Nehemiah 6: 1-14
The work don't go smoothly. Nehemiah was to rebuild the wall and opposition come.
They come in three ways - calling you away from the main task; they threaten you with false accusation and lastly through "personal" deception.
The focus of your work is for the Lord, but that has and should not be taken away by the concern and worries.
I am too eager in reaching the target, but let the Lord strengthen the process, so that you may know it is the Lord has blessed.
Opposition come so, that we may pause for a while, that we may come back to God. I have been so busy, that I have push God aside. Like what Nehemiah cried - strenghten my hands.
Passive confrontational - Nehemiah received threathen - he knew not to go into enemies land. And when the enemies put up false accusation, Nehemiah rebuke strongly and did not let the accusation go about as if nothing has happen and don't bother - this is something I have to learn. Even though they are false - I cannot let them go around -without doing anything - being passive and hope that everything can just go away.
The worse kind is deception that come from your own friends. I pray that I may see that and let not to fall prey. Its not about kindness, but knowing righteousness, doing what is right rather what is good. this is my weakness.
As I was doing my personal life map - Lord I ask - where is the sphere of influence - I don't see you putting me in any leadership position, so where are you leading me. Am I just on my own, or what plan you have for me.?
Place me out of my current situation. Amen
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Thursday, August 07, 2008
7 Aug 2008
Ezra
I was reading this colourful book (chinese children book) to Josef. I give thanks to God, for His blessings upon Singapore. I have not seen such book especially on Ezra, the prophets, kings and chronicles in colourful pictures and words. The words are from the bible and in addition the book give some historical background.
Josef so very interested in the book and the story of Ezra - though from what I know - seldom children story is extracted from history books and prophetic books.
What more wonderful is that after you read the text in the bible, you can find the similar story in chinese and pictures.
Ezra is about rebuilding the Temple, rebuilding the Wall and rebuilding the Hearts.
To me, the temple, is about God presence - is about establishing His presence in our lives.
The wall is about His promises - is about the "land", the poccession that He is giving to His people.
The heart - is about realtionship, It is about getting in deep relationship with God.
Ezra pointed out the difficulties in these 3 rebuildings. Satan is not giving it away without a fight.
I pray for my father, let not out anymore obstacle in his heart in rebuilding your presence in his life. The temple was stalled for 16years and it need only 4.5 years to complete. 16 years is a long years and therefore preseverve. Unless the Lord build, I pray and ask for salvation and for my father to know Christ.
I pray for the claiming back the promises - that I will raise up like an eagle and I will soar with Him. I establish this claim and like Ezra, the establishment of the wall is claiming back the land that once belong to them.
I pray for my family - Rachael, Josef and Deborah, that we establish our heart and be right with God. I pray for a deeper relationship with you.
For Rachael - she has been upset by the sudden change in eating habit and the increase in weigh. Lord comfort her and slow down the changes. She is also preparing the lessons - Lord help her to get the right material easily and fast.
For Josef, guide him and spur him to greater good works - not only in his studies, but also his walk with you. Let the stories I tell him become a habit and that he will want to read and dwell in your daily. I pray for special encounters with you.
Keep Deborah and Mathias safe. Keep watch over them, for He who watch over Isarel neither sleep nor slumber.
As for me, I wait for the day - I am eager to meet the target and so far has not been able to reach them. I know in His time - not by me but by His grace. Not my works but yours.
I was reading this colourful book (chinese children book) to Josef. I give thanks to God, for His blessings upon Singapore. I have not seen such book especially on Ezra, the prophets, kings and chronicles in colourful pictures and words. The words are from the bible and in addition the book give some historical background.
Josef so very interested in the book and the story of Ezra - though from what I know - seldom children story is extracted from history books and prophetic books.
What more wonderful is that after you read the text in the bible, you can find the similar story in chinese and pictures.
Ezra is about rebuilding the Temple, rebuilding the Wall and rebuilding the Hearts.
To me, the temple, is about God presence - is about establishing His presence in our lives.
The wall is about His promises - is about the "land", the poccession that He is giving to His people.
The heart - is about realtionship, It is about getting in deep relationship with God.
Ezra pointed out the difficulties in these 3 rebuildings. Satan is not giving it away without a fight.
I pray for my father, let not out anymore obstacle in his heart in rebuilding your presence in his life. The temple was stalled for 16years and it need only 4.5 years to complete. 16 years is a long years and therefore preseverve. Unless the Lord build, I pray and ask for salvation and for my father to know Christ.
I pray for the claiming back the promises - that I will raise up like an eagle and I will soar with Him. I establish this claim and like Ezra, the establishment of the wall is claiming back the land that once belong to them.
I pray for my family - Rachael, Josef and Deborah, that we establish our heart and be right with God. I pray for a deeper relationship with you.
For Rachael - she has been upset by the sudden change in eating habit and the increase in weigh. Lord comfort her and slow down the changes. She is also preparing the lessons - Lord help her to get the right material easily and fast.
For Josef, guide him and spur him to greater good works - not only in his studies, but also his walk with you. Let the stories I tell him become a habit and that he will want to read and dwell in your daily. I pray for special encounters with you.
Keep Deborah and Mathias safe. Keep watch over them, for He who watch over Isarel neither sleep nor slumber.
As for me, I wait for the day - I am eager to meet the target and so far has not been able to reach them. I know in His time - not by me but by His grace. Not my works but yours.
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
6 Aug 2008
Ezra 3:2 Then arose Jeshua the son of Jozadak, with his fellow priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel with his kinsmen, and they built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the Law of Moses the man of God.
It take someone like Jeshua to stand up and start doing what is right for God. Be that person.
It take Jeshua, who is a priests to do what is right for God. Know what is right to do
It take Jeshua who do what is right for God. Be in the actions.
Know and act what is right in th sight for God.
I need to be in actions, rather than just waiting. But how should I move when all things will only come to an end next April. Or is it because it is you who are waiting?
I have waited for a year - and I want to complete all the projects that I currently handled and no more. I need also the steady income of a certain amount to sustain th household as well as re-cycled th money for growing.
Moreover, what am I supposed to do? Where and how are not answer - and I will only began faithfully by serving in the church and render my services and network in where the Lord is leading.
I need a launch pad - which I have not found it - yet Lord, I pray, let me be the one to stand on that launch pad - let me be the right man with the right heart doing the things that are right before you.
It take someone like Jeshua to stand up and start doing what is right for God. Be that person.
It take Jeshua, who is a priests to do what is right for God. Know what is right to do
It take Jeshua who do what is right for God. Be in the actions.
Know and act what is right in th sight for God.
I need to be in actions, rather than just waiting. But how should I move when all things will only come to an end next April. Or is it because it is you who are waiting?
I have waited for a year - and I want to complete all the projects that I currently handled and no more. I need also the steady income of a certain amount to sustain th household as well as re-cycled th money for growing.
Moreover, what am I supposed to do? Where and how are not answer - and I will only began faithfully by serving in the church and render my services and network in where the Lord is leading.
I need a launch pad - which I have not found it - yet Lord, I pray, let me be the one to stand on that launch pad - let me be the right man with the right heart doing the things that are right before you.
Monday, August 04, 2008
4 Aug 2008
2 Chr 36: 15 The Lord, the God of their fathers, sent persistently to them by his messengers, because he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place. 16 But they kept mocking the messengers of God, despising his words and scoffing at his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord rose against his people, until there was no remedy.
17 Therefore he brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who killed their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary and had no compassion on young man or virgin, old man or aged. He gave them all into his hand. 18 And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king and of his princes, all these he brought to Babylon.
The end of Judah - the end of David's kingdom and all that the Lord God has blessed and has given to the people of Israel has ended in foreign hand.
Surely, I want the legacy to continue, but I can't say the same for the generations to come, but I pray that the Lord will uphold His promises.
I began to see the awe in the promise land and His blessings, and pray that all these will come to past. I pray for my own heart to be continue to be right with God.
I pray for being able to render my services to Chruch in Woodland. Use me Lord and I avail myself. I recognize that all I have and the stage now I am in - belongs to you.
Humble my heart, that I recognize that all I have is because of the blessings from God. Let me learn that lessons from 2 Chr, that I will not end the way Judah ended- all the blessings return to void.
Instead,
Psa 27:4 One thing have I asked of the Lord,that will I seek after:that I may dwell in the house of the Lordall the days of my life,to gaze upon the beauty of the Lordand to inquire [6] in his temple.
17 Therefore he brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who killed their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary and had no compassion on young man or virgin, old man or aged. He gave them all into his hand. 18 And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king and of his princes, all these he brought to Babylon.
The end of Judah - the end of David's kingdom and all that the Lord God has blessed and has given to the people of Israel has ended in foreign hand.
Surely, I want the legacy to continue, but I can't say the same for the generations to come, but I pray that the Lord will uphold His promises.
I began to see the awe in the promise land and His blessings, and pray that all these will come to past. I pray for my own heart to be continue to be right with God.
I pray for being able to render my services to Chruch in Woodland. Use me Lord and I avail myself. I recognize that all I have and the stage now I am in - belongs to you.
Humble my heart, that I recognize that all I have is because of the blessings from God. Let me learn that lessons from 2 Chr, that I will not end the way Judah ended- all the blessings return to void.
Instead,
Psa 27:4 One thing have I asked of the Lord,that will I seek after:that I may dwell in the house of the Lordall the days of my life,to gaze upon the beauty of the Lordand to inquire [6] in his temple.
Saturday, August 02, 2008
2 Aug 2008
2 Chr 32: 7 “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or dismayed before the king of Assyria and all the horde that is with him, for there are more with us than with him. 8 With him is an arm of flesh, but with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people took confidence from the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
Like David, King Hezekiah prayed and encouraged the people. But that was because King Hezekiah was right with God. Even though God has raised up the Assyrian against Jerusalem, but because He still loved His children, plus the attitude of the commander of the Assyrian army defiled God, God delivered King Hezekiah.
What then is our heart and what then should be our attitude? Beware and check them, so that I can be right with God always.
The land flowing with milk and honey. What is the heart and what is the right attitude to poccess it? No impossible - like that of the spies that sought out the land, or be strong and courages - like that of Joshua. Poccess the land and know that the stronghold cannot pit against the Lord - they can come with arm of flesh and strength, but it is the Lord we have, that they are pitting against.
I pray therefore to check my heart against any complacency, that it is and it is because of the Lord that I am entering the land and poccess the land.
As we are also looking for a house, Lord I pray that you will give us the best - best in your sight.
I pray for Rachael, that you will look after mother and child to full term of pregancy.
I pray for my Josef, who has grown much taller - that he will too grow not only in statue, but also in wisdom and in favour with God and man.
I pray for Deborah, that she will come to know Jesus.
I pray for father, that you will continue to work in his spirit.
I pray for Liyuan, that she will grow in you and be a disciple for you.
Like David, King Hezekiah prayed and encouraged the people. But that was because King Hezekiah was right with God. Even though God has raised up the Assyrian against Jerusalem, but because He still loved His children, plus the attitude of the commander of the Assyrian army defiled God, God delivered King Hezekiah.
What then is our heart and what then should be our attitude? Beware and check them, so that I can be right with God always.
The land flowing with milk and honey. What is the heart and what is the right attitude to poccess it? No impossible - like that of the spies that sought out the land, or be strong and courages - like that of Joshua. Poccess the land and know that the stronghold cannot pit against the Lord - they can come with arm of flesh and strength, but it is the Lord we have, that they are pitting against.
I pray therefore to check my heart against any complacency, that it is and it is because of the Lord that I am entering the land and poccess the land.
As we are also looking for a house, Lord I pray that you will give us the best - best in your sight.
I pray for Rachael, that you will look after mother and child to full term of pregancy.
I pray for my Josef, who has grown much taller - that he will too grow not only in statue, but also in wisdom and in favour with God and man.
I pray for Deborah, that she will come to know Jesus.
I pray for father, that you will continue to work in his spirit.
I pray for Liyuan, that she will grow in you and be a disciple for you.
Friday, August 01, 2008
1 Aug 2008
2 Chr 30:10 So the couriers went from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, and as far as Zebulun, but they laughed them to scorn and mocked them.
An invitation was sent from Judah to all Israel to participate in the Passover - for they had not kept it as often as prescribed.
So sad.
The question is that they have lose sight of God and has forgotten the goodness of God. Will then this happen to me or my family - that we get too complacement about His blessings and forget that it is God that has been blessings us.
In forex, I can make more but trading in and out frequently and the increase in profits was due to my effort. But I choose to place my trade and leave the results to God, knowing that He has bless and will bless - least that when the target is reach every month, I know that it was because of the Lord, my God.
I pray for close encounter with God, that we knew the goodness of God and this God. I need Him and we want to live a life that is purposed for Him.
I want to make move and know that my God will provide and He will bring them to past. Next year..
An invitation was sent from Judah to all Israel to participate in the Passover - for they had not kept it as often as prescribed.
So sad.
The question is that they have lose sight of God and has forgotten the goodness of God. Will then this happen to me or my family - that we get too complacement about His blessings and forget that it is God that has been blessings us.
In forex, I can make more but trading in and out frequently and the increase in profits was due to my effort. But I choose to place my trade and leave the results to God, knowing that He has bless and will bless - least that when the target is reach every month, I know that it was because of the Lord, my God.
I pray for close encounter with God, that we knew the goodness of God and this God. I need Him and we want to live a life that is purposed for Him.
I want to make move and know that my God will provide and He will bring them to past. Next year..
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