Deuteronomy 11:18-20

18Therefore you shall lay up these My words in your [minds and] hearts and in your [entire] being, and bind them for a sign upon your hands and as forehead bands between your eyes.
19And you shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you rise up.
20And you shall write them upon the doorposts of your house and on your gates

Deuteronomy 11:18-20 (Amplified Bible)

Wesley's notes:

Lay up - Let us all observe these three rules,

Let our hearts be filled with the word of God. Lay up these words in your hearts, as in a store - house, to be used upon all occasions.

Let our eyes be fixed upon the word of God: Bind them for a sign upon your hand, which is always in view, and as frontlets between your eyes, which you cannot avoid the sight of.

Let our tongues be employed about the word of God, especially with our children, who must be taught this, as far more needful than the rules of decency, or the calling they are to live by.

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Lately, I've been reading Brother Yun's autobiography about how he was persecuted for God's work and how he worked through his struggles. I was impressed by how he really hid God's word in his heart such that each time when he was in trouble, he could quote scripture as his weapon. Through his story, God has been encouraging me to also hide His word in my heart and to commit His word to memory.

The above verse in Deuteronomy 11 is actually first mentioned in 6:6-9 of the same book. I was struck by the details God gives of the different ways we are to lay up His words. Not just in our heart and in our soul, but also in visible ways, as a sign upon our hand and on our forehead and to be hung on our lips, to pronounce and pass on.

All of these should work together, which means it isn't enough to just have His word in our heart and soul but we also must proclaim and pass it on. Also, His working in our life has to be visible, to be seen on "the doorposts of our house and of our gates".

We must allow God's word to permeate our lives, to be visible and real in every way! When we do that, He will cause His blessings to fall in great abundance! :)

For when you are bored...

Morocco - Land of Hamsup men

Morocco

London - Where I want to stay!

London

Kusu Island - Nature reef walk turned 'Fright Fest'

Kusu - Never underestimate your power to be grossed out!

Love...

After last night's meeting, I was looking through some of the old photos from church, over the past 3 years..

And I looked at the most recent photo that we took at fs wedding.. and i juz thought that despite our inadequacies, our differences... we all came together and rallied behind our leader, that's love.. isn't it?

Dear fs, we LURVE EEEEEWWWWWW!!!!!

Isn't God tired of giving us second chances?

As I read Numbers 20:14 - 22:1, I couldn't help but ask why God could be so patient and loving to the Israelites.

The Israelites are really people who hurt God again and again...

They rebelled against God, they lacked faith to believe that God was the One who
delivered them out of slavery and would bring them into the Promised Land, their
faith was dependant upon circumstances, not anchored on God alone, they grumbled
against God's appointed leaders (showing that they did not trust God's choice).

But, God has never given up loving them.

He provided a way out for them each time they cried out to Him (Num 21:2-3,
Num 21:7-8, Num 21:34), despite them only turning to Him when they were
desperate, despite them treating Him as a vending machine.

Humanly speaking, this is tiring if we are in the shoes of God, isn't it? Imagine your sister-in-Christ (or for this matter, anyone you want to love) hurting you again and again, only realised her mistake each time she needs your help, only nice to you when she feels like it. What would you do?

God spoke to me. He said to me, "Fang Siang, I am concerned about each one of you. My heart is never to allow anyone to perish. I grieve when you walk away from Me, but I do not give up loving you. I will put circumstances along your path to provide you with the chance to return home. I welcome anyone back each time he/she returns home."

Our heavenly Father - a loving God of second chances!

Thank you, Father for not failing to love me. Your wondrous love, Your unconditional love, I give thanks!!

The rhema word for me: So the people came to Moses and said, "We have sinned, because we have spoken against the LORD and you; intercede with the LORD, that He may remove the serpeants from us." (Num 21:7)

This is the day to turn back, to repent. Let us receive His love for us, and repent of our selfishness, pride and rebellion.

God wants to forgive us. Do you want His forgiveness?
He loves you. Do you receive His love?

We Sing Our Songs

We Sing Our Songs [ 24th Mar, 2007, 7pm. Cost: $17]

2007 is the year we say goodbye to the 30 year-old National Stadium! The Theatre Practice and TCR Music Station bid a fond farewell to that wellspring of laughter, song and memories with We Sing Our Songs - a mega sing-along of 5,000 voices that will rock the stadium with our favourite Singapore songs such as xinyao, television favourites, national day songs and many more! Belt your hearts out with us at this farewell party! DURATION: 3 hrs

Think I made a mistake about the dates. If you're interested, can let me know by Friday?

Holiness and Love

The Christian really has a double task. He has to practice both God's holiness and God's love. The Christian is to exhibit that God exists as the infinite-personal God; and then he is to exhibit simultaneously God's character of holiness and love.

Not his holiness without his love: that is only harshness. Not his love without his holiness: that is only compromise.

- Mark of a Christian, by Francis A. Schaeffer

Dear family, :)

When I read this, I froze for a bit and then started thinking of all the times I've skipped from one extreme to another.

There are times when I've gotten angry for a person's behavior when I feel it doesn't please the Lord and I've lashed out without love.

There are times when though I'm clear that a person is doing something that is offensive to the Lord, but out of fear of confrontation and afraid of upsetting the relationship, I've refrained from saying anything. Or even when I do, I dare not really make my point, but hide it behind softer words.

And of course there are times when my behavior exhibits neither holiness nor love, driven only by my own wounded pride or flawed expectations.

I think I'm going to have a mental checklist for myself to evaluate conflicts/unhappiness that arise, to make sure that for each situation, I will respond both in holiness and in love, so that I can be an honest reflection of my Lord.

Please keep me accountable and let me know when you feel that I haven't responded in a Godly way to things/situations. Thanks, dearies!

it's yat's bday!!!

Happy bday dear!!