Monday, December 31, 2007
and i thank You Lord
And I Thank You Lord for the trials that come my way
in that way I can grow each day as I let You lead
and thank you lord for the patience those trials bring
in the process of growing i can learn to care
chorus
but it goes against the way i am to put my human nature down
and let the spirit take control of all i do
cause when those trials come my human nature shouts the things to do
and god's soft prompting can be easily ignore
verse 2
i thank you lord with each trial i feel inside
that your're there to help lead and guide me away from wrong
cause you promised lord that with ev'ry testing
that your way of escaping is easier to bear
chorus
verse 3
i thank you lord for the vict'ry that growing brings
in surrender of ev'rything life is so worthwhile
and i thank you lord that when ev'rthing's put in place
out in front i can see your face and it's there you belong
end
and i thank You Lord
that when everything's put in place
Out in front i can see Your Face
And it's there You belong
Sunday, December 23, 2007
no higher calling
very much intense too! very.
ups and downs with 3 of my closer friends. God is teaching me smthg :)
this song has been stuck onto me since npcf's fri prayer meeting.
No Higher Calling
Lenny LeBlanc, Greg Gulley
Verse:indeed man! no higher calling and no greater honour than to bow b4 Him!
G C2
Down at your feet, Oh Lord,
D G
is the most high place
C2
In your presence, Lord,
F D G
We seek your Face
F D G
We seek your Face
Chorus:
C2 D
There is no higher calling
B7 Em
No greater honor
Am
Than to bow
D G
and kneel before your throne
C2 D
I'm amazed at your glory
B7 Em
embraced by your mercy
Am D G
Oh Lord, I live to worship you
:D
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
too many. candy canes.
shan't write them all here.
like i said.. too many.
some too personal.
too many, too personal. The past week (last wed till today, a wed) has been too dramatic. ok.. maybe within. or withins. can't really deny the intensity. or intensities. :D
but this i must share...
CDOP has been another testimony of His faithfulness. and grace. and providence.
honestly, i felt it as a breakthru in SP...
Mr Tan Hang Cheong, new principal of SP came and shared Luke1:26.. same passage as howie shared on sat! and apparently, a few churches had it preached recently too.. how very interesting!
Ed Wong shared on revival. and miraculously we got him in less than 2 wks. looking back, it has to be divine appointment. yfc's chee chong(?) couldn't make it. neither could cf's fuji. ok.. i make it sound so trivial... but u gotta know the background:P
it just was so surreal. we have principal of SP sharing and praying with us leh. in my head i was like, PRINCIPAL LEH! cool sia... :D
07 has been a breakthru yr in SP....
i needn't say more.
it's an honour to be a servant of the Most High!
thank you LORD.
but as i told eug and fuj (hey it rhymes!!!)... my race aint over yet, even as much as i do want to give up at times...
but it's real exciting.
it seems i have lost even more ability to reflect.
oh wells.
He knows my thoughts, that's assuring. but at the same time, it can be 'discomforting' also. a journey of Holiness.
Thank You Father.
something which i thot was super interesting ... it was shared during RAYS prayer by charmaine... use it as an evangelistic tool this christmas! :P
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Legend has it that in the 18th Century somewhere in Europe any public display of Christianity was forbidden. No crosses or Bibles were allowed and the Christians were greatly oppressed. One old man, a candy maker by profession, was particularly distressed by this. He loved the Lord with all of his heart and couldn't stand to not share that love with the world. His heart especially went out to the children when Christmas drew near and no one was allowed to have a nativity scene (or crèche`) on display in their homes. He prayed for God to show him some way to make Christmas gifts for the children which would teach them the story of Christ.
Upside down the candy cane was a "J", the first letter of Jesus' name. ( Luke 1:31) It was made of hard candy to remind us that Christ is the rock of our salvation. The wide red stripes on the candy cane were to represent the blood He shed on the cross for each one of us so that we can have eternal life through Him. He redeems us and cleanses us with His shed blood - the only thing that can wash away our sin. ( Luke 22:20) . The white stripes on a candy cane represented the virgin birth, sinless life and purity of our Lord. He is the only human being who ever lived on this earth who never committed a single sin. Even though He was tempted just as we are, He never sinned. ( I Peter: 22) The three narrow red stripes on candy canes symbolized that by His stripes, or wounds, we are healed and the Trinity - the Father, Son (Jesus) and Holy Spirit. Before the crucifixion Jesus was beaten; the crown of thorns was placed on His head; His back was raw from the whip. We are healed by those wounds. He bore our sorrows and by His stripes we are healed. ( Isaiah 53:3) The flavoring in the candy cane was peppermint, which is similar to hyssop. Hyssop is of the mint family and was used in Old Testament times for purification and sacrifice just as Jesus sacrificed His life for ours. ( John 19:29; Psalm 51:7)
The old candy maker told them that when we break our candy cane it reminds us that Jesus' body was broken for us. When we have communion it is a reminder of what He did for us. ( I Cor. 11:24) If we share our candy cane and give some to someone else in love because we want to, it represents that same love of Jesus because He is to be shared with one another in love. ( I John 4:7,8) God gave Himself to us when He sent Jesus. He loved us so much He wants us to spend eternal life with Him... which we can do if we accept Jesus in our hearts as Savior and Lord. ( John 1:12; John 3:3,16) Some people believe this story of the candy cane is just a legend. Others believe it really happened. We do not know for sure exactly how the candy cane was invented, but there is one thing for certain... it is an excellent picture of Christ and His love for you.
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cool eh?