Words of Encouragement

Attended a ladies group meeting tonight. A time of worship; hearing the Word being preached; fellowshiping among sisters-in-Christ; some food; and getting into small groups to pray for one another and encouraging one another.

Pastor lovingly handed out a poem inspired of the Lord to encourage each one of us. Trust it will encourage you too.

"In the Oasis of Love, Strength & Courage

In the oasis of love, strength and courage
In Living Faith one another we encourage
The Love of God together we hold
To see God's plan timely unfold

The Word of God we exalt highly
Fervent prayers we offer daily
The anointing of God we receive freely
With His love we serve faithfully

In His presence, He wipes off all tears
The Love of God casts out every fear
We look to His saving grace
And dwell in His loving embrace"

Jesus loves U even while we were still sinners

For the first time in my life, I visited a nursing home and a hospital today as an ambassdor for Jesus Christ!

In the nursing home, I was surprised that some of the aged's faces actually transformed from a sad, unapproachable look, expressionless to a happy face when they heard the songs being sung. It doesn't matter if we missed a beat, they enjoyed it anyway. They clapped their hands, sing along, shook our hands and smiled. One blind man even shouted for more when we were about to end!

At the hospital, we were warned of many rules. Yet we discretely went around singing Chinese New Year songs and songs about Jesus' love for them. Patients' faces brightened up once they heard the music. A wheelchair bound patient requested his relative to bring him level to level of the building following us. He clapped along and smiled a lot.

Some visitors and nurses to the hospital encouraged us to come back as we made the patients very happy. We knew it is Jesus at work.

Most amazingly among all these. We saw God's miraclous hand over these people. He loves them so much and they were crying when we sang about Jesus' love for them. Some were ready to receive Christ. One sister-in-Christ, told a fellow Indian sister that she sensed an Indian patient ready to accept Christ and asked her to pray for her.

What she did was just asked if the patient knows Jesus and wants to receive Jesus into her heart. She said yes immediately. She was like just waiting for someone to "ask me, com'on ask me to accept". She prayed for her and oops....her son and daughter in law of another religion walked in. Lo and behold, the sick Indian mother-in-law told her daughter-in-law that when she gets out of hospital, she wants to wear a cross!

Hallelujah!! Glory to Jesus!

You know...we sang in Mandarin and Chinese dialects....yet an Indian who do not understand these was touched by the holy spirit!

We are His vessels, GO and reach out! You will be amazed that Jesus did everything, all you need to do is ask "Do you want Jesus?"

Seeing joyful countenance on faces of the sick and aged just by our little giving of time and allowing the love of Jesus to shine through is so so worth it. I came back feeling different.

One person can make a difference with the power of the holy spirit inside you!

You are bless

Words of Encouragement:

"God desires for His people to be so blessed that the whole world will know, just by looking at them, they belong to Him.

He wants us to live and reign like kings. Think about that.

When God's people are blessed, He receives the respect He deserves from the rest of the wolrd. Even the ungodly wll say "Hey, these people serve a living, powerful God. They might start out at the bottom of the barrel, but their God always makes them rise to the top!

Determine today that you'll so fully take advantage of His covenant of blessing, you'll astonish the world!"

He Knows...

Our Daddy God knows everything about us even our thoughts, words before we speak. He knows our habits and behaviour. He goes before us and is behind us, blessing us to the extend we cannot comprehend.

I sense so much love in the following verses. Be Blessed and basked in His love for you!

Psalm 139:1-6, 17-18

O LORD, You have searched me and known me.

You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off.

You comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways.

For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O LORD, You know it altogether.

You have hedged me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain it.

How precious also are Thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them!

If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand; when I awake, I am still with Thee.

Dead to Self, Alive in Christ

Reading the story of Lazarus death and how Jesus raised him from the dead in John 11, reminds me that we are all dead in our "selves". We are a new creation, alive in Christ. He is living inside of us.

John 11:25
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. 26 And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?"

Do you believe?

John 11:40
Jesus said to her, "Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?"

Our heavenly Father hears our prayers even if you don't feel so...

v. 41...And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, "Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. 42 And I know that You always hear Me, but because of the people who are standing by I said this, that they may believe that You sent Me."

You have been set free. Believe it and have confidence in Him and His word will set you free to receive your Miracle today!

v. 43 ...He cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come forth!" 44 And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, "Loose him, and let him go."

Already Victorious in Christ

Having recently recovered from discouragement and evil attacks in the mind, the Sunday service at NCC sets me free.

Sharing below my understanding of the sermon and hope it will minister to you too.

As we all know, we are victorious in Christ. The battle had been won and we rest in the finished work of Jesus Christ. We are kings, princes and royalty. Yet many of us are living like we are in defeat. The circumstances in our lives seem to manifest a negative picture.

The evil one is always looking for open doors in our lives to enter. Apparently, many of us, children of God are leaving our doors opened without even realising. There are many possible doors but 3 were explained.

1) Close the door of Discouragement
- Discouragement is a lack of courage. We are called to be bold and courageous.
- Many times we let go of our inheritance from God when the situation around us appears to be negative. We give up hanging on to God's promises in His Word.
- English word "Courage" comes from a French word "Heart"
- Listen and be led by your heart not your head.
- Medical report, job market can say negatively about your situation but you should take God at His Word. Violent takes it by force until the facts come in line with God's Word.

2) Close the door of Division
- Division of the body of Christ. A problem without a solution is deemed to be a complaint.
- Close the door of negative voices which are out to separate relationships which God blesses - it can be friendship, marriage or relationship with fellow chuch members.

3) Close the door of Distraction
- Cares of the world made the plant/tree unfruitful and chok the blessings
- Our direction will change when we are distracted. Eg, while driving, you are distracted by happenings at the right or left and you are not focusing in front...
- God's Word is full of power when you focus. Apply faith to receive.