Saturday, November 24, 2007

Get The Point!

Read Galatian 2:11-21

knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ(Galatian 2:16).

One thing you could say about Paul is that he didn't hesitate to speak words. No matter who he dealing with - judges, ruler, or other apostle, Peter - Paul speak of what is need to be said. in Galatian 2:16, three times he spoke of the same truth : no man is justified by the works of the law.

The law is very important matter in time of first curch because the majority of followers of Jesus is jews. Altought they believe in Jesus, some of them are not willing to leave the works of the law. I imagine them saying "a man cannot be saved unless he is circumcised and refuse to eat food being offered to other god. and no jews are alowed to eat together with non-jews." But paul said explicitly that they're wrong. Reconciled to God is the result of faith, not prerequirement added by curch or someone.

As the creator of confusion, satan finds all kind of way to disgrace the gospel by giving an impression that faith alone is not enough. satan toying our desire so that we take control and do something to save ourself - adding anything, from always go to curch, dressing style to the choice of entertainment allowed. each of this is important to Christian, but none of them are important for salvation.

The point is : Salvation is by faith.

Redemption : our offense is cleansed; the gift of Christ given to us

Thursday, November 15, 2007

HE speak to us!

In our life theres three kind of voices we often heard :
- Our voice : comes from our mind, analitycal, need consideration
- GOD voice : from our heart, more spontaneous and complete, beyond our consideration, doesn't make sense sometime (rome 8 : 14 - 16)
- Satan voice : intimidating, provocative, made us doubt GOD's words (Genesis 3)

Characteristic of GOD's voice :
- Emerge from our heart where the Holy Spirit reside within us
- Spontaneous, fresh, not analitycal
- Soft and Light that often we didn't hear it when we are focusing on something else
- Contain a message, a specific lesson for us
- Contain good thought, wiser, deeper than our thought (Isaiah 55:9)
- Contain authority, power, wisdom, like when a king of all king speak to us
- if we do as GOD say, we will feel peace and happiness

GOD speak in many ways, some are :
- vision (Genesis 15:1, Numbers 12:6, Jobs 33:14-15)
- within our heart, in our spirit (Deuteronomy 30:14)
- Through other people around us (2 Samuel 23:2, Hosea 1:2)
- Through our situation
- as an audible voice (1 samuel 3)
- through Holy Bible, when we read the Holy Bible some verse just "pop out" from the Bible and we know that GOD is speaking to us.


Sunday, September 30, 2007

Work in GOD

This month, is my first month of work, this is when I start to make a living. I had many job option, all seems promising. But of course I can't take it all, so I choose one that had the most benefit and not taking my time so much. First time is always so exciting, there's nothing else in my mind other than money, money, and money, I even day dreaming about my job and the money I'll make. I started to think about how to manage my money, what will I use the money for, etc. It makes me forget everything, Even GOD.

GOD never leaves me even when I forget about HIM, HE gave me warning, enlightment to make me realize of how wrong is my way. HE started to warn me about money through the radio, that evening I somehow had a strong feeling to turn on the radio, and when I turn it on the first word I hear was Proverbs 10:22, Only the blessing of the LORD makes rich. And I realize that in the past, GOD always bless me and gave me all that I ever needed, altought I haven't work back then, and nothing could change that, 'couse GOD will always bless me now and forever. Then GOD gave me another word, this time comes from my friend, she said "don't worry about your life, GOD knows what you need, and HE will give it to you, but first seek HIS kingdom and HIS righteousness" Matthew 6:25-33. After she said that, I promise to myself that I will always seek the kingdom of GOD and HIS righteousness. and GOD gave another word, from the priest in my church, he's preaching about money that time, taken from 1 Timothy 6:10, love for money is the root of all evil, because of money, people would do anything, even kills other people. GOD teach me through many ways, HE teach me not to love money, but love HIM always, and HE will give all that I'll ever need. Money can't buy everything, but GOD could give us everythings.

Living with GOD is always wonderful, When I'm weak HE make me strong, when I'm poor HE make me rich, when I'm lost HE seek and found me, when I'm sad HE cheers me up, when I'm lonely HE comes and be my friend accompanying me. GOD always guide me in my life, through many things HE speaks to me, this made me aware of HIS presence, this make me realize that GOD is always by my side, HIS presence is so true. GOD's love is greater than anything, and HE loved you and me, always.

Monday, September 24, 2007

God is here



When I look at the sky, I see the face of GOD, so calming
When I look at the sun, I see the eye of GOD, so bright
When I breathe the air, I felt the presence of GOD, so tender
When I feel the sunshine, I felt the love of GOD, so warmth
When I look at the rainbow, I see the promise of GOD, so true
When I hear thunder roar, I hear the mighty voice of GOD, so powerful
When I hear the wind, I hear the sound of GOD, so soft
When I hear the bird singing, I hear heavenly music, so graceful
When I walk in the forest, I see the creative hands of GOD, so wonderful
When I stare into the space, I see the wisdom of GOD, Endless, Infinite
When I look in the mirror, I see GOD's masterpiece, the image of HIMSELF, so precious
When I look into your eye, I see JESUS inside you, smiling :D

-<( Look Around, GOD is Everywhere )>-

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Control Your Life

Controlling other people is easier than controlling yourself. We can easily control our employee to do this and that even against his preference, but it's hard to make ourself doing things that we usually don't wanna do it, it's easy to told someone to pray everyday, but it's hard to make ourself pray everyday.
Once I had a friend that has a strong leadership character, he likes to be the "boss" of everyone near him. This is a good character I think, it make him capable of leads everyone to do some good stuff, make someone more discipline. Yes in the time of uncertainty, we need a leader, a good leader. But this friend of mine is a no good leader, a good leader should be able to not only controlling people but also control himself, but he cannot control himself. He often can't control his emotion, his tongue, and his lust. He is emotionally unstable, often get mad because of little problem, when he wants something and didn't get it, he start to get angry and blaming everyone and everythings he knows, you don't want to be near him when he is angry, he might start a fight with you. He has a bad tongue, animal often come out of his mouth, the "F" words is a daily menu, it just slip of his tongue just like that. It's like a habbit to him, couldn't say anything without saying the bad words. Always makes people angry too when he's around.
Because of his bad control over himself, because he cannot control himself, many of his friend ditch him, leave him. The worse case was his friend become his arch enemy, and they fight until they both bleeding and badly injured. Many holds a grudge against him. But he never noticed, he tought that what he did was nothing, couldn't hurt anyone, but the truth is he is hurting everyone.
As a christian, I couldn't just hate him and leave him. I felt like I have a responsibility for him. Yes it's frustating to befriend someone like that, but it would be worst if I leave him. I control myself and stick with him for as long as posible, it hurt sometimes, but when we have a full control over ourself, we can handle that feeling. Sometime he makes me so angry that I wanted to kill him, and I often had a imagination of the way to kill him, and I often dream about killing him. that moment, I tought that I would lost control and really kill him, but when I pray to God, ask Jesus Christ to help me control myself, the hatred was gone, God make me strong, Jesus makes my grudge go away, and HE gave peace upon my heart. God make me able to love him again, no matter how bad he is.
I always try to make my friend understand, and feels the love of God by becoming an open bible. I live my life in God's way and people could see the image of Jesus Christ trough us if we live like Jesus. And my effort was not a waste, something happen to him, he began to change, because God changed him trough me. He often see my life blessed by God and maybe that's why, he wanted to have a better life, a blessed life, so he start changing to be like me. He mimick my life. and now he is a better man, he struggle to control himself, now he became closer to God, and making good change of his way of life.
God's love is so powerfull, and when we share this love with other people, the love of God grow stronger and more powerfull than ever. I already share it, now it's your turn to share God's love and feels HIS gloryness and power.

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Intimate With God

"And hope does not dissappoint us, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit which has been given to us."
Romans 5:5

Having an intimate relationship with God is the foundation of Christian life, Christianity is not a religion but a personal relationship with God, because God created human to be His partner, to communicate and having a personal relationship with human. God created us to pour His love to us completely.
We can have an intimate relationship with God through Holy Spirit, which mean that Holy Spirit can guide us to see/meet God. Therefore, we must open our heart and let Holy Spirit enter our heart and fill our life, and then the Holy Spirit will guide us "...into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak, and He will declare to you the things that are to come"(John 16:13). To accept the Holy Spirit into our heart, we must have a heart that is thirsty for His presence always, the more we thirst, the more He will fill us, "...be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart, always and for everything giving thanks in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God the Father. Be subject to one another out of reverence for Christ."(Ephesians 5:18-21).
If Holy Spirit filled someone's heart, all that is comes out of his heart is good thing and He will do every job that is good and necessarry. when we need healing, His presence will healed us, when we need joy and happiness, His presence will give joyfullness to us. Therefore let the Holy Spirit enters our heart and work in us.

-Holy spirit will stay in a faithfull heart-

taken from "The Water of Life" 2007

Saturday, September 8, 2007

He Changed Me

Before I really knew God, people say that I'm so evil like being posessed by demon or evil spirit. That time I often hurt people, fight with my friend, almost kill my cousin, etc. When I was 6 years old, it happen at my grandma house, I was playing with my cousin one day, running around, chasing each other, play hide and seek. But suddenly, I don't know why, I took a stone - sharp one - and trew it to my cousin, right in his forehead, between his eyes. next thing I know it was blood everywhere, my cousin crying with a stone in his forehead. My grandma took out the stone and there was a big hole on his forehead, bleeding badly, maybe some brain coming out. Luckly he's not dead, straight to the hospital and the doctor saved him. But I never had a feeling of regret, sad, or anything. I just feel kinda happy.
Another devilish act I did it when I was 7 years old. I was playing with a screwdriver and clay, and suddenly an evil plan running on my mind. I was thinking to put the screewdriver inside the bed pointed up, so that when someone jump to the bed the srewdriver would pierce him from under the bed. And I did it. then my brother came and jump to the bed, the trap work, the screwdriver pierce him on his leg. and again I feel glad, no sadness, no regret, just plain happy.
God knows my wrong doing, and He did something about it. Trough many event and many people He began to change me completely.
It happen when I was in senior high school. That time I had to study at other city, far away from home, at some boarding house. First time I'm being there alone, far from parents, no one watch over me, I feels freedom, I can do anything that I want, free at last. But that feeling didn't last long. 2 month of being alone makes me feel lonely, and sad. I've done everything I wanted to do, nothing else I can do, I feel bored, empty, lonely, depressed. In this lonely time I start realizing the important of other people, how wonderfull to be with family and friends, had someone to talk with, to play with. I cried everynight because of my loneliness. after 1 year of loneliness I start to pray to God, go to curch often, I pray that God would forgive me for my sin and ask Him for help, for a friend. That moment I changed. I began to follow the way of God, be nice to everyone, worship God everyday, praise Him everyday, read the Holy Bible often, etc. For the first time ever I regret what I've done, and I promise to myself that I would never again hurt other people. after 6 month, God answer my pray. Trough difficult circumstances he make me move to other boarding house, filled with a set of people God had arranged for me to make me a better person. Finally, I had friends, not just one like what I ask, but 9!. 9 completely different people that God gave me to let me learn about life, about friendship. I was happy, but different kind of happy than hurting other people.
God way I cannot understand. He break apart my heart first, so that He can show me His LOVE and healed me. God is sooo wonderfull, He's my best friend ever. I will forever loved Him. And I know that He love me, always, no matter what.

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Faith - He stayed 2 days longer - (John 11:1-44)

This is a story about Laz'arus who was ill, and his sisters Mary and Martha sent a message to Jesus saying "Lord, he whom you love is ill" but Jesus reply "This illnes is not unto death; it is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by means of it" and Jesus stayed 2 days longer in the place where He was.
When we read this story maybe we thought the same as Mary and Martha "Why Jesus didn't come quickly to heal laz'arus? Why He stayed 2 days longer?". Although we know that Jesus love Martha, Mary and Laz'arus (John 11:5) but Jesus had to stay longer because God had a plan to Jesus be glorified, to show His Glory trough Jesus.
God always know what is best for us, and He always planned something good for us (Jeremiah 29:11) So when we pray, don't get disappointed if God delay the answer we ask Him. Belive that He got some better answer for us, He want to show His Glory trough our life.

After two days, Jesus came to Martha and Mary, but Laz'arus was already dead. When Jesus arrived, Martha greet Him and say "Lord if You had been here, my brother would not have died..." and Jesus answered "Your brother will rise again" ... "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?"(21-26) and Martha believe this and she call Mary to come see Jesus, and Mary came, weeping and say the same thing as Martha (32). When Jesus saw her weeping and the jews that come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled (33).
Finally Jesus came, but Laz'arus had die. This is the point where we start loosing faith in God, He delayed our needs until we think that it is to late. But God wants us to have faith in Him, belive that He can do anything, that He can fix our problem no matter what happens.
In point 33, Jesus was deeply moved in spirit and troubled, was it because of Mary and the jews where weeping? No! Jesus troubled because He see no faith in them. God wants us to have faith in Him, and He sad and troubled if we didn't belive Him, have faith in Him.

Later in the story, Jesus bring Laz'arus back to life and trough this, the glory of the Lord procalimed.
Problems always came everyday in our life, that's why we pray everyday for God to help us solve our problems. But when God delayed the answer, don't lose faith, it will make Him sad. If God can bring dead people back to life, He surely can help us with our problems no mater what the situation looks like. Our problems is soooo small compared to the power of our Lord God Almighty, so don't lose faith, keeps praying, believe that He can do excedingly, abundantly above all that we could ever imagine, 'cause He can and will do it. Amin.

Monday, August 27, 2007

The Begining

It's all about Christian life and the way of GOD.
I'll post some Testimonial, "the Word of God", and more.

Just wanted to share what God had show me, about His will for me, for all of us.

You could send comment or testimony of your life.

--The Lord had Purpose for Creating Me--