Tabernacle Prayer

Wow this has been one of the best sermon I heard. It has impacted and changed my life so much!

Since I've last heard the sermon by Dr.David Cho Yonggi, former Senior Pastor of the world's largest church (750,000 members)!

THE man of prayer! His secret? the Tabernacle Prayer!

Puts oneself in the path of a high priest in the times of the Old Testament.

First to the brazen altar and give thanks to Jesus for His sacrifice. Praise God for His greatness!

Second to the bronze laver to reflect upon oneself against the 10 commandments, then washes one clean again. A fresh person!

Third to the Holy Place where the light of the Holy Spirit is! Where we depend upon His wisdom. He is the Counsellor sent by Jesus, He is also a person who could be grieved. Here's where we do reconciliation with Him and touch on His wisdom. For without the Holy Spirit, where is the wisdom? The wisdom of the world is not perfect.

At the Holy Place is also the showbread! The living word of God. All that we need for everything! Holy Place is where Wisdom, Knowledge and Understanding of God comes together!

Lastly is the Holy of Holies! Where Presence of God is, and where Jesus is seated beside God. Well without Jesus as our representing Most High Priest, we could never get close to God like this. As custom, the Most High Priest brings our prayers to God. Now that He died for us, we can now come into the Holy of Holies and talk to God directly! In His presence, very sure and confident that He is listening!

This prayer covers everything that we need to get close to God and to love the people around us!
Loving and fearing God, Loving and respecting the Holy Spirit, Thanksgiving and love for Jesus, checks upon oneself if we love our enemies/others like we love ourselves.

This is just so so powerful! Coming to each "station" reminds us of things to say! We can never run out of things to pray if we follow this prayer! Just praying simply and non-stop could take you atleast 10-15mins! Wow who says you can't pray?!

The Tune Of The Devil

Someone ask me to copy 2 songs. I didn't know what the 2 songs were.
Suddenly the 2 songs were playing while I try to copy. It was totally horrible.
1 of it was just a tune. But in that tune I hear screeching, a hum filled with a evil intent.
I can feel so many ungodly things coming out from it; death, immorality, torture, murder etc.It just totally creeps me out!
I was so scared, so scared. Never in my life was I so afraid before.
I really don't want to listen to it again. But it just keeps playing and playing.
Even when it stops, it kept playing in my mind. I just can't get it out!

Then suddenly someone ask, "What song is that?"
"It's a satanic tune!" I replied trembling.

Then I woke up with that tune still in my head. I realised that I've had a nightmare.But that nightmare never stop after I woke up. It is still playing and I don't want to go back to sleep.

"My God help me! Just take that out of my head!" I cried.

Then a word just came into my mind, "If you're gonna be afraid of this little tune of the devil,then you're gonna be afraid and traumatised the rest of your life!"

Yes! That's right, I cannot let this go on! I can imagine me really being fearful each and everyday.With that simple tune continuing playing in my mind each and every moment. I took some courage and stood up,opened my eyes, stopped my trembling. Even though that tune was still playing, I was standing against it.

"I will not be overcome by this small little thing from the devil. If this tune is killing me, then how weak I am.What's more when I have God who overcame the devil."

Wow this is definitely a test of my faith. A revelation of the devil. How ironic. People always talk aboutrevelation of God, but I had a little taste of what the devil can do. Before this, the devil was more like an evil character in the Bible, never had it been so real to me. I can't help but thank God for testing me like this! I have a creative God you know!

If the devil can put in so much fear with a little tune, definitely the devil can do much more.
If I can be so afraid even though I have God, what more about others who don't have. What can they do?

All the more, that gave me a reason to want to reach out to people. People whose lives are being played by the devil.People who can't overcome their fears, overcome their problems, overcome their emotions.

Amen to God!
Samuel

My Create 2006 art piece! (I hope so!)

Here’s an art piece I made using Photoshop CS v9.0. I intend to send it up for Create 2006! Hehe. So I just want to share it with you all! It is made up of 3 art pieces I made over time in the office when I had nothing to do. Only recently then I found out it actually made up the 3 words. Pray, Listen and Obey. These words are given to me by God through Wei Hao when he was praying for me.

The top part is actually maple in the wind, which represents Listen.

The bottom is like a forest. Look carefully there is actually a face in the middle (which I notice recently). Come to think of it, it is like praying in the forest under the FIG TREE!! It is Pray

The right side one is hard to explain. Looks good, but hard to catch. Like being obedient. It is many times hard. But when you look at the whole big picture, it is good! It is Obey.

Just hope you guys enjoy viewing this wallpaper!

*click on image for full view

Revelation: Life's most beautiful blessing

Yesterday I was doing my quiet time. Then I came across this chinese christian song's lyrics pasted in my mother's room. There was no chords to it and neither was I able to sing as I don't know the songs in the first place. But at that moment, something inside of me just tells me to compose a tune for that song. Wow! I must say it was great. I could feel the love and presence of God all around me. It is titled "Life's most beautiful blessing". And yes indeed, my life's most beautiful blessing is able to know God and able to believe in Him. In Job I read, that things God gave us, He can take them away. But one thing He can never take away is us from Him and Him from us. This is such an awesome revelation. I guess that also gives me the reason for doing what I do and living the life I'm living. So long never blog. Was quite busy. But glad that I'm able to write something. If felt totally great! I would never trade God for anything.

My Birth Story

Hmm I think it should be like this as told by my mother.

My mom got married at the around 20+ towards 30. But she could not conceive for the next 9-10years. She was a dedicated buddhist and would go to temples and pray that she would give birth to a child. Until sometime later before my grandmother, who was a dedicated Christian, pass away, told my mom that she will conceive a child and then she will also turn to believe in Christ. But my mom refused to believe and rebuke her saying that she will not be the same as my grandmother. But true enough, my mother gave conceive me after 10years of struggle and also gave her life to Jesus after saying a prayer like this, "God if you are so real, bless me with a child." This is after translation.

During her pregnancy, she fell and injured her back. Then one night at the hospital, she had a vision of a man in white came and touch her back and immediately her back was healed!

There are still some miracles that happened during the pregnancy which I forgot already. But I think this alone is already amazing!

And then I was dedicated by a former Reverend of my previous church. I was named Samuel because like Hannah, my mother was unable to conceive and was blessed with a boy after her sincere and faithful prayer. And I was dedicated to serve God for the rest of my life. Guess what my mom wants me to be? A Pastor!!! -.-"
And I was also named Jia En which means to add blessings. Add blessings to others I guess. hehe. Guess this clicks with being a Pastor. O.o"

I will have no other gods before You

Hi God,

I will have no other gods before You,
only You will reign as my heart's King.

I will have no other gods before You,
I will put you first in everything.

With all my heart,
With all my soul,
With all my might I want to love You Lord.

This is a children's church song. So simple yet it just brings out everything in my heart.
Placing You first in every aspect of my life. If I honour You, You shall honour me.

You are the reason why I do what I do. This is not just a one time reminder, but always. Many times I try to do things by my own strength, but I'm just so limited. I'm like a cup of water, if I pour out all my water, I'll be left with nothing. But with the You as the water source, I shall never thirst again. Looking back at my life, I can see that I've grown so much. I'm able to handle more things and gained many abilities. Not because of myself, for I know I never could have gotten so far. If life is without You I would still be wasting my life away, looking for steads, playing computer games.

With all that I have and that I am, I want to love You. For You have first love me. You created me and gave me the potential to be successful. And now realising my potentials and moulding me to become a better person.

Others may say that I'm crazy, but I wouldn't be if I haven't experience You myself. The warmth of Your embrace and the peace the world could never give just touches my heart. The way how I was borned and how You drawed me to You is just so amazing. My life is a gift from You, and how I live my life is a gift to You.

Love,
Samuel

My God, My Lord, My Saviour, My Father and My Friend

Testimony: How I Got Into hoGc.

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This is my first testimony. Guess this is the one I would never forget. Got so many I forgot le. Next time I go heaven God sure scold me de. He do so many good things for me and I can forget. Paiseh lah. Joke Joke Lah! Cannot take joke izzit?! He so good, where will scold me! Right?! You siao ar!

This is an account of how I got into hoGc (heart of God church).

I'm a 2nd generation Christian, which means my parents are Christians too lah. But they not on-fire one lah. Still very worldly. I used to attend an Anglican church, but I shall not name it. It is a good church. They started to reach out to the Indian community a few years back and have grown quite abit. It's quite a warm and cosy church. But to me at that time was quite boring. I don't feel an excitement for God. I wasn't very involved and eventually backslided.

I had very much wanted to join a church and experience God. But I found none where I could belong to. I went to CHC (City Harvest Church) for a few services. Although it was real good, but I still felt no sense of belonging there. During my Poly first year, I was very addicted in playing MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game). I would play all sorts of games and waste my time away. My Mom was quite upset on seeing me like this. I was quite upset with myself too. And I did prayed a prayer asking God to find me a church where I can attend and grow on-fire always for Him.

And He answered it!

One day my Mom was her way to work and she met 2 secondary students (Eunice and Wei Tze) on the MRT train. She overheard them trying to get a part-time job and she went up to offer them some job, not sure about the details lah. Then I also don't know how, skarlee my mom just ask them to invite me to their church. And soon right after my first exam paper in Poly, Eunice messaged me. Was quite surprise for a girl to message me. I was from St. Andrew's School (all-boys school), so I don't have many female friends. Then at night we chatted on the phone and talked about many things, from the things I do and then to my Christian life. We talked for like 4 hours! Wah first time talk so long on the phone, even my buddies also don't get something like this from me. Then in the end she invited me to hoGc and I did.

The following Sunday I met them at the MRT station and there were so many of them. 2 guys, Daniel and Wei Hao came up to me to make friends with me. I find the people very friendly. And when I reach the church, I could just feel so at ease on seeing so many youths. They were all so friendly and many came up to me and introduce themselves. But I can't remember so many names lah. Then we started Praise and Worship. It was great and during worship I could just felt the presence of God and immediately I know that's the place for me. This is where I belong.

The reason I wrote this is because I want to remind myself that I've come so far in life. God had brought me up in character and in love. I will never forget how much I have to go through to realise His love for me.