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Friday, July 12, 2013

Trust In The Lord - Reliance

Proverbs 3:5-6

New International Version (NIV)
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.

Rely on the wisdom and power of God and not of your own understanding only.

Instruction:
Prov 3:5 Trust the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.

Promise:
Prov 3:6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

You can never rely on God if your perception is limited only on what you can see. The Bible said: We do not look at the things that can be seen. We look at the things that cannot be seen. The things that can be seen will come to an end. But the things that cannot be seen will last forever. 2Cor 4:18 NLV

Relying and trusting God required the activation of our eyes of faith. The bible said: Faith assures us of things we expect and convinces us of the existence of things we cannot see. Heb 11:1 GW

When we move our trust and dependence to God, we rest upon the unlimited, unmatched ability and strength of our Lord.  In doing so, we rest securely on the Almighty regardless of what difficulties we are facing.

We need to seek God not just when we think we need Him, bur rather in every avenue of our lives, we are to see the omnipresent God, leaning on Him, listening to that still small voice that gives us divine direction.


Rev Dr. Ronnie Ng




 


 
 



Thursday, July 11, 2013

Set Your Priorities According To God's Word

Proverbs 3:1-3:

My son, do not forget my teaching,
but keep my commands in your heart,
2 for they will prolong your life many years
and bring you peace and prosperity.
3 Let love and faithfulness never leave you;
bind them around your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart.

The business world understand a sagacious rule: “If you want to gain wealth, then you have to outsmart others.” Many people considered honesty, virtues and moral values as weaknesses if your want to be financially successful. However, gaining riches may not be the total meaning of a prosperous life. In fact, wealth is a very dangerous foundation of a man’s life. During the Global crisis of 2008, we read of several millionaires who committed suicide when their business suddenly became bankrupt.

Genuine prosperity which is based on the word of God includes not only accumulation of wealth but also good health and peace of mind springing from spiritual security from God. The bible said: “The blessing of the LORD makes a person rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.” Pro 10:22

King Solomon, who ruled in the golden days of prosperity of Israel from 971 BC to 931 BC, wrote the book of Proverbs under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. In Proverb Chapter 3, he recorded the secrets of living in good health, success and peace. Let us study these biblical principles and discover that it is also relevant to our lives today as it works to Solomon almost 3,000 years ago.

Set your priority according to God’s word.

Instruction toward God:
Pro 3:1 My son, do not forget my teachings, and keep my commands in mind,

Promise if you will obey:
Pro 3:2 because they will bring you long life, good years, and peace.

Instruction toward others:
Pro 3:3 Do not let mercy and truth leave you. Fasten them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.

Priority Check
1) Worship – Love above law
2) Fellowship – Compassion above regulations
3) Discipleship – Growth above comfort
4) Ministry – Service above office
5) Mission – Mission above ambition
"Lord, show me where love and hope and faith are needed, and use me to bring them to those places." (Alan Paton)

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Do Not Be Quickly Provoked

"Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools." (Ecclesiates 7:9)

A wise man, off his guard, may feel it for a moment: but in him it cannot rest: it is a fire which he immediately casts out of his breast. But the fool - the man who is under the dominion of his own tempers, harbors and fosters it, till it takes the form of malice, and then excites him to seek full revenge on those whom he deems enemies.

Verses relating to Ecclesiates 7:9:
Colossians 3:8 - But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
Proverbs 14:29 - He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
Psalms 37:8 - Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

   A. "THE PATIENT IN SPIRIT IS BETTER THAN THE PROUD IN SPIRIT"
      1. Pride is evil, and is of the world - cf. Mk 7:21-23; 1Jn 2:16
      2. Patience is a virtue to be pursued by the man of God - cf.
         1Ti 6:11; Tit 2:2

   B. WHY PATIENCE IS BETTER THAN PRIDE...
      1. Pride leads to contention and destruction - Pr 13:10; 16:18
      2. Pride leads to anger, which resides in the heart of the
         foolish - 7:9
      3. Patience, on the other hand, is indicative of wisdom and
         necessary to salvation - Pr 14:29; Ro 2:7; He 10:36
"Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret."

Tuesday, July 09, 2013

Clothe Yourselves With Humility

"Clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." (1 Peter 5:5)

Humility is a Christian virtue that still keeps one clean. Doubtless, the picture indelibly impressed in Peter's mind is of Jesus, clothed with a towel as a slave, washing the feet of His disciples.

Peter is writing with such pathos (passion). The kind of submission to another which is demanded is that of profound humility taken to oneself like a garment. Peter draws a picture of putting on humility as though it were an apron; this calls for: yielding and surrendering. John 13:3-5, "Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things unto His hands, and that He had come from God and was going to God, rose from supper and laid aside His garments, took a towel and girded Himself. After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded.
about security that leads to humility:

Best Illustration: The humility of which Peter speaks is like that of the tax collector; it is not simply a winsome graciousness, it is the humility of repentance, of despairing self-distrust that turns to God in saving faith. Luke 18:9-14,

"Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: 'Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself. 'God, I thank You that I am not like other
men-extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.' And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me a sinner!' 'I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.'

Hudson Taylor was founder of the China Inland Mission. On one occasion someone said to
him, "You must sometimes be tempted, Mr. Taylor, to be proud because of the wonderful way God has used you. I doubt if any man living has had greater honor." To this gracious word, Mr. Taylor replied, "On the contrary, I often think that God must have been looking for someone small enough and weak enough for Him to use, and then He found me. "Humility is not to be put on as a matter of outward show; it is rather to be worn as the garment of the spirit, as a characteristic attitude that expresses itself in practical action toward others.One last thought on humility. It is not only used as the garment of a slave, it is also used of putting on a long, stoke-like garment, which was the sign of honor and pre-eminence. To complete the picture we must put both images together. Jesus once put on the slave's apron and undertook the humblest of all duties, washing His disciples' feet, but that very apron of humility will become the garment of honor for us, for it is he who is the servant of all
who is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven. (Matthew 20:25-28)


"I believe the first test of a truly great man is him humility." (John Ruskin)