yeah! hahas. am back here to blog again! hohohos. Thank God for today!! Thank God for Good Friday, thank God for Easter Sunday. Thank God for dying on the Cross for me and for everyone here. it was indeed by God’s grace and mercy that we are saved by His one and only son, Jesus Christ. it was by His grace and mercy that we can come to Him once again. Thank God!
well, it was a remarkable day for me yesterday. my cousins received Jesus Christ into their lives! seeing my cousins received Christ is definitely a further step up of faith in seeing my family coming to know the Lord! and i’m really trusting God for this! plus, i can tell that my cousins really love you people(ee jay and his cell) and they are keen to know God more. they asked me many questions, especially junhan, the younger one. like “how to thank God for food? What must we say?” , “how to read bible?” etc. plus, jun han, actually smsed alvin and asked him what he should say to God before he goes to sleep so that his leg can be healed? (his leg always cramp esp in very cold room/place.) wah! i tell you, it melts my heart! also,he showed me what is child-like faith can? i really thank God for this. as we were wondering or rather worry that their parents will not allow them to become Christians, junhan actually asked me, “Jie, why not you help me tell my mama i want to become a Christian, can?” seriously, i almost cried. i didn’t answer him. cos many thoughts was on my mind. thoughts like “how should tell her mother?” , “later their father not happy how arh?” etc but God is good. He told me not to worry. so,will just do it!=P do keep me in prayer! Thanks! all glory to God!=))
anyway, i am here to blog something that God showed me. it’s gonna be long. but i hope that you will continue to read on. Thank you.
well, as this season of going deep is coming to the end, i sensed God wanting us to pause for a moment and quiet down our hearts before Him and have a good heart check with the Lord. NOT the physical conditions but the spiritual status of your heart! ask yourself this,in this season of going deep, how much have you been actively going deep in His words, drawing closer to Him, knowing His heartbeat better? how much have you been actively engaging God in prayer, in the Spirit?
find it difficult to answer? have you wonder why? is it because you are too busy with your work/entertaining friends/ social life? is it because you are too tired, too sleepy? is it because you want to play games? Etc STOP giving yourself excuses!! time to wake up!
if you have not been doing so, there can ONLY be ONE reason. and that is because, YOU LACK THE HOLY FEAR OF THE LORD! why i say that? because, if you have the fear of the Lord, naturally, you will yearn to spend time with God. it’s important that we have the fear of the Lord. the root of sin is disobedience. and I believe most of you know that sin separates us from God, making us unable to draw near to Him. notice! i said that the separation is “us from God” NOT “God from us”, for He yearns to know us intimately! it's our doings that make us can’t go to Him. so what has it to do with the fear of the Lord? well, the root of disobedience is the LACK OF HOLY FEAR OF GOD. in short, the root of sin = the lack of Holy Fear of God. clearer? so it’s important that we have the fear of the Lord to prevent us from sinning and safe from the devil’s hand! the fear of the Lord is the bullet proof armor of God, wore in the most inner side=)
BUT, there are 2 types of the fear of the Lord. 1st type of fear is being afraid of God, or rather, being “scared” of God. it's just as if God has given us the spirit of fear. to put it in a clearer way, first type of fear is the kind of fear of God when you do something wrong. you know that what you had done will be exposed before God, so you are feeling afraid of Him as you are afraid that He will expose you.
second type of fear is the Holy Fear of the Lord. this holy fear of the Lord means to reverence and honor Him and to tremble with the greatest respect for God. this fear also encompasses we love what God loves, we hate what He hates, what is important to Him become important to us, His priorities and desires become ours! this fear is obedience to His commandments and prevent us from sinning against the Lord, not the love of God. (Philippians 2:12, Hebrews 12:28-29, 2 Corinthians 7:1) fear of the Lord is the foundation of the walk with God and ministry, not the love of God. to go deep in Him and His words also starts with the fear of the Lord and God will share with you His secret with you when you are close to His heart if you truly fear Him. (Psalm 25:14) just like we will share our secrets with our closest friend rather than friends.
so, which fear are you having? Or you do not fear God at all? please get it clear. it's never too late to come back to God with a heart of repentance for God is a God of second chance. without the fear of the Lord, it’s impossible for us to go deep in Him. and the conditions of our heart are very important. because God sees our hearts more than actions/what we speak. be careful, don't be someone who honors God with your mouth! (Isaiah 29:13) sit down quietly before the Lord and have a good spiritual heart check with Him!
