tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65296742024-03-07T08:24:51.239+01:00Echoes of MercyDan 9:18b - For we do not present our pleas before you because of our righteousness, but because of your great mercy.Tong Howhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350203802222711454noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529674.post-85212181445344430812013-02-26T19:36:00.001+01:002013-02-26T19:39:33.571+01:00Quietness in the hustle bustle of lifeYet again I was reading a devotional passage from <i>Streams in the desert</i>, and I was reading about how God can use us to achieve greater heights if we allow ourselves to be alone with him. Somehow, there was this paragraph that just seemed to shout out to me, it felt so relevant to the needs of men and women today.<br />
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Earnestly desire to get alone with God ...... It may mean that we do less outward, visible work, but the work we do will have more depth and power ...... That people will see "no one except Jesus" (Matt 17:8) in our lives.</blockquote>
How is it then that we are now living in a time where society is obsessed with getting more done outwardly, just to show forth our "worth" and "efficiency". How is it that we couldn't care less about true substance and the meaning to why we do the things we do, and still think that we have advanced as a human race. We push ourselves each day to accomplish more and more, only to find that we have become so shallow that less an less of what we do matters anymore.<br />
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What has gone wrong? Where are we heading to? Maybe it's time we all took a day off our daily routine and take more than a moments time to get everything into the right perspective. The reason we move our feet is so that it brings us to where we want to go; but if we start running aimlessly not knowing where we are heading to, should we not STOP ... and listen to what our creator has to say?<br />
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Tong Howhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350203802222711454noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529674.post-70277275366313499732012-12-25T02:21:00.003+01:002012-12-25T02:21:54.076+01:00God with us<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<i>Whatever our faith says God is, He will be. - unknown</i></blockquote>
God is omnipresent, there is no place that God is not present. Yet the power of his presence can only be a reality to us if our faith allows him to play its part.<br />
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"Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel" (which means, God with us). (Matthew 1:23 ESV)<br />
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Today the world celebrates Christmas, for believers it is the day that Love came to men in the most remarkable way to give hope to a lost world.Tong Howhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350203802222711454noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529674.post-79628889815144629572012-09-21T16:42:00.002+01:002012-09-21T16:43:11.407+01:00At His Feet<i><span class="text Luke-7-36"><sup class="versenum">36 </sup>When one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.</span> <span class="text Luke-7-37" id="en-NIV-25233"><sup class="versenum">37 </sup>A
woman in that town who lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was
eating at the Pharisee’s house, so she came there with an alabaster jar
of perfume.</span> <span class="text Luke-7-38" id="en-NIV-25234"><sup class="versenum">38 </sup>As
she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet
with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and
poured perfume on them.</span></i><i><span style="font-size: small;"> - Luke 7:36-50</span><span style="font-size: small;"> (NIV)</span></i><br />
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<span class="text Luke-7-38" id="en-NIV-25234"><span class="text Luke-14-7" id="en-NIV-25561">After so many years, the attitude of the human heart towards self exaltation remains the same, constantly wanting to be at a place of honour, taking pride in being "better" than those who seemingly do not deserve to "sit at the table". As believers, we are familiar with these passages, yet unlike the sinful woman, we sometimes find ourselves looking for a place at the table first, and if that fails, only do we fall before the feet of the Lord Jesus seeking for forgiveness. </span></span><br />
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<span class="text Luke-7-38" id="en-NIV-25234"><span class="text Luke-14-7" id="en-NIV-25561">I wonder what would our choices be like? To be accepted at the place of honor at the table of distinguished men, who even at their best, will be prone to fail and disappoint? Or will we be content to be at the place of humility, at the feet of the Lord Jesus, to behold the beauty of the faithful one, who never fails, whose glory is beyond comprehension.</span></span>Tong Howhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350203802222711454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529674.post-66290726910451131602012-09-14T07:03:00.001+01:002012-09-14T07:06:54.373+01:00Where is the hope?<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was reading an article about how stress and anxiety has plagued the current generation of youths. This was the result of a survey they did:</span><br />
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2011, 1,600 University of Alberta students took part in the National
College Health Assessment survey. The problems students identified are
playing out across the country.</span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mental health issue experienced at any time within the last 12 months (in %)</span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Felt things were hopeless: 51.3</span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Felt overwhelmed by all you had to do: 87.5</span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Felt exhausted (not from physical activity): 87.1</span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Felt very lonely: 61.7</span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Felt overwhelming anxiety: 52.1</span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Experienced more than average stress: 57.1</span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Seriously considered suicide: 6.8</span></span></span></b></div>
<b><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Attempted Suicide: 1.2</span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">With such depressing figures, one can only wonder how would the numbers change if we were to extend it to youths from all over the world. As a song writer puts it:</span><br />
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<i>Where is the hope, where is the peace?</i></div>
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<i>That will make this life complete</i></div>
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May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him,
so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. -Romans 15:13 (NIV)<br />
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Tong Howhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350203802222711454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529674.post-54118771160260425402012-08-24T01:42:00.002+01:002012-08-24T01:42:52.156+01:00The Lord our comforter<i>They tell me I must bruise the rose's leaf, </i><br />
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<i>They tell me I must break the skylark's heart,</i><br />
<i>Ere her cage song will make the silence start.</i><br />
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<i>They tell me love must bleed, and friendship weep,</i><br />
<i>Ere in my deepest need, I touch that deep.</i><br />
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<i>Must it be always so with precious things?</i><br />
<i>Must they be bruised and go with beaten wings?</i><br />
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<i>Ah, yes! By crushing days, bay caging nights, by scar of thorn and stony ways,</i><br />
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I always hated the fact that the world has become a place filled with hatred and that compassion and grace are sadly scarce. Through personal experiences I have often wondered why it is that we have to bear with the pain of it. Reading this devotional reminded me of God's wisdom in all things he allows.<br />
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Tong Howhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350203802222711454noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529674.post-8245908841564664032011-05-08T08:19:00.000+01:002011-05-08T08:19:21.858+01:00When in times of trouble1) Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. (James 1:2-4)<br />
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3) Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted (2 Timothy 3:12)<br />
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4) Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him? (James 2:5)<br />
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5) So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison (2 Corinthians 4:16-17)<br />
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6) do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. (Philippians 4:6)<br />
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7) casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. (1 Peter 5:7)<br />
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8) For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it. (Luke 10:24)<br />
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9) For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. (Philippians 1:21)Tong Howhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350203802222711454noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529674.post-6602846999965321842010-12-27T17:23:00.002+01:002010-12-27T17:38:38.109+01:00Waiting upon Him'He that believeth shall not make haste'; the believer who is marked by faith shall not run to and fro as do men at their wits end, nor be driven by any fears as are the wicked, of whom it is said, "Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet", Job 18:11. With a fixed heart the believer can quietly wait upon the Lord, for God's timing is always best. <b>Learning to accept this is one of life's most difficult lessons.</b><br />
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"Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him", Psalm 37:7<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">[taken from a daily reading from <i>Day by Day - Christ Foreshadowed</i>]</span>Tong Howhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350203802222711454noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529674.post-54485406791872792892010-12-10T08:07:00.002+01:002010-12-10T08:11:03.706+01:00That we would have real life...Listening to "Its about the Cross" by Go Fish, one of my favorite lines was this - "so that you and I could have <b><i>real life</i></b> someday".<br />
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"Real Life", something we all search for, but so often miss the mark. This Christmas we remember once again of the story of how the Lord came to this earth, Mary received her baby, and the world received their Savior. The Savior who ultimately suffered and died on a cross for our sins. He paid the price so that we would not need to. He gave his life, so that we could have life... real life.Tong Howhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350203802222711454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529674.post-56356737098341656962010-11-20T16:40:00.001+01:002010-11-20T16:42:30.857+01:00The United States of America<b>Question:</b> How to keep warm during winter?<br />
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<blockquote><b>Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together... (Heb 10:25)</b></blockquote>Looking forward to meeting the brothers and sisters of <a href="http://foresthillsbiblechapel.org/">Forest hills Bible Chapel</a> during my stay in Grand Rapids.Tong Howhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350203802222711454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529674.post-21591958250054311472010-11-13T19:32:00.001+01:002010-11-13T19:38:28.475+01:00Mercy amongst the BlueI saw a double rainbow the other day on my way to work, and it got me thinking...<br />
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<sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-214">8</sup> Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him: <sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-215">9</sup> “I now establish my covenant with you and with your descendants after you <sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-216">10</sup> and with every living creature that was with you—the birds, the livestock and all the wild animals, all those that came out of the ark with you—every living creature on earth. <sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-217">11</sup> I establish my covenant with you: Never again will all life be destroyed by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.” <br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-218">12</sup> And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: <sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-219">13</sup> I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. <sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-220">14</sup> Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, <sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-221">15</sup> I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. <sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-222">16</sup> Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth.” </blockquote><div style="text-align: right;"><blockquote>Genesis 9: 8-16 </blockquote></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
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<blockquote><i>A bow speaks terror, but this has neither string nor arrow; and a bow alone will do little hurt. It is a bow, but it is directed upward, not toward the earth; for the seals of the covenant were intended to comfort, not to terrify. As God looks upon the bow, that he may remember the covenant, so should we, that we may be mindful of the covenant with faith and thankfulness.</i></blockquote><div style="text-align: right;"><blockquote><i>(Matthew Henry's commentary)</i> </blockquote></div> I saw two that day, the Lord was definitely making a point.Tong Howhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350203802222711454noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529674.post-32536834408299693802010-04-11T14:31:00.003+01:002010-04-11T15:01:46.648+01:00Those who matter don't mind<span class="text"><blockquote>"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind"</blockquote><br />Recently I came across this quote and to be honest I don't really agree with it. Mainly because I don't think being yourself and saying what you feel regardless of the feelings of others is the right thing to do.<br /><br />But when I read the second part of the quote, it got me thinking. It may not be absolutely correct, but I personally find the concept quite true in many circumstances. Many times when we fall and need support the most, those who stand by and point fingers hurt the most, yet we fail to realize that those people are often those who don't really care. Because those who really care, are those who are already by our side supporting us and just offering a shoulder to lean on even when we are at our most undesirable condition, weak and fragile.<br /><br />And among all those who care, no one offers that support better than the Lord Jesus Christ, we may come before Him broken and in pieces, but he picks up the pieces and puts them together and reassures us that He loves us and will always be there for us. For with the Lord Jesus Christ you can truly </span><span class="text">be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and <span style="font-weight: bold;">the ONE</span> who matters don't mind. Praise the Lord!<br /></span>Tong Howhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350203802222711454noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529674.post-13139274077034057492010-03-21T02:07:00.002+01:002010-03-21T03:26:14.455+01:00Psalm 23:3<em><blockquote><em>"He restores my soul: He guides me in paths of righteousness<br /> <strong>for his name's sake</strong>. " </em></blockquote></em><br />Psalm 23 - one of the most referred to Psalm written by David has been a source of comfort and encouragement to many. These six verses give us hope by reminding us of who the Lord Jesus is; how He provides for our needs, how He leads us and comforts us, and how goodness and mercy is a constant blessing from the Lord.<br /><br />Yet within all the seemingly "me-centric" verses, right at the middle of the verses we find these four words - <strong>for his name's sake.</strong> As if to tell us that all the goodness that we receive from the Lord demands a rightful response - that His name be exalted and glorified.<br /><br />So often we receive so much from the Lord that we often forget that we are not the centre of our own universe, the Lord should be the centre of it and everything else. Oh may the Lord forgive us for our self-centered attitude and give us the grace to appreciate the truth - that everything should be and will be for His name's sake.<br /><br /><blockquote><p>How could I stand here<br />And watch the sun rise<br />Follow the mountains<br />Where they touch the sky<br />Ponder the vastness<br />And the depths of the sea<br />And think for a moment<br />The point of it all was to make much of me<br />Cause I'm just a whisper<br />And You are the thunder and<br /><br /> I want to make much of You, Jesus<br /> I want to make much of Your love<br /> I want to live today to give You the praise<br /> That You alone are so worthy of<br /> I want to make much of Your mercy<br /> I want to make much of Your cross<br /> I give You my life<br /> Take it and let it be used<br /> To make much of You<br /><br />And how can I kneel here<br />And think of the cross<br />The thorns and the whip and the nails and the spear<br />The infinite cost<br />To purchase my pardon<br />And bear all my shame<br />To think I have anything worth boasting in except for Your name<br />Cause I am a sinner<br />And You are the Savior<br /></p><p>- Steven Curtis Chapman -</p></blockquote>Tong Howhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350203802222711454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529674.post-87172276720201540622010-03-16T01:46:00.001+01:002010-03-16T01:47:43.844+01:00A morning reading...“It is very evident that Enoch knew nothing whatever about the<br />mode of ‘making the best of both worlds’. To him there was but one<br />world. Thus it should be with us.” —W. Ross Rainey<br /><em><br />O Master, let me walk with Thee, in lowly paths of service free;<br />Tell me Thy secret; help me bear, the strain of toil, the fret of care. —W. G.</em>Tong Howhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350203802222711454noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529674.post-31923694592526446092009-11-14T14:23:00.010+01:002010-11-13T19:43:51.474+01:00Just as I am<blockquote> It's a fear that keeps me wide awake<br />
In the middle of the night<br />
When the expectations are too great<br />
And the bar gets raised too high<br />
So I do the best with what I've got<br />
And hope that no one knows<br />
That I strain to see how high I can<br />
Try to stand on these toes<br />
Until I'm measured, but You know better<br />
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(Chorus)<br />
So, thank-You, Jesus<br />
Even when You see us just as we are<br />
Fragile and frail and so far<br />
From who we want to be<br />
So, thank-You, Jesus<br />
Even when the pieces are broken and small<br />
Dreams shatter and scatter like the wind<br />
Thank-You, even then<br />
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So I put aside the masquerade<br />
And admit that I am not okay<br />
Which may not be the thing to say<br />
But I'm not ashamed to need You more each day<br />
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(Chorus)<br />
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We raise the standard and try to reach You<br />
But we'll never make it, and we don't need to<br />
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- Nichole Nordeman -</blockquote><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
"So I put aside the masquerade, And admit that I am not okay, Which may not be the thing to say..."<br />
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It is indeed not easy to admit our imperfections and failures, especially in a modern society where self-empowerment and portraying the "right image"is the "key" to success, and admitting to your flaws is just a sign of weakness.<br />
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I am thankful and glad that this is not the case when we stand before the Lord Jesus Christ. For the Lord Jesus may be the only person who will always love us. For He does not love us "because of," but that He love us "in spite of." And because of that, hurtful souls can enter a place of abundant peace and comfort when they turn to the Lord Jesus Christ.<br />
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So Thank you Lord Jesus, for loving me just as I am.</span>Tong Howhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350203802222711454noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529674.post-17489703407198494982009-09-04T06:26:00.003+01:002009-09-04T06:49:05.618+01:00I was thinking...<span style="font-style: italic;">"For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich." </span> <span style="font-style: italic;">(2 </span><span style="font-style: italic;" class="redheading">Corinthians</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> 8:9)</span><br /><br />Whenever I read this verse, it never occurs to me that for Christ to become poor, the sacrifice was more than my mind could ever comprehend. As a brother once put it: "Even if you try to minus 1 billion from infinity, you will still get infinity." God is infinitely rich, yet He become poor for our sake. Mathematically speaking, it is impossible. But I guess that is precisely it, he made the impossible possible, for you and for me.<br /><br />What I thought...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81H629EAddyaYqrkckOTbkdBTHd0nH99wPVx0b-CsEn_Wb1nHKpl_I1X2AmQOyxyAv81vFhbzhFHhEZPKt4aEAUKU1yDaUGw02aHEUFkN7Rz-iroDtOSCjBVqXytrlATuYxVqmQ/s1600-h/thinkingori.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81H629EAddyaYqrkckOTbkdBTHd0nH99wPVx0b-CsEn_Wb1nHKpl_I1X2AmQOyxyAv81vFhbzhFHhEZPKt4aEAUKU1yDaUGw02aHEUFkN7Rz-iroDtOSCjBVqXytrlATuYxVqmQ/s320/thinkingori.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377482425305339410" border="0" /></a>In reality...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtyLKstFxovGX6xDHjKJzXaClGE-m1iLTH2fpmNJ7H7g6OHWCewP9yCUI743IspaYE8-Yi42uhZtBiiPm_fgDcx_ZRG3dXpks9bNYiqzAvt_u0EJYvc0OD0M7h3MtHhfAESu7IA/s1600-h/thinkbigori.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 98px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtyLKstFxovGX6xDHjKJzXaClGE-m1iLTH2fpmNJ7H7g6OHWCewP9yCUI743IspaYE8-Yi42uhZtBiiPm_fgDcx_ZRG3dXpks9bNYiqzAvt_u0EJYvc0OD0M7h3MtHhfAESu7IA/s320/thinkbigori.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377484970776000322" border="0" /></a><br />How wonderful is the love of God the Father shown to us through Christ Jesus, his beloved Son.Tong Howhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350203802222711454noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529674.post-24367872465557240922009-06-30T02:36:00.008+01:002009-07-06T17:46:26.865+01:00Notice the similarities...1) <a href="http://www.tangle.com/view_video.php?viewkey=619efd5af920d9c1df53">My Father's Heart</a><br />2) <a href="http://www.hymnal.net/hymn.php?t=nt&n=96">My Song is Love Unknown</a><br /><br />I found it very interesting since I only realized the similarity between the two melodies when we were learning a few new hymns after fellowship dinner. When Cheryl started teaching the tune to the hymn "My Song is Love Unknown", I was like: "Wait a minute, this sounds very familiar..." And I was right, I did hear the tune before. It was the same tune from the song "My Father's Heart" sang by Rachel Lampa. The funny thing is I always thought that Rachel Lampa's version was the original, without knowing that the melody was actually borrowed from an old English hymn, which incidentally is one of Kok Keong's favorite hymn. I have always loved "My Father's Heart", but now that I have been introduced to this new beautiful hymn, I think it might just become one of my favorite hymns as well. ;)Tong Howhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350203802222711454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529674.post-28461648629652924372009-04-18T04:07:00.003+01:002009-04-18T04:29:08.430+01:00who... made Himself of no reputation<blockquote><p> </p><p>Have you lost your reputation?<br />Are you trusting in the Lord?<br /><br />Have you found a full salvation<br />from what people think and say?<br /><br />Do you mean to live for Jesus,<br />let the World say what it may?<br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">(excerpt from I Come quietly to met you -Amy<br />Carmichael)</span></em><br /></p></blockquote><br />The promise of the Lord Jesus in the gospel of John tells us that He came so that those who believe in Him might have life and have it abundantly... yet in the gospel of Luke we find the Lord Jesus presenting a more sobering fact that if anyone will come after Him, should deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow Him.<br /><br />There is a cost to following the one who gives us life in its fullness, and pride and self glory has no part in it. If our Lord had people despising and rejecting him, I wonder how can we as his followers, strive on the praise and approval of the people in this world.Tong Howhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350203802222711454noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529674.post-47980709601117140982009-02-09T03:16:00.002+01:002009-02-09T04:05:24.874+01:00He allows me to hungerI was reading some of Amy Carmichael's writings and I came upon this passage with the title "He allows me to hunger". It was a devotional on Psalms 63:1,5. It was one of those passages that carry such fundamental truths about God's dealings with us that we just need to be reminded of time after time.<br /><br />It was a dialog between a father and a son. The son found himself in a barren place and wondered why he should at times feel so helpless and needy... thirsty. The Father in his great gentleness reveals to the son the reason for these unpleasant circumstances and assures his son that the Father will always be there to comfort, provide and protect.<br /><br />If I may just quote two things the Father said:<br />- "I am the one who allowed you to come into this humbling circumstances and who allowed you to hunger. I did this so that I might feed you with <em>manna</em> -- My bread from heaven!"<br />- "Can someone who has never seen burning sands in the wilderness turn into a refreshing pool -- can he speak in praise of My marvels, or My power?"<br /><br />Circumstances can change and pull us down; but the never changing Father who loves us remains faithful and builds us up. Times of hunger and thirst were never meant to make us suffer, it was meant to magnify God's greatness and remind us of the height of his goodness towards us. I am thankful... for he allows me to hunger.Tong Howhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350203802222711454noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529674.post-35226084466219060672009-02-01T14:35:00.002+01:002009-02-01T14:38:39.024+01:00Time MachineI wish I had a time machine. I wish I could go back in time to those moments that mattered, go back to relive those memorable moments that was certain to make me smile. Or maybe just to be able to have a second change and change the mistakes of the past. But I guess life is like that, we all wish to have something magical that could do things that we can only dream of. Chris Rice would have wanted his magic wand; I would like to have my own time machine. However far fetched the idea may be, it all comes down to the human need for hope, for something better, something that allows us to cover up our flaws and make things better.<br /><br />Why then did God not make time machines and magic wands a reality in this world? He could if he wanted to, but He didn’t. It sure would have made things better. Or would it? Maybe we are just missing the point. Instead of looking towards “something” to help us change our lives, we fail to see that “someone” is already waiting for us to turn towards him and depend on him. If only we would be willing to listen to His words and allow the spirit to guide us to making the right choices. Maybe then we would no longer have a need for a time machine or a magic wand, because we would finally be able to say that God has made all things well and that no time machine or any magic wand could have made it any better. So goodbye time machine, I have my Lord by my side and that will be just fine, thank you!Tong Howhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350203802222711454noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529674.post-11744238741914337232007-09-25T10:14:00.001+01:002007-09-25T10:14:59.741+01:00Chapter two<p>It has been almost two months since I returned home from the UK. Having finished my studies, its good to be home. Ever since then I had been caught up with job hunting, family camp, catching up with friends and family, cleaning my "4 years abandoned" room and lots of resting at home.</p><p>Looking back, I have been studying in different places at every stage of my education life: from kajang to KL to Mantin to UK. Now that I have finally returned home for good, it feels like a whole new start all over again. As for now, I am going to start working soon, and somehow it makes me realise how time has passed and how faithful the Lord has been to me all these years. I am thankful... really.</p><p>Before stepping into this new phase of my life, my only hope is that the Lord will guide my path in each step I take, so that although the future is unknown, at least I will have the assurance that the path taken is one without regrets and that the one who carried me so far will deliver me through the years to come.</p>Tong Howhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350203802222711454noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529674.post-26122544830546678182007-07-08T19:43:00.000+01:002007-07-08T20:00:35.825+01:00The Hammer Holds<blockquote><p><em>A shapeless piece of steel, that's all I claim to be<br />This hammer pounds to give me form, this flame, it melts my dreams<br />I glow with fire and fury, as I'm twisted like a vine<br />My final shape, my final form I'm sure I'm bound to find<br /><br />So dream a little, dream for me in hopes that I'll remain<br />And cry a little, cry for me so I can bear the flames<br />And hurt a little, hurt for me my future is untold<br />But my dreams are not the issue here, for they, the hammer holds<br /><br />And the water, it cools me gray, and the hurt's subdued somehow<br />I have my shape, this sharpened point, what is my purpose now?<br />And the question still remains, what am I to be?<br />Perhaps some perfect piece of art displayed for all to see<br /><br />So dream a little, dream for me in hopes that I'll remain<br />And cry a little, cry for me so I can bear the flames<br />And hurt a little, hurt for me my future is untold<br />But my dreams are not the issue here, for they, the hammer holds<br /><br />The hammer pounds again, but flames I do not feel<br />This force that drives me, helplessly, through flesh, and wood reveals<br />A burn that burns much deeper, it's more than I can stand<br />The reason for my life was to take the life of a guiltless man<br /><br />So dream a little, dream for me in hopes that I'll remain<br />And cry a little, cry for me so I can bear the pain<br />And hurt a little, hurt for me, my future is so bold<br />But my dreams are not the issue here, for they, the hammer holds<br /><br />This task before me may seem unclear<br />But it, my maker holds</em></p><p><em>-Bebo Norman<br /></em></p></blockquote>Tong Howhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350203802222711454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529674.post-86187023223617731832007-05-21T10:16:00.000+01:002007-05-21T10:21:48.362+01:00Choice Gleanings: Monday - May 21st<em>John 12:24 Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.</em><br /><br /><blockquote>“One grain of wheat!” That is what my life may amount to–completely insignificant in this world of millions of hungry people. But it could be different! Hand that life over to the Lord Jesus Christ. Abandon my own ambitions and make it my life’s work to live only for Him and His plan for me, and He will cause my life to produce “much grain” to spiritually feed those dying without a Saviour. —David Croudace</blockquote><br />There’s surely somewhere a lowly place in earth’s harvest fields so wide, Where I may labour through life’s short day for Jesus the crucified. So trusting my all unto Thy care, I know Thou lovest me! I’ll do Thy will with a heart sincere, I’ll be what You want me to be! —C. H. G.Tong Howhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350203802222711454noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529674.post-48664892630069003282007-05-13T09:59:00.000+01:002007-05-13T10:18:47.296+01:00Bells of testimonyThe golden bells that adorn the robe of the high priest suggests testimony... Christ bore testimony upon the earth to the things of the Father..<br /><blockquote><p><em>My meat is to do the will of Him that sent me </em></p><p><em>(John 4:34)</em></p></blockquote><p>"Believers bear testimony of one kind or the other. We cannot bear good testimony to the things of God in our own strength. Testimony to the salvation and truth into which we have been brought is only possible by the power of the indwelling Spirit. His desire is to work upon our lives, individually and corporately, producing harmonious melody to the Lord and blessing to those around us." - Cyril Cann</p><p>Is my testimony hidden? Is it veiled in by troubles and sin? Has it been kept from the sight of others out of selfishness? Can people hear the heartbeat of this testimony that should be beating for those in need? Have I surrendered to the one who I know is the Lord of my life? What testimony am I bearing? ... so the believer asks.</p>Tong Howhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350203802222711454noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529674.post-69838637510058727472007-04-19T01:49:00.000+01:002007-04-19T02:50:15.982+01:00I can't even tie His shoesI was reading an online issue of CCM magazine talking about how christian music artists deal with the fact that being in the limelight becomes a struggle when they realise what is the point of all of it when being popular shadows the purpose of the glorifying God.<br /><br />At the end of the article, I read a short passage that Chris Tomlin shared when he had his first photo shoot:<br /><br /><em>On the flight to his first photo shoot, Chris remembers opening a letter from Passion founder Louie Giglio and, to this day meditating on the words he read. WHile Louie acknowledged the star treatment Chris was about to experience for the first time, he encouraged him to "think about John the Baptist all day,"</em><br /><div align="left"><em></em></div><div align="left"><em>"Everyone was coming to John the Baptist in John and saying, 'You're it. You're the deal...</em><em>You're getting quite popular here.' And he responded, 'I am not... there's One that's coming, <strong>I can't even tie His shoes. </strong>That's the One you need to go to. And when you see Him, you're going to know that He must increase and I must decrease,'" Louie's letter continued," And as they're taking your pictures today, I just want you to hold that in your heart...' you don't even tie this guy's shoes,' I've never forgotten it," Chris says.</em></div><br />Not all of us have or ever will have star treatment in our lifetime. However, the fact that pride is just at our doorstep knocking is a good enough reason for us to always keep guard and remind ourselves that we are but a creation of someone much greater than ourselves. The Lord Jesus alone deserves glory... <strong>for whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose (John 1:27 - KJV).</strong><br /><br />I am not sure which "guy" Louie was refering to when he reminded Chris of the passage in John. The way I see it, I may not be able to even tie the shoes of John the Baptist, let alone the One whose feet like unto fine brass as if they were burned in a furnace (Rev 1:15 - KJV). Maybe instead of standing tall and keeping our heads so high up all the time, it might do us good if we learn to fall before the the feet of Christ more often, reminding us that maintaining a facade of self-sufficiency is useless when we come before the one whose shoes we are not even worthy to untie.Tong Howhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350203802222711454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529674.post-19695976111315393672007-04-08T00:22:00.000+01:002007-04-08T00:40:23.941+01:00Only the redeemed<strong>1 Peter 1:12</strong> : Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.<br /><br />I have been considering the amazing privilege that we believers have on angels. They may have been with the Lord throughout the creation of mankind, but one thing we have is the experience of salvation, which even angels long to know about.<br /><br />As a song puts it:<br /><br /><em>"...And I have watched the blinding of grace </em><br /><em>Come breaking through with a sweetness</em><br /><em>Only tasted by the forgiven and redeemed</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>And someday I'll sit down with my angel friends up in Heaven</em><br /><em>They'll tell me about creation</em><br /><em>And I'll tell them a story of grace..."</em><br /><em></em><br />I can only imagine how that conversation will be like with the angels when we discuss God's marvelous work. It will be one long conversation with lots of stories to tell... stories that will take eternity to tell.Tong Howhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350203802222711454noreply@blogger.com0