Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Prophescy Being Fulfilled: The Lunar Elipse "Red Blood Moon"
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come: Acts 2:20 ...
Lunar Eclipse in Dec, 21, 2010
I Believe the Day of the Lord is Very Near ... !!!
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Bread, not enought for Living, but the Word of God
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Matthew 4:4 ( KJV )
Any one here who says i am perfect ? i guess No, because we all are not perfect here in this world, so the Perfect One Jesus Christ came to our World to save us from the Curse of the Law and also to give us guidance how to live under the Guidance of His Grace or New Covenant, and how to be perfect Gradually in our life till we meet Him Face to Face.
In order to grow Gradually we need to eat our daily food to be Mature Adult, likewise if we want to Grow and Mature in our Spiritual life Gradually we need to Eat God's Word. There is no middle way nor compromise , but you are commanded to Read God's Word and Meditate so you will not be entangled in this World and her deadly charms or lures.
Every Believers had the Spirit of God in their lives ... but the things is are you willing to follow His Guidance and Obey Him ... to Eat your daily bite of the Word of God or more ...? or are you just satisfied with a morsel of Bread and not the Full Loaf that you will not be hungry again for the whole day? That depends on your Decision ... but i rather choose to be Full by Eating the Full Loaf ... The Lord bless you, Maranatha ... !!!
Servant of the Lord
Jeremiah khai
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Faith and Grace
Ephesians 2:8; Luke 23:42-43
I Suppose as a Believer we all know what is Faith And Grace. As we sometime portrayed Faith as the Naive or Pivot in our Christian Belief it played main role when we are Communicating with God (Hebrews 11:6). We understand what is Faith because the Word of God itself tells us what is Faith in Hebrews 11:1. I would like to bring forth an explanation about "Faith" as i understood ... "Faith is like simply trusting God for all our needs, Spiritual and Physical"
Grace is known as "Unmerited Favor" as some of the Bible Scholar defined. And many a times in the Bible we can find the Grace of God, that God has shown to the mankind Since the Beginning till the End ( Genesis to Revelation ).
In the account in Luke 23:42-43 we saw Jesus and the two thieves hung on the Cross in Calvary, to make the Story short among those two the one asked by "Faith" to Jesus v 42 " Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom". How amazing was his "Faith" he didn't see Jesus performing Miracles on the Cross but he realized that He was the Son of God, that was by "Faith", then Jesus said in v 43 " Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise".
In this Episode of penitent sinner we saw "Faith" and "Grace" going together . Later in AD 62 ( After 30 years of Jesus Resurrection ) Apostle Paul wrote in Ephesians 2:8 "For by Grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God". When on the Cross the thief asked to Jesus "Lord remember me when You come in your Kingdom" that was a Future aspects of him, but Jesus said to him "To day you will be with me in Paradise" it was Present aspects by the Lord. It was only by Grace, we see Faith and Grace here.
So here is my encouragement if we asked anything by Faith though it might future aspects God by His Grace He would give us at Present what we would asked for. The Thief became the First man to be forgiven by the Lord Christ Jesus at his death. This shows that we all shared same origin with the penitent Thief... it was only by Grace of God...through Faith...that we are saved in Jesus. Man is responsible for his own Salvation... the Lord bless you...
servant of the Lord
Jeremiah khai
I Suppose as a Believer we all know what is Faith And Grace. As we sometime portrayed Faith as the Naive or Pivot in our Christian Belief it played main role when we are Communicating with God (Hebrews 11:6). We understand what is Faith because the Word of God itself tells us what is Faith in Hebrews 11:1. I would like to bring forth an explanation about "Faith" as i understood ... "Faith is like simply trusting God for all our needs, Spiritual and Physical"
Grace is known as "Unmerited Favor" as some of the Bible Scholar defined. And many a times in the Bible we can find the Grace of God, that God has shown to the mankind Since the Beginning till the End ( Genesis to Revelation ).
In the account in Luke 23:42-43 we saw Jesus and the two thieves hung on the Cross in Calvary, to make the Story short among those two the one asked by "Faith" to Jesus v 42 " Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom". How amazing was his "Faith" he didn't see Jesus performing Miracles on the Cross but he realized that He was the Son of God, that was by "Faith", then Jesus said in v 43 " Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise".
In this Episode of penitent sinner we saw "Faith" and "Grace" going together . Later in AD 62 ( After 30 years of Jesus Resurrection ) Apostle Paul wrote in Ephesians 2:8 "For by Grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God". When on the Cross the thief asked to Jesus "Lord remember me when You come in your Kingdom" that was a Future aspects of him, but Jesus said to him "To day you will be with me in Paradise" it was Present aspects by the Lord. It was only by Grace, we see Faith and Grace here.
So here is my encouragement if we asked anything by Faith though it might future aspects God by His Grace He would give us at Present what we would asked for. The Thief became the First man to be forgiven by the Lord Christ Jesus at his death. This shows that we all shared same origin with the penitent Thief... it was only by Grace of God...through Faith...that we are saved in Jesus. Man is responsible for his own Salvation... the Lord bless you...
servant of the Lord
Jeremiah khai
Sunday, December 5, 2010
What the Bible said about Money
The Bible says Money as the root of all evil ( 1Timothy 6:10 ) not Branches, nor the Trunk but the Root or Origin. Most of the People thought money can make everything possible thus they pursued and have gone after money. Nowadays people determined riches by how much money or things one's possessed, but Jesus said " for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth" Luke 12:15.
We are going to see what the Bible speaks about money and what were the tragic ends of the people in the Bible when they love money more than God...? We are going to study the Biblical Characters ...Two from the Old Testament and Two from the New Testament...
From the Old Testament
1. Achan...... ( Joshua 7:20:25 )
In the life of Achan we saw the covetousness caused by the love of money and things. He coveted gold, silver and the beautiful garments when he saw them in the spoil of the City of Jericho. Joshua 7:21 " when i saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it." After being convicted he was stoned by the Israelites before God with all his house and possessions.Thus Achan's life ended because of the love of Money and Things.
2. Gehazi..... ( 2 Kings 5:20-27 )
Gehazi was a disciple to Elisha the Prophet. In this episode in 2 Kings 5:20-27 we saw that he was covetous and lying both to his master and Naaman the Syrian. He took 2 shekels of silver and tow change of cloth from Naaman which his master had sworn to God that he wouldn't take them. Lastly Elisha cursed Gehazi "The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow." 2 kings 5:27. Thus Gehazi became leper and his generation in the Israel and he died being a leper because of his covetousness and love of money.
From the New Testament
1. Judas Iscariot..... ( Matthew 26:17-27:5 )
Judas Iscariot was a disciple of Jesus Christ and also a traitor, Matthew 10:4 " and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him". The Bible says he was a bag holder or the Treasurer among the twelve disciples who followed Jesus Christ. John 12:6 "This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein." This shows that he was very much minding for the things of the world than the things of God though he followed Jesus Christ. His greediness led him to sold his Master, his Lord, his Savior and his King Jesus Christ with 30 pieces of silver to the hand of the sinners Matthew 26:15 "And they covenanted to give him for thirty pieces of silver". Later when he saw the sufferings of Jesus he repented and returned the money to the priests of the Temple, and we saw his tragic end which he committed himself, Matthew 27"5 " and he went and hanged himself". Because he loved money he killed himself that was no one in the Bible does. ( after Saul the First King of Israel )
2. Ananias and Sapphira..... ( Acts 5:1-11 )
They were couple and they lied the Holy Ghost by taking back something for themselves. Acts 5:2 "And kept back the price" In V.3 we saw that Peter said to him" why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost" They thought that they lied to men but in fact they were actually lying "unto God" Acts 5:4 After speaking of Peter Ananias fell down at Peter's feet and died Acts 5:5. Later Sapphira came without knowing her husband death and she did the same manner as her husband and lied " how it is that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord?" Acts 5:9 after hearing Peter's speech she fell down and died also Acts 5:10. Because they Love money and lied to the Holy Ghost they were dead, and became example in the Newly Founded Church of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem.
These are the Tragic end of the people who knew God but love money than God. If you are almost in this case and loving money than God... you got time to come back to seek First God's Kingdom and His Righteousness... Matthew 6:33....because the love of money is the root of all evil 1 Timothy 6:10....May the Lord bless you and give you a heart to Love Him more...
By: Jeremiah khai the Servant of the Lord....
We are going to see what the Bible speaks about money and what were the tragic ends of the people in the Bible when they love money more than God...? We are going to study the Biblical Characters ...Two from the Old Testament and Two from the New Testament...
From the Old Testament
1. Achan...... ( Joshua 7:20:25 )
In the life of Achan we saw the covetousness caused by the love of money and things. He coveted gold, silver and the beautiful garments when he saw them in the spoil of the City of Jericho. Joshua 7:21 " when i saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it." After being convicted he was stoned by the Israelites before God with all his house and possessions.Thus Achan's life ended because of the love of Money and Things.
2. Gehazi..... ( 2 Kings 5:20-27 )
Gehazi was a disciple to Elisha the Prophet. In this episode in 2 Kings 5:20-27 we saw that he was covetous and lying both to his master and Naaman the Syrian. He took 2 shekels of silver and tow change of cloth from Naaman which his master had sworn to God that he wouldn't take them. Lastly Elisha cursed Gehazi "The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow." 2 kings 5:27. Thus Gehazi became leper and his generation in the Israel and he died being a leper because of his covetousness and love of money.
From the New Testament
1. Judas Iscariot..... ( Matthew 26:17-27:5 )
Judas Iscariot was a disciple of Jesus Christ and also a traitor, Matthew 10:4 " and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him". The Bible says he was a bag holder or the Treasurer among the twelve disciples who followed Jesus Christ. John 12:6 "This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein." This shows that he was very much minding for the things of the world than the things of God though he followed Jesus Christ. His greediness led him to sold his Master, his Lord, his Savior and his King Jesus Christ with 30 pieces of silver to the hand of the sinners Matthew 26:15 "And they covenanted to give him for thirty pieces of silver". Later when he saw the sufferings of Jesus he repented and returned the money to the priests of the Temple, and we saw his tragic end which he committed himself, Matthew 27"5 " and he went and hanged himself". Because he loved money he killed himself that was no one in the Bible does. ( after Saul the First King of Israel )
2. Ananias and Sapphira..... ( Acts 5:1-11 )
They were couple and they lied the Holy Ghost by taking back something for themselves. Acts 5:2 "And kept back the price" In V.3 we saw that Peter said to him" why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost" They thought that they lied to men but in fact they were actually lying "unto God" Acts 5:4 After speaking of Peter Ananias fell down at Peter's feet and died Acts 5:5. Later Sapphira came without knowing her husband death and she did the same manner as her husband and lied " how it is that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord?" Acts 5:9 after hearing Peter's speech she fell down and died also Acts 5:10. Because they Love money and lied to the Holy Ghost they were dead, and became example in the Newly Founded Church of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem.
These are the Tragic end of the people who knew God but love money than God. If you are almost in this case and loving money than God... you got time to come back to seek First God's Kingdom and His Righteousness... Matthew 6:33....because the love of money is the root of all evil 1 Timothy 6:10....May the Lord bless you and give you a heart to Love Him more...
By: Jeremiah khai the Servant of the Lord....
Germination in Progress
1 Corinthians 3:6
I have planted, Appolos watered; but God gave the increase.
We have heard the Word of God Preached by the Servants of God many times in our Lives. But most of the Believers does not really know how the Growth taken place in one's life as a matured Christian.
We saw Jesus speaks about the Parable of the Sower in the Gospels. We understand the Sower was Jesus Christ Himself through His servants, but the seed does not Germinate all of sudden without having good ground and water, the good ground here means "Prepared Heart" and water means "The Word of God". In other hand "Willingness" and "Faith in the Word of God". Thus Spiritual Germination took place in one's life.
God played main role in the Growing process according to 1 Corinthians 3:6 "but God gave the increase" Paul was the sower or planter ( Evangelist ) Appolos Watered ( Pastor ) but God gave the in crease... God is the Main Person in this episode. We can understand God only made it Grow the plants ( the Believers ) not the Evangelists nor the Pastors but God, in the Church and also in an individual Spiritual life.
If you are a sower of the Word of God and if u don't see the increase don't just discourage trust God He will send the watering person and He Himself will Grow that seed which you sowed in the hearts of people in due time. There is a Word of God in that, God says "so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it " Isaiah 55:11 ( NIV ) God is expecting His Word to be Germinating and spreading around the world in the lives of every people. When the Word of God is sowed in human heart it will remain and Germinate if the heart is ready for the seed ( the Word of God ) it will go on in the process of Germination till it grows like a tree and bearing fruits, "he produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown " Matthew 13:23b ( NIV ). Growing in the scene Maturity in one's life. To be mature is to be like Jesus spontaneously.
God bless all the Believers in Christ Jesus our Lord.....
Servant of the Lord
Jeremiah khai
I have planted, Appolos watered; but God gave the increase.
We have heard the Word of God Preached by the Servants of God many times in our Lives. But most of the Believers does not really know how the Growth taken place in one's life as a matured Christian.
We saw Jesus speaks about the Parable of the Sower in the Gospels. We understand the Sower was Jesus Christ Himself through His servants, but the seed does not Germinate all of sudden without having good ground and water, the good ground here means "Prepared Heart" and water means "The Word of God". In other hand "Willingness" and "Faith in the Word of God". Thus Spiritual Germination took place in one's life.
God played main role in the Growing process according to 1 Corinthians 3:6 "but God gave the increase" Paul was the sower or planter ( Evangelist ) Appolos Watered ( Pastor ) but God gave the in crease... God is the Main Person in this episode. We can understand God only made it Grow the plants ( the Believers ) not the Evangelists nor the Pastors but God, in the Church and also in an individual Spiritual life.
If you are a sower of the Word of God and if u don't see the increase don't just discourage trust God He will send the watering person and He Himself will Grow that seed which you sowed in the hearts of people in due time. There is a Word of God in that, God says "so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it " Isaiah 55:11 ( NIV ) God is expecting His Word to be Germinating and spreading around the world in the lives of every people. When the Word of God is sowed in human heart it will remain and Germinate if the heart is ready for the seed ( the Word of God ) it will go on in the process of Germination till it grows like a tree and bearing fruits, "he produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown " Matthew 13:23b ( NIV ). Growing in the scene Maturity in one's life. To be mature is to be like Jesus spontaneously.
God bless all the Believers in Christ Jesus our Lord.....
Servant of the Lord
Jeremiah khai
Heart And Brain Conversation ...
Brain says to heart... when i was in troubles and problems and temptations... " where is God... my Maker ? " but Heart reply softly with confidence " Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean no unto thine own understanding, in all thy ways acknowledge Him. He will direct thy paths. "
So Brain has no words left to say... because Heart was the Dwelling place of the Holy Ghost... He controls every Parts from there... if we let Him do.. God bless...
So Brain has no words left to say... because Heart was the Dwelling place of the Holy Ghost... He controls every Parts from there... if we let Him do.. God bless...
Forgiveness... Psalms 130:3,4
Forgiveness opens the door of peace in one's life. It is on of the important Theme in the Bible. Oxford Dictionary defines forgiveness as 'to grant free pardon and to give up all claim on account of an offense or debt'. It is clearly seen in the Bible that God is the Author of Forgiveness in Psalms 130:4 we see " but there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared" to my guess the Psalmist might have felt Forgiveness of God so that he could expressed by the leading of the Holy Ghost.
Why forgiveness is very important in our lives? Because without that no one is gonna live and no one is gonna reconciled nor restored again...forgiveness simply means " Divine Favors Upon Sinners" when a sinner came to God through Jesus Christ... he has been forgiven...and no more sins...( John 3:16 ) So it got to do with God, because it came from God.
Jesus taught to His Disciples that they have to Forgive...or Must forgive... one another or other than that...no forgiveness no Favor of God... because God has already done to us so do we...
So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses. Matthew 18:35...
God bless ... Jeremiah khai
Forgiveness opens the door of peace in one's life. It is on of the important Theme in the Bible. Oxford Dictionary defines forgiveness as 'to grant free pardon and to give up all claim on account of an offense or debt'. It is clearly seen in the Bible that God is the Author of Forgiveness in Psalms 130:4 we see " but there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared" to my guess the Psalmist might have felt Forgiveness of God so that he could expressed by the leading of the Holy Ghost.
Why forgiveness is very important in our lives? Because without that no one is gonna live and no one is gonna reconciled nor restored again...forgiveness simply means " Divine Favors Upon Sinners" when a sinner came to God through Jesus Christ... he has been forgiven...and no more sins...( John 3:16 ) So it got to do with God, because it came from God.
Jesus taught to His Disciples that they have to Forgive...or Must forgive... one another or other than that...no forgiveness no Favor of God... because God has already done to us so do we...
So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses. Matthew 18:35...
God bless ... Jeremiah khai
Saturday, June 19, 2010
He Restoreth My Soul
David might probably wrote Psalm 23 after writing Psalm 51. Because he speaks about restoring of souls in Psalm 23:3, "He restoreth my soul" after committing adultery with Bath-Sheba he wrote the famous penitent Psalm 51, confessing his sins and asking God for forgiveness and restoring of his soul. After God's punishment came upon his life God did restored his soul, though he had committed iniquity before God. that's why he wrote in Psalm 23:3 "He restoreth my soul".
God is the God of restoration, we can see many passages that speaks about God's restoration work, Joel 2:25 speaks about restoration from what locusts had eaten; Jeremiah 10:17 Speaks about restoring of health; Jeremiah 27:22 Speaks about restoring of Native Land or Country; Isaiah 57:18 Speaks about restoring comfort to those who mourning; Psalms 51:12 Speaks about restoring of of the Joy of Salvation.
Restoration takes place only after repentant and confession of once sin, so the Bible said in I John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" Here in this verse we see the process of Restoration, "if we confess our sins" after confessions here comes "He is faithful and just" then "to forgive us our sins" after forgiving here comes Restoration "and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness". Thus Restoration takes place in once life, after confessing to God and coming back to God, because God is Faithful.
The best example about restoration in the Bible can be seen in the Book of Job and his own life. He was a just man and who refrain from evil Job 1:8, though he did not sin against God, he was tested as we see in the Book of Job. But he never gave up his faith nor forsook God his Creator, Job said “ Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD” Job 1:21. His loses were severe, all his Children, all his Servant and Slaves, all his Cattle, Flocks and Herds, all his Possessions in that Testing or Tragedy. But this wasn’t the end of Job’s life because God is faithful so He did restored Job the Double Portion everything became Double. God gave him back new Children also seven sons and three daughters who were the most beautiful in Job’s time upon the Earth Job 42:15. According to the Bible scholars Job was Contemporary with Abraham the Father of Faith, in around 2000 B.C. In the book of James 5:11 we see the patience of Job and God’s restoration act it says “ the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy”.
In your life if you are facing loses the Lord is saying “this is the time for you to repent and come back to me that I may heal you and restore you again”. This very time if you are facing like losing everything come at the feet of Christ Jesus, Who has given us everything even His life, He will Restore you if you only come to Him with true repentant, then you will say as David said “He restoreth my soul” Psalm 23:3. The Lord bless all His Children who are in Christ Jesus.© 2010 : by Jeremiah khai [ Note : all the Bible passages were taken from King James Version of the Bible ]
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Faith : That Can Move The Mountain
Hebrews 11:1, Matthew 17:20, Habakkuk 2:4
Faith Plays an important role in the Bible to have fellowship with God. Without Faith God would not accept anyone to come to Him through Jesus Christ, because by his own goodness and righteousness man cannot attain Salvation. Faith is for man and is not for God, God doesn't need to have Faith as we does because He is the Creator and the Author of Everything. Man must have Faith in God in order to get something from God. Faith means not having faith in man, not having faith in faith alone, not having faith in nothing, but Having Faith in God, that means Trusting in God and in Him alone.
The Oxford Dictionary define Faith as :1. complete trust or confidence. 2. belief in a religion. 3. strong Belief. The Biblical definition about Faith is " Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen" Hebrews 11:1. Faith seems like this, you hope for a thing and you believe that you already obtain in your hand, and later you really get the thing what you hoped for. If you study the whole Chapters of Hebrews 11 you'll find the Heroes of Faith throughout the Ages, who were famous Biblical Characters, who played an important role ( After Jesus Christ ) in the redemptive plan of God. Faith is the Raw Material for Producing the Blessings of God. Jesus Said in John 11:40 " Said I not unto thee, that if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?" Faith opens doors, for supernatural things from God.
Here in Matthew 17:20 we see a kind of Faith which is "Mountain Moving" Jesus Said " For verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall removed; and nothings shall be impossible unto you". Here Jesus was talking to His disciples about faith, because they could not cast out the demons, Jesus said to them you just need to have Faith as small as a "mustard seed" then you can "Relocate so Huge Mountain". It's quite enough to have a mustard seed Faith to Move a Mountain. I read in a book written by Rev. David Yonggi Cho how he moved a Mountain. In this episode he prayed by faith without ceasing to remove the mountain which blocked before his Church. One day after couples of years he was praying for, the Mountain was Miraculously dug out by the Authority from before his Church. He didn't move it but God does, if you face problems so huge as Mountain don't forget to exercise faith and prayer let God work for you.
Another passage in the Bible that emphasis on Faith is in Habbakuk 2:4b "but the just shall live by his faith". Similar verse we see in the New Testament in Roman 3:22 " Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe".Another one is in Hebrews 11:6 " But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him". There is a saying " No Pain no Gain" but the Bible says " No Faith No Blessings".The Bible says that the just shall live by faith, faith will make you just or righteous before God, because God would not accepts any man without coming to Him Through by Faith in Jesus Christ.
Hudson Taylor ( well known Missionary to China) once said this " Faith laugh at the impossibilities and obedience raises no questions". At his age 20 he obeyed the Call of God and sailed out for China inland Mission. there he faced many challenges but his faith in God was strong enough to overcome all of them, he trusted Jesus would do all the things but he only need to believe. The outcome of his Faith we see in today's Rapid Christian Growth in China.
Here is my little conclusion and encouragement. Faith is the shield as we see in "Eph 6:16" for our protection from the evil one. As God is the Giver of All let us ask Faith from God, if we are feeble in it.I Believe God would give you Faith if you ask for it. But one thing, if you don't Believe that God is going to give you what you have asked for you will not get anything from Him. may the bless all His Children Who are in Christ Jesus Our Lord.
© 2010 by Jeremiah khai ( Note: all the Scriptures are quoted from King James Version of the Bible )
Faith Plays an important role in the Bible to have fellowship with God. Without Faith God would not accept anyone to come to Him through Jesus Christ, because by his own goodness and righteousness man cannot attain Salvation. Faith is for man and is not for God, God doesn't need to have Faith as we does because He is the Creator and the Author of Everything. Man must have Faith in God in order to get something from God. Faith means not having faith in man, not having faith in faith alone, not having faith in nothing, but Having Faith in God, that means Trusting in God and in Him alone.
The Oxford Dictionary define Faith as :1. complete trust or confidence. 2. belief in a religion. 3. strong Belief. The Biblical definition about Faith is " Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen" Hebrews 11:1. Faith seems like this, you hope for a thing and you believe that you already obtain in your hand, and later you really get the thing what you hoped for. If you study the whole Chapters of Hebrews 11 you'll find the Heroes of Faith throughout the Ages, who were famous Biblical Characters, who played an important role ( After Jesus Christ ) in the redemptive plan of God. Faith is the Raw Material for Producing the Blessings of God. Jesus Said in John 11:40 " Said I not unto thee, that if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?" Faith opens doors, for supernatural things from God.
Here in Matthew 17:20 we see a kind of Faith which is "Mountain Moving" Jesus Said " For verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall removed; and nothings shall be impossible unto you". Here Jesus was talking to His disciples about faith, because they could not cast out the demons, Jesus said to them you just need to have Faith as small as a "mustard seed" then you can "Relocate so Huge Mountain". It's quite enough to have a mustard seed Faith to Move a Mountain. I read in a book written by Rev. David Yonggi Cho how he moved a Mountain. In this episode he prayed by faith without ceasing to remove the mountain which blocked before his Church. One day after couples of years he was praying for, the Mountain was Miraculously dug out by the Authority from before his Church. He didn't move it but God does, if you face problems so huge as Mountain don't forget to exercise faith and prayer let God work for you.
Another passage in the Bible that emphasis on Faith is in Habbakuk 2:4b "but the just shall live by his faith". Similar verse we see in the New Testament in Roman 3:22 " Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe".Another one is in Hebrews 11:6 " But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him". There is a saying " No Pain no Gain" but the Bible says " No Faith No Blessings".The Bible says that the just shall live by faith, faith will make you just or righteous before God, because God would not accepts any man without coming to Him Through by Faith in Jesus Christ.
Hudson Taylor ( well known Missionary to China) once said this " Faith laugh at the impossibilities and obedience raises no questions". At his age 20 he obeyed the Call of God and sailed out for China inland Mission. there he faced many challenges but his faith in God was strong enough to overcome all of them, he trusted Jesus would do all the things but he only need to believe. The outcome of his Faith we see in today's Rapid Christian Growth in China.
Here is my little conclusion and encouragement. Faith is the shield as we see in "Eph 6:16" for our protection from the evil one. As God is the Giver of All let us ask Faith from God, if we are feeble in it.I Believe God would give you Faith if you ask for it. But one thing, if you don't Believe that God is going to give you what you have asked for you will not get anything from Him. may the bless all His Children Who are in Christ Jesus Our Lord.
© 2010 by Jeremiah khai ( Note: all the Scriptures are quoted from King James Version of the Bible )
Saturday, May 29, 2010
God's Nature : Love and Justice, Judgment
In John 3:16 we see the Universal love of God to all those who come to him through His Son Jesus Christ. Because He is not only God of the Jews but also God of the Gentiles too. There is no division and racialism in Jesus Christ. Yet He is the God of Justice and Judgment also to let know of His nature God put this very story in Genesis 15:16 about the waiting of the full of the sin of the Armorites and also in Genesis 19:23-25 about the Episode of the Judgment of the Two City Sodom and Gomorrah. These examples shows the patient of God and the judgment upon those who do not repent , though they might be Individuals or Nations.
Every one of us know that God is love but some Children of God failed to understand He is the God of Justice too, and by His righteousness He must execute Judgment upon the evil doers. Some one would questions “if God so loved the sinners, why would He judge them?” here is the answer God loves the sinners but hates sin. That is why He said “ Vengeance is mine; I will repay’ Roman 12:19. The reason why God must judge is because He is “ Just God” Isaiah 45:21.
In the Episode in Genesis 15:16 God said to Abraham about the time when the children of would return “But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Armorites is not yet full”, means God is patient as we see in 2 Peter 3:9 “but is longesuffering to usward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” And waiting to the full of the iniquity or sin of the Armorites to judge them, because He is the just God and loves all His Creation, He gave time to repent. He is the God of Love and Justice, If people would judge one another why not God Judge the Nations, and visit their iniquities.
The best example of God’s love shown here in the Bible and the whole world was in the Person of Jesus Christ, his Life made light to the fallen mankind. His Love reflects the Love of the Almighty, Everlasting God, He alone can show this love of God , why? Because He Himself is “God in the Flesh” John 1:14, and fully man but “in whom is no guile” John 1:47. His sacrificed had shown the “Greater love” John 15:13 that no one in the world had ever done, nor no other religious leaders have ever, since the Beginning of the History and till Today. Thus Jesus Christ Proved the Love of God, and His Deity or God’s nature by Resurrecting from the Death “Luke 24:6”.
The Love and Judgment of God was together shown in the life of David, the famous Bible character after Jesus Christ, and a King “2 Samuel 5:3”, an Inventor of Music “Amos 6:5”, And also Named by God as “ a man after mine own heart” Acts 13:22. He was lifted up by God, because David praised God and found Favor with God, and God promoted him and Chosen him to rule over God’s people Israel. But when he fell into temptation and committed adultery with the woman named Bath-Sheba “2 Samuel 11:13-22 and murdered her husband Uriah “2 Samuel 11:14-17” God did not say that “ I will forgive him, because he is the best man in the entire world” rather Judgment came upon his house whole, after he repented and wrote Psalm 51 with all his heart , though God forgave him ,the consequences of His iniquities follows, because the Bible says “ for whatsower a man soweth , that shall he also reap” Galatians 6:7. The whole Episode can be read in the Book of 2 Samuel.
So what do we say more about the Love and Judgment of God. I believe some of you might be convinced by this, some of you might learned and understand something from the Word of God today. Hope that you are benefited by this Message. May the Lord bless all His faithful Children. “For our God is a consuming fire” Hebrews 13:29.
© 2010 : By Jeremiah khai ( Note :all the Scripture portions are taken from KJV Bible )
Sunday, May 23, 2010
The Bible Vs Magic : the Ancient Mystical Religion
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When we talk about Magic some of us would think it’s a kind of cool trick shown by the so-called Magician and people are fascinated about it, sadly even some of the Believers in the front line. The Bible condemned about Magic several times in various passages both in the Old and New Testament. So we are not allowed to practice and involve in any form or kind of Magic as a Christian. Magic was originated since prehistoric time and still it is continuing in this presence age. The world viewed Magic as an unharmed or pleasure giving sport or play. And most of the World’s Religions accept and practice Magic as their secondary Religion and involved in it with pleasure. But the Bible clearly talk about Magic as a cause which is against the Works of God and all Righteousness (Acts 13:10) , because it is from Satan who can transformed like “ an angel of light” 2 Corinthians 11:14.
Here is my conclusion to all of us... that we have to firm in the Lord and know the lies of the Devil... so we will not be tricked by the lies of Satan... Because the end is near many deceivers are already in the world .... May the Lord bless you...
@ 2010 by : Jeremiah ( Credited to The Bible, and "Do you believe in Magic" Discovery Series By RBC Ministry).
A Christian writer says about Magic as follows “ Magic uses charms and spells that are believed to have supernatural power over natural forces. But according to the Bible, the power isn’t in the saying of certain words or following prescribed rituals. The power comes from demons who, when invited, can provide supernatural assistance ( 1 Samuel 28:5-20; 2 King 23:24)”.The Bible talk about forbidding of Magical uses, Sorcery, Mediums in ( Deut 18:10-12) and condemns these things as Abomination before the LORD. In this presence time there are many things that involves in Magical ideas... like books, board games and movies these are invading the Churches also. Jesus said satan as the “father of lie ” John 8:44. It doesn’t seems to hurt in the appearance but actually it’s like viper hiding in the basket and we should aware of these things because we knew the trick or the lies of the devil.
When I was young I though White magic was good and Black magic was bad and both has long fighting history. But when I knew the Truth in the Word of God I came to realized that both has the same Origin and came from Satan. The Magic was practice in various parts of the world till today, if we trace back to History we would find in almost all the Continent of the world, In America practiced by the Red Indians, In Africa the African Voodoos, In Asia by many ethnic groups, in China largely used as a ritual till today. In Europe the witches, Mediums are so popular during the Medieval ages but condemned by the Roman Church. In India many Hindus sects practices Magical rituals. In the Middle East before Islam came to existence there were fire worship, In Mesopotamia Region there were moon worship and magical rituals were so popular.In Central America the Mayan Civilization have had practice Occult and Human Sacrifices were so common to them. In Ancient Greek and Roman time magical ritual were widely used in all Roman Empire, we can see in the time of Apostle Paul also ( Acts 16:16-18 ).
Here is my conclusion to all of us... that we have to firm in the Lord and know the lies of the Devil... so we will not be tricked by the lies of Satan... Because the end is near many deceivers are already in the world .... May the Lord bless you...
@ 2010 by : Jeremiah ( Credited to The Bible, and "Do you believe in Magic" Discovery Series By RBC Ministry).
Saturday, May 15, 2010
God with us... the Lord is With you
Hi dears in Christ as we know today is the Blessed Day or the Lord's Day. I would like to bring out some thing, as a Christian must know and recognize every time. That is, God with us...
Here in Matthew 1:23 we see the meaning of our Savior's Name, that was "Emmanuel", simply means " God with us". God wants to be with us always since from the Beginning, when God created First couple Adam and Eve... He used to visit them every day especially " in the cool of the day" Genesis 3:8. Thus we saw that God desire was to be with us, that means to have fellowship with us every time. That was His purpose but men had broken relationship with God by disobeying Him....
God did not leave mankind alone on this planet Earth, He did not forsake His special Creation in whom He put His very" Breath of Life" Genesis 2:7. He promised the perfect Man "seed of women" Genesis 3:15 Who will take the sinners' place in order to reunion with God. Thus God became Man and "dwelt among us" John1:14. And His Name was Called "Emmanuel" or "God with us" Matthew 1:23 since He was a child He is "God with us" .....
As we all know He live and died, later Rose again from the dead on the "third day" 1 Corinthians 15:3-6. That's not all over He promised again in the last chapter of Matthew 28:20 "lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen." Reconfirming His Word... because there was a custom in the Old Testament the witness of two will be counted if it is one, that's not enough Deuteronomy 17:6 also in 19:15 . Thus Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ witness together that God is with us today..." If God be for us, who can be against us" Romans 8:31...
The Lord Bless you...
Servant of the Lord Jeremiah khai
@ 2010 by : Jeremiah khai ; [ note: all Scripture portions are from King James Version of the Bible ]
Friday, May 7, 2010
Martha , Mary Episode
Martha, Mary Episode...
In Luke 10:38-42 we can see a short story about two sisters Martha and Mary, which described our relationship to Jesus is more important than serving Him.
Sometime we thought that we are serving God, and so we have no time to fellowship with the Lord. So many things prevented us from taking time in the presence of the Lord and together with Him...which the Lord pleased but we neglected.
Martha asked the Lord in Verse 40 "Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me." then the Lord replied to Martha in Verse 41,42 "And Jesus answer and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her."
Here we see two characters the one whom the Lord pleased and the other whom the Lord not so pleased. What do you want to choose, it's your choice today... Busy with works or sitting in the presence of the Lord...??? May the Lord grant you the clear mind to choose the right choice..., the Lord bless you....
Servant of the Lord
Jeremiah khai
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Blessed Resurrection day !!!
Today is the day of our Blessed Savior Christ Jesus' Resurrection day. Because of the Risen Jesus our hope are not in vain ...
"And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins", "But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept" 1 Corinthians 15:17,20.
" The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven" v.47. Jesus was called the Second Man ( Adam in a perfect state) Who is perfect and even more He is the Lord from heaven, to redeemed the fallen mankind. He has redeemed us from the wages of sins, He has paid the very price for our Salvation.
And now we are in Him " If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. Colossians 3:1-3.
The Lord bless you...
Monday, March 22, 2010
What is Faithfulness ?
Faithful simply means Loyalty otherwise continual Obedience toward higher authority. Faithful to the Lord means remaining in the commandments of the Lord Jesus Christ what ever comes in ones life. Jesus was Named or Called "Faithful witness" in Revelation 3:14, Why? It was not just He died for all, but the more He obeyed His Father's Will (our Heavenly Father) totally even unto death. To be faithful simply means to be obedience to our Lord Christ Jesus at any cost and follow God's Holy, True, Unchanging and Powerful Word ( the Bible).
Jesus said "be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life" Revelation 2:10, that means if you are not faithful unto death no crown for you. That is the call from our Lord the "Risen King" to all of us who believes in Him, to carry our own Cross daily and follow His foot steps in our living days here on Earth !!!
The Bible encourages us many times to remain faithful in the Lord and shows us what were the heritage of the faithfuls in the Lord, and also the tragic ends of the unfaithful and disobedience. Many people do not want to hear warnings even from those who follow Christ and believes in Him. But the Word of God did not said in Vain, it is Serious, Faithful and Truth. We must warn the unbelievers about the righteous Judgment of of Our Lord God and to the believers to be faithful unto death. Let every one who has ears to hear let him hear !!! the Lord bless you and carry you through...
Servant of the Lord
Jeremiah khai
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
When Faith Fades away...or Temporary Spiritual blindness
When Faith fades away...or Temporary Spiritual blindness
There are two types of exams that God deals with His Children in order to upgrade their spiritual levels....Testings and Temptations which He allowed to see whether His Children are faithful to Him or not...in this page we are going to deals with what is meant by "temporary spiritual blindness"
Billy Graham was also tested while he was studying God's Words in his early 20's. His friend became Atheist but he never gave up, in that he challenged God...and God answered Billy and he became legendary Preacher of the Word of God and most famous Evangelist in 20th Century.
Every Men and Women of God was tested and they overcame by God's grace...so here is my conclusion to all of us..that whatever we faced we have to be strong in the Lord even in the "temporary spiritual blindness" so when it is all over God is going to use us Greatly for His Kingdom...The Lord bless you...and make you clear...
The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence His soul hateth. Psalm 11:5
It is of all things most strange that He who knows us so intimately should yet subject us to trial, as though to discover the quality of our faith and steadfastness. That He does so, however, is the common experience of His Children, and since He is the God of all love, we conclude that this His ministry of test is for our immediate and ultimate good.
Or they may be good, faithful Christians whom the Lord has simply smitten with temporary spiritual blindness to test us. He may have shut their eyes to the things He is revealing to us to see if we will press on with determination when our Christian friends fail to stand with us. "God left him, to try him, that He might know all that was in his heart" 2 Chronicles 32:31b.This is what the temporary spiritual blindness means, in the which most of the Christians fails to recognized and deviated from the faith, not knowing the Lord has put them into the Test just to tried them. But this is not seems to happened to every believers... but to some whom God is putting big task with special mission to accomplished with,,,this can also be called "Faith Trial" in 1 Peter 4:12-13 "Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice, in as much as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings: that, when His glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy".
Billy Graham was also tested while he was studying God's Words in his early 20's. His friend became Atheist but he never gave up, in that he challenged God...and God answered Billy and he became legendary Preacher of the Word of God and most famous Evangelist in 20th Century.
Every Men and Women of God was tested and they overcame by God's grace...so here is my conclusion to all of us..that whatever we faced we have to be strong in the Lord even in the "temporary spiritual blindness" so when it is all over God is going to use us Greatly for His Kingdom...The Lord bless you...and make you clear...
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