Our Stronghold

The Lord is my light and my salvation -

whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life -
of whom shall I be afraid?
(Psalm 27:1)

We all stumble along the journey of our lives. Sometimes, we fall deep and know not how to get out. We have fears when we cannot see the light in front of us.

Yet, we have all forgotten that the light is not the physical eyes to see ...... we have to see with our hearts. If there is a light in your heart, you will know. For the Lord is our saviour, always. There is nothing to be fear ..... He will help us through. He promised us that ........... if only we have faith in Him!

Living Spring

John 4:14
"............. but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in hinm a spring of water welling up to eternal life."

Amen!

Isaiah 41 : 10

So do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will straighten you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Most of the time when we are lost and uncertain of our next move, we feel depress. We do not know who to turn to and what to tell them.

Now, you can be assured that God does not want you to feel that way anymore. He wants us to let Him be the one who takes over our fears and our lives.

Holding on to God's wonderful promises will bring us out of many unnecessary miseries.

Isaiah 55:6

Seek the Lord while He may be found;

call on Him while He is near.

A few years ago, a depressed friend contacted me for a drink. I knew she had some personal problems and needed someone to talk to. It was just, I was not in town at that moment. I felt sad because she would not talk to anyone else. When I got home, I called her. But, there was no reply. I contacted a few friends but they did not know where she was. It was a real sad time for all of us.

Later, someone told us ... she was dead. Apparently suicide. Her family did not even want to talk about her anymore. They had her cremated and we were not told where her ashes were scattered. Now, she is our greatest memory and regret ..... the fun and love we shared with her ....... and the time when we could not be there when she needed us ...............

She did not know God, eventhough she used to hang out with us when we had our Bible studies. She used to laugh out loud when she heard our prayers. She was there because there would be free supper after the gatherings. Well, she had wasted the only chance to know God.

If you read this, and you know, someone who is like 'she' in the story above, please pray for them. Nobody is perfect. Not everyone wakes up every morning wanting to thank God. We should be grateful that we seek and found our souls' Saviour!

Psalm 100

"Shout for joy to the Lord,
all the earth.
Worship the Lord with gladness;
come before Him with joyful songs.

Know that the Lord is God.
It is he who mde us, and we are His;
we are His people, the sheep of His pasture.
Enter His gate with thanksgiving
and His courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise His name.
For the Lord is good and His love
endures forever,
his faithfulness continues through all
generations."

The Lord is good.

Amen.

Not Easy

It is not easy to be an upright man. But, be one anyway!

The Eternal Glory

"........ Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly, we are being renewed day by day.
For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."

2 Corinthians 4 :16-18

I'm not proud to say this, but sometimes, I judge a book by its cover too.

Most modern people have shallow minds. They are very quick to judge from the appearance. This is a hurtful behaviour, but we live through it. We judge others, and other judge us. By what standard? None, mostly use appearances!

I know a guy who left his blind date in the cinema just after he discovered that she was a plain and overweight spinster. Little did he know that she was a successful entrepreneur. Now, she is happily married, and running her own successful chain of boutiques. He, at 45, still an executive in a firm where he has worked for the past 15 years. He complains all the time, but makes no effort to improve himself.

We live day by day, exposing ourselves to more harsh judgements from others, at the same time, passing out even more judgements to others.

Beauty and wealth will pass. Even cosmetics, plastic surgeries as well as all the money in the world cannot renew our look for long.

But, eternal glory lasts forever.............

Good times, Bad Times

Ecclesiastes 7 : 14

When times are good, be happy;
but when times are bad, consider;
God has made the one
as well as the other.
Therefore, a man cannot discover
anything about his future.

As any normal person, we all wish to know about our own future. In my culture, there are many who seek the advice of the 'masters' who claim they can change their fate. This also results in loss of money, dignity and even families.

Who would you listen to? Your Maker or someone whom you do not know until that very moment you approach them?

Once, someone told me that I would not live to see the millennium. Hey, here I am and it is 2007!

We all should let God control our lives, afterall, He permitted us to be here in this world. He has the right to our lives. We all have only to live for Him. And the best yet, our future is His!

Amen.

Be on guard

Ecclesiastes 5: 2-3

Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart
to utter anything before God.
God is in Heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.

As a dream comes when there are many cares,
so the speech of a fool when there are many words.

We live among people with emotions. We always hear them grumble about others. Have you heard grumble about you? If that so, always be on guard. Do the best you can to please God. It is not so difficult to please God. It is very difficult to please men as they can only see things with their eyes, not their hearts.

Say few words to make your stand so as not to be thought as a fool!

A Promise

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."

Matthew 11 : 28 - 30

This promise is as good as gold and it never expires!