Walk with God

Proverbs 4:18
But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.




Beautiful song....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o5DJ74YepI&mode=related&search=

Path = walk with God = agree with God (Amos 3:3)

To agree = read the Word or listening to the Word preached

Righteous = child of God. Those who have accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord & saviour
2 Cor 5:21 "For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him."

As you walk with Him; you will know Him; He will lead you; He will bless you; and make you such a blessing.

You can rely on His love for you. Victory already won; reject bitterness; depression; fear; just trust Him.

He came that you might have life and have it more abundantly (John 10:10)

Don't Worry

I felt discouraged and emotionally down today....

I couldn't pick myself up this morning, not even spiritually.... I prayed and talked to God. I wanted a word from Him very badly. I didn't hear anything...

While on the computer, I heard a noise at the opened window just next to me...a bird perched on my window looking into my room!


I realised God sent the bird....to say "Don't Worry"....

Tears start flowing down my face....felt the touched of the holy spirit inside of me...

Reminded of the below verses.

Matthew 6:
25 "Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?

26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?

27 Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?

28 So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin;

29 and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

30 Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

31 Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'

32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

Song That Will Touch Your Heart

Listen to this.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw7orGUz8TU


Oh Lord You've searched me
You know my way
Even when I fail You
I know You love me
Your holy presence surrounding me
In every season, I know You love me, I know You love me

At the cross, I bow my knee
where Your blood was shed for me
There's no greater love than this
You have overcome the grave
Your glory fills the highest place
what can separate me now

You go before me
You shield my way
Your hand upholds me
I know You love me

You tore the veil
You made a way
When you said that 'It is done"

And when the earth fades,
falls from my eyes
and You stand before me
I know You love me, I know you love me.

Words & Music by Reuben Morgan & Darlene Zshech

Be Thankful

When do you say thank you? When someone give you something?

Someone may buy you a material thing that cost millions. But after some time, you find yourself tired or no longer interested. You wanted something else or something new. Material thing does not satisfy for long.

I remember the scene in the movie, Passion of Christ. Jesus gave His life for you and me, so that all the bad deserved of us are all taken away, placed on Him at the cross... the divine exchange took place.....we are given all the good from Him. Tears rolled down my cheeks....

Jesus gave His life for you and me! He gave everything just because He loves us!

How precious we are to Him. How valuable. He loves us so very much. Be thankful for what He has done for you and me.

Even if you think you have nothing in this world, if you have accepted Jesus's love for you, you have everything! Give thanks! Oh.....how thankful.....

"Ephesians 5:20 giving thanks ALWAYS for ALL things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ "


Listen to songs no.10 & 14...
http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?item_no=CD32356&netp_id=206954&event=SNG&item_code=WW

He Watches Over Me

Today, I pray and ask God to direct my path. I asked that He pave the way for me so it will be easy to walk on. I cannot see my future but I want to totally trust Him since He knows what is best for me.

Then I came across this verse in the Bible.....

"Psalm 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with my eye."

I realised I have a Daddy God who really cares for me so very much.
1) "Instruct" : He promised He will advice me the way I should go...

But what if I don't know how to get there?

2) "Teach" : He also promised He will teach me how...

Then, what if something happen along the way that I don't know what to do?

3) "Guide" : He even promised that He will guide me with His eye ie, watch over me.

So, what can go wrong if He is there all the time? Even if there is a storm along the way, He will handle it!

Speak the WORD! Take Authority!

Do you feel defeated or fearful sometimes even though you are already Victorious in Christ?

Know that you are under attack by the evil one who is stealing your joy. He cannot wait to kill & destroy you.

Jesus said "John 10:10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. "

Know your position as a child of God, your identity in Christ. You have spiritual authority!

Sharing one of the powerful spiritual weapons - SWord of the Spirit.

"Ephesians 6:17
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; ..."

In Greek, the "sword of the spirit" here refers to Rhema word of God.
Rhema word of God means Spoken Word = S-Word = SWORD

Even Jesus uses this against Satan as per Matthew 4:
+ "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'"
+ "It is written again, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'"
+"For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.'"

"Revelations 1:16
He had in His right hand seven stars, out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength. "

In Greek, 2-Edged SWord means 2-mouth SWord :
+When the Word leaves the mouth of God = 1 mouth = 1 edge
+When the Word leaves our mouth (child of God) = 2nd mouth = 2nd edge

Note the power of the 2-edged sword in the below scripture:

"Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. "

Next time when fear sets in, declare this out loud (taken from 2 Timothy 1:7)
It is written : "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. "

I See Grace

Sharing 2 short personal testimonies of His Grace - undeserved favour :

(1) Free Trip to Bangkok
I had thought about going to Bangkok in December for a short holiday. Due to certain constraints particularly money, decided to drop the idea.

Yesterday, received a phone call from someone who is recently very blessed by God and will sponsor air ticket and accommodation for me to go Bangkok in December!!
(NB: I didn't ask for it and that person had no idea I wanted to go)

(2) Free Lunch
Went out for lunch with a group of friends today. They blessed me with a free lunch. In return for the favour, I decided to buy coffee.

Without knowing how much, I unconsciously took out $5 and waited for change at the cashier. Only when issued with the receipt did I realised it cost exactly $5. Not a cent more or less!

5 = Grace = undeserved favour.

Felt God is showing me His grace when I was unconscious of blessings (not expecting blessings).

Why undeserved? You may asked. Well, I didn't do anything to deserve all these. What I did was to rest in Him. Basking myself in His Word, I somehow felt joyful inside, talking to Him like a friend and somehow not only good things come my way, I noticed people's faces brightened when I allow the joy to flow through me!

What a joy! The joy of the Lord is my strength and I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me! (Philippians 4:13)

I believe more good things and events will follow soon. You can receive from God too! Remember, do not seek His hands, seek His face. Allow His love to freely flow through you.

Matthew 6:33 "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. "

All Things Work for Our Good

Ever wonder why "bad" things happened to Christians too?

It is written in :
"Romans 8:28 We know that in ALL things God works for the good of those who love Him who have been called according to His purpose."

"We know" :
Yes, We know God is in complete control of all things and He loves us very much.

"That in ALL things":
All things include good, bad, not so pleasant. It really means ALL.

"God works":
In cooking a delicious meal, you see the cook mixing pretty ingredients, not so pleasant looking ones, or ugly ones such as the dark coloured stuff which you do not know what it is or even spices that is painful for the eyes or fingers etc.

Then, Whola! Something beautiful and very delicous is served!

God has a master plan for your life that he mixes all events including distasteful ones and blend them up for....

"For the Good":
Whatever bad that you find happened in life, do not be discouraged. No point asking why it happened. You probably won't get an answer. It is obviously not from God so don't blame Him. He was probably there to cushion the otherwise, even worse impact.

No watter what, know that our loving Daddy God will turn it into good for us ultimately. It will end up beautiful. Pretty sights are only on the outside and does not last, the beauty from inside out, moulded by the mighty hands of the Potter will make you special & glowing in His glory.

"Of those who love Him and called according to His purpose":
For the children of God and called to become more and more like His son - Jesus Christ.

Free from Condemnation gives you POWER

Do you tend to condemn yourself when you are already FREE in Christ?

Condemnation:
Feelings that you are not good enough; did not do enough; did not pray enough; fearful; unworthy; make mistakes; defeated; giving up; unhappy; guilty; etc.

Weapon Against Condemnation: Righteousness of God in Christ
It is normal to be imperfect and that's why we need a saviour - Jesus Christ.

The devil's only weapon against you are lies and deception because he has been defeated by Jesus more than 2000 years ago. Do not be fooled by the evil one. Know who you are in Christ.

Take out Your Weapon (His righteousness) and put it on your chest to guard your heart.

+ Proverbs 4:23 "Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life" NIV

+ Ephesians 6: 14 "Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness..."

+ Romans 5:17 "For if by the one man's offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ."

God does not condemn you
+ John 8:11 ... And Jesus said to her, "Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more."

Do not allow your heart to condemn yourself.
+ Even if it does, God is greater and we can go to Jesus to receive from Him

"1 John 3:20-22 For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God. And whatever we ask we receive from Him...."

Break Free from Condemnation!
+ Wake Up and know who you are in Christ
+ Jesus has paid the price with His blood, you are redeemed
+ When God looks at you, He sees Jesus. His righteousness NOT yours.

We are like superman & condemnation is like Kryptonite - ie, the only thing that can weaken superman to make him powerless.

Stop beating yourself with condemnation and start declaring and convincing yourself who you are in Christ.

YOU ARE THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD IN CHRIST!

Com'on declare it with me!

There is nothing wrong with you. Jesus has already finished the work. Rest in His finished work & all you have to do is to REJOICE in Him.

Your Grace - 你恩典不離開

Beautiful song from Stream of Praise讚美之泉 to share.

Go to http://love.goodtv.com.tw/

Song no. 3 你恩典不離開 (Your Grace)

作詞 / 作曲: 曾祥怡 / 曾祥怡
演出者: 許雅歌、陳人彰

Renew Your Strength

Let's learn to wait on the Lord to renew your strength.

Isaiah 40:31"But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.

In the Bible, Joseph waited & saw his breakthrough (Genesis 37-41)
When Potiphar's wife lied about him and he was thrown in prison he continue to trust God. When Pharaoh's butler forgot about him, he never stop trusting God. Joseph became 2nd to Pharaoh.

Moses waited 40 yrs before God used him to deliver the Israelites (Exodus)
Many people feel they are too young or too old to do anything significant. But God is NOT concerned about age as He is, about your availability and willingness to obey and follow Him.

David waited 15 yrs before he became King of Israel (1 Samuel 16 - 2 Samuel 5)
David was anointed king but it was 15 yrs later that he became King of Israel. During the waiting, he continued to worship and trust God despite King Saul was all out to kill him and circumstances looks very bad for him.

Learn from Eagle
When a storm is coming, animal instincts send all animals running for cover. The eagle, however, sits upon his perch and wait for the storm.

When it comes, instead of flying for cover, it flies into the storm. Although he is tossed and buffeted, jerked and jolted, he keeps flying into the storm until the heavy winds lift him higher than the clouds, and he soars above the storm ("storms" of life). Imagine how beautiful it is.

During time of waiting, even when it is not easy, we should continue to trust God for He is faithful. He will protect you and be with you even when you cannot see or feel it. His joy is your strength (Nehemiah 8 :10) and you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you. (Philip4:13).

Hang in there, when things seemed worst, its when breakthrough is just round the corner.

Let's walk by faith and not by sight! You will renew your strength to soar like an eagle.

Waiting for A Breakthrough

Ever wonder why your breakthrough takes so long? Or is it coming at all? Honestly, I have.

Waiting is painful, isn't it? Well.....

don't just sit and wait, but build an intimate relationship with Jesus during this time - talk to Him in prayer and read His Word. You will experience His joy and peace inside of you that you cannot explain or comprehend.

The waiting and binding together with Jesus, will make all things beautiful in His time. The waiting becomes easy and burden lightened.

Matthew 11: 28-30
Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."

Let's hold on to the Word of Truth (the bible) and believe, it will come to pass!!