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Thursday, 06 August 2009

THE CROSS IN PRAYER

"At that day ye shall ask in My name." John 16:26

We are too much given to thinking of the Cross as something we have to get through; we get through it only in order to get into it. The Cross stands for one thing only for us - a complete and entire and absolute identification with the Lord Jesus Christ, and there is nothing in which this identification is realized more than in prayer.

"Your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask Him." Then why ask? The idea of prayer is not in order to get answers from God; prayer is perfect and complete oneness with God. If we pray because we want answers, we will get huffed with God. The answers come every time, but not always in the way we expect, and our spiritual huff shows a refusal to identify ourselves with Our Lord in prayer. We are not here to prove God answers prayer; we are here to be living monuments of God's grace.

"I say not that I will pray the Father for you: for the Father Himself loveth you." Have you reached such an intimacy with God that the Lord Jesus Christ's life of prayer is the only explanation of your life of prayer? Has Our Lord's vicarious life become your vital life? "At that day" you will be so identified with Jesus that there will be no distinction.

When prayer seems to be unanswered, beware of trying to fix the blame on someone else. That is always a snare of Satan. You will find there is a reason which is a deep instruction to you, not to anyone else.

Wednesday, 05 August 2009

THE BAFFLING CALL OF GOD

"And all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man shall be accomplished . . . And they understood none of these things." Luke 18:31, 34

God called Jesus Christ to what seemed unmitigated disaster. Jesus Christ called His disciples to see Him put to death; He led every one of them to the place where their hearts were broken. Jesus Christ's life was an absolute failure from every standpoint but God's. But what seemed failure from man's standpoint was a tremendous triumph from God's, because God's purpose is never man's purpose.

There comes the baffling call of God in our lives also. The call of God can never be stated explicitly; it is implicit. The call of God is like the call of the sea, no one hears it but the one who has the nature of the sea in him. It cannot be stated definitely what the call of God is to, because His call is to be in comradeship with Himself for His own purposes, and the test is to believe that God knows what He is after. The things that happen do not happen by chance, they happen entirely in the decree of God. God is working out His purposes.

If we are in communion with God and recognize that He is taking us into His purposes, we shall no longer try to find out what His purposes are. As we go on in the Christian life it gets simpler, because we are less inclined to say - Now why did God allow this and that? Behind the whole thing lies the compelling of God. "There's a divinity that shapes our ends." A Christian is one who trusts the wits and the wisdom of God, and not his own wits. If we have a purpose of our own, it destroys the simplicity and the leisureliness which ought to characterize the children of God.

Wednesday, 13 May 2009

Psalms 1-41
    ¹ Blessed is the man
       who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked
       or stand in the way of sinners
       or sit in the seat of mockers.
    ² But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
       and on his law he meditates day and night.
    ³ He is like a tree planted by streams of water,
       which yields its fruit in season
       and whose leaf does not wither.
       Whatever he does prospers.
    ⁴ Not so the wicked!
       They are like chaff
       that the wind blows away.
    ⁵ Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
       nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
    ⁶ For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous,
       but the way of the wicked will perish.
qUiEt TiMe... shhh...

I went to Kuantan Chapel last Sat & Sun for a Youth Camp Reunion, Harry asked me to take up Quiet Time Workshop... So I have to think about it what to share, however since sharing with young Christians & non-Christians as well, pointing to too much verses will be tough for them, end up I just shared what I know & had learned myself for all these years since I became a follower of Jesus Christ.

This post I believe is suitable for young, old, mature Christians or whatever stage you are in at this point or even Non-Christians who are interested to understand more about what Christians do, it can be a simple but one of the most important reminder:

How do you spend your time everyday? (What is Quiet Time?)

-          A time spends with the one who love u the most & u love the most everyday.

-          Think about your parent, your best friend, your relatives or your partner.

-          Usually you talk/communicate with the person to know the person more & let the person know u more. You actually want to spend time sharing your ups & downs with the person.

Why Christian spend QT?

-          To build a relationship with God/Jesus who loves you so very much.

-          To grow closer to Him each day.

-          To be more & more like Jesus.

How do we do that with God/Jesus?

1)      Read His Word (1 verse, 1 passage, 1 chapter)

2)      Pray to Him (tell Him every details) / Sing songs to praise Him

3)      Spend the rest the day with Him by remembering Him whatever we do & wherever we go (meditation)

What is the point?

God already know everything before we say anything to Him then why do we still spend QT with Him?

1. For us to know Him.

2. He already knows but He still wants us to communicate with Him & He is good to us, we return our thanks to Him.

3. To be reminded to do what is Right; God knows we are sinful & forgetful people, that is why we ask for forgiveness daily, spend time with Him daily & go to church every week not once a year.

Do read Psalm 1, John 15