Dear...
Hereafter shall the Son of man sit
on the right hand of the power of God.
Luke 22:69
And
the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you,
that he may sift you as wheat: But I have prayed for thee, that thy
faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy
brethren.
Luke 22:31-32
As I read these
verses, it never struck me till now that, is it not wonderful that we
have Christ our Lord always praying for us. That by His covering grace,
we will want to stay in His presence, much
as the devil seeks to lure us back into the darkness. Abide in Christ
and He will abide in us.
And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.
Luke 22:34
Jesus
saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou
not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how
sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
John 14:9
Much
as I consciously seek our Lord, I know in my imperfections, I have oft
enough denied the Sovereignty of Christ, by letting pride take the
higher honor during times of achievements, and in difficult times,
allowing fear to hold court.
Yet God is good and I was reminded in
the last sharing that only in abiding in Him, will we be fruitful, for
He has provided. And when we enter
the desert of our life, when we wilt under the harsh glare of an
unforgiving world, are we not glad that Christ is the spring of life?
Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
Psalms 77:20
And
on this truth, my desire is for my daughter to come closer unto His
presence during her stay in London. I have been looking at the
Christian community in London. And God is good. He not just answers my
prayers asked in His will by providing the right connections for her,
but He had also 'opened' my eyes to the potential " false prophets,"
that one must be very mindful of. For cults and false teachers are
amongst us in and outside the Christian community, and it is easy
without the proper grounding in one's faith, to be entrapped, for evil
works best, dressed in hazy grey.
They shall put you out of the
synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that
whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. And these
things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father,
nor me.
John 16:2-3
Compared to the high profile days of the '70s, when we had the Jonestown massacre ( http://www.culteducation.com/jonestown.html),
cults seemed to have slipped off the mainstream consciousness. It is
not that they no longer exist, but rather the deception is more sublime,
much as the vice like grip they plan to have on their prey has never
eased.
That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro,
and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men,
and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
Ephesians 4:14
The Moonies, a derogatory
term used by
those who believe "the Unification Church" is a cult, (
http://www.rapidnet.com/~jbeard/bdm/Cults/unificat.htm)
was back in my radar screen when I read the news that her founder, Rev Sun Myung Moon had passed on.
Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
Proverbs 30:5-6
A
quick read on the web surprised me as to how far reaching the Moonies
have weaved their web globally across the business, social and political
spectrum. It is an organization that is actively promoting inter faith
harmony, but is it an intentional effort to create a one world religious
platform? Is it a potent mix of power, prestige and political
expediency that has drawn both the rich, the
powerful and the
common men together?
Unification Church members believe that Jesus
appeared to Mun Yong-myong (his birth name) when Moon was 15 on April
17, 1935, and asked him to accomplish the work left unfinished after his
crucifixion.
What about Mitt Romney? The Mormons( Church of the
latter Saints) have come a long way in American political life, from
their early years of persecution. Would Christianity as we know it and
believe is true, in a Romney presidency, be redefined the Mormon way,
amongst whose beliefs is that God is man, and that there are more than
one God? See report by BBC
( http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/mormon/beliefs/god_1.shtml)
But how can we be sure that we are right, and they are wrong?
Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
John
17:17
In the Book of Genesis, Satan convinced Adam and Eve of
his good intentions. Yesterday and even today, cults and deviationist
from the Biblical truths proffer good intentions and peace and human
rights. But their true self eventually surface, for like the devil, they
cannot resist the lure of their own pride and greed, and what can be
more narcissistic than worshipping oneself?
If so be that ye have
heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in
Jesus:....And be renewed in the spirit of your mind.'
Ephesians 4:21,23
Delusions
and deceit will continue to be propagated, for these are End Times
intensified. The latest killing of the US ambassador in Libya is a
further confirmation of the Arab Spring turned wintry. It will be a
matter of time before the militants dominate the "recently freed nations
from their past oligarchs" Libya, Egypt, Syria, setting
the stage for a major Middle East conflict with Israel.
The
financial markets are strong these few days because the world wants to
believe the sweet nothings of more cheap monies, promised by the Federal
Reserve Chairman, Bernanke, dancing in a duet of deceit with Mario
Draghi, the European Central Bank President.
And interestingly,
Draghi tinkers while Rome burns, his counterpart, Jose Barroso the
European Commission President is quietly laying the groundwork for One
Europe knowing full well that the problems will not go away with such
easy solutions.
(http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/2438/barroso-calls-for-eu-federation-of-nation-states).
And
I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that
he may abide with you for ever; Even the
Spirit of truth;
whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither
knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in
you.
John 14:16-17
Howbeit when he, the
Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall
not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he
speak: and he will shew you things to come.
John 16:13
Discipleship in our journey from believer to follower of our Lord Jesus Christ is key.
God
has placed the Holy Spirit in the hearts of believers. He will send us
as shepherds if we are willing. But the flock themselves must also be
willing to be discipled. And it must start and continue with a deep
desire to abide in Christ, in His Words, in His work.
'.... Who is devoted to fearing You.'
Psalm 119:38
Is
Psalm
119:38 a question still lingering in your non God centered life or is
it an active and conscientious action on your part to put God as
Sovereign in your life?
And thus did Hezekiah throughout all
Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the
Lord his God. And in every work that he began in the service of the
house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God,
he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
2 Chronicles 31:20-21
God blesses
Eng hieang
(17th Sep 2012)
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