A Buddhist In Heaven With Jesus

My friend's father, a practicing Buddhist accepted and acknowledged the Lord Jesus Christ as his Saviour, the son of the Living God on his deathbed.

His MyKad (Malaysia's Identity Card), however, clearly stated that his religion is Buddhism but his heart belonged to Jesus Christ, our Saviour by virtue of his confession before he breathe his last.

(Remember the criminal who was sentenced to die alongside our Saviour? Our Saviour assured the criminal that he will be with our Lord in paradise that very day)

We inherit the Kingdom of Heaven because we believe in our hearts that Jesus Christ is the Saviour, the son of the Living God of Israel, who came to die for our sins on the cross and on the third day, our Saviour was resurrected to provide us a hope to those who has placed their trust in Him that someday our Saviour will return to bring us all safely home to the Father.

While many of us, an estimated 2.5 billion professed to be Christians, the truth is whether our Saviour Jesus decree us as his sons!

Our eligibility as Christians are based on records of our earthly life as reported by the Holy Spirit gifted to us, judged by our Saviour on the last day and not by what we claimed ourselves to be.

Jesus Christ, our Saviour will examined our hearts and not our MyKad on Judgement Day.

Lord Jesus, Please Take A Number

Jesus Christ is number one on most of our lips; Well, is He the number one in your heart?

Anthony shared with me that he kept a Bible in his toilet and will read a few chapters every time when he's in there.

Kelvin relate to me that he usually catch up reading the Bible while waiting in a traffic jam or while waiting for the traffic lights change.

Gabriel recounted how he habitually pray in his car because it's the only time he has time.

Julienne described her prayers were mostly done while lying in her bed. And she believed she has not breached any axiom.

Our heavenly Father owned our time; every second of it and the most ideal moment we could spend in fellowship with Him is when we are in the toilet? I wondered whether you will engaged in a conversation with your friends, loved ones when you are in the toilet doing your business? Are those your finest moments and only available time to spend in fellowship with your heavenly Father?

Our heavenly Father is definitely not your time filler. You don't squeeze Him in between your busy schedules. He is the pre-eminence of our life.

Do you entertain friends and visitors to your home, engaging them in conversation while you lie in bed? It's understandable if you are sick or ailing. Jesus is the Almighty God! What happened to kneeling before His Majesty?

The moment we opened our eyes upon waking up in the morning, we should honor and glorify Him by giving praise and thanks to God, the Almighty Father, Father of our Saviour Jesus. The initial stretch of our time upon waking up should be spend in fellowship worshipping our Creator. Every of our first fruits belong to Him.

If we had honor our heavenly Saviour with our time gifted to us each new day, then I believe our heavenly Father wouldn't mind when we fill Him in any time of the day.

Our Lord is without doubt number one on our lips when we are in Church, and in the midst of the various 'Christians' fellowship but does He command identical status beyond the limelight?

We sighed in disappointment when our prayers are not answered or when its taking too long. Perhaps its time to examine the way we offered our prayers, questioning whether its executed in an honorable manner.

Are we placing our Saviour above all our irrelevant worldly priorities or is He simply a part of our worldly priority or could He be just a 911 number during our emergency?

Does our Saviour who went to the cross for us need to take a number before we can squeeze Him into our busy schedules?

I believed in my heart that you and I are number one in His heart.

Each time when I fix my gaze at the Cross; Behold! I am number one in His heart.

Is Jesus the Christ number one in your heart?

Who Is Your Teacher?

Dear brothers and sisters, I want you to understand that the gospel message I preach is not based on mere human reasoning. I received my message from no human source, and no one taught me. Instead, I received it by direct revelation from Jesus Christ. Galatians 1:11-12

Then, midway through the festival, Jesus went up to the temple and began to teach. The Jewish leaders were surprised when they heard him. "How does he know so much when he hasn't studied everything we've studied?" they asked.

So Jesus told them, "I'm not teaching my own ideas, but those of God who sent me. Anyone who wants to do the will of God will know whether my teaching is from God or is merely my own. Those who present their own ideas are looking for praise for themselves, but those who seek to honor the one who sent them are good and genuine. John 7:14-18

And now I make one more appeal, my dear brothers and sisters. Watch out for people who cause divisions and upset people's faith by teaching things contrary to what you have been taught. Stay away from them. Such people are not serving Christ our Lord; they are serving their own personal interests. By smooth talk and glowing words they deceive innocent people.
Romans 16:17-18

Hello! Hello! Lord! Is That You? Hello! Lost Connection

Someone asked me the reason why he could not hear with clarity from our Saviour, Jesus, speaking through the Holy Spirit?

I guessed it could be due to the fact that we have been hearing too much from men, that when our Saviour speaks to us, his voice is drowned in men's.

Men and Jesus are on a different wavelength. You either hear men or you hear Jesus. There is definitely no overlapping in the lines.

Maybe it's good if you fast from hearing from men.

Too much lies from men may have clouded and blocked your ears!

Want to hear from Jesus?

Stop listening to men!

The True Picture

If truth don't live in you, how can you ever know the lies?

If the Holy Spirit is not in you, how can you know the truth?

You do not have the truth because you do not have the Holy Spirit because you do not know that Jesus is the Christ, the begotten son of the Living God, who came to die and redeemed us from sins, and was resurrected on the third day to provide all who put their trust in Him to someday returned to bring us all safely home to the Father.

When we tell you these things, we do not use words that come from human wisdom. Instead, we speak words given to us by the Spirit, using the Spirit's words to explain spiritual truths. But people who don't have the Holy Spirit, cannot understand these truths from God's Spirit. It all sound foolish to them and they can't understand it, for only those who are filled with the Holy Spirit can understand what the Spirit means. 1 Corinthians 2:13-14

I have a couple of questions that seeks answers.....

Can reading 'Christian' books help us understand our heavenly Father better when we don't have the free gift of the Holy Spirit in us? Because if I have the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit will provide me with all the answers I seek, hence it is futile for me to read.

If I have the free gift of the Holy Spirit, whom my heavenly Father gifted to me to help me live my earthly life to bring honor and glory to the Father and to provide me with all the knowledge of the Father, am I still required to pay thousands of Ringgit to attend Bible College to know my Father better?

If I don't have the Holy Spirit in me, can I pay to get to know God better through another fellow human being who, like me, originate from dust and also is a sinner before the Almighty Creator?

If God, Himself is teaching me through His own Spirit, then is the God who came to die and pay in full with His blood for my sins on the cross, so that my salvation from Him is free, now decides to charge for my lessons?

I am writing these things to warn you about those who want to lead you astray. But you have received the Holy Spirit, and he lives within you, so you don't need anyone to teach you what is true. For the Spirit teaches you everything you need to know, and what he teaches is true- it is not a lie. So just as he has taught you, remain in fellowship with Jesus Christ, our Saviour. 1 John 2:26-27

Truth belongs to God, in Jesus Christ. Man do not have the Truth. For that reason, man cannot teach you what is true. The Holy Spirit cannot be used by the evil one to deceive us but man can. Therefore, man cannot teach you what he don't have- God's Truth!

I know you were told that God raises pastors to teach you. Read the Bible carefully and don't allow yourself to be tricked by how evil misinterpret God's words in the Bible. I am not disagreeing that God do speak to us through human beings. But the work belongs to the Holy Spirit and we were asked to identify that these works are the works of the Spirit. Read 1 Corinthians chapter 12.

The Father gifted us with His own Spirit to guard us from deception. Also,the purpose of the gifting of the Holy Spirit is to provide us spiritual truths, so that we will not be deceived. Read John chapter 16 to understand the works of the Holy Spirit whom our Saviour promised to those who placed their faith in Him.

Always remember that Satan is endlessly industrious to draw you away from the truth with his crafty weaving lies that always resembled the truth.

And I wonder whether the Holy Spirit is alive in you to understand and perceive the true picture of the Father's grace and mercy in His unfailing love in his salvation for you in his son, our Saviour Jesus?

Go and say to this people: When you hear what I say, you will not understand. When you see what I do, you will not comprehend. Acts 28:26

For God is Spirit, so those who worship Him must worship in spirit and in truth.
John 4:24

You Are Not A Christian!

Don't simply claim you are a Christian.

I was having my breakfast at the neighborhood coffee shop when a fracas broke out. An elderly man was quarrelling with a middle-aged woman over his disputable unpaid bowl of noodles.

The elderly man was a customer and the lady, the owner of the noodles stall.

As the argument got into a more critical level, almost on the verge of having the other stall owners involved, defending the lady (because the elderly man was gripping on to a plastic chair), the elderly man impromptu proclaimed that he is a Christian and will not cheat.

There was absolute silence for a second, only for a second, before the mayhem returned. Then the elderly man shouted out again, "I am a Christian and I don't cheat!"

The uncle dipped deep into his back trouser's pocket and drew up his wallet. Pulling out a wad of one ringgit notes (about ten ringgit), he proved that he did carry money with him and was cock-sure he paid his bowl of noodles.

The noodle lady's opinions however, differ. The situation was made worse with the other stalls claiming witness that the uncle didn't pay for his bowl of noodles, and the uncle insisting that he did pay.

What I couldn't withstand was the fact that the uncle kept declaring his faith as a Christian and he has paid.

Having tolerated him for some time, I thought I should show him what is the worth as a Christian instead of him repeating his faith to defend the accusations hurled at him, thus abusing the goodness being a son of the Living God of Israel.

I walked up to him, calmed him down and then told him that if he is truly a Christian, then he should just make another payment. I reminded him the teachings of our Saviour in Matthew 5:39, about someone hitting you on the left cheek and offering your right cheek too.

In addition, I also told him that a true son of the Living Father, will just apologized and make another payment, instead of triggering a melee by being defensive. And the fact that he kept broaching about his faith, will intensify more harm than good as a witness to Christianity.

I further explained that the true Christian way is to pay twice and generate peace around us than birth a melee for nobody's benefit. "If you pay twice and later when the noodle lady discovered that she had indeed wrongly accused you, then she will be guilty and will apologized to you, instead of bringing bad witness to yourself and Christianity by being defensive that you have paid!", I corrected him with the help of the Holy Spirit.

Again, I reminded the uncle how Jesus did not make any attempt to defend Himself before Pilate for all the accusations made against our Saviour albeit His innocence.

Citing Titus 1:16, I reminded the uncle we must live an honorable lifestyle as evidence that we are indeed the new person, having resurrected with the Lord, rather than dishonor our Saviour with an unrepentant lifestyle, thus bringing shame to His glorious Name.

Christians should not, for the sake of proving a point in an argument or for other defensive purposes abused the use of God's Name. Our Saviour Jesus did not resist arrest by simply proclaiming publicly that He is the Son of God.

Remember you are not a Christian if you proclaimed to be one but denied the cross when you don't live as one.

* My personal opinion is that while most of us without hue and cry claimed to be Christians, I believe only God, our Creator heavenly Father knows whether we are Christians, His sons.

If a person is ashamed of me and my message, I, the Son of Man, will be ashamed of that person when I return in my glory and in the glory of the Father and the holy angels. Mark 8:38 and Luke 9:26

I know most of us were taught by the church never to deny ourselves as Christians before unbelievers. Don't forget Peter denied knowing our Lord thrice. Read the verses again properly and correctly....it is denying our Lord and His teachings.....

It is easy to stand up and declare you are a Christian when one is in a suitable and favorable situation.....try it, when you are intimidated or when your earthly life is at stake!

Jesus In My House!

This post is not a display of arrogance or an air of pomposity but indeed Jesus was in my house.

I had just finished cooking my dinner, fried fish with chilli peppers in black beans with rice, and was about to sit myself down in front of the television waiting for American Idol to begin when the door bell chime.

It was the end of the month so I guessed it must be the newspaper man doing his collection. I peeked outside and saw a figure standing outside. It wasn't the paper man. It was about 7 pm but the evening sky was gloomy as it had rained earlier.

"Who could it be?" I tried figuring out as my friends normally sent me a short message to my mobile informing me of their visit. "Maybe it's the neighbor!", as I slant my eyes, trying to get a good focus of the figure outside. It was Jeff, a young lad I got to know from the church not too long ago.

He had with him two huge suitcases and was teary eyes.

I picked up the keys and walked towards the gate, never shifting my eyes from him while I fiddle with the lock and immediately ushered him in after opening the lock, controlling my curiosity to question his unexpected appearance.

Once inside the house, all hell broke loose as he burst out and tears ran down his face like Niagara Falls. I was attempting very hard to make out what he was trying to convey to me.

The only audible full sentence was, "Thank God! I found Jesus in your house!"

Jeff was evicted for failing to settle four months overdue for his room.

Jeff told me that he has been to almost every house of his friends from the church but none could accommodate him. Some told him they don't have any spare room, while others bluntly explained about having daughters and don't feel safe with his presence.

"Each of them have their reasons, and I didn't pursue their reasons for turning me away."

"Maybe it's because of my past, a drug addict and jailbird", Jeff bemoaned.

"Anyway, I was looking for Jesus to help me and not the sinful human" Jeff continued bemoaning sadly.

I was stunned by what he remarked. Before I could reflect on his comment, I saw him broke into a smile and say, "And I found Him in your house, the last house and my last hope!"

WOW!

Cheerfully share your home with those who need a meal or a place to stay. 1 Peter 4:9

When God's children are in need, be the one to help them out. And get into the habit of inviting guests home for dinner or, if they need lodging, for the night. Romans 12:13.

It wasn't me who was hospitable that received Jeff into my home. It was an act of humility and love from our Saviour Himself. I was merely a vessel, learning obedience and always ready to be used by the Master. In reality, the Teacher was teaching me about humility and love, which constitutes his character. My Teacher was teaching me through the Holy Spirit to be hospitable filled with His love and humility.

Our Saviour will never turn anyone away, in regardless who the person was in the past because He will not judge those who constantly seek Him. That's the reason He was sent by the Father; to provide forgiveness and hope for those who sought Him.

Jesus Christ welcome every sinner who seek Him because He came not to judge sinners. We turn people away because we judge them! Most of us doesn't realized that in the presence of our Supreme Almighty Judge, we are no better than Jeff; maybe worse (the fact that we play judge)! We are all sinners in His Presence!

Allow me to conclude with the following verse from Galatians 6:3,

If you think you are too important to help someone in need, you are only fooling yourself. You are really a nobody.

Excuse Me, Pastor! Are You Jesus?

I could no longer endure the constant reply by most Christians...."The Pastors Says...."

God chose someone in our midst and use them to speak to us. God could choose anything and anyone and it's most likely He will choose someone foolish and whom the world consider nothing. And I know none of you will be convinced unless my statement is supported by God's word. Galatians 1:1, This letter is from Paul, an apostle. I am not appointed by any group of people or any human authority, but by Jesus Christ himself and by God the Father, who raised Jesus from the dead.

(Jesus chose 11 simple fishermen and a tax collector)

God sent His Holy Spirit to speak to us through someone; and it could be anyone, including animals and do not be shocked or surprised if your pillow speaks to you!

A pastor used by God is not someone who only teach people what to do, rather they are supposed to show us by example how to live a godly life. Pastors and every other servant of God are actually Jesus Christ in disguise. Every servant of God, fulfilled God's work powered by the power of the Holy Spirit. Every work belong to the Almighty God, who accomplished His own will through men He chose.

A servant of God does God's will silently and secretly away from the limelight. Jesus Christ do not seek publicity in what He does. Jesus Christ worked in such a manner that only the Father knows and is pleased. The Father is glorified when every good work is accomplished in secret. Galatians 1:10, Obviously, I'm not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, then I would not be Christ's servant.

Jesus Christ ministered with love and humility.

No work can be accomplished in the absence of God's Spirit. Jesus Christ, promised the Holy Spirit to those whom the Father has chosen, when He left his earthly life and returned to the Father.

Jesus Christ disclosed to us that every of His sheep recognizes Him. "My sheep knows my voice".

If the Holy Spirit is the One performing miracles in our midst, then we are witnessing Jesus Christ, our Saviour alive and at work in every servant who sacrificed themselves as vessels to be used. What I meant to say is no man can fulfilled God's will without the presence of God's Spirit assisting them. It is the same to mean that Jesus must be present in you to fulfill God's will for apart from Jesus, we can not accomplished anything for God's honor and glory.

A servant of God is either doing God's will or his own will! It is either the Holy Spirit at work in a person or the person is merely doing everything by his own effort?

Do not just follow blindly.....seek and check out the truth....always remembering that the devil will never take a holiday from his work to deceive YOU! The devil is constantly at work to distract you from God's truth about Jesus our Saviour.

In closing, please never neglect reading the Bible and spending personal time with Jesus. The Judge will not accept your answer someday, when you stand before Him and say, "My pastor told me so..."

Do you see Jesus in your pastor?

Do you recognize the sermon he preached each week as those that were from Jesus Himself?

Does your pastor's lifestyle bear the fruits of the Holy Spirit?

And most important, do you know Jesus personally?

The shepherd chosen by God the Father is loving and humble and will not hesitate to face death for the honor and glory of the Gospel.

Happy Mother's Day

As the whole world celebrates Mother's Day, honoring them for all she has done for us, her children, I wanted to pen these few words and dedicate it to my mum.

Mum, You Are Simply The Greatest That my Heavenly Father has gifted me,

THANKS!

Mum, there won't be enough space in this universe to describe how wonderful and fantastic you are.

Heavenly Father in Christ Jesus my Saviour,
Thank you Father for gifting me with such a
wonderful gift; my Mum!
Thank you for lovin me always!

I love you Mum!

May my Saviour bless you richly each day with His peace and joy, filled you with His wonderful love and kindness, that you may touch someone's else life, to bring forth the truth that Jesus Christ is the Saviour, the son of the Living God of Israel, who brought salvation into the world at the cross. Jesus Christ was resurrected on the third day to bring all those who has placed their trust and hope in Him alone that someday soon, our Saviour will returned to bring us all safely home to the Father.

Thanks mum!

The Amazing Man

Jesus Christ is the son of the living God, Creator of heaven and earth and everything in it.

The Father shape, mould, build and condition His son for 30 years before He sent His son, Jesus to do His will. Remember that Jesus is the begotten son of the living God of Israel.

Man however, study and prepare himself only for 3 years and is ready to serve the living God of Abraham for (maybe) the next 30 years.

Isn't man amazing?