God' timing

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God's timing is not the same as ours. In Greek, it is called the Kairos time - the divind time wherein everything falls into place.


I often see man's common struggle is time. Some people think "There's not much time" do to anything or that "time is too slow" for anything to pass.


2 Peter 3:9 shows us how God's timing is different from us. There are moments when a loved one is too slow in  getting converted, or that the "one" you're praying for has not arrived yet - and you think you're been praying for it for far too long!


God's timing is there already. In Ecclesiastis and Isaiah, we see this well pointed out.


Everything has its perfect timing. God never delays (Habakkuk). Prayer for financial breakthrough is outdated already because God has already blessed us! Prayer for healing is just as outdated, because we have been healed two thousant years ago. Oftentimes, the only thing that "slows" things down is you.

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There's no other way

Yesterday, when my colleague experienced the re-baptism of the Holy Spirit during our praise and worship, I suddenly realized one thing – LIFE HAS NO OTHER WAY BUT GOD’S WAY.

I have seen cases like this: One gets “converted” then backslides for a reason or two, then after years of going nowhere and proving nothing to God, the path God has set for them is once again revisited.

This recalls to mind Jonah’s story (found in the Book of Jonah, of course) and how Jonah ran away from God’s assignment only to realize that he can never outrun God. The Book of Jonah reminds us that God is a big god, and His ways are beyond our ways, His thoughts higher than our thoughts (Isaiah 55:8-9) and we can never really do anything “of our own accord” to outlast Him. His patience is supreme, His righteousness abound, and His love for us really is beyond human measure.

I submit to His divine says, and for whatever reason God has last night for showing things we never expected - but hoping for anyway – makes me more in awe of His power and ways.

To God be the glory.

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Goals of the Church

The primary goal is not a bigger group, more activities or better services, it is not even benevolent acts, nor greater prosperity, and not even more and better evangelism, neither is it healing or emotional healing and deliverance. All of these and more are the results of the goal of the "ekklesia" (assembly of called out ones). The goal is Christ formed by the Holy Spirit in a people becoming His character and His nature in the world producing the kingdom of God and His righteousness. - Ron McGatlin

The problem with the most churches nowadays is a matter of priority. We, as body of Christ, should know what the Holy Spirit is intending for us to do. Revival, new souls, healing and miracle movements are meaningless if the movers of these have nothing, not even a tinge of Jesus’ likeness and image in them. I’ve heard of people with great anointing who had lives similar to the unsaved themselves, which sends the wrong message to unbelievers. All these things are worthless if Jesus is not seen in us. Our prayer meetings and conferences are mere echoes on an empty hall if our lives are lacking in Jesus’s purposes.

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Get Rid of the Frogs: Why the Plague of the Gnats Came

Get rid of the frogs.

Last Sunday’s preaching had its clear application in my life this entire week. I was overwhelmed by its significance that by the end of the week, during our groupings, Ate M and I filled the group’s chat with revelations that were so exciting, we almost never let Ptr. N talk.

When Pharaoh experienced the 2nd plague, he was so discomforted that he begged Moses to clear Egypt of them in exchange to the Israelites’ freedom.

The frogs, according to the book of Revelation, signified evil spirits. During the preaching, it also meant our recurring problems that we seem to not be able to solve because of different reasons. They may also mean sins, those that we cannot simply let go of because, either they’re hard to break off or we just enjoy their filthy presence. Whatever the reasons are, frogs simple are grimy insertions in our everyday lives that we just have to get rid off.

Moses asked the pharaoh when did he want for Moses to pray so the plague would stop. The remarkable part of the story was when Pharaoh replied, “Tomorrow.” (v. 9-10)

And this is very similar to most people’s situations. They want to get rid of the frogs, to let go of their sins, to put a solution to their problems, but when presented by God a choice to end it, they’d put a 24-hour thinking period to say yes.

And the hours that stand between your freedom and pain will be room for temptation once again.

That’s why the next plague came, the plague of gnats, because Pharaoh had time to think and re-think and destroy his word by not letting the Israelites go.

Our moments of thoughts, especially when we’re alone, are the most turbulent moments of our decision-making processes. The movie director, Mel Gibson, understood this clearly when he interpreted the Garden of Gethsemane scene. Each time we’re alone, the devil’s voice becomes louder in our heads. So it’s always important for us to learn how to block the devil’s voice and make God’s voice the loudest, eventually, the only voice we’ll listen to in our every day lives.

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