ask him to reveal to you the wisdom you need in order to comfort you from your disappointment or any other negative emotions.. be GOD-CENTERED and read the PSALMS and feel the presence of GOD in your life.. that, my friend is the greatest comforter..
Psalm 56: 3 When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
4 In God, whose word I praise—
in God I trust and am not afraid.
What can mere mortals do to me?
Saturday, July 30, 2011
the WORDS that walks, speaks, encourages and changes
Have you been waiting for an answer from the Lord? Have you had this feeling that GOD may have not been hearing your prayers? Inspite of being deligent with the power of the Holy Spirit, have you been having the spirit of anxiety and fear of the unknown? Does the encouragement that you feel is coming from the Lord, is not just working with you nowadays? And you just want to give up... praying? discouraged?
Surely, that is NORMAL.. A normal human being who loves Jesus may still feel discouraged, angered, disappointed, frustrated and down-hearted.
Paul has explained the sinful nature in
As a Christian, we didnt earn to be saved by Jesus by being a PERFECT FOLLOWER OF CHRIST.. We strongly believe in Ephesians 2: 8-9, so whoever say he is perfect in the delight of God that is just surreal. We could pursue to be good in the eyes of the Lord but even the LOrd has even invented the word "GRACE" because his standrd couldnt not match us. He is GOD. Not even Paul, who is the greatest Christ Follower of all time, has been followed by his own sinful nature.
But the verse in Romans doesnt stop in verse 23. As we read Paul's writing about sinful nature
So in the beginning of this blog which mentioned how you are a bit tired of waiting for God's answer to your questions or prayer request.. It is not GOD we need to rattle about our impatience, but it is US.. Look at ourselves and see how JESUS could even change the spirit of IMPATIENCE in your life if we truly believe the HE IS YOUR SAVIOUR and entrust Him our life. Jesus wouldnt mind you asking this because HE IS YOUR LORD.. HE IS YOUR CREATOR.. in fact, HE PLANTED A DESIRE IN YOUR HEART.. He could have planted that prayer request in your heart.. He knows us in and out.. (PSALM 139: 13-18)
To encouraged you some more, try to open your Bible by looking at the lives of the greatest people but who has been given a DIVINE PLAN for the fulfillment of God's mission to restore His children, yet they doubted God's Sovereignty.
* Abraham - when told he would be a father in old age Genesis 17: 17... He doubted God when God said Abraham would become the FAther of All Nation.
* Moses - when told to return to Egypt to lead the people Genesis 18: 12... He said who is HE to asked the Pharaoh to let the Israelites go back to their country.
* Gideon - when told he would be a judge and a leader - Judges 6: 14-23
* Zechariah - when told he would be a father in old age LUke 1: 18
and so on and so forth...
You might still feel a little low because you think you do not have the same DIVINE PLAN like the characters in the Bible.. You may look small compared to the plan that God has given them.
Short and small role in God's MISSION to restore His children has the same intensity to God alone. In fact, it is the smallest role that makes up the BIG ROLE.. I BELIEVE IN THE PICTURE PUZZLE THAT GOD IS TRYING TO CONNECT.. With your life and my life.. from the past history of Adam to Abraham.. from Jesus to Paul.. from yours to mine..
So if you are still discouraged because GOD has not answered your prayers, remember to keep this Biblical verses and I advised you to medidate and even memorize it by heart.. see how the Lord will speak to you through these verses... I do this for myself because it is only GOD who can comfort me with his eternal words..
2 Chronicles 16: 9
Psalm 46:10
Jeremiah 17: 7
Romans 8: 28
Provers 16: 3-7
Jeremiah 29: 11-13
Deuteronomy 7: 9
Psalm 37 3-4
Ephesians 1: 9-14
Ephesians 3: 20
Proverb 16: 9
Jeremiah 10:23
Proverbs 4: 20-23
Habakkuk 2: 2-3
Mark 10: 29-30
Matthew 6: 33
Romans 14: 17-18
1 Corinthians 4: 20-21
Job 10: 12
Hebrews 11: 1
Genesis 39: 2-6
Genesis 41: 52
1 Samuel 16: 7
Acts 17: 28
James 4: 7
John 10:10
Leviticus 26: 9-12
Psalm 4: 5
2 Corinthians 12: 9
2 Corinthians 10: 4
Psalm 66: 3
Jeremiah 24: 7, 6
Psalm 37: 4-5
PHilippians 2: 13
2 Thessalonians 2: 17
1 Peter 5: 5-11
Proverbs 3: 1-6
Hebrews 11: 6
Mathew 6: 11
Zephaniah 3: 17
John 14: 26
Romans 10: 17
Hebrews 11: 1
Philippians 4:13
2 Corinthians 1: 20-24
Nehemiah 9: 6
John 4: 23-24
and so on and so forth... the BIBLE speaks because it is GOD's way of communicating to our hearts. It still doesnt work to encourage you, then.. i believe you need to go back to the basic of loving GOD with all your heart, soul and mind.. because I dont believe you love Him that much for you to dwell in your anxiety.. that only means you are even resisting His spirit of love and peace in your heart.
I will pray for you.. and I also pray for myself to keep holding on to the TRUTH IN THE MESSAGE OF GOD in our lives.. It is easy to sin, but it is not easy to keep loving the LOrd. Even though the HOly Spirit will always be with us, the worldliness, sinful nature and the devil are always there to ruin what God has started. God will fight for you definitely but why would you choose to lose the opportunity of a lifetime.. but I believe He called me.. and I responded because He knew even that was my TIME to be called and TIME to be saved..
I pray for your response that the Spirit of the Lord will dwell upon your heart and that you would never let it go.. it is going to be worth it, my friend.. worth a million times whatever you see in this world.. and million times better than your prayer request.
1 Corinthians 2:9-10 (ESV)
But, as it is written,
"What no eye has seen, nor ear heard,
nor the heart of man imagined,
what God has prepared for those who love him"—
these things God has revealed to us through the HOly Spirit, For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God.
Surely, that is NORMAL.. A normal human being who loves Jesus may still feel discouraged, angered, disappointed, frustrated and down-hearted.
Paul has explained the sinful nature in
Roman 7: 22-23 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me.
As a Christian, we didnt earn to be saved by Jesus by being a PERFECT FOLLOWER OF CHRIST.. We strongly believe in Ephesians 2: 8-9, so whoever say he is perfect in the delight of God that is just surreal. We could pursue to be good in the eyes of the Lord but even the LOrd has even invented the word "GRACE" because his standrd couldnt not match us. He is GOD. Not even Paul, who is the greatest Christ Follower of all time, has been followed by his own sinful nature.
But the verse in Romans doesnt stop in verse 23. As we read Paul's writing about sinful nature
Romans 7: 24-25 What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God’s law, but in my sinful nature[d] a slave to the law of sin.
So in the beginning of this blog which mentioned how you are a bit tired of waiting for God's answer to your questions or prayer request.. It is not GOD we need to rattle about our impatience, but it is US.. Look at ourselves and see how JESUS could even change the spirit of IMPATIENCE in your life if we truly believe the HE IS YOUR SAVIOUR and entrust Him our life. Jesus wouldnt mind you asking this because HE IS YOUR LORD.. HE IS YOUR CREATOR.. in fact, HE PLANTED A DESIRE IN YOUR HEART.. He could have planted that prayer request in your heart.. He knows us in and out.. (PSALM 139: 13-18)
To encouraged you some more, try to open your Bible by looking at the lives of the greatest people but who has been given a DIVINE PLAN for the fulfillment of God's mission to restore His children, yet they doubted God's Sovereignty.
* Abraham - when told he would be a father in old age Genesis 17: 17... He doubted God when God said Abraham would become the FAther of All Nation.
* Moses - when told to return to Egypt to lead the people Genesis 18: 12... He said who is HE to asked the Pharaoh to let the Israelites go back to their country.
* Gideon - when told he would be a judge and a leader - Judges 6: 14-23
* Zechariah - when told he would be a father in old age LUke 1: 18
and so on and so forth...
You might still feel a little low because you think you do not have the same DIVINE PLAN like the characters in the Bible.. You may look small compared to the plan that God has given them.
Short and small role in God's MISSION to restore His children has the same intensity to God alone. In fact, it is the smallest role that makes up the BIG ROLE.. I BELIEVE IN THE PICTURE PUZZLE THAT GOD IS TRYING TO CONNECT.. With your life and my life.. from the past history of Adam to Abraham.. from Jesus to Paul.. from yours to mine..
So if you are still discouraged because GOD has not answered your prayers, remember to keep this Biblical verses and I advised you to medidate and even memorize it by heart.. see how the Lord will speak to you through these verses... I do this for myself because it is only GOD who can comfort me with his eternal words..
2 Chronicles 16: 9
Psalm 46:10
Jeremiah 17: 7
Romans 8: 28
Provers 16: 3-7
Jeremiah 29: 11-13
Deuteronomy 7: 9
Psalm 37 3-4
Ephesians 1: 9-14
Ephesians 3: 20
Proverb 16: 9
Jeremiah 10:23
Proverbs 4: 20-23
Habakkuk 2: 2-3
Mark 10: 29-30
Matthew 6: 33
Romans 14: 17-18
1 Corinthians 4: 20-21
Job 10: 12
Hebrews 11: 1
Genesis 39: 2-6
Genesis 41: 52
1 Samuel 16: 7
Acts 17: 28
James 4: 7
John 10:10
Leviticus 26: 9-12
Psalm 4: 5
2 Corinthians 12: 9
2 Corinthians 10: 4
Psalm 66: 3
Jeremiah 24: 7, 6
Psalm 37: 4-5
PHilippians 2: 13
2 Thessalonians 2: 17
1 Peter 5: 5-11
Proverbs 3: 1-6
Hebrews 11: 6
Mathew 6: 11
Zephaniah 3: 17
John 14: 26
Romans 10: 17
Hebrews 11: 1
Philippians 4:13
2 Corinthians 1: 20-24
Nehemiah 9: 6
John 4: 23-24
and so on and so forth... the BIBLE speaks because it is GOD's way of communicating to our hearts. It still doesnt work to encourage you, then.. i believe you need to go back to the basic of loving GOD with all your heart, soul and mind.. because I dont believe you love Him that much for you to dwell in your anxiety.. that only means you are even resisting His spirit of love and peace in your heart.
I will pray for you.. and I also pray for myself to keep holding on to the TRUTH IN THE MESSAGE OF GOD in our lives.. It is easy to sin, but it is not easy to keep loving the LOrd. Even though the HOly Spirit will always be with us, the worldliness, sinful nature and the devil are always there to ruin what God has started. God will fight for you definitely but why would you choose to lose the opportunity of a lifetime.. but I believe He called me.. and I responded because He knew even that was my TIME to be called and TIME to be saved..
I pray for your response that the Spirit of the Lord will dwell upon your heart and that you would never let it go.. it is going to be worth it, my friend.. worth a million times whatever you see in this world.. and million times better than your prayer request.
1 Corinthians 2:9-10 (ESV)
But, as it is written,
"What no eye has seen, nor ear heard,
nor the heart of man imagined,
what God has prepared for those who love him"—
these things God has revealed to us through the HOly Spirit, For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God.
Friday, July 29, 2011
RADICAL JESUS
Radical words or verses that Jesus has mentioned in the scriptures.. then we will see WHY HE UTTER THOSE WORDS and WHO HE REALLY IS?
Thursday, July 28, 2011
WRESTLING with GOD
how many of us who would like to control our lives? control the situation of our lives.. control freaks... all of us in some ways we want to control the way we live our lives.. its part our human nature.. control how others perceive us.. and we want to CONTROL GOD..
Genesis 32: 22 - 30 JACOB WRESTLES WITH GOD
I have been wrestling with GOD lately and I knew I had to make it right.. Humbled myself with the Lord and be silent in the face of the Lord..
I submit to the DIVINE PLAN of the Lord in my life but at times I struggled to understand this and I ended up wrestling with the Lord. I have come in a deep desperation with the Lord, just like Jacob had with the Lord. I had confrontation with myself and the Lord.
I believe you cannot face the greatest challenges of life unless you first deal and face your greatest weaknesses. Even in the life like I have where I have deep passion with the Lord, I could still be pre-occupied with my life plans.
JACOB said, " I am not going to let you go unless you bless me."
the SPIRIT of GOD desire you to change inside out.. the work of GOD by your Spirit.. and when we give our attention to the LORD.. he wants to take our IDENTITY AND CHANGE US.. jacob's name was change to ISRAEL.. GOD preserves you.. give you a new perpective in life
PHILIPPIANS 1: 6
IF YOU ARE WILLING TO RUN WITH GOD IN THE WILDERNESS, WHEN YOU ARE WILLING. HE'S GOING TO TURN INTO BEAUTY AND PLAY A SONG IN YOUR LIFE..
JEREMIAH 29: 11
PLANS TO PROSPER YOU..
BIBLE SAYS, YOUR FUTURE IS IN GOD'S HAND.. are you willing to run and get alone for an extended time of SOLITUDE and confronts you in whats hindering you fr listening to GOD's DIVINE plan in your life..
a DESTINY.. if you live submitted to HIS PLAN..
in the name of JESUS, AMEN..
Genesis 32: 22 - 30 JACOB WRESTLES WITH GOD
I have been wrestling with GOD lately and I knew I had to make it right.. Humbled myself with the Lord and be silent in the face of the Lord..
I submit to the DIVINE PLAN of the Lord in my life but at times I struggled to understand this and I ended up wrestling with the Lord. I have come in a deep desperation with the Lord, just like Jacob had with the Lord. I had confrontation with myself and the Lord.
I believe you cannot face the greatest challenges of life unless you first deal and face your greatest weaknesses. Even in the life like I have where I have deep passion with the Lord, I could still be pre-occupied with my life plans.
JACOB said, " I am not going to let you go unless you bless me."
the SPIRIT of GOD desire you to change inside out.. the work of GOD by your Spirit.. and when we give our attention to the LORD.. he wants to take our IDENTITY AND CHANGE US.. jacob's name was change to ISRAEL.. GOD preserves you.. give you a new perpective in life
PHILIPPIANS 1: 6
IF YOU ARE WILLING TO RUN WITH GOD IN THE WILDERNESS, WHEN YOU ARE WILLING. HE'S GOING TO TURN INTO BEAUTY AND PLAY A SONG IN YOUR LIFE..
JEREMIAH 29: 11
PLANS TO PROSPER YOU..
BIBLE SAYS, YOUR FUTURE IS IN GOD'S HAND.. are you willing to run and get alone for an extended time of SOLITUDE and confronts you in whats hindering you fr listening to GOD's DIVINE plan in your life..
a DESTINY.. if you live submitted to HIS PLAN..
in the name of JESUS, AMEN..
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
BIKE RIDE
(a picture of trusting and relying on GOD based on riding a Bike with Jesus Christ)
At first I see God as my observer, my judge keeping track of the things I did wrong so as to know whether I married in heaven or in hell when I die.
He was out there sort of like a President. I recognized His picture when I saw it but I really didnt know him.
but later on, when I met Christ. it seems as though that LIFE is rather like a BIKE RIDE and then I noticed Christ was in the back helping me PEDAL..
I dont know just when it was that HE suggested that we change places but Life has never been the same since.
When I had control, I knew the way.. it was rather boring but predictable.. it was the shortest distance between two points.
But when he took the LEAD, HE KNEW delightful long journeys...up mountains and through rocky places.. and break next speeds, it was all that I could do was to hang on..
eventough it looks madness, He said.. PEDAL.. and I worried and was anxious, and I asked, " where are you taking me?"... he laughed and didnt answer.. then I started to learn to TRUST.
I forgot my boring life and ended with His adventure and when I say Im scared, HE leaned back and He touched my hand.
I did not trust him at first in control of my life.. But He knows about BIKEs.. He knows when to make it bend around the sharp corner.. knows to jump clear.. clear to high rocks.. fly in short scary passages.. and I am learning to shut up and PEDAL in the strangest places..
I am beginning to enjoy the view and cool breeze on my face in my delightful constant companion, Jesus Christ.
and when Im sure I cannot take it anymore, He just smiles and says, PEDAL..
(Are you still in control of the Bike? Are you still in front side? Have you made that switch? Are you relying on Him or yourself?)
by
Tom HOLLADAY
Pastor, Saddleback Church
the REAL FAITH
in general, ALL MEN HAVE FAITH.. however FAITH is defined differently.. some say FAITH as being positive attitude.. or is it religion.. or FAITH as a name?
real faith that works.. that makes the difference in everyday life.. what does it really mean? what does it do? what does the difference when they say they're living in faith and one who doesnt?
FAITH is so big and its hard to put ur arms around..
Proverbs 3:5-6
New International Version (NIV)
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.
There are FOUR PHRASES to understand FAITH:
1. TRUST GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART::: FAITH IS RISKING.
everytime you trust, it involves RISK. you need to RISK in order to TRUST. If you want to do something there is always a RISK involved.. especially in a relationship.. MEN always have an issues in risking their lives to trust another PERSON.. So the challenge that Jesus asked from us is to take that risk and TRUST HIM..
Ecclesiastes 10: 8 (the Living Bible)
There is risk in each stroke of your axe!
THERE IS NO GREATER RISK BUT THE RISK OF RELATIONSHIPS.. But Jesus said in Mark 12:30
(NIV)
30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’[a
TAKE THE RISK TO LOVE GOD.. it is worth it .. the greates mistake in your life is not to take the risk of not loving GOD..
Matthew 16:25
New Living Translation (NLT)
If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.
When you take a step out to TRUST JESUS rather than yourself, that is having FAITH. If you did not respond to TRUST or take that RISK to TRUST Jesus, then there is no FAITH at all. To Trust him with your family, decision, work.. anytime you step out and reach to JESUS, thats a leap of FAITH..
Now as you walk through RISK and taking that step in FAITH.. HOW?? .. HOW would you know that you are taking the risk that is not self-inflicted and you are taking the risk that God is showing you? there is an 80/20 PRINCIPLE
if you'll do the 80% of GOD's will that is extremely clear and rightfully interpreted from the BIBLE, then God will then show you the 20% that is not so clear.
80% -- the verse in Mark 12: 30 Love the LOrd your GOD with all your heart, soul and mind.. if you practice this principle it reflects on this Bible verse is clear on you and it acts in every dealing with your self and your relationship.. speaking genetleness and kindness (fruit of the holy spirit).. if you spend time with the Word of God then it will give you an understanding on how will your character be transformed by the power of His words.. Spending your 80% of your time with the word of God then you are going to know the 20% that God would want you to take the risk in Faith in God.. e.g. Where you will live? How are you going to handle a situation?
2. LEAN NOT ON YOUR UNDERSTANDING::: FAITH IS RELYING
FAITH IN GOD is also relying on HIM.. Not relying on ourselves on my idea or my reasoning. GOD IS FAITHFUL.. Leaning on HIm.. FAITH is admitting that there is something bigger than me.. that you are not absolutely right.. Humbling moments of life...
Proverbs 14: 12 There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death.
human intuition is not always right but it may lead to DEATH if you rely only on yourself.. GOD has more insights on what is going to happen... more than your understanding, emotions and reasons.. there are things that is above and beyond our intuition.. Human intuition is not always reliable.. GOD knows us.. GOD knows what we want and need.. GOD would like to get you to the significance of what life is all about.. but we get messed up? if what God wants for us is not the one we want.. the moment you would like to get hold of your life and want to be the HERO that you made it all up there.. we want to get all we need and become the HERO ALL THE WAY ALONE.. so GOD at times get us to pain all the way and humble us to make himself present..
Mark 10: 43 Today's English Version
If anyone of you wants to be great, you must be the servant of the rest..
Jesus wants us to become great and learn the significance of life.. but JESUS said in Mark 10: 43 you must serve other people.. In general, MEN doesnt like that.. but TRUE GREATNESS IS SERVING PEOPLE.. make an impact to other people.. that's greatness.. SERVE YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERs.. If you show and become an example to SERVE (Feeding the 5000) If you can more of that, then more people are coming.. people will follow you..
IF YOUR FAITH IS ALLOWING YOU TO BE HUMBLE AND DOES NOT UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING IN YOUR HAND, THAT'S TRUST.. that's FAITH.. You've got GOD who has the best interest in your heart.. will give greatest joy of my life.. that is FAITH.. somebody you can trust and rely on... that is GOD.. that is FAITH..
It is at times scary when you rely on somebody else.. but JESUS IS TRUSTWORTHY AND RELIABLE.. He is not just somebody else.. but HE IS JESUS...
HOW DO YOU RELY ON JESUS? THIS IS THE 90/10 PRINCIPLE, and practice this. It has to be something I do and not just the way we think..
Proverbs 3:9 (NLT) Honor the Lord with your wealth
and with the best part of everything you produce.
The 90/10 Principle... GOD can do more w 90% of your life by trusting Him the first 10%... just like FINANCES, business, integrity, family, decisions.. FINANCES or money is a part of LIFE and making JESUS a part of your Finances must be a part of your life.. To say that I have a faith in GOD but not making JESUS a part of FINANCES.. then its pretty meaningless.. JESUS must be a part of EVERYTHING in your life..
Malachi 3:10(New Century Version) Bring to the storehouse a full tenth of what you earn so there will be food in my house. Test me in this," says the Lord All-Powerful. "I will open the windows of heaven for you and pour out all the blessings you need.
this 10% gets to be practical.. Why 10%? I dont know why.. except I do know that 10% is enough to challeng my faith and thats the point.. Jesus challenges to see and test him what He can do with 10%...
FAITH IS RISKING
FAITH IS RELYING
FAITH IS _____
3. iN ALL YOUR WAYS, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE HIM:: FAITH IS OBEYING.
Because He has our best interest, you must acknowledge the way He is.. BY OBEYING HIM.. FAITH is something you do and activated when you ACT..
Proverbs 28:14(NLT)Blessed are those who fear to do wrong, but the stubborn are headed for serious trouble.
God is not wanting you to obey and make your life miserable.. GOD wants you to experience TRUE HAPPINESS and ETERNAL.. but when we are STUBBORN, it gets us into trouble.. (A REALITY)..
It is easy to get stubborn and be prideful in our ways.. The longer you are stubborn the further you get from where GOD wants you to be.. BUT THE MOMENT YOU STOP BEING STUBBORN, you submit to GOD make a U-TURN and realize all the good stuff where you are supposed to be.. but there is always something about us that gets us to be STUBBORN.. OBEY GOD and He wants to bring happiness into your life..
James 1:22 (NLT)But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.
You dont get SPIRITUAL by listening to SPIRITUAL VERSES.. you get spiritual, by doing something on the message... Just because you went to Church and hearing the WORD that makes you feel emotional is NOT SPIRITUALITY.
HOW TO DO THIS IS TO PRACTICE THE 100% PRINCIPLE. It is giving 100% of your life to GOD..
ALL YOUR WAYS AND NOT JUST MOST OF YOUR WAYS.. ALL YOUR WAYSSSS...
Colossians 3:17 (NCV)Everything you do or say should be done to obey Jesus your Lord. And in all you do, give thanks to God the Father through Jesus.
The question is which part of your life you are not giving to our Lord Jesus.. is it your business, relationship, sexuality, your enternatinment, your finances, habits..just this part that you say ITS YOURS.. not w JESUS..
if there is one are that you are holding off it becomes a CANCER that affects all the rest.. 100%... what is one thing that holds you out over there?? if there is ONE THING, that means you already thought about it... GOD has put it in your mind.. why does he keeps bugging you with that one thing??? ... NOT TO RUIN YOUR LIFE... its because HE LOVES YOU..
If you give HIM that one thing, then GOD WILL OPEN A GREAT DOOR FOR YOU.. God keeps on bugging you out on this is because HE KNOWS that there is a GREAT PATH awaiting you... the SECRET IS THAT WE ARE NOT PERFECT.. GOD knows we are not PERFECT that's why HE KNOWS WE NEED HIM...
FAITH IS RISKING, RELYING, OBEYING, EXPECTING
4. he will make your paths straight:: EXPECTING.
The SIGNIFICANT LIFE. faith is expecting GOD to work and keep his promise.. that is a blessing of a straight path.
Psalm 34:8(NLT)Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!
Faith is expecting that God is going to work.. Trust GOD might lose a friend, might lose a lot of stuff.. might lose the fun or habit you are thinking of.. instead of thinking what you might lose when you have FAITH.. but rather think what are you going to lose if you dont have FAITH.. what are you going to lose on if you dont trust GOD... what are you gonna miss? what joy, life, eternity, salvation, success, what gift you are give on eternity?
I may not see it immediately but FAITH IS EXPECTING because there is always ETERNAL RELEVANCE THAT COMES WITH IT..
At times I dont understand... I run to HIM and expecting HIM to act.. sometimes I see it clearly and sometimes i dont but GOD HAS NEVER LET ME DOWN.. Everytime I have step a leap of faith.. and trust HIM with everything... HE MAKES MY LIFE STRAIGHT.. LIFE OPENS UP.. When life is not fast enough for me.. When I dont like what is happening because of waiting that when the issues comes in.. thats when LIFE GET TWISTED when I try to understand it on my own.. but GOD is faithful.. He will make our path straight.. We are a full if we say we can understand whats going on in our life.. but GOD is faithful.. HE CAN BE TRUSTED..
This has been true not just in our lives but eversince the beginning of the world..
Deuteronomy 7:9 (NLT) Understand, therefore, that the Lord your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes his unfailing love on those who love him and obey his commands.
Based on that, I can expect GOD to act on my behalf as I trust him even in the greatest difficulties of my life.. I cant expect Him to make circumstances the way I always want it to be.. I cant expect Him to force another person to choose what he doesnt want to choose.. BUT I CAN EXPECT HIM TO LOVE ME.. I CAN EXPECT HIM TO USE EVEN THIS IN MY LIFE.. I CAN EXPECT HIM TO KEEP HIS PROMISE.. IN ETERNITY..
HOW CAN I DO THAT? ONE- DAY -AT - A -TIME...
FAITH can grow one day at a time.. FAITH is given TODAY,, EVERYDAY...ONE PROBLEM AT A TIME.. ONE RELATIONSHIP AT A TIME.. ONE STEP AT A TIME.. ONE DAY AT A TIME... it is not a LEAP in the DARK.. it is a STEP INTO THE LIGHT.. What reasonable STEP for me to see the Light of GOD..
IT MAY NOT LIKE DOING IT.. IT MAY NOT SEEM REASONABLE TO ME TO DO IT.. BUT IM GOING because I TRUST HIM THAN I TRUST ME..
WHY SHOULD I EXPECT GOD TO DO THIS FOR ME IF I DDNT DO ANYTHING TO HIM??
becaues HE LOVES US.. HE CREATED US.. AND HE BROUGHT US INTO THIS WORLD
FOR THE REASON THAT I TRUST HIM TO DO SOMETHING ON MY BEHALF IS NOT BECAUSE OF WHAT I HAVE DONE BUT BECAUSE OF HIS LOVE FOR ME. HE IS MY FATHER..
THE QUESTION IS WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP OF FAITH YOU NEED TO TAKE.. WHAT IS THE RISK??
This not meant to be complicated.. FAITH IS SIMPLE and one thing you just need to realize is JESUS LOVES YOU.. we struggle with it because we always want things for ourselves and do not take the risk to trust GOD on what we want..
faith is not about getting what you want.. faith is about doing what GOD wants.. it I follow what God wants me to do, God will show me how I can understand the things He knows what is best for me..
Proverbs 3:5-6
The Message (MSG) Trust God from the bottom of your heart;
don't try to figure out everything on your own.
Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go;
he's the one who will keep you on track
real faith that works.. that makes the difference in everyday life.. what does it really mean? what does it do? what does the difference when they say they're living in faith and one who doesnt?
FAITH is so big and its hard to put ur arms around..
Proverbs 3:5-6
New International Version (NIV)
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.
There are FOUR PHRASES to understand FAITH:
1. TRUST GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART::: FAITH IS RISKING.
everytime you trust, it involves RISK. you need to RISK in order to TRUST. If you want to do something there is always a RISK involved.. especially in a relationship.. MEN always have an issues in risking their lives to trust another PERSON.. So the challenge that Jesus asked from us is to take that risk and TRUST HIM..
Ecclesiastes 10: 8 (the Living Bible)
There is risk in each stroke of your axe!
THERE IS NO GREATER RISK BUT THE RISK OF RELATIONSHIPS.. But Jesus said in Mark 12:30
(NIV)
30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’[a
TAKE THE RISK TO LOVE GOD.. it is worth it .. the greates mistake in your life is not to take the risk of not loving GOD..
Matthew 16:25
New Living Translation (NLT)
If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.
When you take a step out to TRUST JESUS rather than yourself, that is having FAITH. If you did not respond to TRUST or take that RISK to TRUST Jesus, then there is no FAITH at all. To Trust him with your family, decision, work.. anytime you step out and reach to JESUS, thats a leap of FAITH..
Now as you walk through RISK and taking that step in FAITH.. HOW?? .. HOW would you know that you are taking the risk that is not self-inflicted and you are taking the risk that God is showing you? there is an 80/20 PRINCIPLE
if you'll do the 80% of GOD's will that is extremely clear and rightfully interpreted from the BIBLE, then God will then show you the 20% that is not so clear.
80% -- the verse in Mark 12: 30 Love the LOrd your GOD with all your heart, soul and mind.. if you practice this principle it reflects on this Bible verse is clear on you and it acts in every dealing with your self and your relationship.. speaking genetleness and kindness (fruit of the holy spirit).. if you spend time with the Word of God then it will give you an understanding on how will your character be transformed by the power of His words.. Spending your 80% of your time with the word of God then you are going to know the 20% that God would want you to take the risk in Faith in God.. e.g. Where you will live? How are you going to handle a situation?
2. LEAN NOT ON YOUR UNDERSTANDING::: FAITH IS RELYING
FAITH IN GOD is also relying on HIM.. Not relying on ourselves on my idea or my reasoning. GOD IS FAITHFUL.. Leaning on HIm.. FAITH is admitting that there is something bigger than me.. that you are not absolutely right.. Humbling moments of life...
Proverbs 14: 12 There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death.
human intuition is not always right but it may lead to DEATH if you rely only on yourself.. GOD has more insights on what is going to happen... more than your understanding, emotions and reasons.. there are things that is above and beyond our intuition.. Human intuition is not always reliable.. GOD knows us.. GOD knows what we want and need.. GOD would like to get you to the significance of what life is all about.. but we get messed up? if what God wants for us is not the one we want.. the moment you would like to get hold of your life and want to be the HERO that you made it all up there.. we want to get all we need and become the HERO ALL THE WAY ALONE.. so GOD at times get us to pain all the way and humble us to make himself present..
Mark 10: 43 Today's English Version
If anyone of you wants to be great, you must be the servant of the rest..
Jesus wants us to become great and learn the significance of life.. but JESUS said in Mark 10: 43 you must serve other people.. In general, MEN doesnt like that.. but TRUE GREATNESS IS SERVING PEOPLE.. make an impact to other people.. that's greatness.. SERVE YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERs.. If you show and become an example to SERVE (Feeding the 5000) If you can more of that, then more people are coming.. people will follow you..
IF YOUR FAITH IS ALLOWING YOU TO BE HUMBLE AND DOES NOT UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING IN YOUR HAND, THAT'S TRUST.. that's FAITH.. You've got GOD who has the best interest in your heart.. will give greatest joy of my life.. that is FAITH.. somebody you can trust and rely on... that is GOD.. that is FAITH..
It is at times scary when you rely on somebody else.. but JESUS IS TRUSTWORTHY AND RELIABLE.. He is not just somebody else.. but HE IS JESUS...
HOW DO YOU RELY ON JESUS? THIS IS THE 90/10 PRINCIPLE, and practice this. It has to be something I do and not just the way we think..
Proverbs 3:9 (NLT) Honor the Lord with your wealth
and with the best part of everything you produce.
The 90/10 Principle... GOD can do more w 90% of your life by trusting Him the first 10%... just like FINANCES, business, integrity, family, decisions.. FINANCES or money is a part of LIFE and making JESUS a part of your Finances must be a part of your life.. To say that I have a faith in GOD but not making JESUS a part of FINANCES.. then its pretty meaningless.. JESUS must be a part of EVERYTHING in your life..
Malachi 3:10(New Century Version) Bring to the storehouse a full tenth of what you earn so there will be food in my house. Test me in this," says the Lord All-Powerful. "I will open the windows of heaven for you and pour out all the blessings you need.
this 10% gets to be practical.. Why 10%? I dont know why.. except I do know that 10% is enough to challeng my faith and thats the point.. Jesus challenges to see and test him what He can do with 10%...
FAITH IS RISKING
FAITH IS RELYING
FAITH IS _____
3. iN ALL YOUR WAYS, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE HIM:: FAITH IS OBEYING.
Because He has our best interest, you must acknowledge the way He is.. BY OBEYING HIM.. FAITH is something you do and activated when you ACT..
Proverbs 28:14(NLT)Blessed are those who fear to do wrong, but the stubborn are headed for serious trouble.
God is not wanting you to obey and make your life miserable.. GOD wants you to experience TRUE HAPPINESS and ETERNAL.. but when we are STUBBORN, it gets us into trouble.. (A REALITY)..
It is easy to get stubborn and be prideful in our ways.. The longer you are stubborn the further you get from where GOD wants you to be.. BUT THE MOMENT YOU STOP BEING STUBBORN, you submit to GOD make a U-TURN and realize all the good stuff where you are supposed to be.. but there is always something about us that gets us to be STUBBORN.. OBEY GOD and He wants to bring happiness into your life..
James 1:22 (NLT)But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.
You dont get SPIRITUAL by listening to SPIRITUAL VERSES.. you get spiritual, by doing something on the message... Just because you went to Church and hearing the WORD that makes you feel emotional is NOT SPIRITUALITY.
HOW TO DO THIS IS TO PRACTICE THE 100% PRINCIPLE. It is giving 100% of your life to GOD..
ALL YOUR WAYS AND NOT JUST MOST OF YOUR WAYS.. ALL YOUR WAYSSSS...
Colossians 3:17 (NCV)Everything you do or say should be done to obey Jesus your Lord. And in all you do, give thanks to God the Father through Jesus.
The question is which part of your life you are not giving to our Lord Jesus.. is it your business, relationship, sexuality, your enternatinment, your finances, habits..just this part that you say ITS YOURS.. not w JESUS..
if there is one are that you are holding off it becomes a CANCER that affects all the rest.. 100%... what is one thing that holds you out over there?? if there is ONE THING, that means you already thought about it... GOD has put it in your mind.. why does he keeps bugging you with that one thing??? ... NOT TO RUIN YOUR LIFE... its because HE LOVES YOU..
If you give HIM that one thing, then GOD WILL OPEN A GREAT DOOR FOR YOU.. God keeps on bugging you out on this is because HE KNOWS that there is a GREAT PATH awaiting you... the SECRET IS THAT WE ARE NOT PERFECT.. GOD knows we are not PERFECT that's why HE KNOWS WE NEED HIM...
FAITH IS RISKING, RELYING, OBEYING, EXPECTING
4. he will make your paths straight:: EXPECTING.
The SIGNIFICANT LIFE. faith is expecting GOD to work and keep his promise.. that is a blessing of a straight path.
Psalm 34:8(NLT)Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!
Faith is expecting that God is going to work.. Trust GOD might lose a friend, might lose a lot of stuff.. might lose the fun or habit you are thinking of.. instead of thinking what you might lose when you have FAITH.. but rather think what are you going to lose if you dont have FAITH.. what are you going to lose on if you dont trust GOD... what are you gonna miss? what joy, life, eternity, salvation, success, what gift you are give on eternity?
I may not see it immediately but FAITH IS EXPECTING because there is always ETERNAL RELEVANCE THAT COMES WITH IT..
At times I dont understand... I run to HIM and expecting HIM to act.. sometimes I see it clearly and sometimes i dont but GOD HAS NEVER LET ME DOWN.. Everytime I have step a leap of faith.. and trust HIM with everything... HE MAKES MY LIFE STRAIGHT.. LIFE OPENS UP.. When life is not fast enough for me.. When I dont like what is happening because of waiting that when the issues comes in.. thats when LIFE GET TWISTED when I try to understand it on my own.. but GOD is faithful.. He will make our path straight.. We are a full if we say we can understand whats going on in our life.. but GOD is faithful.. HE CAN BE TRUSTED..
This has been true not just in our lives but eversince the beginning of the world..
Deuteronomy 7:9 (NLT) Understand, therefore, that the Lord your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes his unfailing love on those who love him and obey his commands.
Based on that, I can expect GOD to act on my behalf as I trust him even in the greatest difficulties of my life.. I cant expect Him to make circumstances the way I always want it to be.. I cant expect Him to force another person to choose what he doesnt want to choose.. BUT I CAN EXPECT HIM TO LOVE ME.. I CAN EXPECT HIM TO USE EVEN THIS IN MY LIFE.. I CAN EXPECT HIM TO KEEP HIS PROMISE.. IN ETERNITY..
HOW CAN I DO THAT? ONE- DAY -AT - A -TIME...
FAITH can grow one day at a time.. FAITH is given TODAY,, EVERYDAY...ONE PROBLEM AT A TIME.. ONE RELATIONSHIP AT A TIME.. ONE STEP AT A TIME.. ONE DAY AT A TIME... it is not a LEAP in the DARK.. it is a STEP INTO THE LIGHT.. What reasonable STEP for me to see the Light of GOD..
IT MAY NOT LIKE DOING IT.. IT MAY NOT SEEM REASONABLE TO ME TO DO IT.. BUT IM GOING because I TRUST HIM THAN I TRUST ME..
WHY SHOULD I EXPECT GOD TO DO THIS FOR ME IF I DDNT DO ANYTHING TO HIM??
becaues HE LOVES US.. HE CREATED US.. AND HE BROUGHT US INTO THIS WORLD
FOR THE REASON THAT I TRUST HIM TO DO SOMETHING ON MY BEHALF IS NOT BECAUSE OF WHAT I HAVE DONE BUT BECAUSE OF HIS LOVE FOR ME. HE IS MY FATHER..
THE QUESTION IS WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP OF FAITH YOU NEED TO TAKE.. WHAT IS THE RISK??
This not meant to be complicated.. FAITH IS SIMPLE and one thing you just need to realize is JESUS LOVES YOU.. we struggle with it because we always want things for ourselves and do not take the risk to trust GOD on what we want..
faith is not about getting what you want.. faith is about doing what GOD wants.. it I follow what God wants me to do, God will show me how I can understand the things He knows what is best for me..
Proverbs 3:5-6
The Message (MSG) Trust God from the bottom of your heart;
don't try to figure out everything on your own.
Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go;
he's the one who will keep you on track
Saturday, June 18, 2011
A CHILDLESS WOMAN
Psalm 113:9
He settles the childless woman in her home
as a happy mother of children.
Praise the LORD.
I have longed wonder if I will ever have a child. Even at the time I was pregnant for only week 8, I still couldnt believe that I had a child inside me. But God was my refuge and deliverer, that when Ive had an ectopic pregnancy, I knew He was leading me into something really great.
The Psalm 113:9 has given me much understanding, and all the BARREN or CHILDLESS WOMEN in the Bible which has given me an inspiration to relinguish the control on GOD. It is not for me to decide whether I would have a child or not, but rather my Heavenly Father's will.
Sarai (or Sarah), Rebekah, Elizabeth, Esther, Dorcas (Tabitha), but the most noted infertile in the Bible is Hannah, the mother of Samuel.
We see the depth of her pain physically, emotionally, and spiritually. She was often consumed by her thoughts of infertility—she went alone to the temple and cried her heart out to God. She made drastic promises to the Lord in hopes she would be given a child. She was stabbed with the pain of watching other women bear children with no problem. In Hannah, we see a complete picture of the pain of infertility.
I learned how to pray like that of Hannah's. But as much as I want to beg and ask for mercy, I am acknowledging GOD as my creator and so as if He decides me and my husband as the earthly parents of His creation, that is just a PLUS and a BONUS to His servant.
You'd know that God's hand is at work in my womb because God has led us to a Fertility Specialist, and to cope up with this process must also been AND SHOULD ONLY BE INSPIRED BY THE LORD'S SPIRIT AND GLORY. It is absolutely FREE in England and imagine the provision of Health Care to a childless woman, it could have only from the Lord God, isnt it?
HE WILL KEEP MY HEART AND MIND GUARDED WITH PEACE, LOVE AND GENTLENESS as we go through this FERTILITY PROCESS because I know for some, it will be entirely exhausting and troubling.
But only thing that has given me PEACE and CONTENTMENT above all this provisions is that, I have GOD with me, and He has my attention as well. So I am not worried at all, CHILDLESS OR WITH A CHILD... I AM A CHILD OF GOD..
To GOD be all the glory and praise.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
the INCREDIBLEs
we often see the people in the BIBLE (other than Jesus of course) is like SUPER STAR.. THE INCREDIBLES.. SUPER HEROES.. thinking I couldnt even be closer to what they have done.. but when we look a little bit closer, i realize that they are pretty ordinary people... and now I know God has given his grace in my life, and everything I know is because I him, so this has given me an encouraging thought that the people which God used in the Bible were pretty normal like us..
He didnt look for perfect people to be used.. coz He knows he wouldnt find anyone.. He is looking for people who are open to change and follow him.. this encourages me.
So I wonder if I could make it to the Bible?
Let's start looking at their testimonies, so here are some of the HALL OF FAMERS :
1. MOSES thought of himsef as normal and ordinary... the Prince of Egypt saw that another Hebrew guy were beaten up so Moses decided to take the law into his own hands and went out to kill him.. after 40 years, he had an encounter with God and came to see him and said, GO BACK TO EGYPT and deliver God's people from slavery.. Moses said, "who am i"...
2. DAVID who has been loved and guided by God in battles and glory, yet has committed adultery to Bathsheba and murdered her husband... then there you are.. David wrote the Psalms, the songs and prayers we always used to honour and praise the Lord.
3. PAUL, or Saul, called himself the Pharisees of Pharisees.. who hated, persecuted and murdered Christians because of being Christians.. not until he had an encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus.. then there goes Paul who became one of the most faithful servant of the Lord.. written majority of the New Testament.. an apostle who spread the preach the gospel that has never done before..
PETER.. who denied Jesus 3 times..
JEREMIAH.. was always depressed.. didnt accept the Lord's calling at first because he thought he is not qualified..
JACOB.. was a liar.. just to get the blessing from his father.
JOSEPH.. was arrogant with his dreams that's why his brothers envied him..
JONAH.. run away from God
NOAH.. was a drunkard
RAHAB.. was a prostitute
SOLOMON.. stupid choices..
JOHN THE BAPTIST.. was broke..
TIMOTHY.. was too young..
SAMSON.. had long hair
ABRAHAM .. was too old.
NAOMI.. was widow
SARAH.. was barren
GIDEON.. doubted.
PETER lacks self-control and denied Jesus 3 times.
JAMES AND JOHN.. were self-righteous
LAZARUS.. was dead and GOD STILL used him..
and there are some people I didnt find in the Bible which I know are being used and called for His purpose... YOU AND ME.. and the people around us.. IMPERFECT PEOPLE..
SOME of us feel that we are not qualified to look at GOD.. or we classify our brother and sisters if they are qualified or not.. BUT it is only GOD who overrules the devil who disqualified us to His calling...
We are born to sin but that doent mean we live to sin.. We can choose to live a life for GOD..
2 Chronicles 16:9 For the eyes of the LORD move to and throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His
He didnt look for perfect people to be used.. coz He knows he wouldnt find anyone.. He is looking for people who are open to change and follow him.. this encourages me.
So I wonder if I could make it to the Bible?
Let's start looking at their testimonies, so here are some of the HALL OF FAMERS :
1. MOSES thought of himsef as normal and ordinary... the Prince of Egypt saw that another Hebrew guy were beaten up so Moses decided to take the law into his own hands and went out to kill him.. after 40 years, he had an encounter with God and came to see him and said, GO BACK TO EGYPT and deliver God's people from slavery.. Moses said, "who am i"...
2. DAVID who has been loved and guided by God in battles and glory, yet has committed adultery to Bathsheba and murdered her husband... then there you are.. David wrote the Psalms, the songs and prayers we always used to honour and praise the Lord.
3. PAUL, or Saul, called himself the Pharisees of Pharisees.. who hated, persecuted and murdered Christians because of being Christians.. not until he had an encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus.. then there goes Paul who became one of the most faithful servant of the Lord.. written majority of the New Testament.. an apostle who spread the preach the gospel that has never done before..
PETER.. who denied Jesus 3 times..
JEREMIAH.. was always depressed.. didnt accept the Lord's calling at first because he thought he is not qualified..
JACOB.. was a liar.. just to get the blessing from his father.
JOSEPH.. was arrogant with his dreams that's why his brothers envied him..
JONAH.. run away from God
NOAH.. was a drunkard
RAHAB.. was a prostitute
SOLOMON.. stupid choices..
JOHN THE BAPTIST.. was broke..
TIMOTHY.. was too young..
SAMSON.. had long hair
ABRAHAM .. was too old.
NAOMI.. was widow
SARAH.. was barren
GIDEON.. doubted.
PETER lacks self-control and denied Jesus 3 times.
JAMES AND JOHN.. were self-righteous
LAZARUS.. was dead and GOD STILL used him..
and there are some people I didnt find in the Bible which I know are being used and called for His purpose... YOU AND ME.. and the people around us.. IMPERFECT PEOPLE..
SOME of us feel that we are not qualified to look at GOD.. or we classify our brother and sisters if they are qualified or not.. BUT it is only GOD who overrules the devil who disqualified us to His calling...
We are born to sin but that doent mean we live to sin.. We can choose to live a life for GOD..
2 Chronicles 16:9 For the eyes of the LORD move to and throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His
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