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Friday, January 26, 2007
-Cure for the common life-
Cure for the common life Good afternoon to all! my group is reading Caleb, heheee.. Today reading a bit dry, they're talking about census. So decide to read something else.
My birthday present! A cure for the common life by Max Lucado! I used to like him a lot, until i recently I brought a book by him titled heaven or something which I was quite disappointed with, was really convicted by his book 6 hours one friday before that. :) But well, since is a present and the title intrigues me. Here I go! Think it's pretty inspiring so well, I always fascinated by god's plan for me and wonder what he wants me to do. I'm so looking out for my talent and what he has plan always for me to do. I always believed in it, that he has a great plan for me, just that I haven't find it yet! Hope to find something soon! :)
Revelation 21:5 He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!" Then he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true."
God make me unique, special, different from everyone else. He don't mass produce people or do mass factory production. He make everything new! So many times I just think I'm the same as everyone else but god says he make everything new! Just like how King David saw it, god make him in the special place. Yup, he make me in the special place too, a piece that will fit into his jig-saw puzzle! It feels so good just to think about it! :) God tinker with our charecter, personality, life all to his special plan! :)
So today, don't feel bad about yourself and your life. You're awesome and he has a great plan for you!
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Tuesday, January 23, 2007
-Man who dream-
Genesis 37
Joseph's Dreams 1 Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, the land of Canaan.
2 This is the account of Jacob. Joseph, a young man of seventeen, was tending the flocks with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives, and he brought their father a bad report about them.
3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons, because he had been born to him in his old age; and he made a richly ornamented [a] robe for him. 4 When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.
5 Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him all the more. 6 He said to them, "Listen to this dream I had: 7 We were binding sheaves of grain out in the field when suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around mine and bowed down to it."
8 His brothers said to him, "Do you intend to reign over us? Will you actually rule us?" And they hated him all the more because of his dream and what he had said.
9 Then he had another dream, and he told it to his brothers. "Listen," he said, "I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me."
10 When he told his father as well as his brothers, his father rebuked him and said, "What is this dream you had? Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come and bow down to the ground before you?" 11 His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind.
19 "Here comes that dreamer!" they said to each other. 20 "Come now, let's kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns and say that a ferocious animal devoured him. Then we'll see what comes of his dreams."
Genesis 39 But while Joseph was there in the prison, 21 the LORD was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. 22 So the warden put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison, and he was made responsible for all that was done there. 23 The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph's care, because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Genesis 40 6 When Joseph came to them the next morning, he saw that they were dejected. 7 So he asked Pharaoh's officials who were in custody with him in his master's house, "Why are your faces so sad today?"
8 "We both had dreams," they answered, "but there is no one to interpret them." Then Joseph said to them, "Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams."
would like to share with you my Q.T for the last two days. =)
Just my humble and small insights.
Joseph got quite a sad family background. Although his dad love him to bits but he was hated by all his brothers, imagine growing up in a family of 10 brothers (benjamin not born yet) they all refused to talk to you, refuse to play with you and hated you ever since he was born for 17 LONG years! wah.. I can imagine how lonely must he feel and how he must have craved attention and love from his siblings. People usually love the youngest the most and I think he could have grow up feeling sad and insercure and feeling with the same hated his brothers have for him too!
But he never gave up dreaming, despite the first dream he have when he share to his brothers, they HATE(bible didn't use this word much often, can imagine how serious this was!) him even more but he didn't gave in to man because he believe in god and his promises. Second time, he even got rebuke by his dad! Was he discouraged? Did he think dreams was something fake and wavy? nah.. He haven't got mocked for what he believed in. THAT DREAMER!
As he went thought life, he struggles big time, we both know the stories, having read it for hundreds of times. Sold by his brothers for just 20 shekel of silver, throw in the dungeons by some lustful woman when he was trying to do the right thing.
I think as the story went on. The point came to my head that is our dreams god-driven? or personal driven? if our dreams is from god and for god, it will go through any challenges and I think god will definitely give the dreamers big challenges in life to see if the dreams are true. In this case Joseph got serverally tested and when two guy in the same plight as him came telling all their problem.. "I have a dream", he could be skeptical and think.. hmmp! dreams, i been through that, it's all fake and falsehood, it is all LIES! BUT as we read the verses, i could almost feel his excitement leaping out of the scriptures.
So he asked Pharaoh's officials who were in custody with him in his master's house, "Why are your faces so sad today?" 8 "We both had dreams," they answered, "but there is no one to interpret them." Then Joseph said to them, "Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams."
TELL me your dreams. He was so excited even after all that he been though. He still excited about dreams, even other people's! I think he must have thought of the dreams that he have when he was young, go through them in his head a million times, on his lonely road to egypt, in jail and being a slave but this incident really prove his heart that he believe they are from god because he never give up believe or give up being excited about them! He even say it himself.. Interpretations are from god!
So the questions to myself, my dreams for this year, are they from god? if they are, they will stand through trails and difficulties but if they are not, they will definitely fall short and go with the winds. If they're from god and for god and not my own personally glory, they will come true and inspire me!
The Impossible Dream (The Quest) From Man of LaMancha Lyrics by Joe Darion
To dream ... the impossible dream ... To fight ... the unbeatable foe ... To bear ... with unbearable sorrow ... To run ... where the brave dare not go ... To right ... the unrightable wrong ... To love ... pure and chaste from afar ... To try ... when your arms are too weary ... To reach ... the unreachable star ...
This is my quest, to follow that star ... No matter how hopeless, no matter how far ... To fight for the right, without question or pause ... To be willing to march into Hell, for a Heavenly cause ...
And I know if I'll only be true, to this glorious quest, That my heart will lie will lie peaceful and calm, when I'm laid to my rest ... And the world will be better for this: That one man, scorned and covered with scars, Still strove, with his last ounce of courage, To reach ... the unreachable star ...
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Thursday, January 18, 2007
-Heaven on the inside of me!-
OH MAN! I can't believe I found this song. I sing this song in my secondary school. I was in a catholic school and they have hymms singing every day before classes and this is one of my favorite hymm. I wasn't a christian then but it sure cheers me up! It's such a catchy and joyful song! WAH god is wonderful and awesome, he planted seeds in my heart long long time ago. :)
*JUMP* so excited
Some songs just touch your heart, some songs make you moved and teared, some songs give you peace but this just break a smile onto my face!
It may sound boring (esp after just a few times of repeat) try singing it!
I’ve got heaven on the inside of me Peace and joy God has set me free Heaven is a reality Abundant life flows out of me I’ve got a smile on my face A glide in my stride I’m tasting his grace And I’m walking by faith I’ve got heaven on the inside of me I’ve got heaven flowing out of me I’m bring heaven into this world
Joy, joy, joy I’ve got such joy in my heart I’ve got peace, peace, peace I’ve got such peace in my heart I remember the day it all began It was the day that I was born again An explosion took place On the inside of me It was the spirit of god setting me free
Artist: Unknown Copyright:
Hope you guys like it. Love you all
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Wednesday, January 17, 2007
-Leviticus 10; Just when you thought you never learn anything from it. :)-
Leviticus 10 The Sin of Nadab and Abihu
Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu put coals of fire in their incense burners and sprinkled incense over them. In this way, they disobeyed the Lord by burning before him the wrong kind of fire, different than he had commanded. 2 So fire blazed forth from the Lord’s presence and burned them up, and they died there before the Lord. 3 Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord meant when he said,
‘I will display my holiness through those who come near me. I will display my glory before all the people.’”
And Aaron was silent.
4 Then Moses called for Mishael and Elzaphan, Aaron’s cousins, the sons of Aaron’s uncle Uzziel. He said to them, “Come forward and carry away the bodies of your relatives from in front of the sanctuary to a place outside the camp.” 5 So they came forward and picked them up by their garments and carried them out of the camp, just as Moses had commanded.
6 Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not show grief by leaving your hair uncombed[a] or by tearing your clothes. If you do, you will die, and the Lord’s anger will strike the whole community of Israel. However, the rest of the Israelites, your relatives, may mourn because of the Lord’s fiery destruction of Nadab and Abihu. 7 But you must not leave the entrance of the Tabernacle[b] or you will die, for you have been anointed with the Lord’s anointing oil.” So they did as Moses commanded.
16 Moses then asked them what had happened to the goat of the sin offering. When he discovered it had been burned up, he became very angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s remaining sons. 17 “Why didn’t you eat the sin offering in the sacred area?” he demanded. “It is a holy offering! The Lord has given it to you to remove the guilt of the community and to purify the people, making them right with the Lord.[c] 18 Since the animal’s blood was not brought into the Holy Place, you should have eaten the meat in the sacred area as I ordered you.”
19 Then Aaron answered Moses, “Today my sons presented both their sin offering and their burnt offering to the Lord. And yet this tragedy has happened to me. If I had eaten the people’s sin offering on such a tragic day as this, would the Lord have been pleased?” 20 And when Moses heard this, he was satisfied.
Thought about this passage for two days now, been pondering about it. Certainly it's a very strange iccident to me and I think nothing much like this happen in the bible. God was teaching his first ever priest of his ceremony for the first time in history.
When I first read this.. I was like WAT in the world. Wat was god doing? Is this the god I know? How can he burned two person just like this? What's his logic? What's his heart? What's his reasoning? Why do he wants in his heart when he said, "I will display my holiness through those who come near me. I will display my glory before all the people." It's just a incense fire man! Why so intense? They were like doing a lot of things, following instuctions and maybe being still for hours and days on ends! but just a mistake and paid for it. WHY? The worst is! he didn't even allow them to mourn and grieve. (dot dot dot right!)
How did Aaron feel? He's one big charecter in this whole episode. His two sons.. I'm not sure how old are they.. Never really go check. I assume they're in their teens. Most probably bored hardship with Aaron in Egpyt, farming the fields, working as a slave together. I think they must be pretty dear to Aaron. ARRGH! Of course, they are his sons! Imagine making a big mistake before this.. (make the calves and let the people went out of control). He must have warned his son or something before this.. "Hey sons.. be careful! The Lord is not to be messed with and everyone treat this seriously"
The bible never say much. Just say that Aaron was silent and he left a big impression on me. He think he felt humbled. He was making lots of "excuses and defensive statements" the last time he did a mistake but I think he truely learn from there and the bible say this time round. Just three short words. He was silent. (wah..So convicting) I think that is a true mark of humilty. Being able to keep silent before the Lord. (Jesus also was silent before the killers). They were silent, not because they were not strong mens (both have quite a tongue) but is mean being silent to god's will. I think that really convict me. =)
Although he make such a big mistake before this. Aaron truely grew instead of mourning and in verse 19-20, even grew to have this own convictions. The first high priest of Israel is starting to take charge!
I think, What i can applied it in my life, is I must learn to be humble like Aaron. Learn it. I think like him, is ok to have mistakes, Even big ones! but most important, must learn to be humble and have your own conviction in the end and step-up to the role and responsibility god given to me.
In regards to life, think I learn a lot of things from it. :) Now who say Leviticus is boring haha.
I think like Aaron and his sons, is maybe a seems like a little thing to us! Like lighting the incense the right way! and small things like downloading songs or being righteous at work, or telling white lies! I mean what is that! personally to a certain extend I feel is a bit dud! but god shows me in this passage that he minds about all the small little things and certainly I believe that he wants us to mind all the small things, not just because he like it or he's petty but because it can only be good for us. We can look at the issues dear and be overwhelmed. I feel like wow! God wants our hearts even in small things like this.
Woo! my first post. That was my Q.T all the way back in november. Hope you are inspired. Ha, just when you thought that you never learn anything from that book, it hit you like a ton of bricks. :)
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-Welcome to my blog!-
Hi All!
Welcome to my new blog, where I delicate it to god almighty. :)
I've been having inspiring quiet times of late and want to share it with more people. Hope the word of god can inspire you!
Well, sort of a waste that I only share it with my sweetheart. HEeeee. Inspired by Alex too. :)
I also like writing alot, the last time I stop was because the blog was getting quite emotional and wasn't glorifing god. Hope this will be a change and it will be inspiring!
in·spir·it
to infuse spirit or life into; enliven To instill courage or life into. infuse with spirit; "The company spirited him up"
Love you guys. :)
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