God will do it

None of God’s words will be delayed any longer,

Whatever God says will be fulfilled.

God is alive and still speaking,

Through His messengers of saints in Jesus Christ,

To proclaim His good news of Jubilee,

To save, not to condemn, 

To give hope, not to despair.

Come to Christ Jesus,

All you are weary,

He cares for you and wants to give you rest.

Father God invites you into partnership with His Son,

To yoke together for strong bonding,

So you will be kept strong to the end by the loving God.

(Ezekiel 12:28, 1 Corinthians 1:8-9)

Season of overcoming

God is training me,

To be an overcomer,

To defeat the evil lies,

To destroy the devil’s works.

To counteract the sinful influence.

By His blood, shed on the cross,

By my faith in Christ Jesus,

Through my prayer and intercession,

By the power of the Holy Spirit.

So I come to the throne of God,

Lay down all my requests,

Wait in alert and expectation,

Watch His actions,

Proclaim all His glory and wonders,

To present the way to eternal life,

And claim the victory He ordains.

Overcomer

Any devil comes to me,

It shall be over,

For I’m the overcomer,

By the blood of Lamb,

And the first hand experience of Jesus Christ,

Who is faithful, promises-fulfilled, trustworthy, worthy of praise, Most High God.

So when the enemy encounters

The blood of Lamb, covering my whole being,

The fight is over,

Like antidote counteracts the evil poison. (refer to Revelation 12:11)

Hallelujah! The greater God makes me an overcomer. (refer to 1 John 4:4)

 

Present His way

The Most High God, fulfills His purpose,

For me,

His good, perfect and pleasing will,

On me.

So I’m avenged, saved, empowered.

My heart is steadfast in my Rock of Christ Jesus,

To speak, sing, praise His worthy name. (refer to Psalm 57:2)

May I look to Christ Jesus’ commands and present His way to life. (Proverbs 10:17a)

Fear God, not any others

Temptation could aim at eliciting wrong execution of legitimate desires.

Jesus was willing to wait to see God’s will, accomplished in God’s ways and at God’s time.

God ensures that everything He has promised us will be fulfilled.

He will do it.

Our part is to wait patiently, in alert,

And let God work it out all the way to its conclusion.

 

Crucify self-aggrandizing on the cross,

Release God-glorifying soul to free.

Because I trust in God,

He fills me up completely,

With joy and peace. (Romans 15:13)

As a result, Holy Spirit powers up,

The confident hope within me,

Overflowing freely like fragrance,

Permeate wherever I go. 

The messenger

Where God’s Spirit is flying,

I, the wheels, follow.

Never go backward,

But press on forward.

As God’s glory always rise above me,

I shall speak His message,

With the authority He grants me,

Bring down Heavenly reality to the earth.

With the Holy Spirit of wisdom,

I store up the knowledge of God,

Proclaim healing and victory.

(refer to Ezekiel 10:22, Proverbs 10:14)

Godly design in marriage

Why are husbands told to love their wives?

Because God knows they  need to be reminded.

Why are wives told to submit to their husbands?

Because God knows they  need to be reminded.

The marriage is God’s good design,

No one is under the other.

Not about the inferior should submit to the superior,

Or the superior to give love to the inferior.

But one may be created to run ahead like stepping on the gas pedal,

And the other one may be created to reduce speed like stepping on the a brake.,

Both gas pedal and brake are needed for keeping the driving safe.

As a result both may cooperate to go to their dreamland.

Both of husband and wife are under God, who created them unique in His image:

Righteous and mercy,

Power and gentle,

Courageous and kind.

Cleanse my tongue

God’s daily forgiveness

Cleans my evil tongue,

So I ought to forgive others,

As soon as I receive His love.

I’m planted and flourishing 

Like an olive tree in the house of God,

I shall praise Him all my life,

In the presence of your saints.

For I live His life as long as He gives.

(refer to Psalm 52:8)

雪季到來 中西部6知名滑雪度假村在這裡

滑雪是中西部漫長冬季的最佳活動。由於蘇必略湖的「湖泊效應」所帶來的水氣,使沿岸地區累積相當可觀的雪量,因此在威斯康辛州與密西根州邊界和基威諾半島(Keweenaw Peninsula)沿岸,有許多滑雪度假村。

當中有廣大斜坡、長程滑雪道、樹林間的空地滑雪或具挑戰性的地形,垂直落差從300呎到900呎都有,適合初學者或滑雪高手造訪。以下幾個著名滑雪度假村,按照從芝加哥出發的距離排列:

●密西根州鐵河(Iron River) 附近的布魯爾滑雪區(Ski Brule),距離芝加哥343哩,垂直落差為500呎,並提供越野滑雪、雪鞋健行和寬胎自行車(fatbike)道。官網:skibrule.com

●密西根州韋克菲爾德市(Wakefield)附近的雪河山度假村(Snowriver Mountain resort),距離芝加哥400哩,由兩個總面積達400畝的滑雪區組成:Jackson Creek Summit(之前名稱為Indianhead)和Black River Basin(之前名稱為Blackjack)。今年八月由明尼蘇達州的史金納(Charles Skinner)家族買下並更名。官網:snowriver.com

●威斯康星州阿普森(Upson)附近的白帽山度假村(Whitecap Resort),佔地250畝,距離芝加哥 409 哩,距離蘇必略湖僅有15哩,因此每年降雪量通常高達17呎,預計在 12 月初開放。官網:whitecapresort.com

●密西根州漢考克(Hancock)的里普利山滑雪區(Mont Ripley),在芝加哥以北 417 哩處,垂直落差為 440 呎,佔地超過 100 畝。官網:mtu.edu/mont-ripley

●密西根州庫柏港(Copper Harbour)地區的波希米亞山度假村(Mount Bohemia),距離芝加哥 455 哩,佔地585畝的地形有懸崖峭壁,以及位於Lac La Belle 湖上方,號稱中西部最陡的垂直下降900呎的滑雪道。雪場預計聖誕節左右開放,周末滑雪需要購買季票,售價99元。官網:mtbohemia.com

●明州靠近大馬瑞市(Grand Marais)的路森滑雪度假村(Lutsen Mountains),有2哩長與垂直下降 825 呎的滑雪道,距離芝加哥561哩,佔地1000畝,是中西部最大的度假村,可以坐纜車俯瞰蘇必略湖。餐廳今年大翻新。詳情請上官網:lutsen.com

Let mercy rule

The day I was contacted by a saint,

Who is ministering for a broken husband.

God’s word came to me:

Let His mercy rule.

So I know God is drawing this man to Him

For He has given him new mercy each morning,

Another day for another second chance,

And God has been protecting all His saints and growing their faith.

So I pray for the man:

May God restore to him the joy of His salvation,

And grant him a willing spirit to sustain Him,

As he listens to God alone and obey.

I thank God for answering my prayer,

To send the saints to minister this poor man,

Along with many other saints’ prayer support.

By His wisdom,

Each saint is sent according to God’s command,

Together to act and see His glorious victory to save.

But the Lord said, “You have been concerned about this plant, though you did not tend it or make it grow. It sprang up overnight and died overnight. And should I not have concern for the great city of Nineveh, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left—and also many animals?” (Jonah 4:10-11)