Rambling Thoughts in SMK Serian

Can We Be Sure of Our Eternal Safety?

noreply@blogger.com (Yeo KeeHui) — Sun, 19 May 2013 14:44:16 PDT

That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. (Romans 10:9)

Can we be absolutely sure in this life of eternal safety?
Yes.
We can be absolutely sure now of our eternal life in the Home that Jesus went to prepare.
Let us carefully and prayerfully read John 3:16 and Romans 10:9-10.
We must believe in the finished work of Christ for us.
We must trust by God’s grace to meet us in that Home of which He said, “I go to prepare a place for you.”
We must be confident that in this life we can have assurance of eternal safety.
Consider what John 3:16 and Romans 10:9-10 mean for our eternal destiny.
God desires to give us the confidence that our sin is forgiven.
God desires that after death we will be with Him forever.
Lives rooted in God’s unchanging grace can never be uprooted.

God's Wonderful Provision

noreply@blogger.com (Yeo KeeHui) — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:27:27 PDT

So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. (Matthew 6:28-29)

Some cities and countries are often seen busy preparing festivals to welcome the spring flowers.
Flowers often remind us that summer is on the way and with it will come even more flowers to delight our eyes.
Flowers are also wonderful reminders of the grace of God in our lives.
Our Lord used the lilies of the field to remind us of the provision of our heavenly Father.
In His great Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, “Consider the lilies of the field . . . ; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. . . . Will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?” (Matt. 6:28-30).
Flowers alert us to the end of winter and the beginning of spring.
They also remind us of the gracious God upon whom we can depend to provide food, clothing, and shelter.
In trees and flowers of the field, in creatures large and small, we trace the watchful care of Him Who planned and made them all.
If Jesus is concerned about flowers and birds, He certainly cares about us.

Pray For Our Loved Ones

noreply@blogger.com (Yeo KeeHui) — Sat, 11 May 2013 02:09:32 PDT

But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, (Matthew 5:44)

Many of our brothers and sisters around the world suffer persecution.
They live in danger every day simply because they love Jesus and want others to know Him too.
But there is another form of persecution.
It may not be life-threatening, but it is heartbreaking.
It is the persecution from our non-Christian family members.
When our loved ones ridicule our faith and mock us for what we believe and how we express our love for God, we feel rejected and unloved.
“All who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution” (2 Tim. 3:12).
And rejection will come from those we love too (Matt. 10:34-36).
When the people we love reject the God we love, the rejection feels personal.
Jesus told us to pray for those who persecute us (Matt. 5:44).
That includes more than strangers who hate us.
God is able to give us grace to persevere through persecution, even from our love ones.
They may mock our message.
But they can’t stop our prayers for them.
And we will pray earnestly for them.

All Who Are In The Graves Will Hear His Voice

noreply@blogger.com (Yeo KeeHui) — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:34:03 PDT

John 5:24-30

The Lord Jesus now gives further teaching on His power to raise the dead and about His authority to judge the world.

He speaks in these verses of two resurrections:

The bringing of dead sinners to spiritual life, and
The resurrection of all mankind at His second coming.

When we are born again, we are brought out of a state of spiritual death into life. God freely forgives us our sins and we no longer fear judgment.

Spiritual life comes through hearing the voice of the Son of God through His Word.

The Lord Jesus said, “The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live”.

Preaching is very important for us and must never be neglected in our churches or despised.

The Lord Jesus went on to speak of His second coming when He will come with a great shout and when all the dead will be raised.

“All who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth — those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation."

Everyone who has ever lived will hear His voice, even though they have returned to dust!

That voice brings forth life and this is a great miracle!

Lazarus, 4 days dead, heard Christ's voice and was raised!

For the Christian, Christ's coming will be glorious indeed!

We shall see our blessed Saviour.

We shall have new resurrection bodies that will never know pain, illness or death.

What a wonderful salvation!

Can we help but love and praise the Lord?

He Who Comes From Above Is Above All

noreply@blogger.com (Yeo KeeHui) — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 07:39:04 PST

John 3:25-36

John told his disciples concerning the Lord Jesus, “He must increase, but I must decrease”. He rejoiced that the multitudes were now following the King whose way he had prepared.

John said of Jesus, “He who comes from above is above all.” Again he said, “He who comes from heaven is above all”.

The Lord Jesus is more than a prophet. He is the holy Son of God who came down from Heaven. He is above the Herald who told the people of His coming.

John had an earthly origin. He was frail and sinful, though God did speak through him. The Lord Jesus, by contrast, is perfect and sinless.

The message that we must proclaim is that Christ is above all.

Christ is the only begotten Son of God. He is the brightness of His Father's glory; He is the express image of His Person.

Christ was in the beginning with God. And all things were made through Him.

He is above all because the Father loves Him and has given all things into His hand. He is above all because He is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

The message of the love of God, who gave His beloved Son to die for sinners, is wonderful!

John testified about Jesus who came down from Heaven.

But most people rejected his testimony.

The vast majority today continue to reject Christ and they do so at their peril!

The chapter closes with a solemn warning about the wrath of God: He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.

Only the Lord Jesus is able to save sinners. Those who refuse to trust in Him have the wrath of God hanging over them. They are condemned and have no hope!

Whatever He Says to You, Do it

noreply@blogger.com (Yeo KeeHui) — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 04:11:43 PST

John 2:1-12

Nathaniel was from Cana in Galilee.

On the third day after he met the Lord Jesus, there was a wedding in his home town, which was about eight miles north of Nazareth. It was at this wedding that Jesus performed his first miracle. Jesus’ first miracle was at Cana!

Through this first miracle the Lord Jesus manifested His glory.

His disciples believed in Him. They began to understand that the Lord Jesus was no mere man or prophet that they were following, but the almighty Son of God!

Mary told the Lord Jesus that they had run out of wine.

Jesus responded by saying, “Woman, what does your concern have to do with me? My hour has not yet come”.

The Lord Jesus was not showing any disrespect to Mary in the manner of His response. The way He used the word “woman” was in a tender and loving manner.

The Lord Jesus used the expression 'My hour has not yet come' in relation to His death on the cross and His victory over death. His resurrection was the greatest of all His miracles.

The Lord Jesus never lost sight of the fact that He had come to earth to suffer and to die on the cross in order to save sinners.

Mary pointed people to her Son and said to the servants at the wedding, “Whatever He says to you, do it”.

Those servants obeyed the Lord Jesus and drew from the waterpots as He had instructed and found that a wonderful miracle had taken place. Blessing comes through obedience to His Word!

Is God challenging us as we read the Bible or through a sermon we have recently heard? — “Whatever he says to you, do it.”

The glory of the Lord Jesus was revealed to His disciples and to the wedding guests through this miracle. (n) They needed to see that the Son of Mary was no mere man, but also the Son of God.

In the Beginning was the Word

noreply@blogger.com (Yeo KeeHui) — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 05:52:49 PST

John 1:1-5

John introduces us to the Lord Jesus Christ by describing Him as the Word: “In the beginning was the Word”.

This title is given to Jesus because God the Father reveals Himself through Christ and speaks through Him.

John leaves us in no doubt concerning the identity of the Lord Jesus: “The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God”

Christ was with God before the universe was made and He has always been with God because He is God.

These verses not only inform us that the Lord Jesus is God, but also that He made all things: “All things were made through Him”.

Creation is the work of the Trinity — Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This world did not come into existence by accident! Human life did not evolve from simple, primitive cells over millions of years. Our great Savior created the whole universe and all life in it.

“In Him was life, and the life was the light of men”.

The Lord Jesus is also the Giver of life. He brings light to men who are in darkness because of sin. He gives them spiritual Life. He gives them spiritual light or understanding. Jesus is the Life who alone gives spiritual life. He is the Light who gives spiritual understanding. There is no way of salvation from our sin except through trusting in Him.

“And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.”

The darkness of this world cannot defeat the Light of Christ. He is altogether wonderful and glorious.

Let us now worship our great Savior and bring to Him our grateful praises!

The Light Was Good

noreply@blogger.com (Yeo KeeHui) — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 03:09:03 PST

"God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness."
- Genesis 1:4 -

"Let there be light."

Light is good.

We who enjoy it should be more grateful.

We should see more of God in it and by it.

Light is sweet.

But the gospel light is infinitely more precious.

Gospel light reveals eternal things, and ministers to our immortal natures.

When the Holy Spirit gives us spiritual light, He opens our eyes to behold the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

We behold sin in its true colors, and ourselves in our real position.

We see the Most Holy God as He reveals Himself, the plan of mercy as He propounds it, and the world to come as the Word describes it.

Spiritual light has many beams and prismatic colors.

It brings knowledge, joy, holiness, or life, all are divinely good.

May the Lord God give us more of light, and more of Himself, the true light.

Light and darkness have no communion.

God has divided them.

The Sons of light must not have fellowship with deeds, doctrines, or deceits of darkness.

The Children of the day must be sober, honest, and bold in their Lord's work, leaving the works of darkness to those who shall dwell in it forever.

The Churches should by discipline divide the light from the darkness.

In judgment, in action, in hearing, in teaching, in association, we must discern between the precious and the vile.

We should maintain the great distinction which the Lord made upon the world's first day.

May the Lord God be our light throughout our whole life.

The Promised Rest

noreply@blogger.com (Yeo KeeHui) — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 04:22:30 PST

"The manna stopped the day after they ate this food from the land; there was no longer any manna for the Israelites, but that year they ate the produce of Canaan."
- Joshua 5:12 -

Israel's weary wanderings were all over.

The promised rest was attained.

No more moving tents, fiery serpents, fierce Amalekites, and howling wildernesses.

They had come to the land which flowed with milk and honey, and they ate the old corn of the land.

Joyful is the prospect.

To be with the Lord Jesus in the rest is a cheering hope indeed.

Let us banish every fearful thought.

Let us rejoice with exceeding great joy.

We shall be forever with the Lord.

Let us feed on Jesus, and eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan.

The Last Adam

noreply@blogger.com (Yeo KeeHui) — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 05:17:15 PST

So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit. - 1 Corinthians 15:45 -

Adam is the covenant head and representative of the human race under the law of work.

Under the law of grace, every redeemed soul is one with the Lord Jesus Christ.

Jesus is the last Adam.

He is the Substitute of the elect in the new covenant of love.

Whatever Jesus had done, He had done it for the whole body of His Church.

We were crucified in Him and buried with Him (Col. 2:10-13).

We are risen with Him and ascended with Him to the seats on high (Eph. 2:6).

The Church has thus fulfilled the law.

The Church is thus accepted in the beloved.

The Church is regarded with complacency by the just Jehovah.

He views her in Jesus, and does not look upon her as separate from her covenant head.

As the Anointed Redeemer of Israel, Jesus has nothing distinct from His Church.

All that He has, He holds for her.

All that He is or does, is ours as well as His.

Here is the foundation of the covenant of grace.

This gracious system of representation and substitution is the very groundwork of the gospel of our salvation.

And we are to receive it with strong faith and rapturous joy.

God Keeps His Promises

noreply@blogger.com (Yeo KeeHui) — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 06:32:49 PST

So do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
- Isaiah 41:10 -

God is able to do all things.

We never need to fear.

The strength of man shall never be able to overcome the power of God.

We have enough reason to abide firm in our faith.

God has promised to supply us with daily strength.

He will fulfill His promises.

God shall never grow weary.

He will support His children.

He will never fail us.

He has put His promise on record.

Let us doubt no longer.

He is our God and our strength,

The Love of The Lord

noreply@blogger.com (Yeo KeeHui) — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 13:37:37 PST

The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying:
“I have loved you with an everlasting love;
I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.
- Jeremiah 31:3 -

Sometimes the Lord Jesus tells His Church His love thoughts. In her very presence He says them.

The Lord is a wise lover. He knows when to keep back the intimation of love and when to let it out.

The Holy Spirit is often pleased, to witness with our spirits, the love of Jesus. He takes of the things of Christ and reveals them to us.

We have had times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord. Our faith has mounted to the topmost heights of assurance.

We have had confidence to lean our heads upon the bosom of our Lord. He has kissed us with the kisses of His mouth.

The Lord has killed our doubts by the closeness of His embrace.

His love has been sweeter than wine to our souls.

Abundant Salt

noreply@blogger.com (Yeo KeeHui) — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 15:17:57 PST

"up to one hundred talents of silver, one hundred kors of wheat, one hundred baths of wine, one hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribed limit." - Ezra 7:22 -

Salt was used in every offering made by fire unto the Lord.

The preserving and purifying properties of salt is the grateful emblem of divine grace in the soul.

When king Artaxerxes gave salt to Ezra the priest, he set no limit to the quantity.

When the King of kings distributes grace among His royal priesthood, the supply will not be cut short by Him.

The Lord God is always gracious to His people.

He who chooses to gather much manna will find that he may have as much as he desires.

Some things in the economy of grace are measured.

But the salt of grace is given abundantly.

A man may have too much money, or too much honour.

But he cannot have too much grace.

There is no fear of a man becoming too full of grace.

More wealth will bring more care.

But more grace will bring more joy.

Increase in wisdom may bring in more sorrow.

But abundance of the Spirit is fullness of joy.

Let us go to the throne for a large supply of heavenly salt.

It will season our afflictions.

It will preserve our hearts from corruption.

It will kill our sins.

Our God Is Faithful

noreply@blogger.com (Yeo KeeHui) — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 03:14:27 PST

He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it. (1 Thessalonians 5:24)

(1) Heaven is the land of perfect holiness.

It is the place where we shall never sin.

Here, we shall cease from constant watch and struggle against our enemy.

Here the weary are finally at rest.

(2) Heaven is the land of complete security.

All who are in union with the Lamb are safe.

Our God is faithful.

He will do all He promised.

All committed Christians shall find Christ a faithful and immutable preserver.

They can enjoy security even on earth.

They can rest in the sure promise of Jesus that none who believe in Him shall ever perish, but shall be with Him where He is.

Let us reflect with joy on the doctrine of the perseverance of the saints.

Let us have confidence in Jesus, the great Surety of the covenant, who is faithful and true.

Our God is faithful.

He will do it.

Servant To All Men

noreply@blogger.com (Yeo KeeHui) — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:38:35 PST

"to the weak I became as weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some."
1 Corinthians 9:22

Paul's desired not only to instruct sinners but also to save them.

He would have them renewed in heart, forgiven, sanctified, and saved.

Paul knew the ruin of man's natural state.

He saw men sinking to hell.

He wanted to save them from the wrath to come.

He traveled everywhere to preach the gospel.

He never stopped his labor for the gospel.

He warned and pleaded with men to be reconciled to God.

To save souls was his consuming passion, his ambition, his calling.

He wanted to become a servant to all men.

He laid aside his will and preferences.

His all-absorbing desire was only to preach the gospel.

If he might save some, he would be content.

Let us desire to live like Paul.

Let us be filled with an undying zeal for the souls of men.

Let us seek to honor our Lord Jesus Christ in the salvation of men.

The Lord Triumphs!

noreply@blogger.com (Yeo KeeHui) — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:40:32 PST

Who is this King of glory?

The Lord strong and mighty,

The Lord mighty in battle.

- Psalm 24:8 -

The Lord is glorious in the eyes of His people, for He has wrought wonders for them, in them, and by them.

(1) The Lord has wrought wonders for us.

He had routed every foe upon Calvary, breaking all the weapons of the enemy in pieces by His finished work of satisfactory obedience.

By His triumphant resurrection and ascension, He had completely overturned the hopes of hell, making a show of His enemies openly, triumphing over them by His cross.

(2) The Lord has wrought wonders in us.

Grace had won in our evil hearts!

As for our remaining corruptions, they shall sustain an equally sure defeat.

Every temptation, doubt, and fear, shall be utterly destroyed.

The name of Jesus shall be great beyond compare.

He has won our love.

(3) The Lord has wrought wonders by us.

We are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

We shall cast down the powers of darkness which are in the world, by our faith, and zeal, and holiness.

We shall win sinners to Jesus.

We shall overturn false systems, and convert nations.

God is with us, and none shall stand before us.

Greater is He who is in us than he who is in the world.

Be Ready To Fight

noreply@blogger.com (Yeo KeeHui) — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:15:28 PST

And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, (Revelation 12:7)

War always rages between the two great sovereignties until one is crushed. Peace between good and evil is an impossibility.

Michael will always fight. His will not endure sin.

Jesus will always be the dragon's foe, actively, vigorously, and with full determination to exterminate evil.

We also must fight, firm in our defense and fierce in our attack. And we must fight daily, with all our heart, our soul, and our strength.

The dragon and his angels are incessant in their onslaughts. We are foolish to expect to serve God without opposition.

Glory be to God, we know the end of the war. The great dragon shall be cast out and forever destroyed. The Lord Jesus and those who are with Him shall receive the crown.

Let us get ready to fight. We are warriors of the cross.

May the Lord give us the victory.

Redemption Through His Blood

noreply@blogger.com (Yeo KeeHui) — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 20:59:52 PST

In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace (Ephesians 1:7).

"Forgiveness" is a sweet word in a guilty sinner's ear.

Our hearts rejoice in receiving God's good news.

Our gracious and merciful God has given the perishing souls a gleam of hope amid their despair.

Our sins are forgiven altogether and forever.

Hell is our portion as sinners.

But Jesus tells us that our sins can be forgiven.

We can rest secured in Jesus.

Our sins are forgiven by virtue of the substitutionary pains and death of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Oh! What joy is this! What bliss to be a perfectly pardoned soul!

In Christ we have redemption through His blood.

Thank God we are now a pardoned soul.

A Little Slumber

noreply@blogger.com (Yeo KeeHui) — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:16:10 PST

A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest;
So shall your poverty come like a prowler,
And your need like an armed man.
(Proverbs 24:33-34)

The sluggards ask for a little slumber; a little folding of the hands to sleep.

The day dies out, the time for labor is over, and the field is overgrown with thorns.

It is by a little procrastination that men ruin their souls.

May the Lord teach us this sacred wisdom.

Poverty overtakes the slothful. Ruin overthrows the undecided. He who is doing his master's business must not tarry.

Let us seek diligently the Lord Jesus Christ. The day will come when it will be too late to plough and to sow, too late to repent and believe.

Man Failed To Save Himself

noreply@blogger.com (Yeo KeeHui) — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 19:45:19 PST

For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh, though I also might have confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he may have confidence in the flesh, I more so: circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee; concerning zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. (Philippians 3:3-7)

Man is unable to make himself right with God.

(a) Race is a failure

Our background, upbringing, and ancestry can never make us right with God.

(b) Ritual is a failure

No man gets right with God by taking part in a ritual, ceremony or sacrament.

(c) Religion is a failure

All the religious activity we have ever performed: every church service we attended, every prayer we said, every word of Scripture we read, every service to the church, every penny we donated etc. cannot make us right with God. Salvation is a God-given experience, not a man-made performance.

(d) Respectability is a failure

Striving to live a good, clean, and upright life cannot get us right with God.

Why not?

(a) Because God's law does not only concern our outward words and actions, but upon the inward and spiritual condition; it relates also to our thoughts, desires, motives, and aims.

(b) Because even our best is not good enough to satisfy God. God's law reflects His perfect nature. Perfection is the standard He lays down.

(c) Because even one small sin is big enough to condemn us. One sin is enough to make us guilty in God's sight and deserving of His judgment.

(d) Because even God's law is not strong enough to save us. The law was given to reveal the reality and nature of our sins. The law points to us as guilty sinners in God's sight.

Man is spiritually dead. We are morally corrupt. We are guilty before God. We are powerless to save ourselves.

Only God can save us, and He save us through His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.

See Our Father's Face

noreply@blogger.com (Yeo KeeHui) — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:57:37 PST

Oh, that I knew where I might find Him,
That I might come to His seat!
(Job 23:3)

In Job's extreme sufferings, he cried after the Lord. His longing desire was to see his Father's face again.

God's children run home when the storm comes on. They seek shelter beneath the wings of Jehovah.

But a hypocrite, when afflicted by God, resents the infliction and runs away from God.

Job's desire to commune with God was intensified by his failure of all other sources of consolation. He turned away from his sorry friends. He bids farewell to all his earth-born hopes.

In every trouble we should first seek to realize God's presence with us.

Let us enjoy his smile.

We can then bear our daily cross with a willing heart.

Behold The King In His Beauty

noreply@blogger.com (Yeo KeeHui) — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:50:19 PST

Your eyes will see the King in His beauty; They will see the land that is very far off. (Isaiah 33:17)

The more we know about Christ, the less will we be satisfied with superficial views of Him.

The more deeply we study His transactions in the eternal covenant, His engagements on our behalf as the eternal Surety, and the fullness of His grace which shines in all His offices, the more truly will we see the King in His beauty.

Let us long more and more to see Jesus. Let us behold our Redeemer through meditation and contemplation.

Let our conversation be more in heaven.

Let our mind be more taken up with the person, the work, the beauty of our incarnate Lord.

Let us behold the King in His beauty.

Take The First Step

noreply@blogger.com (Yeo KeeHui) — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 21:40:53 PST

And Laban said, "It must not be done so in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn." (Genesis 29:26)

We do not excuse Laban for his dishonesty.

But there are lessons we can learn from his custom.

There are some things in life which must be taken in order.

If we want to win the second, we must secure the first.

The second may be the more lovely, but the elder must be married first.

As Christians, we may desire the joy and peace in believing, but we must first repent of our sins and live a holy life.

The cross must be carried before the crown can be worn.

We must follow our Lord in His humiliation, or we shall never rest with Him in glory.

Like Jacob, our years of service will be short and sweet because of the love we have to Jesus.

And when the hour to be with Jesus has come, we will forget all our toils, our pain and labor.

God Does What God Does

noreply@blogger.com (Yeo KeeHui) — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 04:08:19 PDT

Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my own things?

- Matthew 20:15 -

The vineyard workers in Jesus’ parable had forgotten God’s grace to them (Matthew 20:1-16).

They had forgotten God's grace had completely wiped out their past sins.

They had forgotten God's all-sustaining, perfect grace.

Their focus shifted to what was happening to and for other people.

They were jealous of God's grace and mercy to others.

They wanted to restrict God's grace and mercy to themselves.

They began to grumble and complain against God.

But God owes us nothing.

He freely gives us the salvation He promises when we accept Christ.

He then adds to His generosity by sending His Spirit to help us in this life as we prepare for the joy of eternity with Him.

The seeming unfairness of life demands that we keep our eyes on Him and His Word, and not on other people.

God is good.

Let us be found content with what God has given us.

We Are The Soil For The Seed

noreply@blogger.com (Yeo KeeHui) — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 06:02:35 PDT

But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop:

some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

- Matthew 13:8 -

The Lord Jesus Christ talked about the parable of the sower.

The seed is the Word of God.

The spirit of life is in the seed.

The seed is sown.

Its growth depends on the right kind of soil.

We are the soil where the Word of God is sown.

Our environment and what we do after receiving the seed will determine our spiritual growth.

Our spiritual growth represents sanctification, the formation of God's image in us by living His way of life empowered by His Spirit.

A seed of faith is not intended to lie dormant.

We have only this life to live.

Then will come the final Judgment and the end of the world.

We are to work out our salvation with fear and trembling.

And we are not to let our environments overpower us and control us.

We are to become the good ground and yield an abundant crop.

We are to live and serve God all our lives.

And we are to live for the glory of God.