Posted on August 30th, 2010 by Pastor Jeff in Faith
“Trust in Him at all times.”
Psalm 62:8
Faith is as much the rule of temporal as of spiritual life; we ought to have faith in God for our earthly affairs as well as for our heavenly business. It is only as we learn to trust in God for the supply of all our daily need that we shall live above the world. We are not to be idle, that would show we did not trust in God, who worketh hitherto, but in the devil, who is the father of idleness. We are not to be imprudent or rash; that were to trust chance, and not the living God, who is a God of economy and order. Acting in all prudence and uprightness, we are to rely simply and entirely upon the Lord at all times. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on August 21st, 2010 by Pastor Jeff in personal
In a few weeks, my family and I will be traveling to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. This trip is our birthday gift to ourselves, my wife and I. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on August 19th, 2010 by Pastor Jeff in doctrine
“He shall stand and feed in the strength of the Lord.”
Micah 5:4
Christ’s reign in His Church is that of a shepherd-king. He has supremacy, but it is the superiority of a wise and tender shepherd over his needy and loving flock; He commands and receives obedience, but it is the willing obedience of the well-cared-for sheep, rendered joyfully to their beloved Shepherd, whose voice they know so well. He rules by the force of love and the energy of goodness. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on August 17th, 2010 by Pastor Jeff in Daily Living
It’s less than a month before the months ending in “ber” come and pretty soon it will be Christmas again and the mini led christmas lights will be seen flickering all around. It has been more than a year and what a good time to look back to the beginning of this year and evaluate your year based on the goals you’ve set. Just take time to keep track of your progress.
Posted on August 15th, 2010 by Pastor Jeff in obedience
“And I will give you an heart of flesh.”
Ezekiel 36:26
A heart of flesh is known by its tenderness concerning sin. To have indulged a foul imagination, or to have allowed a wild desire to tarry even for a moment, is quite enough to make a heart of flesh grieve before the Lord. The heart of stone calls a great iniquity nothing, but not so the heart of flesh. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on August 6th, 2010 by Pastor Jeff in Ministry
I was looking forward to having some relaxation time at a spa in Quezon City but was disappointed when they said they won’t be able to provide a whole body massage service because they ran out of towels. Honestly, I felt that it was a very lame excuse for not providing the service I requested. It did not matter if they had jacuzzi tubs or nice therapy rooms, their commitment to provide service was very poor.
In ministry we must not have the same commitment. The problem is many Christians also give lame excuses why they are not able to serve God in their churches. Let us be committed and FAT – faithful, available and teachable – so that we can be of service to others.
Posted on August 5th, 2010 by Pastor Jeff in Ministry
“Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?”
Numbers 32:6
Kindred has its obligations. The Reubenites and Gadites would have been unbrotherly if they had claimed the land which had been conquered, and had left the rest of the people to fight for their portions alone. We have received much by means of the efforts and sufferings of the saints in years gone by, and if we do not make some return to the church of Christ by giving her our best energies, we are unworthy to be enrolled in her ranks. Others are combating the errors of the age manfully, or excavating perishing ones from amid the ruins of the fall, and if we fold our hands in idleness we had need be warned, lest the curse of Meroz fall upon us. The Master of the vineyard saith, “Why stand ye here all the day idle?” What is the idler’s excuse? Personal service of Jesus becomes all the more the duty of all because it is cheerfully and abundantly rendered by some. The toils of devoted missionaries and fervent ministers shame us if we sit still in indolence. Shrinking from trial is the temptation of those who are at ease in Zion: they would fain escape the cross and yet wear the crown; to them the question for this evening’s meditation is very applicable. If the most precious are tried in the fire, are we to escape the crucible? If the diamond must be vexed upon the wheel, are we to be made perfect without suffering? Who hath commanded the wind to cease from blowing because our bark is on the deep? Why and wherefore should we be treated better than our Lord? The firstborn felt the rod, and why not the younger brethren? It is a cowardly pride which would choose a downy pillow and a silken couch for a soldier of the cross. Wiser far is he who, being first resigned to the divine will, groweth by the energy of grace to be pleased with it, and so learns to gather lilies at the cross foot, and, like Samson, to find honey in the lion.
