I was watching this movie called "Dooms Day" just the other day. It is a story about a city in England who was sealed up and isolated and the people there left to die when an uncurable and deadly plaque broke out.
30 years later, a team of soldiers were sent back into the city to search for a cure because apparently there were some survivors who did not die from the plaque.
Inside that deathly place, there was a war going on between 2 parties. When i saw the fighting scenes and the anger they had against one another, the Lord spoke to me there in the cinema of the verse in Ephesians "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms."
I was reminded at how sometimes we have conversations in the office, at home, at school where a war of words take place. Each party cut the other down with words as their swords and most of the time casualties results in both side and the relationship sours after that.
My friend, the bible says that our battle is not against our friends, colleagues, families,service providers. Rather, the bible teaches us that we are to love our neigbour and treat them like how we would like them to treat us. To speak to them in Kind words even when at times they are sarcastic, or stress up.
The bible exhorts us to be a good testimony in Phillipians 1:27 "Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ."
When we feel angry because of the embarassment that results from the other party's actions or words, let us endure and not to respond with the wrong attitude. Let us not treat them like our enemies because they are the ones our Lord Jesus died for as well.
Dear Lord, help us this day to love as you love and to give as your gave. Give us inner strength when we are the victim of verbal abuse, let us be cool-headed as your word says in 2 Timothy 2:24 "A servant of the Lord must not quarrel; instead , he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful." and let us respond with the attitude that will bring glory to your name.
In Jesus Name we pray, Amen!
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Why Not The Best? - Jimmy Carter (Ex-American President)
Excerpts from the book "Ordering Your Private World" - Gordon Macdonald
For many years Admiral Hyman Rickover was the head of the United States Nuclear Navy. His admirers and his critics held strongly opposing views about the stern and demanding admiral. For many years every officer aboard a nuclear submarine was personally interviewed and approved by Rickover. Those who went through those interviews usually came our shaking in fear, anger, or total intimidation.
Among them was ex-President Jimmy Carter, who years ago, applied for service under Rickover. This was his account of a Rickover interview:
I applied for the nuclear submarine program, and Admiral Rickover was interviewing me for the job. It was the first time I met Admiral Rickover, and we sat in a large room by ourselves for more than two hours, and he let me choose any subjects I wished to discuss. Very carefully, I chose those about which i knew most at the time - current evemts, seamanship, music, literature, naval tatics, electronics, gunnery - and he began to ask me a series of questions of increasing difficulty. In each instance, he soon proved that I knew relatively little about the subject I had chosen.
He always looked right into my eyes, and he never smiled. I was saturated with cold sweat.
Finally, he asked a question and I thought I could redeem myself. He said,"How did you stand in your class at the Naval Academy?" Since i have completed my sophomore year at Georgia Tech before entering Annapolis as a plebe, I had done very well, and I swelled my chest with pride and answered,"Sir, I stood fifty-ninth in a class of 820!" I sat back to wait for the congratulations - which never came. Instead, the question,"Did you do your best?" I started to say,"Yes Sir," but I remembered who this was and recalled several of the many times at the Academy when I could have learned more about our allies, our enemies, weapons,strategy, and so forth. I was just human. I finally gulped and said,"No, Sir, I didnt't always do my best."
He looked at me for a long time, and then turned his chair around to end the interview. He asked one final question, which i have never been able to forget - or to answer. He said,"Why not?" I sat there for a while, shaken, and then slowly left the room.
That encounter became the thought-starter for Carter's book Why Not The Best?
For many years Admiral Hyman Rickover was the head of the United States Nuclear Navy. His admirers and his critics held strongly opposing views about the stern and demanding admiral. For many years every officer aboard a nuclear submarine was personally interviewed and approved by Rickover. Those who went through those interviews usually came our shaking in fear, anger, or total intimidation.
Among them was ex-President Jimmy Carter, who years ago, applied for service under Rickover. This was his account of a Rickover interview:
I applied for the nuclear submarine program, and Admiral Rickover was interviewing me for the job. It was the first time I met Admiral Rickover, and we sat in a large room by ourselves for more than two hours, and he let me choose any subjects I wished to discuss. Very carefully, I chose those about which i knew most at the time - current evemts, seamanship, music, literature, naval tatics, electronics, gunnery - and he began to ask me a series of questions of increasing difficulty. In each instance, he soon proved that I knew relatively little about the subject I had chosen.
He always looked right into my eyes, and he never smiled. I was saturated with cold sweat.
Finally, he asked a question and I thought I could redeem myself. He said,"How did you stand in your class at the Naval Academy?" Since i have completed my sophomore year at Georgia Tech before entering Annapolis as a plebe, I had done very well, and I swelled my chest with pride and answered,"Sir, I stood fifty-ninth in a class of 820!" I sat back to wait for the congratulations - which never came. Instead, the question,"Did you do your best?" I started to say,"Yes Sir," but I remembered who this was and recalled several of the many times at the Academy when I could have learned more about our allies, our enemies, weapons,strategy, and so forth. I was just human. I finally gulped and said,"No, Sir, I didnt't always do my best."
He looked at me for a long time, and then turned his chair around to end the interview. He asked one final question, which i have never been able to forget - or to answer. He said,"Why not?" I sat there for a while, shaken, and then slowly left the room.
That encounter became the thought-starter for Carter's book Why Not The Best?
Dont stay on the ground. Get Up!
Frenchman MIcheal Poist-Prayers for Life.
"I am ashamed of being seen by you, for you love me and i forgot you.
I forgot you because i was only thinking of myself.
One can't think of several persons at once and one must choose and I chose.
I dare not make any more promises and i can only stand bowed before you Lord."
Lord :
"Come on my son,look up. Isn't it not mainly your vanity that is wounded.
If you loved me, you will grieve but you will trust.Do you think there is a limit to God's love?
Do you think or a moment I have stopped loving you?
But you still rely on yourself son, you must rely on me. Ask my Pardon and get up quickly.
You see, its not falling that is the worst, but staying on the ground."
"I am ashamed of being seen by you, for you love me and i forgot you.
I forgot you because i was only thinking of myself.
One can't think of several persons at once and one must choose and I chose.
I dare not make any more promises and i can only stand bowed before you Lord."
Lord :
"Come on my son,look up. Isn't it not mainly your vanity that is wounded.
If you loved me, you will grieve but you will trust.Do you think there is a limit to God's love?
Do you think or a moment I have stopped loving you?
But you still rely on yourself son, you must rely on me. Ask my Pardon and get up quickly.
You see, its not falling that is the worst, but staying on the ground."
It Is Not About Them Anyway!
Today as i was worshipping God, the Lord showed me a wonderful revelation. He showed me that if i ever had a problem with another person, a guy or a girl, the real problem is not about me and that person,it is actually about me and God.
The Lord opened my eyes to see this and I was humbled.
Mother Teresa once said this :
"
People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered; Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway.
If you are successful you will win some false friends and true enemies; Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; Give the world the best you've got anyway You see,
in the final analysis, it is between you and God; It was never between you and them anyway.
"
My friend, if your heart is feeling small and you are critical about somone, the Lord wants you to come to Him and rest, to give it to Him and allow Him to soothe your pain and heal you. To give you strength and love to overcome the animosity you feel inside you. Only He can bring that real healing to you.
So do not try to over-rationalise or struggle to work things out even though you should act correctly at all times. Becuase ultimately, it is your relationship with God and the comfort that you received from Him that will give your heart and mind the true rest. So go and settle the unrest in your heart with God today!
Matthew 11:28-30
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."
God bless you!
The Lord opened my eyes to see this and I was humbled.
Mother Teresa once said this :
"
People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered; Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway.
If you are successful you will win some false friends and true enemies; Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; Give the world the best you've got anyway You see,
in the final analysis, it is between you and God; It was never between you and them anyway.
"
My friend, if your heart is feeling small and you are critical about somone, the Lord wants you to come to Him and rest, to give it to Him and allow Him to soothe your pain and heal you. To give you strength and love to overcome the animosity you feel inside you. Only He can bring that real healing to you.
So do not try to over-rationalise or struggle to work things out even though you should act correctly at all times. Becuase ultimately, it is your relationship with God and the comfort that you received from Him that will give your heart and mind the true rest. So go and settle the unrest in your heart with God today!
Matthew 11:28-30
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."
God bless you!
The Ability to Give Lies In Your Ability To Believe
The principle of tithing or giving to the Lord does not lie on the fact that the amount you give is large or small. The bible does not say that if you give your one month's salary to the Lord, the Lord will be so pleased and bless you more than the brother or sister who gives only 50 dollars.(By the way i truly believe based on God's word that God will bless you more in return of the faith you put in when you and I tithe, it is an undisputed fact).
The key behind tithing or giving to the Lord i have learnt lies in the heart. At the moment when you decide to give, the amount you give based on God's prompting or based on your own sincerity to give unto the Lord... that is the key to it all. When the Lord moved your heart to give and at that moment, you decide to give according to your faith, the Lord will honour that and the Lord who sees your heart will bless you with much more in return.
In Luke 21:1-4, it tells us about the story of a poor widow who gave only 2 copper coins to the temple treasury... the rest of the people who visited the temple gave a lot more... If you had been there, you probably could have seen and heard the large numbers of coins they pour down or the expensive gifts they bring into the treasury.
But our Lord made a very remarkable statement. He gives honour to this poor widow because she did not give a fraction of what she owns but all that she had to live on to the Lord. Jesus sees that though this woman was poor, she had a heart of faith so big that she could give all to the Lord and still be able to live because God will sustain her.
My friends, the bible is not calling us to give all our wealth away today... but rather... what is our response to the Lord today? Do we hold back when He calls us to give or do we bargain and turn a deaf ear?
Today, if the Lord speaks to you to give unto Him according to your faith, don't hold back... the Lord does not despise how big or small your gifts are... Just give in response to the Lord and He will surely bless you in return.
The Lord promises in Luke 6:38 "Give and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."
So let's give joyfully to the Lord and know that based on God's word, your obedience will be bless by His faithfulness!!
The key behind tithing or giving to the Lord i have learnt lies in the heart. At the moment when you decide to give, the amount you give based on God's prompting or based on your own sincerity to give unto the Lord... that is the key to it all. When the Lord moved your heart to give and at that moment, you decide to give according to your faith, the Lord will honour that and the Lord who sees your heart will bless you with much more in return.
In Luke 21:1-4, it tells us about the story of a poor widow who gave only 2 copper coins to the temple treasury... the rest of the people who visited the temple gave a lot more... If you had been there, you probably could have seen and heard the large numbers of coins they pour down or the expensive gifts they bring into the treasury.
But our Lord made a very remarkable statement. He gives honour to this poor widow because she did not give a fraction of what she owns but all that she had to live on to the Lord. Jesus sees that though this woman was poor, she had a heart of faith so big that she could give all to the Lord and still be able to live because God will sustain her.
My friends, the bible is not calling us to give all our wealth away today... but rather... what is our response to the Lord today? Do we hold back when He calls us to give or do we bargain and turn a deaf ear?
Today, if the Lord speaks to you to give unto Him according to your faith, don't hold back... the Lord does not despise how big or small your gifts are... Just give in response to the Lord and He will surely bless you in return.
The Lord promises in Luke 6:38 "Give and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."
So let's give joyfully to the Lord and know that based on God's word, your obedience will be bless by His faithfulness!!
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Dont forget to click on the "Save" Button
I am sure in your daily life, you must have used a word processor before, whether is it Microsoft word, excel, notepad etc...
You know how when we used a word processor document, you can start typing all your contents and paste all the pictures you want on the document itself. You can modify and add more contents, placed tables in it in any way and order you want. But the information will sit on your screen and not be saved into the memory of your computer until you hit the "Save" button.
You see the computer does not actually recognise the content and store it in memory until you press "Saved". The minute you do that, the computer allocates the information to an address in its memory and store it in there permanently. It can then be retrieved and reused.
The same applies to reading the word of God. As we read, the Lord may speak to us, give us visions, correct our thinking, help us grow in the knowledge of Him. But until we hit the "Save" button... the information will not be stored in our mind/hearts.Until we decided to save the things God has shown to us, this information/revelation can be lost. It is therefore important my brothers and sisters that we saved God's word in our heart and minds, stored it in memory.
A Transformed life through the work of God happens when we decide to
First: the internalising of God's work
Second: the outflowing/Doing of God's word
After we store it in memory, we can then take it out and used it in life. It is like a tool or a weapon or a receipe we can use daily. It brings forth such power and delight... such sweet aroma, like a chef cooking a new dish or a man showing off his new car. =)
The Bible says in James 1: 22 "Do not merely listen to God's word , and so deceive yourselves. but Do what it says"
When we do the word of God, not only does God bless us, He makes us very successful.
The Lord said to Joshua " Be Careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go". Joshua 1:7
So let's draw near to God today, let's surrender our will and self-righteousness and put down our own wisdom and self-confidence and turn to God. Let's humbly accept God's word and lean on Him, asking Him for strength and grace to obey His word.
His word is not burdensome but a delight to all who love Him.
God Bless!!
You know how when we used a word processor document, you can start typing all your contents and paste all the pictures you want on the document itself. You can modify and add more contents, placed tables in it in any way and order you want. But the information will sit on your screen and not be saved into the memory of your computer until you hit the "Save" button.
You see the computer does not actually recognise the content and store it in memory until you press "Saved". The minute you do that, the computer allocates the information to an address in its memory and store it in there permanently. It can then be retrieved and reused.
The same applies to reading the word of God. As we read, the Lord may speak to us, give us visions, correct our thinking, help us grow in the knowledge of Him. But until we hit the "Save" button... the information will not be stored in our mind/hearts.Until we decided to save the things God has shown to us, this information/revelation can be lost. It is therefore important my brothers and sisters that we saved God's word in our heart and minds, stored it in memory.
A Transformed life through the work of God happens when we decide to
First: the internalising of God's work
Second: the outflowing/Doing of God's word
After we store it in memory, we can then take it out and used it in life. It is like a tool or a weapon or a receipe we can use daily. It brings forth such power and delight... such sweet aroma, like a chef cooking a new dish or a man showing off his new car. =)
The Bible says in James 1: 22 "Do not merely listen to God's word , and so deceive yourselves. but Do what it says"
When we do the word of God, not only does God bless us, He makes us very successful.
The Lord said to Joshua " Be Careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go". Joshua 1:7
So let's draw near to God today, let's surrender our will and self-righteousness and put down our own wisdom and self-confidence and turn to God. Let's humbly accept God's word and lean on Him, asking Him for strength and grace to obey His word.
His word is not burdensome but a delight to all who love Him.
God Bless!!
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Better Than The Pirates Of The Carribean!!
The Bible says in Mark 4:35-41 that Jesus and his disciples were on a boat when a storm arose and threaten to sink the boat.
The situation was rough and the circumstances dangerous, the disciples were frantic. They really thought that all of them were going to die. So they ran to where Jesus was,(Jesus was asleep in the stern) and ask Jesus ,"Teacher (not GOD)... aren't you worried that we are all (including him as they did not know who he really was at that time) going to sink and die." They were saying... "We need to think of a way now... we need to decide to jump boat or something...Quick!"
Jesus got up, rebuke the wind and said to the waves,"Quiet, Be STILL". And the waves and the wind died down and there was total calm. Jeus turned to them and said ,"What are you afraid. Do you still have no faith?"
Now what is Jesus actually trying to say here?
You see my friend, when we hear these words, we tend to look at ourselves and examine the size of our own faith. We do a Spiritual assessment of our own faith and see if today it is big or small or if it is even there.
But my friends, that was not what Jesus meant. He is actually asking,"Why are you so afraid... dont you know who I am?"
You see my friend, the bible never teach us to look at our faith level... Instead the bible teaches us to look at Jesus and know who He is... then our faith will be formed automatically/naturally.
Heb 12:2 calls us to "Fix/Focus/Set our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our?" "FAITH"!
Let me share with you a story to illustrate this ... say for example one day you are walking along the streets with a person you got to know.(He is actually an influential marketplace leader of that territory but you dont know. Even the gangsters listened to him).
As you are walking with him along the busy streets, suddenly you saw in front of you 2 groups of gangsters waiting to fight one another... You immediately turned to your friend and said,"Hey let's get out of here, a big fight is going to break out." Your friend instead walked ahead of you and said to the 2 groups of gangsters "Stop! Dont fight here!".
To your surprise, the 2 groups upon seeing and hearing his voice ,said "Sorry sorry, we will leave now. Sorry Sorry..".
Then you friend turned to you and said, "Dont be afraid! dont you have any faith?(Dont you know who i am?)".
You thought to yourself ,"Wah! Who is this man ? Even the gangsters listened to him."
Likewise in verse 41, The Disciples said among themselves"Wah! Who is this man? Even the wind and waves listened to HIm".
My Friends, Do not look at your own faith today... instead look to Jesus and see who He is. Allow Him to speak to you through His word daily and when the storms in your work,school,family rose again... you know you have got the God of heavens and Earth, the leader of all, the Prince of Peace with you. And He will say to the storms in your life... "Quiet! Be Still." and they will have to bopw down to His command and authority.
My friends, the Lord love you deeply. He has you as the apple of His eye. So be at rest... He has you safe in His arms today.
The situation was rough and the circumstances dangerous, the disciples were frantic. They really thought that all of them were going to die. So they ran to where Jesus was,(Jesus was asleep in the stern) and ask Jesus ,"Teacher (not GOD)... aren't you worried that we are all (including him as they did not know who he really was at that time) going to sink and die." They were saying... "We need to think of a way now... we need to decide to jump boat or something...Quick!"
Jesus got up, rebuke the wind and said to the waves,"Quiet, Be STILL". And the waves and the wind died down and there was total calm. Jeus turned to them and said ,"What are you afraid. Do you still have no faith?"
Now what is Jesus actually trying to say here?
You see my friend, when we hear these words, we tend to look at ourselves and examine the size of our own faith. We do a Spiritual assessment of our own faith and see if today it is big or small or if it is even there.
But my friends, that was not what Jesus meant. He is actually asking,"Why are you so afraid... dont you know who I am?"
You see my friend, the bible never teach us to look at our faith level... Instead the bible teaches us to look at Jesus and know who He is... then our faith will be formed automatically/naturally.
Heb 12:2 calls us to "Fix/Focus/Set our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our?" "FAITH"!
Let me share with you a story to illustrate this ... say for example one day you are walking along the streets with a person you got to know.(He is actually an influential marketplace leader of that territory but you dont know. Even the gangsters listened to him).
As you are walking with him along the busy streets, suddenly you saw in front of you 2 groups of gangsters waiting to fight one another... You immediately turned to your friend and said,"Hey let's get out of here, a big fight is going to break out." Your friend instead walked ahead of you and said to the 2 groups of gangsters "Stop! Dont fight here!".
To your surprise, the 2 groups upon seeing and hearing his voice ,said "Sorry sorry, we will leave now. Sorry Sorry..".
Then you friend turned to you and said, "Dont be afraid! dont you have any faith?(Dont you know who i am?)".
You thought to yourself ,"Wah! Who is this man ? Even the gangsters listened to him."
Likewise in verse 41, The Disciples said among themselves"Wah! Who is this man? Even the wind and waves listened to HIm".
My Friends, Do not look at your own faith today... instead look to Jesus and see who He is. Allow Him to speak to you through His word daily and when the storms in your work,school,family rose again... you know you have got the God of heavens and Earth, the leader of all, the Prince of Peace with you. And He will say to the storms in your life... "Quiet! Be Still." and they will have to bopw down to His command and authority.
My friends, the Lord love you deeply. He has you as the apple of His eye. So be at rest... He has you safe in His arms today.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
The Door is not Locked!
Have you ever done something wrong and wished that people will not scold you for it?
Do you feel afraid of others having a bad opinion of you? Or may people has excluded you in their "Gang".
Well, we all in one way or another dont like the feeling of being "REJECTED" dont we?
We want to feel welcomed, liked by others, having friends and love ones around us.
I thank God for my Mum.... i remembered some months ago, i told my mum i will be coming home late and forgotten to bring my key ... MY Mum just said this to me "Okay... the door is not locked!". Wow! Those words touched my heart immediately to know that i am welcomed home. Don't we all like to hear someone say to us, "Son/Daughter/Friend... you are welcomed! The door is unlocked when you come back!"
My friends... thats how our Heavenly Father treats us. He tells us that when we come to His house.. the door is unlocked... it is not shut.... in fact He will wait there for us to welcome us when we returned.
In Luke 15:13- 31, the Bible tells a sotry about the parable of the Lost son who ran away from his father and spent all his father's money on wild living. Finally, broke and penniless, this son decided to go home to be a servant to his father.
But the Father was waiting for him, scanning the horizon everyday for his return. When the Father sees his soon coming back from a distant, the Father ran to him and put on him fine clothes and sandals and a signet ring on his finger to signify that this child is still his beloved son.
Beloved... you may not be like this son who has fallen away... but you feel far from God. Perhaps your work or studies has given you so much pressure that God seems light years away from you.
Or you felt you have failed to keep your promises to God and now are feeling ashamed to face God.
Beloved... our heavenly father does not see you that way. Like the Prodigal son in the story, our heavenly father eagerly waits for you.... longing for your return.
He is saying to you "When you come home my son, you will see that the door is unlocked."
So draw near to Him today and let Him restore you. Let all arguments cease and all apologies cease for a moment. Let the heavenly Father clothe you once again with His provision and hear HIm say to you ,"My SON/Daughter.. Let's celebrate together !! "
God Bless!
Do you feel afraid of others having a bad opinion of you? Or may people has excluded you in their "Gang".
Well, we all in one way or another dont like the feeling of being "REJECTED" dont we?
We want to feel welcomed, liked by others, having friends and love ones around us.
I thank God for my Mum.... i remembered some months ago, i told my mum i will be coming home late and forgotten to bring my key ... MY Mum just said this to me "Okay... the door is not locked!". Wow! Those words touched my heart immediately to know that i am welcomed home. Don't we all like to hear someone say to us, "Son/Daughter/Friend... you are welcomed! The door is unlocked when you come back!"
My friends... thats how our Heavenly Father treats us. He tells us that when we come to His house.. the door is unlocked... it is not shut.... in fact He will wait there for us to welcome us when we returned.
In Luke 15:13- 31, the Bible tells a sotry about the parable of the Lost son who ran away from his father and spent all his father's money on wild living. Finally, broke and penniless, this son decided to go home to be a servant to his father.
But the Father was waiting for him, scanning the horizon everyday for his return. When the Father sees his soon coming back from a distant, the Father ran to him and put on him fine clothes and sandals and a signet ring on his finger to signify that this child is still his beloved son.
Beloved... you may not be like this son who has fallen away... but you feel far from God. Perhaps your work or studies has given you so much pressure that God seems light years away from you.
Or you felt you have failed to keep your promises to God and now are feeling ashamed to face God.
Beloved... our heavenly father does not see you that way. Like the Prodigal son in the story, our heavenly father eagerly waits for you.... longing for your return.
He is saying to you "When you come home my son, you will see that the door is unlocked."
So draw near to Him today and let Him restore you. Let all arguments cease and all apologies cease for a moment. Let the heavenly Father clothe you once again with His provision and hear HIm say to you ,"My SON/Daughter.. Let's celebrate together !! "
God Bless!
Friday, April 18, 2008
The Story of 2 Men
I know of 2 men who told the Lord , " Lord I want to and will follow you".
The first one went along his way like a soldier trying his best to discipline himself, avoiding as many traps as he can... he spends time with God, always looking at tasks and possible flaws in himself. Asking God to forgive him for every little thing he does..
The second man comes to God and say "I can't but i am willing.. help me Lord... i will try my best but i dont believe in my own strength or self-discipline." He then went about each day abandoning himself to God and live freely in God's love. He comes to God everyday knowing him and His forgiveness and focus on God's love and grace for him.
Both love God... both follow God... both spent time with God. But 2 different perspective and 2 different results.
The First man always failed and never really enjoyed much freedom as he is always trying his best to keep God's law. He bites his teeth and think of more ways to discipline himself. God.. i will beat my body to follow you. I will put to death my sinful nature as said in Colossians 3:5. With my sheer determination and willpower... i will... i will.. I..... I.... I...
The second man stumbled too but "failed" and stumbled into God's love more and more. Slowly he learns to forget about his own needs and own flaws. He sees Jesus and live by imitating Him. He sees Jesus loving and valuing him more than anything else. He cant wait to talk to Jesus everyday.
God began to flow into His life and fulfill His word through this man as he focus on God and rest in Him daily. In Hebrews 10: 16 God says that He Will make a covenant with us... He will write His laws in our minds and in our hearts... He will remember our sins no more." He Will ... he Will... he will..
Which man do you think is really living a christian life? The one focusing on himself or the second one focusing on God. Who is happier? Who is the one radiating God's freedom? if we will rest in the Lord's love and guidance, then He will.... work through us? Isnt it?
James 4: 7 says 1) "Submit to God...." then 2) "Resist the devil".
See fighting comes after we first learn to submit to God first. Not the other way round which is of the flesh..
Philippians 4: 13 says "I can do everything through " who? My own will? My own discipline? No! "Through God who will GIVE ME STRENGTH"
But U-jin... there must be a balance of both... Of course =) But where is the focus? Our mind cannot focus on 2 things at any one time... So choose =). You can focus on your own willpower and determination.... i will focus on Jesus. The Bible says to fixed our focus on Jesus whom our faith depends on from the start to the end. Heb 12: 2
But didnt verse 1 in Heb 12 says we are to run with perseverance? Yes .. =) of course dont compromise when you feel weak... but how do we perservere? If we do it by focusing on us being disciplined.... that where is that glory due for God?
We should persevere by focusing on God... Say ,"Lord Jesus... i love you and i want to follow you... Please help me and not let me fall away... I trust and rest in you right now... deliever me.. I need your love to satisfy me now"
I choose to be like the second man... When i look to God... God will do His part and carry me... Life is too hard trying to live it by the rules .. You will fail miserably.. Let's abandon ourselves to God today and enjoy life.. He will help us follow His word as our hearts are renewed with that desire to follow Him daily.
God Bless!
The first one went along his way like a soldier trying his best to discipline himself, avoiding as many traps as he can... he spends time with God, always looking at tasks and possible flaws in himself. Asking God to forgive him for every little thing he does..
The second man comes to God and say "I can't but i am willing.. help me Lord... i will try my best but i dont believe in my own strength or self-discipline." He then went about each day abandoning himself to God and live freely in God's love. He comes to God everyday knowing him and His forgiveness and focus on God's love and grace for him.
Both love God... both follow God... both spent time with God. But 2 different perspective and 2 different results.
The First man always failed and never really enjoyed much freedom as he is always trying his best to keep God's law. He bites his teeth and think of more ways to discipline himself. God.. i will beat my body to follow you. I will put to death my sinful nature as said in Colossians 3:5. With my sheer determination and willpower... i will... i will.. I..... I.... I...
The second man stumbled too but "failed" and stumbled into God's love more and more. Slowly he learns to forget about his own needs and own flaws. He sees Jesus and live by imitating Him. He sees Jesus loving and valuing him more than anything else. He cant wait to talk to Jesus everyday.
God began to flow into His life and fulfill His word through this man as he focus on God and rest in Him daily. In Hebrews 10: 16 God says that He Will make a covenant with us... He will write His laws in our minds and in our hearts... He will remember our sins no more." He Will ... he Will... he will..
Which man do you think is really living a christian life? The one focusing on himself or the second one focusing on God. Who is happier? Who is the one radiating God's freedom? if we will rest in the Lord's love and guidance, then He will.... work through us? Isnt it?
James 4: 7 says 1) "Submit to God...." then 2) "Resist the devil".
See fighting comes after we first learn to submit to God first. Not the other way round which is of the flesh..
Philippians 4: 13 says "I can do everything through " who? My own will? My own discipline? No! "Through God who will GIVE ME STRENGTH"
But U-jin... there must be a balance of both... Of course =) But where is the focus? Our mind cannot focus on 2 things at any one time... So choose =). You can focus on your own willpower and determination.... i will focus on Jesus. The Bible says to fixed our focus on Jesus whom our faith depends on from the start to the end. Heb 12: 2
But didnt verse 1 in Heb 12 says we are to run with perseverance? Yes .. =) of course dont compromise when you feel weak... but how do we perservere? If we do it by focusing on us being disciplined.... that where is that glory due for God?
We should persevere by focusing on God... Say ,"Lord Jesus... i love you and i want to follow you... Please help me and not let me fall away... I trust and rest in you right now... deliever me.. I need your love to satisfy me now"
I choose to be like the second man... When i look to God... God will do His part and carry me... Life is too hard trying to live it by the rules .. You will fail miserably.. Let's abandon ourselves to God today and enjoy life.. He will help us follow His word as our hearts are renewed with that desire to follow Him daily.
God Bless!
Will the Real Men Please Stand Up?
The are many people around us today walking with "wounds" in our heart. I am talking espescially to the men around us. We carry in our lives the scars and wounds in our hearts over the years due to the words people say about us, the hurts we have when we were just a child that has not been healed, the precious part of our identity has been wrongly handled leaving us with a wound that did not close up over the years.
Some of us still live life like that because we have not found a Healer that can
heal us... some because we do not allow God to heal it. We are carrying out our daily lives wounded.
The circumstances of the world has hit us hard, at our dignity, at our status, at the most sensitive part of a mans's life; his heart, his strength, his masculinity. And the world offer us a counterfeit, a cover-up, a facade to hide the real man from who he really is. That's why some men started to beat up his children/wife instead of protecting them. We turn to alcohol,TV, newspapers etc etc and leave the woman to run the house. The Devil has hit us where it hurts and few of us have the strength to hit it back. The Devil does not want the REAL man to stand up because He knows that the real ones are DANGEROUS.
We men gets easily irritated, angry, abusive (words/actions) because there is something in our lives/hearts that has been lost or misplaced. It could be a misplaced trust, it could be because someone has caused us to feel lesser than what we are meant to be. As a result, we feel insecure and we hide, run away and put up a false front to tell the world we are fine, that we are strong and we are the MEN!!! We are macho but we are actually great posers. We love to sing the song "The Great Pretender"... pretending to be what we are not. We pretend so much that we forgot who are really are and what we are made to be. The Devil really has gotten some of us this way. The strong lion that God made us to be has now been "tamed" to be a kitten or to the other extent let loosed to be a wild raging bull.
But the bible teaches us that Real Man do not hide or run away.... They do not try to cover up the fears and weaknesses behind a girl by pushing her in front of them to face the circumstances they are too scared to face.
Real Men stand up to love, to protect and to serve.
The Lord meant for us to be leaders and lovers of our household and community. He wants us to rule with love and self -control.
In the process of healing, the Lord sometimes have to break the pride/the mask in us and open the wounds in us in order to rebuild what was lost and to re-mould what has been wrongly placed.
When the Lord confronted Jacob at Peniel, He wanted to heal Jacob of the facade Jacob has in his own strength. The Lord aimed a finishing blow at the part where Jacob was the strongest. He dealt Jacob with a blow that sent Hiim Limping. He struck Jacob's own fleshly and wrongly placed strength. And Jacob succumbed to God and was healed. He was named Israel and was greatly blessed. he no longer is the Jacobs that Deceives but has became Israel who is a Prince in God's Sight. Jacob received a renewed and true Identity of Himself in the Lord.
My Friends, let God heals us today. Let us not hide behind the image we have made for ourselves, let us be real before God and be healed. We are what God made us to be.... valiant, strong, passionate. Let's allow God to remove our masks and come face to face with our wounds. To remove the fleshly strength we are hiding behind and received new strength to lvie each day. The Lord loves us deeply and will never mishandle the trust we give to Him. He will guide and He will restore whatever we have lost and will make us what he is designed for us to be.
Psalm 62:11-12
"One thing God has spoken, two things have i heard: that you, O God, are strong, and that you, O Lord, are loving."
God Bless!
Some of us still live life like that because we have not found a Healer that can
heal us... some because we do not allow God to heal it. We are carrying out our daily lives wounded.
The circumstances of the world has hit us hard, at our dignity, at our status, at the most sensitive part of a mans's life; his heart, his strength, his masculinity. And the world offer us a counterfeit, a cover-up, a facade to hide the real man from who he really is. That's why some men started to beat up his children/wife instead of protecting them. We turn to alcohol,TV, newspapers etc etc and leave the woman to run the house. The Devil has hit us where it hurts and few of us have the strength to hit it back. The Devil does not want the REAL man to stand up because He knows that the real ones are DANGEROUS.
We men gets easily irritated, angry, abusive (words/actions) because there is something in our lives/hearts that has been lost or misplaced. It could be a misplaced trust, it could be because someone has caused us to feel lesser than what we are meant to be. As a result, we feel insecure and we hide, run away and put up a false front to tell the world we are fine, that we are strong and we are the MEN!!! We are macho but we are actually great posers. We love to sing the song "The Great Pretender"... pretending to be what we are not. We pretend so much that we forgot who are really are and what we are made to be. The Devil really has gotten some of us this way. The strong lion that God made us to be has now been "tamed" to be a kitten or to the other extent let loosed to be a wild raging bull.
But the bible teaches us that Real Man do not hide or run away.... They do not try to cover up the fears and weaknesses behind a girl by pushing her in front of them to face the circumstances they are too scared to face.
Real Men stand up to love, to protect and to serve.
The Lord meant for us to be leaders and lovers of our household and community. He wants us to rule with love and self -control.
In the process of healing, the Lord sometimes have to break the pride/the mask in us and open the wounds in us in order to rebuild what was lost and to re-mould what has been wrongly placed.
When the Lord confronted Jacob at Peniel, He wanted to heal Jacob of the facade Jacob has in his own strength. The Lord aimed a finishing blow at the part where Jacob was the strongest. He dealt Jacob with a blow that sent Hiim Limping. He struck Jacob's own fleshly and wrongly placed strength. And Jacob succumbed to God and was healed. He was named Israel and was greatly blessed. he no longer is the Jacobs that Deceives but has became Israel who is a Prince in God's Sight. Jacob received a renewed and true Identity of Himself in the Lord.
My Friends, let God heals us today. Let us not hide behind the image we have made for ourselves, let us be real before God and be healed. We are what God made us to be.... valiant, strong, passionate. Let's allow God to remove our masks and come face to face with our wounds. To remove the fleshly strength we are hiding behind and received new strength to lvie each day. The Lord loves us deeply and will never mishandle the trust we give to Him. He will guide and He will restore whatever we have lost and will make us what he is designed for us to be.
Psalm 62:11-12
"One thing God has spoken, two things have i heard: that you, O God, are strong, and that you, O Lord, are loving."
God Bless!
Sunday, April 6, 2008
You Are The God That Healeth Me
Many times we sing this old song "You are the Lord... that healeth me, you are the Lord my healer..You shed your blood and your healed my disease, You are the Lord My Healer..."
Most of us believe that God can heal but question is whether or not He wants to and whether or not we can obtain that power to do it. Sounds very difficult isnt it?
Some may believe that Divine Healing happens only when you have a very annointed speaker around that flows in the gift of healing like Benny Hinn or Our very own Rony Tan.
Some believe that Divine healing only happens when you led a holy life, then God is please with you and he will heal you.
Some believe that Divine healing only happens to a selected few.
Others find it easier to believe in emotional healing but hard to believe the results in Physical healing.
Well.... the Bible says that God is our healer and His power to heal our mental, emotional and physical body is still evident and avaible to all who believes in His power and grace to do so.
I have experienced Physical healing a few times in my life and would like to share 2 to encourage us today.
Many years ago, i suffered a sprained ankle. I was so in pain that i could not walk properly. I called up my my fellow cell memember and asked him to pray for me over the phone. As I placed my hands on my ankle, he began to pray for me. I began to feel a warm sensation on my ankle and after we said "Amen", my ankle was 80 per cent healed. The pain was almost gone that night and completely gone 2 days later. Praise the Lord!
Last year, I was having a fever and lieing in bed. I was also having a headache and couldn't sleep so i began to pray. I was caliming God's healing on the cross and confessing that God loves me and is my Healer.
After a few minutes, i felt a burning sensation all over my body. I was beginning to perspire and started to roll around my bed to and fro to get to a cooler spot each time.
After a few mins, my fever was completely gone! I felt my energy returning to me and i got up praising the Lord before returning to sleep.
My Friends, God still heals today and He can heal you of anything. Be it of a physical cold, migraine, flu, fever, cancer etc etc and it is not hard to do, just believe and keep on believing unitl God brings about that miracle. The Lord heals when you have the faith and when he doesnt heals, He will let you know what His plans are.
So let's practice praying and Believing that God our healer will work through us to bring healing to us and to the world around us. Remember.. Impossible is nothing to God.
God Bless!
Most of us believe that God can heal but question is whether or not He wants to and whether or not we can obtain that power to do it. Sounds very difficult isnt it?
Some may believe that Divine Healing happens only when you have a very annointed speaker around that flows in the gift of healing like Benny Hinn or Our very own Rony Tan.
Some believe that Divine healing only happens when you led a holy life, then God is please with you and he will heal you.
Some believe that Divine healing only happens to a selected few.
Others find it easier to believe in emotional healing but hard to believe the results in Physical healing.
Well.... the Bible says that God is our healer and His power to heal our mental, emotional and physical body is still evident and avaible to all who believes in His power and grace to do so.
I have experienced Physical healing a few times in my life and would like to share 2 to encourage us today.
Many years ago, i suffered a sprained ankle. I was so in pain that i could not walk properly. I called up my my fellow cell memember and asked him to pray for me over the phone. As I placed my hands on my ankle, he began to pray for me. I began to feel a warm sensation on my ankle and after we said "Amen", my ankle was 80 per cent healed. The pain was almost gone that night and completely gone 2 days later. Praise the Lord!
Last year, I was having a fever and lieing in bed. I was also having a headache and couldn't sleep so i began to pray. I was caliming God's healing on the cross and confessing that God loves me and is my Healer.
After a few minutes, i felt a burning sensation all over my body. I was beginning to perspire and started to roll around my bed to and fro to get to a cooler spot each time.
After a few mins, my fever was completely gone! I felt my energy returning to me and i got up praising the Lord before returning to sleep.
My Friends, God still heals today and He can heal you of anything. Be it of a physical cold, migraine, flu, fever, cancer etc etc and it is not hard to do, just believe and keep on believing unitl God brings about that miracle. The Lord heals when you have the faith and when he doesnt heals, He will let you know what His plans are.
So let's practice praying and Believing that God our healer will work through us to bring healing to us and to the world around us. Remember.. Impossible is nothing to God.
God Bless!
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
He Took My Sin On My Cross
The Bible says in John 3:16 "For God so loved the World that He gave His only begotten son, Jesus Christ, to die for our sins, that whosoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life."
In the verse above, the effect on us if the Lord did not die for our sins will be to Perish eternally.
That is what the law demanded and the law cannot bend for anyone. The full requirements of the law must be fully met and the consquences is very serious... the results impacts us forever and ever.
The Lord knew from the start that the Only way to save us would be for one perfect man to die and take our place on our behalf. The Lord know that the only person who qualifies is Himself.
The Lord did not relent.... He did not hold back.. He intended to come and die for us... and all the requirements for judgment for sins must be fulfilled and He wrote it in His will that He must do it.
Therefore we are now saved through the blood of Jesus Christ. We are now not separated from God by our sinful self.
So do not let the devil accuse you and say " You see... you sin right? You did that just a second ago? You mean you forgot? How can God's love be in you. Are you sure your sins are forgiven? Then you still sin for what?"
My Friends, we were sinners now saved by grace. Yes, like Paul says we do still struggle in our flesh... but do not let the devil distract you.. Tell the Devil, "Stop lieing to me!" and look to God and say, "Lord, thank you for the cross, let me live remembering that you died for me and set me free from the bondage of sin. Let me live and enjoy walking with you every day!"
And beloved as you take your eyes away from your failings and see God's grace in your life. You will be drawn to His love for you and very soon the very wrong practice that you do and fears will disappear and have no longer any place in your life.
And beloved as you take your eyes away from your failings and see God's grace in your life. You will be drawn to His love for you and very soon the very wrong practice that you do and fears will disappear and have no longer any place in your life.
Psalm 91 - The Psalm Of God's Protection #Part 2
Psalm 91 : 3 says "Surely He will save you from the fowler's snare and from the deadly pestilence."
What is a fowler's snare? A fowler's snare is a trap for birds. It is meant to catch an unsuspecting prey and confined the poor creature to that place.
The Bible says that God will surely, confirm plus guarantee, save you and i from traps in our lives that the devil or someone else placed there for us to fall into.
Have you ever heard or seen something like that in your daily life? Where a person is waiting to trap you in your words or in your actions and find some ways to push you to a corner and harm you. It may not be always physical harm, could be physcological or even emotional harm or a bondage you are trapped in.
Well. the good news is that The Lord will deliver you to a safe place. And even when you fall into it yourself, the Lord offers His protection to you.
Now what is a deadly pestilence? According to Strong's Concordance, a deadly pestilence means a destroying plague. It is life threatening. COuld be the SARS or bird flu etc.
The bible says that God will surely deliver and protect us from these harm.
Now you may ask... "U-jin, arent there stories where Christians die of such plaques of fall into sin and bondages, traps and some died from it?"
My answer is "Yes, but please do not allow such incidences to cause you to think that God does not divinely protect you."
The Key here is to trust God that He will provide protection to His people because He is a God who sees and a God who protects!
So let's not worry about the things we read in the news about diseases and germs and allow fear to come upon us. Let's stand on God's word and pray and live a life of freedom, trusting in God's divine protection and Intervention in our lives daily. God bless You!
What is a fowler's snare? A fowler's snare is a trap for birds. It is meant to catch an unsuspecting prey and confined the poor creature to that place.
The Bible says that God will surely, confirm plus guarantee, save you and i from traps in our lives that the devil or someone else placed there for us to fall into.
Have you ever heard or seen something like that in your daily life? Where a person is waiting to trap you in your words or in your actions and find some ways to push you to a corner and harm you. It may not be always physical harm, could be physcological or even emotional harm or a bondage you are trapped in.
Well. the good news is that The Lord will deliver you to a safe place. And even when you fall into it yourself, the Lord offers His protection to you.
Now what is a deadly pestilence? According to Strong's Concordance, a deadly pestilence means a destroying plague. It is life threatening. COuld be the SARS or bird flu etc.
The bible says that God will surely deliver and protect us from these harm.
Now you may ask... "U-jin, arent there stories where Christians die of such plaques of fall into sin and bondages, traps and some died from it?"
My answer is "Yes, but please do not allow such incidences to cause you to think that God does not divinely protect you."
The Key here is to trust God that He will provide protection to His people because He is a God who sees and a God who protects!
So let's not worry about the things we read in the news about diseases and germs and allow fear to come upon us. Let's stand on God's word and pray and live a life of freedom, trusting in God's divine protection and Intervention in our lives daily. God bless You!
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Psalm 91 - The Psalm Of God's Protection
Psalms 91 is my favourite pslam... it is the psalm that the Lord is saying to us that He Loves us and He PROTECTS US. Amen!
In verse 1, it says "He Who dwells in the Shelter of the Most High will rest in the Shadow of the Almighty!"
The word "dwells" means to stay permanently... it has the picture of someone lieing down to sleep over the night.
"Most High" is the word "Elyon" in Hebrew which means "The Most Important One".
"Almighty" is the word "EL-Shaddai". "EL" means God and "Shaddai" means "The All-Breasted One"
The Bible says that anyone who stays in the shelter of the Most High GOD will SURELY get to REST...., i say again "To Rest" in the shadow of the Lord who is so mighty and powerful.
Now to rest does not mean that you dont need to do anything, it means that now you can relax your mind and remove the worry on your heart because you know that God HIMSELF is standing over you.
I have a picture of this a few years ago when i was studying in Melbourne. One Sunday morning after reading Psalm 91, I was heading to church early as i was singing that Sunday in my church's choir.
As i was walking down the CBD, i saw some very tall sky-scrapers and the sunlight from above is shining upon it at a 45 degrees angle as it makes its way up. And as i got nearer to the tall building, i could see its shadow casting down upon me. It was as though i was being enveloped and hidden by this majestic building from the sunlight. It provided a shade and covering for me as long as i am near it.
It then dawned upon me that it is the same with the Lord. The Lord is like this tall sky scrapper and as we draw nearer to Him, as we go closer to Him, His shadow will shelter us from the storms of life.
We still experience the storms and waves... but what stands between us and the storms is now THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY! Hallelujah!
Isn't it good to know that God is standing over us and sheltering us from the storms of life.
Beloved, Let's not listen to the voice of the Devil or our flesh that says "Ha! See what happen? Life is so hard!".
Rather let us believe what God says in Psalm 91:1 that HE, the Lord Almighty, will be watching over us. Let us draw near to Him and REST in His Shadow today.
Amen!
In verse 1, it says "He Who dwells in the Shelter of the Most High will rest in the Shadow of the Almighty!"
The word "dwells" means to stay permanently... it has the picture of someone lieing down to sleep over the night.
"Most High" is the word "Elyon" in Hebrew which means "The Most Important One".
"Almighty" is the word "EL-Shaddai". "EL" means God and "Shaddai" means "The All-Breasted One"
The Bible says that anyone who stays in the shelter of the Most High GOD will SURELY get to REST...., i say again "To Rest" in the shadow of the Lord who is so mighty and powerful.
Now to rest does not mean that you dont need to do anything, it means that now you can relax your mind and remove the worry on your heart because you know that God HIMSELF is standing over you.
I have a picture of this a few years ago when i was studying in Melbourne. One Sunday morning after reading Psalm 91, I was heading to church early as i was singing that Sunday in my church's choir.
As i was walking down the CBD, i saw some very tall sky-scrapers and the sunlight from above is shining upon it at a 45 degrees angle as it makes its way up. And as i got nearer to the tall building, i could see its shadow casting down upon me. It was as though i was being enveloped and hidden by this majestic building from the sunlight. It provided a shade and covering for me as long as i am near it.
It then dawned upon me that it is the same with the Lord. The Lord is like this tall sky scrapper and as we draw nearer to Him, as we go closer to Him, His shadow will shelter us from the storms of life.
We still experience the storms and waves... but what stands between us and the storms is now THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY! Hallelujah!
Isn't it good to know that God is standing over us and sheltering us from the storms of life.
Beloved, Let's not listen to the voice of the Devil or our flesh that says "Ha! See what happen? Life is so hard!".
Rather let us believe what God says in Psalm 91:1 that HE, the Lord Almighty, will be watching over us. Let us draw near to Him and REST in His Shadow today.
Amen!
He Took My Pain On My Cross
The Cross of Jesus is a picture of my cross but with Jesus on it. I should be there on it but the Lord swopped place with me without even me asking and now the only i can do is to say "Thank You" and enjoy the effects its finished work.
The Cross of Jesus takes away the pain that lies in our hearts. When the Lord Jesus suffered for us, the Bible says in Isaiah 53:5 "By His wounds, we are healed." , he suffered for every pain and sin that can be inflicted on us to purchase our salvation and restored healing. He died with a purpose and that is to give us the right standing before God to claim our healing!!
You see. according to the law, when we sin, we deserved to be inflicted by whatever there is bad on us. We deserved it.
But when Jesus dies... He took our sin and went to hell with it. He rose again on the third day and where is our sin now? It is gone forever.... Nobody even knows where is it. And when we believed that, we become the righteousness of God.
What! You mean ... so easy ah?
Of course!! Why make it so difficult? It is now easy for us because the Lord Jesus took the most difficult part. He suffered and died so that we can have an easier way to it all.
So my friends, whatever the pain you are experiencing now... whatever hurts you have in your life, whether is it from a broken relationship, the death of a love one, sickness in your body... look to the cross of Jesus and claim your healing there. It is your right because the Lord Jesus purchased it for you.
Say "Dear Lord Jesus, you died and took away my sins and pain... I believe that by your stripes... i am healed. Thank you for taking my pain away..".
Keep on saying and confessing it and soon you will experienced the Lord of the cross... - The Lord Your Healer.
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