The Thoughts of the Harodim

渴慕

2011-08-14T19:12:00.002+08:00

Shalom friends!

Recently I listened to a song titled 渴慕. Very touching. Let's thirst more of Holy Spirit!

I'll upload d chords once I have worked them out =) Enjoy!

http://mymedia.yam.com/m/2710453

渴慕

每當我向你高舉雙手

你的愛就充滿我心中

你揀選我成為你兒女

不在意我的過去

每當我抬頭仰望你主

你就成為我隨時幫助

你應許在信實中堅定

喔聖靈帶領我生命

※ 我渴慕主聖靈你恩膏將我充滿

讓我再次進入你的美好同在

我渴慕主聖靈你能力將我澆灌

我願更深愛你榮耀敬拜你

2010-03-26T19:25:00.003+08:00

I LOVE YOU
according to Shigionoth

耶稣，耶稣
耶稣，耶稣
你带我走吧！
带我走吧！
耶稣，耶稣
耶稣，耶稣

我爱你耶稣!
我深深爱你！
*smack*
耶稣，耶稣！
我爱你！

带我进入你的院子里！
你带我走吧！
带我走吧！
耶稣，耶稣
耶稣，耶稣
主耶稣。。。。。

让我与你永远永远在一起！
你带我走吧！
带我走吧！
耶稣，耶稣
主耶稣。。。。。

Forget the past

2009-12-25T15:20:00.000+08:00

Shalom Shalom!
Recently, a few weeks ago, I was praying and worshipping God. And while I was doing so, I believe He told me to read Isaiah 54.

It was talking about the LORD who will restore Yisrael and will make her whole.
As I was reading it, a verse caught me and touched me.

Isaiah 54:4-5
"Fear not, for you will not be ashamed; be not confounded, for you will not be disgraced; for you will forget the shame of your youth, and the reproach of your widowhood you will remember no more.
For your Maker is your husband, the LORD of hosts is his name; and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer, the God of the whole earth he is called."

God loves us so much that even though He turns away from us in anger for a while, He still turns to us again in LOVE and COMPASSION.
He knows that we are weak and incapable of many things which when we do, will make us sad and dissapointed.

In verses 4-5... what struck me was that He said that we will forget the shame of our youth!
And that reminds me of what St. Paul said in his epistle to the Philippians

Philippians 3:13
Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead...

Actually, lately i was dwelling much in the past but i thank God in Christ Jesus that He has reminded me to forget the past and move on because He has come to make all things new and give us life more abundantly!! Halleluyah!!

If you have been sad, depressed and dissapointed because of your past, look to Jesus and ask the HOly Spirit to help you forget the past and move forward with Him.
He will help you when you call to Him with a thirsty heart. He will fill you anew with strength for each day as you continue to seek Him and learn how to dwell in His presence
(which i am learning now too! ^_^")

GOd bless you richly in Christ JEsus!!

Lets talk =)

2009-08-30T21:28:00.000+08:00

Recently, i believe God is doing a new work among His people. Its is such a great thing that i want to be a part of. It is the work of God uniting the many denominations of Christianity into ONE BODY OF CHRIST. It is so great that satan desires to fail it.

And this is one tool that he uses to divide the holy Catholic church.... judging

St Paul says in his epistle to the Romans:
"Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things."

Its true, we are all sinners who fall short of God's glory and we cannot judge. We are in NO PLACE to judge becos we are imperfect.

Sometimes, it pains me to see pastors and members among my brethren to judge and evaluate other people and ministries. And sometimes, I TOO DO THE SAME.
Truthfully, it is very tempting to judge and evaluate something academically like what our schools and learning places teach us to do.

But if we do so, that is not how we as a church will be growing. We will be hurting others and ourselves in the end. We will sin against God and be puffed up like a over-sized souffle.

Its very hurting and painful towards someone if we judge and evaluate someone's work. It so does not build them up. In turn, it tears them down and then hurts them on the inside. It makes them turn cold towards us.

No wonder our LORD Jesus told us:
"Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. "
and
“Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you."

Let us instead in GENUINE LOVE build up and help one another.
Lets ask our dear Abba to grant us strength to love one another that we may be able to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace which the Holy Spirit desires so much.
And let us not grieve the Holy Spirit of God too =)

God bless you all in Christ Jesus richly!

if you all need anything in prayer do leave a comment =)

Malchus and us

2009-08-28T11:42:00.000+08:00

Shalom viewers!
Thank God for a week of holiday. Its a good breather for me although it might be boring for me sometimes but still thank God!

I'd like to share something with you which really touched me when meditating on the 2nd station of the cross where Jesus was betrayed and arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane

This is a picture where Peter cuts off Malchus' ear in wanting to protect Jesus.

I was looking at the Gospel according to John ( John 18:1-11)

What God impressed on my heart was the high priest's servant Malchus whose ear Peter cut off with a knife in responding to defend Jesus.

As i meditated on it, it strikes me that we too are like Malchus.
We deserve to be cut into pieces because of our sins. BUT Jesus in His infinite mercies has not done so.
INSTEAD He took our infirmities, our sins, our wounds and pains, our wrongdoings and put them on His body.

He then took us from the doom which we were going towards and set us on a place where we could stand. He healed our wounds and restored us to become the person He wants us to be.

How loving is our God!

Jesus too is so loving as He in His painful and bitter baptism showed such great mercy!
As the redeemed, let us strive to become like Him each day!

I hope you are encouraged by this post =)

Shalom and blessings to you in Jesus Name!

Prayer filled with praise

2009-06-08T11:06:00.000+08:00

This post is from Chinese Christian Prayer Mountain (CCPM) conference in Genting Highlands on April 5 2009

Psalm 103:1 -- Bless the Lord, O my soul,and all that is within me,bless his holy name!

From this first verse, we are given a hint that the psalmist met hardship because, most of the time, psalmist do praise God even in hardship and that is one virtue we must learn from.
But, why in prayer should we have praise and worship?
Psalm 22:1-3 says:
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning? O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer,and by night, but I find no rest. Yet you are holy,enthroned on the praises of Israel.

Ps 22:3 says "Yet you are holy,enthroned on the praises of Israel."

Let us praise and worship God and pray until God establish His throne not only in our lives but also in the area we live in. Where his throne is established we will feel His presence, His peace, His power working. =)

Below is an example of the Shilach Paul and his companion Silas praising and worshipping God in the midst of their suffering:
Acts 16:25-28--About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone's bonds were unfastened. When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. But Paul cried with a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here.”

Praise and worship can cause amazing miracles to take place!

But to pray and have it filled with praise and worship we must have faith.. we must worship in Spirit and in truth.

Psalm 11:3-- In the Lord I take refuge ; how can you say to my soul, “Flee like a bird to your mountain..."
Romans 8:9-- You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.

When we praise and worship God we can repeat on and on until His joy enters into our hearts and becomes our strength. Soon, God's throne will be set in our hearts as we continue in praise and worship and our lives will be directed by God Himself. =)

Psalm 103:1b--...and all that is within me,bless his holy name!

We have to worship and praise God with all of our inward being.
The only way is by obeying the greatest command which is
וְאָהַבְתָּ, אֵת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ, בְּכָל-לְבָבְךָ וּבְכָל-נַפְשְׁךָ, וּבְכָל-מְאֹדֶךָ.
And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength. (Dt6:5)

Let us worship God throughout our lives. May our live be a pleasing sacrifice, holy and pleasing to Him.

Blessings be with you all in Christ Jesus!

Deuteronomy 28 COntinued...

2008-12-25T16:13:00.001+08:00

Shalom uveracha! and Merry Christmas to all of you!
Indeed, may Yeshua bless all of you richly as you continue to walk with Him!

Now.. I am sure you have all read Deuteronomy 28 and Leviticus 26 right? Yes... I believe so...
Anyways, the 2 chapters above does tell us clearly that God will bless us abundantly if we WALK IN HIS WAYS and OBEY HIS COMMANDMENTS. Well... whenever I read that, I am excited. But I am not focusing on how God will bless. I am more concerned on how can I obey??

Let me share with you these things as I learned. If Moshe(Moses) said you shall obey all the commandments does it mean:
1. Obey all the food laws?
2. Undergo Circumcision?
3. Celebrate all the Jewish festivals?
4. Observe Shabbat?
5. Carry out sacrifice and obey miscellaneous laws?
Well... if we are to obey the LORD we must obey all His commandments and well... PRAISE GOD that the end of every law is Messiah
Romans 10:4
For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

and how you may ask?

Well... firstly after the sacrifice of Yeshua on the cross for our sins, our sins are washed away by the power of His precious blood. We are cleansed therefore not by the blood of bulls and lambs but by the blood of Yeshua ha Messiah our LORD who conquered sin and death. Seeing that, we are no more to make sacrifice and also that the beit mishkan(Temple) is us; our bodies which are the Temple of the Holy Spirit.
Hebrews 9:11-14
But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation) he entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves but by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption. For if the blood of goats and bulls, and the sprinkling of defiled persons with the ashes of a heifer, sanctify for the purification of the flesh, how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God.
Hebrews 4:14-16
Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

What about circumcision? Must we all be circumcised in the flesh? Not so, but we who are in Messiah must be circumcised by the Spirit.
Romans 2:28-29
For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical. But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God.
And the circumcision of the Spirit is when the Holy Spirit comes into you and changes your heart and renews it day by day. That is why we need to be born of the Spirit.

Food law? pls read Acts 10 =) Shilach(Apostle) Shaul/Paul also said...
Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
And this scripture truly answers the observance of festivals and days (read Romans 14)

But remember that we are to serve God joyfully =)
I hope you are excited as I am and let us go out to obey God and serve Him joyfully knowing that we have everything in Him!

Shalom Uveracha b'shem Yeshua ha Messiah!
Peace and blessing in the name of Jesus the Messiah!

Blessing?

2008-11-15T14:27:00.001+08:00

Blessing.. what is this word about? It has been thrown around in many churches and some even misuse it... In Hebrew, blessing is b'rakha and it comes from the root word nirvekha which means to kneel. Brakha is normally shouted at camels in Yisrael to make them kneel even until today. That is why it also carries the meaning to kneel. Therefore as the people of God, we are to humble ourselves first before God can bless us!

Now, let me share what I have learnt from God's Word... If you want to add in please, you are very welcomed to do so. Just leave a comment =)
Let us look at Deuteronomy 28 and Leviticus 26. Read through it once and chew it as much as you can. I tell you next time la =)

2008-10-12T17:05:00.000+08:00

Ephesians 4:1-6
I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

Shalom uveracha!
May you all prosper greatly!
I have been meditating on this verse recently and have heard some things recently from my mother and my aunt. It was on Saturday the 11th of October at night and these two women were sort of gossiping which is totally haram! But... I pray that Eloheem will forgive them... Anyways, they were like talking on some issues on why some believers of my church (Cheras Baptist Church) left. This topic is saddening as a person who wants to please God and as a person who loves peace but... what they said truly sadden me. The fact that there are still disagreements in the body of Messiah as some have said "When iron sharpens iron, there are frictions"? I dunno but from what I heard is all about blaming the pastor and blaming other people and blaming their faults. I mean... when are they going to reconcile?? I just wonder... whether this is a good testimony to Messiah. As I meditated this verse last week, I felt that the Spirit of God revealed to me that as followers of Christ, we must keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace(v3). My thought dwelled on that verse and Iasked the Holy Spirit what it meant and truly, He is faithful and loves His people.
I did not understand the meaning of "... the unity of the Spirit..." and I kept thinking on it. Then, I asked the Spirit of God and I felt that He told me this:
"I am unifying you into a body, the Body of Christ. And it is this unification that I am talking about. I am not many but One. I am unifying all of you, My believers and that all of you must keep this unity through the bond of peace."

Then, I asked how? I thought and thought and in the end, the Holy Spirit showed me verse 3 (I was using King James but the ESV writes that in verse 2)

"2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love"

I was humbled and it is the truth!. We need to be patient and humble with gentleness to bear each other in love. The love of Christ which is unconditional.

How sweet are His Words. Sweeter than that of the honeycomb!
May we all learn to keep bond of peace in the body of Christ in Love and forgive all our shortcomings. May we learn to accept one another just as Christ accepted us.

Shalom uveracha bshem Yeshua Ha Messiah!
Peace and blessings in the name of Jesus the Messiah!

Our Faithful One

2008-08-18T21:04:00.000+08:00

Here is a trustworthy saying:
If we died with him,
we will also live with him;
if we endure,
we will also reign with him.
If we disown him,
he will also disown us;
if we are faithless,
he will remain faithful,
for he cannot disown himself. (2 Timothy 2:11-13)

Recently, I have meditated on this verse and I would also invite you to meditate this verse. It is amazing how God is faithful even if we are faithless.
This saying is indeed trustworthy...
When we died with Messiah, He has crucified our sinful nature with Him on the cross so that we can live freely again.

"God made Jesus who had no sin to be sin (or 'a sin offering') for us, so that in him we might
become the righteousness of God." (2 Corinthians 5:21)

It is only through the death of Christ that we are set free from sin and death. In that, we take hope for when the body dies, our hope is that we will see Yeshua as He is and we will be like Him

"Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we
know that when he appears[1] we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is."
(1 John 3:2)

Then surely with this hope, we do our best to endure the hardships with Messiah whereby if we keep pressing on and not let go, we will reign with Him.
However, in the process of this life, if we disown Him, obviously as a faithful God, He will forgive you your sins and your rebellion but if you really disown Him very very very seriously, then... I hope you will repent and fast to gain favour in God's eyes again.
And here is the bomb...

if we are faithless,
he will remain faithful,
for he cannot disown himself. (v13)

When we lose faith, Yeshua is still the faithful One! Why? Simple, because He cannot disown Himself. If we are faithless and He becomes faithless, then, who are we to hold on to??
If He becomes faithless, the universe will just rot in a snap because, He is the sustainer of the universe! If you meditate more on it, you will understand that faith is part of the essence of God. He is faith and if you are down or depressed, look to Him. satan wants you to let you think that your problems are larger than God but if you ignore your problem and start looking towards God, you will find that He is still keeping you in His hands. And not only you but the whole world!

Shalom uveracha b'shem Yeshua Ha Messiah!
Peace and blessings in (the) name (of) Jesus the Messiah!

2008-08-09T18:21:00.000+08:00

Shalom uveracha b'shem Yeshua Ha Messiah!
Peace and blessings in (the) name of Jesus the Messiah!

How is everyone? I hope you all sihat walafiat =)
very very sorry I not post for long time cause... I either no time or no semangat... anyways, I decided not to close down this blog. I am just surprised because my mother actually encouraged me to blog! hahaha (that which I think is very very very RARE)

Anyways, Passion KL was tov (good) and a blast! It was awesome how we could, by God's mercy and grace, worship God together and listen to the message that was given that evening. After hearing the prelude of the message by Louie Gigilo, where he speaks part of the 268 Declaration where the verse is found in Isaiah 26:8.
After that night, I just wanted to look up and study that verse and just let its meaning seep into me. After studiying it and after God opened my eyes, Isaiah 26:8 is a beautiful verse and yet it BURNS!

Isaiah 26:8

Yes, LORD, walking in the way of your laws,
we wait for you;
your name and renown
are the desire of our hearts.

I totally agree with Louie when he stated that "Yes, LORD" is in essence "now Adonai(LORD)"
"You are LORD not me", "You are Adonai no matter what!", not "now Shan Berg" or "later Adonai" but "now Adonai", "Yes ADONAI".
Since we say that, we will walk in His way, the ways of His laws/judgements. When we declare that Jesus is LORD we don't wait but we desire to follow His Words. And as we follow Him in His Words, we walk in His ways... we learn to fear (respect and honour) Him and His decrees... we start doing right and doing things justly. As we continue to do so, we wait for Him, we continue to trust and hope in His Word, His promises and in Him, Yeshua(Jesus).

WHY?

All this because... "Your name and Your renown are the desire of our hearts!"
All the following of Your laws and decrees and in hoping and trusting You, we desire and hunger
to lift up Your name and to glorify Jesus name!
All this to make Jesus name known to all men and to make His Name remembered among all
men, to make His fame bigger and more than ever!

These are the passionate consuming desires of the heart and soul of the one who loves and fears God.

May Adonai keep you and bless you
May He cause His face to shine upon you
May Adonai lift up His countanence upon you
and give you peace!

Shavua tov my friends and to all the believers in Messiah Yeshua who are in Malaysia, Shabbat Shalom (I'm trying to observe Shabbat which starts from sundown (1926-1925 next day).

Keep persuing Yeshua!

H.A.R.O
the Humility And Reconstructive Order (Rom 15:1-7)

שלןם אליחם! Shalom Aleichem!

2008-02-01T19:50:00.000+08:00

You know what they say... A new year... A new look! =)
Shalom Peace to you my fellow readers.

Just to inform you, that any of you who read this blog is called a Harodim(just for fun) =)

Anyways, I would like to start this blog with the words of an invited speaker in the Chinese congregation. I can't remember her name but she spoke very very very well...
Her title was "Do we really know Jesus the Messiah(ישוע ה מאשיאח) " and you know what... it is very interesting.

If I remember, her passage was from 2 Peter 1. Now... if you would read it...

1Simeon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who did obtain a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ:
2Grace to you, and peace be multiplied in the acknowledgement of God and of Jesus our Lord!
3As all things to us His divine power (the things pertaining unto life and piety) hath given, through the acknowledgement of him who did call us through glory and worthiness,
4through which to us the most great and precious promises have been given, that through these ye may become partakers of a divine nature, having escaped from the corruption in the world in desires.
5And this same also -- all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge,
6and in the knowledge the temperance, and in the temperance the endurance, and in the endurance the piety,
7and in the piety the brotherly kindness, and in the brotherly kindness the love;
8for these things being to you and abounding, do make [you] neither inert nor unfruitful in regard to the acknowledging of our Lord Jesus Christ,
9for he with whom these things are not present is blind, dim-sighted, having become forgetful of the cleansing of his old sins;
10wherefore, the rather, brethren, be diligent to make stedfast your calling and choice, for these things doing, ye may never stumble,
11for so, richly shall be superadded to you the entrance into the age-during reign of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
12Wherefore, I will not be careless always to remind you concerning these things, though, having known them, and having been established in the present truth,
13and I think right, so long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up in reminding [you],
14having known that soon is the laying aside of my tabernacle, even as also our Lord Jesus Christ did shew to me,
15and I will be diligent that also at every time ye have, after my outgoing, power to make to yourselves the remembrance of these things.
16For, skilfully devised fables not having followed out, we did make known to you the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, but eye-witnesses having become of his majesty --
17for having received from God the Father honour and glory, such a voice being borne to him by the excellent glory: `This is My Son -- the beloved, in whom I was well pleased;'
18and this voice we -- we did hear, out of heaven borne, being with him in the holy mount.
19And we have more firm the prophetic word, to which we do well giving heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, till day may dawn, and a morning star may arise -- in your hearts;
20this first knowing, that no prophecy of the Writing doth come of private exposition,
21for not by will of man did ever prophecy come, but by the Holy Spirit borne on holy men of God spake.

If you did notice something... In... I think verses 1-8, Peter used a repetition of the word knowledge or in here acknowledgement. She told the congregation that the Greek word for knowledge or acknowledge in this passage, has the same meaning as the know in Luke 1 where Mary says in verse 34 " How can this be, since a husband I do not know? KNOW... this word in hebrew, in Genesis is also used where Adam slept with Eve and they bore a child. That my fellow Harodim is the meaning of know.

Now... I know that some of you may be thinking What!? Know is having sex!? No and I say again No my friend. This know is to know the other person so intimately that you know him very very very much that even if his/her face is disfigured you can still recognize that it is your friend. That is the same with us and Jesus the Messiah(ישוע ה מאשיאח)

My friends, do you really know Jesus the Messiah(ישוע ה מאשיאח) ? When אדוניAdonai (The Lord) says to "Love Me with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength,

did we really do it??

She used a very funny way of saying it like... LORD I Love you but I have no time for you... LORD I love you but I really have no time to pray to you =)... LORD I really have no time to read Your Word, but I still love you! =)
Funny right? The only way to know Jesus, is to go to His Word and continually try to meditate on it. Sometimes, even me, I forget and I lazy and I "have not time" to touch His word. ...

Harodim, let us start today that we may know more of Him!

Shalom Aleichem b'Shem Yeshua Ha Mashiach!
Peace be with you in Name of Jesus the Messiah!
Smile!!