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Brian Loch: Ask In Faith
Posted on Monday, February 14, 2011 | By Kaye | In encouragement , hope , life
We had our communion and foot washing today and it is really a blessing to me, to be able to still have the liberty to do this- a commandment of the Lord for us to do to remember Him. And how I remember Him too- while eating the unleavened bread and sipping the wine, just brought tears to my eyes- how God could love us so much. It's really humbling....and how Christ Himself, the God of all heavens and creation was just the epitome of humility that He knelt down at the feet of each of his disciple and washed their feet.
I thought about man and how we often are full of pride and arrogance, full of the 'better than thou' attitude...and yet we are mere dust, we are nothing. The things that man often boast of are temporal- wealth, status, beauty, fame etc...are all temporary. It will all turn into ashes but Christ the darling of heaven who offered Himself and has opened a blood stained path to eternity, do we often neglect and belittle.
The very same spirit who mocked and humiliated Jesus at Calvary is still very much around today...it is in those who mock the genuine Christianity and the believers. It's sad, isn't it? we are so vulnerable.
Man has become the devil's puppet in these last days, just look around- women are barely wearing any clothes, homosexuality has abound and is out in the open, fornication and adultery, witchcraft and occults abound, depression, suicide etcetera....if we look back in history, we are indeed getting worse from fashion to morality, it's just dwindling down the drain.
BUT for those who do not really know God- don't be dismayed, there is still hope! the blood is still speaking for us, our high priest Jesus Christ is still interceding for us however, we must act NOW because time is running out. We have to buy from Him the oil, the Holy Spirit before it is taken away. Remember, there is a time for everything and the Bible says 'today is the day of salvation' (2Cor.6:2), so I pray you won't delay it anymore. You will be making a life-changing decision- but it is worth it, Jesus Christ is so worth it and you will understand what I mean after you have truly received Christ as your Lord and Saviour.
I thought about man and how we often are full of pride and arrogance, full of the 'better than thou' attitude...and yet we are mere dust, we are nothing. The things that man often boast of are temporal- wealth, status, beauty, fame etc...are all temporary. It will all turn into ashes but Christ the darling of heaven who offered Himself and has opened a blood stained path to eternity, do we often neglect and belittle.
The very same spirit who mocked and humiliated Jesus at Calvary is still very much around today...it is in those who mock the genuine Christianity and the believers. It's sad, isn't it? we are so vulnerable.
Man has become the devil's puppet in these last days, just look around- women are barely wearing any clothes, homosexuality has abound and is out in the open, fornication and adultery, witchcraft and occults abound, depression, suicide etcetera....if we look back in history, we are indeed getting worse from fashion to morality, it's just dwindling down the drain.
The world's take on 'individuality' meant that we can do anything we want and get away with it, we can express ourselves through any medium without fear of being socially rejected- men wear the cape of science, art, music, fashion, democracy and rights to express the spirit within that has enslaved them- harsh yet true, my friend, harsh yet true. Whether you believe it or not- spirits are out there and they influence us, the question is what kind of spirit influences you?We have become so weak and proud, we resist every form of Godliness and we easily give in to the flesh and it's lusts. We think we are in control of our lives and that is often what man wants- to take control of our own lives but often to our own destruction because the truth is- we cannot. The life-giver, who is Jesus Christ is the only one who can really, truly control our lives for our good. Without God the flesh will lean to evil always and that is truth- as the scripture says we are shaped and born in iniquity...(Psalm 51:5). The world indeed is in a very sorry state and that is because we are in the last days...all these has been prophesied to come to pass too, as you christians would know. Actually for us, it is time to rejoice because that only means the rapture will come to a close soon and we're going to be with Jesus.
BUT for those who do not really know God- don't be dismayed, there is still hope! the blood is still speaking for us, our high priest Jesus Christ is still interceding for us however, we must act NOW because time is running out. We have to buy from Him the oil, the Holy Spirit before it is taken away. Remember, there is a time for everything and the Bible says 'today is the day of salvation' (2Cor.6:2), so I pray you won't delay it anymore. You will be making a life-changing decision- but it is worth it, Jesus Christ is so worth it and you will understand what I mean after you have truly received Christ as your Lord and Saviour.
Posted on Saturday, February 12, 2011 | By Kaye | In encouragement
I get homesick for my true home...I know fellow believers feel that every now and again. I never truly feel that I am part of this world and especially now that I have become a christian do I know for sure that I am not.
My life has become really hectic since study and work but I am grateful that I carry the Lord Jesus in me...I need Him to be part of me, I need to get reminded that I am just passing through.
I need to hear that still, small voice and I need that nudging in my heart to feed on the Word. I am grateful for that because without Christ I would not be able to live above the carnal life...I would be a lost soul, wandering, hungering and thirsting and yet never filled, never satisfied, never found. And yet so many people out there in the world have the exact same predicament- lost souls.
I want to put a challenge out there for christians and for myself too- We are brimming over with the fount of life from within us, we have seen and tasted of the heavenly fruit, we have our own experiences of healing, answered prayers, salvation and Christ's goodness in our lives- It is time, the time has come to stand up and be identified as believers and followers of Jesus Christ. It is time to share to others what God has done to our lives...It is time to sound the trumpet and to prophecy again! let us pray in the beginning of each day and ask the Lord to open up opportunities for us to tell others about Him.It does not have to be a lengthy discussion, it does not necessarily have to be a formal fellowship...God will lead you, He will lead us to what we say or what we do and how we conduct ourselves as christians.
Following Jesus is the highest calling for man, it truly is and so let us, as believers- shine that light through our lives and through our words. I believe that there has to be a balance- some say our lives is enough, others say we have to preach out there...it is both. It is a combination of Christ's manifestation in our lives and being able to share to others about Jesus and the salvation He offers.
A lot of people out there needs only for their hearts to be stirred, they have the vaguest idea of this Lord named Christ- they have plenty of questions, questions we all used to ask ourselves before we met the Lord. We have to stand in the gap for these people, that is what we are here for- these people? our work colleagues, our clients, our neighbours, our friends, family and relatives, a stranger...let us pray as we wake up each morn, that the Lord will use us for His service. Amen. God bless you.
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