Because He delighted in me

In Genesis 1:31, the Bible tells us that “God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good”. He looked back at all His creation and looked at it with delight. We are His creation; the work of His hands and thus, God takes special delight in us. We are so precious to Him that He even bothered redeeming us back!! If we were of no value to Him, He wouldn’t have bothered reconciling us back to Him. But He went as far as purchasing us back with His own blood. That’s a heavy price to pay.

~In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins. 1 Cor 1:14

I still don’t really understand how we could bring great joy and delight to His Heart. But that’s a Bible truth, He really does delight in His creation. Even David understood that because in Psalm 18:19, he writes: “he delivered me, because he delighted in me”. That applies to us today – it applies to me. I can say that when my life was a chaotic mess and I was desperate, when sin had a stronghold on me, Jesus Christ came and rescued me, because He delighted in me.

~But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8

I am basking in God’s love for me. While I was yet a sinner, Christ died for me. While I was yet a sinner, the Lord Jesus Christ rescued me from the wages of sin, death and gave me a special gift, eternal life. And what did I do to earn this gift? Nothing. It cost me absolutely nothing, but it cost Him his own blood. And He did it all because He delighted in me, because He loved me. When someone delights in you and loves you, it’s easy to love that person back. That’s why today I delight in Him and that’s why I love Him. Because He first loved me…because He first delighted in me!

~We love him, because he first loved us. 1 John 4:19

Psalm 150

Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. Praise him with the timbreland dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs. Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD. Ps. 150

So this is not very deep or anything, but I just realized that Psalm 150 begins with Praise ye the LORD and ends with Praise ye the LORD. It's mentioned in the beginning an at the end. Jesus Christ is the beginning and the end. The Alpha and the Omega. The First and the Last. The Beginning and the End. I don't know how but this made me stop and think. How many times do I praise the Lord in the beginning of a situation and continue praising Him all through the end. Not too many times, I must confess. Psalm 150 is clear - God wants me to praise Him. He commands me to. But praising God should not be a very difficult commandment to obey. It should just come. Even in the darkest of times He can give us peace that passeth all understanding (Phil 4:7). We have great examples of such men all trhough the Bible (Daniel, Paul, Stephen...). They had peace during their darkest trials and never stopped praising the Lord. It's possible - all I have to do is spend more time on my knees. I have to keep in mind that He promised to never leave me nor forsake me. He'll be with me during the beginning of my darkest hour and will guide me through the end. I want to praise the Lord always. He is worthy to be praised. I have so much to praise Him for...I wouldn't know where to begin!

Jesus is coming SOON

Isn’t it great knowing that Jesus is coming soon! Yep, He’s not just coming, but He’s coming SOON. “Behold, I come quickly”, Rev. 3:11. How do we know that quickly is not another 2000 years? Because the Bible teaches us to compare current events with the signs of His coming.

And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. Luke 21:28

The verse doesn’t read “maybe, just maybe, your redemption will draw nigh soon”. Nope, YOUR REDEMPTION DRAWETH NIGH. From every Believer’s point of view, things are looking bad. Even from a lost soul’s point of view, the world is in a mess. Everyone is looking for hope. Many think Obama is that hope - that light at the end of the tunnel. But we know that there is no hope outside of the Lord Jesus Christ. “For thou art my hope, O Lord God”, Ps. 71:5. My hope is in the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ – my hope is KNOWING that Jesus is coming soon.

Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise. Sing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm. With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the LORD, the King. Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity. Psalm. 98:5-9

The theme is joyfulness! The King is coming!

Turn your radio on...

On Sunday of October the 5th, Bible Baptist Church in Montreal, Canada, preached the word of God on the Radio for the first time. We now have a radio ministry that will be airing on Sunday mornings at 12:30pm on radio station WCHP 760 AM which airs out of Vermont.

Nowadays, for the most part, it's junk on the radio...junk that glorifies sin and pomotes wickedness. You know what I'm talking about... And of course, we ask "what's wrong with the world"... The world has rejected the word of God and its Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. The world has chosen to llive to flesh and die in sin than die to flesh and live in Jesus Christ. Mock the Bible if you want to. The word of God is so far ahead of you. Ephesians 2:2 calls the devil "the prince of the power of the air". Who controls the air today? The devil. He wants you to listen to his program in order to keep you away from the Bible and keep you in bondage of sin. My freind, sin is not cool....it's bondage and it pays you back. Romans 6:23 says "For the wages of sin is death". But thank God there is a Saviour that can make you free because the rest of the verse reads "but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord". Amen. I'm so glad I trusted Jesus Crhist as my Saviour and I have that eternal life. You can have it to. Believe on Jesus Christ! Put your trust in Him!

Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved. Acts. 16:31

If you haven't trusted Jesus Christ as the one and only Saviour, your soul hangs in the balance. This is the MOST important decision you'll ever make. Don't die in sin. Turn your radio on every Sunday at 12:30pm and hear something pure and something true at once. Turn your radio on to heard the word of God and let the word of God work in you. Better yet, get you a Bible and lay hold of God's holy word.

Thy word is true from the beginning...Pslam 119:160

The word of God, which effectually worketh also in you...1 Th 2:13

The right time

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven…Ecc 3:1

A few years ago, the Lord burdened my heart to help my Pastor with the church secretarial work, however, I had just finished school and I didn’t feel ready to take on that burden. I was still young and had no experience working in an office. Instead, God took care of me and provided me with a good job working with attorneys. During that time, I still managed to do a few tasks from home for the church, but as the church kept growing, there was definitely a need for a full time church secretary. Last January, I started earnestly seeking God’s will. I’ll make a long story short, but after 3 and half years of working at the lawfirm, I finally quit my job in late august and started working at the church. The lord also worked it out with our school. There was a need for a French teacher, and since I studied in French, I also have the blessing of teaching our children French.

In the beginning, I really felt overwhelmed. There is so much for me to learn, and all of a sudden I felt like maybe I wasn’t the right person for the job. But God’s word is always comforting. I remembered Ecc 3:1 and how I had wanted to do what I’m doing now, but it just wasn’t the right time. I remembered all the circumstances during the year that led me to the church. Working at the lawfirm equipped me for the church work. Why would God not give me wisdom to do what He wants me to do? Doesn’t He promise that if we ask for widom, He would provide?

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. James 1:5

I’m also blessed in that my Pastor is very appreciative. In the short period I’ve been working for him, I can’t count how many times he’s told me he appreciates me. I know there is a need for a church secretary and I’m honored that God has chosen me. But I also know that there is a need in my heart to grow more in the Lord. I need to trust Him more, I need to obey Him more, and I need to love Him more.

Thank you, Lord Jesus, for teaching me how to trust you more, to obey you more and to love you more.

True friends

I simply wanted to thank Corry and KC for being what real Christian friends ought to be.

They have offered me true friendship over and beyond blogging. They both have a listening ear and a praying heart.

The Lord has filled them with His wisdom, and I am honoured in having them bestow some of that wisdom upon me.

~Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel. Proverbs 27:9

Corry and KC, I really appreciate your friendship, so much so, that I wanted to brag about you on my blog!! :) Thank you for being true friends!

2008…A NEW Year

Eight is seven plus one, hence, the start of a new order. In Bible numerics, eight is for a new day. A new week. A new beginning. A NEW YEAR!!

And so, enter we into a new year.

What am I looking for in 2008?

Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; ho gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. Titus 2:13-14

He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. Revelation 22:20