For my benefit

For the benefit of foolish me,

God has made Jesus united with me,

For being my Wisdom,

He made me right with God,

By making me pure and holy,

Freeing me from sins of death,

To partnership with Jesus Christ,

To preach Good news,

To save those who believe in Him.

(1 Corinthians 1:30)

A hope in the nightmare

A nightmare of searching for

My bike to ride home,

With a tall handsome Christian brother,

Accompanying me all the time,

Although feeling not alone, but still anxious in searching,

Finally I fell on my face,

Crying out “Jesus helps me”.

I woke up from the dream,

Singing praise in the morning.

God is my strength, loving fortress,

My refuge in times of troubles.

 

Anne was feeling downcast,

My heart was tormented.

Pray and ask Lori, Sean to pray with me for Anne.

Without saying anything in anxiety,

I read Billy Graham’s devotion on Dec 21 to Anne.

Christmas is lonely for many,

But Anne has Christ with her,

So she is not alone, I proclaim.

I was touched by Christ’s presence,

So was Anne, I hope.

Then she went to take a shower,

Being washed clean and refreshed,

By the power of the Holy Spirit.

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)