Lecture Nuggets of God

Lectures this semester are really really interesting!! I enjoy my EL mods, and even my Soci of Tourism! Well, Stats is also interesting, but seriously.. my arts mods are so interesting, that I not only stay awake in lessons easily, but I also find myself in deep thought about what has been taught. It's really amazing how God also places Himself in my lectures.

At EL3254 Lecture...
"Who can have a complete and unrefracted capture of the world? Well... only I guess only God can."

At EL3204 Lecture...
"Insult-Insult can be an adjacency pair. But what about Insult-Compliment? Then we can all be like Jesus and turn our other cheek to be slapped too."

How apt that even in lectures, the sovereign Lord drops in little nuggets of reminders of who He is, and how omnipresent He is. =)

If you need a prediction for 2009... here goes.

Dennis Cramer: The Word of the Lord for 2009: "STILL"
by Dennis Cramer
Jan 9, 2009

Greetings!

Yearly predictions can be a very touchy subject. Yet the Lord has given me a "word" for you to consider. I personally believe it's a pretty accurate word.

The word of the Lord for 2009 is "STILL." That's all - just the word "STILL.." However, as you will read, it's a very, very powerful word. It is a "now" word that will empower you throughout 2009 and beyond!

I personally guarantee each and every one of these "predictions" for 2009! I predict that:

1. The Bible will STILL be the eternal Word of God - forever settled in Heaven!

2. Prayer will STILL always work!

3. The Father will STILL be sitting confidently on His indomitable throne!

4. Jesus will STILL be the Way, the Truth, and the Life - the only means by which you may access the Father!

5. The Holy Spirit will STILL be our Comforter - comforting you from the inside, out!

6. The Church will STILL be "the pillar and ground of the truth" manifesting the wisdom of God!

7. Healing (for spirit, soul, and body) will STILL be in His wings!

8. The Gospel will STILL be the answer - whatever the question!

9. His grace will STILL be all-sufficient and our strength, whatever the task!

10. The gifts of the Spirit will STILL change lives - instantly, radically, and permanently!

11. You will STILL be God's most prized possession - His cherished son or daughter!

12. Heaven will STILL be wonderful, hell will STILL be horrible!

13. "By faith" will STILL be the only way for you to live.

14. You will STILL be "more than a conqueror in Christ" - victory is imminent!

15. Sowing will STILL result in reaping! So keep sowing!

16. God will STILL "always cause you to triumph in Christ!"

17. The love of God will STILL be in your heart - and nothing can separate you from it!

18. "All things will STILL work together for your good" - as you do His will!

19. You will STILL "be the head and not the tail" - blessed when you go out, blessed when you come in!

20. The devil will still, still, STILL, be a big-time loser!

Amen!

Hope in Its Rightful Place

It is hours before cluster cell and I wanted to meet up with Abba before I go for cell. It's been a challenging week emotionally. Many things I wanted to happen did not happen, yet among which, there were many good things that I did not ask Pa for. Confused, disappointed and uncertain.

I came before the Lord with a heavy heart that wouldn't sing of His praises. In the face of circumstances, the heart simply couldn't sing. I went on my knees and wondered how could I praise the Lord. I did not want to open the Bible for I didn't know what to read. I took the guitar and started strumming random tunes. I don't know how to play but I really wanted to make music unto Him.

I asked God to help me repair my heart so that I could connect with Him.

I felt led to search for an old songsheet and knew that I would find a song to sing to Pa. I found one and started singing "With All I Am." God suddenly came alive to me as I sang it over and over until my mind was renewed by the truth of God.

Jesus I believe in You
Jesus I belong to You
You're the reason that I live
The reason that I sing
With all I am

Abba Father God is the reason why I can sing. Jesus is the reason why I live and it is not a half hearted singing or living - it is with ALL I AM.

What a revelation for a mind that was stuck in the present, unable to look beyond the situations and the chains that so bind me to reality or rather, false reality.

With a mind renewed, God led me to 2 Tim 4:7-8
7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.

the good fight - the reality is - it will not be easy. It doesn't mean because I am a Christian, I wouldn't face the problems of all mankind. It doesn't mean I would get ALL I want because what I want might not be what God wants for me.

This is what Paula Rinehart has to say:
... God can help us and strengthen us, but He never promised to keep us from pain. "Our Father refreshes us with some pleasant inns on the journey, but [he] will us encourage us to mistake them for home," wrote CS Lewis. No matter what the song says, heaven is not a place on earth.

Perhaps disappointed dreams are our best opportunities to transfer hope to its rightful place. Heaven is where our biggest dreams belong. Realizing that can help us make it through the here and now without placing a burden on the present that it was never meant to bear.

***
So examine your life and ask where does your hope lie? How shaken would you be if the present changed? To whom would you run to, depend on and trust to make it all right?

I'm glad Abba sorted that out with me and set me right.

Blessed day!

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