Searching In A Wrong Places?

Is this wordly things can satisfy our soul?
The materials things of this world, the craving of our eyes, the desires of wanting more
to ourselves...are all these are valuable in your life?
God had warned the people of Israel and will take away the blessings from them
if they disobey Him and living a life of sin.
(Micah 6:14-15)
You will eat but not satisfied; your stomach will still be empty.
You will store up but save nothing, because what you save I will give to the sword.
You will plant but not harvest; you will press olives but not use the oil on yourselves,
you will crush grapes but not drink the wine.

If we keep looking for what can make us happy and never found it, we may become
frustrated, a failure and miserable creature. We looked for vain and exhausted.

Did you know that Jesus Christ is the only One that can give us contenment and
satisfy our soul?
"With joy you will draw water from the well of salvation."  (Isaiah 12:3)

Our frustration and our failures will actually lead us to Christ...and it is a blessings indeed!
"Godly sorrow bring repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but wordly
  sorrow brings death." (2Corinthians 7:10)

We should not look further and search for what can satisfy us. Jesus our Lord and our
Savior are standing at the door ready to receive us...if we let Him. (Revelation 3:20)

And Jesus said He is the Bread of Life.  (John 6:35)
"I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who
 believes in me will never be thisty.
"I am the bread that came down from heaven." (v.41)
  I tell you the truth, he who believes has everlasting life. I am the bread of life.
  Here is the bread from heaven, which a man may eat and not die.
  I am the "Living Bread" that came down from heaven, if anyone eats of this bread,
  he will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
  For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.
  (v.47-51,33)
  Whoever eats my fleah and drink my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at
  the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink.
  Whoever eats my fleah and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him.
  Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds
  on me will live because of me. (v.54-57)

Let's take it to heart what God offered for us and a promising of eternal life through
His Son and of continuing living in Him.

Father, God we come before you and offer our cares and our concerned of this world
to you at the feet of the Cross. We want to put you first out of everything and put right
our standing position in you. Filled us conitnually with the Bread of heaven. Amen. 

Sanctuary

In that day I will restore David's fallen tent.
I will repair its broken places, restore its ruins,
and build it as it used to be, so that they may posses the remnant of Edom
and all the nations that bear my Name," declares the Lord, who will do these things.
(Amos 9:11)

"New wine will drip from the mountains and flow from the hills."  (V.13)

And in the New Testament this "wine" represents Jesus Christ who died on the
Cross for us, for the forgiveness of sins so that we will have eternal life.
It is the covenant of remembrance of His blood that we partake and participate
in communion with Him as children of God. 

                                         
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The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had
given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body, which is for you; do this
in remembrance of me."
In the same way, after suffer he took the cup, saying,
"This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it,
 in remembrance of me."
For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's
death until he comes.  (1Corinthians 11:23-27,15:3-8, Mat.14:22-25)

Christ is the new meditor of a new covenant, that those who are called
may received the promised eternal inheritance.  (Hebrew 9:15)

The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless
(for the law made nothing perpect), and a better hope is introduced,
by which we draw near to God  (Heb.7:18-19)

...One who has become a priest not on the basis of a regulation as to his ancestry
   but on the basis of the power of an indestructible life.  (Heb.7:16)

...And it was not without an oath! Others became priests without any oath,
   but he became a priest with an oath when God said to Him:
     "The Lord had sworn and will not change his mind: You are a priest forever."
                (v.20-21)
  Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant. (v.22)

Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from
continuing their duties; but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood.
Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him,
because he always lives to intercede for them.  (v.23-25)

Such a high priest meets our need--one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from
sinners, exalted above the heavens.
Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day,
first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people.
He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself. 
For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came
after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.  (v.26-28)

We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the
Majesty in heaven, and who serves in the sanctuary, the true tabernacle set up
by the Lord, not by man.  (Heb.9:1-2)

The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are
ceremonially unclean sanctified them so that they are outwardly clean.
How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit
offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead
to death, so that we may serve the living God!  (Heb.9:13-14)

For Christ did not enter a man-made sanctuary that was only a copy of the true one;
he entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God's presence.
Nor did he enter heaven to offer himsdelf again and again, the way the high priest
enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own.
Then Christ would have had to suffer many times since the creation of the world.
But now he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin
by the sacrifice of himself. 
Just as a man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment,
so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people;
and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those
who are waiting for him.  (v.24-28,10:1-8)

Then he said, "Here I am, I have come to do your will."
He sets aside the first to establish the second. And by that will, we have been made
holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once and for all.
(Heb.10:9-10,8:13)

Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties;
again and again he offers the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.
But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins,
he sat down at the right hand of God. Since that time he waits for his enemies
to be made his footstool, because by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever
those who are being made holy.  (v.11-14)

The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First he says:
    "This is the covenant I will make with them after that time, says the Lord.
      I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds.
     Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more."  (v.15-18,8:7-12,Jer.31:33)
And where these have been forgiven, there is no longer any sacrifice for sin.

What a great news and a better promises of God! God has drew us closely to Himself
in behalf of His Son Jesus Christ as our Mediator, Priest. Amen!
 
   (Heb.10:20-22)
...By a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is his body,
   and since we have a great priest over the house of God, Let us draw near to God
   with a sincere heart and with a full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled
   to cleanse us from agulity conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.
   












     

The Token Of His Love

As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you

used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler
of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are
disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the
cravings of our sinful desires. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath.
... But because of his great love for us, God who is rich in mercy, MADE US ALIVE
WITH CHRIST even when we were dead in our transgressions--
IT IS BY GRACE YOU HAVE BEEN SAVED. And God raised us up with Christ
and seated with Him in the heaveny realms in Christ Jesus.
FOR IT IS BY GRACE YOU HAVE BEEN SAVED, THROUGH FAITH--

and this is not from yourselves, IT IS A GIFT OF GOD--NOT BY WORKS,

SO THAT NO ONE CAN BOAST. (Ephesians 2:1-9)  

THANK YOU VERY MUCH GOD FOR THIS WONDERFUL GIFT OF YOUR
SALVATION THROUGH YOUR SON JESUS CHRIST.

 

I pray that those who received Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior will continue to walk

and lived in Him.

Reflects on what God has done for you, all the good things He has delivered you from...

your bondage, failures, doubtfulness etch...

So the, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in Him,
rooted and built up in Him, strengthed in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing
with thankfulness. (Colossians 2:6-7)
 

As we continue to grow in Christ we are like a new growth plant that appears in due
season. Amen! 

 

 

Who Are the Children of God?

Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits tried to invoke

the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-possessed.

They would say, "In the name of Jesus, whom Paul preaches,

I command you to come out."

Seven sons of Sceya, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.

One day, the evil spirit answered them, "Jesus I know, and I know

about Paul, but who are you?"

Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered

them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked

and bleeding. 

When this became known to the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus,

they were all seized with fear, and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.

(Acts 19:13-17)

 

"Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, BUT WHO ARE YOU?"
  (v.15)
In this passage of the Scriptures "WHO ARE YOU?"
In this case scenario it means that the devil doesn't know anything
about these people, the false witnesses of God, because they do not
have the Spirit of Christ in them.
Have you thought about this verse? The Devil knows more about
Gods people (those who received Christ and Lord of their lives)
more than the lost, rebellious, or wicked person.
So the devil actually focusing more on the people of God,
the devil know you more, your name. You are his target, concentrating
more and chased after those people who are in God's business. Be aware!
(1Peter 4:8-9)
Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like
a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
Resist him standing firm in the faith.

 

Watch out also that those who called themselves Christians are not all Christians,

Those who are religious (showy, actors like the Pharisees) and not having the

Spirit of God in them, only human made effort.

Jesus said in Mathew 7:21-23

"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, 

  but only HE WHO DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER who is in heaven.

  Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name

  and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' 

  The I will tell them plainly, 'I NEVER KNEW YOU. AWAY FROM ME YOU

   EVILDOERS!"

 

So Let's regard the name of the Lord with high honor, respect and in fear as the

people in Ephesus learned and heard about in verse 17...

They were all seized with fear, and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.

The most important lesson to learn about in this chapter is our true relationship

with the Lord. Those who hear God's voice and obey are his people! 

"I KNOW MY SHEEP AND MY SHEEP KNOW ME."  (John 10:14)

 

Weigh Your Hearts

Where do you base your security on?
Do you have a possession that you hold so dearly and you won't let it go?
Do you love your career, blooming business, money, fancy car, luxury house, etc...
although there is nothing wrong with all of this material possessions as long
as you are humble and not forgetting about God and you may say to yourself,
"My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.
 But remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the ability 
 to produce wealth.
 (Deuteronomy 9:17-18)

Let us learn from what happened to King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon
when his heart was proud and how God deals with Him?

(Daniel 4:29-34)
As the king was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon, he said,
"Is not this the great Babylon I have built as the royal residence, 
 by my mighty power and for the glory of my majesty?"
The words were still on his lips when a voice came from heaven,
"This is what is decreed for you, King Nebuchadnezzar:
 Your royal authority has been taken from you. You will be driven away from
 people and will live with the wild animals; you will eat grass like cattle.
 Seven times will pass by for you until you acknowledge that the Most High
 is sovereign over the kingdoms of men and gives them to anyone he wishes."

Immediately what had been said about Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled.
He was driven away from people and ate grass like cattle.
His body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair grew like
the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.
At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven,
and my sanity was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and
glorified him who lives forever.
...At the same time that my sanity was restored, my honor and splendor
  were returned to me for the glory of my kingdom.
  My advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored to my throne
  and became greater than before.
  Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven,
  because everything he does is right and all his ways are just.
  And those who walk in pride he is able to humble.  (v.36-37)

(read the full story started from Dan.3:4-27, so you can have a clear view
 on how this came about what happened to Nebuchadnezzar comes true).

Isn't the Proverbs 30:8-9 say,
"Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, 
 but give me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too much and 
 disown you and say, "'Who is the Lord?'
Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.

So be careful and don't let your heart be proud but fear God..
If you have this issue pray and repent these things to God.

The Words Of Faith

What God has provided for us to receive this gift of salvation is finished and fulfilled,
All we have to do in response to it, is this:

(Rom.10:6-13)
But the righteousness that is by faith says: "Do not say in your heart,
'Who will ascend into heaven?' (that is to bring Christ down) "or
'Who will descend into the deep?'" (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).
 But what does it say?
"The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart," that is, 
 the word of faith we are proclaiming: That if you confess with your mouth, 
 "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, 
  you will be saved.
 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your 
 mouth that you confess and are saved.
 As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trust in him  will never be put to shame."
 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile--the same Lord is Lord of all
 and richly blesses all who call on him,
 For "EVERYONE WHO CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED."

Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants
the prophets. (Amos 3:7)

As spoken by the prophet Joel 2:28-32 when God says,
"I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophecy,
 your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.
 Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit 
 on those days.
 I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire
 and billows of smoke.
 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the
 coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.
 AND EVERYONE WHO CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED;
 for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the Lord has said,
 among the survivors whom the Lord calls.

What Is Your Excuse?

Some of the many reasons why they will not come in terms to believe in God or to
acknowledged Him:

Daniel 5:22     "Though you knew all this. Instead you have set yourself up
                       against the Lord of heaven."

Romans 1:20-24,25 
                          For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--
                          His eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen,
                          being understood from what has been made, so that men
                          are without excuse.
                          For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as
                          God nor gave thanks to Him, but their thinking became
                          futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.
                          Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and
                          exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made
                          to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.
                     
                     ... They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped
                         and served created things rather than the Creator--who is
                         forever praised. Amen.


My prayer is that people may come to repentance and every hearts
may be open to receive you and acknowledge that God rules and that you have the power
of life and death. Amen.


Let the Glory of the Lord Rise Upon Us
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqA7cjGWsZk

A New Year And A New Beginning

"Come now, let us reason together," says the Lord.
 Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white
 as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be 
 like wool." (Isaiah 1:18)

Repent! Turn away from all your offenses; then sin will 
not be your downfall.
Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed, 
and get A NEW HEART AND A NEW SPIRIT.
...For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares 
   the   Sovereign Lord.
   REPENT AND LIVE!  (Ezekiel 18:30-31)

May this New Year brings more people to repentance and more blessings and fruitful
pilgrimage as we continually seek the Lord and His will for our lives!