Rest

Before we establish ourselves in His righteousness, we sometimes get the idea that God speaks in very exclusive and economic ways; His words are rare and we have to pay a priest or a pastor to hear God on our behalf. But the truth is, we do not even have to wait for next Sunday!

To get in touch with God is just a local call (wireless cell phone!) away. He is not watching us from a distance. Long distance trunk call is religion and is out-dated at the Cross! Acquaint ourselves with God; because Emanuel means God with us and Jesus had placed His presence among men. He dwells within us; we in Him and our identity are found in Christ. He is always in touch with us, within our immediate reach. Our joy and our love, reflect Him; His presence is our portion, we are within the frame of His thought, within the focus of His heart. Our peace is our awareness of His forgiveness. Our joy is our awareness of His righteousness. Our wealth is our awareness of the abundance of His grace. We love because He first loves us...

Acknowledge Him, adore Him… He is forever consistent and He is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. Sin issue is a done deal at the Cross. Nothing can separate us from God. It remains our choice to labour into His rest and hear Him. We are His audiences; so tune in and listen up...!

Fourth Drink... The Cup Of Praise!

Continue from my previous post on Third Drink… The Cup of Redemption, I continue to see Jesus' perfect execution of His Father's will in everything He had done... From the fourth drink point of view, this drink is supposed to be the Cup of Praise and it is drank while joining in responsive praise for various ways in which GOD has blessed the Jewish people and GOD had Himself their God and Jewish people His own people. The Passover meal is to be ended in praise with this drink until the next year's celebration.

From the account of the Gospel of Mark chapter 14 verse 26, it suggests that our Lord Jesus' special Seder that night did not include the fourth drink, the Cup of Praise. But for the previous two Passover meals with His disciples during His ministry on earth, He observed their custom by ending the Passover Seder with the Cup of Praise. In the Last Supper, as the name suggested, He adjourned straight to Gethsemane with Peter, James and John where He wrestled in prayer about the cup of suffering He was about to drink.

Mark 14: 26 ~ When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

He skipped the Cup of Praise and chose to drink the cup of suffering so that we can drink the Cup of Praise. He chose to drink the cup of suffering so that we Gentile can also become His people and He becomes our God. With this drink, we Gentile can also drink in responsive praise for the ways our Lord Jesus has bless us... He had made everything possible... and with that, He continued on with His Father's will to obsolete the old and bring forth the new...

Hebrews 8:6 ~ But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises.
Hebrews 8:7 ~ For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second.
Hebrews 8:8 ~ Because finding fault with them, He says: "BEHOLD, THE DAYS ARE COMING, SAYS THE LORD, WHEN I WILL MAKE A NEW COVENANT WITH THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL AND WITH THE HOUSE OF JUDAH—
Hebrews 8:9 ~ NOT ACCORDING TO THE COVENANT THAT I MADE WITH THEIR FATHERS IN THE DAY WHEN I TOOK THEM BY THE HAND TO LEAD THEM OUT OF THE LAND OF EGYPT; BECAUSE THEY DID NOT CONTINUE IN MY COVENANT, AND I DISREGARDED THEM, SAYS THE LORD.
Hebrews 8:10 ~ FOR THIS IS THE COVENANT THAT I WILL MAKE WITH THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL AFTER THOSE DAYS, SAYS THE LORD: I WILL PUT MY LAWS IN THEIR MIND AND WRITE THEM ON THEIR HEARTS; AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE.
Hebrews 8:11 ~ NONE OF THEM SHALL TEACH HIS NEIGHBOR, AND NONE HIS BROTHER, SAYING, 'KNOW THE LORD,' FOR ALL SHALL KNOW ME, FROM THE LEAST OF THEM TO THE GREATEST OF THEM.
Hebrews 8:12 ~ FOR I WILL BE MERCIFUL TO THEIR UNRIGHTEOUSNESS, AND THEIR SINS AND THEIR LAWLESS DEEDS I WILL REMEMBER NO MORE."
Hebrews 8:13 ~ In that He says, "A NEW COVENANT," He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.

He drank the cup of suffering so that we can drink the Cup of Praise!

For Who You Are

For Who You Are

VERSE I
Standing here, in Your presence
Thinking of the good things You have done
Waiting here, patiently
Just to hear Your still small voice again
Holy, righteous, faithful to the end
Saviour, healer, redeemer and friend

CHORUS
I will worship You for who You are
I will worship You for who You are
I will worship You for who You are Jesus

BRIDGE
My soul secure, Your promise sure
Your love endures always
My soul secure, Your promise sure
Your love endures always
My soul secure, Your promise sure
Your love endures always

Third Drink... The Cup of Redemption!

The first Passover in the land of Egypt was celebrated by people who were enslaved. They were instructed to eat in haste, ready to leave position. After the exodus, the Jewish people were allowed to recline and enjoy at leisure. Many Jewish families will recline to the left in their chairs while eating, or the four cups may be drunk while leaning the left elbow on the table.

There are four drinks in the whole course of the Passover meal. The first cup is before meal after the mother in the family Seder, covers her head, lights the candles (usually two) and says the blessing "Blessed art thou o Lord our God, Ruler of the universe, who has set us apart by his word, and in whose name we light these festival lights." This bring forth the remembrance of GOD'S four promises to Moses in the Book of Exodus.

Exodus 6:6-7 ~ "Therefore, say to the Israelite: 'I am the LORD, and I will BRING you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will FREE you from being slaves to them, and I will REDEEM you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. I will TAKE you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.'

The first cup of drink is being blessed which is called “The Cup of Sanctification” The head of the family or other readers will then tell the story of Passover. When the story comes to the plagues, second drink is filled. The second cup is called "The Cup of Rejoicing". As each plague is recounted, they dip a finger in and allow a drop to fall, which in turn, reducing the fullness of their cup of joy. This cup is not drunk at this stage. The third cup is “the Cup of Redemption” and it is drunk warm to signify the blood of the Passover lamb.

Luke 22:20 ~ In the same way, after the supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you…

This is the cup known as “The Cup of Redemption”. It was the cup after supper that Jesus gave to His disciples. He said to His disciples, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.” This cup was supposed to signify the blood of the Passover Lamb but Jesus said, “This is My Blood…” Wow…!

After this third cup, the Hallel is sung. Hallel means "Praise" and is Psalm 113 to 118 or Psalm 136 and is written in the Gospel of Mark chapter 14 verse 26 as, "When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives."

The fourth cup is the Cup of Praise. It is drank while joining in responsive praise for various ways in which GOD has blessed them, for God had Him their God and them His own people.

From the account of the Gospel of Mark chapter 14 verse 26, it suggests that our Lord Jesus' special Seder that night did not include the fourth cup. He adjourned to Gethsemane with Peter, James and John where He wrestled in prayer about the cup of suffering He was about to drink.

Friends, He drank the cup of suffering so that we can drink the cup of praise. He was very considerate and because of His love for us, He had done it all… That is why He cried out loud at the Cross, “It is finished!”

This Is My Body...!

Imagine if you are a Jew and you have been observing the Passover meal years after years; and you happened to be in the midst of the twelve disciples partaking the Last Supper together with the Lord. What would be your feeling when the Lord stood up, took the bread, gave thanks and said, “This is My Body!”?

I have been reading many times on the verse where the Lord took the bread and said, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” and this verse does not have much impact on me until I was led to take a closer look at how the Jewish people celebrate their Passover meal.

Well, Passover is a festival to be celebrated at home involving every members of the family using the meal as visual aids and taste experiences. The first Passover was celebrated by people who were enslaved. They were then instructed to eat in haste, ready to leave position. After the exodus, they recline and enjoy the Passover meal at leisure.

Three pieces of Matzo bread are wrapped for Passover. The leader of the family will take the middle Matzo and break it into half. One half is wrapped in white linen cloth (Jesus was wrapped in burial cloths). This half is called Afikomen (the coming One). The head of the family will then tell the children to hide their eyes and he in turn, hides the Afikomen. The Afikomen will then return to the table at the end of the Passover Seder and to be eaten as dessert.

After the meal, the head of the family will then speak blessing over the Matzo, "Blessed art thou o Lord our God, Ruler of the universe, who brings forth bread from the earth." The Matzo is then shared among the family members. In the Gospel of Luke chapter 22 verse 19, Jesus broke this bread, gave thanks, and He added, "This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me."

Every little gestures of this celebration are pointing the coming of the Messiah, our Lord Jesus and His mighty work. Now, with the understanding of the Jewish culture, this verse suddenly becomes alive to me! How cool is it when Jesus held this bread (the Afikomen, the coming One) and claimed, “This is My Body! Wow...! For 1,500 years (the number of years under the dispensation of Law), the Jewish people had been observing and celebrating this festival year after year and suddenly, a Man, stood up, took this Afikomen, which signified the coming of the Messiah and claimed, “This is My Body!” Wow, cool...!

Jesus declared the Afikomen as His Body in front of His twelve disciples. The twelve disciples were significantly representing the twelve tribes of Israel as well as the twelve Elders of the Church; as twelve being the number of government. Hey, our Lord was declaring this powerful truth to His people, i.e. the Nation of Israel as well as His Church...! From then on, Passover meal became the Holy Communion and we, as His holy nation, the Christ generation, are blessed with instant access to this powerful providence that the remembrance of His mighty Finished Work at the Cross is possible at any time and in anywhere. Because of His Finished Work, we do not have to wait for the coming one by observing any festival ever again…


"Baruch ata Adonai, Eloheynu, Melech ha Olam, hamotzi lechem min ha aretz" which means “Blessed art thou o Lord our God, Ruler of the universe, who brings forth bread from the earth!"

The G-8 Summit

Heaven and earth had the most important G-8 Summit at Mount Hermon two thousand years ago. This G-8 Summit was attended by Jesus; grace personified, Moses, representative of the Law; Elijah, representative of the Prophet; Man – represented by Peter, James and John and Heaven was represented by the Holy Spirit and the Father God.

In the Hebrews language, Peter is "Kepha" which means "Stone", James is "Ya'aqob" which means "to supplant" and John is "Yohanan" which means "Grace". Ironically, the representative of man was signifying the Law (two tablets of stone) is to be supplanted by Grace!

Minutes of Mt. Hermon G-8 Summit


Matthew 17:1 ~ Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves;
Matthew 17:2 ~ and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
Matthew 17:3 ~ And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him.
Matthew 17:4 ~ Then Peter answered and said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, let us make here three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
Matthew 17:5 ~ While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!"
Matthew 17:6 ~ And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces and were greatly afraid.
Matthew 17:7 ~ But Jesus came and touched them and said, "Arise, and do not be afraid."
Matthew 17:8 ~ When they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.

During the Summit, each representative was given a chance to speak.  Jesus representing grace was transfigured. His face was shone like the sun and His clothes became as white as the light. Moses and Elijah, the representative of the Law and Prophet talked to Jesus regarding the Death that He was about to accomplished in Jerusalem. The representative of man, Mr. Peter was speaking of putting Jesus (Grace), Moses (Law) and Elijah (Prophet) on the same level by proposing the building of three tabernacles; one for Jesus, one for Moses and one for Elijah.

At this moment, Moses and Elijah, the representatives of Law and Prophet departed immediately from the scene and the Holy Spirit intervened Peter’s proposal with overshadowed white cloud. Father God spoke from the cloud, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!"... The voice of Grace said immediately, “Arise, and do not be afraid.” The Summit at Mount Hermon adjourned with man looking up and seeing no one but Jesus only.

Heaven and earth had concluded with the ultimate resolution of "Listening to the voice of Grace". This resolution was further endorsed by the Jesus' blood when He gave up His life... signed, sealed and delivered at the Cross!

Do you still have fear and uncertainty in your Christian walk? If you have, you might have been camping on the wrong camp of the tabernacles of Law and Prophet. The Father said, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!" So fear no more... I have good news for you! Today, Jesus is still saying to you, “Arise, and do not be afraid.”

Listen to Jesus. Listen to the voice of Grace. Listen to Grace…

View From 9th Floor

Background voices contributed by Sam, Richard, Jennifer and Paul...

Come Boldly To The Throne Of Grace

Grace Upon Grace Conference 09
Sunday Service 10-05-2009

Hebrews 4:16 ~ Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 4:15 ~ For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.
Hebrews 4:14 ~ Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.

Once we know that we have been established in grace, we have the righteousness of God and His forgiveness of all our sins, past, present and future. Let us do not stop at the knowledge that we are forgiven. We must come boldly to the throne of grace and have the confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus to obtain help from Him. That is to seek the Tree of Life instead of depending on our own reasoning base on the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.

This is the purpose of His grace in imparting His righteousness to us that through His righteousness, we can have unfailing hope that He is the Anchor of our soul and the ever ready help in our life. We can live our life unaware of His presence but we can never live our life away from His presence; for He had promised that He will never leave us nor forsakes us. So come boldly to the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need...

The Former Rain & The Latter Rain

Grace Upon Grace Conference 09
Evening Session 09-05-2009

Joel 2:23-25 ~ Be glad then, you children of Zion, And rejoice in the LORD your God; For He has given you the former rain faithfully, And He will cause the rain to come down for you — The former rain, And the latter rain in the first month. The threshing floors shall be full of wheat, And the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil. "So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, The crawling locust, The consuming locust, And the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you.

(Who is your father?)
Restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten.

The former rain speaks of the teacher of righteousness in the Bible while the latter speak of favor as the cloud of latter rain is called favor in the Book of Proverbs chapter 16 verse 15. This is what the Apostle Paul meant by those who receive God's abundant provision of grace (undeserved and unmerited favor) and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life through the one Man, Jesus Christ...

In the last day under the dispensation of grace, God is going to cause He righteousness and His favor to rain down on His people that threshing floors shall be full of wheat, the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil; God 's abundant blessing of grain and new wine.

Who Can be Against Us?

Grace Upon Grace Conference 09

Morning Session 09-05-2009

Romans 8:29 - 31 ~ For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified. What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

God knew what He was doing from the very beginning. He decided from the outset to shape the lives of those who love Him along the same lines as the life of His Son. The Son stands first in the line of humanity He restored. We see the original and intended shape of our lives there in Him. After God made that decision of what His children should be like, He followed it up by calling people by name. After He called them by name, He set them on a solid basis with Himself. And then, after getting them established, He stayed with them to the end, gloriously completing what He had begun. We have no part to involve in His work but to believe....

So, what do you think? With God on our side like this, who can be against us...? How can we lose?

Righteousness and Forgiveness of Sins are one...

Grace Upon Grace Conference 09

1st Session 08-05-2009

Romans 4:6-8 ~ David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: "Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him."

Righteousness and forgiveness of sins are one... When our sins are forgiven, we are righteous in God's eye. As a believer, we have been forgiven of all our sins; past, present and future because of Jesus' Finished Work at the Cross. Jesus, the Son of God had been resurrected for our justification two thousand years ago...!

Isaiah 1:18-20 ~ "Come now, and let us reason together," Says the LORD, "Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool. If you are willing and obedient, You shall eat the good of the land; But if you refuse and rebel, You shall be devoured by the sword"; For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.

If you are willing to believe that you are righteous and your sins had been forgiven, you will eat the good of the land. If you refuse to believe that you are righteous and your sins had been forgiven, you shall be devoured by the sword of condemnation...

NOW

Hebrews 3:13-19 (The Message)

12-14 So watch your step, friends. Make sure there's no evil unbelief lying around that will trip you up and throw you off course, diverting you from the living God. For as long as it's still God's Today, keep each other on your toes so sin doesn't slow down your reflexes. If we can only keep our grip on the sure thing we started out with, we're in this with Christ for the long haul.

These words keep ringing in our ears:

Today, please listen; don't turn a deaf ear as in the bitter uprising.

15-19 For who were the people who turned a deaf ear? Weren't they the very ones Moses led out of Egypt? And who was God provoked with for forty years? Wasn't it those who turned a deaf ear and ended up corpses in the wilderness? And when he swore that they'd never get where they were going, wasn't he talking to the ones who turned a deaf ear? They never got there because they never listened, never believed.

NOW is the fullness of time. NOW is an eternal concept, not a time concept. Every moment in the history of man is God′s NOW; also every moment in man′s future is God′s NOW! The moment the individual embraces His voice, the now of His eternal strategy begins to unfold.

Francois du Toit of Thoughts for Life (Daily Devotionals)

N.O.W - Where Are You, Sam?

Photo courtesy of Calvin,
more photos on N.O.W @ pieces of me



Photo courtesy of Louis
more photos on N.O.W @ Heaven Knows


Calvin, Frankie & Louis
Photo courtesy of Frankie
more photos on N.O.W @ the funkye blog

Religion Majors on Minor Issues

Paul knew the real essence or major of the new covenant, for he boldly declared : "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, 'The just shall live by faith'," (Rom. 1:16,17).

Religion loves to major on minor issues.

Are you religious...? Read more>>>

Shepherd Pie

The LORD is my Shepherd; I shall not want.

Mixed Vegetable, Mushroom and fresh Minced Beef cooked with Worcestershire Sauce and favored with a cup of Red Wine...

Boiled Potato mashed with Cream Cheese, Butter, Milk and the aromatic Oregano.

Baked in oven at 180 degree for half an hour.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever.

"MAN Go"

One year ago, Penny made a Mango Cheese Cake for our Elder Alex's birthday. We celebrated his birthday at our K Group because it was on Friday then. Ever since that night, the word "Man go" kept echoing in my head with the verse from Mark 16:15 kept knocking at my heart... I then released that through this Mango Cheese Cake, the Lord prompted me to share the Gospel through blogging...

Elder Alex with his Mango Cheese Cake - The Evangelistic Cake

Mark 16:15 ~ And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

On the 25th of May last year, Norman helped me to create a blog entitled: "See The World Through His Heart". I did not think hard for a blog title then, it just flown out of me. I felt nice, Penny said nothing, Norman and Adrian said cool, so that's it. My first post was the Mango Cheese Cake ~ An Evangelistic Cake.

Looking back at this one year of blogging, I have seen the faithfulness of our Lord and there is nothing could be written if the Spirit did not lead or prompt. There were times when I was doing the final editing, I was amazed that what I was about to share could be changed totally according to the will of the Spirit. For this, I am referring to the post on Tithing. I encountered the most amazing experience through the post on Fasting that in a flick of a second, I could have the revelation for what to write.

In this one year of blogging life, I can conclude that in every part of the world, the battle is between grace and legalism. What is happening to me in Kuching is also happening in your place. When you are with "grace", you see more and more of Jesus... if you are with "legalism", you see more and more of yourselves...

This one year of blogging life also bought me numerous gracious friend from all over the world. It is amazing to know that though we have never met, we shared the same Spirit and message. Now I am trying my best to recall these friends I met in sequence...

Julie Morris of Voice Of Grace
Lydia Joy of A Joy To Be Me
Craig Glenn of The Rising Sons of Grace
Ryan & Jamie Weeks of Better Than We Know
cybeRange of Christ In You, The Hope Of Glory
Cajetan (Rejoice) of New Covenant Believer
Yaso of The Is My Beloved Son, Hear Him!
Joel Brueseke of Grace Roots
Jim Hoag of Mission Now
Richard of richurch
Stanley Wong of The Logical Christian
Michelle Ben of My Life, My Boy & My Baby

Thank you guys for your gracious friendship through blogging. I also wish to thank all my readers for your support, encouragement and prayer. To conclude this post, I wish to dedicate my favorite Psalm as a blessing to you all...

Psalm 128
A song of ascents.

1 Blessed are all who fear the LORD,
who walk in his ways.

2 You will eat the fruit of your labor;
blessings and prosperity will be yours.

3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine
within your house;
your sons will be like olive shoots
around your table.

4 Thus is the man blessed
who fears the LORD.

5 May the LORD bless you from Zion
all the days of your life;
may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem,

6 and may you live to see your children's children.
Peace be upon Israel.

I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may be able to comprehend with all the Saints what is the width and length and depth and height — to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Generation Christ

1 Peter 2:9-10 (New King James Version)

9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; 10 who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.


Generation Christ


1 Peter 2:9-10 (Contemporary English Version)

9 But you are God's chosen and special people. You are a group of royal priests and a holy nation. God has brought you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Now you must tell all the wonderful things that he has done. The Scriptures say, 10 "Once you were nobody.Now you are God's people. At one time no one had pity on you.Now God has treated you with kindness.



SIB Grace N.O.W. Generation Christ

It is through His Grace, not by our behavior that we are called Generation Christ!

N.O.W. the Final Countdown

Last night we have our last rehearsal for N.O.W. During the briefing, Elder Tom stressed that from now on, "N.O.W." will be used as the theme for SIB Grace Worship Team event. As the Church is dispensing grace based, Christ centered message to the world outside, the Worship Team is committed to reveal the Generation Christ through praise and worship with the talents and anointing that the Lord had imparted...

SIB Grace presents
N.O.W.
Night Of Worship
2nd May 2009 8:00PM
9th Floor, Crown Tower.

See you there....

How To Die... Har?

Two weeks ago, right after our Sunday Service, we were so fresh and full of revelation that we started asking each other: "How to die… har?" It was because during the preaching, Elder Alex expounded on the work of the Trinity in us from Romans chapter 8 verse 11…. What a powerful verse it is which expounded the work of the Trinity in our mortal bodies...

It was a week after this incident that the news of the Swine Flu outbreak in Mexico was released and it is now causing global concern. This new strain for virus was first clinically identified as influenza A (H1N1). When I recalled that moment in Church, I realized that in a grace based, Christ centered environment, the Holy Spirit is ever ready in dispensing the "now word" through the pulpit or the believers' mouths. It takes a quiet spirit to discern what the Holy Spirit is revealing.

In the time of shaking like this, the only sure and unshakable foundation is the Finished Work of Christ. Through the revelation of His Finished Work comes the understanding of His full redemption and forgiveness of sins, His unearned and unmerited favor and His everlasting lovingkindness for us. If we are still not establish in His Finished Work but on our own work to perform, we are sure to be blown and tossed by the wind of this world because we will always be doubtful for something that we have done or not done to deserve security...

James 1:6-8 ~ 6But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. 7For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

The Lord said, "It is Finished!". Just rest in His Finished Work and meditate on the following verses from the Bible. Believe and it will start to mean something to you...

Romans 8:11 (New International Version)
And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you.

Romans 8:11 (The Message)
It stands to reason, doesn't it, that if the alive-and-present God who raised Jesus from the dead moves into your life, he'll do the same thing in you that he did in Jesus, bringing you alive to himself? When God lives and breathes in you (and he does, as surely as he did in Jesus), you are delivered from that dead life. With his Spirit living in you, your body will be as alive as Christ's!

Romans 8:11 (Amplified Bible)
And if the Spirit of Him Who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, [then] He Who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also restore to life your mortal (short-lived, perishable) bodies through His Spirit Who dwells in you.

Romans 8:11 (New Living Translation)
The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.

Romans 8:11 (Contemporary English Version)
Yet God raised Jesus to life! God's Spirit now lives in you, and he will raise you to life by his Spirit.

Romans 8:11 (New Century Version)
God raised Jesus from the dead, and if God's Spirit is living in you, he will also give life to your bodies that die. God is the One who raised Christ from the dead, and he will give life through his Spirit that lives in you

Romans 8:11 (Young's Literal Translation)
and if the Spirit of Him who did raise up Jesus out of the dead doth dwell in you, He who did raise up the Christ out of the dead shall quicken also your dying bodies, through His Spirit dwelling in you.

How to die when the Trinity is working in our mortal bodies... So be encouraged by these different translations of Romans 8:11. Surely, not maybe, the Lord is going to satisfy us with long good life...!

Psalm 91

1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

2 I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust."

3 Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler And from the perilous pestilence.

4 He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler.

5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day,

6 Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.

7 A thousand may fall at your side, And ten thousand at your right hand; But it shall not come near you.

8 Only with your eyes shall you look, And see the reward of the wicked.

9 Because you have made the LORD, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place,

10 No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;

11 For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways.

12 In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.

13 You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.

14 "Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name.

15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him.

16 With long life I will satisfy him, And show him My salvation."

Amen!

Well, how to die... har?