1/4/2019 (1)

The past Friday, when I paid my regular visit to my senior friends at the local rehabilitation center.

Finally, I got the chance and courage to open my bible and read some verses with Bill.

Bill is so smart and active, though, he has Parkinson's disease, he is tremor uncontrolled all the time.

Surprisingly, found that Bill is super familiar with bible.

Bill is a strong-willed person, once I saw him feeding himself with his quivering hand he won't give up, he won't bother others for help.

And he also say that maybe we can some bible study next time, king forward to meet him again this Friday.

Job

Normally, I will have my first prayer right when I awake and before I open my eyes in the morning.

Often it’s a prayer of thanksgiving, however this morning, my prayer was full of anger, complain and such about everything and everyone, don’t know why?

And then I was routinely listening to the bible on the iPad while I was doing chores and eating breakfast and etc.

Continuing the listening from yesterday, right after the book of Ester is the book of Job.

Trust in Him in any circumstances, pray for unfailing faith in Him.

One Hour. One Book: Leviticus

http://www.1hour1book.com/

Found this wonderful site; one hour, one book, perfect for me, for I’m a lazy and slow reader.

Nevertheless, I have to speed up my reading.

meeting

引經據典 vs. 斷章取義 Bible citation vs. Quoting out of context

馬太福音 13:12
因為凡是有的，還要賜給他，使他豐足有餘；凡是沒有的，連他有的也將從他那裡被拿走。
For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance. But whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.

本節說出追求一切屬靈事物的原則。你越有心要，神就越多給你；否則，連你從前已得的，也要收回去(參太25:29)。 
越在真理上有基礎、有領受的，就越發追求；而越追求，就越明白、越多有領受。 
So even when a person has a small amount of understanding, it will lead him to greater understanding as he continues to search and study God's word. A person who thinks he has all he needs, who doesn't apply himself to trying to learn more, will lose ground in the amount that he understands.

It's good to apply bible verses and teaching in our daily lives but somehow sometimes people Quoting out of context, it destroys and distorts the original meaning.

THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS

THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS - Official Trailer
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GsRtF3FT1_Q
I’m not trying do the advertising for this movie, from the trailer, it is so funny, yet so much like us, the real us, human beings, most of the time people try to or pretend to behave when others are watching, but behind the scenes, eh! Who knows what, right? Not always but in most of the cases.

How a person can act whenever or in whatever situation calm and right or “Do on the hill as you would do in the hall”.

We do need a real faith or some kind of guide that never fail on us.
1 Corinthians 3:11
For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

Somehow it’s tough to do so. Image that will you build your house on the rock or the sand so it can stand up strong in times of difficulty.
Matthew 7:24-27 Build Your House/Faith on the Rock
²⁴ “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. ²⁵ And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. ²⁶ And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. ²⁷ And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”

And are you the good soil that can be taught and learn. When it’s you turn to spread those seeds, don’t hesitate and be wise with it.
Mark 4:7-9 Plant seed on the good soil
⁷ And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.⁸ And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.⁹ And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Matthew 13:18-23 Spiritual Truth
Jesus said that the same seed produced no crop, some crop, or a great crop. The seed was the same in every place, but the condition of the soil was different.
2 peter 3:9 God wants everyone to follow Him 
1 Corinthians 12:3 spread the seed
Acts 22:14-15 it’s always right to pray for God to soften the hearts of those you speak to!
 

Book of Lamentations

Book of Lamentations耶利米哀歌

http://m.biblestudytools.com/lamentations/

A book of lamentations, good thing it’s only 5 chapters. Being sad or down its ok, but don’t take it too long to recover.

When I read this chapter, I feel the conflicting inside of my heart. Who doesn’t want a perfect, miserable free life? Unfortunately, that’s not the lives most of us encountered or encountering, and a lot of time we never realized what happen to our past is the best teacher to us. Stand up and learn from those mistakes.

Think about it, when our lives are really flawless, we forgot something truly important. For example, the relationships, between relatives, friends, co-worker, strangers around us, the Lord, are not so crucial now, and always say later when I have time.

I used to run away from God, I thought I have everything, I’m so proud of myself. I don’t need to waste my time to go to church.

I like someone says that the church is the “HOSPITAL”. It doesn’t mean when you in troubles or sick so you go to church, it also mean that you could be the doctor or nurse or even a volunteer to help people heal from the wound. God is the leader and the Bible is the Bible. Come to church with brothers and sisters all together, that’s help each other.