Victory Vs Defeat (14/10/06)

As I made brunch this morning, God called my name, "Willy". Recognising His voice I opened up my ears to hear from Him, as I continued making my food. After a few minutes, I heard this song that I used to sing in the Sunday School in my mind - I will make you fishers of men; fishers of men; fishers of men;... if you follow me". I sensed that God was asking me to be strong and persevere in following Him.
After the brunch, I did my devotion on "Victory vs Defeat". In the notes, it says, God gives us the same choice He gave the Israelites. If we walk with Him in obedience to His Word, He will stand with us and ensure victory over our challenges. I was greatly encouraged with that rhema and God also put Jeremiah 29:11-14 into my mind.

"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call to me and came and pray to me, and I will listen to you; You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you", declares the Lord.

I was also rather curious at the moment about the result of my PP test, which was released yesterday. I was disappointed and discouraged to find that I failed the test and had to retake it in two weeks time. I thought I should have passed the oral test. I tried to 'move forward' and to do my revision but the test failure kept haunting my mind. I slept early tonight to prepare myself for church and choir tomorrow.
(To be continue)

Mamak Night (12 & 13 /10/06)

As I prayed to God to prepare us and bless our Mamak Night on Friday night, God spoke to me about His blessing and provision on this event. He spoke about Luke 6:1-15 - Jesus Feeding the FIve thousands - where God will feed everyone and each will have enough to eat during this event. We'll just have to serve what we have and He will multiply them to feed the "multitude".
After this event tonight (Friday), we got some feedbacks from the people who attended that they were happy with the food and the whole event and they were also well-fed. PTL for His blessings on our event.

Beautiful Vision (11/10/06)

I felt so on fire after the camp and I started to praise the Lord first before prayer at night. After a song or two, I knelt on my knees with my hands lifted wide opened to heaven, as I prayed with my voice in my room. As I prayed with my eyes closed, I saw a vision of a beautiful, silvery cross, with a circle in the middle/heart of the cross. It was like a cross of a chain. After that vision, I looked again and saw the vision of stars in the dark skies. These visions came in a flash of a second or two. I was truly moved by the vision and was more empowered to pray, as the Lord confirmed His covenant, favour and His love to me through these visions. I felt that the cross showed His favour in my lives and the Jesus will lead me faithfully throughout my lives, if I would faithfully follow Him each day. And He will cause His faithfulness and blessings to flow into my future generations. He will bless them and cause them to shine like the stars in the skies. Only now that I understood the power and principles of "Sowing and Reaping" that Pastor Ashley has been preaching, as the Lord gave me fresh revelation and understanding of such message. PTL!

2 Samuel 22:26
To the faithful you show yourself faithful;
To the blameless you show yourself pure.

Psalm 100:5
For the Lord is good and His love endures forever;
HIS FAITHFULNESS CONTINUES THROUGH ALL GENERATIONS

Fresh Revelations from Elevation Camp (8/10/06)

The following were the points that spoke to me through the past weekend in the camp from 6-8th Oct 2006:
1) Climbing the mountain each day to have an intimate encounter with the Lord and to build our destiny
2) The NOW/TODAY'S revelation, fresh bread each day
3) Call unto God in desperation
4) We are not to let the 'thorns' cripple us or our destiny
5) We inhabit the POWER OF GOD in our WEAKNESSES
6) Jesus has broken the curses of the thorns (2 Cor. 12:9)

The following were the revelations God showed me through the weekend encounter:
1) Do not let the THORNS cripple our lives and destiny
2) Vision: Opened door with bright lights
a) Opened door to bright future
b) Opened door of opportunities and authority
c) God will lead me to the opened doors.
3) Vision: A river flowing down from a valley
a) Continuition of the previous vision of 4 rivers that connect at a valley to form one river, which flows to form this river in this vision, bringing blessings and nourishments and refreshments unto others, when I work in unity with God of Trinity.
b) God also gave me a clearer 'spiritual' vision
4) Elevation to a new level of faith
5) An increase in the capacity to receive more of His blessings
6) Focus on God and do not let what others think dictates how I feel/behave, or let it distracts me from my focus on God. Loneliness - seek God for companionship, not men.
7) Keep moving on and get elevated (Related to 4)
- PAST glory and NOW glory
8) Opened spiritual vision (eyes) and hearing (ears)
Jeremiah 33:3
Call to me and I will answer you and TELL YOU great and unsearchable things you do not know.
Matthew 20:34
Jesus had compassion on them and touched their EYES. Immediately, they RECEIVED THEIR SIGHT & followed Him

PTL for such great and mighty revelations and truths!

Loneliness (8/10/06)

Psalm 63
1 O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. 3 Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. 4 I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands. 5 My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you. 6 On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night. 7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings. 8 My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.

Notes: David was intensely lonely. He longed for a friend he could trust to ease his loneliness. No wonder he cried out, "O God, ... my soul thirst for you, ... in a dry & weary land." If you are lonely or thirsty for something lasting in your life, remember David's prayer. God alone can satisfy our deepest longings!

I felt that there was something missing in my life these days & it was just so difficult to figure out the missing piece and it was also hard to put it into words. Although I still spend time daily with the Lord & still receive words (rhema) from Him, i still felt that there has to be something more to what I was experiencing now - both with God and men. In the sense, I was feeling rather lonely through the days, especially weekdays and was seeking for friends and companions, whom I could be accountable and encouraged day by day. God truly has spoken to me this morning. Although i realised that we actually need connections with both men (horizontal) and God (vertical), i believe God was saying that i can cry out to Him in times of loneliness and only He alone can satisfy my deepest longings. I will need to look at life positively, rather than to focus too much on the 'thorn' of loneliness or the missing piece of my life & be joyful and praise Him in everything instead.

Jeremiah 17:5-8, 10
5 This is what the LORD says:
"Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who depends on flesh for his strength and whose heart turns away from the LORD. 6 He will be like a bush in the wastelands; he will not see prosperity when it comes. He will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives. 7 "But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. 8 He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit."
10 "I the LORD search the heart and examine the mind, to reward a man according to his conduct, according to what his deeds deserve."

This passage also spoke to me this morning that I was again reminded to put my hope in the Lord and to seek Him first foremost and He will establish my 'horizontal' relationship.
Apart from that, the principles of "Sowing and Reaping" and "Building A Life That Lasts" also crossed through my mind, as i read through this passage. i truly believe this is the season when God would equip me and us (church) to prepare us for a future great harvest for the glory of His Name.
Hallelujah!

Elevation (6/10/06)

Psalm 61:8
Then will I ever sing praise to your name and fulfill my vows day after day.

David made a vow to praise God each day. He continually praised God though both the good and difficult times of his life. Do you find something to praise God for each day? As you do, you will find your heart ELEVATED from daily distractions to lasting confidence.

As I read through the devotion this morning, this verse & it's notes caught my heart as i prepared my heart well for the Elevation Camp, which started tonight, through the weekend. The 'ELEVATED' in the notes spoke into my heart and I truly believed that God will work mightily in the camp & elevated our faith.