Pillar of Grace

Who does the devil hate more - You or God?

2012-01-08T16:04:00.005+10:00

Today I made history by visiting Hillsong church at Mt. Gravatt. I have never visited any other churches throughout my Christian life. I got saved at City Church and been attending the church for the past 7 years. But this year I felt in my heart that I need to move on in order to learn and grow my outreach project ministry. So Hillsong was the first option for me to check out their ministries.

Anyways, the service was very good. Superb worship, great offering message and the pastor preached an amazing sermon about God's Masterplan for the world, the church and us. One thing struck me was the beginning of the message when the preacher shared about the beauty of the Garden of Eden and the creation of mankind.

In the beginning, mankind enjoyed the abundance in God's creation. The Garden of Eden was filled with food, beauty and glory. Mankind were spending time with God Himself - you know, chillin with the Almighty.. It was so cool and awesomely awesome.

The pastor also said that suffering or pain were non-existent in the Garden. There was no poverty, no shame, no condemnation, no sickness, no pain, no lack, etc. They were in the perfect place and it was God's will for human being to be in that state of abundance.. Then the devil came in a shape of a serpent - tempted Adam and Eve and then you know the story - the fall of mankind.

So what captured my attention was this:
God created Heaven and Earth. The Garden of Eden was filled with abundance of His blessings. Adam and Eve were created and dwell in the Garden together with God. Adam and Eve were in perfect place. They were never sick or be in pain. They were neither short of money nor food. Pain and suffering came when Adam and Eve fell into sin through the temptation of the devil. So the pain and suffering were never in God's Masterplan.

The revelation I received is this:
Devil put suffering unto us NOT because he hated us most. He was actually directing against God.

It was God's desire to see us enjoying the fruits of His blessings.
It was God's desire to see us prosper is every area in our life (health, wealth, wisdom, etc) - Jeremiah 29:11
It was God's love for us.

In Isaiah 14 the Bible mentioned about Lucifer (the devil). He envied God and His majestic power. He wanted the kingdom throne than serving God. But he knew that he can't defeat God so the next best thing the devil can do is to hurt God's heart - us.

In John 3:16 said "For God so loved the world He gave His one and only Son, and whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life". God so loved the world...

Love comes from the heart and I have experienced and learned that the worst pain one could ever inflict to another is the pain in the heart. Trust me, I have suffered many physical pain throughout my life (broken bones, dislocation, muscle tear, torn ligaments, sprains, etc) and none of these pain could ever come close to a pain in the heart.

One might think that "The devil hated God and also all His creations - us". Yes I agree with that statement. The devil hated us because we are God's creation but we are not his first or main hate - it is against God. The main battle is not Devil vs Human but Devil vs God. We are in between them and we are attached to God's heart.

If we say that we are devil's main opponent then let me give you an example: You're in a battle and your opponent is much much weaker than you, would you give your all fighting against them? Would you even try to come up with plans of attack against them? Personally, I wouldn't be bothered too much about an opponent who could only cause a little pain, if there's any. If we stand up against the devil with our own power, we will surely lose. The devil is more powerful than us humans. So why would the devil ever bothered to continuously attacking us or even building up so much hate on us?

Beloved, we are SO LOVED by God and the devil is coming against us because that is the only channel he could get back at God. Every circumstances (financial, health, relationships, etc) we suffered, remind yourself that the devil is also taking a shot at our Daddy God. When we suffer, God's heart ached as well.

The only way we could knock the devil back is by proclaiming the name of the victor, JESUS CHRIST. Our Lord Jesus defeated devil and kicked his arse all over.

The Bible says in Philippians 2:8-11, "Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and gave unto him the name which is above every name; that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven and things on earth and things under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father"

Whenever we confess the name of Jesus, everything and anything that has a name, MUST bow down, including the devil.

Beloved, God's eternal masterplan for us is to see us proper in every area in our lives through His blessings. Sickness and diseases were never in His plan. The devil hated God and he was banished long ago before we existed. The only way for the devil to attack God is by hurting us, His beloved.

You know, after receiving this revelation I felt insignificant but yet so important. I'm in God's heart. He loves me so much and He gave up His only Son for me.

Are we worthy creatures? No, not at all
Are we worth saving? God gave up His Son, Heaven's best, Jesus Christ.

Beloved, you are loved and I prayed that after reading this post you will feel that you're very important to God and you're very much loved by Him.

Amen

He Came

2011-12-23T11:52:00.005+10:00

Christmas is coming and I spent most of the time thinking of the children that are going to receive the Christmas shoebox gifts.. As I'm glad to be involved in the shoebox warehouse I'm also feel wanting to travel to countries where the boxes are delivered to. My heart yearns dearly to be there and witness with my own eyes the joyful expressions of these beautiful kids when they receive the gifts.

Samaritan's Purse posted this video and I gotta admit, I had tears flowing from my eyes.

It's just simply beautiful.

Anyways, the Lord spoke to me at work about Christmas spirit. Only 2 words:

He came

I wanted more and I asked the Lord to reveal more to me but all I get was these 2 words - He came.

I then looked at the meaning of Christmas and it dawned on me this:

When we're struggling with temptations, He came
When we're struggling with addictions, He came
When we're fighting against evil, He came
When we're trying to find words to say, He came
When we're trying to be a good person, He came
When the world was in chaos, He came

He came way before we asked Him. He's there all the time:

He died for our sins before we're born to commit one
He's there before we don't acknowledge His presence
He's there before we're left alone
He's there before we face challenges
He's there before we face our challenges

You know what? He's there to show GRACE - the unmerited, unearned and undeserved favors of God

Max Lucado said this:

Jesus humbled Himself
He went from commanding angels to sleeping in the straw
From holding stars to clutching Mary's finger
The palm that held the universe took the nail of a soldier

Why?
Because that's what LOVE does

Beloved, we are SO loved and God proved that by sending Heaven's best, Jesus, down to Earth in a shape of a mortal being to die on the Cross. His arms were open wide - a picture of God's arms always open for us to run to Him.

The Bible says "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." - John 3:16

He came.......................... for us

Blessed Christmas everyone

Amen

Like VS Love

2011-12-12T17:48:00.007+10:00

I was on my way home from work and the Lord spoke to me about Like VS Love. He showed me the scriptures from John 21:15-17 where Jesus restores Peter after he denied knowing Jesus. That itself portrays an amazing love gesture by our Lord Jesus. Peter blatantly betrayed Him but yet Jesus receives him willingly.

I have heard sermons that preachers used those verses for "Jesus asked Peter 3 times to correspond with the number of times Peter denied Jesus" or "Jesus asked Peter to first feed the lamb, take care of the sheep then feed the sheep - meaning the ministry starts with kids (lamb), taking care of the adults (sheep) and feed the sheep (feeding the Word)"

What the Lord showed me this evening was our actions before and for God. Pastor Prince did preach about the Greek word behind Jesus asking Peter if he loves Him 3 times.

In our English Bible you don't get to see the real meaning of what Jesus asked Peter. I'll include the Greek word in a bracket next to the English word to show you the true beauty and the absolute necessity to boast of God's love for us than our love for Him.

John 21:15-17
After breakfast Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love (agape) me more than these?”
“Yes, Lord,” Peter replied, “you know I love (phileo) you.”
“Then feed my lambs,” Jesus told him.
Jesus repeated the question: “Simon son of John, do you love (agape) me?”
“Yes, Lord,” Peter said, “you know I love (phileo) you.”
“Then take care of my sheep,” Jesus said.
A third time he asked him, “Simon son of John, do you love (phileo) me?”
Peter was hurt that Jesus asked the question a third time. He said, “Lord, you know everything. You know that I love (phileo) you.”
Jesus said, “Then feed my sheep."

The definition of the word agape in Greek is "unconditional love". The highest form of love there ever is. A love that knows no boundaries.

The definition of the word phileo in Greek is "friendly affection". In other words, "like" and it's different from love.

If we replace the Greek word in our English Bible, it would read:

After breakfast Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you unconditionally love me more than these?”
“Yes, Lord,” Peter replied, “you know I like you.”
“Then feed my lambs,” Jesus told him.
Jesus repeated the question: “Simon son of John, do you unconditionally love me?”
“Yes, Lord,” Peter said, “you know I like you.”
“Then take care of my sheep,” Jesus said.
A third time he asked him, “Simon son of John, do you like me?”
Peter was hurt that Jesus asked the question a third time. He said, “Lord, you know everything. You know that I like you.”
Jesus said, “Then feed my sheep."

In the end Peter conceded that he can't love Jesus the way Jesus loves him. Of all the things that Peter witnessed and spent time with Jesus for 3 years, he can only like Jesus.

If we look at Peter's characteristics, he was hasty, quick to response / react, loud, loyal, strong, servant heart, etc

Of all disciples, Peter, blatantly denied knowing Jesus to the point of cursing and swearing. What happened to the one who boasted his great love for Jesus at the last supper when he said "Though they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away" - Matthew 26:33 / "Lord, I am ready to go to prison with you, and even to die with you" - Luke 22:33

After studying the words the Lord spoke to me this:

People who "like" Jesus will jump into action immediately, display things like quick reaction, hasty, energetic, passionate but they also feel drained quickly.
People who "love" Jesus will always be at the right place, right time and doing the right thing as if it's a "coincidence". Also they are constantly be at rest, peace and full of love.

Have you ever come across moments in church where we're told to serve to God passionately, telling us to show God our love for Him, telling us to do this and that for God and the church? I have and in fact, many times.. I do see Peter in myself when I obliged.

As important as serving the church and doing this and that for God, but that is not the foundation of Jesus ministry. It's easy to ask someone to do a task but it's hard to have someone to fall in love with the task.

We need to feed ourselves with the Love of God like the disciple John.

John who boasted the love of Jesus for him and in his Gospel, you can find that John referred himself as "the disciple whom Jesus loved". It's amazing and I want that.. I want to carry the love of Christ before people than displaying the love of William Tan because my love can't change anything (even myself) but His love changes everything. Be like John

- When Jesus was crucified, John was at the foot of the Cross while the rest scattered and went into hiding
- While the disciples joined Peter for fishing, it was John who identified the Messiah before the rest of them.
- At the last supper, it was John who enjoyed the intimate moment with Jesus by leaning on His bosom - a picture of him (John) leaning and depending on God's love.
- When Jesus announced that one of the disciples will betray Him, Peter had to ask John to ask Jesus about the culprit. It's not Peter showing respect and humility especially Peter was the one boasted out loud in front of everyone that he will never leave the Messiah.

Beloved, have our foundation deeply rooted in God's love because it is His love that changes and empowers us to serve Him tirelessly, effortlessly, peacefully and joyfully. Any strife that the devil tried to cast upon us will never prosper because Jesus overcame his greatest weapon, Death..

When we're at rest in His love, the devil can't touch us. Put it this way - the devil is stupid but persistent because he will keep on trying to put us astray so it's really up to us to stand up against or fall into his same ol' tricks. We need to hold on the anchor of life, Jesus Christ, and any waves will not prosper against us.

Be in LOVE with God by being in His LOVE.

Amen

God has His ways to touch our hearts

2011-12-05T22:53:00.006+10:00

Among the hundreds of songs in my Ipod Touch, this song With Everything by Hillsong, came into play on my way home from dinner last night. Unfortunately the song was longer than my journey so I stopped the music halfway.

This morning I felt I wanted to listen to the song again and end up playing it repeatedly. Then I felt something strong in my heart.. Something for my Lord Jesus. I sang along in my heart and what a nourishment it gave for my soul..

When it came to the chorus "With everything, with everything, we will shout forth Your glory / praise", the Holy Spirit said to me

Jesus gave everything of Himself for you. Nothing was spared for His own

My heart was melted by His beauty and loveliness.

Sometimes it's hard to comprehend the full perfect work of Jesus, which I reminded myself that it's not hard, it's impossible. His work is so pure, so perfect, so complete that our imperfect mind would never able to understand... that is why the Holy Spirit is here - to continue teaching and revealing the work of Jesus Christ to us.

God is good and there is so much more He wanted to show His love for us. God never grow tired of loving us even we love Him less... and there are times we even forget to love Him.. but it is not our love for Him but His love for us (1 John 4:19).

A random browse on Youtube about the song and somehow this video touched my heart.. oh by the way, this is not a music video.. so yeah, pretty random

It may be an instructional video for vocalist but the voices... I felt like angels singing, praising and worshiping Jesus.

I feel so loved by Him

Amen

The Bible is full of "What To" and the Holy Spirit will teach you "How To"

2011-11-06T20:26:00.008+10:00

The phrase above was shared by my housemate a while ago where he heard Pastor Prince preaching about it.

That phrase spoke to me again in the shower this evening. FYI - I get most of my revelations in the shower.. Haha.. If you're finding it weird, well showering is the only activity that I don't have to exert or think in the midst of action. I just stood there and let the water flow onto me. Like rivers of living water. Booyah!

As I began to sit back and reflect on the Bible.. The Bible do give out instructions / commandments like:

Ephesians 5:25 - Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her

1 Peter 2:13-14 - Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority, or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise of those who do right.

Matthew 28:19 - Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit

Whenever I read scriptures that tell me to do this / that, I asked myself this: "How do I do that?". I then realised that if I don't rely on the Holy Spirit to guide me in my steps, I would easily end up copying someone else - based my actions on theirs, based my solutions on theirs.. In other words, I'm doing something that didn't come from me.

According to stats, divorce in the Christian community is almost as high as non-Christians. Sad but true. I think one of the reasons why Christian marriages failed was they didn't hear the prompting of the Holy Spirit teaching and guiding their steps in their marriage. I don't mean the people were bad but sometimes when they read the Bible and verse like Husband love your wife just as Christ love the church, they would quickly look up to other married people or dive themselves into books about marriages for "How To Do" in building their own marriage. That would be a recipe for disaster because each marriage is unique and made by His Almighty Himself. We can't do a copycat of other people including taking word for word in books because the authors were likely to write based on their own experiences of their own or counseling on others. There are no revelations in that kind of reference.

Again I'm stressing that the people were not bad. The authors meant well and desire to see others enjoying success in their marriages but the only way for successful marriage is putting our focus solely on Jesus. The Holy Spirit will teach each couple how to treat their spouse, how to say words that would touch their heart, what action to take to make their spouse feel as they are the only one in the world. Why? Because everyone is made individually and uniquely - no mass production therefore each marriage has their own walk in life and there are no "2 sets".

Same goes to kids, family, ministry and career.

John 14:26 - But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.

Jesus said in His absence on Earth, the Helper (El-azar in Hebrew), will come and teach us ALL things. The Holy Spirit is here to TEACH us ALL things - not just the Bible but also includes ministry, family, relationship, career, finance, etc.

Beloved, God sent Jesus for us not just to die on the Cross for our sins and that's it; the rest is on our own effort and power. But much more. Our Heavenly Father's desire is to see us enjoy success in every area in our life here on Earth. It is now possible for Him to shower His Heavenly blessings upon us because of Jesus' finished work at the Cross.

Roman 5:19 - For as through the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous.

The world fall into sin through the Adam's disobedience by eating the apple (Steve Job I blame you.. jokes) but through the obedience of our Lord Jesus Christ, we are made RIGHTEOUS!! Praise the Lord!! And with the righteousness of Christ in us, we can boldly come before the Throne of Heaven and receive our inheritance. No conditions needed, no more justifications, just receive..

So beloved, whoever is reading this, yes I call you beloved because you are so loved by God and you just don't know it.. You might say "oh yeah I know God loves me".. but I say to you - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet.. Much More Grace To Come From Him.

I believe that as important for us to read the Bible, it's imperative for us to be led by the Holy Spirit in our daily lives because God knows best. And His best is for you.

You are loved by God always.

Much love and blessings

Amen

Sighs

2011-10-30T21:01:00.002+10:00

Again guilty as charged. I should be updating this blog often but FAILED!

Anyways, if this wasn't caused by Facebook, I won't be logging into Blogger.. shame shame on me..

I spent 3 hours creating this video of my Jaipur trip in 2009 and then waited 85 minutes to update the video into Facebook just to get a notice of copyright violations. I had to remove the video from the site.. an epic bummer especially all the labor I put in..

Meh, this is the video. Click Trip to Jaipur with Jesus

First of a few (I hope)

~ Much love and blessings

The prodigal returned

2011-06-16T21:55:00.009+10:00

Oh dear oh dear.. I have not been blogging for more than 6 months.. I've been away attending other matters and has forsaken this blog.Yikes

Nonetheless, I was not shy away from growing in His Grace and received much more revelations about the finished work of Jesus. God has been good and will continue be good to me because of Jesus.

Anyways, the word that God gave me for this year was

Live In Rest and Enjoy The Abundance Of Grace

from the scriptures:

Philippians 4:19 - "But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus"

Proverbs 10:22 - "The blessing of the Lord, it makes rich, and He adds no sorrow with it".

Paul said that God will supply all our need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. The key word there is "according to His riches". For an example, if Heaven's treasure is $1 billion and you need $100 for something in your life, God will bless you with the entire $1 billion dollars. That is what it meant by "according to His riches".

God did not bless you according to your bank account but according to His bank account !! His riches in glory by Christ Jesus !! This is great news.. Praise God! This is what it meant by the abundance of Grace.

God never wanted us to be in lack.

God never wanted us to strive in life.

It is His desire to see us blessed.

It is His desire to see us successful.

It is His desire to see us continue in His love.

In Proverbs 10:22, when God blesses us, He never add sorrow into it. The word sorrow in Hebrew means striving, hard labor... His blessings are 100% complete. There are no such thing as God bless us 80% and we have to work on our own for the remaining 20%. That is already mixing Law and Grace. Jesus said new wine must not be mixed with the old wine skins else the wine will ruin the old wine skin and both will be wasted (Mark 2:22). The gospel of Grace must not be mixed with the Law

Remember this - Whenever God blesses us, it is complete. We have no part in producing or completing the blessing. See your need as complete because God sees them as "done deal" and we are to just enjoy the journey. Our only part in this is to RECEIVE the blessings from God and through the Grace we are empowered to do His work. This is the true ministry of God.. We serve Him with His blessings, power, strength, peace, joy and wisdom. This is what the church need to preach to their congregation so that the church will be filled with people who are alive with the spirit !

God loves us and He gave His best for us that is Jesus Christ.

Amen

New Year

2011-01-01T08:39:00.004+10:00

2011 is here. Can't wait for the word from God about this year. 2010 has been a year of rest and revelations.

Anyways, I woke up to this music playing inside my head.. Yup, God's MP3 is playing in my head and the first lyrics of this year are:

This is love

Jesus came and died and gave His life for us

Let our voices rise and sing for all He's done

Our fear is overcome

Our God is love

This song is from Hillsong. The title is Our God Is Love from the album A Beautiful Exchange

I guess this is what He wanted me to know at the start of this year, He is LOVE. God's heart for us is nothing more but LOVE and He demonstrated it through Jesus Christ who came down and died on the Cross for us.

A love that is beyond anyone's comprehension. A love that does not make sense to human logic but to Him, everything is perfect.

We gained us and we gained Him.

1 John 4:8 - He that loves not knows not God, for God is love.

Amen

2010-12-23T20:15:00.001+10:00

During a question and answer session at a recent speaking engagement, a university student asked the speaker, “Why do you believe that the Bible is the inspired word of God?”

Now this is a very interesting question; and probably one of the most important questions any Christian could ask themselves. What is so special, so unique about the Bible that Christians believe it is literally the inspired word of God?

In answering this student’s question, the speaker encouraged him to consider the following facts about the Bible:

First, the Bible is not just one single book. This is a more common misconception than many people realize, especially with people who do not come from a Judeo-Christian background.. Rather than being a single book, the Bible is actually a collection of 66 books, which is called the canon of scriptures. These 66 books contain a variety of genres: history, poetry, prophecy, wisdom literature, letters, and apocalyptic just to name a few.

Second, these 66 books were written by 40 different authors. These authors came from a variety of backgrounds: shepherds, fishermen, doctors, kings, prophets, and others. And most of these authors never knew one another personally.

Third, these 66 books were written over a period of 1500 years. Yet again, this is another reminder that many of these authors never knew or collaborated with one another in writing these books.

Fourth, the 66 books of the Bible were written in 3 different languages. In the Bible we have books that were written in the ancient languages of Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic; a reflection of the historical and cultural circumstances in which each of these books were written.

And finally, these 66 books were written on 3 different continents: Africa, Asia, and Europe. Once again, this is a testament to the varied historical and cultural circumstances of God’s people.

Think about the above realities: 66 books, written by 40 different authors, over 1500 years, in 3 different languages, on 3 different continents. What’s more, this collection of books shares a common storyline- the creation, fall, and redemption of God’s people; a common theme- God’s universal love for all of humanity; and a common message- salvation is available to all who repent of their sins and commit to following God with all of their heart, soul, mind and strength. In addition to sharing these commonalities, these 66 books contain no historical errors or contradictions. God’s word truly is an amazing collection of writings!

After the speaker had shared the above facts with this student, he offered him the following challenge: he said, “If you do not believe that the Bible is the inspired word of God, if you do not believe that the Bible is of a supernatural origin, than I challenge you to a test.”

The speaker said to the student, “I challenge you to go to any library in the world, you can choose any library you like, and find 66 books which match the characteristics of the 66 books in the Bible. You must choose 66 books, written by 40 different authors, over 1500 years, in 3 different languages, written on 3 different continents. However, they must share a common storyline, a common theme, and a common message, with no historical errors or contradictions.”

The speaker went on to say, “If you can produce such a collection of books, I will admit that the Bible is not the inspired word of God.” The student’s reply was almost instantaneous, he emphatically stated, “But that’s impossible!”

It truly is impossible, for any collection of human writings. However, the Bible passes this test. The Bible contains 66 books, written by 40 different authors, over 1500 years, in 3 different languages, on 3 different continents, with no historical errors or contradictions. The entire Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, bears the mark of Divine inspiration.

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The next time you encounter someone who asks you why you believe the Bible is the inspired word of God, try sharing this challenge with them. Better yet, don’t wait until you’re asked, just go ahead and share this challenge with a friend today. You don’t even have to mention the Bible up front, just ask them if they think it would be realistic to assemble such a collection of books. After they say, “But that’s impossible!” you’ve got a ready-made opportunity for sharing the truth of God’s word with somebody!

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The Bible is a harp with a thousand strings...

Play on all of them, keeping them in their places in the divine scale, and you will hear heavenly music all the time.

Have a GOOD opinion about God..... always

2010-12-21T12:00:00.005+10:00

Alright, I've been away from blogging for a while due to me being occupied by something else.. namely games on PS3.. LOL.. yes my bad !

I still receive revelations throughout the period of blogging absence..

This post is about having a good opinion about God... always

Amit recently been sharing with everyone that God is a good God and the Lord has revealed to me the reason why believing God is a good God is imperative.

The Lord then showed me this scripture:

Old Testament - "Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, said the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn my hand on the little ones." - Zechariah 13:7

New Testament - "Then said Jesus to them, All you shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad." - Matthew 26:31

"And Jesus said to them, All you shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered." - Mark 14:27

This is reflected with the disciples of Jesus when He died at the Cross, the disciples went into hiding and live in fear that they might be caught and persecuted.. These disciples who lived, slept, traveled and ate with the Lord Jesus. The disciples who witnessed the miracles performed and words spoken against the Pharisees by the Lord Jesus.

The reason being they do not have a good opinion of the Lord. Although they've been with the Lord Jesus but they do not believe in Him. From time to time Jesus rebuked His disciples of their little faith, regardless of their actions.

The scripture above stated that when the leader is smitten, the followers will scatter in fear. Same goes to healing, blessing or forgiveness. When you're sick and you have a poor opinion of the Lord, it is very likely that you will doubt His willingness or ability to heal you... and when you don't believe that He is able and willing, your eyes will turn inwards and look into your own ability to provide the healing. You then rely on yourself to produce results and became self-effort.. You depend on your own righteousness for salvation.

Do you know that the devil's main attack against you begin at your mind? His first attempt is to make you believe that God is against you and displeased with you. Why? If the devil gives you sickness on your body but your mind is alert of God's goodness, you will be delivered from the sickness.. But if you have a bad opinion about God and His goodness towards you, the sickness will sustain and continue to ravage throughout your body.

Everything begins in the mind. The Bible says in Psalm 133:2 "It is like the precious ointment on the head, that ran down on the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;"

Beloved, have a good opinion about God.. Believe that God is a good God and He is always for you - never ever against you in whatsoever shape or form. He will never leave you nor forsake you (Hebrews 13:5)

Amen

Growth (Church and Personal)

2010-10-21T12:20:00.006+10:00

It is every pastor's desire to grow the their church.

I always wanted to know the secrets for church growth. There are thousands of books written by successful pastors about techniques to grow the church. Strategies, production, presentation, style of preaching, even the sermons.

Yes there are ways to motivate , attract the community and increase the number of people but while I don't denounce these ways, I truly believe the main source of this success is the relentless preaching of GRACE, which is JESUS CHRIST.

Church growth does not come from the preacher to talk about how and what to do for the church.

Church growth does not come from motivational messages

Church growth also does not come from the number of events organised by the church

Church growth comes and only comes from the preaching of Jesus Christ and His Finished Work. Why do I think of that?

It is because when the truth is preached, the Holy Spirit that resides in our heart will confirms it. It is the Gospel that feeds the people of God.. and the food is always good and nourishing. When people are fed with good food, they are filled with the Holy Spirit and Truth and they will come again.

Preaching anything other than the Gospel will not feed anyone because their Spirit seek for truth. It seek for Jesus..

Talking about church growth, events, poverty only feed the flesh, not the spirit.. Anything that stirs the flesh are temporal while anything that stirs the spirit are eternal.

Beloved, if you want to experience God-like success, dwell yourself with Jesus. Rest in Him, be embraced by His love, admire His beauty and receive His everything.

Don't ever try to walk the life yourself because you 'll probably experience pain and misery alone.

God loves us too much to let us doing anything by ourselves. It really hurts Him when we left Him and venture life ourselves.

It is His desire to see you grow in life.
It is His desire to see His church grow in stature

And the only way to experience this growth is His Son, Jesus Christ.

When we behold Jesus, we activate God's blessings.
When we behold ourselves, we activate misery and disobedience.

He Feels What You Feel

2010-10-10T19:54:00.002+10:00

A couple of months ago I was listening a sermon from Pastor Prince. Although the topic of the sermon was Parenting with Grace but what I received from the Lord was something specific.

One of the verses Pastor Prince shared was Hebrews 4:15 - For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin

Before I share the beautiful meaning behind this verse, today's world there are words such as Sympathy and Empathy.

The word sympathy in the dictionary means a social affinity in which one person stands with another person, closely understanding his or her feelings

The word empathy in the dictionary means understanding and entering into another's feelings.

The Bible word sympathize in Greek means sympatheō (συμπαθέω), which means to have a fellow feeling with or to feel the same feeling.

Beloved, we do not have a God that is unable to feel our pain and sorrow. In fact it's quite the opposite. We have a God that not only understands our pain, He FEELS the same pain that we go through.

So if we have a friend who just lost their loved ones, we can only sympathize (understand) their loss but we would never able to feel the pain they are going through. The good news is God can and He felt everything.

That brings the verse in Hebrew 13:5 (Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as you have: for he has said, I will never leave you, nor forsake you.) to another level of intimacy with Him !!

Often we think of the verse Hebrew 13:5 is about His presence that never leave nor forsake us. Now we know it's not just He did not leave us physically, He will never abandoned our feelings either. What we feel, He felt it too.. Be it joyful, sorrow, regret, excited, pain, etc He felt it all !!

Another beautiful thing is in Isaiah 42:16 the Bible says "I will lead blind Israel down a new path, guiding them along an unfamiliar way. I will brighten the darkness before them and smooth out the road ahead of them. Yes, I will indeed do these things; I will not forsake them."

Your darkest hours be it either you failed an exam, a sudden lost of a loved one, betrayed, lost of possessions/income, terminal illness.. God has promised to brighten your darkness and a road that is smooth (not rocky or winding) lies ahead of you.

That promise is Jesus Christ.

Jesus' death at the Cross brought LIGHT OF HEAVEN into your darkness.

Jesus' resurrection brought a new SMOOTH ROAD to replace your rocky, dirty, incomplete and winding road that you have been striving to build to reach God.

Beloved, it's Jesus that you need and He is all that you need. Look not to your left or your right.

Just look at the Cross
Your sins were there
But now you belong to the Almighty.

Thank you Jesus

Amen

Weird O_o

2010-10-08T06:22:00.004+10:00

Last night I had a rude awakening by the rain because my windows were partially open and the with the help of the wind the rain splatters onto me.

I got up to close my windows and as soon as I'm about to lie on my bed again, I heard these words spoken to me clearly in my mind, "It is because of your sins these things happened".

I was dumbfounded for few milliseconds but praise God that I didn't dwell on it and went back to bed. Chose to have my much needed sleep than trying to figure out the sins I've committed.

Sins? What sins?

Jesus paid for my sins.

End of story.

I'm not sure what the devil is trying to do but I do believe he's cunning and yet stupid.

I will take you back ALWAYS

2010-10-01T12:58:00.004+10:00

For the past few days and God's MP3 has been playing the same music in my head.

The lyrics goes something like:

I'll take you back always
And even when your fight is over now
Even when your fight is over now
I'll take you back always
And even when the pain is coming through
Even when the pain is coming through
I'll take you back

I googled up the words to find out the artist and the song was sang by Jeremy Camp - Take You Back.

I could recall the last time I heard this song was many days ago and countless songs have come and gone through my ears in between.

In my heart there's a strong emphasis was on these words I will take you back always. I began to meditate on those words and the Lord spoke to me:

Son, no matter what happens I take you as My beloved and will always do. Because I love you.

Those words brought much additional peace in me. Beautiful words from my Father.

Beloved, let not your heart be troubled or agitated by your wrongdoing would offend God. Let your heart be assured that He will NEVER and EVER be angry at you or punish you for your sins simply because Jesus Christ took everything on your behalf.

The fire of judgement that was meant to fall on our head, it fell on Jesus instead. When Jesus has consumed everything, He cried "IT IS FINISHED!!" and gave up His spirit.

Jesus sacrifice is enough to redeem the existence of mankind - past , present and future.

In Hebrews 10:11-18 says,

And every priest stands daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; From now on expecting till his enemies be made his footstool. For by one offering he has perfected for ever them that are sanctified. Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,

This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, said the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;

And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.

Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.

Jesus paid for all and His payment is eternal. No expiry date, no termination clause, does not rely on an Earthly creature's lifespan or goodness.

Beloved, rest and believe that you are forever accepted by God through Jesus !!

No sin can drive God away from you.

He will take you back ALWAYS !!

Thank you Jesus

Amen

Early morning workout

2010-09-29T16:58:00.004+10:00

Finally I have made it.. Woke up at 5:30 am this morning for one sole purpose, get to the gym !

I've been trying to do that for a while now and since the first word of this post is "Finally" meaning the previous attempts were epic failures.

I decided to have an early crash last night and it subsequently worked out pretty well in the morning. Turned on the telly while getting ready and SBS were showing the Ajax VS AC Milan game. I'm keen to stay and watch the game but it was the Holy Spirit that curbed my enthusiasm for soccer and led me to the door.

Got to the gym at 6am, hoping for a quiet atmosphere but how wrong I was. For one moment I thought it was the knock off work period. There are people everywhere. Some hogging on the treadmills while the remaining were scattered around the weights.

I noticed these patrons were the "normal" people who used the treadmills and lifting moderate weights.

The "gym junkies" are the ones that would come after work hours and start throwing the weights around. Pushing heavy weights as if they are cotton buds.

But anyways, I thoroughly enjoyed my workout and find myself sweat a little bit more and a little bit easier. After the workout I get a change of shirt and head for a shower at work.

The big positive about this is when I finish work at 4pm, the time is mine for the taking. I don't have the sense that I need to go to the gym later. The time that I can use to chillax or meeting up with a mate and probably treating that person dinner.

Now who wants to be my friend? LOL.. Jokes !

Looking forward for tomorrow morning session again.

Thank you Jesus

Amen

Never give in to hard-labour

2010-09-28T11:39:00.008+10:00

I was studying the book of Samuel and in 1 Samuel 15, Prophet Samuel told King Saul to destroy the Amalekites. In verse 3, "Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy everything that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys"

If we continue reading the chapter and unfortunately Saul spared King Agag and the animals belonging to the Amaleks. Because of Saul's disobedience, the Lord left Saul and soon he became deranged until the day he died.

The Bible says Saul's physical life ended by a young Amalekite. Let me post the verses:

2 Samuel 1:6 - 10

And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance on mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned on his spear; and, see, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him. And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called to me. And I answered, Here am I. And he said to me, Who are you? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite. He said to me again, Stand, I pray you, on me, and slay me: for anguish is come on me, because my life is yet whole in me. So I stood on him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was on his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them here to my lord.

Revelation:

The Lord put an urge in me to study the name of Saul and Amalek.

The name Saul in Hebrew means Shaul (שָׁאוּל) and the root word is Shaal, which means desire, demand, seeking advise / counsel.

The root word for Amalek in Hebrew is Amal (עָמַל) , which means to labour , to toil or to be precise - Work severely and with irksomeness .

Here comes the most beautiful part.. The Lord told me this:

Whatever your desire is or you just want to seek counsel and knowledge (shaal), NEVER give in to hard labour or toiling (amal) to achieve them.

Whenever you gave in to hard labour or toiling, even a slight / smallest fraction of it, one day it will come back and kill you. Just like Saul. Although he annihilated a huge population of the Amalekites.. The civilians, women, children, soldiers, captains, generals, goverment advisors, etc but he spared King Agag (only one person) and some innocent animals.. King Saul must be thinking "Although God did tell me to destroy everything but what harm can a lonely King and few animals do to me and Israel?"

It's similar to us. Whenever you find yourself that you have to go through some small hardship or sacrifice some virtues / morale to obtain something, then please do not do it. You might say "What harm could that do to me if I just sacrifice myself just a little bit for this?"

Beloved, be careful , the sacrifice (moral values , etc) you deemed insignificant does bring terror into your life in the future.

Christians do believe in Grace but when we have a desire to do something (mission, serving, knowledge, etc) we forget about Grace and strive for it ourselves. We would say "We need to put in extra mile in our effort" or "I'll sacrifice my sleep to have more time to work".

The best quote (even I used it myself back in the days) was "Do your absolute best and leave God the rest".

When I sat down and reflect on that popular quote, I discovered it could lead a person into bondage. Question to you: How do you know that you've done your best? Are you sure you have reached your best?

For example: When you've completed a piece of work, you said to yourself "There, I've given my best". But when you look at your work again, you find there is something you can add value into that work or you think a different approach from a certain angle would achieve a better outcome. So the work you just completed was not your best. You were not giving everything that you have in you. There is always this nagging feeling inside your heart that something is not 100%.

The truth is no one in this world could give it all but one person. His name is Jesus Christ and He proved it at the Cross.

Beloved, whenever the Lord puts something into your heart, rest be assured that Grace will be there for you. His Grace alone is sufficient for all your days. There is nothing God would not provide and expect you to go around yourself to get them.

Grace is the unearned, unmerited and undeserved favour of God. There is absolutely nothing needed from you but to receive from Him.

The Bible says in Matthew 7:11, "If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!"

God Himself will give you all the things and since the Bible says that He is good, then the things God will give you are all good things.

The Bible also says in Philippians 4:19, "But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus"

The Lord does not give you good things according to your bank account statement or properties but He blesses you according to the riches of the Kingdom of Heaven

Hallelujah !! Praise the Lord !!

Beloved, do rest in Him and believe that He is and will be the only one who can delivers you from any and every circumstances in your life.

Nothing is too big for God to handle and nothing is too small for Him to overlook.

Amen

oh my...

2010-09-27T20:01:00.004+10:00

It's been a while since I last post in my blog.. Oh my..

Actually I've totally forgotten about this blog until (who else) Jessica Maaaaaa messaged me about my blog address.

Many things have happened, many revelations received and this could be the opportunity to revive my blog and post my revelations about the Wonderful Saviour and His perfect work at The Cross.

Anyways, just got back from badminton and am starving. Haven't consumed anything proper since the morning tea organised by my team leader, Cheryl, to congratulate the good work from us.

More to follow.. :)

Love and Blessings ... Amen

~ Will

Grace is not an attribute or doctrine but it's a PERSON

2010-01-20T09:48:00.004+10:00

Recently there's been a tug in my heart that reading the English version Bible is great but it still lacks something. I discovered that through translation of language, some of the original words have been altered. Therefore I started study the Bible in the original language (Greek and Hebrew).. not to the extend of me learning the whole language, which it would be awesomely awesome, but studying the concordance.

One of the scriptures that I studied with original language is on John 1:17 where it says "For the law was given by Moses, [but] grace and truth came by Jesus Christ."

In the original Greek language, the word came is ginomai, which means to become, i.e to come into existence !!

In other words, the law was given by Moses but Grace and Truth came into existence in Jesus Christ..!

So the law was given from afar but Grace and Truth is personal.. as a person.. Jesus IS Grace and Truth.. contrary of popular believe that Jesus gives truth and grace as attributes.

We can worship Grace because it's a person.

Similar to Ephesians 2:8 - For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; [it is] the gift of God,

The scripture means for by Jesus we have been made whole through faith, not from our works but as the gift of God..

The word Grace in the scripture is Jesus. and the word saved in Greek is sozo, which is the same word that Jesus said to the woman who was suffering from blood issue for 12 years when He said "Daughter, your faith has healed (sozo) you."

I believe God's sole intention for us to reveal His love for us and He showed His Grace at the Cross.

This is our God

Amen

To be taught by...

2010-01-02T19:43:00.004+10:00

While I was cooking my meat, my mind began to wonder about teaching..

I have a passion to teach the word of God but I want and will only teach the word of God through revelations than my understanding of the Bible.

I then began to inspire who would I want to be in the Bible..

The Lord imparted 2 names into my heart and they are John the Baptist and Apostle Paul..

I then began to study the names

Jesus said John the Baptist was the greatest prophet of all time. One might wonder in what credit would make John the greatest? He did not impart the Red Sea like Moses. He did not prophesy about the coming of Jesus like Isaiah. He did not do wonders like Elijah. So what made John the Baptist the greatest?

The answer is because John is the greatest pointer to Jesus. The Bible says John humbled himself to the core before Jesus and even told his own disciples to follow Jesus.

Want to be great in life? Want to have a great ministry in church? Be a great pointer to Jesus..

Apostle Paul is a great inspiration of mine when it comes to teaching the word of God. Not because he is one of the greatest Grace preachers and all of his sermons came from revelations of the Lord Jesus.. It was God Himself taught Paul about Himself. No one else even the first 12 apostles of Jesus..

I want to learn about God through revelations than theology. I want God to be my personal teacher than going through Bible schools or listening to sermons.. yes they are good tools in building one's character and their path in ministry but I want to preach and teach the word of God through revelations of Jesus.

Paul's teaching and revelations were so amazing to the extend that even the other apostles came to Paul and learn from him. This is what I want..

I want to be humbled by the Grace of God like John the Baptist and teach the Word of God through revelations like Apostle Paul.

It would be fantastically awesomely awesome. Haha

Thank you Jesus

Amen

Grace Conscious

2009-12-09T13:06:00.003+10:00

A few days ago I was meditating on the word Grace.. The life group had a discussion about this last week and we talked something along the line of being Grace conscious than Law conscious.

How can a person fall from the Grace of God? In the past I have heard people said that if we sinned, we have fallen from Grace.. Recently I have discovered that it was not true.. If we have the ability to stop God's grace, which means sin is greater than God's Grace. We are born sinners, not out of Grace..

I believe if we sinned, we fall INTO Grace.. the place where we discovered that our sins and transgressions have been paid and forgiven through Jesus Christ.

Anyways, that's not my main revelation I received from Father.

I think most Christians, somewhere in their life, would come across this popular quote "The will of God will never lead you where the grace of God could not keep you"

Father pointed out the words "Grace of God could not keep you"..

I began to ask God what does that mean.. What do you mean by God's Grace can't keep me?

How big is God's grace? What's His coverage?

As I sat down and be in His peace, the Holy Spirit revealed to me these:

God created the Universe, without a doubt that His Grace is far bigger and greater than a human being in small planet called Earth. In other words, His Grace is more than capable to keep me wherever I go in my life.

Then the Holy Spirit delivered the knockout punch.. He revealed to me the definition behind that quote: God will not lead you to a journey where you are no longer Grace conscious...!

It's not about if we step out of God's will, we then will lose His Grace but actually it is God will never lead us to a place where we will become self-conscious instead of Him-conscious.

Of course if we step out of the line, His Grace will still be upon us but we then became no longer conscious of Him. We have the freedom through Christ, which in other words we can do WHATEVER we want.. Everything is forgiven but the main point is not the freedom but it's our own consciousness... The main point is what are we conscious of when we do things?

Yes we can do bad things but in the end, we are created in the image of God.. We know the good and bad.. Again it's all in our hearts.. it's either condemnation or thankful.. no middle ground..

Question - how are we going to follow His will?

I submit to you through the revelation of God, as long as we focus upon His Grace, we moved according to His will without we realising it.. We're already walking according to His plan and will.

This is the Grace conscious of God for and to us.

Amen

Church and Family but not Mission.. why?

2009-12-04T13:44:00.005+10:00

God spoke to me this week about anointing. He showed me the scripture from Psalm 133:2 where it says It is like the precious ointment on the head, that ran down on the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments.

I have listened to sermons about praying for your senior pastor for God's blessings upon your church and praying for your husband / father for God's favour upon the family.

The scripture says that the oil of anointing first reaches the head, which typifies the leader of a group / family / organisation before it flows to the rest of the body (the members).

This scripture also says about our mind, which is also our head, when it comes to the Truth, the gospel of Jesus Christ. Paul said in Romans 12:2 - And be not conformed to this world: but be you transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Paul talked about renewing of our mind (repentance) through listening to the Good News (gospel) or reading the Bible. As we listen / read / worship God, repentence took place in our minds.

The devil's main target is to stop the anointing at our head level, the mind, preventing it from flowing into the rest of our body. I mean of course, what the point of the devil tries to attack our toes when the rest of the body has been filled with the anointing of God? Well, sometimes the devil is that stupid... even the Bible says so.. hahaha

Anyways, as I've learnt about the anoining of God and how it applies to our church and family.. God showed me something pretty cool, which relates to the desires of my heart, mission..

He asked me this question, "Why people are so good at applying My word (as in the scripture in Psalm 133:2) into the church and family but they did otherwise when it comes to mission?"

I then realised what Father is talking about.. That is so true..!!

When we go on mission, we focus so much about the poor, segregated, lost, etc.. We pour out our resources (time, goods, money, etc) into the lives of the poor, which there is absolutely nothing wrong with that (in fact I enjoyed it) but God told me that is not where it should start.

Regardless how much we pour our lives into the poor, their circumstances will still be the same in 10 years time.. Why?

It is because nothing changes at the top, which is the ruler (government).. If the government continues their poor management of their people's welfare, these people WILL continue to suffer and WILL continue needing help from us..

We try to anoint the feet when the head is dry to the core..
I believe if we change the mind of the government, the people will be blessed..
If the anointing flows from the government top, their people will also receive the blessings..

This speaks to our lives as well. I'm blessed because my Father is blessed.. He is so rich and so powerful and I inherit the richness and power through the rights of Jesus Christ.

Why can't that be imputed onto mission?

God's MP3 is back...!!

2009-11-24T22:40:00.002+10:00

For the past few weeks I've been pretty occupied with work and church commitments.. At the time of writing, I'm still around 15% - 10% away from getting fully adjusted to the new rhythm.

Due to that I sorta got disconnected from God's MP3.. boo hoo... To make things worse, I did not talk to God as much either.. Not in the context of both God and myself were lost in translation but me got distracted and struggled a little bit to juggle the tasks at hand..

However,

Praise God that while am still in the process, I started to hear my Father's voice and imparted me revelations about His abundant Grace.. To top that, my God's MP3 is back too!!

I woke up this morning with the song playing in my mind. The lyrics went like this:

We cry out
For your love to refine us cry out
For your love to define us cry out
For your mercy to keep us
blameless until you return

The song is called Reign In Us by Starfield (album - I Will Go)

That song spoke to me greatly especially the tribulations am going through - lost God's MP3, too busy to talk to God, didn't make time to sit at His feet and embrace His love, etc..

Although I don't feel condemned and my heart knew that I don't want this to happen either..

So this song voiced out what's in my heart... that I cry out for Him.. I cry out for His love.. Although I made many mistakes but it was His mercy that kept me from harm and remained blameless before my Father.

This is what my heart is crying for
This is what God did for me
that I remained blameless and kept under His mercy
This is the love of God

Amen

Max it out!

2009-11-19T11:12:00.003+10:00

it's been a while since I last posted my blog. A few things have been happening so I don't have luxury of time to sit down and type..

Although work has reduced but I've been distracted with other commitments.

Church event, Colours Of My World, is coming up and I've been appointed to look after the food stall again.. haha.. Part of me desires to be an audience and enjoy the production while the other part is currently enjoying the whole process and be part of the team.

Indoor soccer started last Monday and I'm starting to feel the effect of overwoking my body. Lethargy began to set in and I'm feeling moody... -___-

Although it's only 4 KM from my home and work but I always push myself hard on pushbike. I always reach my destination with sweats pouring out of my scalp down to my neck. I think it's my nature to get the max workout out of anything.. Having a good go at it at least.

So I'll go max on the way to work, max on the way home and max myself out again in the gym.. Looks like I'm maxed out all the time.. LOL!! So what should I do to resolve this? I struggled to take things easy especially when it comes to physical workout, which I don't find it a bad thing but a very good one indeed.. It disciplined me in lots of areas.. I find myself enjoying the strive in giving myself the best I can, regardless of the result..

Do my best and God looks after the rest..

Friends suggested me to take things easy or remove some activities off my schedule.. Well, it's so not going to happen in the former and I don't think anything needs to be removed in the latter either.

Since I would have at least 3 activities a day that will cause me to give my max on each, I think I need to spread them out so my body could have adequate food consumption and rest in between.

yup yup.. sounds like a good plan to me!

Let's do it!

Like A Fire

2009-11-11T19:53:00.004+10:00

I bought the latest album of Planetshakers called Deeper and they have some pretty cool music in that particular album.. Music that makes you wanna jump and dance to the Lord.

Although some of the music the lyrics tend to focus our love for God than His love for us so they're just an okay album for me.

There's this one song that I really enjoy listening to is called Like A Fire.

Check it out

Shoebox!!

2009-11-11T19:13:00.008+10:00

Finally my home Internet is back..

Anyways, I've been occupied with a few things lately.

One of them was the Samaritan's Purse Christmas Shoebox. Jesus In Action Ministry organised a volunteering event to help out in the warehouse. Last year I only donated shoe boxes.

Never been there myself so it was an experience to see the number of shoe boxes donated by Queenslanders to the thousands and thousands of children living in 3rd world countries.

Check out the boxes!! They are loads!!

Apparently last year they collected around 50000 plus shoe boxes and this year they are aiming to break the 55000 barrier. I believe in Jesus name that the spirit of generosity will flow into the hearts of Queenslanders and the rest of Australia.

After each shoebox is re-packed, it will go into the conveyor belt thingy for taping and packing, which happened to be my station.. :) :)

boxes came with different sizes

Elisa posing for a shot between work!! Tsk tsk

Emilyn hard at work... hahaha.. actually she's shying away from the camera.. C'mon.. sporting leh!! hahaha

Amit doing what he does best.. playing with duct tapes.. haha.. he's actually packing the shoe boxes into cartons and seal them with the tape of authority!!

Loving it! Especially with the fact that thousands of children around the world are going to receive their Christmas gifts.. regardless they believed in Old Man Santa or Christmas itself..

Receiving a gift from someone who lives thousands of miles away and probably they will never meet is something spectacular..

The heart of giving... awesome.. just awesome...

Reminded me of the gift from my Father in Heaven.. He gave the greatest and most powerful gift to us, His beloved son Jesus Christ.

He gave up everything He loved so that He could gain our love (paraphrased Romans 8:32)

This is love

and it comes from our Father.

Amen

Internet access capped and...

2009-11-10T12:17:00.003+10:00

... resulted me to unable to blog and post pics at home.

I have some shots of the recent volunteer trip to Samaritan's Purse Warehouse where we help out to sort out Christmas Shoebox gifts.

I love that place and I'm going back to the warehouse tomorrow evening.

yay!

Alive In This Moment

2009-11-04T23:19:00.004+10:00

I came across this band, Starfield, via online radio ChristianRock.net.

They played one of their songs and immediately I knew I got to get their music, which I did.. pretty much all their albums (4?). They're pretty good and have the gift to put Christ into their circular-trend music

I believe most of you never heard of Starfield before so allow me to introduce one of their songs.

This song is called Alive In This Moment from Starfield album, Starfield (yes, self-titled) and it has been playing in my mind throughout the day..

Enjoy

Love and blessings

I bought a pushbike..

2009-11-03T13:45:00.003+10:00

.. for $300 from my colleague. :)

He bought that bike for 1400 3 years ago and he's keen to get rid of it as he's building a new pushbike.

I'll be riding it home from work today.

Will post pics soon.

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update:

here are the pics!!

^^

pretty neat eh?

very comfy to ride on

hydraulic brake

neat looking disc brake

Righteousness

2009-11-03T12:35:00.001+10:00

There is a new awakening of the importance of the Pauline Revelation.

We little appreciate the fact that the early Church, for the first 250 years, did not have the Pauline Revelation bound together as we have it today. That is the reason that so many errors crept in and gained the ascendancy over the Church.

The key word is Righteousness.

Romans 1:16-17, "For I am not ashamed of the good news, for it is an unveiling of the ability of God to save all who believe in Jesus Christ."

In this good news is revealed a righteousness on the ground of faith. This is the content of those two verses.

The revelation that was given regarding Righteousness means the ability to stand in the presence of God without the sense of guilt or condemnation, to be able to stand in the presence of Satan and his works without the sense of inferiority.

Righteousness is the definition or explanation of John 15:5: "I am the vine and ye are the branches." The branch and the vine are one. The branch is not one whit inferior to the vine. The branch is the fruit-bearing part of the vine. It reveals what is in the vine, the character of the vine; all this is seen in the fruit. Then we can understand clearly what Righteousness means. It gives a son-standing to every recreated man. It gives the sense of dominance over all the forces of the adversary.

Jesus has overcome the world, not us

2009-10-31T10:49:00.005+10:00

I was reading the CompassionArt book and I received a revelation through this verse: These things I have spoken to you, that in me you might have peace. In the world you shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world - John 16:33.

For the past few weeks I've been involved with church programs / events to reach out to the community. The church has been encouraging the congregation to get involved and reach out to the people. In my heart, we need to reach out to the poor and show compassion and love for these people. Programs, events.. oh yeah, let's go and do it.. we then celebrate success and recognise the efforts of the team.

That somehow didn't sit well in my heart until God showed me this verse.

Jesus said this world is crippled with injustice, poverty, strife, depression, anger, etc etc and Jesus then assured us that He had overcome the world. Jesus had overcome those crippling negativities.. Jesus did not say "be a good cheer; we have overcome the world".. we are not part of the victory.. not our outreach programs, charity events, and even preaching at the pulpit. It's all Jesus.. Victory is in us but we are NOT involved in the victory process. It's already won!

Put it this way, God may use us but let's not think that it's all because of us.. It's all Him and Him alone.. John the Baptist said in John 3:3 "He must increase, but I must decrease."

It's like the donkey in Matthew 21. Jesus instructed His disciples to go and get that donkey. He then said in verse 3, "If anyone says anything to you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”

When Jesus rode the donkey the Bible says in verse 8-9 ,"A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted,

“Hosanna to the Son of David!”

“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”

“Hosanna in the highest!”

Revelation:
Note that it's rare to have a donkey tied and not being used unless it's a incapable donkey. This donkey speaks of us.. We are imperfect and flawed in many ways but Jesus said He will use you for His ministry. So don't feel ashamed of your incapability. God uses the weak in a far greater way than those who boast of their abilities before the Lord.. Jesus will exalt you as long as you let Him use you for His purpose.

IMPORTANT - Note the donkey was there and received standing ovation from the public. This is where most people, including pastors, get the wrong idea.. When people cheer and exalt at you, DO NOT THINK they are cheering for you. They are actually cheering the CHRIST IN YOU.. Don't be the donkey that thinks it's all me than the One who sat on top of it. Don't take all the credit and go "yeah it's all me. I did this and I deserve the credits". Then you are no better than the Pharisees .

IF your work for the Lord was not recognised by the church, I say to you - Take heart for God sees your good work and Jesus Himself will reward you.. furthermore, His reward will be far greater than what the church could do for a person.

He will bless us according to the riches of the Kingdom.. not the riches of the church or the earth.

Amen

I love my Friday evenings to be...

2009-10-30T21:15:00.007+10:00

.. filled with nothingness.

I thoroughly enjoyed my evening at home on Friday while others would take this opportunity to go out with mates and enjoy other stuff.

I would fill my evening with music, worship, pray, read, talk to God, and rest at His bosom. Like apostle John.

I heard someone said that Friday evening is a no-no to stay at home. Got to get out of the house and partay!! Anyone who stays at home on Friday evening is a no lifer.

HAH!!
I beg to differ....!
And I laugh at your statement...

I receive most here; through spending time at home alone with Him than I do from (especially) Sunday church or Bible study group.

No one to look after
No one to spend time with

I'm totally free from any responsibility

Put it this way - it's MY time to be taken care of by Him

Not to mention after that, I would chillax with my family for late night yum cha.. sometimes.. :) :)

Evangelism

2009-10-30T10:11:00.002+10:00

Last night I heard this awesome and powerful truth about Evangelism.

Evangelism is not about knowing a big chunk of theological knowledge about God but it's based on love.. RADICAL LOVE..

Oh man, when Bill Hybels said that, I immediately feel so in love with it. That is so so true!!

When someone said the word evangelism, often it is perceived as a person standing on the pulpit, a microphone in hand and preach the Word of God in front of thousands.. or you must have a degree of theological knowledge about the Bible to be qualified to be crowned EVANGELIST... which both are not true..

Evangelism is based on love.. to be precise, the LOVE OF CHRIST.

Evangelism is not we have to / must be but we all are born to be.

Evangelism is not about how much we must know about the Bible but it's about God's love for us.

Through the overflow of His love, we reach out to people with our vision empowered with God's eyes.. Instead of we see non-believers, we see the love of Christ upon them as much as He has upon us.

Be part of their lives with great passion for their well-being. We so wanted to share His goodness with them.

Try telling them this: "I'm sorry.. I don't want to see Heaven without you there"

That people, is EVANGELISM.

You Lifted Me Out

2009-10-29T12:38:00.003+10:00

This morning God played this song inside my head. It's been a while since I last heard this song so it was pretty amazing to have it played this morning.

The portion that played goes like this:

You lifted me out
You lifted me out
And set me dancing
Free, now I am free
Your love rescued me
Now it's the anthem I'm singing

Father, it was You who lifted me out of misery. It was You who raised me up to the highest.

It was Your amazing Grace and Mercy that set me dancing in Your presence.

The freedom that You died for; now I have received it.

It's Your love that has rescued me from misery and condemnation.

This will be the anthem of my life on earth and forever.

It's all You Jesus

Thank You for Your amazing Grace

Amen

Singing in the rain

2009-10-28T22:26:00.003+10:00

It was a heavy downpour in the afternoon but the "genius" me decided to go ahead with my desire to cycle back home from work.

Well actually it wasn't heavy when I got out of the basement but it was 4 minutes later and subsequently got worse. I was soaking wet by the time I got home BUT I thoroughly enjoyed my trip.

Here's the scenario:
- There was no one else along the bike path
- It was raining
- I'm soaking wet
- Music coming through the earphones

So what did I do?

I sang to the top of my lungs.. No one is going to hear it, no one is going to notice it.. just me and God on the bike path. So awesome. So beautiful. So energetic.

I was actually pumped when I got into my room.. Even had a small urge to get back onto the bike and start cycling under the rain again.

Probably the best trip I ever had.

"Please take my baby"

2009-10-26T22:40:00.009+10:00

We're in a township outside Cape Town, South Africa. It's the end of our time in the tin-roofed building. Our visit has shown us what local Christians are doing to put their faith into action among some of the poorest people I've ever sat with. I have these kids standing around me, all diamond smiles and faded western t-shirts, each of them wanting me to take a photo of them and show them what they look like on the little screen. Then this mum comes out - a lady who looks then years older than me but who I'm guessing is probably a few years younger. She gets closer and I can see her eyes have a look about them that is loaded with stories and sorrow. The kids' smiles seem to fade from my view and the noise backs off. The mum pulls a baby round from the sling that was holding it behind her back.

She said, "Please take my baby."

Chris Tomlin wrote that in the book The Art of Compassion as the beginning of his journey to be part of the CompassionArt team.

I could not shake that off my mind either - "Please take my baby."

Every time these 4 words came up, I have this picture of the old lady with a baby on her arms came to me begging for money back in Jaipur.

But this time instead of begging for money, she presented the baby to me and said "Sir, please take my baby"

What's your response?

I wonder what Chris said to that mum in reply.
I also wonder what I'm going to say.....

I don't know.. just don't know

Such desperation
Such hopelessness
Such darkness
Such poverty in this world

A mother that could not afford any future for her baby and forced to give her own flesh and blood away; to a stranger. Such love of the mother for her child and yet she's trapped in the corner. She has no where else to go. Her own life is bad enough, let alone supporting another life in her very own dark hopeless world.

My heart breaks for them but at the same time I know I can do something for them. Not just me but anyone.

I'm burning with passion for missions and outreaches to the unfortunates.

My passion
My desire

I believe these are the 2 words that God have for me for next year.

Passion and Desire

I pray in Jesus name that the time is near and will soon come that no mother in this world will be forced to say "Please take my baby".

Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done
On Earth
As is in Heaven.

Amen

Sing praises..

2009-10-26T17:57:00.002+10:00

.. this morning I woke up with this beautiful song playing inside my mind that goes like this:

Praise the Father, Praise the Son.
Praise the Spirit, Three in One.
Clothed in power and in grace
the name above all other names.

Yours is the kingdom,
Yours is the power.
Your is the glory forever.
Yours is the kingdom,
Yours is the power.
Your is the glory forever.

Sing praise to God in Heaven

Praise God the Father for His plan
Praise God the Son for His execution
Praise God the Spirit for His revelation
Praise the Godhead 3 in one

God the creator of the world and the entire universe, gave His perfect self to obtain us back. His Son, Jesus, perfect in every area, died on the Cross for us the imperfects so that we can become perfect in Him before the throne of God.

I would like...

2009-10-25T22:55:00.005+10:00

... to be apart with ACC World Relief team.

After watching the video from ACC World Relief about the tsunami in Samoa with Ben "Shueburger" Shue delivering the message; I had a strong urge to go and be part of the team to gather information, organise and present the message of need to the churches around Australia, if not the world.

I had this dream that I formed an organisation that influence governments through the gospel of Christand and bringing relief to the communities.. Imagine what the world would look like if that actually happened?

Heaven on Earth.

You Alone Can Rescue

2009-10-23T13:28:00.003+10:00

This morning feeling pretty lethargic... Probably due to the amount of physical activities that I've done for the past week. However I had this very beautiful music playing inside my head that went like this:

And You alone can rescue,
You alone can save.
You alone can lift us from the grave.
You came down to find us,
Led us out of death.
To You alone belongs the highest praise.

We lift up our eyes, lift up our eyes,
You're the giver of life

The song is from Matt Redman's latest album We Shall Not Be Shaken titled, You Alone Can Rescue.

Christ alone has saved me.
Christ alone has redeemed me.
Christ alone went to the cross for my sins
Christ was left alone on the hill of the Calvary
so that I can be with Him for eternity.

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. - John 3:16

I now belong to Him
I now belong to Heaven
I now have the righteousness of Christ
and the abundance of Grace

Because He so loved me

a little bit dry

2009-10-21T12:08:00.004+10:00

Going through a dry spell... A little bit.. just a little.. :)

Still adjusting to the new schedule with my sleeping time, cycling and gym training thus affected my quiet time with God, let alone blogging.

Have been working hard at work in response to a crisis in our workload. Well, it did bear fruit but it came with a cost.

Above all that, I had a great time with people and fulfilling commitments.

He saved me again.. :)

2009-10-19T18:21:00.004+10:00

One day I had this urge in my heart to remove all personal info in Facebook for no apparent reason..

I obliged and sacrificed a good portion of my info including videos and pictures that have served good memories for many.

A couple of days later, there was news about Facebook suffered a security breach and many accounts became victims.

Not only their accounts now used as advertising / virus carrier by sending weirdo messages on their friends wall but their personal info will be used for miscellaneous rubbish..

A number of my friends became victim of this virus and started to affect people in their Friend's list..

However, I praise God for saving me... else who knows, mine could be hacked too and I might be receiving loads of rubbish in my mailbox.. or worse?

Thank You Father.

You saved me.

And You always do

Love you

Amen

The BEST love letter ever written and will ever be!

2009-10-18T17:39:00.001+10:00

Don't need to say much.. Just watch the video

This is the BEST love letter one could ever receive in their lives..

Family 2 Family

2009-10-17T17:44:00.003+10:00

visiting church families and show / share / give:

fellowship
care
love
prayers

I loved it.

Because I love my church and they are my family.

God is good :)

Come home running

2009-10-16T09:36:00.004+10:00

This song that captured my heart as I worshipped God this morning. The chorus goes like this:

So come home running
His arms are open wide
His name is Jesus
He understands
He is the answer
You are looking for
So come home running
Just as you are

It's a very beautiful song about the love of God for His children.

The words spoke to me strongly about who I am in Him and what He expects of me as a person, a man, His child.

Who am I before you Lord?

What should I be to appear before You?

Am I good enough to have You?

Where should I go with all the sins clouding over me?

Am I allowed to enter Your kingdom with the filth I carry?

But You said:

Come home
Run back to Me
I am Your answer for everything
I will cleanse you with My blood
I will embrace you
You are My child
My arms are wide open for you
I love you
Come home
Run back to Me

Father, it is
Your mercy that took away all my sins and sorrow
Your grace that propels me to a better tomorrow
Your great blessings that I walk in Your way
Your amazing love for me that I am what I am today

Love You Lord

Amen

The power of AMEN

2009-10-15T15:24:00.002+10:00

Amen is the most known word in all the world’s languages

2 Cor 1:20 - For all the promises of God in Him [are] Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.

The root word for AMEN is transliterated as AMAN.

AMAN a verb (Strong’s 539) which has the meaning of Faith [Editor: i.e. to support, confirm, be faithful, stand firm, believe, trust, or be certain]

The noun is EMUWNAH (Strong’s 530).

For instance, Abraham in Genesis 15:6 “believed” or AMAN in the LORD, and He accounted it to him for righteousness.”

In Arabic, AMAN is Amin.

Rev 3:14 …. These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God …

Rev 3:14 tells us that Jesus Christ is the AMEN!

When we say AMEN, it is to the glory of God and fulfilment in our lives. When we say AMEN, we are saying, “I believe and so be it unto me” and we will take the benefit of the blessings, preaching etc.

We shall not be shaken

2009-10-15T09:13:00.005+10:00

This morning I woke up this song playing in my mind. The lyrics goes like this:

Our God, You are all that You say You are
You never change, You never fail
You never fade

Our God, You are faithful in all Your ways
Forever You stand, forever You reign
Forever remain
And we shall not be shaken

It's a very beautiful song from Matt. Praise God for him.

As I worship and meditate on these words, it then dawned on me about the revelation I received from the Lord a while back about me standing on the Rock.

Our Father is the same yesterday, today and forever. He never changes and forever remains faithful. The Bible says in 2 Timothy 2:13 says "If we believe not, yet he stays faithful: he cannot deny himself".

The Bible also says that God is love and He forever loving us.

Neways, back to my revelation... The Lord showed me a picture of me standing on a rock. The rock is solid, stable, unshakeable, and unmoveable. I feel safe standing on the rock. The Lord then showed me people coming up to me and gave me an uppercut – knocked me off my feet and I fell onto the rock. This scene continues to repeat itself that I got pummelled by one after another.

As I stood there watching the “me” getting hammered, the Lord said, “Son, see the people who kept coming to you and knock you out? They are everything that you encounter – life, loved ones, friends, family, work, situations, etc…”

I then asked Him, “Why do they hit me? And why do I keep getting up for them to hit me again? Father, I’m getting pummelled there.”

The Lord answered me,”Son, it is not about who pummels you. It’s about where you fall every time you were hit. Noticed where you land?”

I said,”I fell onto the rock”

The Lord then said,” That’s right. I AM THE ROCK that you landed on.”

He’s right. I fell onto Him every time I was hit

The Lord then continued,” Son, the people who were able to hit you was because you let them. There is nothing wrong with that; they are your loved ones, they are your friends, they are your family; those are the things that you do… You get punched because they will hurt you one way or the other but remember William; you will NEVER knocked off to the darkness. You will always fall onto Me. I got you My son. I AM YOUR ROCK”

Amazing revelation. The beauty of God. The loveliness of the Heavenly Father.

I will no longer fall into the darkness. Life, people they are going to hurt me one way or the other but am on the solid ground. Nothing can shake me off because He is unshakeable.

Amen

A simple analogy

2009-10-14T17:08:00.003+10:00

An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before but had once failed an entire class.

That class had insisted that socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer.

The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on socialism. All grades would be averaged and everyone would receive the same grade so no one would fail and no one would receive an A."

After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B.

The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy.

As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little.

The second test average was a D! No one was happy.

When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F.

The scores never increased as bickering, blame and name-calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else.

All failed, to their great surprise, and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great but when government takes the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed.

Could not be any simpler than that.

You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for,that my dear friend, is about the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.

the best thing to do..

2009-10-14T16:28:00.005+10:00

.. at home after work is to play my guitar!! Although it's nice to knock off work at 3:30pm but there is nothing much to do after that..

TV shows are appalling and most of my mates are still at work.

I've printed Matt Redman's songs and can't wait to learn the songs..

yay!

----- update ----

not when your arms are sore from gym workout..

T_T

it's difficult to strum properly...

bleh

What would it be?

2009-10-14T10:42:00.002+10:00

This morning I woke up with this song playing in my mind. The lyrics goes like this:

And I won't cry for yesterday
there's an ordinary world somehow I have to find
And as I try to make my way to the ordinary world
I will learn to survive

The lyrics came from Ordinary World by RED.

I didn't spend much time to meditate on it because I'M CYCLING TO WORK!! So my mind was kinda adjusting to the new environment and also making sure I have all the gears prepared.

The journey was awesome. Something new, which is good for my eyes, mind and body while my soul kept on worshipping His Majesty.

Still, I have yet to discover the meaning behind the song from God's MP3.

Oh Lord, I seek Your anointing and guidance in revealing to me what You wish to say.

For Your amazing grace and mercy, I thank You for Your Son Jesus Christ who died at the Cross for me and His resurrection that He now lives in me.

LOVE YOU FATHER!!

Amen

My biggest temptation...

2009-10-13T17:50:00.003+10:00

I was asked by someone about my biggest temptation that I constantly and consistently failed to overcome..

My reply was

"KOORONG"...

T__T

Better here...

2009-10-13T06:49:00.002+10:00

I woke up these words playing inside my mind: "Better here than a thousand days, inywhere here I am home, it's heaven wherever You are, here where You are"

As I continue to worship Him it then dawned on me that there is no where else I enjoy most apart from being in the shadow of the Almighty.

It's way better to be here - in the presence of the Lord than a thousand days elsewhere: paradise island, mates, loved ones, money, etc.

Any place I go
Any visual I see
Any audio I hear
Any material I touch

Nothing compares to be in the presence of the Lord.

Amen

I think I have pulled...

2009-10-12T22:53:00.002+10:00

... my abdominal muscle pretty badly

Currently struggling to do anything that involves the ab muscle to tense, which is pretty much lots of things..

boo hoo..

Ouch..

Pic that speaks more than a thousand words

2009-10-11T22:46:00.006+10:00

I have yet to post the revelation I received from God about my maiden trip to India so I'll try to make it brief.. It's not about the people in India or the good works I did but it's about His amazing power and ability to create something extraordinary and I literally mean EXTRAORDINARY in my personal walk with Him.

This morning I was asked by Wendy about the one thing that changed me most.. Without a doubt there was this moment that I was in the slum and I took a picture of it:

If you look carefully you can see 3 pigs sleeping in that smelly pile of swamp /rubbish / filth..

The lady was washing her clothes..

View the pic in actual size, you'll see a little kid was largely hidden by the lady.

That kid was fully naked..

That kid was having a bath..

There's a saying that a picture speaks a thousand words

I believe that pic speaks more than just words.

Flickr

2009-10-11T20:40:00.003+10:00

Hmm.. I just realised that my Flickr account has a limit of 100MB..

That's a bummer as I have already used up 72% of my space and I just uploaded my Delhi and Agra journey.

What about the rest? Looks like I have to create another account to accommodate the remaining photos

Bleh, so much for the hype of "Flickr this and Flickr that".. I'll flick you in a second..

Second trip??

2009-10-11T20:23:00.004+10:00

I spoke to Ben Teefy before the church service and he said he is planning to mobilise a team for another mission trip to Jaipur next year. This time the purpose of the mission would be ministering to the community in Kalhpulthi slums.

The recent trip was a "scouting" mission as we had Ben Shue, Australian Christian Churches Director of World Relief, joined us and the main purpose of the trip was for Ben to gather information about the projects that were currently operating in various locations in India..

Whereas for me, it was God demonstrating His power and ability to take my desire to another level.

So after Ben shared with me of his plan, I was like "SIGN ME UP BENNY"..

I wanna go back to Jaipur again..

Which also means I have to give up my Hillsong Conference 2010 ticket (again)..

But to choose between my personal ministry and Hillsong, I'll take ministry anytime yo!!

Woo hoo!!

I'm absolutely...

2009-10-09T21:40:00.000+10:00

... smashed..

Got back from the gym with James and have not been working out that hard for 5 weeks..

Am good for food and bed..

Old digs..

2009-10-09T17:33:00.004+10:00

.. as I was browsing through some photos and I found this..

my one time with long hair..

HAHAHAHAHAHA

and that wasn't at my longest..

oh snap!!

those were the days :P

I love...

2009-10-09T12:40:00.003+10:00

... reading and writing love letters...

I have experienced the wisdom and love of God manifesting while writing these long letters..

God's MP3

2009-10-09T06:39:00.004+10:00

As I've shared before about God's MP3 that plays inside my head every time I woke up in the morning - especially when am semi-awake...

This morning Father God decided to start my day with chorus that goes like this:

How can I keep from singing Your praise
How can I ever say enough
How amazing is Your love
How can I keep from shouting Your name
I know I am loved by the King
And it makes my heart want to sing

That song has been identified from How Can I Keep From Singing.

As I meditate on these words, it speaks to me that I can't stop worshiping Him enough..

My heart continue to seek Him.. My lips continue to praise Him.. My body move in rhythm with worship (especially my head).. I did it regardless where I was.. He is too irresistible..

I move, praise, worship.. all because of Your amazing Grace and Love..

bleh

2009-10-08T20:18:00.005+10:00

I snapped the pick when playing my guitar..

Hmm.. strange to snap a soft pick into two..

Thank goodness that I still have 5 more.. :)

Alright.. back to writing music..

Oh Lord, Your wisdom come.. Inspire me with Your beauty

The world can reveal His existence

2009-10-08T09:56:00.006+10:00

The Lord lead me to the 4 books in the Bible, written about the life of the Messiah. The 4 books also represent the 4 faces of Jesus Christ - Human, Ox, Lion and Eagle.. Each face has its role in defeating the 4 apocalypses prophesied by John in the book of Revelations. In addition, the curses of the 4 apocalypses were carried onto the body of Jesus at the Cross.

Anyways, that is a whole sharing by itself.

As I was reflecting on the 4 gospels, I began to wonder why there were only 4 gospels written about the life of Jesus when the rest were with Him as well (including Judas)? What about Thomas, Peter, James, Andrew, etc? I believe they spent most of the time with Jesus, if not all the time (John, James and Peter went up to Mount Hermon with Jesus and several other occasions)

The Lord then showed me this:
The number 4 is the number of the world.
4 corners - North, South, East and West.
4 seasons - Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn.

And the Lord spoke to me, "So that the world can know my Son and reveal My existence"

The gospels were written to reach out to the 4 corners of the world.
To all 4 seasons
To all mankind

This is the message of God - about His Son and His perfect work

Amen

Where would I be without You..

2009-10-08T06:48:00.005+10:00

The chorus of the song, Overflow, has been playing in my mind and my heart since yesterday and it happened again this morning..

The lyrics goes like this:
And where would I be
Without You, without You?
Where would I be
Without You?

I have this little beauty, which I called it "God's MP3 player". It's so awesome that every morning I woke up and the music started playing inside my head. I then began to worship Him before I sat up on my bed.. Cool stuff eh?

I began to worship Him with this chorus repeatedly and the words became so alive in me..

Oh Lord, where would I be without You?

With all the experience I went through, good and bad, I sincerely don't know where and how I will be without You as my rock.

Your beauty, Your passion, Your love, Your desire.. Father, You gave.. I earned none of them.. It's all you..

Glory in the highest
No one else could ever compare to You Lord
All the earth will together declare Your glory in the highest.

Where would I be without You?
I need You everyday, every minute, every second..
I grew up with You beside me
and the day will come that we will meet again..

Like the moments where we see each other eye to eye.. the time You appeared before me in person..

I can't wait for that moment.

Love you Father

Amen

Lost weight

2009-10-07T21:51:00.004+10:00

I weighed myself at the gym and found out that I lost 3 kgs in a month.. Lack of workout sessions and India trip were the main contributors for this weight loss.

Hmm.. Time to bulk up!!

James were complaining although he gained some good pounds into his physique..

Trip to India with Jesus

2009-10-07T21:21:00.004+10:00

First Leg - Delhi and day trip to Agra

Mercy and Justice

2009-10-07T17:24:00.003+10:00

Micah 6:8 He has showed you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God

Every time I came across any injustice, it stirs my flesh and have every intention to pay back on the offender. For example if the crime was physical harm, then I wanted the offender to go through exactly similar to the victim.. No mercy, no compassion..

Young's Literal Translation says "...do judgment, and love kindness, And lowly to walk with thy God"

Recently God reminded me again of this verse when I was receiving appalling comments and accusations and my flesh screamed "justice", "payback" and the devil started to put thoughts into my mind to reveal their weaknesses, their dark secrets into the public.

I asked God, "How can she be so self-centred?", "What gossip! I should do the same", "I have to tell them to piss off !!"

When God showed me this verse, it just threw me deeper into confusion.. I asked Him again, "What do you want me to see?"

His reply was firm and yet full of love, "Son, I love you. Although you have been labeled, judged, accused by others but son, I love you"

Immediately I sank into His love.

God's right.. Who are these people? When He said am His beloved, who are they to say otherwise?

Through His amazing love, I was transformed from being spiteful to gracious and forgiveness. If they are unhappy, let them be unhappy. I'm going to rejoice in Jesus..

So where does justice sits? When your heart is full of love, I believe whatever you do, justly comes forth. Love comes forth. Goodness comes forth..

All because of Jesus and His love humbled me.

Fav pic

2009-10-03T10:42:00.004+10:00

Among the pictures I took in India, from the majestic and historic buildings to slums.

This got to be my favorite pic

Bob was talking to a guy from the slums while my eyes wandered everywhere and I saw this little kid.. He came out of his house, holding a small cup containing his meal and squat on a small brick.

I then took out my camera and it came out beautifully.

Oh yeah, notice the field at the far end? That is the playground and also the community toilet.. Yup yup.. toilet! There is no toilet around so people just ease themselves on that field.

Music music music

2009-10-03T10:35:00.003+10:00

I have been feeding myself with worship music and my current feed comes from Chris Tomlin and his amazing gift in music. I absolutely loved his music and his passion for God.

In addition, his songs are not hard to play and have been playing a few of his songs..

Hopefully I could bring these songs to LG and worship Him together..

On the other note: I'm still unpacking the experience of my maiden oversea mission trip to India. God still putting desires and wisdom into my heart from my trip.

Currently working on making a video from the photos and videos I took.. all 300 of them.. O_o.. It's going to be fun!

Never leave nor forsake you

2009-07-24T23:46:00.004+10:00

Pastor Bayless Conley came to my church a couple of weeks ago and he was preaching about worry. At the end of his sermon, he got us to stand on our feet and put our hands together as we're asking for alms. Bayless told us to speak our worries onto our hands and then threw them up onto God.. We to release all our worries to God..

I was struggling to do that because I could not think of any worry that worth casting. So I just stood there and looking around at others.. I saw them casting their worries out and I thought "Gosh... they do have worries sitting in them"...

Am not saying that my life is uber perfect and never had any problem but I knew and believed, that God is way way bigger, in fact too big, for any worry to leave its spot in my heart. My Father will look after all my worries and He never wanted me to carry one..

A few days ago God gave me an amazing revelation.. He took me to the scene when Bayless Conley asked us to cast our worry onto God and then He said "Son, when they thought they have fallen into the pit of darkness, into an abyss, into the depth of condemnation and doubt... the truth is they never fell into any of them... because they were on My palm all the time... I got every single one of them.. I have promised that I will never leave them or forsake them and I have kept My promise."

Then God showed me His hands and I saw people, His people, were on His palm with their eyes closed..

God then said, "Look, I got them and the only thing they need to do is to open their eyes and they will see Me.."

With that revelation and truth, how are we to have worry or fear?

The Holy Spirit just re-strengthens my heart and re-ignite the fire of Christ in me..

Praise God

Amen

Farewell

2009-06-09T15:34:00.001+10:00

Every year I had to say goodbye to people who are dear to me. All of them left to their respective home except one who unfortunately had an accidental death.. still, it’s a goodbye.

Yesterday I had to say farewell to my dearest and closest mate, friend, brother of 5 years – Chee Hong.. To be precise, since the day I was born again.. He was there with and for me through thick and thin, ups and downs and countless serving in ministries together… having him around my place since his trip, has been a bliss...

However, the amazing thing was I received a revelation from God of this amazing friendship that He had ordained… The Lord showed me that the our friendship is similar to what David and Jonathan had in the Bible.. An amazing friendship that both parties loved each other to the fullest.. One of the great and pure friendship in the Bible, if not the best.. How we served each other always points to His amazing glory and how we support each other in our own ministry points to His amazing Grace.. Our blogs (Pedal Under Grace and Pillar of Grace) speak of the similarities… We are David / Jonathan to each other.. Praise God..

So yeah, yesterday’s farewell was probably the hardest and most difficult I had to go through period.. Never been that emotional and I know deep inside my heart, am fully convinced that we’ll see each other again…

At the time being, I say goodbye to Chee Hong… my greatly beloved brother..

Love you bro

I wrote something

2009-05-24T00:27:00.004+10:00

One day I was playing my guitar, scrumming some random melodies and I came up with a piece for a song for the Lord.. With the help of Wayne to fine tune the song, the lyrics came up something like this:

Verse 1:
The scars of Your body
Filled with Your love
Dripping from the crown of thorns
You still think of me

Verse 2:
When the nails pierced through
The palm of Your hands
Broken, battered, accused and abandoned
You shows Your Grace

Chorus:
Lord Jesus
How You loved me
Lord Jesus
You set me free
On the lonely hill of calvary
You died for me

Bridge:
You took my place
I'm saved by Your Grace
King of Heaven
Still think of me

The lyrics came about when I was watching the movie The Passion... The scene of Jesus on the cross, bleeding and suffering.... The beautiful thing was I didn't see the pain, the Holy Spirit revealed that He was thinking of me on the cross. So beautiful.. such great love of Him... and comes this song for Him..

are not but you are

2009-05-08T13:22:00.003+10:00

Yesterday the Lord spoke to me this...

He said "Son, you are blessed not because of what you have done" then later He dropped another word for me and He said "You are not a holy person but you are holy".

As I began to dwell in the Words and the Holy Spirit began to reveal them to me.

Me getting blessed time after time has nothing to do with wherever I've done. It's all because of Jesus Christ. The one thing and the only thing I ever did was believe Jesus... That's it.. That's all.. no extra sauce.

It's not based on my good behavior but it's based on Jesus' obedience. If the condition of God's blessing is based on how long I've been an angel before anyone, God has to wait for eternity - even when you did behave for a period of time.. Why? It's because we often think of good behavior as being acceptable to the eyes of other people but God sees everything in us. If somewhere in us is flawed (sometimes we did not even see it), every part of us is considered flawed and no blessings shall come onto us.

It's not based on how much I encouraged people around me but it's based on Jesus' Grace. I realised something amazing that when someone encourages another, the recipient was not actually lifted up as the world says.. we may feel good but it was God who lifted us up and when God lifts us up, it never fails to exalt to a higher level in life.

Shall post more......

to be continued

Not to judge based on what you see from afar

2009-05-06T10:58:00.009+10:00

The Lord asked me, "When Jesus went to dine with tax collectors and sinners but did He count the money and commit the sins with them?"

then the Lord asked me again "When Jesus went to spend time with a prostitute, did He received a lap dance from her?"

As I was sharing this with Amit, God revealed to me more of this:

God was telling me not to judge based on what you see from afar.

For example, when Jesus dined with the tax collectors, the people only saw Him and the tax collectors having some Roti Prata together and that's all they see. They did not see the next of the entire event. They did not hear their conversations. But that's how people would end their observation and start making conclusion / judgement.

The point being when Jesus was seen spending time with the “sinners”, going somewhere or whatever, that does not mean He will commit sins with them. I don't believe He would count the tax money nor He received a lap dance from the prostitute. I believe Jesus was there to bring them the Bread of Life and Living Water.

Sometimes in our life when we noticed someone did not attend a Sunday service or missed out from ministry; that does not constitute them as backslidden Christians.

To find out, to seek the truth, to obtain confirmation is by confronting them with God’s Grace. Not force but with love. His Mercy, His Grace. As long as there is no confrontation, there is no place for judgement. Our mind can think of many ways, especially the negative things because we don't know the truth so the devil will use this opportunity to put doubts into our head.. The devil will put negative thoughts such as "oh, this person has backslidden." or "he is cheating his partner because I saw him walking with another lady in the streets" or "he is liar so be careful of whatever he says".

Then I ask God: “So what happens if I confront the person and this person said the otherwise? As I asked “Hey mate, what's the issue? You alright?” and the reply was“oh yeah, everything's fine ??“ I knew that reply is a lie.. So what should I do?"

Then God told me that although we claim to know there is something wrong but we should take whatever the answer been given and there is STILL no place for judgement of the otherwise. It is not for us to say “YOU LIAR.. I’LL SLAP YOU UNTIL TELL ME THE TRUTH!!!”

We got to accept what has been given and honesty does not come out by force – that only produces fear, submission and condemnation.

The Lord then told me this: The only thing you need to bring is yourself and Me in You before anyone. Bring your honesty and My love in you and I will bring the honesty out of them. There is still no place for you trying to bring anything out of anyone because you can't. Sometimes the reasons that you can't get honesty out of them are they are afraid or you have deaf ears.... or you just being a big mouth.

I know that by accepting their "lie" does frustrates us because we wanted the truth but again, it is not our job to seek the truth out of someone. It is the job of our God.

Bring yourself the goodness of Christ in you and God will bring the honesty out of them. And there is still no place for judgement.

Adjusting

2009-05-05T14:51:00.003+10:00

Looking at the clock it says 2:55pm... Today is Tuesday and am already home from work.

Due to the new roster, I'm been allocated to 6am start and today is the first day of the new roster.

My body is still adjusting to the new time especially my sleeping and waking up times. This morning I woke up at 4:30am and left home for work at 5:10am.

As I was in the train, I looked around and noticed that most of the passengers took advantage of their journey time to get some shut eyes. I wonder in the future would I be like one of them.. getting some shut eyes for a good 10 minutes :P So far I really enjoyed my walk to work because the weather is cool and hardly anyone in the city. With the music player contains all great Christian songs, I can't help it but to walk with joy - praising and worshiping God.

Currently I'm hot on the heels with Third Day. I'm just loving their songs and their lyrics are awesome.. especially the song that sang about what would say to us, instead of us saying to God.. These songs put my eyes on His love for me than my love for Him. So yeah, Third Day - loving it :P :P

but the down side is I have to go to bed at 9pm latest, which means I have miss out a few things - Sunday night service and my TV shows - NCIS and House.. T__T

Let the adjustment begins :)

He who gave up everything

2009-04-29T20:07:00.004+10:00

As I have been feeding myself with the message of God's grace and recently I have received fresh revelation of His Grace for us. In Matthew 13:44 - 46, it says "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it."

You know, i heard this message before by a guest speaker who came to my church and he preached the message about the merchant and fine pearl.. He preached along the lines that God is like the fine pearl and when we found it, we are willing to give up and sell everything we've got just to keep God in our lives.

Guess what? God showed me the other way around. In the scriptures, the man is God Himself and we are the fine pearl and the hidden treasure. Do you see the resemblance between these scriptures and Jesus?

Yes, Jesus gave everything up for us. In order to obtain us back into the Kingdom, He sold His own life to death.

Adam was cursed because of his sin, Jesus was cursed for our sins.

Adam was evicted from heaven, Jesus left heaven.

Adam lost his rights before God, Jesus gave up His rights for us.

Adam was forced to be separated from God, Jesus wanted to be with us.

Adam ate the fruit from the tree and death reigned, Jesus defeated death by dying on a tree.

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Jesus gave up everything and He did it for us.

Some might say "oh how can you say that we are fine pearl or hidden treasure! We are cursed beings and that's why Jesus died for us"

What they said is true that we're wretched creatures................... in their own eyes, not God.

He sees us as fine pearl, He sees us as hidden treasure and He is willing to give up everything to obtain us back to Him.

So does that mean we are worthy? No we are not, never in anyone ever.

But do we worth saving? Jesus gave up His life to show it.

Simply because He loves us just that much.

Hallelujah.

Jesus Jesus Jesus

Saved and Changed

2009-04-14T17:23:00.004+10:00

The recent revelation I've received from my Father was we're saved by His death and changed by His grace.

On the cross, Jesus died to save us from eternal damnation in hell. In the book of John, Jesus said that He is THE way, the truth and the life. No one goes through to God except through Him. That scripture is pretty self-explanatory that no one goes to Heaven without Jesus and the pathway (or stairway for Eric Clapton fans) to Heaven has been made possible through His death on the cross.

On the cross, Jesus bore our sins and transgressions so that we remain righteous before God the Father. Jesus Himself has no sins; someone who knew no sin and did no sin while we, judged by the law and revealed all of our sins. Jesus died of our sins so that we live of His righteousness.

When we grasp that revelation of the work of Jesus Christ, when we dwell in that beautiful picture of God' grace for us, when we realised that we are nothing without Jesus and we need Him for every aspect of our life, the Holy Spirit begins to manifest.

Our walk in life, our attitude, our personality will be changed not from our own effort but by the power of the Holy Spirit. Temptations and addictions that we often struggled to overcome, will be an "effortless" change. In Romans the Bible says for "For sins shall not be master over you, for you are not under law but under grace". That scripture strongly proclaims that temptation and addiction will no longer have their stronghold on us because it has been defeated by Jesus Christ for us.

The gospel of Christ that is the gospel of Grace - is not a "something" or a "by product" in Christianity; it has everything to do with Christianity. In other words, it IS Christianity.

We are Saved By His Death and we are Changed By His Grace

In Jesus' Name

Blessed, blessings and be blessed

2009-04-03T22:30:00.006+10:00

As I was at the Men's Conference and Pastor Brian Houston preached on having the need. Well, he was preaching about God knew what our needs are and how we are provisioned / blessed according to His riches in the Kingdom through Jesus Christ.

One of the few scriptures he dished out was 2 Corinthians 9:10.. In God's Word translation it says "God gives seed to the farmer and food to those who need to eat. God will also give you seed and multiply it...."

The Bible says God was the one who gave the seeds to the farmer and the farmer will sow the seeds into the soil before reaping the harvest.

That scripture suddenly hit me about tithing. Often we think that we must dig out from our own pockets and give it to church and THEN expect blessings from God... We hesitant because we're going to lose a portion of our money first before God restores it abundantly.. you know, it's halfway truth..

According to that scripture, the money that we have in our hands before the offering bucket goes by, that money itself is from our Father... God blesses us FIRST so that we could be a blessing to others and when we bless others, we again receive blessing from our Father.. Do you see that?

God put that seed into the farmer's hand and the farmer sows the seed and reaps the harvest.. so when we give, do remember that it was God who gave us that money so that we could sow it into the life of other people and we then reap His blessings again - in multiple times!!!!

You know the amazing thing, in 2 Corinthians 9:7 says that God loves a cheerful giver... so how do we be a cheerful giver?? The answer is that our giving comes from the Father, not from our flesh.. God put His giving onto our hands so that we could give it to other people and THEN God give us much more than He first gave us..

It's a double blessings!! We got blessed so that we can bless others then God blesses us again!!

The more amazing thing is "What do we have to do?" The answer is Nothing!! We just receive from Him.. We draw from Him..

What a love we have in our Father's heart!!

Oh praise the Lord.. my God, my Saviour, my Father..

Thank You for loving me.

Amen

Word for this year

2009-03-29T22:59:00.001+10:00

I still remember on the 6th of January I received the word from God.. I was arranging the books on the table and the Lord spoke to me. He said, "Son, everyone and anyone can preach about God but only you can preach about Jesus".

As the word resides in my heart, I began to ponder the significant of the name Jesus.. It didn't really lead me anywhere and I went to bed.. :) :) The following morning James sent me an article reporting the peace talks between Hamas and Israeli government over the recent war.. Apparently the Hamas government rejected the talk because they believed in having peace with infidels (unbelievers) is a sin against God..

It then revealed to me about what the Lord has spoken to me on the night before.. The war that caused such great terrorism on the people between 2 nations and the world.... these people are actually fighting and killing in the name of God..

I believe the word "God" has been so severely abused and had lost its power among people.. The word "God" has no longer holds its divinity as it used to in the past.. If I were to go into street preaching and sharing with the public, telling them God loves them.. the chances are zero to none.. If I share with other people about God, they would end up telling me about their God.. you know things like "hey man, God loves you" and they'll go "oh yeah?" and walks away..

When the word God is mentioned, people sense distance - that God is somewhere up there while the people are rotting and suffering down below.. When the name Jesus is mentioned, people sense closeness, intimacy and love. I mean it's so cool and awesome because every time I mentioned Jesus, people feel the closeness and it became personal.. No longer me, mates or church but only them and Jesus in One...

The Bible says in John that in the beginning there was the Word and the Word became flesh.. All of us know that the flesh is Jesus Himself.. Further up in the book of John and the Bible says "The Law was given by Moses but Grace and Truth came by Jesus Christ"... The word came means coming into existence.. So in other words, Grace and Truth came into existence in Jesus Christ... Jesus IS Grace and Truth... Notice the words "Grace and Truth".. they are meant to be one instead of separate elements.

Jesus also said "When you see Me you see the Father".. Jesus represents the Father, God Himself.. If we want to know God, look at Jesus and what do you see Jesus in the Bible? He heals, restores, full of peace, at rest, strong, merciful, compassionate, love... Jesus never rebukes a sinner, Jesus never cursed at the misfortunes.. Oh how amazing is the Grace of God through Jesus Christ..

If we want to win souls, forget Anthony Robbins motivational preaching... just preach Jesus and His finished work at the cross... Anthony Robbins can't give you eternity and fullness of life, Jesus can.. Anthony Robbins will never go to the cross for anyone but Jesus would and He already did!

p.s. am not knocking on Anthony Robbin.. just using him as an example because he's a great public figure and also I have heard of him.. hehe

Shalom

Earth Hour

2009-03-28T17:53:00.000+10:00

The recent hype of turning off the electrical devices for an hour called campaign Earth Hour.. The purpose of Earth Hour is one of the many attempts to raise awareness to the public in regards of the fragile condition of the Earth... Media and experts had concluded that the Earth is dying... nothing further from the truth.. the abusive usage on materials and disregard of the "mother nature" has reached its critical point... I think most of us at some point came across with the public figure, Al Gore, in his relentless effort to raise the issue of the human's neglectfulness towards the Earth..

I think it's a good campaign.. At least they are trying to do something good.. Besides, it's fun to learn something scientific about God' creation :) :)

Personally I don't support such campaign because I believe when God created the Earth, He built it SOLID!! I don't believe God did not see it coming of the advance technology His created built and pollution generated from it... I don't think God would freak out and went "Oh snap..! I did not see it coming of my creations would create such pollution"..

Pastor Prince did share something in regards of the Earth and campaigns such as these and he said salvation of the Earth does not come from campaigns but the salvation of the people through the gospel of Christ.. When people are saved, the Earth will be saved... The Holy Spirit will guide us from within, transforming our hearts through the wisdom of Christ.. Many said Christianity is spiritual salvation but I totally disagree with that.. Christianity has caused salvation on both spiritual and physical side..

If we're to put this out in general, then one thing really perplexes me is "common sense".. The Earth Hour campaign urge the public to turn off their electrical appliances for an hour... The question is why? Why do people would leave the non-essential electrical appliances on when they are not using them? Would that be just common sense? or the laziness got so much into them??

In my life, when the power of Christ is so rooted into my heart, I began to appreciate everything thing because all the things that I have are undeserved blessings from God through Christ. My heart was so transformed by His love that caused me to look after the things I have.. sub-consciously I would automatically turn off the electrical devices that I have done using them period.. At least that's how my life works and these things happened without me listening to campaigns from environmentalists.. I was changed effortless

It's more if not the most important to spread the love of Christ to the public than anything else.. I believe God loves the Earth more than any of His creation can..

These campaigns are trying to fix the fruit, not the root.. who can fix the root? Not from any of us, but from the Creator Himself.. Can you expect a car to fix another car or the car is sent to the creator (mechanic)?

written by: William Tan

the birth of Pillar of Grace

2009-03-28T13:06:00.000+10:00

the name for this blog was conceived during the prayer session at connect group. While I was being prayed for by the Royal Priesthoods, Tina shared with me with the vision she received about a pillar being surrounded by angels...

As my heart is established by the gospel of Christ that is the Grace of God through Jesus Christ.. It has been my desire to share His Grace with people through my personal walk and my ministry - Jesus In Action Ministry.

All the things I do are solely based on His Grace.. In Matthew 11:28 says "Come unto Me (Jesus), all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."

The latest revelation I received from my Father was the similarities of verses in the Old Testament and New Testament in the Bible. Genesis 1:3-4 - Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. And in Matthew 5:14-16 - “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. “Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

The Holy Spirit told me showing goodness of Christ to other people must comes from the goodness of Christ IN me.. Jesus says in John 7, "If anyone thirst, come to Me and drink and out of their belly shall flow of rivers of living water"... The Bible says I to fill myself with His goodness and through the overflow I then nourish others... And for anyone who sees the goodness, they will praise the Father in Heaven of His goodness that resides in me.

Hence, this blog greets the world the following morning.

written by: William Tan

Hmm..

2009-03-27T00:54:00.000+10:00

Jesus Jesus Jesus