Imperfectly perfect

While we were still sinners Christ died for us to be one with God. Our
spirit men are made perfect while our souls and bodies are being renewed.

Even if there is only one soul left on earth, Christ will still die for
that ONE soul. We are saved not because we are good and obedient and
deserving. We are saved because Jesus had done the saving. The perfect One
had taken our place of transgression to make us sons of God.

We are not perfect as far as our thoughts and behaviours and actions are
concerned. However, we are completely complete in Christ. He had redeemed
us from the curse of the law. He had placed us at the right hand of God.
Because of the perfect sacrifice of Jesus Christ at the cross some two
thousand years ago, we can have whatever we ask or think of. I am not
referring to wanting another person's spouse. I am talking about the
necessities of our daily living.

If we need a big car because the family has need of it, God will provide
the resources for us to buy it. If we are in need of physical healing in
certain area of our bodies, Jesus will heal that area of concerned. If
there is a need to mend broken relationship, Jesus is the superglue who
will make the relationship wonderful. If we need to get out of a difficult
situation, Jesus will turn thing around for our good.

The perfect One had done it all at the cross. He proclaimed "It is
finished!". Whatever the imperfect ones, that's us, desire, the perfect
will see to it, in His perfect timing, that it is done. In spite of our
imperfections, we are already perfect in Christ. Hallelujah!

God Is Good

God is good, all the time. And all the time, God is good. God is good towards His children and His people.

Why is God good? Because He is God. He is love. He is caring. He is faithful. He is thoughtful. He is gracious. He is compassionate. He is generous. He is kind. He is all that we ever want to be and much more!

For God so loved the world that He sent His only Son to die for the world that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but has shalom life. This is the goodness of God to reconcile the world to Him. For since the fall of Adam, man has sinned against God and condemned to eternal suffering. Man has distanced himself from God.

God wants man to come to Him. He wants to do everything for man. He is Abba Father who sees to our every need. When we are weak, He is our strength. When we are sick, He is our healing. When we are poor, He is our providence. He is always looking out for our interest.

God will always come through in our time of need. He may seem to be late but He is always on time! When the children of Israel were faced with the Red Sea and the Egyptian army behind them, God caused the Red Sea to part for His people to cross safely but to later flood over the Egyptian army. The three friends of Daniel were rescued from the fiery furnace by the fourth Man and their clothes were not burnt.

There were many stories of salvation in the bible. But the most touching story of salvation will be the one that happen to us. Trust God to deliver us, for He is good. Hallelujah!

What happen to Peter?

On the night when Jesus said He would be betrayed and forsaken, Peter swore he would never leave Jesus even if all the disciples were to leave Him. What happen to Peter later on?

Peter and the rest of the disciples fled to escape the capture of the Roman soldiers. Wasn't it interesting that it was the Roman soldiers that came to arrest Jesus and not the scribes and Pharisees? Weren't the scribes and Pharisees the ones who plotted to arrest Jesus and to put Him away? Anyway, they were probably too coward to confront Jesus face to face.

Peter ran away but always kept a distance far enough to be able to see Jesus. While following Jesus at a distance, he denied Jesus three times till the cock crowed. He was very saddened. He was probably feeling guilty and self-condemning cause he had swore that he will not leave Jesus, regardless. He cried, for Jesus had turned to look at him with an assuring and non-condemning eyes showing he was forgiven.

Peter was trusting his own effort to follow Jesus. But when heat came, he was not able to fulfill his promise to he Lord. This is what will happen to any one of us when we depend on our own efforts to do good, to provide for ourselves and to get healing for ourselves instead of trusting the Lord to fulfill all these things that we seek.

When Jesus had risen, He was at a beach along the sea of Galilee and was asking His disciples was there any food. The disciples replied that they had not have any catch. Jesus told them to cast their nets to the right of their boat and they were able to catch 153 fishes. Peter immediately recognised that it was the Lord that was talking to them. He jumped into the water and swam towards Jesus on the beach.

Jesus asked Peter three times whether he loved Him. Peter answered "Yes" three times and after the third time Peter answered, he cried. Jesus was able to assured Peter that he was forgiven and restored and empowered Peter to feed His flock.

It is the grace of God that saves us and it will be the grace of God to see us through our lives. When we depend and trust His grace upon our lives, things will happen for good to us. Just believe.

See it in your heart first

God says, "Light be" and there was light. God spoke and objects were created. On the sixth day of creation, God made man after He said, "Let us make man in our own image, after our likeness".

Whatever things that God wants to see it done, all He does is speak and the thing shall be done. He sees the things in His heart first and then proclaim them with His mouth. That's the way God works. He works by speaking the things He wants to see. Manifestation just follows after He spoke.

We are created in the likeness of God. If we want to see things happening in our lives, we need to speak them out. We need to proclaim. But most importantly, we need to see it in our hearts first.

When we see it in our hearts and do not doubt it. Manifestation will take place after we proclaim it. If we believe God wants us to be whole and completely healed of all form of diseases or illnesses, we just need to proclaim by His stripe that we are healed. At that moment, healing will have taken place. Sometimes instantly, sometimes 30-fold first follows by 60-fold then 100-fold.

If we believe God wants us to be plentifully provided for and to be able to enjoy all things that He has given freely to us, we need to declare that by the grace of God Jesus was made poor at the cross that we through His poverty shall be made rich. If we do not doubt it, we will see our lives blessed with financial blessings.

Whatever we want, if we are able to conceive it our hearts and do not doubt it and to speak forth those things in our hearts, we shall see the manifestation! Sometimes the manifestation comes instantly, sometimes it comes later on in our lives. Whatever His timing, we just have to believe that the manifestation shall come. For He makes all things beautiful in His time.

I Am that I Am

I Am that I Am. That's God answer to our every question. He is the very present help in times of need!

When the children of Israel was suffering at the hands of the Egyptians, God appeared as a burning fire in a burning bush. He identified Himself with His people for His people were suffering as slaves. He heard His children every groan.

When the children of Israel was wandering and wondering in the wilderness and dwelling in tents, God was dwelling in the tabernacle. In the heat of the day, He appeared as a pillar of cloud to keep His children cool. In the cold of the night, He appeared as a pillar of fire to keep His children warm.

When Joshua took over the helm of leading God's people into the promised land and was facing Jericho, God appeared as a warring Angel. He told Joshua to circle around Jericho and shout His praise on the seven day and the wall of Jericho came tumbling down.

My God is the I Am God. When we are suffering from illness or diseases, He is our healing. When we are suffering from lack, He is our provision. When we are suffering from relationship breakdown, He is the glue that keep us together.

He is always ready to jump into our situation and turn the situation into our favour. He is always ready to take care of our cares once we cast them into His hand. Be bold to go to the mercy seat in times of need for God is always there for us. Just trust in Him. Hallelujah.

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.