the call of gideon

as i read about the call of gideon, i sensed that god will call ern and me and our children to a BIG purpose. But god says to me now ,"Love and obey me". "Step by step".

i am excited to see what god has in store for us. trust and obey. there is no other way but to believe in jesus and to trust and obey.

anyway it is god's business and we are the ones following him. he will blow his trumpet at his own time and he will mobilise his troops at his own time too. what we need to do is to prepare ourselves as soldiers. train our spiritual muscles and stretch our faith - like the same way we train for the triathlon so that we can participate in the competition.

we should now start our bible reading, evangelise to people, pray and fellowship so that we can respond swiftly when god calls us.

prepare ern and i and the children dear jesus.

i am encouraged by the way gideon made sure god's calling upon his life. it is not wrong to be very careful. the bigger the calling, the more we must make sure it is from god. simply cos we know if we go in our own strength, we will fail. the battle belongs to god.

dear god i pray for ern that he will have a humble heart before the lord. let him not exalt himself in anyway but let his heart always exalt the lord. give all glory to you cos he knows all glory belongs to you. you are a jealous god. do not allow him to use the talents you have given him to exalt himself.

in the presence of the god who created the whole universe, let ern bow down in adoration and submission. let him see his own smallness and take away his pride.

it is not him at all but all is about jesus. for without you we are nothing.

bring him to the point of brokeness before you. like paul who used to take so much pride in his own talents, paul has learnt to say "i count all things a loss compared to the surpassing knowledege of knowing christ." let ern 's heart be this too.

open ern's eyes to your creation. let him see your might. the Grand Canyon, the Niagara Falls, the intricate human body that even man now cannot understand. cause hime to "wow" at this god and say "who am i , that you care about me?"

Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!3 For the Lord is a great God,and a great King above all gods.4 In his hand are the depths of the earth;the heights of the mountains are his also.5 The sea is his, for he made it,and his hands formed the dry land.
psalm 95

during my devotion, i could be sometimes noisy too. instead of just quietly reading the bible and blogging. perhaps in the morning in future, i could turn on the music, put on ear plugs, sing and make a joyful noise to god in my heart and soft singing.

let us come into his presence with thanksgiving. remember always to give thanks to god.

why? our lord is a great god and king. he is above all gods. the biggest things on earh - the ocean and the mountains - are his.

what an awesome god.

bless us with a smooth transition in our moving house dear god. the renovation, the packing. help us to enjoy the process too.

we give thanks to you for blessing us with a good price of this house. help us to pack the house nicely for the new owner to take over. thank god that the new buyer is also a believer of christ. let this house continue to be one where your holy spirit reigns.

i pray for my dad in law that he will be open to your word even as i start to read the word to him. in your time and way, bless him lord.

he claims he does not fear. i do not believe. he is just being proud. where does his courage come from? he has no basis thus i do not believe. anyway, bring him to you god.

i pray for jo and deborah that they will have a sharp mind and a healthy curiostiy to learn about the things in life. help them to enjoy learning dear god.

i give thanks for their increased appetite. they are eating much more healthily now. thank you god.

thank you for ern jo ddebbie, dad in law, sis, parents. they are loving and supportive.

thank you for renna who frequently calls me to catch up with me.

thank you for providing ways for my new chapter in life.

thank you for my health and my family health too. thank you for protecting jo and debbie from HFM. protect jo and remind him to wash his hands regularly. there are 10 cases in nan hua primary school.

thank you for helping me complete my marking on time thus far.

thank you for bringing me through the last 2 months which were so tough for me, with so much work to do. i have survived cos god has brought me thru.

i love you jesus. i love you cos you first loved me. i love you cos you are good to me. i love you cos you have won me over with your love for me. nothing in this life is as wonderful as your love for me.

this is why i dedicate cai chunjia's song to you , jesus '" qin xin you ni ai wo"

i love you lord. let this love be true and genuine.

amen