Posted at: 00:45
Title: What Might Have Been Author: Warren Wiersbe Read Psalm 81:1-16 Life is made up of things that were, things that are and things that might have been. We find all three in Psalm 81. First, we find the things that were (vv. 1-10). The psalmist talks about the God of Jacob and says, "Let's get our orchestra together. Let's get our trumpets and let's sing to the Lord. He gave us a statute. He delivered us from Egypt." He reflects on and rejoices in the past. But the things that were did not last long, because the people rebelled against the Lord. Next, we see the things that are. "But My people would not heed My voice, and Israel would have none of Me. So I gave them over to their own stubborn heart, to walk in their own counsels" (vv. 11,12). The things that were brought rejoicing. The things that are spoke of rebellion. The people of God rebelled against Him. They wouldn't listen to Him, call upon Him or obey His Word. So they lost all that He had for them. Finally, we see the things that might have been (vv.13-16). "Oh, that My people would listen to Me, that Israel would walk in My ways! I would soon subdue their enemies, and turn my hand against their adversaries. The haters of the Lord would pretend submission to Him, but their fate would endure forever. He would have fed them also with the finest of wheat; and with honey from the rock I would have satisfied you." What might have been? Victory, satisfaction, joy, the finest wheat and honey out of the rock. Don't rebel against God and thus miss the blessings He wants to give you.
Dwelling on past failures only turns life into regret. If you have failed the Lord, come back to Him and pray for forgiveness. Dedicate yourself to Him and start experiencing those things that might have been. God has the best plan for you. |
Posted at: 23:00
Title: Tempting God
Author: Warren Wiersbe
Read Psalm 78:54-64
There is only one direction for Christians to travel--forward. We must not think back or look back or turn back. We must move ahead, out of the old life and into the new.
That's the picture of the Israelites. God delivered them from Egypt. He brought them into the Promised Land, yet when they got there, they failed Him. "Yet they tested and provoked the Most High God, and did not keep His testimonies, but turned back and acted unfaithfully like their fathers; they were turned aside like a deceitful bow. For they provoked Him to anger with their high places, and moved Him to jealousy with their carved images" (vv. 56-58). They ignored all of God's greatness. He defeated the other nations. He gave the Jews houses they did not build. They drank from wells they did not dig. They ate from trees they never cultivated. They ignored God's goodness, and then they deliberately tempted Him.
How do you tempt God? When you deliberately disobey Him and dare Him to do something. You are not walking in ignorance--you know what you are doing. To tempt God means to sin with your eyes wide open. This provokes Him.
The people of Israel even adopted the idolatrous worship of the people they had defeated! We do this today, too. How easy it is for us to accept the idols of this world, to trust in money and position, to trust in the words of men instead of the words of God. And the result? "He forsook the tabernacle" (v. 60). God moved out. He said, "If you don't want me, I'm leaving." As a consequence, the people of Israel went into captivity.
What a tragedy to enter into the blessing God has for us and get so confident and selfish we forget the One who gave us the blessing.
Be careful never to place your trust in God's blessings rather than in God. Enjoy the Blesser--the God who gives and guides you--rather than the blessing.
GUESS WHAT?!?! This is what I've been always thinking of! Now, I REALLY REALLY FEAR the Almighty Lord!!! I admit, I have been thinking that leading a Christian life is boring me, and I can't do all the things I used to be naive about, entering into danger, and jepordising myself with temptations, and giving into them. For the past few days, I've been asking the Lord to show me His presence. I was telling myself, alright Lord, show me your words through today devotions. So I clicked, and fell off the chair! Now I feel really guilty about what I've been thinking about! Everytime I fail to please the Lord, and I've been thinking that the sermon was more about the 'adults' and it doesn't concern young people. However, I was so wrong! RongHui is totally correct! We all tried to resist God at times, tried to go on our own ways when He has showered us with blessings. This in turn lead to ourelves being proud and conceited. We become more obessed with materialistic aspects that we ignore what grow in our inner self- our spiritual aspects. This leads to today sermon about HUMBLE! We have to look up to the Heaven! Look up to God! Coincidentally, I've been reading a book and I happened to stop at this chapter about the Heavenly Kingdom. I'm sure that's all too much of a coincidence! God, I fear you! OH! It's FREAKING ME OUT!
Posted at: 17:37
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Posted at: 23:06
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Posted at: 18:20
17, single? Am I a weirdo? Listening to all the love songs, just made my heart flutter, pondering whether if I would land into such situation where I'm in love, stuck in between 2 guys, breaking up, unhappy with the new one, thinking of the old one, ... . It seemed hard to runaway from all those feelings that stir up in you when you listen to them. But yet I haven't even experienced any of it.
I'm worried, worried, worried.
I'm afraid I might be a spinster! A woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying. By 21, if I'm not attached, I guess I'll have to grab any random single guy I meet on the streets/church! That's an imaginative scenario! I'm so afraid it'll come TRUE!
I feel exactly like a spinster here, typing how I feel, alone on a beautiful Saturday, wasted by sitting here and staring into the screen, punching keys. How miserable! And nobody I can call out to just chill the day out with me. Living a solitary life, being forsaken at home.
Maybe God says it's not the right time, and I might just break my dream. How easy to do that! Now I know it's indeed not EASY at all to say we can just wait for God to put the RIGHT man into your life, when there is countless temptations luring you into the wrong ways.
Damn it, I can't wait. I'm staring into the space, waiting time to past, waiting God to throw a man into my life. A right one.
One day, I'll be wearing Vera Wang wedding gown, and definitely not on the same day as sinren!
Posted at: 23:00
Results will never ever make an impact in me. Every time I fail, I stumble, I fall to the ground, I do it all over again, and it came right back on my face. I didn't really put in much effort for midyear. For some moments, I was lost in my thoughts. I was trapped in the past, the period when I was choosing my courses and route between Poly or Junior College. Regret, is the word. Sometime, I would turn back and picture myself teaching young children, achieving the aspiration I've built inside my heart. A dream i wished I lived ( which I still can ). Even picturing myself receiving the scholarship to some University, living in Boston for 5 weeks. Living in NY was never something I would imagine doing. Every single day, I wake up and find myself walking to school, asking myself, 'Why?'. Why should I be here, somewhere I don't belong. I'm barely hanging on, right on the edge, falling apart. Everything being ripped off. The strength I built upon God has faded away. Weariness has set upon in my heart. Can God answers me whether am I on the right path? The future looks uncertain and bleak. Midst just covered the purpose where I am suppose to be. If I worked hard enough, and earned myself a place in ECH. Well, no more IF... I've thought through it. I will never let myself suffer, because it is terrible living a life like that. I will do what I like, loved, enjoyed.
Project Work was awful. I felt being largely ignored, and the group don't seemed to work as a team. Somehow, we're all living in a world just trying to get together. Because it's the way life works.