Thursday, May 29, 2008

Do not fear

What do we do when we had received a bad report about our health? How do we response when something bad just happened to us? What is our immediate response when we heard a loved one is injured?

How often do we think of the worst case scenario straight away when we received these news? We don't usually think that things will work out well in spite of what had happened. We were so quick to always expect the worst when something bad had happened that we forgot that sometimes things weren't as bad as the initial report presented to be.

Maybe that's why there are 365 verses in the bible that tell us do not fear or do not be afraid. One verse for each day of our lives. If something bad happens, for Christians, we can expect that it will work out for our good. Perhaps some of us had lost our jobs and we are thinking naturally how we are going to get a job , especially, if some of us are advanced in age. Perhaps a loved one is suffering from terminal cancer and we think there is no nope.

Do not be afraid when bad things happen. For we can look to Jesus for deliverance out of that bad happening. Jesus can turn things around for our good. Just remains at rest and God will take care of all our cares.

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Beware of the accuser!

The devil is called the thief for he comes to steal. He is called the murderer for he comes to kill. He is called the destroyer for he comes to destroy. What exactly is he stealing from us? What is it that he wants to kill in us? And what is it that he wants to destroy about us?

The thief comes to steal the word of God from Christians. If he is able to steal the word of God from us, he will be able to steal anything from us. He will be able to steal our shalom from our hearts. Our hearts will not be at rest for the word of God no longer resides in our hearts.

The murderer comes to kill the joy of the Lord in our lives. He comes to wreck havoc in our lives. He goes around seeking those he can "gum" to death for he had been de-fanged by Christ Jesus.

The destroyer comes to destroy our lives. He doesn't want Christians to be victorious in their lives. For he knows that should Christians come to the realization that we are victorious in Christ, he stranglehold on Christians will be gone.

Most importantly, the devil is called the accuser of the brethren. He uses the law to accuse us. If we are doing something wrong, he will accuse us of that wrong doings. If we are doing something right, he will accuse us of not doing enough. He will always try to bring us to a state of condemnation. A state of self-condemnation. For he knows, there can be no punishment for someone who is not guilty. As long we are conscious of the condemnation and guilt Jesus had borne at the cross, there shall be no punishment on our lives. There shall be no guilt feeling in our lives.

The moment we feel condemned, we are no longer conscious of the finished work of Christ at the cross. We will look within ourselves to provide for our needs. We will look within ourselves to right what's wrong that had taken place. We will depend on our self-effort to achieve what we want in our lives.

Remember the devil has only one weapon in his arsenal: accusation! Give no weight to his accusation and be conscious of Jesus' finished work at the cross all day long and we will experience the life that Christ had come to give. A Zoe life that Christ had accomplished at the cross for us. Experience that Zoe life and reign in life.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Look to Jesus for all your needs

What is the first thought that we have when we wake up on the wrong side of the bed? Usually, we will think that is going to be a bad day. To make matter worst, maybe there is some extremely challenging issues that we need to address for that day.

We can change all the thoughts about having a bad day by focusing on Jesus. For He is all that we need. He is the answer to our challenging issues. He who calmed the storm will certainly bring peace into our hearts and provide solutions to our problems.

Even if we are lying sick on our backs, we can still look to Jesus for He is our healing. He will restore to us our health and renew our youth like the eagle. With long good days He will satisfy us. He had paid the price for our healing at the cross.

At the cross, He was made poor that we through His poverty shall be made rich. He will bless us with more than enough to be a blessing. With Jesus, God will freely give us all things to enjoy. No good thing will God withhold from us. He will see to it that all our needs are met.

Look to Jesus for all our needs. He will never leave us nor forsake us. He will always bring us out of difficult situations. He who promises is faithful. Hallelujah.

Monday, May 26, 2008

What are we speaking to our lives?

What we speak into our lives is so important that most people will take it for granted. Yet the bible says death and live are in the power of the tongue.

Many a times we will speak bad regarding difficult situations. Sometimes we speak bad of people whom we don't really like. Sometimes we will even criticize other people of their wrong doings. How often do we speak bad into these things and not the good things that we want to see? Do we want to see good happening or bad to manifest?

More often than not, we want to see good things happening in our lives. Yet we are quick to speak bad things in our lives. I am not saying that by proclaiming good things to happen means there will be no bad happenings. I am saying that the more good stuffs that we proclaim in our lives and believe they will happen, things will turn out to be good for us.

If we want to have robust health, start to speak great health into our lives. If we want to have more in our finances, start to speak prosperity into our lives. If we want to have a good career, start to speak greatest of achievement into our lives. Believe in what we speak into our lives and we will start to see good things happening in our lives. We will start to experience good happenings.

There is power in our speaking. Speak good things into our lives and experience God's goodness happening in our lives.

How to live a worry-free Christian life?

Many Christians live their lives as if they don't have Jesus in their lives. They rob their future by worrying in their present. They are anxious about their future and they are constantly living in regret for past failures.

How then do Christians live a worry-free life? The answer is pretty simple: look to Jesus and cast all your cares upon Him. How do Christians look to Jesus and cast their cares upon Him? Christians look to Jesus by beholding Jesus. By the inward knowing that Jesus had finished a complete work at the cross some two thousand years ago.

Christians can look to Jesus in the word of God in the bible. By looking into the bible, Christians will be able to see Jesus as who He really is. Jesus heals the sick, comforts the afflicted, provides for the needy, proclaims the good news to everyone and goes about doing good. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. He is always working while Christians are sleeping and turning everything for the good of Christians. He has provided for all our needs and is still providing. He is everything that we need.

When Christians cast their cares upon Jesus, their are putting their trust in Jesus that He is the Lord of their lives and He will take care of their cares. They are no longer striving to turn things around by their own efforts. They can come to the point whereby they are at rest inwardly. For the bible says, the devil goes about seeking those that he can devour. Therefore, if a Christian is not restful inwardly, he is subjective to the devouring of the devil.

Be at rest and cast all your cares upon Jesus. Do not be afraid. Let go and let God. That way, we will be able to live a worry-free Christian life.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Friday, May 2, 2008

Having a drink at Coffee Bean

I'm having a drink with Serene and my parents-in-law at Parkway Coffee Bean.