Dear....
'I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice.'
Romans 12:1
"To permeate, to saturate or simply to soak thoroughly," The
volcanic craters in Japan might provide some with a glimpse of what
hell might look like, but one does find it difficult to resist partaking
in its offshoot, the wonderful 'Onsens'(hot springs).
Time in the hot spring, luxuriating in the health giving sulphurous
waters, does imbue in one a sense of well being and a healthy appetite
for the ''Kaiseki'( multi course) dinner provided by the 'Ryoken'(
Japanese guesthouse)
What about time with God? His very Spirit will sanctify, uplift and bring us forth.
'And God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM." ...
Exodus 3:14
What you try to master will eventually master you. Is
this not true for work, hobbies, family, monies, material pursuits or
even ministry work. Should it not be that our sole focus should be upon
Christ, the author and finisher of our faith?
Is it not better to be a 'slave' to Christ then to the world?
Introspect, a reflective word that begins with the letter "I.". It's about engaging
in reviewing one's thought process and sensory experience.
Ignorance, indifference
or is it illusion?
With the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Iron Curtain of the communist
world was torn asunder, and
the sharing of the gospel to the once inaccessible was no longer by
clandestine means. And now with the greater connectivity provided via
the Internet, most would have heard of the gospel of salvation, even to
the far reaches of the world. Hearing about the
gospel need not equate to an enthusiasm for it. Indifference still mark
the lives of many including professed Christians. Is it because many are
still living under the illusions
orchestrated by the devil?
Incarcerated.
To be put in prison. Truth is that all of us are a prisoner of the
devil, for from Adam, we have swopped our dependence upon God, for the
our self deceiving and sinful and finite understanding. And who can
control us better than the master of deceit, Satan!
Job 1:19
'and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.'Ill wind. Is that what is needed to blow us off our self satisfied roosting place. Troubles are the necessary antidote to the hallucinations that mask the hellish road to damnation that many are walking on.
Philippians 4:7
Illumination.
That indescribable joy and peace when the Spirit of God falls upon
our very being, and darkness is no longer upon us, because the light of
the Spirit of God now resides in our once burdened heart.
Insouciance.
Nonchalance. A lighthearted attitude. A happy and relaxed disposition.
Is not peace and joy what God promises all who seek Him. Much as the
Spirit of God resides in the hearts of us the believers, we are still
living in a fallen world. Till Christ returns and brings us into the new
Heaven, we will believer or not, still be subjected
to the ills of the fallen world. But we can let go and let God, and no
longer need to be burdened by what is truly beyond the finite us, for we
wrestle against principalities.
Intellect.
The wisdom of God are light years away from us the finite man. Being
a believer does not mean that we degenerate to being a idiotic wastrel.
On the contrary, the Protestant work ethic reminds all that we must be
good stewards of the blessings from God. But stewardship is more than
doing to the best of our God given abilities based
on our finite understanding. Stewardship is dependence upon the grace of God and His leading.
'..... and be renewed in the spirit of your mind and that you put
on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness
and holiness.'
Ephesians 4:23-24
Immersion.
Time with God in prayers, in worship, in His Living Word and in His
work, will ensure that our hearts are aligned to His will. Our carnal
man will decrease, His Spirit in us will increase. And what our heart
desires to be right with Him, our imperfect self cannot do, God will
make possible. As people who call ourselves Christians,
we are followers of Christ, and not partners of Christ.
Imbue. To permeate with certain quality or feeling. To inspire or influence thoroughly.
To be like Christ, that is what the Spirit of God is working upon
us, to be transformed, to be made ready for the return of our Lord Jesus
Christ. We are all work in progress, believer or not. But are you still
sitting at the raw material storage depot,
rusting away in sin, or have you been moved to the production conveyor
belt? And if it is the latter, are you nearer final completion or more
likely to end up in the defect list, soon to be discarded when judgment
day arrives?
Instructive. What has been shared prayerfully it has been. But more importantly,
may the Spirit of our Sovereign God instill in you this desire to ingrain your very all in the omnipresent God.
Inscrutable.
In seeking God every moment of our life, He will draw near to us,
and you will experience the quiet joy and inner peace, which is
indescribable, beyond our finite understanding, but very palpable. God
is Spirit, but He is no unfathomable being. As you stay steadfast in
obedience, His Spirit will clarify the wisdom of His
ways for you, and you will know His will, for it is never cryptic.
Indomitable.
Unconquerable. Never subdued. Unbearable sometimes life might seem.
Perplexed we often are. But crushed we will never be, for within us is
the spring of life, the Spirit of God. Who assures, guides, provides and
lift us up, come what may. The refiner’s fire we will continue to be
subjected to. But in staying in His presence,
He will bring us forth, from strength to strength, resting totally upon
Him, and not us.
'Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him...'
Revelation 1:7
Indulgence, that is the grace of God in giving us time and countless opportunities
to turn to Him. But God will not wait forever.
"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, " says the Lord, Who is, and Who was and Who is to come, the Almighty.'
Revelations 1:8
God blesses
Eng Hieang
(6th May 2012)
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