Saturday, May 10, 2008
The heart of the Expectant-is prepared beforehand
John 5:7--The sick man answered Him, "Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, but while I am coming, another steps down before me."
I find this verse so interesting, first he claims that he cant get into the pool without anyone’s help, then he later says ‘but while I am coming’---the earlier statement that there is no one to help him was more of an excuse for him then.
What if, instead of waiting for someone to Help him in, he could’ve chosen to wait nearer to the pool in PREPARATION for the stirring. That would’ve reflected how desperate he was wat. Or, he could’ve chosen to respond immediately when the stirring began.
Basically, I think sometimes we also take TOO LONG to respond to the spirit. I think when there’s a stirring in a heart, we should respond immediately, whether you’re a leader or not! And finally when we choose to respond, the stirring’s gone already. Sighhh..
Maybe this guy could’ve gotten in if he had come earlier, Maybe we could’ve gotten that miracle had we come earlier, maybe if we were more prepared, no matter how lame or pathetic we are—
If we were expectant, we would come prepared.
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Free to Fly... ;
~Jovial =) praised Jesus at 9:18 PM
Friday, May 9, 2008
Eternal life
I will be sharing a quiet time that i did last week which was on Matthew 19. When I got to Matthew 23-26, it said
23 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “I tell you the truth, it is very hard for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. 24 I’ll say it again—it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!”
25 The disciples were astounded. “Then who in the world can be saved?” they asked.
26 Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible.”
Jesus has said in this message that human speakingly, it is impossible for anyone to go to heaven which is a scary thought... but he continues saying that "But with God everything is possible"
From this scripture... it really shows that we need to stick to God and follow him otherwise our chances of going to heaven will be none. Hell is a scary place, in Matthew 5:29, it compares how loosing one part of your body is better than your whole body to go in to hell. Loosing one part of your body is very pain already but it shows in the scripture that it is better to suffer that pain than to go to hell. It shows that Hell is really not a nice place.
30And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.
Our daily life can be so drawn to so many things that we forget God. It is important that we stay close to him, seek him and obey him because it is very easy to walk the other direction where God doesn't want us to walk in and it may be too late to turn back.
God sent his son to die on the cross for us because he loves us and made it POSSIBLE for us to Go to heaven. We should not walk away from this great opportunity but grab it.
In life, there are alot of times where God has challenge us to step out of comfort zone but we don't take the challenge because we would have to be uncomfortablE. However, think about it, God has done so much for us... he gave his son to die on the cross for us... Jesus suffered for us... And God may challenge but he NEVER means bad but to help us grow and learn. When we follow and obey in his will, It will be rewarding. Trust God for he knows the best for us.
It is better to suffer temporary pain that would help us grow in life than to suffer ETERNAL pain.
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Free to Fly... ;
Bernie Tan praised Jesus at 7:12 PM
