Dear....
And Enoch walked with God:and he was not; for God took him.
Genesis 5:24
Is death such a fearful proposition for most of us? Is dying the inevitable route that all have to take?
Enoch
not just lived a long life but he never experienced mortal death, for
God whisked him away. Prophet Elijah experienced the same privilege(2
Kings 2:11)
Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not
taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
Matthew 16:28
And we the faithful can and will experience the same should the
Heavens herald the return of our Lord Jesus Christ now, for we will be lifted up to the Heavens.
Death, or rather the fear of death still has a grip on me, albeit it has loosened tremendously.
Is it because one is afraid of what comes after? But it should not be for we know eternity awaits the faithful.
For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
Colossians 3:3
Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
Colossians 3:2
Or is it because one cannot let go of the temporal treasures of this finite world?
Much as we live in an increasingly sinful world, there still exist good things worth treasuring, be it family and friends.
In
the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity
consider:God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end
that man should find
nothing after him.
Ecclesiastes 7:14
Should
we succumb to despair and become disgruntled with God when
circumstances do not go our way? Or should we stay not just steadfast,
but move even more boldly to be like Christ, holding on to the knowledge
and belief that God's way are not just better than our way, but it is
the only way?
That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God,
but keep his commandments:
Psalms 78:7
In
my moment of despair that one night in Bangkok, the Spirit of God
convicted me of my sin. The question posed to me was an indictment. Why
did I always thank God after the fact, but never before? He has always
provided. Would I not trust and obey now rather than do so only when
matters conclude? "Stop questioning, and start following," and indeed
since that defining
moment in Bangkok, my heart somehow has that "little extra oomph," by
His grace, that has continued to sustain my resoluteness to seek our
Lord with my all.
In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.
Psalms 138:3
Straggler
I no longer am, for I know I rest in our Lord. But strutting like a
confident handsome cockerel I am neither. The victory lap has been laid
out by our risen Christ, but often when the storms buffet me, my knees
go a little bend, and my steps of faith turns tentative. Why can't I
walk boldly but humbly in victory with Christ every moment of my life?
For clearly God has already laid a path of victory for us the faithful!!
' Let not your heart be troubled:ye believe in God, believe also in me.'
John 14:1
There
are times
when God speaks aloud to us the very thoughts that we had believe was
only privy to us. The Spirit of God residing in us indeed searches our
hearts and make supplications to the Lord our God. God knew I was a
little troubled and He literally spoke to me in John 14:1. How can our
faith not grow in a Sovereign and omnipresent loving Father Who knows
the thoughts hidden in our inner sanctum? And God not just assures, He
clarifies, affirms and bring us forth.
Peace I leave with you, my
peace I give unto you:not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not
your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
John 14:27
We
the carnal man seek the conclusions that will provide temporary relief.
God gives us the peace that is beyond our imperfect understanding, and
peace that has a permanence regardless of our circumstances.
Only with this Spirit filled peace can we walk the
highway of holiness, where no evil can throw asunder. Are you willing to let go and let Him?
'...all the days ordained for me were written in your Book before one of the came to be.'
Psalm 139:16
And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness;
the unclean shall not pass over it; .......But the redeemed shall walk there.'
Isaiah 35:8-9
God blesses
Eng Hieang
20th April 2013
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