Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Blessed Be Your Name

Psalm 3

1 LORD, how many are my foes!
How many rise up against me!
2 Many are saying of me,
“God will not deliver him.”[b]

3 But you, LORD, are a shield around me,
my glory, the One who lifts my head high.
4 I call out to the LORD,
and he answers me from his holy mountain.

5 I lie down and sleep;
I wake again, because the LORD sustains me.
6 I will not fear though tens of thousands
assail me on every side.

7 Arise, LORD!
Deliver me, my God!
Strike all my enemies on the jaw;
break the teeth of the wicked.

8 From the LORD comes deliverance.
May your blessing be on your people.

Genesis 15

“Do not be afraid, Abram.
I am your shield,
your very great reward.”

As can be seen in both Psalm and Genesis 15, God delivers us. He brings us through our daily problems. No matter how big or small the problem is. He gives us strength to go through those obstacles that are there to make us stronger or to mature us. The Lord is good. With Him by our side, we have nothing to be scared of. We can cast all our worries to Him and He will surely take care of us.

Monday, May 9, 2011

Be Prepared

Psalm 1.

1 Blessed is the one
who does not walk in step with the wicked
or stand in the way that sinners take
or sit in the company of mockers,
2 but whose delight is in the law of the LORD,
and who meditates on his law day and night.
3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither—
whatever they do prospers.

4 Not so the wicked!
They are like chaff
that the wind blows away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgement,
nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

6 For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.

We are wonderfully and fearfully created by God in his own image. When God first created Adam then Eve, God gave them the choice of life. They were created perfect and all God wanted in return of His creation is for them not to eat the Tree of Life in the Garden of Eden. However, after the temptation by the Serpent, Eve took a fruit from that tree and ate it. She gave some to Adam as well. It was a choice they made. It's the same thing for us. Everyday, we have a choice to live our day with God by our side or to live it without Him. We have a choice to follow His ways or to go to the way of the Serpent.

The ways of the Lord is always right. Follow in His past and you will never go wrong. For it is written in the psalm above, He watches over the righteous. If we live according to His words, we will prosper and He will bring us out of wickedness. God is with those who follows Him. It's the same way with man. We will not help friends that don't listen to us. If we do not listen to God, He can't and will not be with us.

2 Peter 3

10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.

11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives 12 as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat. 13 But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.

14 So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him. 15 Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him. 16 He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.

17 Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure position. 18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.

Just like it is written in this scripture, God comes in the hour that we don't expect the most. So do not waste our days chasing for earthly things but prepare ourselves to the heaven above. Because we do not want to waste the opportunity when it comes. Just like Noah in Genesis 6, he did not expect the flood but because he is prepared all the time in serving the Lord, he was favoured by the Lord and was kept safe from the flood that swept away all living things on earth. Just like Noah, we ought to be prepared all the time. No matter what day or month or year it is, we ought to live it for the Lord.

Monday, May 2, 2011

2 Peter 1

2 Peter 1:1-10
1 Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ,

To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:

2 Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

3 His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 4 Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; 6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; 7 and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. 8 For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins.

10 Therefore, my brothers and sisters,[a] make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble, 11 and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Once we know the presence of God in our lives, we suddenly do not feel so restless trying to live life it our ways. Knowing the grace and goodness of God brings peace to me as I now know that I do not need to strive to live it according to my ways but according to His ways. He gives me everything in abundance and made everything just perfect for me.

He has also given to me His great and precious promises. All these can be known by reading His words. The bible tells me everything I need to know. It does not necessary tell me everything I want to know but it definitely tells me what God thinks I need to know. I might not understand all the times and I might still ask for the things of my heart, but God knows best. His ways and thoughts are higher than mine. So who I am to argue with Him, right? It is important to read the word as it reveals to us God’s mighty plans in our lives. It brings you through bad days knowing that God is still with us no matter what happens and deliver us from temptations as Jesus Himself was tempted when He was here in the form of man. God will never tempt us but He knows that we can go through every temptation we face.

With the goodness of God, we cannot complain about anything. We ought to read His words daily and be refresh daily so that we will never be blind again forgetting that He has cleansed us from our past sins.

Friday, February 18, 2011

Unlocked


Dear Heavenly Father,
Father God, you know my situation right now oh God. Jeslyn and I had been stranded here in this computer pool for about 5 hours now oh God. I pray God, that you will lead us through out of this cage God. I've forgotten my key and that is definitely my bad God, but I just pray God that you will just help us find a way to get a key or to open the door to the apartment numbered 301. God, may it be Virginia or the receptionist God, I pray that you will show us a way God. I trust in You God. I shall leave everything onto Your mighty hands and let You do the work God.
I pray all this unto Jesus' name. AMEN!

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Miracle



The first miracle Jesus performed on Earth was turning water into wine as said in John 3. It was at a wedding ceremony of one of the resident in Cana of Galilee. Jesus can perform so many miracles and there are so many that is going to fill our life. One very simple example is the 60-80 beats of heartbeat we have every minute right now. There is nothing we can do to make it beat by itself but it did not stop even for one second. You know why? The answer is God. Isnt He Amazing? Well, atleast I think He is!
Love Life!

Sunday, October 31, 2010

God is Good

I just want to remind myself of today on how God has shown me His unfailing love, mercy and goodness. Had my counselling test today and the case I got was Headache. Simple. Straighforward. A case that I can finish counselling within 5 minutes. God never fails me. NEVER. But I do realize something, I fail him all the time. Times where I was supposed to pick up the cup. Times where I was supposed to step out. Times where I was supposed to confess. Times where I was supposed to declare. Times where I was supposed to read His word. I am Sorry God. But I thank God He NEVER give up on Me. He gives me chance all the time.

THANK YOU GOD!

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Trust

Proverbs 16:20- Whoever gives heed to instrustion prospers, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.

It pays to take life seriously; things work out when you trust in God.

The world is place where trust is highly valued and sought after; everyday we are bombarded by advertising, selling you 'products you can trust'or products with 'guaranteed results'. These companies understand that there is incredible power in trusting their product.

As one who has chosen to follow after Jesus, our lives are defined by the one in whom we trust. The circumstances of life can push us in a direction that seem opposite to where we feel we need to go, and through those times, all we can do is trust God. Our trust is continually being tested and although we walk through pain and hurt daily, we can look back on those days, months and years, and see that God is truly trustworthy.


In a world with so many 'guarantees'and advertising gimmicks, this scripture is a promise we can rest our lives on; things work out when you trust in God. We need to know every single day, that as we give ourselves completely to God, we can rely on Him to love us, lead us, and bring us to a place of great significance and blessing; this is a guarantee that you can depend on.

This song is really nice!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skXEwaYsI_A