Tuesday, May 29, 2007
God sits on His throne in Heaven above. He is Interested in everything you do. He enjoys watching you walking, talking, sleeping, and even breathing. God, does not let any attempt to resist sin to escape from His eyes. He rewards those who tries hard to obey His Laws.
Death comes to all men through Adam, whom ate the forbidden fruit. Life came to men through Abraham and through our Lord Jesus. Because Abraham and Jesus did good in God's sight, many people could be saved. If you obey God's Word and do what is right, many would come to know Christ our Lord and enter Heaven.
Romans 5:12 - 13
Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all have sinned. For before the Law was given, sin was in the world.
Romans 5:15
How much more did God's Grace of the and the gift that came by the Grace of the one man Jesus Christ, overflow to many!
Romans 5:18 - 19
Consequently, just as the result of one trespass (Adam eating the forbidden fruit) was condemnation for all men (eternity in hell), so also the result of one act of righteousness was justification that brings life for all men (The blood Jesus shed on the cross).
There is an epic battle between good and evil raging for our souls. Your choice of eternal destination, Heaven or Hell, is yours to choose. The reason why some of us do not choose the Light, or even condemn it, is because of fear.
These are good people, but are held by darkness and evil.
Christians, we are already saved. The credit is all God's and none of ours. We cannot do anything to redeem ourselves. We should not boast because we are lucky enough to be saved. Therefore, go out and save others, knowing that you are thankful for what Christ has done and how you want to serve God.
Non believers, break loose of the grip the devil has on you. Cast away your fears or hesitation. Don't think that Christ might not be real, because there isn't even a slightest chance of that. People saw Christ being risen from the dead. Fight. Fight the devil. And then claim back whats rightfully yours. God's Love and eternal life in Heaven.
Come back to Christ, because He does not wish to see you suffer in Hell for eternity. And God does not want to send you to hell.Reason: There are two kinds of sources in this world. One, suffering, the other, peace.God is the source of peace. The world is the source of suffering.Seperation from God is seperation from peace. Enternal seperation is eternal suffering.Living life without God is living in seperation from God. In other words, Living in hell.You do not understand, God does not wish to make you suffer. He loves you so as to die for you.But if you choose to walk away from God, you choose to walk away from the source of peace. Its your fault and not God's.The only way to be saved is to accept Christ. And to do that is to accept Love and Peace.Say this prayer and believe in it. You will be saved. Say it to yourself, no embarassment. Just Peace.
Dear Lord Jesus, I Know I am a sinner. Thank you for dying for me. Please forgive me and come into my life.Be my Lord and Savior. Teach me to be the person you want me to be. In Jesus' name i pray, Amen.
Monday, March 26, 2007
Devil's reward -Temptations are obvious. It can be seen easily -Looks like the kind of reward humans want. (Power, fame, glory, riches) -Causes non believers to forget about hell. ~Good things from him are temporal, the consequences lasts forever~ God's reward -Good things are unseen and un-obvious -Only people who have experienced miracles and love will know what it's like. Majority will not believe if they have not seen. Or hear. -Looks like what we don't want. (Kindness, being humble, etc...) ~Suffering from Him is temporal, reward is eternal~ Christians, as you read these points, you should be able to picture in your mind why non believers and even former Christians sell their soul *willingly* to satan. Now think, how can we, by looking at these points, figure out a way to plunder hell and save souls? Non believers believe that there is a place called hell. And that they are going there. But then, why don't they accept Christ and be saved? Because they're afraid. Maybe un-social and too timid to join a church. For this reason, they try not to believe that such a place called hell exsist. When satan grabs hold of them, through satanic music, they forget about hell and the consequences of their actions because satan has lead them astray. Believe me, they still do fear for their souls. But they drink deep of satan's music to forget about whats to happen to them. And the reward that satan gives them, the temptation is too great for them to bear. Its something like striking lottery with 1 in 1 000 000 chance. They'll think "this is a very very rare chance for me, i can't let it go" And they wander away from God...
Thursday, February 22, 2007
The book of proverbs is outstanding, over whelming. It contains instructions, solid, basic, instructions for life. There is no need to ponder over the words and phrases to find commands.
For this chapter, i found many insights within the words of knowledge.
Verse 2 : All a man's ways seem right to him, but the Lord weighs the heart.
Osama Bin Ladin bombed the World trade center and killed many people. Many of us think he is evil and has done wrong. But to him, he has done a great deal of righteousness for his believes and people.
Many of us have our views of right and wrong. You may have done things in which you think you have done right, but some of the things you have done are considered by the Bible as 'Filthy Rags'.
Only God is truly right. To follow His instructions and His ways are to do right.
Another example, you may donate to charity. But what for? To gain favour? To gain attention? Or to help the poor? The Lord sees your true intentions. And to avoid donating or doing good for evil self intentions, you need the Lord. For when the Lord is with you, sin runs away. Who can stand to the Lord? No one.
Verse 3 : To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
Many a times we think, "oh i did good, to cover for my wrongs" and we cover our guilt. But when did we ever think "I did wrong, i'll do good to cover them, and i'll LEARN HOW TO NEVER DO THAT WRONG AGAIN."
We do not attack the root of the problem, sin. We merely cover it, hide it, to avoid embarrassment and punishment. You need to be pure to give sacrifices to the Lord. And how can you do so when you sin? Therefore, sacrifices isn't something to repay for your sin. The Lord HAS ALREADY FORGIVEN YOU. But you need to attack the root of the problem and stop sinning.
Verse 5 : The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as the haste leads to poverty.
Winners believe in hard work. Losers believe in luck.
All good things come from the Lord, and the Lord gives favours to hardworking people. He detest slackers and people who love sleep.
Verse 9 : Better to live on a corner of a roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
A Quarrelsome wife or husband is a great lost, a great burden. A partner who has no trust is a snare in your life and walk with God. He or she causes depression, pain, heartache, and distance from God.
But only the wise makes use of this situation to turn to God as a refuge and draw closer to him. Are you one of them? Are you strong enough? Strength here, means closeness to God. Besides, the wise wouldn't fall to temptation to get a partner that quickly, he or she has ways to avoid this temptation of getting the status of a boyfriend, or girlfriend.
Thier ways, is God.
Verse 11 : When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom.
To put it simple, punishment is an act of love to repel folly and prevent the child from being seperated from God.
Proverbs 22 verse 15 : Folly is the bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.
Do not despise punishment. When God punishes you, He is not gloating of how He is right and you are wrong. Why Should He? He is humble, and He is always right. So there is no need for Him to gloat. When God punishes you, He is helping you in a way you would be very grateful in the end.
Take me for example, i was proud in the past, God punished me in the most embarrassing way i could think of. Now, i do not have to torlerate the consequences of being proud (Giving others the impression that you can do this when you can't. And when your secret if revealed) and was pulled back into the path of the Light.
Verse 14 : A gift given in secret soothes anger
When you give a person a gift, you might bring out a heart of pride as people marvel at your kindness and in most cases, richness. Also, others who did not get the present might be jealous. If giving a gift brings out sin, then you should hide it from eyes of the envious.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Jesus Loves Me, This I Know,
For The Bible Tells Me So.
Little Ones To Him Belong;
They Are Weak, But He Is Strong.
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
The Bible tells me so.
Jesus Loves Me, He Who Died,
Heaven’s Gate To Open Wide;
He Will Wash Away My Sin,
Let His Little Child Come In.
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
The Bible tells me so.
Jesus Take This Heart Of Mine,
Make It Pure And Holy Light,
On The Cross You Died For Me,
I Will Henceforth Live For Thee.
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
The Bible tells me so.
Jesus Loves Me, This I Know,
As He Loved So Long Ago,
Taking Children On His Knee,
Saying, “Let Them Come To Me.”
Yes, Jesus Loves Me!
Yes, Jesus Loves Me!
Yes, Jesus Loves Me!
The Bible Tells Me So.
Jesus Loves Me Still Today,
Walking With Me On My Way,
Wanting As A Friend To Give
Light And Love To All Who Live.
Yes, Jesus Loves Me!
Yes, Jesus Loves Me!
Yes, Jesus Loves Me!
The Bible Tells Me So.
Jesus Loves Me, He Will Stay,
Close Beside Me All The Way;
Thou Hast Bled and Died For Me,
I Will Henceforth Live For Thee.
Yes, Jesus Loves Me!
Yes, Jesus Loves Me!
Yes, Jesus Loves Me!
The Bible Tells Me So.
Saturday, February 03, 2007
Proverbs 1: 5 to 7
Let The Wise Listen And Add To Their Learning, And Let The Discerning* Get Guidance For Understanding Proverbs And Parables, The Sayings And Riddles Of The Wise. The Fear Of The Lord Is The Beginning Of Knowledge, But Fools Despise Wisdom And Discipline.
Discerning means to *To not fully understand what one learns*
If you have something that you are unsure of, do not sin by lying, and by saying you understand it completely. Instead, seek help and find its true meaning so that it would not be kept a secret to you.
Most of us look forward to teach others. Some do it to show others their wisdom, others do it to pass down knowledge. But the truly wise people would not take pride in being wise. For through learning how to be wise, he has learnt about pride and its consequences.
Pride has indeed been the downfall of many people. Our Lord Jesus came to the Earth to *Serve and not to be served* Even though He was the Son Of God, He came here to serve us and to die for our sins. That is a great example of being humble.
Truth be told, if you are wise, and marvel people with your wisdom, you have gone below, even the lowest of peasents. For people are all very sensitive to pride. They detect others trying to gain pride very easily. Because they themselves want pride. And if they can't get it, then why should others?
Therefore, be like our Lord Jesus and humble yourself. For whoever dares to boast of his greatness, let his words be heard by God Himself. Who then, can say that he is great?
We are all like the 'young and discerning'. Only our God is truly wise. Even the apostles look upon the Lord and Fear Him for knowledge. But the truth be told, if you recongised that you are like the young and discerning, and you want to humble yourself and to learn from the Lord, you are already wise from the inside.
Matthew 5: 38 to 42 (An Eye For An Eye)
This chapter mainly talks about how you can do something that is good, sacrificial, pleasing the the Lord's eyes, and achieve two things. When someone insults or attacks you, bless him, instead of cursing. This way, he will see your ways and the ways of Jesus, you will rise higher than him, and he will change to be good. You have saved him.
As seen from this example, wisdom is truly a great gift from the Lord. It enables us to save, to change eternal destinations of people. Heaven or hell. Wisdom is the power to save, which is ten times the power to destroy. But you need to earn it. By reading the *Lord's Love Letter to you*, the Holy Bible.
Friday, January 26, 2007
Nowadays, our lives are very fragile. death and hades inflicts terror on every corner of our lives. Terrorist attacks, illnesses, natural disasters... Life isn't so secure anymore. We can lose our lives anytime, anywhere. But we can never lose God's eternal, unfailing Love for us.
And God's Love for us is the perfect Love. True Love. For *God Is The Source Of Love*. He is the Perfect Spotless Unfailing Love. The Love that reality might seem to give us today, gays, lesbians, homosexuals and all that sought, is thought of by the human mind.
But God's Love is different. God's Love plainly refers to 'care' instead of 'sex'. God is our Father. We know our Earthly father very well. Most of us love our earthly fathers as they supported us and brought us up.
But God is the one who put you with your family. God knows you very well. He was the one who made you, He was the one who decided what time and which area you would be born in. But the question is, do you know Him?
Some of us... we might dislike our earthly fathers from time to time. Others were abused by their earthly fathers. But God is our Heavenly Father. He is the Perfect Father. And if our Earthly father can give us the care and concern we need, how much more would our Heavenly Father give?
Now most of you would say 'My earthly father was with me throughout my life. But God wasn't there' or you can say 'God was there for me, yes' and not believe it.
God was always in your life. He is the most powerful and highest in all the universe. He has time for each and every one of you. When you were down, He was there right beside you. When you woke up, He was already waiting for you, to greet you. But do you notice Him?
Jesus, our God, is your friend. You can talk to Him anytime. And he listens. He might not answer you straight away, but you can be sure, that He has plans for you as you move further in life. All you have to do is to ask.
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
2 Chronicles 20:12
We Have No Power Against This Great Multitude That Is Coming Against Us; Nor Do We Know What To Do, But Our Eyes Are Upon You.
"O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitute that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You."
When Judah's King Jehoshaphat spoke those words, it was a matter of life and death. As a coalition of armies marched against Jerusalem, the people of Judah gathered to seek God's guidance and help.
God the King told His people: "Do not be afraid nor dismayed..., for the battle is not yours, but God's. Tomorrow go down againts them... The Lord is with you."
We often go through difficult times. It may be threatening and you feel powerless to do anything. But you can do one very powerful thing. Pray. For The Lord our God is the most powerful and gracious. He wil gladly deliver His children from dark times.
So during stressful situations, instead of saying a worried "what now?", say a faithful "Father, help me" and you will be delivered.
Just like King Jehoshaphat, we should begin our prayer with praise to our Sovereign and Powerful Father. And when you ask for help from your father, have faith. For worries end where faith begins.