It's really fast that a week just passed and it's back to Monday again!
What's more, in less than 3 weeks time, Denise is gonna give birth! We are so looking forward to this mind blowing and life changing experience.. woot! :D
Are you believing God for a fantastic time this week? I'm sure you do.
For the past week, I have been listening to a couple of songs on YouTube while working. I've been replaying the three songs over and over again for the entire day, until it became a week.
I'm taking this chance to share with you these songs and I hope they accompany you this week too!
(Listed down in my order of preference)
Kenneth E. Haggin shared many years ago that the secret to living long is to forgive fast and repent fast.
If we do not adopt that, it is like drinking poison and hoping the other person dies first.
Hebrews 11:21
Verse 21: That's the only account of Jacob's entire life. Blessing your children is a great thing to God. To God, that's the greatest thing you did that day.
Hebrews 11:20-21
Verse 20: Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
No one can satisfy your heart with a thing. We are only satisfied by a person. Peace is always based on His finished work. Joy is based on keeping Jesus in your mind always.
There no such thing as a grace message. It is the real gospel. The real gospel is controversial. The gospel has come and Christ fulfilled all the laws. Under the law, it is full of judement. Why? Because Christ has not come. Judgment happens because of love.
Hebrews 12:14-29
Verse 14: This is the word of God. Once we are justified by faith, we have peace with God. This peace is peace with all people. This verse is talking about the revelation of God. We want this in our family. We want holiness so that we can have a fresh revelation of the Lord everyday.
Verse 15: When a root of bitterness springs up, the person goes around defiling many. He goes around blogging, sharing with others. When you read it, you are indulging the other person's bitterness.
Verse 16: "Fornicator" is referring to sexual scene outside marriage. In other words, Esau lived for his body.
Genesis 25:27-28
Verse 27: Esau is a man's man. Jacob is a mummy's man. One is very performance oriented. Esau is trying to gain his father's blessings. It is not the quantity of your actions, it is the quality of your actions.
Back to Hebrews 12:18-29,
Verse 20: This mountain is Mount Sinai, where the law was given. But in verse 18, it says we have not come to this mountain. God has moved mountains.
Verse 22: But we have come to Mount Zion. God is mentioned her for the first time. Angels are also mentioned. Plenty of angels, uncountable are mentioned here. Do you know when you step into a plane, angels follow you.
Law is all about demand. Mount Zion is where the holy spirit descended and the church was born. Grace is all about supply. Law demands righteousness. For law to be law, if it cannot find righteousness, it must curse. Grace suppliws to you what you need. Law demands perfect righteousness. God clothes you with His grace.
On Mount Sinai, God demands. On Mount Zion, God asks people who are heavy laden to come to Him and He will give them rest. This is grace.
Things you cannot see is more real than things you can see. In Corinthians, it says things yo can see is temporal and things you cannot see is eternal. One day you'll have a body that is forever. You have the healing, money. Just claim it. These are eternal.
At Mount Sinai, those who worshipped idols and they all died. Putting yourself under law don't make you holy.
Galatians 5:4
It's a terrible thing when Christ becomes of no effect. Why? If you're trying by your own efforts then this happens.
Back to Hebrews 12:22-29
Verse 23: Christ has been punished for our sins, so the Judge of All demands that we are perfect.
Verse 24: This blood speaks better things than that of Abel. The first murder is due to religion. God accepted Abel because he brought the blood of the lamb. So Cain became jealous. When Abel died, his blood called out vengeance on the murderer. But when Jesus' blood was shed, it speaks restoration, health, healing and wholeness. When they pierced Jesus side, the blood cleanses us.
Verse 25: See that we don't refuse Him. Anyone who rejects His grace, there is no more salvation for you. That is what Hebrews is all about.
Verse 26: Earth will be shaken when grace is proclaimed.
Verse 27: Things that cannot be shaken may remain.
Verse 28: Let us have grace. This is an active voice.
Verse 29: God will consume everything that is not grace.
In the book of Hebrews, Chapters 1 and 2 talks about angels. Chapter 3, God talks about Moses. Compares Christ and Moses. Christ is a servant. Moses is a son. Chapter 4 talks about the greater graces that came. Chapter 5 talks about Jesus is greater than Aaron. Chapter 6 talks about people who are Jewish people who turn their back on Jesus. Chapter 7 talks about the high priesthood of Jesus. It all begins with blessed. Chapter 11 talks about sonship. Chapter 12 talks about looking away from everything and look to Jesus.
In closing,
Wake up every morning with a supply minded mind. Any words taken out of context leaves the word "con" remaining.
Praise and Worship:
Today is Youth Day! This resulted in youths leading praise and worship. It was really awesome as I felt so alive during worship. Look at the songs we sang and you'll understand why :)
1) Hillsong - You Are Alive In Us
2) Freely forgiven
3) Matt Redman - We Are The Free
4) Hillsong - This Is Our God
5) I Will Follow After You
Link to blog entry titled "5 May 2013"
Video Message:
15 June 2007 Message: God's favor will cause you to reign in life
When our praise and worship goes up, His blessings come down on us. If you have a chronic condition, you can be well in an instant. Whom the son sets free, is free indeed. Just one word from God, it changes your life for time and eternity. God is in the house. He is not here to be a spectator. He knows everything about you and still loves you deeply. The one who knows you the most loves you. God is for you.
It is important to understand our time and destiny. His love will shine on your back even if you turn your back on Him. That love will transform you. God is not looking for outward transformation. He's looking to transform you inside out.
Charisma is a greek word. It comes from the word favor. That favor is the favor of God. We can only tell if one person has that charisma. God wants to give you charisma and it is in the bible.
God can bless you with gifts. God loves to pour His anointing on you. Your disqualifications in man's eyes are opportunities for God to bless you. What the world says, God says "I can use that." God loves to find people who are weak in themselves so that He can manifest in you.
Romans 5:17
Verse 17: The word "grace" here is charisma. God never created men for them to die. God wants men to live eternally and forever young. God never even wants you to have a pimple. Sin came in. Sin will destroy everything beautiful God created. God hates sins. God counts death as an enemy. Jesus Christ came and conquered death. Why did Jesus conquer death? Because death is the last enemy and it is under Jesus' feet.
God made men last because men was created to enjoy everything that God has made the first five days. You are the best that God has made. God saw what He made and said it was good. When God made man, He said it was very good. You are a very good creation. God didn't make you from apes or chimpanzees. God made you in His image. God has a destiny for you. He has not forgotten his purpose. He made you to win in life. God made you to be a winner.
Back to the verse, because of one man's sin, death reigned. But there is something more powerful than death. Those who receive the gift of righteousness will reign in life. If you receive God's charisma, you will reign, you will win. If you are reigning, sickness is under your feet. Reign is a term used for kings. God wants you to reign. You are created by God to reign in life. God is never under circumstances. When you follow God, you follow a winner.
Today, we have many super heroes. But they are not real. We all love to see the next spiderman. Why? Because we all long for a hero. Spiderman can save a city. God can save the entire world for all eternity. He has power to cleanse lepers.
Jesus walked past some fishermen and said, "Follow Me." They left everything and followed Jesus. Jesus is not those paintings that you see. When the soldiers came to arrest Jesus, He spoke two words "I am". That is a blank cheque. If you are depressed, He says, "I am your peace." When Jesus said that, the soldiers fell off their feet. He waited for them to stand up to arrest Him. How cool is that. His life was not taken away from Him. He laid down His life.
There was a leper who came to Jesus and said "Lord, if you are willing, you can heal me." Back in those days, no one can touch a leper and be clean. But Jesus touched him and cleansed him. The unclean became clean.
Why would Jesus die such a wicked death? Because the wages of sin is death. We cannot say boys will be boys and we sweep everything under the carpet. The sin is still under the carpet. Jesus conquered death. God loves you with an everlasting love but hates sin.
Jesus Christ took all your sins on the cross. God loves you so much but He has to punish sins. So how does He reconcile the two? He sent His son to take your sins to put it on Jesus Christ. God punished our sins on Jesus. That means your entire life of sins has been judged. Because you sins have been judged, God cannot judge your sins twice.
The devil whom tempted Adam and Eve would never think that God can punish your sins on Jesus. You can never cleanse yourself. Jesus died on the cross to do it for you. Jesus blood washes sins whiter than snow. Which is more powerful? Your sins or Jesus blood? Jesus blood is more powerful than anything. One drop of His blood washes you cleaner than snow.
Come to Jesus just as you are and He will cleanse you once and for all.
If a believer is not reigning in life. This person does not understand abundance of grace and righteousness. You need to know that God's favor is upon you.
Joseph was sold as a slave. Think about it, he has nothing. But he had so much favor that he rose above all the rest of the slaves. So much that Potiphar's wife noticed him. She tried to seduce him but he rejected. Because of that, he was thrown into the dungeon. But the Lord was still with Joseph. He blessed him.
There is a lady by the name of Esther. She took part in a beauty contest. Esther obtained favor.
You can receive God's favor today. Receive speaks of a gift. God did not say you need to achieve favor. One drop of God's favor is worth 10 years of labor. The best thing you can do when someone gives you a gift is to say thank you.
We people are lousy receivers. We say things like "We don't deserve it, you shouldn't have." Of cause you don't deserve it. Otherwise it isn't a gift.
Righteousness is like a jacket. One gift of righteousness is peace. Another is healing, prosperity.
2 Corinthians 5:21
Verse 21: Jesus became you at the cross so that you become like Jesus before God. Jesus received your depression so that He can give you the peace. Jesus for the first time in His life calling His father, "My God my God". God turned His back on Jesus so that you can be accepted and justified. You are legally forgiven, healed. Jesus paid the price. You don't have to pay the price. Jesus paid it all. When you receive the gift of righteousness and grace, you will reign in life.
Back in the old days in Israel, the sinner brings a lamb to the priest. The priest examines the lamb but not the sinner. The priest knows the sinner has sinned and that is why he is here. Once the priest gives the green light on the lamb, the sinner holds the lamb, a representation of transferring the sins over to the lamb and the lamb's goodness is transferred to the sinner. Then the lamb is killed, the lamb is burnt and the smell goes up to heaven as a sweet smelling scent. Now, the sinner can walk away knowing that that death of the death is his death. He goes away knowing there is no more punishment and he can expect more good things in his life.
The gospel is very simple. All His goodness and blessings He deserved came on you. The cross is supposed to be where you are supposed to be. But Jesus took our place. Jesus cried out it is finished. Jesus paid it all. All His glory and favor is for you to receive. God forsook Jesus so that He will never forsake you. Are you ready to receive? You have already stepped into this zone of favor without knowing it.
Because the fire of God's holy judgement can never judge you again. So Pastor, knowing that I have been judged, can I go out and sin? Do you think you want to do it knowing that Jesus loved you so much? You are going to fall in love with Him over and over again.
God made men with a free choice. Come to receive from Him. No one can force you to receive these gifts. Are you ready to receive this gift?
Pastor goes on to pray the sinners prayer.
2) Highest praise (Put on your dancing shoes.. you gotta move you gotta move :D)
3) Anthem of grace
Link to blog entry titled " 6 April 2014"
4) You alone I praise
Remember the story of David when he was first called? Your life might be ordinary but He sees you as a prince or princess. You have a high calling.
Pastor shared about the Legacy Camp for youths two weeks ago.
You are not what you feel. The real you is in the house (body). You have a soul but the soul is not you. Just because you have the lust to punch somebody, you don't have to act on it. The more you say no to temptations, you become more intelligent.
The gospel is God reaching out to man. The gospel produces character.
Acts 10:43-44
Verse 43: All who believes will receive forgiveness of sins.
Acts 15:7-9
Verse 9: The moments they believed the gospel, their hearts are purified. Believing brings the purifying.
Romans 5:1-9
Verse 1: We have peace with God. Peace with the one who loves us so much. Why? It's on a solid unshakable foundation. It is the blood of Christ that was shed for you so that your sins that He bore has been paid. Today you stand before God in the completeness of the work of Jesus.
Verse 2: Salvation is for three aspects of our lives. Past, present and future. So our present is addressed by this verse. We have access by faith into this grace in which we stand. (Present tense) We can rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Whenever you see "hope", it is always associated with the future.
Verse 3: Troubles do not affect believers the way it does for non-believers. Favor does not mean you do not have troubles. So was Paul, David and Jesus. They are people who won't love you when you have too much favor.
Verse 4: Gospel produces character. Trouble produces perseverance. You persevere in your marriage.
Verse 5: Hope does not disappoint. Men says, " don't raise your hopes".
Verse 6: God died for the ungodly, all of us. Some people will say Christ died for Christians.
Verse 8: God demonstrates His love to us while we were still sinners. This is good news. Nothing we do wrong can change His love. Nothing we do right will increase His love. Be careful of what you hope when you are conscious of His love.
Verse 9: We have been justified by His blood and shall be saved from wrath through Him. You are saved from God's wrath through Jesus Christ. Believers will never need to go through the tribulations. We would be raptured by then.
Genesis 39:4-9
Verse 4-6: Verses showing Joseph was blessed because of Jesus. If you put your health in Jesus hands, it is multiplied. Just like Jesus multiplied the five loaves and two fishes.
God wants to make everyone radiant.
Esther 2:15-17
Verse 15: The Lord gave Esther favor. How do we know? The verse says "And Esther obtained favor...".
In closing,
God blessed you because of the work of Christ. We are blessed based on the work of another. What a resting place on your conscious when you know that.
God wants your eyes off your self. Today you look at Jesus on the right hand of God and ask, "Does Jesus have this problem?" Once you know that, the spirit transforms you.
The love of God is not emotional. It is demonstrated.
Spiritual growth is when you are conscious of your weakness. You are not in despair but satisfied with Jesus and have a greater dependence in the Lord. The erroneous thinking is when you feel stronger and satisfied in your own self.
