On Keeping Ourselves in the Lord
Hebrews13
5 Keep your lives free from the love of money
and be content with what you have,
because God has said, "Never will I leave you;
never will I forsake you."
6 So we say with confidence,
"The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me?"
7 Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you.
Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
The Lord has been talking to me about the prodigal son ... the younger brother
who went away squandering his inheritance and came back to the Father empty handed
well, thank God he came to his senses and came back to the Father's house
under the protection of the Rich Daddy
having all his needs taken care of
and his rights and power of sonship fully restored
not a word of condemnation from the Daddy
only kisses after kisses, hugs after hugs
the lost son is now found!
and there is such celebrations in the household ...
what a celebration that the older brother could hear the sound of dancing
even in the distant ...
people only refer to non Christians coming to the Lord when they narrate this story
but this is also for Christians ... esp Christians who think they are godly
and think they have it all ... but yet they are still so fruitless and unsuccessful ...
doing things their way ... without depending on God to help them at all ...
in our age and culture, we like the word independance
this is not so in the Father's business and economy
He wants us to be totally dependant on Him
His wisdom, His lordship and His guidance and His provisions
most of all His favours, His grace, His lovingkindness and His gently mercies
they are ours to enjoy here and NOW ... not tomorrow, not another day ...
not when we were just new Christians ... but now ...
keeping ourselves in the Lord also means keeping ourselves in the Lord's house ...
not straying away on our own ...
for there can be no protection unless we are in Christ and in Christ alone ...
only those who are conscious of the fact that we are IN CHRIST reigns in life ...
6 So we say with confidence,
"The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me?"
like my friend said just now, he told another brother who is in business,
"if you need business, why don't you ask the Lord to bring you?"
HE is the One who brings us the business, not us.
The people of the world cannot because they don't have Him ...
we can ... we have Him on our side as our Helper.
So blessed we are!
Monday, December 17, 2007
Friday, December 14, 2007
Feeling subject to bondage anyone?
If anyone is feeling under the water these days, there is hope for us.
Every hope is found in the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.
Hebrews 2
14 Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood,
He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death
He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,
15 and release those who through fear of death
were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
16 For indeed He does not give aid to angels,
but He does give aid to the seed of Abraham.
1John 5
11 And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life,
and this life is in His Son.
12 He who has the Son has life;
he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.
13 These things I have written to you
who believe in the name of the Son of God,
that you may know that you have eternal life,
and that you may continue to believe
in the name of the Son of God.
4 because every one who is begotten of God
doth overcome the world,
and this is the victory that did overcome the world -- our faith;
4 誰一人一人は、神のひとり子であるため、
世界を克服しておられる、
これは世界を克服した勝利である - 私たちの信仰;
5 who is he who is overcoming the world,
if not he who is believing that Jesus is the Son of God?
世界を克服している彼は、誰が
そうでない場合、彼はイエスが神の御子であると信じるている人？
18 We know that whoever is born of God does not sin;
but he who has been born of God keeps himself,
and the wicked one does not touch him.
19 We know that we are of God, and the whole world
lies under the sway of the wicked one.
21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
1 Chronicles 4
10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying,
“Oh, that You would
bless me indeed, and
enlarge my territory, that
Your hand would be with me, and that
You would keep me from evil, that
I may not cause pain!”
So God granted him what he requested.
John 22
19 And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it,
and gave it to them, saying,
“This is My body which is given for you;
do this in remembrance of Me.”
20 Likewise He also took the cup after supper,
saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood,
which is shed for you.
1 Cor 11
26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup,
you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.
why remember Him when we part-take of the bread ...
why proclaim his death ...
Hebrews 2
14 Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood,
He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death
He might destroy him who had the power of death,
that is, the devil,
15 and release those who through fear of death
were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
The Lord bless the sharing of His Holy Word.
Every hope is found in the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.
Hebrews 2
14 Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood,
He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death
He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,
15 and release those who through fear of death
were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
16 For indeed He does not give aid to angels,
but He does give aid to the seed of Abraham.
1John 5
11 And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life,
and this life is in His Son.
12 He who has the Son has life;
he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.
13 These things I have written to you
who believe in the name of the Son of God,
that you may know that you have eternal life,
and that you may continue to believe
in the name of the Son of God.
4 because every one who is begotten of God
doth overcome the world,
and this is the victory that did overcome the world -- our faith;
4 誰一人一人は、神のひとり子であるため、
世界を克服しておられる、
これは世界を克服した勝利である - 私たちの信仰;
5 who is he who is overcoming the world,
if not he who is believing that Jesus is the Son of God?
世界を克服している彼は、誰が
そうでない場合、彼はイエスが神の御子であると信じるている人？
18 We know that whoever is born of God does not sin;
but he who has been born of God keeps himself,
and the wicked one does not touch him.
19 We know that we are of God, and the whole world
lies under the sway of the wicked one.
21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
1 Chronicles 4
10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying,
“Oh, that You would
bless me indeed, and
enlarge my territory, that
Your hand would be with me, and that
You would keep me from evil, that
I may not cause pain!”
So God granted him what he requested.
John 22
19 And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it,
and gave it to them, saying,
“This is My body which is given for you;
do this in remembrance of Me.”
20 Likewise He also took the cup after supper,
saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood,
which is shed for you.
1 Cor 11
26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup,
you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.
why remember Him when we part-take of the bread ...
why proclaim his death ...
Hebrews 2
14 Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood,
He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death
He might destroy him who had the power of death,
that is, the devil,
15 and release those who through fear of death
were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
The Lord bless the sharing of His Holy Word.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Food that endures to eternal life
John 6:27
Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. On him God the Father has placed his seal of approval."
Each person has been given a gift or gifts from the Lord to do something well.
Find out your talents and serve the Lord with these your talents.
This is one of the areas where we find food endures to eternal life.
I had always wondered why the painting Mona Lisa was so famous other than
it was done by Leonardo Da Vinci ... until one day I saw a documentary depicting
the artist's working on another very important painting. It was the Last Supper.
And I suddenly realised that Leonardo Da Vinci's legacy lived on even till today
and even the in today's terms oversized lady Mona Lisa is still captivating audiences
at the Louve Museum in Paris.
Yes, whatever you do for the Lord lasts and lasts forever ...
and sometimes if we do not even realise it ... it has become a legacy.
My gift maybe in the area of writing, what about yours?
Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. On him God the Father has placed his seal of approval."
Each person has been given a gift or gifts from the Lord to do something well.
Find out your talents and serve the Lord with these your talents.
This is one of the areas where we find food endures to eternal life.
I had always wondered why the painting Mona Lisa was so famous other than
it was done by Leonardo Da Vinci ... until one day I saw a documentary depicting
the artist's working on another very important painting. It was the Last Supper.
And I suddenly realised that Leonardo Da Vinci's legacy lived on even till today
and even the in today's terms oversized lady Mona Lisa is still captivating audiences
at the Louve Museum in Paris.
Yes, whatever you do for the Lord lasts and lasts forever ...
and sometimes if we do not even realise it ... it has become a legacy.
My gift maybe in the area of writing, what about yours?
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Direct Line with our Father Anytime!
Today in Yahoo's AP Videos, we see Jenna Bush calling her dad George Bush on Ellen Degeneres' show.
By the way, Ellen Degeneres Show is one of my favourites!
Jenna reminded me of how easy we can call our Father in heaven and we can get access to Him anytime of the day and He would never be mad at us calling Him.
So sweet of hear President Bush's greetings to his daughter
you should watch the video for yourself.
and imagine our Father in heaven telling us too ...
here is the link :
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071205/ap_on_en_tv/people_degeneres_jenna_bush_3
Merry Christmas everyone!
P.S. position, position, position, it is all about our position in Christ! Praise the Lord!
1 Cor 1
30But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
31That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
By the way, Ellen Degeneres Show is one of my favourites!
Jenna reminded me of how easy we can call our Father in heaven and we can get access to Him anytime of the day and He would never be mad at us calling Him.
So sweet of hear President Bush's greetings to his daughter
you should watch the video for yourself.
and imagine our Father in heaven telling us too ...
here is the link :
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071205/ap_on_en_tv/people_degeneres_jenna_bush_3
Merry Christmas everyone!
P.S. position, position, position, it is all about our position in Christ! Praise the Lord!
1 Cor 1
30But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
31That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Year of the Lord, Jubilee
Year of the Lord, Jubilee
In Aug 4th, 2004 a friend of ours requested me to pray for supernatural cancellation of his housing loans. I told him I would pray for him.
And that night the Lord gave me this scriptures in Leviticus 25 on the supernatural cancellation of debts in the year of Jubilee, the acceptable year of the Lord.
I was overjoyed and told him about it. It was also because I too am in line for such blessings as I prayed for him. I am also a recipient of this wonderful Jubilee year blessings.
Three years have passed, one night in September this year the Lord reminded me of this passage through our pastor’s Bible study (yes, Pastor Joseph Prince).
September 12 2007 that night happened to be the Jewish Rosh Hashanah … their New Year … the Jewish day starts at 6pm in the evening … and in our church here we had the ram’s horn blown! What a blessing, what a joy, what a privilege, what a wonderful Saviour we have in our Lord Jesus Christ! What an accomplishment of our Great Lord … Lord we love You very much!
My heart leapt joyously when pastor said that this is 5768 in the year of the Jewish calendar and the Name of God Yahweh (YHWH) also has numerical value that adds up to 26, as the numerical value of this year 5768=26 … this is indeed the year of the Lord!
In that case, if 5768 is 2007 Sep 12 - 2008 Sep 11,
then
Sep 2004 - Sep 2005 was actually the 6th year where the bumper crops comes at the end of the 6th year … 3yrs supply of bumper crops … and
“THE ANSWER IS, ‘I WILL BLESS YOU WITH BUMPER CROPS THE SIXTH YEAR THAT WILL LAST YOU UNTIL THE CROPS OFTHE EIGHTH YEAR ARE HARVESTED!’
that means end of 6th year we get bumper crops
7th year : Sep 2005 - Sep 2006 was the year of rest … feed on the bumper crops
and
8th year Sep 2006-Sep 2007, Year of New Beginnings
feed on bumper crops at the same time start sowing again … a year of new beginnings … the bumper crops from the 6th year is enough to last till the new harvest is ready …
Aug 2007 - Aug 2008 year of The Lord … Year of Jubilee …
year of harvesting the new crops as well as sowing …
Lev25:13
YES, DURING THE YEAR OF JUBILEE EVERYONE SHALL RETURN HOME TO HIS ORIGINAL FAMILY POSSESSION; IF HE HAS SOLD IT, IT SHALL BE HIS AGAIN!
Our Lord Jesus has proclaimed the acceptable year of the Lord, in the here and now … not another year, not another time, not past, nor future but NOW!
He has set ALL prisoners free, all people free from all bondages of any kind …
illness, poverty, depression, torment, slavery, debts, pornography, gambling, etc …
Jesus has restored us back to our original family possession what Adam had before the fall!
Now GET READY for THIS …
LEV26:9,10
I WILL LOOK AFTER YOU, AND MULTIPLY YOU, AND FULFIL MY COVENANT WITH YOU.
YOU WILL HAVE SUCH A SURPLUS OF CROPS THAT YOU WON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN THE NEW HARVEST IS READY!
LEV26:11
AND I WILL LIVE AMONG YOU AND NOT DESPISE YOU.
LEV26:12
I WILL WALK AMONG YOU AND BE YOUR GOD, AND YOU SHALL BE MY PEOPLE.
(In the New Covenant He is already our God, Living within us always since Day One!!!)
LEV26:13
FOR I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD WHO BROUGHT YOU OUT OF THE LAND OF EGYPT,
SO THAT YOU WOULD BE SLAVES NO LONGER; I HAVE BROKEN YOUR CHAINS SO THAT YOU CAN WALK WITH DIGNITY.
Egypt : land of bondage for the children of Israel in the past …
At the cross, Jesus has broken the chains so that we can walk with dignity.
Isn’t He beautiful? My Saviour Jesus …
Don’t we just love Him?
We are greatly blessed, highly favoured and deeply loved in the Beloved!
Come to think of it, does this mean that our flat and all other loans would be fully paid in the year of Jubilee too? Wow! Thank you Abba Father!
Yes, it is a gift from You and if it is a gift then it should be paid in full by You! Thank You!
I can't wait to get back to this blog and tell the whole world when these events come to pass, yes, it is a matter of time ... His Word is true.
Thank You Lord for supernatural cancellation of debts, debts free lifestyle and in the words of someone "financial independence" with plenting growing, ever-increasing and overflowing and plenty spill over, nourishing and blessing the people, and nations who are in need around us!
In Aug 4th, 2004 a friend of ours requested me to pray for supernatural cancellation of his housing loans. I told him I would pray for him.
And that night the Lord gave me this scriptures in Leviticus 25 on the supernatural cancellation of debts in the year of Jubilee, the acceptable year of the Lord.
I was overjoyed and told him about it. It was also because I too am in line for such blessings as I prayed for him. I am also a recipient of this wonderful Jubilee year blessings.
Three years have passed, one night in September this year the Lord reminded me of this passage through our pastor’s Bible study (yes, Pastor Joseph Prince).
September 12 2007 that night happened to be the Jewish Rosh Hashanah … their New Year … the Jewish day starts at 6pm in the evening … and in our church here we had the ram’s horn blown! What a blessing, what a joy, what a privilege, what a wonderful Saviour we have in our Lord Jesus Christ! What an accomplishment of our Great Lord … Lord we love You very much!
My heart leapt joyously when pastor said that this is 5768 in the year of the Jewish calendar and the Name of God Yahweh (YHWH) also has numerical value that adds up to 26, as the numerical value of this year 5768=26 … this is indeed the year of the Lord!
In that case, if 5768 is 2007 Sep 12 - 2008 Sep 11,
then
Sep 2004 - Sep 2005 was actually the 6th year where the bumper crops comes at the end of the 6th year … 3yrs supply of bumper crops … and
“THE ANSWER IS, ‘I WILL BLESS YOU WITH BUMPER CROPS THE SIXTH YEAR THAT WILL LAST YOU UNTIL THE CROPS OFTHE EIGHTH YEAR ARE HARVESTED!’
that means end of 6th year we get bumper crops
7th year : Sep 2005 - Sep 2006 was the year of rest … feed on the bumper crops
and
8th year Sep 2006-Sep 2007, Year of New Beginnings
feed on bumper crops at the same time start sowing again … a year of new beginnings … the bumper crops from the 6th year is enough to last till the new harvest is ready …
Aug 2007 - Aug 2008 year of The Lord … Year of Jubilee …
year of harvesting the new crops as well as sowing …
Lev25:13
YES, DURING THE YEAR OF JUBILEE EVERYONE SHALL RETURN HOME TO HIS ORIGINAL FAMILY POSSESSION; IF HE HAS SOLD IT, IT SHALL BE HIS AGAIN!
Our Lord Jesus has proclaimed the acceptable year of the Lord, in the here and now … not another year, not another time, not past, nor future but NOW!
He has set ALL prisoners free, all people free from all bondages of any kind …
illness, poverty, depression, torment, slavery, debts, pornography, gambling, etc …
Jesus has restored us back to our original family possession what Adam had before the fall!
Now GET READY for THIS …
LEV26:9,10
I WILL LOOK AFTER YOU, AND MULTIPLY YOU, AND FULFIL MY COVENANT WITH YOU.
YOU WILL HAVE SUCH A SURPLUS OF CROPS THAT YOU WON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN THE NEW HARVEST IS READY!
LEV26:11
AND I WILL LIVE AMONG YOU AND NOT DESPISE YOU.
LEV26:12
I WILL WALK AMONG YOU AND BE YOUR GOD, AND YOU SHALL BE MY PEOPLE.
(In the New Covenant He is already our God, Living within us always since Day One!!!)
LEV26:13
FOR I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD WHO BROUGHT YOU OUT OF THE LAND OF EGYPT,
SO THAT YOU WOULD BE SLAVES NO LONGER; I HAVE BROKEN YOUR CHAINS SO THAT YOU CAN WALK WITH DIGNITY.
Egypt : land of bondage for the children of Israel in the past …
At the cross, Jesus has broken the chains so that we can walk with dignity.
Isn’t He beautiful? My Saviour Jesus …
Don’t we just love Him?
We are greatly blessed, highly favoured and deeply loved in the Beloved!
Come to think of it, does this mean that our flat and all other loans would be fully paid in the year of Jubilee too? Wow! Thank you Abba Father!
Yes, it is a gift from You and if it is a gift then it should be paid in full by You! Thank You!
I can't wait to get back to this blog and tell the whole world when these events come to pass, yes, it is a matter of time ... His Word is true.
Thank You Lord for supernatural cancellation of debts, debts free lifestyle and in the words of someone "financial independence" with plenting growing, ever-increasing and overflowing and plenty spill over, nourishing and blessing the people, and nations who are in need around us!
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