God of the living.

Luke 20:38 NKJV

For He is not the God of the dead but of the living, for  all live to Him.”

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Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! Dear friends, we have reason to celebrate the Lord. Lets come into His house with thanksgiving in our hearts.  This is what i understood from the Holy Spirit!

As i mentioned just now, we have a reason to rejoice and celebrate the Lord! For He is alive and He lives forever more! Dia adalah Tuhan yang hidup! Bukan Tuhan kepada yg mati, tetapi Tuhan kepada yg hidup. Kenapa yg mati tidak mengenal dan mengaku bahawa Dialah Tuhan dan Juruselamat? Kerana mereka sdh mati secara rohani dan tidak dpt mengenal yg mana satu kebenaran dan tipu muslihat iblis.

Tuhan adalah Tuhan kepada yg hidup kerana roh yg hidup mengenal siapa itu Tuhan dan mengaku bahawa He is God and Savior! Ia bukan Allah orang mati, melainkan Allah orang hidup, sebab di hadapan Dia semua orang hidup."

And that's why we have a reason to believe, to put all our trust, to put our hope and also to celebrate our God and Savior because He lives and we can face tomorrow, there is a hope for living just because He lives!

Lord teach us to pray...

Luke 11:1 NKJV

Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased,  that  one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.”

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Today's lunch is provided by the Holy Spirit from this passage. Come let us eat together.

What i learned from this passage is about leadership. Now days people are finding answers for questions such as how to be a great leader... Or how to lead and so on. From this passage i will point out 2 of other requirements that a person needs to know before even he can lead. Some can be a born leader. Some learn through experience. Some copy others.

To be a true Christian Leader is
1. A godly leader.
2. A learning leader.

A godly leader. What is it? Whether you are a church leader or youth leader or cell group leader, 1st you must have a godly life. A godly leader builds a godly characters and have a godly actions. A leader must have a prayerful and prayerfilled life. Jesus is a good example. Even before He starts to do anything, He seeks the counsel of God the Father. And Jesus portrayed and excellent leadership example. A leader dats willing to lay down His owb life. Meaning to say, a leader that willing to go through the problems that a follower is having and together finds a solution and settled it. A leader must be spiritually strong. Jesus, He spend most if His time fasting and praying. Being constantly refresh and refilled.

A learning leader. A learning leader adalah seorang yg selalu maju dalam kepimpinannya. Kenapa? Well its simply because he has a heart to learn new things. Sepertimana murid Yesus berkata, "Lord teach us to pray." Mungkin mereka sudah tau caranya utk berdoa, tetapi mungkin tidak mantap. Dan mereka meminta Yesus utk mengajar mrk. We may think the way we lead people is right, but it may be also wrong. A learning leader learns from mistake and do something about it to improve the leadership skills.

A leader must not be drained of his capability and knowledge. Inorder to make sure he/she is always up-to-date, be a praying leader - coz you receive your vision from God and the Holy Spirit constantly renews and refill you to achieve the vision and to mobilize and to encourage the group that you lead to catch the vision and run with the vision. And also to learn from one another. A leader must have a heart to leqrn and receive ideas and suggestion from the followers as well. This is what i say a "Functional Leadership." Able to input and to output.

Today Salvation has come

Luke 19:5, 9-10 NKJV

And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him,  “Zacchaeus,  make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house.”  And Jesus said to him,  “Today salvation has come to this house, because  he also is  a son of Abraham;   for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”

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Good n blessed morning. Today our breakfast is from Luke 19:5, 9-10. A breakfast that will makes our spirit to continually hunger and thirst for Him. I was hungry this morning and Holy Spirit taught me and fed me this Word. Father, bless this breakfast for my Spirit. Let it bring life and strength to my spirit. In Jesus name. Amen!

It is written that Jesus looked up, at the tree top and called Zacchaeus down. What makes Jesus to call him down. What did Zacchaeus do that attracted the attention of Jesus? Well, Zakius dia adalah pemungut cukai, dan pada masa itu memang pemungut cukai tidak disukai oleh ramai. Tetapi disini Yesus berkata, hari ini saya mau tinggal dirumahmu. Wow... Jika kita mempunyai hati seperti Zakius ini, an earnest heart. A heart that's earnestly seeking The Kingdom of God and His righteousness, we too can have His visitation. Zakius dia sedar bhw dia seorang yg berdosa namun, dgn ketulusan hatinya dia mencari Kerajaan Tuhan, dan Kerajaan Tuhan mulai memerintah atas kehidupannya. Earnestly, with all our heart, seek the Kingdom of God, and the King Himself will come with His Kingdom and be established in out hearts and lives.

Apa akan terjadi disaat kita mencari kerajaanNya? Well, and Jesus said to him,  “Today salvation has come to this house," Salvation will come into your heart, lives, family work and so on. Praise The Lord! Sanctification will take place. Now sanctification is not as what we understand. Sanctification or pengudusan means being made one with Jesus so that the disposition that ruled Him, will rule us. Amen! The moment Zacchaeus seeks Jesus, it caught His attention because Zacchaeus was seeking Jesus with all his heart. And the presence of Jesus sanctified him to be one like Jesus. Jesus sanctified us to be like Him for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.

What do you want Me to do for you?

Luke 18:41-42 NKJV

saying, “What do you want Me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, that I may receive my sight.” Then Jesus said to him,  “Receive your sight;  your faith has made you well.”

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Praise the Lord for a wonderful lunch set or maybe late lunch. This is what i learned from blind Bartimeus. A few characters that the Holy Spirit points out from the life of Bartimeus. Father bless this Word and let it give strength to our Spirit. In Jesus name, amen!

- Dia adalah seorang yang buta Seorang yang berinisiatif .His weaknesses did not stop him from getting close to Jesus.

- Seorang yang tidak mudah mengalah. Biarpun ramai orang yg menghalangi dia, tetapi dia paksakan dirinya dan berseru sekuat hatinya until he gets the attention of Jesus.

- Seorang yang mau bergerak mencapai Tuhan Seorang yang mau dijamah oleh Tuhan. Kecatatanya tidak melumpuhkan Roh yg ada didalamnya.

- Seorang yang meninggalkan cara hidupnya yg lama dan masuk kedalam cara hidup yang baru.

Yesus tertarik dengan kepribadiannya. Yesus sedar akan Rohnya yang berbeda –Bilangan 14:24, Joshua 14:12. He was not like the other beggars. He was different in Spirit. And Jesus recognizes it. And He asked “What do you want Me to do for you?”  What do want God to do for you? Do have a different Spirit like Caleb? Maukah engkau sembuh? Miliki karakter yang membuat Tuhan kagum dgn kita.

Let God fight for You....

Luke 18:7-8 NKJV

And  shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them? I tell you  that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?”

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A message for a correct timing. Thanks Jesus. Something wonderful, a blessed assurance. Come lets have breakfast. Holy Spirit provides our breakfast from Luke 18:7-8. Lets eat together. Father thank You for this Spiritual food, bless this Word. Let it bring life into us. In Jesus name, Amen.

Biar mcmna pun kamu tertindas, ditikam dari blkg, difitnah, being persecuted, being blamed, always remember that vengeance belongs to the Lord. Commit whatever matter you are going through into the hands of God and let Him deal with it. And  shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him?

God the Father is our only help in good and bad situations. Like King David, whenever he is in distressed situation, he runs to God in prayer. He prays until God answers Him. At times of trouble, hold on to God and never let Him go or else you will began to give in to the schemes of the devil and loose Faith in battling in pray. Each battle, each problem, each attacks of the devil is just making me stronger.

Those who hv a strong faith in God are the ones that will remain faithful till the end. Stand strong stand firm. Let the vindication begins. Biar Tuhan yg membela melindung dan menaungi kita.

Got LIFE?

Luke 16:22 NKJV

So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to  Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried.

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Its still early for lunch. Time now is 11:15am. My lunch is Luke 16:22. Lets feed our spirit. Thank You Holy Spirit for teaching me and providing lunch for me. Bless the Word and as i eat the Word, let it bring life into my Spirit. Amen.

What i have learned from this passage is two words - carried by the angels and was buried. I ask God why the poor carried away and the rich was buried.

And He answered, though the begger, a poor man, but he was rich in spirit. And lived a God fearing life. He had LIFE in him and thats why he was carried away the moment his body died.

The rich man with all richest he had, he neglected LIFE, he was spiritually dead, therefore the moment he died, he was buried.

Thats why there is a scripture in the Bible says,"better for a camel to go through the needles hole than a rich man going to heaven." People want to be rich but neglects the life Giver. They think money can buy anything, yes but No. Money can't buy salvation for you. It happens when a person repents wholeheartedly.

Both rich and poor can go to heaven if they have LIFE in them. If they have JESUS in them. We receive His blessings and know His word, but do we know Him?

Let the vindication begins

Luke 16:15 NKJV

And He said to them,  “You are those who  justify yourselves  before men, but  God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

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I received this fresh food for my Spirit from the Holy Spirit.

Let the vindication begin. When something goes wrong, we try to justify it and will do anything to prove that we are right. Thats human nature.

God knows your HEART. He knows every bit of it. And, He knows whether you are right or wrong. We may trying to prove ourselves right before man, but God says let Me handle this.

When God defends you, the chances of winning is 100%. When human defends you, the chances of winning may be 50 - 50%. Let the vindication begins.....