SUPER RICH 3-IN-1 INSTANT DEVOTION-MIX

FOURTHmarchtwoohohseven

3-in-1 mocha lies in a mug beside my keyboard.
ahhh, the wonders of cocoa and caffeine.

(sidenote)
for the ignorant,
HOW TO MAKE HEAVENLY 3-IN-1 MOCHA AT HOME:

1. Pour 1 satchel each of 3-in-1 Coffee Mix and 3-in-1 Milo Powder into ur mug.
2. Dissolve with 1/2 mug of hot water. (Stir until no more sediments.)
   
3. Top up with 1/2 mug of ice. (Stir until ice-cold.)

there u have it, an icecold mug of rich, thick, comparabletostarbucks Instant Mocha.
your life will never be the same again.

due to my recent superbusy supertiring backtoback sleepcompromising schedule, i havent had the slightest chance to type in my devotions.
therefore this day i am doing a 3-in-1 compilation.

prior to my 3-in-1 cuppa mocha, the Lord brought me to Romans 8:14-15.

"because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, 'Abba, Father.'" - Romans 8:14-15

i felt the Lord was reassuring me of his great love.

on the way back from Ipoh in the car, i had the opportunity to be listening to some of Pastor Joseph Prince's recorded sermons, courtesy of my Mum.
and through that, the Spirit spoke to me in a new way.
(definitely beats sleeping allthewaythrough the journey)

one of the key things that caught me was the attitude of sonship -
in recognising our position toward God is that of sons.

the word 'Abba' is Aramaic for Father, but with a more personal connotation.
the English equivalent will be 'Daddy', or 'Papa'.

therefore, we should not view God as some bigangryperson always scolding us.
"for you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear"
he is our DADDY!

as a child, when we gotobedatnight and thingsgoBUMP and we are afraid of the Monstersinthecloset which are waitingtoGOBBLEusup, we do not (normally) cry, "our beloved Father who liveth in heaven! unto thy hallowed Name i calleth upon! saveth thee now from thine monsters who waiteth to gobbleth thee upeth!"
no no no.
instead we simply cry out, "DAAADDDYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!"

and Daddy will come rushing in to comfort and save us from our Monstersinthecloset.
Super Dad to the rescue!

and yes, this is how personal God wants to be to us.
God desires to help us, to bless us.
we simply need to ASK. to CALL UPON Super Dad.

do u always live in fear of being punished by the BIGangryGOD?
do u have needs in ur life?
do u just know about God, or do u know God as ur DADDY?

simply ASK of Super Dad, and he will be mighty to save.





THIRDmarchtwoohohseven

Tribe Prayer Meeting

the Lord led me to Isaiah 55:6-8.

thought for the day:
verse 6 implies that there are times where the Lord may not be found and times when the Lord may be far away.
hmm..

what gripped me was really verse 7:

"Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will freely pardon." - Isaiah 55:7

substitute 'wicked' and 'evil man' for ur UNSAVED FRIENDS, and u get the idea.
the Lord convicted me to REACH OUT to my PRE-BELIEVING friends!

we MUST be there to let him FORSAKE his ways, his thoughts, and let him turn to the Lord!

even as we know God, let us be bold in changing the habits and mindsets of our pre-believing friends.
TAKE A STAND FOR WHAT WE BELIEVE IN!
and let's lead our friends to TURN to God!

O God, let ME be there to influence the habits and mindsets of my pre-believing friends. let me lead them away from all that is evil and unclean, and instead direct them toward you who is Holy and Righteous. Grant me God-confidence and boldness, Lord, to take my stand and be the difference. i CLAIM the SALVATION of Ravin! Lord, tear down all the barriers and strongholds in Ravin's life that the devil has set up, and let ur Love consume Ravin so that he may be conscious that True Love can only be found in YOU, O God. Amen!





SECONDmarchtwoohohseven

today is the last day of my 2nd stint of relief teaching.
(flashback)
and ever since i left for sekolah this fineFriday morning, the next time i'll ever be able to sit in front of the komputah will be on Sunday morning.
time was compressed.
what a hectic week.

the Holy Spirit says (said):

"To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy" - Jude 1:24

and

"You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness." - Romans 6:18

note: he is ABLE to keep you from falling and present you without fault.

i have friend(s) who think that sinning is part of Christian life. true and not true.
i have friend(s) who think that masturbating is NORMAL, INNATE, UNSETFREEABLE.
what a load of bulldiarrhea. satan's lies. DECEPTION. (*ding! Sunday sermon)

Jude 1:24 has just told us the answer - he is ABLE TO KEEP U FROM FALLING!
need i shout it in ur ear? maybe. here goes.
HE IS ABLE TO KEEP U FROM FALLING!!!

blatant enough?

well, i think the key lies in focusing on our righteousness rather than on our sins.
it still blowsmymind (cue Luke's drawing) how God considers us RIGHTEOUS in his sight.
all thanks to the FINISHED work on the Cross. it is finished.
do not belittle the POWER of the Cross!

AMAZING grace, isnt it?

c'mon peeps! all u who are struggling with SIN (thats like 100% of u!):
claim this PROMISE that we CAN be without fault!
lay hold of JESUS who has MODELLED for us and ASK him to keep us from falling!

for HE has triumphed over SIN. period.