NASB
2 Kings 6
The Axe Head Recovered 1Now (A)the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, "Behold now, the place before you where we are living is too limited for us.
2"Please let us go to the Jordan and each of us take from there a beam, and let us make a place there for ourselves where we may live." So he said, "Go."
3Then one said, "Please be willing to go with your servants." And he answered, "I shall go."
4So he went with them; and when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees.
5But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water; and he cried out and said, "Alas, my master! For it was borrowed."
6Then the man of God said, "Where did it fall?" And when he showed him the place, (B)he cut off a stick and threw it in there, and made the iron float.
7He said, "Take it up for yourself." So he put out his hand and took it.
The Amplified
5But as one was felling his beam, the axhead fell into the water; and he cried, Alas, my master, for it was borrowed!
6The man of God said, Where did it fall? When shown the place, Elisha cut off a stick and threw it in there, and the iron floated.
7He said, Pick it up. And he put out his hand and took it.
NKJV
5 But as one was cutting down a tree, the iron ax head fell into the water; and he cried out and said, “Alas, master! For it was borrowed.” 6 So the man of God said, “Where did it fall?” And he showed him the place. So he cut off a stick, and threw it in there; and he made the iron float. 7 Therefore he said, “Pick it up for yourself.” So he reached out his hand and took it.
Someone shared abt the passage yesterday at prayer meeting... something that he said kept ringing in my mind. The man of God asked where did the axehead fall? Took a stick and cos the impossible to take place - iron floated.
It speaks to me - when the axehead fell - it is a place/area of my failure = which immediately the 1st area was my inability to express and follow by it a specific incident that took place 2 weeks back.
When the son of Man asked where - it is like God asking me where have I failed? And I have to "re-visit" the "place" I failed in order to tell Him. I have to face it with Him.
He showed him the place = is like surrendering to God
Axehead float - God did the impossible
Likewise.. I nid to re-visit the incident... face the failure this time round with Him. He will do what I cant do...
v7 - I will have to do what is required of me.
Lord.. this is where I failed. I am ready to surrender.. to re-visit it n move on from there.
2007年9月27日星期四
Ask and ONLY BELIEVE
NASB
James 1 : 5But if any of you (N)lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and (O)it will be given to him.
6But he must (P)ask in faith (Q)without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, (R)driven and tossed by the wind.
7For that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord,
8being a (S)double-minded man, (T)unstable in all his ways.
5 If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. 6 But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind. 7 Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. 8 Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do.
The Amplified Bible
5If any of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask of [b]the giving God [Who gives] to everyone liberally and ungrudgingly, without reproaching or faultfinding, and it will be given him.
6Only it must be in faith that he asks with no wavering (no hesitating, no doubting). For the one who wavers (hesitates, doubts) is like the billowing surge out at sea that is blown hither and thither and tossed by the wind.
7For truly, let not such a person imagine that he will receive anything [he asks for] from the Lord,
8[For being as he is] a man of two minds (hesitating, dubious, irresolute), [he is] unstable and unreliable and uncertain about everything [he thinks, feels, decides].
When I was at the evening prayer.. suddenly I was reminded of the above passage.
I have been asking God to help me.. grant me wisdom in relating, in expressing for several months but all I saw was my failure, my inability. When I read these verses, I realised that my main problem is I did not believe that God can help me. I have been saying - I cant, it is difficult, tough etc And bcos I did not believe, v7 says I will not expect to receive from the Lord.
Today I repent and ask the Lord to forgive me for my unbelief.
2007年9月25日星期二
Monday, August 13, 2007 The Prayer of Jabez...
When the book was released... many read ... n I was one of them. But... I was merely following the "fashion", nothing registered in my tiny brain.
Recently someone told me to read it again and out of obedience I read again. The main text of the book was a passage from the Bible
1 Chronicles 4:9-109Jabez was honorable above his brothers; but his mother named him Jabez [sorrow maker], saying, Because I bore him in pain.10Jabez cried to the God of Israel, saying, Oh, that You would bless me and enlarge my border, and that Your hand might be with me, and You would keep me from evil so it might not hurt me! And God granted his request.
I have seen this passage several times but it was the 1st time it really spoke to me. Jabez despite of being labelled a pain by people, God said he was honorable above his brothers and he did not allowed himself to resign to fate but instead he turned to God. And God answered his "life-changing" prayer.I have been a pain to my brother .. a pain to some who cannot stand my personality... i have kind of, unknowingly resigned to fate that this is who I am. If God wants me to be different, He would have done so... so cannot be helped. I can't help it.... etc etc etc
But when i read the book again, something inside of me tells me that it is time to get out and trust God for greater things He can do in and through my life. It is like that song that kept ringing in my eyes -
There MUST BE MORE THAN this
Spirit of God we wait on YOU,
there MUST BE MORE THAN this .... -
I have got to let this be a constant reminder that my past is not my future, unless I let it be. There must be more... there is going to be more..... God, You will bless me indeed, that You will enlarge my territory......
Recently someone told me to read it again and out of obedience I read again. The main text of the book was a passage from the Bible
1 Chronicles 4:9-109Jabez was honorable above his brothers; but his mother named him Jabez [sorrow maker], saying, Because I bore him in pain.10Jabez cried to the God of Israel, saying, Oh, that You would bless me and enlarge my border, and that Your hand might be with me, and You would keep me from evil so it might not hurt me! And God granted his request.
I have seen this passage several times but it was the 1st time it really spoke to me. Jabez despite of being labelled a pain by people, God said he was honorable above his brothers and he did not allowed himself to resign to fate but instead he turned to God. And God answered his "life-changing" prayer.I have been a pain to my brother .. a pain to some who cannot stand my personality... i have kind of, unknowingly resigned to fate that this is who I am. If God wants me to be different, He would have done so... so cannot be helped. I can't help it.... etc etc etc
But when i read the book again, something inside of me tells me that it is time to get out and trust God for greater things He can do in and through my life. It is like that song that kept ringing in my eyes -
There MUST BE MORE THAN this
Spirit of God we wait on YOU,
there MUST BE MORE THAN this .... -
I have got to let this be a constant reminder that my past is not my future, unless I let it be. There must be more... there is going to be more..... God, You will bless me indeed, that You will enlarge my territory......
Wednesday, August 8, 2007 It is ok....
Last Friday, my care group leader paired me up with auntie Julie to pray for each other.
When I turned to face her, she told me - I do not really know how to pray. You know i do not know many words but you are a good girl, I will pray to God that He will bless you and make you happy.
When auntie Julie prayed for me, tears welled up in my eyes. It was like a mother praying for her child, she prayed with her heart. It was a straightforward and simple prayer but she brought warmth to a cold and weary heart.
So what if you n I cannot pray well-structured beautiful prayers? so what if I m not educated or my command of english is weak? Don't we all have one thing in common? That is our heart. Use our heart when we pray for others.... surely it will turn out beautiful. Surely it will warm a heart like mine.
The Bible said that "I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."(Matt 17 : 20)
When I turned to face her, she told me - I do not really know how to pray. You know i do not know many words but you are a good girl, I will pray to God that He will bless you and make you happy.
When auntie Julie prayed for me, tears welled up in my eyes. It was like a mother praying for her child, she prayed with her heart. It was a straightforward and simple prayer but she brought warmth to a cold and weary heart.
So what if you n I cannot pray well-structured beautiful prayers? so what if I m not educated or my command of english is weak? Don't we all have one thing in common? That is our heart. Use our heart when we pray for others.... surely it will turn out beautiful. Surely it will warm a heart like mine.
The Bible said that "I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."(Matt 17 : 20)
Friday, August 10, 2007 IF only
Something that I read this morning(my friend sent it hoping to "squeeze" some more tears out of me.. she succeeded in turning the "tap" and made me cry non-stop. I am where I am(not that I have very successful or very happy etc) because
1. God took His chance in leading me, in loving me when no one would, in not giving up on me when many have long given up
2. Friends who took their chance in praying with and for me. "Scolding" me whenever I am stubborn and standing by me when I simply needed someone to
All of us desire to be loved, all of us desire to be given a 2nd chance when we fail.
If only we would take heed to His Word - do unto others what we want others to do unto us - we would not be so hard on others, we would not have given up so easily.
If only we would ask Him to help us see another through His eyes - the potential that He had deposited in another - to be a friend to help spur another to greater growth.
If only... then we will never be the same again.
Robby's NightTrue Story
My name is Mildred Hondorf. I am a former elementary school music teacher from Des Moines, Iowa I've always supplemented my income by teaching pianolessons-something I've done for over 30 years.
Over the years I found that children have many levels of musicalability. I've never had the pleasure of having a prodigy though I have taught some talented students. However I've also had my share of what I call "musically challenged"pupils. One such student was Robby. Robby was 11 years old when his mother (a single Mom) dropped him off for his first piano lesson. I prefer that students (especially boys!) begin at an earlier age, whichI explained to Robby.But Robby said that it had always been his mother's dream to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.
Well, Robby began with his piano lessons and from the beginning I thought it was a hopeless endeavor. As much as Robby tried, he lacked the sense of tone and basic rhythm needed to excel.. But he dutifully reviewed his scales and some elementary pieces that I require all my students to learn.
Over the months he tried and tried while I listened and cringed and tried to encourage him. At the end of each weekly lesson he'd always say, "My mom's going to hear me play someday." But it seemed hopeless. He just did not have any inborn ability. I only knew his mother from a distance as she dropped Robby off or waited in her aged car to pick him up. She always waved and smiled but never stopped in.Then one day Robby stopped coming to our lessons.I thought about calling him but assumed because of his lack of ability, that he had decided to pursue something else. I also was glad that he stopped coming He was a bad advertisement for my teaching!
Several weeks later I mailed to the student's homes a flyer on the upcoming recital. To my surprise Robby (who received a flyer) asked me if he could be in the recital. I told him that the recital was for current pupils and because he had dropped out he really did not qualify. He said that his mother had been sick and unable to take him to piano lessons but he was still practicing. "Miss Hondorf I've just got to play!" he insisted.I don't know what led me to allow him to play in the recital. Maybe it was his persistence or maybe it was something inside of me saying that it would be all right.
The night for the recital came. The high school gymnasium was packed with parents, friends and relatives. I put Robby up last in the program before I was to come up and thank all the students and play a finishing piece. I thought that any damage hewould do would come at the end of the program and I could always salvage his poor performance through my "curtain closer."Well, the recital went off without a hitch.. The students had been practicing and it showed. Then Robby came up on stage. His clothes were wrinkled and his hair looked like he'd run an eggbeater through it. "Why didn't he dress up like the other students?" I thought. "Why didn't his mother at least make him comb his hair for this special night?"
Robby pulled out the piano bench and he began. I was surprised when he announced that he had chosen Mozart's Concerto #21 in C Major. I was not prepared for what I heard next. His fingers were light on the keys, they even danced nimbly on the ivories. He went from pianissimoto fortissimo. From allegro to virtuoso. His suspended chords thatMozart demands were magnificent! Never had I heard Mozart played so well by people his age. After six and a half minutes he ended in a grand crescendo and everyone was on their feet in wild applause. Overcome and in tears I ran up on stage and put my arms around Robby in joy. "I've never heard you play like that Robby! How'd you do it? "Through the microphone Robby explained: "Well Miss Hondorf . .. .. remember I told you my Mom was sick? Well, actually she had cancer and passed away this morning. And well . she was born deaf so tonight wasthe first time she ever heard me play. I wanted to make it special."There wasn't a dry eye in the house that evening. As the people from Social Services led Robby from the stage to be placed into foster care, noticed that even their eyes were red and puffy and I thought to myself how much richer my life had been for taking Robby as my pupil. No, I've never had a prodigy but that night I became a prodigy. . of Robby's. He was the teacher and I was the pupil For it is he that taught me the meaning of perseverance and love and believing in yourself and maybe even taking a chance in someone and you don't know why.Robby was killed in the senseless bombing of the Alfred P. MurrahF ederal Building in Oklahoma City in April of 1995.
The person who sent this to you believes that we can all make a difference. So many seemingly trivial interactions between two people present us with ac hoice: Do we act with compassion or do we pass up that opportunity and leave the world a bit colder in the process?
1. God took His chance in leading me, in loving me when no one would, in not giving up on me when many have long given up
2. Friends who took their chance in praying with and for me. "Scolding" me whenever I am stubborn and standing by me when I simply needed someone to
All of us desire to be loved, all of us desire to be given a 2nd chance when we fail.
If only we would take heed to His Word - do unto others what we want others to do unto us - we would not be so hard on others, we would not have given up so easily.
If only we would ask Him to help us see another through His eyes - the potential that He had deposited in another - to be a friend to help spur another to greater growth.
If only... then we will never be the same again.
Robby's NightTrue Story
My name is Mildred Hondorf. I am a former elementary school music teacher from Des Moines, Iowa I've always supplemented my income by teaching pianolessons-something I've done for over 30 years.
Over the years I found that children have many levels of musicalability. I've never had the pleasure of having a prodigy though I have taught some talented students. However I've also had my share of what I call "musically challenged"pupils. One such student was Robby. Robby was 11 years old when his mother (a single Mom) dropped him off for his first piano lesson. I prefer that students (especially boys!) begin at an earlier age, whichI explained to Robby.But Robby said that it had always been his mother's dream to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.
Well, Robby began with his piano lessons and from the beginning I thought it was a hopeless endeavor. As much as Robby tried, he lacked the sense of tone and basic rhythm needed to excel.. But he dutifully reviewed his scales and some elementary pieces that I require all my students to learn.
Over the months he tried and tried while I listened and cringed and tried to encourage him. At the end of each weekly lesson he'd always say, "My mom's going to hear me play someday." But it seemed hopeless. He just did not have any inborn ability. I only knew his mother from a distance as she dropped Robby off or waited in her aged car to pick him up. She always waved and smiled but never stopped in.Then one day Robby stopped coming to our lessons.I thought about calling him but assumed because of his lack of ability, that he had decided to pursue something else. I also was glad that he stopped coming He was a bad advertisement for my teaching!
Several weeks later I mailed to the student's homes a flyer on the upcoming recital. To my surprise Robby (who received a flyer) asked me if he could be in the recital. I told him that the recital was for current pupils and because he had dropped out he really did not qualify. He said that his mother had been sick and unable to take him to piano lessons but he was still practicing. "Miss Hondorf I've just got to play!" he insisted.I don't know what led me to allow him to play in the recital. Maybe it was his persistence or maybe it was something inside of me saying that it would be all right.
The night for the recital came. The high school gymnasium was packed with parents, friends and relatives. I put Robby up last in the program before I was to come up and thank all the students and play a finishing piece. I thought that any damage hewould do would come at the end of the program and I could always salvage his poor performance through my "curtain closer."Well, the recital went off without a hitch.. The students had been practicing and it showed. Then Robby came up on stage. His clothes were wrinkled and his hair looked like he'd run an eggbeater through it. "Why didn't he dress up like the other students?" I thought. "Why didn't his mother at least make him comb his hair for this special night?"
Robby pulled out the piano bench and he began. I was surprised when he announced that he had chosen Mozart's Concerto #21 in C Major. I was not prepared for what I heard next. His fingers were light on the keys, they even danced nimbly on the ivories. He went from pianissimoto fortissimo. From allegro to virtuoso. His suspended chords thatMozart demands were magnificent! Never had I heard Mozart played so well by people his age. After six and a half minutes he ended in a grand crescendo and everyone was on their feet in wild applause. Overcome and in tears I ran up on stage and put my arms around Robby in joy. "I've never heard you play like that Robby! How'd you do it? "Through the microphone Robby explained: "Well Miss Hondorf . .. .. remember I told you my Mom was sick? Well, actually she had cancer and passed away this morning. And well . she was born deaf so tonight wasthe first time she ever heard me play. I wanted to make it special."There wasn't a dry eye in the house that evening. As the people from Social Services led Robby from the stage to be placed into foster care, noticed that even their eyes were red and puffy and I thought to myself how much richer my life had been for taking Robby as my pupil. No, I've never had a prodigy but that night I became a prodigy. . of Robby's. He was the teacher and I was the pupil For it is he that taught me the meaning of perseverance and love and believing in yourself and maybe even taking a chance in someone and you don't know why.Robby was killed in the senseless bombing of the Alfred P. MurrahF ederal Building in Oklahoma City in April of 1995.
The person who sent this to you believes that we can all make a difference. So many seemingly trivial interactions between two people present us with ac hoice: Do we act with compassion or do we pass up that opportunity and leave the world a bit colder in the process?
Saturday, August 11, 2007 Sometimes... I wish I know... but He knows
Sometimes I wonder why do I have to "act" cool knowing it will be painful for myself at the end of it simply bcos I know i have to n it will be good for others?
Sometimes I wonder why cant i accept myself as I am at this point in time since it will be in God's timing that I will be changed as I allowed Him to work and anyway He's not in a hurry.
Sometimes I wonder why must I be so hard on myself and make myself so unhappy?
I wish I know how to handle situations wisely so that it will not hurt so much.
I wish I know how to take life challenges and face one day at a time.
I wish they know I have loved and given much.
I wish they know at times I just do not know how....
But He knows how painful the nights have been
But HE knows that tears I have shed and HE bottled them all
But He knows I am weak but He will make me strong.....
Sometimes I wonder why cant i accept myself as I am at this point in time since it will be in God's timing that I will be changed as I allowed Him to work and anyway He's not in a hurry.
Sometimes I wonder why must I be so hard on myself and make myself so unhappy?
I wish I know how to handle situations wisely so that it will not hurt so much.
I wish I know how to take life challenges and face one day at a time.
I wish they know I have loved and given much.
I wish they know at times I just do not know how....
But He knows how painful the nights have been
But HE knows that tears I have shed and HE bottled them all
But He knows I am weak but He will make me strong.....
Wednesday, August 15, 2007 Despise not the things of small beginnings
In the book of Matthew 13:31-32
31"Another story by way of comparison He set forth before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.
32Of all the seeds it is the smallest, but when it has grown it is the largest of the garden herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and find shelter in its branches"
Auntie Julie...Having the privilege to pray with her never fails to challenge me and amaze me.
Last Friday, I had the opportunity to pray with her again. She may be uneducated but her simple words used in her prayer touches me because it came from a heart that says " God I am helpless. I do not know how but I know You know and You hear my prayers"Thank God.
31"Another story by way of comparison He set forth before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.
32Of all the seeds it is the smallest, but when it has grown it is the largest of the garden herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and find shelter in its branches"
Auntie Julie...Having the privilege to pray with her never fails to challenge me and amaze me.
Last Friday, I had the opportunity to pray with her again. She may be uneducated but her simple words used in her prayer touches me because it came from a heart that says " God I am helpless. I do not know how but I know You know and You hear my prayers"Thank God.
Monday, August 13, 2007 Numbers... Chronicles...
List of numbers... names... seemingly so boring...so insignificant.
Why must God "waste" a space in the Bible when He could have inspired His people to record one more miracle performed by Jesus or His disciples or may be just record those significant people - like King David, Abraham, Moses, Apostle Paul etc - then we do not have to "waste" time reading through the names like in 1 Chronicles...1 Chronicles 4v1THE SONS of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.2Reaiah son of Shobal was the father of Jahath, and Jahath of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites.3These were the sons of [Hur] the father of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. And their sister was Hazzelelponi.4And Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the eldest of Ephrathah (Ephrath), the father of Bethlehem.5Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.6Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were Naarah's sons.7The sons of Helah: Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.8Koz was the father of Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel son of Harum.
Hmmm... could it be that God is saying that as insignificant as these people may be, they have not done great exploit in the Name of the Lord, but they are equally important in the Sight of God? Or could it be people like me, who may not have been mightily used by God but have given my life to Jesus, my name will be recorded in the Lamb's Book of Life together with those who have done great things, performed signs and wonders etc? Or could it be if we persevere on in reading(verse 9 - 10 below)... we will find the "hidden treasures" that will transform our life since His Word is Life and gives Life???I wonder.......
9Jabez was honorable above his brothers; but his mother named him Jabez [sorrow maker], saying, Because I bore him in pain. 10Jabez cried to the God of Israel, saying, Oh, that You would bless me and enlarge my border, and that Your hand might be with me, and You would keep me from evil so it might not hurt me! And God granted his request. 11Chelub the brother of Shuhah was the father of Mehir, the father of Eshton. 12Eshton was the father of Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah.
Why must God "waste" a space in the Bible when He could have inspired His people to record one more miracle performed by Jesus or His disciples or may be just record those significant people - like King David, Abraham, Moses, Apostle Paul etc - then we do not have to "waste" time reading through the names like in 1 Chronicles...1 Chronicles 4v1THE SONS of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.2Reaiah son of Shobal was the father of Jahath, and Jahath of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites.3These were the sons of [Hur] the father of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. And their sister was Hazzelelponi.4And Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the eldest of Ephrathah (Ephrath), the father of Bethlehem.5Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.6Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were Naarah's sons.7The sons of Helah: Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.8Koz was the father of Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel son of Harum.
Hmmm... could it be that God is saying that as insignificant as these people may be, they have not done great exploit in the Name of the Lord, but they are equally important in the Sight of God? Or could it be people like me, who may not have been mightily used by God but have given my life to Jesus, my name will be recorded in the Lamb's Book of Life together with those who have done great things, performed signs and wonders etc? Or could it be if we persevere on in reading(verse 9 - 10 below)... we will find the "hidden treasures" that will transform our life since His Word is Life and gives Life???I wonder.......
9Jabez was honorable above his brothers; but his mother named him Jabez [sorrow maker], saying, Because I bore him in pain. 10Jabez cried to the God of Israel, saying, Oh, that You would bless me and enlarge my border, and that Your hand might be with me, and You would keep me from evil so it might not hurt me! And God granted his request. 11Chelub the brother of Shuhah was the father of Mehir, the father of Eshton. 12Eshton was the father of Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah.
Monday, August 13, 2007 There is hope...
sis Sharon Sim("Queen" of Africa - a pastor sent out to pastor a church in Jinja, Uganda) shared about her experience in mission field. She was discouraged during the first few years as Jinja was a dead town and the leaders she raised just kept leaving for Kampala in search for employment.
She kept turning to God and... I cannot remember what she said about how God encouraged her but I remembered she said she encouraged the members to pray that God will bring life to Jinja, God will bless them with jobs etc.Each time they see God moves in their midst, they were encouraged to keep praying.What seemed to be dead has "come alive" - The government started repairing roads and buildings, some members learnt a skill to bake and not only earn a living but did well, factories started to employ more people, etc
As I was "recording" what she shared in my journal... I am reminded of the Valley of Dry Bones in Eze 37. At the Word of God, flesh & tendons grew on the dry bones = hopeless situation, and breathe came into it.Facing a hopeless situation??? Keep praying.. God's Word can bring forth life.... there is hope in God.... do not give up....
Ezekiel 37Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones1The (A)hand of the LORD was upon me, and He (B)brought me out by the Spirit of the LORD and set me down in the middle of the (C)valley; and it was full of bones.2He caused me to pass among them round about, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley; and lo, they were very dry.3He said to me, "Son of man, (D)can these bones live?" And I answered, "O Lord GOD, (E)You know."4Again He said to me, "(F)Prophesy over these bones and say to them, 'O dry bones, (G)hear the word of the LORD.'5"Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones, 'Behold, I will cause [a](H)breath to enter you that you may come to life.6'I will put sinews on you, make flesh grow back on you, cover you with skin and put breath in you that you may come alive; and you will (I)know that I am the LORD.'"7So I prophesied (J)as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold, a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to its bone.8And I looked, and behold, sinews were on them, and flesh grew and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them.9Then He said to me, "Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Come from the four winds, O breath, and (K)breathe on these slain, that they (L)come to life."'"10So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the (M)breath came into them, and they came to life and stood on their feet, an (N)exceedingly great army.The Vision Explained11Then He said to me, "Son of man, these bones are the (O)whole house of Israel; behold, they say, 'Our (P)bones are dried up and our hope has perished We are completely (Q)cut off.'12"Therefore prophesy and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I will open your graves and (R)cause you to come up out of your graves, My people; and I will bring you into the land of Israel.13"Then you will know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves and caused you to come up out of your graves, My people.14"I will (S)put My [b]Spirit within you and you will come to life, and I will place you on your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken and done it," declares the LORD.'"
She kept turning to God and... I cannot remember what she said about how God encouraged her but I remembered she said she encouraged the members to pray that God will bring life to Jinja, God will bless them with jobs etc.Each time they see God moves in their midst, they were encouraged to keep praying.What seemed to be dead has "come alive" - The government started repairing roads and buildings, some members learnt a skill to bake and not only earn a living but did well, factories started to employ more people, etc
As I was "recording" what she shared in my journal... I am reminded of the Valley of Dry Bones in Eze 37. At the Word of God, flesh & tendons grew on the dry bones = hopeless situation, and breathe came into it.Facing a hopeless situation??? Keep praying.. God's Word can bring forth life.... there is hope in God.... do not give up....
Ezekiel 37Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones1The (A)hand of the LORD was upon me, and He (B)brought me out by the Spirit of the LORD and set me down in the middle of the (C)valley; and it was full of bones.2He caused me to pass among them round about, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley; and lo, they were very dry.3He said to me, "Son of man, (D)can these bones live?" And I answered, "O Lord GOD, (E)You know."4Again He said to me, "(F)Prophesy over these bones and say to them, 'O dry bones, (G)hear the word of the LORD.'5"Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones, 'Behold, I will cause [a](H)breath to enter you that you may come to life.6'I will put sinews on you, make flesh grow back on you, cover you with skin and put breath in you that you may come alive; and you will (I)know that I am the LORD.'"7So I prophesied (J)as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold, a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to its bone.8And I looked, and behold, sinews were on them, and flesh grew and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them.9Then He said to me, "Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Come from the four winds, O breath, and (K)breathe on these slain, that they (L)come to life."'"10So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the (M)breath came into them, and they came to life and stood on their feet, an (N)exceedingly great army.The Vision Explained11Then He said to me, "Son of man, these bones are the (O)whole house of Israel; behold, they say, 'Our (P)bones are dried up and our hope has perished We are completely (Q)cut off.'12"Therefore prophesy and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I will open your graves and (R)cause you to come up out of your graves, My people; and I will bring you into the land of Israel.13"Then you will know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves and caused you to come up out of your graves, My people.14"I will (S)put My [b]Spirit within you and you will come to life, and I will place you on your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken and done it," declares the LORD.'"
Wednesday, August 15, 2007 Song for the day....
I serve a God who is faithful, a
nd He will never fail
When i'm in the desert He's a river of hope
I serve a God who is faithful,
His faithfulness prevails
Lord I Put my trust in You
Chorus:
I serve a God,
who is faithful and true
I will hide, in the shelter of Your wings
I ll find my rest in Your faithfulness
Yes i serve a faithful God
Bridge:
No matter what this life may bring
Heartaches and painsT
hrough it all i'll turn to You
and call on Your Name
This was first song that came to my mind when I got out of bed this morning.. it speaks to me even when I feel that I have failed, He will never fail. Even when I feel so hopeless... He's the River of HOPE. Even when I have no where to turn to.. i can hide in the shelter of His Wings.
nd He will never fail
When i'm in the desert He's a river of hope
I serve a God who is faithful,
His faithfulness prevails
Lord I Put my trust in You
Chorus:
I serve a God,
who is faithful and true
I will hide, in the shelter of Your wings
I ll find my rest in Your faithfulness
Yes i serve a faithful God
Bridge:
No matter what this life may bring
Heartaches and painsT
hrough it all i'll turn to You
and call on Your Name
This was first song that came to my mind when I got out of bed this morning.. it speaks to me even when I feel that I have failed, He will never fail. Even when I feel so hopeless... He's the River of HOPE. Even when I have no where to turn to.. i can hide in the shelter of His Wings.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007 ASK... ASK... ASK
Matthew 5:42 Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.Matthew 7:7 [ Ask, Seek, Knock ] "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.Matthew 7:8 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.Matthew 7:9 "Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?Matthew 7:10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?Matthew 7:11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!Matthew 21:22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."Jabez asked - "O that you will bless me indeed......" And God granted his request.
I used to think...I am being self-centred when I ask.. but if it seemed to me I did not ask because I do not acknowledge that I have a need and the bottomline is that I am too proud to ask(tho God knows my every weakness and He knows my thoughts).So... I decided that I must ask... I must humble myself and ask Him to help me step by step...
1. open up and share to my friends tho I struggle alot. I struggle wondering what to say... I struggle wondering why am I like that... I struggle thinking why am I not accepted as I am.
2. love as He wants me to love, to be patient with myself as He has been to me......
3. To not let my negative emotions overwhelm me but to allow Him to renew my mind daily.
I used to think...I am being self-centred when I ask.. but if it seemed to me I did not ask because I do not acknowledge that I have a need and the bottomline is that I am too proud to ask(tho God knows my every weakness and He knows my thoughts).So... I decided that I must ask... I must humble myself and ask Him to help me step by step...
1. open up and share to my friends tho I struggle alot. I struggle wondering what to say... I struggle wondering why am I like that... I struggle thinking why am I not accepted as I am.
2. love as He wants me to love, to be patient with myself as He has been to me......
3. To not let my negative emotions overwhelm me but to allow Him to renew my mind daily.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007 ALL... AS MANY AS
Mark 6 : 53-56
The Amplified Bible53And when they had crossed over, they reached the land of Gennesaret and [a]came to [anchor at] the shore.54As soon as they got out of the boat, [the people] recognized Him,55And they ran about the whole countryside, and began to carry around sick people on their sleeping pads or mats to any place where they heard that He was.56And wherever He came into villages or cities or the country, they would lay the sick in the marketplaces and beg Him that they might touch even the fringe of His outer garment, and as many as touched Him were restored to health.
NIV53When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and anchored there. 54As soon as they got out of the boat, people recognized Jesus. 55They ran throughout that whole region and carried the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was. 56And wherever he went—into villages, towns or countryside—they placed the sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch even the edge of his cloak, and all who touched him were healed.
NASV53When they had crossed over they came to land at Gennesaret, and moored to the shore.54When they got out of the boat, immediately the people recognized Him,55and ran about that whole country and began to carry here and there on their pallets those who were sick, to the place they heard He was.56Wherever He entered villages, or cities, or countryside, they were laying the sick in the market places, and imploring Him that they might just touch the fringe of His cloak; and as many as touched it were being cured.
KJV53And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.54And when they were come out of the ship, straightway they knew him,55And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.56And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.
When I read the passage this morning, the phrase "as many as touched him were made whole" caught my attention. Does it mean that whoever/anyone who touched the hem of Jesus's garment were healed?(Well.. NIV said 'All")...so if the Bible states that by HIS Stripes we are healed.... could it be there is one thing that we ought to do? We need to go touch the hem of His garment - to go into His Presence and ask???
The Amplified Bible53And when they had crossed over, they reached the land of Gennesaret and [a]came to [anchor at] the shore.54As soon as they got out of the boat, [the people] recognized Him,55And they ran about the whole countryside, and began to carry around sick people on their sleeping pads or mats to any place where they heard that He was.56And wherever He came into villages or cities or the country, they would lay the sick in the marketplaces and beg Him that they might touch even the fringe of His outer garment, and as many as touched Him were restored to health.
NIV53When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and anchored there. 54As soon as they got out of the boat, people recognized Jesus. 55They ran throughout that whole region and carried the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was. 56And wherever he went—into villages, towns or countryside—they placed the sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch even the edge of his cloak, and all who touched him were healed.
NASV53When they had crossed over they came to land at Gennesaret, and moored to the shore.54When they got out of the boat, immediately the people recognized Him,55and ran about that whole country and began to carry here and there on their pallets those who were sick, to the place they heard He was.56Wherever He entered villages, or cities, or countryside, they were laying the sick in the market places, and imploring Him that they might just touch the fringe of His cloak; and as many as touched it were being cured.
KJV53And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.54And when they were come out of the ship, straightway they knew him,55And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.56And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.
When I read the passage this morning, the phrase "as many as touched him were made whole" caught my attention. Does it mean that whoever/anyone who touched the hem of Jesus's garment were healed?(Well.. NIV said 'All")...so if the Bible states that by HIS Stripes we are healed.... could it be there is one thing that we ought to do? We need to go touch the hem of His garment - to go into His Presence and ask???
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Something that I read this morning...
" My wife and I watched David as he progress from the smallest slide to the medium to the biggest. She wanted me to go help David but I waited.
David spent a few minutes at the bottom of the huge slide. In his young imagination, it must have reached to the clouds. He watched a teenage boy hurtling down. Against all odds, he decided to try. Step by step, hand over hand, he inched up the ladder. He hadn't reached a third of the way when he froze. By this time, the teenager was coming up behind him and yelled at him to get going. But David couldn't. He couldn't go up or down. He had reached the point of certain failure.I rushed over. "Are you ok, son?" I asked from the bottom of the ladder.He looked down at me, shaken but clinging to that ladder with steely determiniation.
And I could tell he had a question ready."Dad, will you come down the slide with me?" he asked. "Why, son?" I asked, peering up into his little face."I can't do it without you, Dad," he said, trembling. "It's too big for me!"I stretched as high as I could to reach him and lifted him into my arms. Then we climbed that long ladder up the the clouds together.
At the top, I put my son between my legs and wrapped my arms around him. then we went zipping down the slide together, laughing all the way.That is what your Father's Hand is like. You tell Him, "Father, please do this in me because I can't do it alone! It's too big for me!" And you step out in faith to do and say things that could only come from His hand. Afterwards, your spirit shouting, God did that, nobody else!God carried me, gave me the words, gave me the power - and it is wonderful!
2Cor 3 : 5 - 6"Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God, who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant" "
" My wife and I watched David as he progress from the smallest slide to the medium to the biggest. She wanted me to go help David but I waited.
David spent a few minutes at the bottom of the huge slide. In his young imagination, it must have reached to the clouds. He watched a teenage boy hurtling down. Against all odds, he decided to try. Step by step, hand over hand, he inched up the ladder. He hadn't reached a third of the way when he froze. By this time, the teenager was coming up behind him and yelled at him to get going. But David couldn't. He couldn't go up or down. He had reached the point of certain failure.I rushed over. "Are you ok, son?" I asked from the bottom of the ladder.He looked down at me, shaken but clinging to that ladder with steely determiniation.
And I could tell he had a question ready."Dad, will you come down the slide with me?" he asked. "Why, son?" I asked, peering up into his little face."I can't do it without you, Dad," he said, trembling. "It's too big for me!"I stretched as high as I could to reach him and lifted him into my arms. Then we climbed that long ladder up the the clouds together.
At the top, I put my son between my legs and wrapped my arms around him. then we went zipping down the slide together, laughing all the way.That is what your Father's Hand is like. You tell Him, "Father, please do this in me because I can't do it alone! It's too big for me!" And you step out in faith to do and say things that could only come from His hand. Afterwards, your spirit shouting, God did that, nobody else!God carried me, gave me the words, gave me the power - and it is wonderful!
2Cor 3 : 5 - 6"Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God, who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant" "
Saturday, August 18, 2007 He Answers Prayers
25.06.07
Deep within my heart I had a desire that I will have the opportunity to have a meal with 2 very dear friends whom I had some misunderstanding with. I told one of them that this is what I told God about. As time went by, it seemed like an impossibility and I gave up because I was quite discouraged.But God did not forget even when I gave up. on 25 .06.07, without me realising that God had answered my prayer, 3 of us sat together to have a meal and we had a good time. After we parted, the one that I shared with, sms me to remind me about my little secret desire had been fulfilled. God has answered my prayer. : )
Deep within my heart I had a desire that I will have the opportunity to have a meal with 2 very dear friends whom I had some misunderstanding with. I told one of them that this is what I told God about. As time went by, it seemed like an impossibility and I gave up because I was quite discouraged.But God did not forget even when I gave up. on 25 .06.07, without me realising that God had answered my prayer, 3 of us sat together to have a meal and we had a good time. After we parted, the one that I shared with, sms me to remind me about my little secret desire had been fulfilled. God has answered my prayer. : )
Saturday, August 18, 2007 哭
我不是个爱哭的人，但我却哭了好几回。感觉很不好意思，对自己的软弱很不屑，很想逃避，很想放弃。前几天看到这几句话，给了我很好的提醒 -会哭是幸福，爱哭的人也不是懦夫。但要记得，在哭泣发泄之后，要更勇敢地打不向前进。把伤痛全摆在祭坛上，祈求神医治，祈求他赐力量在向前进。在思考的当儿，脑海里浮现一首歌的歌词。
I have a Maker
He formed my heart,
before even time began
My life was in his hands
He knows my name
He knows my every thought,
He sees each tear that falls
and hears me when I call
I have a father,
he calls me his own
He'll never leave me,n
o matter where I go
He knows my name
He knows my every thought
He sees each tear that falls
and hears me when I call
I have a Maker
He formed my heart,
before even time began
My life was in his hands
He knows my name
He knows my every thought,
He sees each tear that falls
and hears me when I call
I have a father,
he calls me his own
He'll never leave me,n
o matter where I go
He knows my name
He knows my every thought
He sees each tear that falls
and hears me when I call
Tuesday, August 28, 2007 Just one glimpse
Just one glimpse of His Glory,
Just one touch of His Hand
And I will never be the same
Cos God's Spirit is flowing through my veins.......
The song came to my mind when I was thinking through what one of my friend shared - For weeks(I think) she could not see it as an act of love when God brought the Israelites out of Egypt and "wasted" 40 years in the Wilderness and in the end the people died in the wilderness without entering the promised land. To make matters "worse", when the 23 Koreans were taken as hostages, she asked God why? If He loves His people, why? The world must be laughing at these Christians.. they might be wondering why are these Christians so foolish? Where is their God??She could not comprehend all these till.... one morning when someone was sharing devotion at work, she caught a glimpse of the love God has for the people of Afghanistan. Suddenly things became cleared to her - if these Koreans did not go near to these people, how will they get to hear about our God of Love?
Just one touch of His Hand
And I will never be the same
Cos God's Spirit is flowing through my veins.......
The song came to my mind when I was thinking through what one of my friend shared - For weeks(I think) she could not see it as an act of love when God brought the Israelites out of Egypt and "wasted" 40 years in the Wilderness and in the end the people died in the wilderness without entering the promised land. To make matters "worse", when the 23 Koreans were taken as hostages, she asked God why? If He loves His people, why? The world must be laughing at these Christians.. they might be wondering why are these Christians so foolish? Where is their God??She could not comprehend all these till.... one morning when someone was sharing devotion at work, she caught a glimpse of the love God has for the people of Afghanistan. Suddenly things became cleared to her - if these Koreans did not go near to these people, how will they get to hear about our God of Love?
Friday, August 31, 2007 Year of Transformation
is it another program of the church?
At first I think it is not... after I spoke to someone, I thot it is.But.. is it possible that the same principle apply? The Bible says as the man thinketh, so is he...so if I think it is another program, it will soon be over, I will treat it as a program - be a spectator.If I think it is not and God is wanting to do a work, I will be a participant even if the rest choose to sit on the sideline.Whatever it is, each time I think of this "year of transformation" thingy,the song -
THERE MUST BE MORE than this
O Breath of God, come breathe within.
There must be more than this:
Spirit of God, we wait for You.
Fill us anew, we pray;
Fill us anew,we pray.
Consuming fire, fan into flame
A passion for Your name.
Spirit of God,fall in this place.
Lord, have Your way,
Lord, have Your way with us.
Come like a rushing wind,
Clothe us with power from on high.
Now set the captives free;
Leave us abandoned to Your praise.
Lord, let Your glory fall;
Lord, let Your glory fall.
As I copied the song onto this ... the following words caught my attention"come breathe WITHIN" -"let the Lord have His Way in me"...and...."THERE MUST BE MORE"If it is just a gimmick.. a program, wouldn't it be easier to have something easier, why have transformation? So a tough thing. Have got to "internalise" it... let the breath of God breathe WITHIN me to bring about a change in my life. and not miss the "more" that God wants to bring about.
At first I think it is not... after I spoke to someone, I thot it is.But.. is it possible that the same principle apply? The Bible says as the man thinketh, so is he...so if I think it is another program, it will soon be over, I will treat it as a program - be a spectator.If I think it is not and God is wanting to do a work, I will be a participant even if the rest choose to sit on the sideline.Whatever it is, each time I think of this "year of transformation" thingy,the song -
THERE MUST BE MORE than this
O Breath of God, come breathe within.
There must be more than this:
Spirit of God, we wait for You.
Fill us anew, we pray;
Fill us anew,we pray.
Consuming fire, fan into flame
A passion for Your name.
Spirit of God,fall in this place.
Lord, have Your way,
Lord, have Your way with us.
Come like a rushing wind,
Clothe us with power from on high.
Now set the captives free;
Leave us abandoned to Your praise.
Lord, let Your glory fall;
Lord, let Your glory fall.
As I copied the song onto this ... the following words caught my attention"come breathe WITHIN" -"let the Lord have His Way in me"...and...."THERE MUST BE MORE"If it is just a gimmick.. a program, wouldn't it be easier to have something easier, why have transformation? So a tough thing. Have got to "internalise" it... let the breath of God breathe WITHIN me to bring about a change in my life. and not miss the "more" that God wants to bring about.
Friday, September 14, 2007 Did He really mean "ALL"?
Was talking to a friend who felt she needed to explain why she did not contact for the past few days. And when she said that she did it to make sure i know she cares and she really treat me well, I was then reminded wat I read this morning and I read it for her.
Child 1 -Mummy,I love you. But off he went to play forgetting that he had to help. His mum had to do it on her own
Child 2 - Mummy, I love you. But she was grouchy for half a day. Mummy was glad when she went out to play.
Child 3 - Mummy, I love you. She quietly swept the floor, packed the room, wash the dishes.
When the 3 children were ready to sleep, they said - mummy I love you. Which child does the mummy thinks her child love her???
At first it was merely out of fun when I find it so appropriate to share the "story" with her. Later I realise that even this little thing form part of the "ALL" as stated in
Rom 8 : 28 - And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, those who are called according to His purpose.
I was reminded again of the "ALL" when I recall msn exchange with another friend who encourage me to be like the plane - taking off - it has to go thru a long runaway, but when it take off, it will be on cruise mode. Do not abort(do not give up now tho it has not been easy)!!! Then after settling one of my reports, I saw this interesting article -
The Butterfly Principleby Os Hillman, September 13, 2007
The Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, so that he pursued the Israelites, who were marching out boldly. - Exodus 14:8
Overprotective parents do their children a great injustice. The caterpillar that lies inside the cocoon will never become the beautiful butterfly if someone cuts open the cocoon prematurely. It is the struggle itself that allows the butterfly to emerge as a strong, new creature of nature.God understands how necessary this process is. That is why we are allowed to experience difficult, often life-changing events.
He even orchestrates them-all for our benefit. What the Israelites thought was a cruel joke when Pharaoh sent troops to pursue them after they had been freed and penned against the shore of the Red Sea became the stage for the most publicized miracle of all time-the parting of the Red Sea.
Generation after generation has heard this incredible story of deliverance. God puts us against the "Red Seas" in order to show His power in and through us. If we do not know God can deliver, then we can never learn to trust Him. Circumstances that go beyond our capabilities of solving them place us at God's complete mercy. This is how He likes it.
Do not fear the calamity that comes your way. If you are faithful to Him in the test, you will see God's power manifested like never before. Just as the Israelites were able to sing a song of deliverance, you too will have your own testimony of the Lord's faithfulness; and you will be able to recall it for others to build your faith and theirs.
Hmm... even this little details He looks into.....What else is there tat is not part of His ALL????
Child 1 -Mummy,I love you. But off he went to play forgetting that he had to help. His mum had to do it on her own
Child 2 - Mummy, I love you. But she was grouchy for half a day. Mummy was glad when she went out to play.
Child 3 - Mummy, I love you. She quietly swept the floor, packed the room, wash the dishes.
When the 3 children were ready to sleep, they said - mummy I love you. Which child does the mummy thinks her child love her???
At first it was merely out of fun when I find it so appropriate to share the "story" with her. Later I realise that even this little thing form part of the "ALL" as stated in
Rom 8 : 28 - And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, those who are called according to His purpose.
I was reminded again of the "ALL" when I recall msn exchange with another friend who encourage me to be like the plane - taking off - it has to go thru a long runaway, but when it take off, it will be on cruise mode. Do not abort(do not give up now tho it has not been easy)!!! Then after settling one of my reports, I saw this interesting article -
The Butterfly Principleby Os Hillman, September 13, 2007
The Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, so that he pursued the Israelites, who were marching out boldly. - Exodus 14:8
Overprotective parents do their children a great injustice. The caterpillar that lies inside the cocoon will never become the beautiful butterfly if someone cuts open the cocoon prematurely. It is the struggle itself that allows the butterfly to emerge as a strong, new creature of nature.God understands how necessary this process is. That is why we are allowed to experience difficult, often life-changing events.
He even orchestrates them-all for our benefit. What the Israelites thought was a cruel joke when Pharaoh sent troops to pursue them after they had been freed and penned against the shore of the Red Sea became the stage for the most publicized miracle of all time-the parting of the Red Sea.
Generation after generation has heard this incredible story of deliverance. God puts us against the "Red Seas" in order to show His power in and through us. If we do not know God can deliver, then we can never learn to trust Him. Circumstances that go beyond our capabilities of solving them place us at God's complete mercy. This is how He likes it.
Do not fear the calamity that comes your way. If you are faithful to Him in the test, you will see God's power manifested like never before. Just as the Israelites were able to sing a song of deliverance, you too will have your own testimony of the Lord's faithfulness; and you will be able to recall it for others to build your faith and theirs.
Hmm... even this little details He looks into.....What else is there tat is not part of His ALL????
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