Showing posts with label About God. Show all posts
Showing posts with label About God. Show all posts
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
What a Friend we have in Jesus
I was reading ODB daily devotional message and chance on this hymn, What a Friend I have in Jesus. Went to youtube and this lady Chonda Pierce shared her story and her version really touched me. Its more towards the end. But to get a clearer picture, just go through the whole video yeah? Enjoy! ^-^
What a Friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer!
Welsh Church Choir version is magnificent! This is the kind of praise and worship if a whole church sings! Now I know why God loves our worship and praise. Its amazing.
What a Friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer!
Welsh Church Choir version is magnificent! This is the kind of praise and worship if a whole church sings! Now I know why God loves our worship and praise. Its amazing.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
God's Love of Man
God loves you.
You're rebellious, you cheat, you commit immorality,
you're selfish, you sin, but God loves you with an intensity
beyond anything I could describe to you.
He loves you, and He loves you so much that He gave His only Son,
Jesus Christ to die on that cross; and the thing that kept Christ
on that cross was love, not the nail.
Billy Graham
The above message I wanted to tell a dear friend, face-to-face.
But I am holding back because I am afraid of his reaction.
I hope someday, he will see this and knows how much God loves him.
You're rebellious, you cheat, you commit immorality,
you're selfish, you sin, but God loves you with an intensity
beyond anything I could describe to you.
He loves you, and He loves you so much that He gave His only Son,
Jesus Christ to die on that cross; and the thing that kept Christ
on that cross was love, not the nail.
Billy Graham
The above message I wanted to tell a dear friend, face-to-face.
But I am holding back because I am afraid of his reaction.
I hope someday, he will see this and knows how much God loves him.
Friday, January 8, 2010
God is in Control.
Sometimes I get paranoid about things and how things should be,
I get upset and frustrated.
But my sister reminded me that God is in control and He will deal with everything and anything that needs to be dealt with.
At that moment, I felt peace and joy. (:
Even if the world is ending now, I would still have that peace and joy in me.
For God is good and He is in control!!
I get upset and frustrated.
But my sister reminded me that God is in control and He will deal with everything and anything that needs to be dealt with.
At that moment, I felt peace and joy. (:
Even if the world is ending now, I would still have that peace and joy in me.
For God is good and He is in control!!
Thursday, October 8, 2009
And the things on Earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace~
This is a hymn titled "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus". This hymn encourages me in the difficult times and reminded me that my hope is in the Lord and I should turn my eyes upon Jesus. Jesus loves us all and He died on the Cross for the sins of all of us, so that we may reunite with God in Heaven.
I hope this hymn can bring you hope and comfort in this sad sad world, like it did for me(:
This is a hymn titled "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus". This hymn encourages me in the difficult times and reminded me that my hope is in the Lord and I should turn my eyes upon Jesus. Jesus loves us all and He died on the Cross for the sins of all of us, so that we may reunite with God in Heaven.
I hope this hymn can bring you hope and comfort in this sad sad world, like it did for me(:
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Repentance
restores and renews our intimacy with the Lord.
As a Christian, I am not perfect.
I sin. Some I know of and some I am unaware.
Those that I know, I told God and asked for forgiveness.
But some sins I struggle.
My mouth confesses the sin but my actions are not showing.
It is like just nodding in polite agreement with God,
and continuing the same way we are going.
It is only when we truly agree with God about what is right,
our behavior will follow.
The Daily Bread message on July 25th uses a great metaphor.
"Like a car, we go in the direction we are pointed.
So when we truly turn our minds and hearts toward God,
our actions change accordingly."
And on July 27th, the messge was: God's Heart Revealed
"It’s easy to think of God as a divine fly-swatter, just waiting for you to land so that—whap—He can nail you for your sins. But that’s not what we see in Revelation 2–3 in His letters to the seven churches. The pattern of the letters demonstrates God’s loving heart for wayward people."
O Lord, I pray for a pure heart and steadfast spirit within me.
Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion
blot out my transgressions.
Wash away all my iniquity
and cleanse me from my sin.
For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is always before me.
Against you, you only, have I sinned
and done what is evil in your sight,
so that you are proved right when you speak
and justified hen you judge.
Surely I was sinful at birth,
sinful from the time my mother conveived me.
Surely you desire truth in the inner parts;
you teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Create in me a pure heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Do not cast me from your presence
or take your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to e the joy of your salvation
and grant me a willing spirit to sustain me.
Amen.
As a Christian, I am not perfect.
I sin. Some I know of and some I am unaware.
Those that I know, I told God and asked for forgiveness.
But some sins I struggle.
My mouth confesses the sin but my actions are not showing.
It is like just nodding in polite agreement with God,
and continuing the same way we are going.
It is only when we truly agree with God about what is right,
our behavior will follow.
The Daily Bread message on July 25th uses a great metaphor.
"Like a car, we go in the direction we are pointed.
So when we truly turn our minds and hearts toward God,
our actions change accordingly."
And on July 27th, the messge was: God's Heart Revealed
"It’s easy to think of God as a divine fly-swatter, just waiting for you to land so that—whap—He can nail you for your sins. But that’s not what we see in Revelation 2–3 in His letters to the seven churches. The pattern of the letters demonstrates God’s loving heart for wayward people."
O Lord, I pray for a pure heart and steadfast spirit within me.
Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion
blot out my transgressions.
Wash away all my iniquity
and cleanse me from my sin.
For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is always before me.
Against you, you only, have I sinned
and done what is evil in your sight,
so that you are proved right when you speak
and justified hen you judge.
Surely I was sinful at birth,
sinful from the time my mother conveived me.
Surely you desire truth in the inner parts;
you teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Create in me a pure heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Do not cast me from your presence
or take your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to e the joy of your salvation
and grant me a willing spirit to sustain me.
Amen.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Repentance
its a noun which has two meanings:
1. deep sorrow, compunction, or contrition for a past sin, wrongdoing, or the like.
2. regret for any past action.
But what does it mean in life application?
I thought if you have deep sorrow, it is enough. You are in repentance.
WRONG!
Imagine: You punched your friend. While saying sorry, you are still punching him/her.
Is this repentance? No.
When we are truly sorry, we'll stop punching the friend and change our behaviour. We'd be nice to that friend and not punch him/her.
The punching could be something that we are "sinning".
How can we be "sinning" and say sorry to God? I think it is not possible.
I had this sudden realization that you are truly wanting to repent only when you're determined to stop sinning because you deeply regret what you've done and feeling deep sorrow.
1. deep sorrow, compunction, or contrition for a past sin, wrongdoing, or the like.
2. regret for any past action.
But what does it mean in life application?
I thought if you have deep sorrow, it is enough. You are in repentance.
WRONG!
Imagine: You punched your friend. While saying sorry, you are still punching him/her.
Is this repentance? No.
When we are truly sorry, we'll stop punching the friend and change our behaviour. We'd be nice to that friend and not punch him/her.
The punching could be something that we are "sinning".
How can we be "sinning" and say sorry to God? I think it is not possible.
I had this sudden realization that you are truly wanting to repent only when you're determined to stop sinning because you deeply regret what you've done and feeling deep sorrow.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Christ's love.
A friend asked me, whats the point of accepting Christ and continue to sin, knowing that God will forgive you if you seek His forgiveness.
Well, true repentance is not just saying sorry.
Repentance is a 3 step process.
1. Acknowledge the sin.
2. Flee from the sin.
3. Serve God.
When one accepts Christ as one's personal Lord and savour, we need to be self-aware that we are sinners and have made mistakes. We must have contriteness. That means we are filled with a sense of guilt and the desire for atonement for sinning. Atonement means we must want to change. Change doesn't happen overnight. Thus we must always try and persevere to be better. This is a training process and definitely not easy. But we have God's grace and help to flee sin. ^-^
Romans 6:6-7 says: 6For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with,that we should no longer be slaves to sin— 7because anyone who has died has been freed from sin.
We are reborn and made new. Thus, I'd like to remind fellow brothers and sisters what Romans 6:13-14 says, "13Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness. 14For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace."
And also 1 Corinthians 10:13, "13No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.".
Well, true repentance is not just saying sorry.
Repentance is a 3 step process.
1. Acknowledge the sin.
2. Flee from the sin.
3. Serve God.
When one accepts Christ as one's personal Lord and savour, we need to be self-aware that we are sinners and have made mistakes. We must have contriteness. That means we are filled with a sense of guilt and the desire for atonement for sinning. Atonement means we must want to change. Change doesn't happen overnight. Thus we must always try and persevere to be better. This is a training process and definitely not easy. But we have God's grace and help to flee sin. ^-^
Romans 6:6-7 says: 6For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with,that we should no longer be slaves to sin— 7because anyone who has died has been freed from sin.
We are reborn and made new. Thus, I'd like to remind fellow brothers and sisters what Romans 6:13-14 says, "13Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness. 14For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace."
And also 1 Corinthians 10:13, "13No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.".
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
The Love of God.
Ephesians Chapter 3 Verses 17-19. King James Version.
"And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God."
God's love cannot be explained - it can only be experienced.
-taken from Our Daily Bread.
"And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God."
God's love cannot be explained - it can only be experienced.
-taken from Our Daily Bread.
Monday, February 16, 2009
A Time for Everything.
taken from the Bible(NIV) Ecclesiastes Chapter 3 Verses 1-8
1 There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven:
2 a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain,
6 a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
7 a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
8 a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.
So what is for now?
1 There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven:
2 a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain,
6 a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
7 a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
8 a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.
So what is for now?
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Boundless.
There's this website full of cool articles.
Some Christians' views on life issues!
Check it out -> http://www.boundless.org
Some Christians' views on life issues!
Check it out -> http://www.boundless.org
Monday, January 19, 2009
1 John 2:15-17
"Don't love the world or anything that belongs to the world. If you love the world, you cannot love the Father. Our foolish pride comes from this world, and so do our selfish desires and our desire to have everything see. None of this comes from the Father. The world and the desires it causes are disappearing. But if we obey God, we will live forever."
Monday, January 12, 2009
Desert Song.
This is my prayer in the fire
in weakness or trial or pain
there is a faith proved of more worth than gold
so refine me Lord through the flame
I will bring praise, I will bring praise
No weapon form against me shall remain
I will rejoice, I will declare
God is my VICTORY and He is HERE.
This is my prayer in the battle
When triumph is still on its way
I am a conquerer and co-heir with Christ
So firm on his promise i’ll stand
All of my life,
In every season,
You are still God,
I have a reason to sing
I have a reason to worship!
This song expresses exactly what I'm going through now.
in weakness or trial or pain
there is a faith proved of more worth than gold
so refine me Lord through the flame
I will bring praise, I will bring praise
No weapon form against me shall remain
I will rejoice, I will declare
God is my VICTORY and He is HERE.
This is my prayer in the battle
When triumph is still on its way
I am a conquerer and co-heir with Christ
So firm on his promise i’ll stand
All of my life,
In every season,
You are still God,
I have a reason to sing
I have a reason to worship!
This song expresses exactly what I'm going through now.
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