tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594466655926701168.post1856024372979921983..comments2024-01-20T06:33:12.603-08:00Comments on Created to Give God Glory: Who Do You Say They Say Jesus Is?Created to Give God Gloryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17298394573836878999noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594466655926701168.post-25296959906760931682013-02-17T18:39:10.388-08:002013-02-17T18:39:10.388-08:00COnt. from above
Is there something wrong with my...COnt. from above<br /><br />Is there something wrong with my mind or with our minds? I agree with the Word that I need to be renewed of mind (Rom 12:2). The ways of the Kingdom of God and the same of the world are different; we obviously need a renewal of mind to subscribe to the ways of God, even though we are still in the world. Upon salvation, Jesus said, we are no longer of the world, (although we are still in the world); if we want to continue to be NOT of the world, we have to have our mind renewed, on an on-going basis. The Word and the mind of the Spirit are our source of knowledge of the ways of God, and I turn to both, but I admit I still struggle to know God well. Of course, I struggle, and believe all of us, will have some struggle with it, for Isaiah 55:8-9 tells us that God’s thoughts and ways are higher than ours. God would NOT give us the Word and the Spirit, if He desires NOT we to know Him; so, please get to know Him, even when He cannot be fully known.<br /><br />Who do I say my God is? He is God, first of all, and so, He is almighty, there is none like Him; He is all wisdom, there is none wiser than Him; and all things are possible by Him. He is also holiness first of all, and so, He is righteousness and He is just. He loves me and gave His Son to die for me when I am yet a sinner; by grace He saves me. Jesus, the Son of God, is my Saviour and my Lord. The Word said the Lord is faithful; I believe it. I tell my soul, it must hope, have faith, and love. My God did NOT promise me a life of a bed of roses, but He did promise to be with me to the end of time (Matt 28:20). Do you know that when you are one of His, He is never far from you, even in your times of affliction? The Lord once showed me a beautiful vision of this.<br /><br />Anthony Chia, high.expressionsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594466655926701168.post-18457403113458342272013-02-17T18:32:28.527-08:002013-02-17T18:32:28.527-08:00I have this impression: Many (not saying all) in t...I have this impression: Many (not saying all) in the developed countries, those with advanced Science and Technology, and so, included the people in many Western countries, they do NOT really believe in God. Perhaps, their forefathers did believe in God, but many in the current generation, do NOT. People in less developed countries, they believe in god or gods or deities, although NOT necessarily the God. Methodology may differ in how people in different settings can be reached for God, but it is likely the people who do NOT believe in God, who would think that we who believe in God have some mental or emotional need that we cannot handle; in other words, such think that we are weaklings; not of the selects who are able to handle everything that life throws at us; like that said to a man, “You are NOT macho or you are lesser than a man”. God, to them, becomes what we latch on, to cope with life. To them, it is “insane” to think that God exists or if He exists, that He would be bothered with caring for each and every individual; at most, they believe we are left to cope on our own. Or if they can believe there is God, that would be the unfathomable God who is unpredictable; and such a One, they don’t want to approach; kinda NOT worth all the time and energy. Some would, but only after they are really desperate, like knowing they are dying.<br /><br />But seriously, I admit I need God.<br />Seriously, I admit I chose God.<br />And seriously, I admit I struggle to know God.<br />But still I would NOT trade Him away.<br /><br />I admit I have on-going and incoming needs I cannot handle, and so, I need God. I don’t know if I am perfectly healthy today; I don’t know if I am to be well tomorrow, despite I take care of my health; I don’t know if the food I take in, daily at the eatery near my place of work, is all of good stuff, good for the body, or they contain any harmful elements to my body. I don’t know if my boss, the owner, would ask me to leave, despite I do my work and have the interest of the Company at heart; I don’t know if my boss, the owner, would get sick, and decide to sell off, the business; I don’t know if one of my colleagues would stab me in the back. Who can guarantee our spouse won’t divorce us, or guarantee the safety of our loved ones; children died on the road, even in Singapore, for example. There are so many things I do NOT know the head or the tail about what will happen next, and even if I know it, I am NOT always able to cope with it, like it will NOT affect me a single bit. For an older man like me, I have had my fair share of life’s knocks – break-up, rejected, prolonged unemployment, unconfirmed after probation period at work, cheated of money, loss of money, misunderstood, back-stabbed, etc, etc. I am NOT the smartest of men, but how many smartest man is there; one, but I am NOT the one. How many wicked people are there; many, and I sure have faced some of them. I cannot handle all of these, without fumbling, I admit. And I chose God over men to help me to handle my needs. I am NOT saying I refused and will refuse men’s help, or that I do NOT need men’s help; for God’s help does come through men; but I look NOT to men, but to God; I try to.<br /><br />Cont...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com