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!

The Savior Is Born Who Is Christ The Lord

Did you know when Israel were under the tyranny of Rome? 
Things were very dark, long silence from heaven, 
no prophets can be found, no visions from God. 
Four centuries had passed, "400 silent years," (that is what 
they often called) 

Then suddenly the promised of the coming Messiah came!

(Isaiah 9:2)

The people walking in darkness have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of the shadow of death
a light has dawned.

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the

government will be on his shoulders.

And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,

Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.  (v.6)

The Power Of Prayer

Prayer is a powerful weapon. It can reached God's ears and 
soften His hearts. It can change the course of events. 
Like the example of King Hezekiah, king of Judah. 
One day God told Him through Isaiah that He will not recover from
his illness. Instead of giving up he prayed and asked God to remember 
how he walked faithfully before Him. (Isaiah 38:1-6)
What is God's response to Him? God changed his mind and sent Isaiah 
back to tell him that he will recover from his illness and God added 15 years 
to his life. That is how God works is...through PRAYERS. 

And also in James 5:16 said, "The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective."

I pray that this message may give us encouragement in this time of needs 
as we are facing difficult times ahead.

The One And Only True God

To those who are dealings with worshiping idols; Hear and listen to what God
said about this issue:

(Isaiah 44:16-20)
Half of the wood he burns in the fire; over it he prepares his meal,
   he roasts his meat and eats his fill. He also warms himself and says,
   "Ah! I am warm; I see the fire." From the rest he makes a god,
    his idol; he bows down to it and worship. He prays to it and says,
   "Save me! You are my god!"
They know nothing, they understand nothing, their eyes are plastered
over so they cannot see, and their minds closed so they cannot understand.
No one stops to think, no one has the knowledge or understanding to say,
"Half of it I used for fuel; I even baked bread over its coals, I roasted
 meat and I ate. Shall I make a detestable thing from what is left?
 Shall I bow down to a block of wood?"
 Such a person feeds on ashes; a deluded heart misleads him;
 he cannot save himself, or say, "Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?"

Is not God in the heights of heaven? And see how lofty are the highest stars!
Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens:
Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one and
calls forth each of them by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength,
not one of them is missing.  (Job 22:12) (Isa.40:25-26)

The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. 
(Isa.40:28)

"To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal? says the Holy One. 
  (v.25)

I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God. (Isa.44:6,8)
Is there any God besides me? No, there is no other Rock; I know not one.

I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not yield my glory to another or my praise
to idols. (Isa.42:8)

For God is a consuming fire, a jealous God, He wanted us to worship Him only.
(Deuteronomy 4:24)