Banking on Truth

29th June 2010

What is truth? Pilate asked Jesus.
How would you answer this most important question?

I had a bad experience that I will never forget and I know it is for me to learn a very important lesson about truth.

A sub-contractor who was recommended by a friend (and I didn’t ask for enough details)
turned out to be the most untrustworthy person I have ever encountered.
He gave me many empty promises and took my money and in the end ran away with the money and did nothing for me. He cheated me.

You know what I learned.
I LEARNED THAT I WAS MOST STUPID!

To put my trust in someone who is NOT TRUSTWORTHY is STUPIDITY!

It is wisdom to seek to know the PEOPLE YOU TRUST.
It is foolish to blindly TRUST people!

If you want to do business with someone – you must know them.
You must know if they are trustworthy.

What is trustworthiness?
A person / company is trustworthy when he is true and faithful.
In the past whatever they said/promised are true and are fulfilled. On that basis, what we call good track record we trust them.

What is an empty promise?

An empty promise is an EMPTY promise
i.e. there is NOTHING in it.

If you trust in an EMPTY promise
You will definitely be DISAPPOINTED
Why?
Because you are trusting in NOTHING!

What is an EMPTY promise?
It is a promise that is NOT TRUE.
It is a LIE.
It is FALSE.
There is NO SUBSTANCE to it.

When you TRUST IN GOD you trust in what is TRUE; WHAT REALLY EXISTS; WHAT IS OF ETERNAL SUBSTANCE.

God is HE WHO WAS, AND IS AND IS TO COME.
(Rev 1:8 NKJV) "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End," says the Lord, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."
God is 100% certain past present and forever.

The devil is known as he who WAS, who IS NOT, and YET IS going to destruction. Rev 17:8,11

(Rev 17:8 NKJV) The beast that you saw was, and is not, and will ascend out of the bottomless pit and go to perdition. And those who dwell on the earth will marvel, whose names are not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
(Rev 17:11 NKJV) The beast that was, and is not, is himself also the eighth, and is of the seven, and is going to perdition.

Perdition = destruction

The devil is REAL. But he is going to be a was.
The devil will be TOTALLY DESTROYED according to God’s calendar and he will be NO MORE.
Will you put your trust or confidence in something that one day is and tomorrow is gone. How many of you will put your savings into a Bank that was, that is not and is going to be destroyed? No way!

But God is CERTAIN 100% and for ALL ETERNITY!

HOW IS YOUR LIFE?
SURE OR SHAKY?
If you don’t know the TRUE GOD AND HIS PROMISES (HIS TRUTH in the BIBLE) then you are on very shaky ground!
Everything else except GOD HIMSELF AND HIS PROMISES are sinking ground!

Get into relationship with JESUS, THE TRUTH!
Get to know HIS PROMISES and BANK ON THEM!
YOU CAN BE SURE YOU ARE BANKING ON CERTAINTY!
YOU WILL BUILD YOUR LIFE UPON THE SOLID ROCK OF ALL AGES!

Be wise! Be truly blessed!
Put your trust in JESUS, THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE!

Holiness unto The Lord!

4th June 2010 Friday

The Lord spoke in the Morning Prayer Time -

(1Pe 1:15-16 NKJV) but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, "BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY."

(1Pe 2:9 NKJV) 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;
(1Pe 2:11 NKJV) Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul,

We were praying according to His Word asking the Lord to keep us Holy unto Him!

This morning Sister Yuet Ching sent an email about her devotion today. I would like to share it here. It is very sharp, precise and prophetic Word of the Lord. I took the liberty to emphasise some points.

For they themselves declare concerning us what manner of entry we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God. 1 Thessalonians 1:9

What is an idol?

An idol is anything that takes the focus off God. An idol may not be limited to a religious object found in a pagan temple, an idol is anything that you value more than God Himself. Many people park their “idols” in their garages. Some dock their “idols” at marina centers. Others put their “idols” in their safe deposit boxes.
During the times of the Bible, there were three primary idols the ancient people worshiped:

Baal, which is the god of sex;

Mammon, which is the god of money; and

Molech, which is the god of violence.

While we may no longer venerate statues of Baal, Mammon and Molech in our bedrooms, isn’t it ironical that we still pay millions of dollars going to the cinemas to watch enactments of sex, greed and violence?

There are three dangers of having idols in your life:
(1) Idols will damage you. Idolatry weakens you morally. At least 10 times in the Bible, idolatry is linked to sexual immorality, fornication and lust. It is really spiritual adultery. Romans 1:22-23 says, “Professing to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things.” Isn’t that silly? Worshiping the created rather than the Creator Himself? Unfortunately, idolatry messes up the moral compass of a person. You end up worshiping money instead of the God who owns all the money. You worship power instead of the God who is all powerful. You worship knowledge instead of the God of all knowledge.

(2) Idols will deceive and dominate you. Idolatry opens you up to demonic deception. It can’t help you. Instead, it makes you dull-hearted toward God and foolish in your daily living (Jer. 10:8). Life becomes worthless and meaningless. Anything you love more than God often ends up as an obsession or addiction. It will eventually ruin your life.

(3) Idols will deform you. Instead of conforming to the beautiful nature of God Himself, you will inevitably end up like the idols you worship. Psalm 135:15-18 says, “The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands. They have mouths, but they do not speak; eyes they have, but they do not see; they have ears, but they do not hear; nor is there any breath in their mouths. Those who make them are like them; so is everyone who trusts in them.” Whatever and whoever you worship, you will end up exactly like that object of your affection. You serve a “living and true God.” Don’t settle for anything less. Don’t substitute anything false for the real. Love and worship God alone.

Something to ponder: "We do not have strong Christianity today because we do not have imperative Christianity. The early Christians did not make excuses. They just obeyed. That is a strong God, and when we obey, we will be a strong people. We are weak because we do not obey."

The Lord is with you!

3rd June 2010

Are you in a situation where everything seems to be against you?
Have you been betrayed and attacked for no apparent reason?
Are you in a place where you seem like you are all alone without a caring friend and without good Christian fellowship?
Are you down to your last ringgit and you don't know how you are going to make it through?

You may be in one or at most two of the above situations but I'm quite sure that you are not in all of it at once. Can you imagine being in all of the above circumstances?

There was a young man who experienced all of the most severe and adversed circumstances of life all at once. Betrayed and sold as a slave by his brothers to a far away pagan land.
Slogged as a slave there without family and any form of "Christian" fellowship or worship.
Seduced and then wrongly accused of committing a crime that he never did and then thrown into prison.

Yet in all of these things Joseph continued to honour God in his life. God was with him and God blessed him. He feared God and did not sin against Him. And in doing so, God was pleased with his obedient, God fearing faith and God blessed him and prospered him and eventually fulfilled His wonderful plans in and through his life.

Let's read a passage of Joseph's story in Genesis.

(Gen 39:2 NKJV) The LORD was with Joseph, and he was a successful man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
(Gen 39:3 NKJV) And his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD made all he did to prosper in his hand.
(Gen 39:4 NKJV) So Joseph found favor in his sight, and served him. Then he made him overseer of his house, and all that he had he put under his authority.
(Gen 39:5 NKJV) So it was, from the time that he had made him overseer of his house and all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was on all that he had in the house and in the field.

In the circumstances that you are in, remember the Lord is with you! He never leaves you nor forsakes you! CHOOSE TO TRUST IN HIM AND HONOUR GOD!
Choose to think, say and do the things that are right in His sight.
God will always be on your side when you choose His will!

God wants you to succeed!
God wants you blessed!
God wants to use you to be a great blessing!

No matter how adverse your situations YOU CAN CHOOSE TO DO RIGHT!
The Lord will back you up all the way!
He will be with you!
He will help you !
He will strengthen you!

You WILL OVERCOME!
YOU WILL BE BLESSED!

AMEN! HALELUJAH!