Saturday, August 26, 2006
helloo... (: thanks grace and pearlyn, for the encouragement. hahaha..
today's rather boring, got nth on so aunt sis me went for lunch before heading to bras bersah (did i get it right) to get books. ahaha. reading frenzyyyyyy. went to popular too and purchased a biblical movie called . went to orchard plaza there aft cos aunt wanted to get a haircut and the guy who did her hair's gd i guess. and while me sis and i were waiting, we tried the toast and egg set at "white satin kafe" (hope i got it right. haha) and as mentioned, consists of kaya toast, 2 soft boiled eggs and a drink. it was REALLY nice, and i wouldn't mind gg there agn- highly recommended. so we headed home aft orchard plaza and i watched the movie i bought.
so here's my revelation for today:
its really coolio and kinda scary as it talks abt Revelations from the Bible. one of the verses quoted on the cover of the discs is taken from Relvelations 21:6, IT IS DONE, I AM THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA. THE BEGINNING AND THE END. i believe this verse means thad- Just as God fnished the work of creation and jesus finished the work of redemption, so the Trinity will finish the entire place of salvation by inviting the redeemed into a new creation! (:
so in the movie, it talked abt the messages to the seven churches, the lamb opening the scroll, the lamb break the six seals, the seventh one as well, the great multitude, the angels and trumpets and the terrors, the lamb and the 144000, the harvest of the earth, the great prostitude, songs of victory in heaven, and the new jeruslam! indeed, Jesus is coming and we gotta have our hearts prepared cos He'll come in the blink of an eye.
indeed there were rather freaky scenes thad depict the Word of God, but scary as it seems, it is still the truth. and we do not have to be afraid as long as Jesus lives in our hearts (: whatsmore, when we know the truth, the truth will set us free, not kill us. (John 8:32) nonetheless, for some of us, Jesus does not live in our hearts cos we haven invited Him to. but take heart! because Jesus wants us all to live in His goodness and he wants to live in us.
well i believe not everyone has Jesus living in their hearts. but Jesus wants to live in us.. here's sth thad jus popped into my mind. here goes....
Ecclesiastes 2:24-25 (NLT) says, So I decided there is nothing better than to enjoy food and drink and to find satisfication in work. Then i realized that this pleasure is from the hand of God. For who can eat and enjoy anything apart from him?
Purposes, meaning a reason for living- these are all things we desire and search for in life. But despite our deprate means to search, we still feel empty and unfulfilled. Reason being, each of us have have an empty place in our heart, a spiritual void, a "god-shaped vacuum." Whatever possesions, skills, abilities, successes, relationships, even a religion won't fill it. It is only through a vibrant relationship with God then can this void be filled. And before such a relationship can be established, we need to face a serious problem.
Here's the problem, sin.
Jeremiah 17:9 says, The human heart is most deceitful and desperately wicked, Who really know how bad it is?
The Bible identifies this problem as sin. in is not just the bad things we do but an inherent part of who we are. We are not sinners because we sin; we sin cos we're sinners.. In Psalms 51:5, "I was born a sinner- yes, from the moment my mother conceived me. As we are born sinners, sinning comes to us naturally. For example, no one taught us how to lie right? Every problem we experience in society and in our lives today can be traced back to our refusal to live God's way.
There is a hope tho, a solution: Jesus Christ..
We are made right in God's sight when we trust in Jesus Christ to take away our sins. And we all can be saved in the same way, no matter who we are or what we've done. Romans 3:22
God understood our porblem and knew we could not bear it alone. Hence he lovingly sent his own Son, Jesus Christ, to be a bridge for us humans thad connects us back to God. John 3:16 says, For God so loved the world that he gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.. Jesus laid all his divine privileges and alked the earth as a man, 'in frail humanity', experiencing the troubles and emotions that we do. Then he was betrayed and arrested false charges and killed as he died on the cruel cross. "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord", Romans 6:23. This was no accident either. He did it to suffer the punishment deserved by us all. Of course, Jesus doens't just die like all of us eventually will, he rose again three days later, comquering sin and death forever!
In response to God's love and gift to us, what's better than accepting his offer right? Acts 3:19 says, Now turn from your sins and turn to God, so you can be cleansed of your sins.
To know Jesus Christ personally and have our sins washed away with the blood of the lamb, so we can be forgiven, we must first believe that we are indeed sinners seperated from God and that our only hope and saviour is Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who came to earth and died for our sins. Praise God if you do believe in this, but we must not stop with this realization. we also need to take steps towards confessing and turning from our sins. We must welcome Jesus Christ into our life as Lord and Saviour. He will move in and help us to change from the inside out.
If you would like to have a relationship with God and you are ready to say these three things, then here is a very simple prayer which you can pray and which will be the start of that relationship:
Lord Jesus Christ, I'm really sorry for the things I have done wrong in my life (you may wna take a few moments to ask his forgiveness for anything particular thar is on your conscience). Please forgive me. I now turn from everything which I know is wrong. Thank you that you died on the cross for me so that I could be forgiven and set free from the bondage of sin. Thank you that you offer me forgiveness and the gift of your Spirit. I receive that give now. Please come into my life by your Holy Spirit to be with me forever. Thank you, Lord Jesus. Amen.
woohoo.. if you actually prayed this prayer the angels rejoice in heaven cos a soul once lost is saved. (: and if you prayed the salvation prayer before and nth more happened from thad very time, tell someone so thad you can affirm it and that it becomes a reality for you in your life! its best to tell someone who you think will be pleased to hear the news. (:
once we receive Jesus and put our trust in him we become children of God! He is our heavenly Father and he wants us to have a close relationship with Him. We can develop this relationship as we listen to him through the bible and as we speak to Him in prayer. The Bible is the word of God and you might find it helpful to begin by reading a few verses of the gospel everyday, like the book of John. Ask God to speak to you as you read and expect Him to do so! Start speaking to him each day and this may help: Adoration- Praising God for who he is and what he has done for you like for the day. Confession- Asking God's forgiveness for anything that you have done wrong. Thanksgiving- Thanking God for health, family, friends and many more.. (: Supplication- Praying for ourselves, for our friends, family, and for others that comes into your mind.
finally, i believe its important to be part of a grp or a church who get together to worship God, to hear wjat God is saying to them, and make friends and encourage each other! (:
you're not created for nothing, and you're not an accidental. you have a hope in Jesus Christ, and he's the best thing one can ever possess! Amen!
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