'You serve what you fear...'..What an interesting but true statement.
If you are fearful of poverty, you work hard and really hard for money..and you become servant of money...so who then is your master?..
There are so many fearful things in this world..poverty,sickness,loneliness,emptiness and etc..
only God's amazing grace help us to pull through and overcome all this fear..so that we can be total set free from all bondages and fear...
Human fear the uncertain things...the things that might happen to them..and only the
prince of peace...he can bring peace and the real freedom ..being a christian might not be easily...that's why some human ask for"break"..which is so called little freedom..but we might not know such freedom might bring conquences..like what psl 2: 12 say.."Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way"...
Kiss is an act of submissive to the Lord..the highest authority..
cos if we choose to lead our rebellion way..we might end up like what psl 2:12 says..destroy by our own way...Last friday hear from roxanne shall about the senior pastor in mongolia..and when i see the newspaper a church that teaches wrong things and cause harm to GOd's people..I feel heartbroken for these people..May God bring justice to them...indeed it's true that man can be sucessful in things that
they do by their own strength..like getting money..disciple...however sin can destroy them all..And only God's grace and relying on him and his word that we might not be fall in satan's trap..
We are having a war..not against flesh..but against the evil spirit...we need God's strength and power to overcome all these..I pray for protection for my family, cell group and even friends in church that they will not be deceive by satan..
My sister share with me how satan can even use bible words to deceive Jesus..Satan's Temptation of Jesus (
Luke 4:1-13)in this book of luke..Satan's challenge Jesus saying this.."If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here. For it is written:
'He shall give His angels charge over You, to keep You,' Yup..the bible in
psl 91:11 '
For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;' In this story..satan challenge jesus that if he is jesus he can command angel to come to guard him since the bible say so..in this case satan can challenge us by saying words like "you see the bible say jesus send angel to protect you but you see what your lfie is now..."
this is why it's important to have a
balance meal(bible). Yup the bible did say that not only in luke but in psl...and it's important not just to read one verse from the scripture but the one before and after the scripture...yup Jesus can send or even command angel to guard us..but in this psl 91:11..there is a condition word"for"..if we read the eariler scripture..
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If you make the Most High your dwelling—
even the LORD, who is my refuge-
10
then no harm will befall you,
no disaster will come near your tent.
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For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;
So if only if you make the most high your dwelling...then...for..(since you make him your most high..) he will command his angel to guard you...
Wow..when my sister share this with me..i see how satan can use bible words to deceive us..so it's important not only to have a balance meal (bible) it's important to
ask the HOLY SPIRIT to guide us when we read the bible..we might not know when we hear the wrong voice..interprete the wrong meaning and even bible words..(HOLY SPIRIT..must guide me k..)
Yup..Roxanne want us to do reflection..on God's grace...yup..i admit that God is graceful to me...like i did badly and get in rp..i got to meet friends who are so much to me...like i was once very sick to the point where i lose my job..by his grace..he provide me financially..that i able to find rest..that make me know money and everything (tem things) don't last forever...by his grace ..I got a tem job in TOUCH childcare when the outside world requires diploma in early childhood to get in..by God's grace..each time my pocket went empty..he will provide $$..by his grace, I was given opportunity for things that i want to do..given things that i want ..that when my da jie ask me what you want for baptism gift..i ponder and think yup..God has bless to to the point i don't know what i need ...thank God for his grace...that i am baptise on the coming friday..if i am given chance to share on stage my testi..then it's also god's grace... so will like to share this powerful song..it was not really special to me till today..i was amaze by the lyric...
his grace that can set anyone free..isn't it amazing..?Amazing Grace Lyrics
John Newton (1725-1807)Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
T'was Grace that taught my heart to fear.
And Grace, my fears relieved.
How precious did that Grace appear
The hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils and snares
I have already come;
'Tis Grace that brought me safe thus far
and Grace will lead me home.
The Lord has promised good to me.
His word my hope secures.
He will my shield and portion be,
As long as life endures.
Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.
When we've been here ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun.
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we've first begun.
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.