things that matters

There are a lot of things that can happen in a day. From the things nearest to us till the things that seemed far away or maybe really has nothing to do with us. For example someone didnt win his match today. It is something that happened, affected himself and the people he’s with but us???? If you look into it, it really has nothing to do with us.

I wanted to follow the match between Federer and Simon today but I was too tired and decided to go and have a nap. After I woke up, I totally forgotten about the match until I saw a sms saying that history seemed to be repeating itself. Haha…of course I was a bit sad, just for one moment (one second) but then, in any matches, there are people that win and lost. No big deal.

It does’t matter if

who wins the next match, or if your favourite player lost in a match
or if your favourite artist is getting married
or if the album is no longer no.1 in the chart
or someone famous person bought a house somewhere

What really matters is..

when someone does now know God’s promises for them and lives so recklessly,
when they are ignoring His grace and His love for them,
when someone dies without knowing God.

A christian walk is so EASY when you come to realised what Jesus had finished on the cross. The Father’s grace for us every single day surpasses anything that we can ever encounter in our life, our work, our relationships… The grace that enables us to receive His blessings and all the promises that are in the Bible.

We can live all our lives following our favourite player, favourite singer/actor/actress and when those things passes away, or circumstances changes, you will find emptiness in you because these things cannot fill the place for God that is in everyone’s heart. In the Bible it says, everyone has a knowledge of God because He is our creator. The creation knows the creator, but it just the the matter if they see God or not. Everyone at a point in their life will have the question - is there a God? And there is only one living God! Only when God is placed in that place in our heart, then everything will be filled one at a time and you’ll begin to see your life transformed more and more like Jesus, moving from glory to glory! (2 cor 3:17-18)

Passover, The Significance

Ever heard about the Passover? It is found in Exodus 12. It is the day that God saved His people, from Egypt. It begins with the 10 Plague that hit Egypt with the last plague, that was killing of all the firstborn. The Israelites were instructed to mark the doorposts of their homes with the blood of a lamb, and upon seeing this, the spirit of the Lord passed over these homes, hence the term “passover”.
Often we always think it is just an event in the Bible, a story, but really, it is more than that.

It is amazing how the old testament all points to Jesus.
When men (adam) first fell, God already had a plan to restore the broken relationship back.
And everything that God did in the Old testament is a shadow of Jesus’ coming! Amazing!!

Wokie, let’s be marvelled with God’s wonders…lets start –

1. It is the first step of getting saved – is to believe that we need a saviour. A beginning of our walk in the new covenant.
2. The lamb of Passover is reserved for 4 days before being offered. It is placed in front of the family’s house so everyone will know that this is the lamb that will cover their sin. Jesus prayed 4 days in the temple before He was crucified and people saw Him.
3. The Lamb has to be without blemished. Jesus was examined by Herod, Pilate, and Caiaphas and found not guilty.
4. It has to be the lamb of 1st year. Meaning a young lamb! Jesus was the only Son of God and He came once.
5. It had to be male lamb. Sin entered through man.
6. Every household needed a lamb. Jesus died for you and me. It is a personally thing!
7. The lamb was to be killed between evening of the day till the next day. Jesus died in the middle of evening.
8. The whole assembly must kill their lamb. Jesus died for all.
9. The blood was applied to the door post. It symbolizes the cross.
10. Lamb had to be eaten. It is us partaking the body of Christ.
11. It has to be eaten quickly because they were leaving Egypt the very next day. It is to show that we must get out of our sin quickly!
12. This is the Lord’s passover. God’s redemptive plan for mankind.
13. The whole thing was done in evening. Jesus came and the last meal – Last Supper – evening.
14. no bone of the lamb should be broken. Jesus’ bone will not be broken. It was clearly only His blood that make atonement (cleaning) of our sin.
15. Lamb was killed outside the city. Jesus was crucified outside of the city.

Every year, they celebrate this feast of Passover! It is to remember the day that God brought them out of Egypt! They are all to go to Jerusalem to offer the lamb. But, if there are Israelites that were not in Jerusalem, they were to offer a shank (thigh) of the lamb.
Isaiah 53:1 – arm of the Lord ( Hebrew Zeroah = arm)
Symbolizing that if you are outside the fellowship for Christ, the arm of the Lord is not too short to save!

more lambie

Yea, thanks to Johnny, I got more pictures of the lamb, now it’s the black lamb…black sheep? aha…anyway, those were taken earlier in the day, before class starts. I was kinda scared at first when I took the leaves and saw them come running towards me….sort of reminded me of Scooby..anyway….

Here, we were feeding them, still I think they are kinda ‘kacang lupakan kulit’ because once you have no leaves in your hands, they’ll just walk away, and not even rememeber that you once fed them! BTW, I think it’s sheep, not lamb. Coz lamb are less than 1 year old while sheep are older than that. Which will bring to my next post…something I want to share about the Lamb of God!

Currently reading this fantastic book - Face to face with God by Bill Johnson. Amazing book! In cell group, we just finished another book by Bill Johnson- When Heaven Invades Earth.

This book is amazing, about encounter with God, favour with God. Well, I just read till the second chapter and it’s already boombing! One of many things that I’ve learnt is making the things we know into practise. You see, we know a lot of things about God, - healing, prosperity, favour, all His promises in the bible. And if we only know them, it’ll be like a theory to us. But once we start to practise it, we’ll experience it and it’ll be a testimony!! A living testimony.

And you begin to wonder, if the things that God promised will come true….well, turn to Isaiah 55:11

So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;
It shall not return to Me void,
But it shall accomplish what I please,
And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it

Here, you’ll see that His words will no return to Him void but will accomplish, and not only accomplish but prosper too! Amen!!!

powerful thursday

how to sum up today? with one word…ok, maybe 2 - It’s TOTALLY GOD!!!!!

ok, firstly, a great news from sis - her appeal has been appoved!!! All glory to the big guy up there - GOD!!! All praise to Him! You know, God is just so amazing, He really gives you the desires of your heart!!! Amazing God!!

Next, I went to visit another cell group in PolyTech, another university, well it’s actually it’s a PolyTech, not sure what it is called, we just call it PolyTech. I am so blessed after visiting them. I went with my pastor and we had a group of more than 10 cell group members. All of them are from Africa - ok, different parts like Nigeria, Zambia and so on. I’m not sure myself. Anyway, it’s not my first time seeing them but it’s my first time visiting them. As I was sharing about God, God just reminded me of so many things He has done in my life, His promises and my dreams that He made come true…and looking back, God was preparing me and teaching me things these few years here.

As we just surrender our life to God, you can see the great wonders that He is able to do with our life. Amazing things, dreams that we once dreamt of, He is able to bring it to past, desires of the heart, He is able to fulfill it and blessings after blessings just come after you because God is with you!

Also a great post I read about Mercy & Grace. Really encourages me!!!

Btw, Federer is playing in Madrid Open on Monday with lots of other great players - Nadal, Blake, Djokovic and so on. Well, he needs to play really well in these coming few opens, and the Shanghai Cup and he’ll probably get back his No.1 title.

presence of God

wow, I had a great week (last week) with God. You know, it says..

Ps 84:10 NKJV
For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand.
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Many times we think, Your courts or the house of God…is church. Right? I did too, until I decided to write this post that God revealed to me, that it’s not just in church that we have God. We are the temple of God, God lives in us. He dwells in us and therefore - we are carrying His presence wherever we go.

I can say, really, be in God’s presence is so great, one day in His presence is better than a thousand days elsewhere. Last week, I really felt His presence, not that normally God is not with me, but it was extra..maybe cause I choose to acknowledge it. When we acknowledge it, we’ll begin to see the small things that God takes part in and the things God does for us.

Testimony -> Despite the workload, things to finish, preparing for class, the list goes on - I still am able to find time to rest (sleep) and have enough time to finish everything that is needed to be done ON time. And there was rest despite the chaos, peace despite the storm… a very simple explanation - God was in control.

Btw, it’s autumn Picture above taken courtesy of Johnny with his new SLR camera. it’s beautful..hopefully you all can click on the pic and it can be ‘enlarged’ because autumn is beautiful. ** just tried- yup, u can click and it’ll be v large, but when you save it and view in your windows, it’s amazing! beautiful autumn!

I too, went to the park nearby our hostel and I was surprised to see all the trees turning golden…it’s amazing! It’s so beautiful, I do not have words to describe it!!! Just can give all PRAISE to God for His amazing creation!!!I manage to take some last saturday - will blog abt it…the pictures are so beautiful…the sceneries and the person inside too! ahah Here is a preview….

More pictures - we planning to get a group picture…a collection of 4 seasons Group 4 pictures! ahah.. Sure going to be fun! Just that last Saturday, the weather was great, and dry, so perfect to take pictrues but since Sunday, it has been raining - wet, muddy…so, hopefully by Saturday it’ll be dry so more pictures can be taken, also group photo! example..picture below, taken last winter…

All the way my Saviour leads me

Not sure if this is auto play but it’s a beautiful song by Chris Tomlin - All the way my Savior leads me. Ok, I’ve checked it does not auto play, so do take a few minute to relax and listen to this song.. It’ll bless your heart!!

All the way my Savior leads me
Who have I to ask beside
How could I doubt His tender mercy
Who through life has been my guide

All the way my Savior leads me
Cheers each winding path I tread
Gives me grace for every trial
Feeds me with the living Bread

[Chorus:]
You lead me and keep me from falling
You carry me close to Your heart
And surely Your goodness and mercy will follow me

All the way my Savior leads me
O, the fullness of His love
O, the sureness of His promise
In the triumph of His blood
And when my spirit clothed immortal
Wings its flight to realms of day
This my song through endless ages
Jesus led me all the way
Jesus led me all the way

All the way my Savior leads me
All the way my Savior leads me

wu liao

It’s 4 am in the morning, I cant sleep!!!! I think it’s mainly because of a very sweet dessert that ate after diiner. It’s honeydew with icecream, topped with sugar caramel. SWEEEETTT…. Then I drank coffee. Double dose of medicine that keeps me awake. haha…well, actually I went to bed around 10 and woke up by 2am and then by 3 am, I started to use the ‘bonus’ internet - remember? It’s 90% off.

 

I used it to download Chris Tomlin’s latest album - Hello Love. Listening to it now…very nice..found this video…not the latest one but it’s cool!

CHRIS TOMLIN - LIVE FROM AUSTIN

What else? Erm, watch last episode of Code Blue, some youtube videos of Federer. Btw, he wont be playing in Stockholm Open because he needs more rest to get back his no. 1. hhm…interesting!

Also manage to blog…but I really think I should go back to sleep!

Conclusion -> coffee and high sugar meal is BAD!

p/s : Selamat Hari Raya!!!