I have a problem I believed everyone else shared the same. I can’t seem to shake myself off from the authority and influence of money in my life. So, I thought I try getting some answers by praying and seeking the One Almighty God who alone loves me and have mercy on me in Christ Jesus, our Saviour Lord.
“Try trusting in Me a little bit everyday by giving up a little bit of the world. When you trust your earthly life by revolving around me instead of money, then you will experience my peace, security, and riches,” assured my Saviour God.
“Lord Jesus, you must help me with my obedience and provide me your strength to draw faith from you to trust in you. Help me each day as I journey my way back to your heart,” I knelt, prayed, and asked my Saviour.
Give me an eagerness for your laws rather than a love for money! Turn my eyes from worthless things, and give me life through your word. Psalm 119:36-37
In the book of 1 Samuel chapter 8, Israel asked for a king to rule them instead of the Creator God who is their king and Provider. Through the Prophet Samuel, the Almighty Lord God of Abraham portended and elucidated the consequences of their choice. Stubbornly, the Israelites ignored God’s caution.
Could our predicament today, being slave to money, a result of our rejection of God’s warning or was it our sins at the Garden of Eden? Honestly, I don’t have the answer.
I only know that Jesus Christ is God’s answer to all of mankind’s earthly problems.
Jesus Christ is the only way back to God’s heart!
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Our Prayers Reveals The Truth In Us
When we pray, what do we pray? How do we pray? Who do we pray for? The characteristics of our prayers reflects our true Christian character to man and God, the Father, Saviour in Jesus Christ.
Without first establishing an intimate relationship with the One True God, it's difficult to pray. Are our hearts and lives right before God when we approach Him in prayers? All these are very important criteria because we must remember that God is holy. Pray because you acknowledged that Jesus Christ who lives in you is in control of you. Praying cement our relationship with the One True Living Christ. Praying bring honors and glory to God. Praying protect us from evil. Praying unite us to God through Christ who died and forgave us at the cross. Praying enrich our wisdom. Praying is learning to shed our pride and humble ourselves before the Almighty Living God and Creator.
How long you pray is not so important, but the contents of your prayers may be important because what and who you pray for indicate your true character. Do you pray for those who persecute you? Do you pray for those you hate to love? Do you pray for those who are considered condemn? Are you praying for your neighbors? What about the nation God places you in? Are you praying for the ruling government of your country? When you pray, are your prayers filled with Christ’s love and compassion? When we pray for each other and those who persecute us, we demonstrate Christ love and compassion alive in us.
Who you pray for unmask who you are to God. Our prayer life reveals who we are to God. When you pray, pray with Christ’s love and compassion that fills your heart. Pray with and in faith. Pray because you believe that Jesus Christ is Lord. Pray and feel certain that your prayers are answered.
If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven. 2 Chronicles 7:14
Praying is worshipping God in Jesus Christ, acknowledging that He is the Sovereign God in our lives.
Without first establishing an intimate relationship with the One True God, it's difficult to pray. Are our hearts and lives right before God when we approach Him in prayers? All these are very important criteria because we must remember that God is holy. Pray because you acknowledged that Jesus Christ who lives in you is in control of you. Praying cement our relationship with the One True Living Christ. Praying bring honors and glory to God. Praying protect us from evil. Praying unite us to God through Christ who died and forgave us at the cross. Praying enrich our wisdom. Praying is learning to shed our pride and humble ourselves before the Almighty Living God and Creator.
How long you pray is not so important, but the contents of your prayers may be important because what and who you pray for indicate your true character. Do you pray for those who persecute you? Do you pray for those you hate to love? Do you pray for those who are considered condemn? Are you praying for your neighbors? What about the nation God places you in? Are you praying for the ruling government of your country? When you pray, are your prayers filled with Christ’s love and compassion? When we pray for each other and those who persecute us, we demonstrate Christ love and compassion alive in us.
Who you pray for unmask who you are to God. Our prayer life reveals who we are to God. When you pray, pray with Christ’s love and compassion that fills your heart. Pray with and in faith. Pray because you believe that Jesus Christ is Lord. Pray and feel certain that your prayers are answered.
If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven. 2 Chronicles 7:14
Praying is worshipping God in Jesus Christ, acknowledging that He is the Sovereign God in our lives.
1 Kings 3:9-13
So I ask that you give me wisdom so that I can rule and judge the people in the right way. This will allow me to know the difference between right and wrong. Without this great wisdom, it is impossible to rule these great people." The Lord was happy that Solomon asked him for this. So God said to him, "You did not ask for long life for yourself. And you did not ask for riches for yourself. You did not ask for the death of your enemies. You asked for the wisdom to listen and make the right decisions. So, I will give you the thing you asked. I will make you wise and intelligent. I will make your wisdom so great, that there has never in the past been anyone like you. And in the future, there will never be anyone like you. Also, to reward you, I will give you those things that you did not ask for. All your life, you will have riches and honor. There will be no other king in the world as great as you.
Friday, July 18, 2008
Seek God, The Creator
Each nation has its own dilemma.
In Malaysia, our predicament brim over.
What's the solution?
Read 1 Kings 3:9-13
In Malaysia, our predicament brim over.
What's the solution?
Read 1 Kings 3:9-13
Saturday, July 12, 2008
My Rock
When I resolved to involve myself with Christianity, the Holy Spirit started working in me to develop an understanding of love, respecting life and the creation of God almighty. The spirit of Christ aids me to believe in love. Each day in Christ I grow in my walk with love accompanied by spending time concern for others. I started learning to pray for loved ones, friends and others.
When Christ love dwells in me, the Holy Spirit teaches me to grow Christ love in me by caring for people I love and hate to love. The Holy Spirit also teaches me to pray for these people because prayers are a part of caring and loving. The Holy Spirit teaches me to pray for their well-being, and to provide them safety in their daily chore.
The Holy Spirit teaches me to run and seek refuge in Jesus wherever troubles invade me. The Holy Spirit teaches me to trust Jesus through every discipline and oppression I encounter.
The most demanding lesson is most definitely the lesson to accomplish deeds in love- to pray for people I hate, to care and feed strangers and ungrateful friends, to give and share from scarcity.
Jesus Christ is my rock and He builds my faith on Him. My Saviour God sent his son Jesus Christ to build me to be His church. And Christ teaches and helps me build his church fulfilling his love alive in me in deeds.
Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5
When Christ love dwells in me, the Holy Spirit teaches me to grow Christ love in me by caring for people I love and hate to love. The Holy Spirit also teaches me to pray for these people because prayers are a part of caring and loving. The Holy Spirit teaches me to pray for their well-being, and to provide them safety in their daily chore.
The Holy Spirit teaches me to run and seek refuge in Jesus wherever troubles invade me. The Holy Spirit teaches me to trust Jesus through every discipline and oppression I encounter.
The most demanding lesson is most definitely the lesson to accomplish deeds in love- to pray for people I hate, to care and feed strangers and ungrateful friends, to give and share from scarcity.
Jesus Christ is my rock and He builds my faith on Him. My Saviour God sent his son Jesus Christ to build me to be His church. And Christ teaches and helps me build his church fulfilling his love alive in me in deeds.
Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Jesus Can, I Can't!
Each time when I am confronted with a titanic task, I have to halt my weakness by not running or turning away. I have to remind myself that each task heading my direction, big or small belongs to Jesus to tackle. The battle has never been mine. If ever I succumb to my weakness in handling any assignment or trial, then I am belittling the power of my master Jesus who work powerfully in me and to whom I have entrusted my faith to manage my earthly life. Jesus is my Lord!
Jesus Christ is my strength in my weakness, wisdom in my foolishness, his perfect grace sustain my sinful nature and guide my emotions. Without him, I am dust!
Jesus Christ is my victory! Partnering him, I can conquer the world to live forever with him and the Father in the kingdom of Heaven. Jesus Christ is the victor, not me! He is the conqueror of death and I have placed my faith and hope in him to help me conquer my fear of death to live in victory with him soon. Jesus Christ, the son of the living God whom I trust to be my Saviour, is helping me run the race and cross the finishing line.
Jesus Christ my Saviour Lord is helping me run and finish my race so that I can claim my prize- A Christian, a Son of God. I am not a Christian until I finish the race and be rewarded with a sonship.
I want to finish the race and claim the prize to be a Christian, a son! I trust my earthly life to you my Saviour Lord Jesus!
Because Jesus lives, I live!
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Largesse In Love
If there is nothing to gain from giving, then why are people so zealous to the extent of a need to lie and boast about giving? If there are no benefits in giving, then why the concern to give? And who is more blessed in this testimony, the giver or the receiver? And why the Bible would bestow this praise to the giver by citing the following in Acts 20:35, it is more blessed to give than to receive.
While many people believe and understand the act of giving and the benefits and blessings accompanying it, surprisingly, there are as many withholding from accomplishing this deed. Yet there are many who will plot to benefit from receiving.
To be a recipient is not an offence; the transgression is in harboring greed. You receive because you have a need not because you are greedy! You give because Jesus love filled your heart and not because of any personal agenda. When the act of giving is not a part of Jesus love that fills your heart, then your giving is in vain.
The giver gives because he honors and acknowledges God’s blessings to him. How many times have you heard this phrase, “If I have, I will definitely give.” You give not because you are rich with money; you give because you have a rich, generous heart in sharing. Giving is not about money; giving is about love. You give because Christ love lives in your hearts; all other reasons are insignificant. The act of giving exhibit God’s love alive in our hearts.
God gave us his only begotten son, our Saviour Jesus because He loves us. If love is absent in our giving, then we give in vain 1 Corinthians 13:3
The ability to give confirmed our experience and understanding of God’s love for us at the cross and now are alive in our hearts!
While many people believe and understand the act of giving and the benefits and blessings accompanying it, surprisingly, there are as many withholding from accomplishing this deed. Yet there are many who will plot to benefit from receiving.
To be a recipient is not an offence; the transgression is in harboring greed. You receive because you have a need not because you are greedy! You give because Jesus love filled your heart and not because of any personal agenda. When the act of giving is not a part of Jesus love that fills your heart, then your giving is in vain.
The giver gives because he honors and acknowledges God’s blessings to him. How many times have you heard this phrase, “If I have, I will definitely give.” You give not because you are rich with money; you give because you have a rich, generous heart in sharing. Giving is not about money; giving is about love. You give because Christ love lives in your hearts; all other reasons are insignificant. The act of giving exhibit God’s love alive in our hearts.
God gave us his only begotten son, our Saviour Jesus because He loves us. If love is absent in our giving, then we give in vain 1 Corinthians 13:3
The ability to give confirmed our experience and understanding of God’s love for us at the cross and now are alive in our hearts!
Saturday, July 05, 2008
The Borderless (Wall-less) Church
Is the church of God within the four walls or beyond the four walls?
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witness, telling people about me everywhere- in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. Acts 1:8
Firstly, understand that church has always been people and never the building.
Is God limiting the gospel of his son, our Saviour Jesus within the four walls or beyond the four walls? If the church (people) of God is limited within the four walls, then what is the church (people) beyond the four walls? We go to church- Do we go to a building or do we go to the people?
The church that is within the four walls is apparently under the administration of man. The church within and beyond the four walls belonged to God. The administration of God's church is always govern by the power of the Holy Spirit. My sheep recognize my voice; I know them, and they follow me. John 10:27
Something that is beyond my comprehension is why those within the four walls habitually judge and believe they are better than those beyond the four walls. Jesus Christ and his disciples move from place to place to preach about the Kingdom of God. An approved church is one that works both sides because I believe God work both sides!
I believe God’s church have no walls. The church of God is and always has been around us. The church of God has always been you and me. We are the glory of God- each of us is precious to God who redeemed us with the very precious blood of his son, our Saviour Jesus! Acts 20:28
The church of God are those who are chosen, yield to the authority of the Holy Spirit and are obedient to Christ’s teachings regardless whether they worship inside or outside a building. The church of God are those who obey Jesus’ teachings!
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witness, telling people about me everywhere- in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. Acts 1:8
Firstly, understand that church has always been people and never the building.
Is God limiting the gospel of his son, our Saviour Jesus within the four walls or beyond the four walls? If the church (people) of God is limited within the four walls, then what is the church (people) beyond the four walls? We go to church- Do we go to a building or do we go to the people?
The church that is within the four walls is apparently under the administration of man. The church within and beyond the four walls belonged to God. The administration of God's church is always govern by the power of the Holy Spirit. My sheep recognize my voice; I know them, and they follow me. John 10:27
Something that is beyond my comprehension is why those within the four walls habitually judge and believe they are better than those beyond the four walls. Jesus Christ and his disciples move from place to place to preach about the Kingdom of God. An approved church is one that works both sides because I believe God work both sides!
I believe God’s church have no walls. The church of God is and always has been around us. The church of God has always been you and me. We are the glory of God- each of us is precious to God who redeemed us with the very precious blood of his son, our Saviour Jesus! Acts 20:28
The church of God are those who are chosen, yield to the authority of the Holy Spirit and are obedient to Christ’s teachings regardless whether they worship inside or outside a building. The church of God are those who obey Jesus’ teachings!
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