The King Beckons ..........

What are you doing with the invitation from the King?
You drop everything you're doing and you re-schedule your priorities so you will be able to make it to HIS presence.

"You will seek ME and find ME when you search for ME with all your heart" (Jeremiah 29:13)

While we can be assured of "finding GOD", this verse also gives a key condition. The condition is to search for HIM "with all your heart". We cannot find GOD if we are not seeking HIM with all our heart. It will be native on our part to think that we could just experience intimacy without giving GOD all our heart.

"Then they will call on me, but i will not answer, they will seek me diligently but they will not find me" (Proverbs 1:8)

"All our heart" does not refer to diligence (in effort or action) alone. It is an issue of complete dedication (heart) to the person. And it is best reflected in our attitude.

"Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD" (Proverbs 1:29)

The attitude needed would be "fear of the LORD" ie a deep reverence for HIM

Can Intimacy and Fear go hand in hand?
Yes, fear of the LORD is the key to intimacy because it ensures we hate sin and all the things that turn the King's face away from us
We cannot enter HIS presence with a casual attitude and expect GOD to come near.

Entertainment For Lunar New Year

How did you spent your recent Lunar New Year? As for me, Lunar New Year has always been boring and mundane.

For the first time i have done something meaningful and useful on the first two days of this Lunar New Year instead of staying at home sleeping and watching television.
Spent my morning and early afternoon entertaining @ a local hospital for all its C class patients so as to liven their spirit and mood this festive period.

Being New Year, the hospital allows the patients to return home to celebrate with their families. Those that remains were mainly elderly folks, too ill or reluctant to travel home.
Unlike 'normal' days, the hospital was very 'quiet', many of the shops and food courts were also closed for business.

Armed myself with a keyboard, stand, adaptor and sponsor mandrain oranges, i travelled from ward to ward, room to room playing some Lunar New Year songs to the patients for about 15 to 2o mins each.
From doctors, nurses, workers and patients most were surprised with my presence. There were smiles and greetings from nurses who were mainly malays, indians and Fillipinoes.
Some families of the patients also thank me for providing the entertainment. One of them gave me a red packet for good luck. Another elderly patient also gave a red packet.

The response for my 2 days of entertainment were encouraging. Was glad and happy i have managed to cover all the wards either directly or indirectly. Tired esp after the first day but the effort and time was all worth it.
Shall try to make improvements in my approach next year maybe sing a song or two. (haha)

HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR
GONG XI GONG XI

3 Blessings From GOD (Lunar New Year)

1) from Psalm 37:3
"Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture."
God promises safety and protection when we trust and do what is good.

2) from verse 4,
"Delight yourself in the LORD and HE will give you the desires of your heart"
To delight ourselves in the LORD is to enjoy intimacy with GOD and to live in HIS presence. When we do that, this delight will translate our desires into realities.

3) from verse 5 & 6
"Commit your way to the LORD; trust in HIM and HE will do this; HE will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun".
This means that GOD will give you a bright and prosperous future if we commit our ways to the LORD in everything we do.

Believe GOD for safety, success and a bright future in HIM