Monday, October 29, 2012
TNCC STYLE (Gangnam Style Parody)
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
Where is your Rehoboth?
Isaac was in Gerar, a Philistine town.
Genesis 26 "Now there was a famine in the land—besides the previous famine in Abraham’s time—and Isaac went to Abimelek king of the Philistines in Gerar. 2 The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land where I tell you to live. 3 Stay in this land for a while, and I will be with you and will bless you. For to you and your descendants I will give all these lands and will confirm the oath I swore to your father Abraham. 4 I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and will give them all these lands, and through your offspring[a] all nations on earth will be blessed,[b] 5 because Abraham obeyed meand did everything I required of him, keeping my commands, my decrees and my instructions.” 6 So Isaac stayed in Gerar."
But if you read on, Isaac suffered many hardships thereafter. The wells he had dug up were disputed, so he moved on and dug other wells. Maybe your business had been taken or stolen away from you, but take heart as don't let the enemy bury your destiny as God's best can't be taken away from you.
Verse 22 He moved on from there and dug another well, and no one quarreled over it. He named it Rehoboth,[e] saying, “Now the Lord has given us room and we will flourish in the land.”
Where is your Rehoboth? Maybe you are already in your Rehoboth. Rehoboth may be a country like China in my case, but it can also be a different direction in your business or career. Ask God where is your Rehoboth.
Verse 12 Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold, because the Lordblessed him. 13 The man became rich, and his wealth continued to grow until he became very wealthy.
Once God moves in our lives, nations will feed of us. Nations' ministry work will be funded by such end-time Isaacs.
Genesis 26 "Now there was a famine in the land—besides the previous famine in Abraham’s time—and Isaac went to Abimelek king of the Philistines in Gerar. 2 The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land where I tell you to live. 3 Stay in this land for a while, and I will be with you and will bless you. For to you and your descendants I will give all these lands and will confirm the oath I swore to your father Abraham. 4 I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and will give them all these lands, and through your offspring[a] all nations on earth will be blessed,[b] 5 because Abraham obeyed meand did everything I required of him, keeping my commands, my decrees and my instructions.” 6 So Isaac stayed in Gerar."
But if you read on, Isaac suffered many hardships thereafter. The wells he had dug up were disputed, so he moved on and dug other wells. Maybe your business had been taken or stolen away from you, but take heart as don't let the enemy bury your destiny as God's best can't be taken away from you.
Verse 22 He moved on from there and dug another well, and no one quarreled over it. He named it Rehoboth,[e] saying, “Now the Lord has given us room and we will flourish in the land.”
Where is your Rehoboth? Maybe you are already in your Rehoboth. Rehoboth may be a country like China in my case, but it can also be a different direction in your business or career. Ask God where is your Rehoboth.
Verse 12 Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold, because the Lordblessed him. 13 The man became rich, and his wealth continued to grow until he became very wealthy.
Once God moves in our lives, nations will feed of us. Nations' ministry work will be funded by such end-time Isaacs.
Monday, October 08, 2012
Such times as these
Two weeks ago I was invited to a CIMB function whereby selected clients were invited to One-World Hotel and briefed on investment opportunities in Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia and Cambodia where CIMB has a presence or connection and was able to be not only be your banker but offer assistance to you through their ASEAN Business Club.
During the lunch lecture, the Research Economist from CIMB gave us an outlook of the global economy. He stated the obvious that there is no light for Europe in the next 10 years and the US economy appears to be sluggish and unable to generate enough jobs but he still will bet on a stronger Greenback for various reasons. He said there is no external demand and Malaysian exporters were suffering and neither is there internal demand besides what the GLCs were spending.
More interesting was an official from Indonesia who presented Indonesia's economic outlook. They report a GDP growth of around 6% and a debt-GDP ration of 25%. The official debt-GDP ratio in Malaysia from Bank Negara is 51% and nearing the debt ceiling of 55% imposed by several acts.
The Malaysian national debt level is governed by various laws that impose a debt ceiling for the government. Act 637, which is the Loan (Local) Act 1959, and Act 275, the Government Investment Act 1983, state that combined loans raised domestically should not exceed a ceiling of 55 per cent of the nation’s GDP.
The Indonesian official however said Malaysia had a debt-GDP ratio of 100% like the US. This is plausible if you take into account of the debts raised by our GLCs which circumvent those restrictions.
In times like this I will choose to listen to the Lord on where to put our limited resources. God told Abraham to move from his homeland, he did and the Lord prospered him. Likewise through several men of God, I have been told that my destiny is in China. These include internationally renowned prophets. Of course God has already spoke to my heart and these are just people He sent to reconfirm His will for me. Sure it is not an easy road and doubt sometimes creep into my mind. Sure there are critics but we need to only listen to God, not the critics even those at home. You may have to endure some people speaking against you, but if you can stay on the high road, you will prove their criticism invalid.
During the lunch lecture, the Research Economist from CIMB gave us an outlook of the global economy. He stated the obvious that there is no light for Europe in the next 10 years and the US economy appears to be sluggish and unable to generate enough jobs but he still will bet on a stronger Greenback for various reasons. He said there is no external demand and Malaysian exporters were suffering and neither is there internal demand besides what the GLCs were spending.
More interesting was an official from Indonesia who presented Indonesia's economic outlook. They report a GDP growth of around 6% and a debt-GDP ration of 25%. The official debt-GDP ratio in Malaysia from Bank Negara is 51% and nearing the debt ceiling of 55% imposed by several acts.
The Malaysian national debt level is governed by various laws that impose a debt ceiling for the government. Act 637, which is the Loan (Local) Act 1959, and Act 275, the Government Investment Act 1983, state that combined loans raised domestically should not exceed a ceiling of 55 per cent of the nation’s GDP.
The Indonesian official however said Malaysia had a debt-GDP ratio of 100% like the US. This is plausible if you take into account of the debts raised by our GLCs which circumvent those restrictions.
In times like this I will choose to listen to the Lord on where to put our limited resources. God told Abraham to move from his homeland, he did and the Lord prospered him. Likewise through several men of God, I have been told that my destiny is in China. These include internationally renowned prophets. Of course God has already spoke to my heart and these are just people He sent to reconfirm His will for me. Sure it is not an easy road and doubt sometimes creep into my mind. Sure there are critics but we need to only listen to God, not the critics even those at home. You may have to endure some people speaking against you, but if you can stay on the high road, you will prove their criticism invalid.
