The Last and the victorious!

Another D-Day for me tomorrow.

Still, I have loads of notes to go through, but i don't seem to have this feeling of anxiety like i used to had in the past. Perhaps the passage in Matt 6:25-34 really works for me.

34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. - Matt6:34-

Some of my friends think that i should be an expert interviewee by now. But frankly, it is not by how well you perform in the interview, the truth lies on the plan of GOD on whether that's the MARKET PLACE that HE has prepared for you.

Why do I say that? I remember the interview that i had with a hiring manager last week. I got almost all the technical questions right but still he told me that i was too proud and that i haven't shown enough sincerity for the job. How can he judge my "sincerity" from the few hours of interview? Conversely if I failed to answer the questions given, he will tell me that I am not capable for the job. Either way, it doesn't work.

Sincerity often radiates from the boss himself to his subordinates. The boss must show enough sincerity for the workers to work hard for him. If sincerity is what a boss asked from his fellow workers to be shown, before he shows them his sincerity in return, he is not regarded as a good boss. The interviewer may not be a Christian to hear this but I do hope that he will have a chance to encounter GOD's word on ways to be a good master. I might be wrong on this, but this is what i think a boss should possess before he even becomes one.

The LORD said to Moses, "When you return to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders I have given you the power to do. But I will harden his heart so that he will not let the people go.22 Then say to Pharaoh, 'This is what the LORD says: Israel is my firstborn son, 23 and I told you, "Let my son go, so he may worship me." But you refused to let him go; so I will kill your firstborn son.' " - Exodus 4:21-23

There are many ways GOD can perform HIS signs and wonders when we least expect it. In Ex 4, GOD hardened the Pharoah's heart so that the Israelites can be freed from salvery in Egypt. GOD's mean to free the Israelites has somehow draw me to believe that HE is doing the same thing to me. GOD could harden the Pharoah's heart, the same HE could do my interviewers. And from all these, HE will perform HIS miracles on me. Praise the LORD for HE had once enlightened me on my previous failure.

Surely, it's GOD's plan to get me out of the situation working for a person like this. HIS ultimate plan is near to the right chronos for revelation. I have a strong feeling that tomorrow will be the day i am waiting for.

Praise the LORD who have authored the chronology of my life. May what that have been prophesied or confessed become the reality. Amen!

Revelation - Justice

Revelation. Have this statement ever crossed your mind that the things that you are unable to see or feel in this dimension actually happen in God's Kingdom?

Impossible for us to see justice prevailed in the current society. The evil seems dominating every single aspect in our daily livings. Kind person are most likely going to fall into the hands of the evil doers. Issue about God's existence and His view on the matter of injustice has raised the doubt in my very own belief in Christianity.

What we haven't seen or felt, do not lead us straight to generalization of the non-existence. If you insist that God does not exist because we can not see Him, then you should question yourself, whether you have a brain, since you have not seen your brain with your own very eyes.

Question again, how about Justice? What is Justice?

It happened in a more liberal country like US, demonstrators raising banners, crying out to the government seeking justice. They can tell briefly what Justice is. An abstract noun. The meaning reads "treat us fairly". If they don't get what they have come to ask for, it is not JUST.

Educated people often marginalized the use of Justice to seek the thing they desire. This is viewed as legalized robbery. The constitutional law is practiced to protect its own citizens and not utilized to do evil.

That's why many uneducated citizens often have the mindset that "justice" is for the wealthy and knowledgeable. They claim that they do not see Justice in this world.

Partially true regarding their statement. Justice can only be found in the Kingdom of God. The dimension for Earth is too shallow. Justice does not fit in because the earthlings themselves are shallow-minded.

Earthlings are self-centered by birth. They will only agree with fairness and justice if the cases are sited to them. None of these people will the full comprehension on the word Justice and its origin.

Only those who are God-centered can truly find Justice because it can only be found in other dimension - God's Kingdom.

I almost feel it myself everyday, complaining to God about justice on my job application. How people who are inferior than me could find a job and why can't me? This question still surrounds me because I haven't entered the Heavenly Gate of God's very Kingdom.

I promise myself to be with God, because He is the only key to Justice. And Justice alone resides in the heart of God's Temple. My prayer extends to those who do not believe in justice in the world, trust the One True God, give Him a chance and He, whose name is Justice,will prevail. Amen.

The Cross in exchange for the Scale of Justice.
Courtesy from The Printery House

Blessings

All praises to the LORD who concerns about my life and everything that lies within it.

Stuck in this dimension of waiting, I have actually experienced quite a number of blessing from God through my friends around me.

There are 3 people who are in full scale, trying to help me to circulate my CV for a suitable job. I am very grateful to them for offering their helping hands even though our relationship have not gone to the closest that we could get to. Their efforts and sincerity has touched me, thinking that still there is HOPE for this world and for the LORD's kingdom.

2 out of the 3 friends of mine are not Christians. Sometimes it makes me wonder how could a non-christian hold on to their very own principle of kindness and unselfishness compared to those church-goers who are self-centered and mean.

I believe GOD has HIS own timing on turning these people to recant their current beliefs. HE will not miss out any person whose Righteousness is found in the LORD.

Hopefully, my upcoming interview this Saturday will be an enjoyable and successful one. Even if it is not, I believe that it is the WILL of GOD for closing one door and opening a better one for me.

Thanks to Cellgroup members who have been praying for me during the times of waiting. May it be a greater testimony to be witnessed and shared among the House when the moment of victory storms.

The LORD is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the stronghold of my life - of whom shall i be afraid?
When evil men advance against me to devour my flesh,
when my enemies and my foes attack me, they will stumble and fall.
Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear;
though war break out against me, even then will I be confident.
- Palsm 27:1-3-

God is ahead of us

1 Then Moses went out and spoke these words to all Israel: 2 "I am now a hundred and twenty years old and I am no longer able to lead you. The LORD has said to me, 'You shall not cross the Jordan.' 3 The LORD your God himself will cross over ahead of you. He will destroy these nations before you, and you will take possession of their land. Joshua also will cross over ahead of you, as the LORD said. 4 And the LORD will do to them what he did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, whom he destroyed along with their land. 5 The LORD will deliver them to you, and you must do to them all that I have commanded you. 6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."

7 Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel, "Be strong and courageous, for you must go with this people into the land that the LORD swore to their forefathers to give them, and you must divide it among them as their inheritance. 8 The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."

-Deuteronomy 31:1:8 -

This command was passed down to the Israelites from Moses during the hand over of power to Joshua, the son of Nun.

The Israelistes were preparing themselves to cross the Jordan river to take possession of the land promised by God to their forefathers. Primary intelligence gathered by the spies illustrated that the land was pre-occupied with fierce and vicious aliens, who owned extra advantages in their physical construct when it comes to battle and war.

Moses who was, at that time, old and senile brought forth the message to his people that he might not be able to lead the people anymore into the battle to claim possession of the promised land. But he knew perfectly well that God will prevail and he undoubtedly passed down the message of God that The Lord will cross over ahead of the Israelites and they will take possession of the enemies' land soon after(v.3).

In verse 3 and 7, there is a special anointing from God to Joshua, a man of great Faith, allowing him to join battle with God (great commission) and to be the first to cross the river ahead of the rest of the Israelites. The punchline of this verse remind us to have faith in God. The Lord will be ahead of us in reality and in the present, for the various challenges that might seem insurmountable, or even sometimes, getting out of hand.

God may just want our allegiance and obedience for a return of an abundant blessing. And to have Faith is the only way to live and grow in God's spiritual realm.

5 The LORD will deliver them to you, and you must do to them all that I have commanded you. 6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."

The Lord further reassured the Israelites with with the statement in v.5-6 that He will go to the battle with them and will not forsake them as they charge themselves with the courage God has emboldened them. This statement is also a reassurance for us who are living in the world of suffering and tyranny.

Therefore, be strong and still in God because only the man who has these qualities will be commissioned for God's mighty works. Fear not the obstacles but fear God for He has made way for perfect resolution. HE is always ahead of us, even long before the obstacles strike us as He is the way to all problems.

New Enlightenment - Be Patient

I'd wished that somebody would help me out with Analogue Electronics.

I've just discovered that i actually like electronics more than the previous option that i usually go for - Semiconductor fabrication. In the past, i failed to grasp the the whole concept of how the analogue and digital electronics operate. But somehow, today's reading provides me with all the knowledge that i used to find too intricate to fathom.

5 years from the first day i was admitted to the engineering school, i have been struggling to understand and to consolidate my foundation in the teaching of science and engineering. Due to the immaturity and lack of experience in doing my own research on the topics of studies, i often found myself "stumbled" in the process of digesting all these theories.

Hard work has paid off today as i finally manage to comprehend what i have long waited to acquire in this marvelous engineering presentation of the modern electronic circuitry. I'd wished that i could understand all these in my early days of university. But it took me more than 5 years (after my uni graduation) to be fully enlightened on this fact.

In the Bible, we are always reminded to wait patiently upon God for His Revelation. Today's incident has taught me to pursue, in consistency, for the "unraveled facts" with the heart of patience. Perhaps, it is a sign from God to ask me to wait for His instruction, while i am praying for his direction in my job application. Again, God is not in a hurry and He is always on time. I believe in the midst of all the waitings, i will be blessed with more Revelation from God, not only on the matter of getting fully enlightened on how science works, but also on the way to fully build up my faith within the spiritual realm.

True Forgiveness

"This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished - he did it to demonstrate his justice a the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus. "
- Romans 3:22-26 -

Even for many times we have sinned, we are still given many chances to compensate for what we have done wrong. God doesn't want to put us into awkward situation to help us learn but it is human nature to take God's mercy for granted.

God's plan of salvation didn't come by a day and just for a while, it came by a perfectly designed plan which can truly gain us freedom for eternity. The atonement has declared us free from the guilt of sin as our sins have been nailed onto the cross together with Christ Jesus. This makes JUSTIFICATION for human complete, which aso leads to the REDEMPTION of mankind.

Forgiveness is an unconditional love God shares among his people. To forgive means to forget about the past sin or mistake one has committed and to continue loving and encouraging one to turn to path of righteousness. If God has the patience to wait for us to change from our old self and to forgive us from our past deeds, we ought to be patient like him to forgive the others. God is love and so are his creation. So let the love of God spread around us. Learn to forgive and you will learn to love.

Value of Circumcision

What advantage, then, is there in being a Jew, or what value is there in circumcision? (Rom 3:1 NIV)

Being a Jew means living a life by means to glorify and amplify God's holy name. Circumcision signifies cleansing of body and soul by the power of the Holy Spirit.

People do not live by who they are called to be if sin is still the master over them. What God wants is more than just a name which serves nothing in His very own ministry. Judgment will still fall on those who are obstinate towards the word.

The true value of circumcision can only be shown when one truly hold onto the teaching of Christ. This happens when the Spirit is living in us. To be one with the Spirit, one requires perseverance. It is sometimes hard for one to turn from one old self to a new leaf. Circumcision not only mean that one is being cleansed by means of the Holy Spirit but also indicates the readiness of an individual in baring the his cross to follow our Lord, Christ Jesus. The circumcision will be viewed as failure if one is physically circumcised but not yet ready to lay down his life and total surrenderedness to Christ.

God sees the hearts of His own creation. He honours those who walk the path of righteousness. Circumcision is now a step of obedience in the act of doing what God requires. It does not matter any more if one is Jew or Gentile, so long as the intention is correct in the eyes of the Most High.

Praise the Lord for the opportunity and freedom given to be able to come close to Him for He is forever a refuge and a strong tower to defend and to deliver us from our enemies. Thank you Lord that we are cleansed in your holy name and I ask that Lord you will bring many of the lost to be born again Christians, like us. Will you use us as your tool of Salvation. Amen.