2 Cor 8:9
For you know
the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
that though he was rich,
yet for your sakes
he became poor,
so that you
through his poverty
might become rich.
Romans 11:6
And if by grace, then is it no more of works:
otherwise grace is no more grace.
But if it be of works,
then it is no more grace:
otherwise work is no more work.
2 Cor 9:7-10
7Each man should give what he has decided
in his heart to give, not reluctantly or
under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
8And God is able to make
all grace abound to you,
so that in all things at all times,
having all that you need,
you will abound in every good work.
9As it is written:
"He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever."
10Now he who supplies seed to the sower
and bread for food will also
supply and increase
your store of seed and will
enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.
11You will be made rich in every way
so that you can be generous
on every occasion,
and through us your generosity
will result in thanksgiving to God.
That day, I was telling some friends when I wanted something
which I cannot afford or I don't want to pay for it,
I would normally ask for it ...
and it would be given to me ... it usually comes ...
just a matter of time ... either by then I can afford it ... or
it comes FOC ... or as gift for me ...
then I cited my flat and my car ...
it was to their amazement ... these are bigger tickets items
yes, indeed our first flat for fully paid almost without much effort
for one thing the deductions from our cpf accounts were not noticeable at all
for we did not even take a second look at it ...
and one day, we received a letter and our flat's titledeed with it
saying that our flat was fully paid ... how we thanked the Lord for
His faithfulness!
It was just in a matter of 4yrs and 4yrs seemed so fast!
If I am not wrong it was more than SGD100K then!
It was more than 10years ago already ... looking back I really see grace ...
truely, pure grace ... we did not even cast our eyes on the loan repayment
of the flat at all ...
the other item was our first car ... which cost equally much ...
when we bought it, it was SGD81K then not inclusive of instalment interest yet
(more than 10years ago cars were that expensive)
paid the deposit of SGD20k and the balance on monthly instalment
hubby received 2 pay rise in that year ... one before the car's arrival
another after taking the ownership of the car ...
which just about covered the
monthly instalment for the car
if I am not wrong, we chose a 7yr instalment plan ...
but within one year,
we had a huge profit from one of our transactions
and the car was paid in full a total of SGD91k (with instalment interest)
and we had the car for free (sort of) without any worries of monthly instalment
I really see grace in the purchase of these 2 items ...
Abba Father provided us with the favours, the increments and
the profits in transactions ...
now we are into our 2nd car and our 2nd flat
the second car costs less than our first car and the 2nd flat which costs more than five times our former flat
and we are servicing the car instalment and housing loans ...
wait ... wait a minute ...
are not these 2 items also gifts in answer to my prayers from Abba?
hello Abba ... since these 2 are gifts from You too ...
I don't think we should be paying for them as in
literally working our sweat out
to service them ...
I think the instalments will be done pretty soon by His grace ...
but still ... a gift is a gift ...
I am now going to take the "Take no care",
"no worries" approach as before
take my hands off these gifts
and see the provision of my Abba
by His grace these items are indeed gifts from the Almighty
just like we handled the first 2 gifts earlier ...
enjoying life, working, travelling and having fun ...
never even think about the financial commitments
we were in
as in the words of my pastor
"God does not know how to give small gifts to His children,
He always supercedes what we ask of Him"
from the above scriptures, God also gives us grace
to give and to bless others
and He will indeed enlarge the harvest of our righteousness
righteousness attracts all the blessings of God and this world
whatever we need perhaps we sow a seed in that area
by His grace this little seed sown in prayer and in love
will indeed produce a huge oversized harvest both in quality and
in quantity
I am writing to parents also, if children are
a gift and a blessing from the Lord
then it is His duty to provide us the means, wisdom and ability to raise them up
and to enjoy them as well
Proverbs 10:22
The blessing of the LORD brings wealth,
and he adds no trouble to it.
The blessing of the LORD,
it maketh rich,
and he addeth no sorrow with it.
The Lord's blessing is our greatest wealth.
All our works add nothing to it.
I choose to receive His blessings by grace, how about you?
I choose to continuously thank Him for His faithfulness in our lives
and all our gifts from Him are fully paid by Him
we need not have to fret over them or quarrel over them
especially when they arrived in answer to our prayers
or our declarations
how about you?
show God our faith by simply letting go
and not worrying about it
and He will show us our miracle!
sometimes faith is just simply not worrying over the things
that we might have been worrying over for a long time ... even money ...
wake up, smell the flowers He has created for us ...
this is our Father's world!
His children get to enjoy it free ...
Jesus has paid the price for it too ...
this earth is twice owned by Him ...
anddddd we areeeee innnnnn Himmmmmmmm
If the greatest gift, salvation, to mankind is given to us
is free by His grace
how much more the other lesser gifts?
Think think ... it just occurred to me to rethink about His goodness ...
hee hee
my thanksgiving list
1. my flats,
(now I am asking for a real good property,
complete with swimming pool and other games that I like,
I have already named them (even the name of the property) to Him,
I dun mind listing here when He gives I will update you,
don't any of you give me,
He will give me supernaturally
a close fren or relative is claiming an island asset for herself and for me
well, I said amen to that too!)
2. my cars, (He ever said He is able to give me
the most expensive one in one worship service.
in another service much earlier
He actually showed me a sports car when I kneeled in church
and demanded from Him a car for the family)
3. my handphone last year was abt SGD400plus
when I just saw it and I asked the Lord to give it to me free ...
and ... it became zero dollar in a couple of months with two-year subscription!
I think I am going to have another free mobile phone in December ...
someone upgrading his and giving me free, he likes my handphone in exchange ...
4. my fans (I only wanted to get one additional fan at that time a wall fan for my room,
and I received two - one wall fan and one floor fan and
one more recently, so many that I had to give one away)
5. my computer (always free from my relative when
he upgrades his every year almost)
maybe Abba knows I like to blog ...
or share His word with others ... I think I only spent
my money on a computer monitor ...
okay maybe on ink cartridges as well sometimes ...
even the internet line is greatly subsidised ...
6. many holidays which He gave us back the money
we spent plus some extra in forms of bonuses
even in odd months where we don't usually expect to receive bonuses ...
the most recent one was SGD XX,XXX ...
that is why we published the book to celebrate His goodness unto us!
I am a child of the Most High, my Father's name is El Shaddai ... not El Cheapo ..
so blessed!
God is no respector of persons,
if God can do for us, He can also do for you!
Just claim it ... no need to be jealous ...
that is my reaction when I see others very blessed of God
I rejoice with them ...
and I just tell Him if I ever wanted such blessing
no need to covet what others have ...
just ask and it shall be given ... if we really desire...
He will indeed give us the desires of our hearts ... really
He is that good!
Shortly posting this yesterday,
we went for breakfast
when we came back
we saw a Sports version of a Mercedes Benz
entering the carpark in front of our car
it was a cool 2-seater
and we took a peep at the driver
it was an older lady in her mid 60s in makeup and wearing sunglasses
there was another such lady waiting for her to stop the car
and she got into the car
it was such a lovely sight
we seldom see older ladies driving here, far less one driving a sports car
my heart rejoices for her and her friend (or relative?)
lovely car and lovely companion ... what a pleasant combination ... what a lovely sight!
I stumbled across these verses
Luke 11
34 YOUR EYES LIGHT UP YOUR INWARD BEING.
A PURE EYE LETS SUNSHINE INTO YOUR SOUL.
A LUSTFUL EYE SHUTS OUT THE LIGHT
AND PLUNGES YOU INTO DARKNESS.
35 SO WATCH OUT THAT THE SUNSHINE ISN'T BLOTTED OUT.
36 IF YOU ARE FILLED WITH LIGHT WITHIN, WITH NO DARK CORNERS,
THEN YOUR FACE WILL BE RADIANT TOO,
AS THOUGH A FLOODLIGHT IS BEAMED ON YOU."
I checked out the meaning of "lust" in the greek translation ... it means "evil"
not a craving after things that are good ...
lustful means evil ...
Eg. David lusted after Bathesheba (when she was somebody's wife) ... this is evil
When the Lord reprimanded David, He said to David that David could ask Him for more
"wives or concubines" and He would give to him ...
David need not have to lust after another man's wife ... now that is evil ...
there is a difference between wanting what belongs to the Jones
and asking Abba Father for things that seemed good to us ... that the Jones have ...
not asking Abba Father to get those Jones' stuff for us but get us brand new ones ...
lusting after what the Jones' have is likened to wanting their golden retreiver dog Boxer
but asking Abba Father for a golden retreiver dog for our own is not lusting ...
I am so thankful for the Holy Spirit for helping me shed some light into this truth.
After all being said and done, our eyes should be fixed on Jesus, the One
who made all things possible for us.
HE took all the curses away from our lives
so that we only gets the blessings ... and blessings after blessings manifest in our lives
as we focus on Him the Giver of Life, the Blesser ... we are the Blessed Ones
because we are in the Beloved of the Father
and the Father revealed to me ... that the heavens were opened unto Jesus ...
when Jesus was baptised by John the Baptist ...
and the heavens are always opened unto Jesus until now
and WE are in HIM JESUS , halleluYAH!
so the heavens are opened unto us!
do you know what it means to have heavens opened unto you?
that means you prosper in WHATEVER YOU DO
that means you are a delightsome land
that means you are ever so joyful and delightful to be around with too
that means you are also so happy to be yourself
that means you can indeed be a blessing to those you love ...
not just physical presence only
by materially blessing them, financially blessing them,
emotionally blessing them ...
remember we are IN CHRIST THE BELOVED OF THE FATHER ...
the heavens are opened unto CHRIST JESUS ...
and so unto us because we are IN HIM!
Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law
therefore Christ has redeemed us from sickness, from poverty, from bondages, from confusion
therefore I am healthy, rich, free and of sound mind!
Thank you Jesus!
