Sunday, January 31, 2010
A potted plant or a planted plant?
Last night I told a close friend David Guru that I am slowly finding a spiritual home in SIBKL. I told him that I need a platform to not only develop my spiritual life but also to be used by God.
Psalms 92:12-14
The righteous will flourish like a palm tree,
they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
planted in the house of the LORD,
they will flourish in the courts of our God.
They will still bear fruit in old age,
they will stay fresh and green,
This was part of the message today. If we do not plant ourselves in a church and be part of its mission we cannot grow either. We will just be like a plant in a pot. A potted plant is one that will keep hopping from one church to another. A potted plant's potential is limited by the size of the pot. If we are to truly flourish then we must plant ourselves in a wider church group. We truly become owners of the church's vision and devote ourselves to the church like a planted tree.
Psalms 92:12-14
The righteous will flourish like a palm tree,
they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
planted in the house of the LORD,
they will flourish in the courts of our God.
They will still bear fruit in old age,
they will stay fresh and green,
This was part of the message today. If we do not plant ourselves in a church and be part of its mission we cannot grow either. We will just be like a plant in a pot. A potted plant is one that will keep hopping from one church to another. A potted plant's potential is limited by the size of the pot. If we are to truly flourish then we must plant ourselves in a wider church group. We truly become owners of the church's vision and devote ourselves to the church like a planted tree.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
The Lord is my Redeemer
My friend Mark shared this with me during dinner tonight as I was awarded some awards for business and entrepreneurship.
Mark shared that the Lord is our Redeemer. He felt that he is inadequate in his business skills but somehow the Lord rescued him each year when he nearly failed in his projects. Isaiah 48:17 says the Lord is our Redeemer. I too can recall how many times the Lord had to rescue and redeem me. Each year my businesses could have been wiped out, but the Lord has redeemed me each year. All glory to the Lord. In Jesus'name. Amen!
Mark shared that the Lord is our Redeemer. He felt that he is inadequate in his business skills but somehow the Lord rescued him each year when he nearly failed in his projects. Isaiah 48:17 says the Lord is our Redeemer. I too can recall how many times the Lord had to rescue and redeem me. Each year my businesses could have been wiped out, but the Lord has redeemed me each year. All glory to the Lord. In Jesus'name. Amen!
Monday, January 18, 2010
Home
I have barely been away a week in Australia and already yearn to go home. There is an inner yearning for the comforts that I am used to at home. That is exactly what defines a home – a place you yearn to return despite all the good food and hospitality away from home. It is where your heart and soul is.
I believe it will be hard to call another place home despite growing up abroad for 16 years. Even now with business in China I still yearn to stay back home. God has a purpose for me at a particular place and a particular time.
I believe it will be hard to call another place home despite growing up abroad for 16 years. Even now with business in China I still yearn to stay back home. God has a purpose for me at a particular place and a particular time.
Monday, January 04, 2010
Blooming 2010
"When the climate is right a thousand flowers will bloom".
This what I believe will happen in 2010 for us and myself personally. It is a year when the flowers will bloom and we will see the fruits of what we have sowed for the past few years. God is a good God and He is no man's debtor.
The climate is now right, and the flowers will bloom in 2010 for me and my businesses O Lord. Thank You Father. In Jesus' name I give thanks. Amen.
This what I believe will happen in 2010 for us and myself personally. It is a year when the flowers will bloom and we will see the fruits of what we have sowed for the past few years. God is a good God and He is no man's debtor.
The climate is now right, and the flowers will bloom in 2010 for me and my businesses O Lord. Thank You Father. In Jesus' name I give thanks. Amen.
Friday, January 01, 2010
Thank You O Lord
As I sit here alone at my office desk on the first day of 2010, I can count my blessings for 2009. Of course there were bumpy moments and unsettled matters that are carried into 2010, but I can only praise God for sustaining us.
Yes, thank you Lord for Your providence when we ran dry.
Yes Lord, You lifted me when I was down.
O God, Your promise that "no weapon formed against me shall prosper" is an assurance I can cling to. The weapons of the enemies may seem to be prospering, but it ain't as I stand steadfast as I am in the Lord and the Lord loves me.
There are many things to thank the Lord for in 2009. We won an award for small companies. In 2010, I am sure the Lord has even more blessings in store for us. I sit here in solitude writing and am sure in 2010 I will continue to experience His grace and love in a greater magnitude.
Yes, thank you Lord for Your providence when we ran dry.
Yes Lord, You lifted me when I was down.
O God, Your promise that "no weapon formed against me shall prosper" is an assurance I can cling to. The weapons of the enemies may seem to be prospering, but it ain't as I stand steadfast as I am in the Lord and the Lord loves me.
There are many things to thank the Lord for in 2009. We won an award for small companies. In 2010, I am sure the Lord has even more blessings in store for us. I sit here in solitude writing and am sure in 2010 I will continue to experience His grace and love in a greater magnitude.
