Our thoughts world is in reality is a life-building process. It affects our actions and impact others too.
The choices and actions flow from the thoughts and the quality of the choices is directly related on our thoughts world.
We build our life through thoughts, leading to deeds and actions. This lifetime of thoughts and actions form us – and this is ultimately our choice that God gave to us.
““See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil,”
Deuteronomy 30:15
Thoughts are the seeds that shape our actions and destiny, make sure we plant good thoughts.
God gave us our mind and the power to make choices.
Our minds are powerful, and our thoughts will shape who we are and will become – this choice is ours to make.
“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.” Proverbs 4:23
From a small seed, a mighty tree emerged. A seed is sown and planted into the ground; with time it grows into a large tree, then the flowers bloom and it’s fruit ripen in due season. Change is a continuous process in our lives – may we with God’s help, continue to progress and soar; with changes that come our way.
Thoughts are the seeds that shape our actions
and destiny. ~ Cheong Kok Weng
Getting wisdom involves the will, affection for it and the intellect – the endeavour to use all available means to seek and find wisdom and prudence. In the process of the striving to obtain wisdom, reaching a higher faculty of reasoning and feelings; a person shows he has regard for the welfare of his soul, spirit and body.
We must remember the keeping of understanding shall find good, shall have great benefits for the conduct in this life. We are to guard it like precious treasure and it will bring us innumerable benefits.
He that is upright in judgment finds favour with God.
God is a forgiving God and rich and plenteous in His mercy,
The condition attach to this is : “to all who call on Him”.
Fundamentally God’s mercy is about forgiveness. It’s human nature to think he may approach God on his own merit. It’s human nature to be proud.
Even your very best, your absolute best, is not enough to please God
But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. ” Isaiah 64:6
“So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God”. Romans 8:8
As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:” Romans 3:10
And so, if we are to ever have a relationship with God our prime need, our first need is this – to be forgiven. God will help us in other areas of our lives – but first and foremost we need to see our need of forgiveness which comes from a merciful God.
Sin is definitely, a relationship breaker. How many times, if you can even count them, has sin caused you problems and difficulties in relationships. We know that is true. How much more so in our relationship with God.
“He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities”. Psalm 103.10 However, God’s mercy means that he does not treat us as our sins deserve. We are deserving of destruction and punishment and condemnation. But God’s mercy means that we are not treated as our sins deserve. God’s mercy means we can be forgiven.
Refer also to: Ephesians 2:4-9
The account of the Resurrection of Jesus
“In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you. And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word. And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him. Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.”
Matthew 28:1-10
A pastor by the name of Raymond Koh was abducted in Petaling Jaya (greater Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia on Feb 13, 2017 at about 10:50 a.m. and the pastor has been missing since.
The right thinking citizens of the country were highly suspicious; after viewing a recording of the blatant terrorising abduction that was carried out with militaristic precision, accompanied by the loud silence from the authorities – the cavernous sound of silence is reverberating incessantly throughout the corridors of the entire land. A candle light vigil in a few cities in Malaysia for Pastor Raymond Koh was held on Mar 5, 2017.
Do pray for the still missing pastor and the family.
Thank you and blessings.
Further reading.
http://write2rest.blogspot.my/2017/03/what-has-pastor-raymond-kohs-abduction.html?m=1
As we look back and see that we have travelled in the wrong direction, we have the choice to turn around.
Looking back & learn, and have the grace of letting go where needed; will enable us to move forward with the power of moving on in the right direction.
The past is still worth looking at especially when it brings us to the truth and helps us to take the necessary corrective action.The past is to help us see things in perspective, don’t let it hold us back, Look back to move forward.
Our life must be lived today and let’s step forward, keep moving in the right path. Make it an exciting journey henceforth with God’s help.
Today it is 3 April, 2015 AD (Anno Domini – in the year of the Lord, not ‘after death’) – this date and every day, testifies to all of us that Jesus once walked on planet earth more than 2 thousand years ago.
Good Friday commemorates the death by crucifixion of Jesus Christ at Calvary, before His resurrection three days later on Easter Sunday.
WHY must Jesus die for us?
The gospel reveals that God acts righteously in forgiving us; He does not ignore our sins, but takes care of them in Jesus Christ. Representationally, God presented Jesus as a sacrifice for our forgiveness. Sin has consequences, and Jesus volunteered to suffer the consequences on our behalf. The cross demonstrates God’s love as well as His justice.
Jesus became a curse on our behalf so we could escape the curse of the law, which is death. He became something He was not, so that we could become something we were not. He became sin for us, so that we might be declared righteous through Him. Because He suffered what we deserved, He redeemed us from the curse of the law. “The punishment that brought us peace was upon him.” Because He suffered death, we can enjoy peace with God.
The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work. Victory was won on the cross. By His death, “Jesus was able to “destroy him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil” and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.” (Hebrews 2:14-15). “
Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.” John 8:58
“Then they took up stones to throw at Him; but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.” John 8:59
[ Moses asked God about His name…
And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say.. ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ” Exodus 3:13-14 ]
The Jews understood Jesus claimed to be God when Jesus said before Abraham was, “I AM” – Jesus used the very name of God! This provoked the Jews to want to kill him.
Since God is eternal there is to Him no ‘was’ or ‘will be’. He always ‘is’. What Jesus really says here is: ‘Before Abraham was, I am eternally alive!’