Hunger

The most remarkable word by Steve Job. Be foolish and be hunger.

The most hunger I was was when
1.  2010 when the worst thing happen. I was at the bottom of my life. The energy of hunger actually propel me to finish the whole bible in one year.

But now is sustaining.

Another time that I was hunger is when I just back from UK. That is the time I thought I was equipped with my Master Degree and wanted to concur the world. This is worldly hunger.

I still fibebt for at I need to be hunger or I am not hunger enough for both spiritual life and world.

What is the catalyst to hunger?

Father in heaven,  can you make me more hunger for your word,  the word which never past but live forever.

Day 30. Satisfy your hunger and thirst

John 6:35 NKJV
And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.

Not only read the Scriptures for each day,  but to also use them in your prayers. Freeda.

Psalms 119:11 NKJV
Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You.

Joshua 1:8 NKJV
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

Colossians 3:16 NKJV
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

John 4:13-14 NKJV
Jesus answered and said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again,  but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”

Prayer
Lord,  please increase my desire to feed on the bread of life from Your Word and to drink of Your living water that I may never thirst again. In Jesus name. Amen.

Director

Matthew 2:13 NKJV
Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him.”

Angel appeared to Joseph in his dream to give him direction and what to do next.

This week got a almost everyday got dream.

Dream 1
Was in Cambodia Capture,  The Only way To Escape Is To Swim Through The Under Water System And Through A Lake. There is a interval of the gate or valve opening.  We need catch the interval and swim through the underneath lake to go to other side.

Dream 2
Fighting with sword. I was so angry because one of the friend did not follow the rule and penetraded the sword into another per add on body. I was do angry and fight back and planning of grasp his sword and broken it into two.

All are weird dream.

So far yet to dream of angel giving me direction in life.

Or may be there is sone hidden meaning of the dream? 

Day 29. He shall direct you

Proverbs 3:6 NKJV
In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

John 16:7-15 NKJV
Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.  And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:  of sin, because they do not believe in Me;  of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more;  of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged. “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.  However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.  He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.  All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you.

How is the Holy Spirit guiding your way today?

Prayer
Lord,  in the name of Jesus,  I ask that Your Holy Spirit guide and direct all of my ways today. Teach me Your truth and give me the grace to lean not unto my own understanding. Amen

Lost and found - Luke 15

Luke 15:4-7 NKJV
“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?  And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.  And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’  I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance.

Steadfast

Hebrews 3:14 NKJV
For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end,

Steadfast.  What It Mean?  Check online free dictionary it define it as firmly,  unchanging,  loyal etc.

Think back that I actually get to know Jesus long time ago when I was in primary school,  around standard 3. Then thing hanging there until I was in secondary school,  form 4th.  That is because I was away from.home and got the chance to attend church. Thionking back I was in Teknik and attending the church in telok wanjah,  pretty far then. Then loss a few again in form sixth. I think I was disappointed with my SPA result. I was top student then so I was expecting to be top as well in SPM. blaming to the girl friend. Cannot go to UTM to study engineering as dream all these while and the purpose of going to Teknik is to cut short the journey to go to UTM directly. Form sixth is the worst. Cannot believe that I did so bad. Expecting 70 but I only got 40 plus if I am not mistaken. The only hope now is TAR college. It was seen as a rejected college. Ya college life basically more of girl friend life. So the next dream kick in - to continue the study to UK. Financially is an issue.  Actually wanted to go to Warwick but due to cost ended up in Coventry. No idea what is mrp2 but did the final thesis. Thinking back I must be thankful otherwise will not know SAP as well. But this is a trap as well once you get in - one way ticket- so difficult to get out. Thus if cannot get out just need to be thankful to enjoy it.  Now The Dream Is To Travel Again With SAP. This senses keep reflecting in me. I will travel to EU one day.  Let keep this to be read after years.

What is next? 

Day 28th- trust in THE LORD TO FINISH THE GOOD WORK THAT HE STARTED IN ME.

Absolutely no idea what is next.

Day 28. God will finish what He has started

Philippians 1:6 NKJV
being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;

Alpha and omega.

List three new things that God has started in your life recently:
1.  40 days with God
2.  Jonathan swim class
3.  Practicing God word

Prayer
Jesus,  thank You for what You are doing in my life. I am confident that you will personally complete every good work You begun in me. Help me. To remain steadfast in that confidence. Amen.

Day 27. Commit to the Lord

Psalms 37:5 NKJV
Commit your way to the Lord , Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.

To trust the Lord means to have complete and bold confidence and reliance upon Him. Freeda

What is your priorities in life?
-house. Car. Job. Family. Spouse. Money. Success. Jesus. Etc.

Matthew 6:19-21 NKJV
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal;  but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.  For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Prayer
Father,  please give me the grace and understanding to commit my life fully to You. I trust You to order my steps. In Jesus name. Amen.

Activation

Activation
- credit card need to be activate then it is only can be used
- gift of God,  need to be activated

Deuteronomy 15:1 NKJV
“At the end of every seven years you shall grant a release of  debts.

2014 sep 29
Start of smitha years

Release of spiritual bondage

Actv 5. 3

Acts 5:39 NKJV
but if it is of God, you cannot overthrow it—lest you even be found to fight against God.”

Trials

Almost 4 years this trials still going on. Is this God allows or I put them on myself?

But I am glad if not because of this trial I will still wandering in the wilderness or may be non longer in church. I was losing momentum to the extend that even doubted why I wanted to go to church. Most of the time felt asleep in church.  I will never finish read the whole bible even once. I will never serve as usher in church       I will never attend any cell. I will never play badminton.

But what I have learn?   The word cone into my mind is repent and turn to the Lord. The rest leave it to Lord so long that you did not abundant then word of God,  rest assured you will he fine.

I still have clue what is the end of the story but trust God will planned something to my or His interest or glory.

Commit the whole storyboard to the Lord.

Day 26. Learn from life trials

Psalms 119:71 NKJV
It  is good for me that I have been afflicted, That I may learn Your statutes.

Sometimes you bring them on yourself and sometimes God allows them. Freeda.

Matthew 5:17 NKJV
“Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.

Whenever you face tribulation,  ask God to reveal His purpose for allowing those trials in your life. Freeda

Jeremiah 29:11 NKJV
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord , thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

The most important lesson I learned from past tribulations has been----
1.  Always read the word of God
2. 

When facing trial and tribulation how do you normally respond?

WORRY. REJOICE. FEAR. FEEL DEPRESSED. PRAISE GOD. FEEL DEFEATED. FEEL EXCITED. COMPLAIN. FEEL VICTORIOUS.

PRAYER
Father,  in my life trial and tribulation teach me every lesson. You have for me to learn. Let Me Never Waste My Affliction On self-pity Or Fear. In Jesup name. Amen.

Strife

I just notice there are many wisdom in the bible. Amazing that something which been written so long ago cover all aspect of life and from generation to generation.

My iPhone 3g already retired. But the word of God never retired.

Matthew 24:35 NKJV
Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.

Everyone life can never avoid strife,  which mean angry or fighting.

Also heard in goodtv on this  from Ephisians.  Let me put down the Chinese version as well.

以弗所書 4:26
生氣卻不要犯罪，不可含怒到日落。 (分享自Android快速聖經)

Don't let the fighting go overnight.  Settle it now and then.

But the best is avoid anger. How?  James told us to be good listener below.

James 1:19 NKJV
So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;

Therefore learn to be listener and slow to angry,  actually not to angry is the best.

I need to admit sometime I get angry. I need to admit and repent and ask God to give me the strength to do this. With man thing are impossible but with Him all thing possible.

Matthew 19:26 NKJV
But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

Day 25. Be angry and sin not

Ephesians 4:26-27 NKJV
“Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil.

Strife is sometimes inevitable. When it arise deal with it immrdiately. Freeda.

James 3:16 NKJV
For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there.

No one can make you angry. If you are angry,  it is because you have chosen to be angry. Refuse to react when you are provoked.

James 1:19 NKJV
So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;

Prayer
Father,  help me to be a quick and attentive listener,  slow to speak and slow to anger. Help me to keep thought of bitterness and revenge far from me.

Murmuring

In another word I tend to give excuse. One of the thing that I pick up from Freeda is - time passed anyway,  so better start doing something. Now I am already on 24th day,  if I did not started the 40 days, I never started it.

One thing I did not see which Freeda pointed out is Isrealite spent 40 years in the wilderness because they are murmuring or in another word complaining.

I am learning to let go and give all the burden to Jesus.

Matthew 11 clearly tell me that give all the burden yo Jesus and He will give me rest.

For I Am Weak I Am Strong If I Give All The Burden Yo Jesus I will rest assure of peace and rest.

Give me 40 days. Day 24. Don't take on the burden of others

Philippians 2:13-14 NKJV
for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure. Do all things without complaining and disputing,

One thing that causes murmuring is carrying the weight of someone else cares and burden. Freeda

Matthew 11:28-30 NKJV
Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

Isrealite complaint so much after get out of Egypt and they stay in the wilderness for 40 years until all the old generation who murmur pass away. Even Moses also did not get to see the promise land.

I am tempted to complain about- my current situation which burden me to go forward.

I am tempted to become discourage when thing did not go well.

What helps me stop murmuring is to submit to the Lord.

Prayer
Lord,  please remove all murmuring and complaining from my lips. Encourage me with Your strength and Your hope so that with a pure heart I may encourage and bless others. In Jesup name. Amen.

Alms

Today learn new word - alms. All these while I thought giving to the poor is only practice by Buddhist. But now bible did mentioned about it as well.

Freeda put it that poor is not only cover money side of poor. It could be the need of anything in life.

Give to the poor. There are too many scam of begger in the city. Giving to the begger become a dilemma now in this city because you never know they are real or not.

But there are many things can be done via giving to the legitimate body such as WHO,  etc.

Helping hand. Live like a light and salt to help others who need. Helping stranger became a dilemma in this city as well. There are so many case of scam.

Give me 40 days. Day 23. Give you the poor

Acts 10:2-4 NKJV
a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, who gave alms generously to the people, and prayed to God always. About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God coming in and saying to him, “Cornelius!” And when he observed him, he was afraid, and said, “What is it, lord?” So he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms have come up for a memorial before God.

For whom are you praying?
To whom are you giving?

Matthew 25:34-36 NKJV
Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:  for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in;  I was  naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’

Prayer
Father,  show me a person into whose life I can sow a memorial unto You. Help me to give cheerfully and generously to the poor. In Jesup name. Amen.

Christian

It is true that we hat Jesus said,  see it if you have eyes and hear it if you got ears.  I read through Roman before and attended the Church CE on this but cannot remember I go through this.   Behave like a Christian.

Romans 12:9-21 NKJV
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer; distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion. Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him a drink; For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Few of these which I consider impossible.
Patient in tribulation.
Bless those who persecute you.

Also found is the Chinese said.
Rejoice with those who rejoice,  weep with those who weep.

有难同当 有苦同吃

Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble

谦虚

To Be honest after reading this I don't think I am qualify to be a Christian. It is almost impossible to fulfill all these. I am glad that we are call sinner save by grace of God.

Give me 40 days. Day 22. Sow good works

Galatians 6:9 NKJV
And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.

Romans 12:9-12 NKJV
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer;

One best way to get your mind off your own concern is to get involved with someone else need. Freeda.

Prayer
Father,  keep me diligent in this season of prayer and help me to resist the temptation to quit. Please make me sensitive to someone else on need today. In Jesus name. Amen.

Meekness

Learn a new word today. Meekness. But what actually it mean still try to figure it out.

Matthew 5:5 NIV
Blessed are the meek,    for they will inherit the earth.

From dictionary the word that synonym to meek are humble,  gentle and kind.

Another one is LONGSUFFERING.

Galatians 5:22 NKJV
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

It almost 4 hm years now. Time is flying. But the issues still cannot be sorted out. I am not sure this is call longsuffering. Actually Suffering Is Much More For Kids. Initially I did felt the impact. But now it is part of life. The only thing is I am not sure what is the plan He has for this.

JS already started to miss the siblings.  Is this part of God plan to has him apart from sibling?  

So far this happening did give me a good side of it. That is I get closer to God,  read bible,  know more from church. Get closer to my family members.

Give me 40 days. Day 21. That ye bear much fruit

Galatians 5:22-23 NIV
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

How effective is the fruit of Holy Spirit manifesting in your life?

LOVE
JOY
PEACE
LONGSUFFERING
GENTLENESS
GOODNESS
FAITH
MEEKNESS
TEMPERANCE

John 15:8 NIV
This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.

Prayer
Spirit of God,  I thank you for overflowing in my life in such a way that I can glorify Jesus. Thanks you for using the fruit of my life as an instruct meet of blessing to.otgers. amen.

Timing persecution

Sometime ask why those people who are very faithful need to go through this kind of persecution. Only God know what is the plan.

Heard from olive tree that Mary got operation to remove to remove the ovarian due go lump growth.

Also understand that her husband was a kidney dialysis patient.

Wow.   This is a real blow.

In Jeremiah,  God punish the Israel do badly due to their disobedient. Yet to finish Jeremiah. But until chapter 33,  I can see enough the punishment that God planned for Israel.

Remember that after finished read the bible discover that many good prophet were not ended in good way. John the Baptist got his head on the plate by King daughter wishes.

Give me 40 days. Day 20. Little by little

Exodus 23:30 NIV
Little by little I will drive them out before you, until you have increased enough to take possession of the land.

Every plan God has for your life is for your good. He always knows what is best for you. Freeda.

I am half way of the 40 days now. When I Started I Felt It Is Long Journey. But Freeda word keep playing in my mind  - it will be past anyway,  why not do something. Now look back 20 days have passed.

Now I think it is not impossible. But you need to start it. I still remember the  starting point,  it is so difficult.

Philippians 1:6 NIV
being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

List a few things that God has been driving from your life;:-
1.  CCC- if not of this happening I will not joint Charis,  and will not joint the cell and will not get to know some people who are real blessing in my life.
2.  Bible- if not because of this I will never finish read the whole bible.
3.  Family- if not because of this I will never being so close to my family member and will continue live islandly.

But this cause a big sacrifice from my own family. Still not very sure what next but trust God has the plan for me. Good plan.

Even though you may not have yet seen a complete breakthrough in the circumstances you are praying about , little by little God will do a completed work in your life. Don't give up!   Freeda.

Prayer
Lord,  I thanks You and trust You for a complete breakthrough . I know that you have a amazing inheritance on my behalf. I jiy ft Ulla and gratefully accept Your blessing even if they do come to me little by little. Amen.

Easter sunday

Luke 24:7 NIV
‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’ ”

Ephesians 3:8 NIV
Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the boundless riches of Christ,

Give me 40 days. Day 19. Jesus the finisher of your faith

Hebrews 12:2 NIV
fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Faith as a mustard seed

Matthew 17:20 NIV
He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.  ”

Faith that moves mountain

Matthew 21:21-22 NIV
Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done.  If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”

Faith to please God

Hebrews 11:6 NIV
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

Faith to see others saved, healed and delivered

Mark 16:17-18 NIV
And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.”

Prayer
Father,  during these 40 days please undergird my faith and empower me to trust You in everything I do or say. Help me to rest in the assurance that you will finish what has already begun in me. In Jesus name. Amen.

Give me 40 days. Day 18. Waiting upon the Lord

Isaiah 40:31 NIV
but those who hope in the Lord  will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

To become totally dependent upon Jesus,  you need to do the following.

TRUST HIM. LOVE HIM. SEEK HIM. DELIGHT HIM. SURRENDER ALL. FOLLOW HIM. PRAISE HIM. HEAR HIM. OBEY HIM.

Psalm 37:4-8 NIV
Take delight in the Lord , and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord ; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun. Be still before the Lord  and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil.

Prayer
Lord,  carry me when I am weak and teach me how to wait upon You. In Jesus name. Amen.

Give me 40 days. Day 17. For given and healed through His Blood

Isaiah 53:5 NIV
But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.

Speak death to any crop you may have planted with the seeds of those sins. Freeda

One for of iniquity is generational transgression ...include such as idolatry. ..generational sin causes curses. ..through the redeeming Blood of Jesup you can repent for and be forgiven of all sin,  even the sin of your forefathers. Freeda

Prayer
Father,  I give you praise for Jesup and for his sacrificial death for me. I thanks you for the heath I enjoy today and I look forward to the day when I will experience a tangible manifestation of my covenant of death. In Jesup name. Amen.

Father , I pray for repentance of the generational repentance. Forgive me for my idolatry and my family idolatry. As Jesup said Father forgive them because they don't know they don't know what they are doing. In Jesus name. Amen.

This is not the first time I encounter with past idolatry burden. All these while I thought this -generational sin- was something superstitious,  it only happen to idolatry person. But now it is concerning everybody in this world. This is because the world is wicked. But the different here is with Blood of Jesus,  we can ask for forgiveness of the generational sin.

What we need to do is pray for generation repentance and grbe re stromal curse.

Give me 40 days. Day 16. Pray the word

Luke 21:33 NIV
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

Ask God to give you His Heart for each need and situation. After asking for His perfect will look for a scripture to confirm what you have heard. Freeda.

Psalm 51. Repentance
Numbers 6. 24 to 26. Blessing
Psalm 23. Protection
Matthew 6. 9 to 13. The disciple prayer
1 Corinthian 13. Love
Proverbs 3. 5 to 6. Direction
Psalm 107. 28 to 30. Deliverance

Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;   in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.

Psalm 51:1-2 NIV
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.

Psalm 103:1-5 NIV
Praise the Lord , my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord , my soul, and forget not all his benefits— who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

Prayer
Lord,  please teach me Your Word and draw me daily hunger to enter into Your presence in prayer. May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight. In Jesus name. Amen.

Give me 40 days. Day 15. Faith comes by hearing

Romans 10:17 NIV
Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.

Discipline yourself to spend time with Him. Freeda.

This need to be done intentionally not just by coincident or when I am free attitude.

Read the Word of God aloud. Research say we learn by seeing and hearing.

Deposit God Word into your heart and to meditate upon it throughout the day. Freeda

Romans 4:20-22 NIV
Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised. This is why “it was credited to him as righteousness.”

Romans 5:1-2 NIV
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God.

Romans 10:8-9 NIV
But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim: If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

Prayer
Father,  during these 40 days please enable me to increase my faith. Please strengthen me in Your Word and draw me closer to You. In Jesus name. Amen.

Give me 40 days. Day 14. Christ is My source of strength

Philippians 4:13 NIV
I can do all this through Christ who gives me strength.

Area of weakness
1.  Gall stone
2.  Marriage

Jesus strengthen me in this areas.

Jesus is my strength.

Philippians 4:19 NIV
And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.

Prayer
Father,  You alone are the source of my strength and the direction for my life. Help me to always keep my life fully surrendered to you. In Jesus name. Amen.

Yesterday what pastor said is true. If you are smooth sailing,  normally you will not remember the need of Jesus. Only when you are force to kneel down to ask for help.

Like last night I was so in pain. I really cannot do anything except looking or even kneel down to ask for help from Jesus.

Jonathan just read about Sarah had a baby at the old age. God will fulfill His promise even though on thing which look impossible for man.

In the back of my mind,  thing that I can think of which is impossible are.  Firstly my marriage and second my family member salvation.

Give me 40 days. Day 13. Surrender your expectation

1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

Remember that you are giving Him this covenant time because He is worthy,  not simply because you need something from Him in return. Freeda.

1.  Health
2.  Divorce/ family
3.  Job

Prayer
Father,  cleanse me from negative feelings. Help me to seek first Your Kingdom and an intimate relationship with You. Keep me from bring caught up in the trap of my own selfish wants. In Jesus name. Amen.

Disciples and His Altar

Genesis 12:7 NIV
The Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built an altar there to the Lord , who had appeared to him.

Altar provide a point of connection to God.

Hebrews 9:12 NIV
He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption.

First born
Exodus 12:7 NIV
Then they are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs.

Exodus 12:12-13 NIV
“On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn of both people and animals, and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord . The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.

Blood is the highest quality of sacrifice. 

Blood is life. 

Abel sacrifice. 

Today sacrifices = Jesus

Hebrews 9:28 NIV
so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.

Grace - God riches on the expense of Jesus

Hebrews 10:4 NIV
It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

Romans 12:1 NIV
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.

Taken stock
How you offer yourself?

What about the modern day altar?
That altar is the heart.
Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit

How
Read the word
Pray

1 Kings 18:30 NIV
Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come here to me.” They came to him, and he repaired the altar of the Lord , which had been torn down.

Come down to their knee.

Story of Pastor at the age of 16
Pray to idol faithfully

Give me 40 days. Day 12. Repentance and crop failure

1 John 1:9 NIV
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

Proverbs 18:21 NIV
The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Every day we may be tempted to sin. If you actively practicing sin and enjoy the pleasure of it and yet are praying for God to manifest on your behalf,  you have no respect or reverential fear of the Almighty Lord of the universe. Freeda

Galatians 6:7 NIV
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.

...speak death to the with wrongful crops you planted with that sin. Call for crop failure where you have planted seeds of weakedness,  selfishness,  deception and perversion. Freeda

You can then speak life from righteousness of Christ that is within you and call forth a harvest of peace and joy. Freeda

Prayer
Father, thank you for your faithfulness to me and for making a way of escape where I have failed. Thank you for the blood of your precious son,  Jesus and thank you for entrusting me with the ability to speak death to the diseased crops in my life.  In Jesus name. Amen.

Give me 40 days. Day 11. Refuse to be offended

Acts 17:30 NIV
In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.

Matthew 24:10 NIV
At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other,

Luke 17:1 NIV
Jesus said to his disciples: “Things that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come.

Prayer
Father, purify my heart. Expose any foothold that Satan might use against me. Keep me from taking Satan bait of offense. Teach me how to love others the way that you love them. In Jesus name. Amen.

Give me 40 days. Day 10. Forgiveness

Mark 11:25 NIV
And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.  ”

If you are not receiving answers to your prayer needs, do not look around you but take another look at your own heart. Freeda

Matthew 6:14 NIV
For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

Prayer
Father,  I choose to forgive those who have hurt me. Help me to forgive them even if they ask my forgiveness. Please keep me from harboring unforgiveness in my heart. In Jesup name. Amen.

Father in heaven,  give me a forgiveness heart so that I can forgive those who hurt me severely. With your holy spirit and strength and blood of Jesus who die on the cross so that Father can forgive our sin,  the same blood will guide me yo the path of forgiveness.

Change my heart O Lord.

Give me 40 days. Day 9. Check your heart

Hebrews 4:12 NIV
For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

The word of God is the foundation of our lives and sometimes a foundation has to be tested in order to verify it strength. Freeda

Heart motives.

Story 1
A parent pray for his son who is on drug primarily because is an embarrassment to him. But God first priority is the salvation of the son and nit to relieve from your embarrassment.

Story 2
A woman is praying for her mother salvation. Why?  She answer because don't want her to go to hell. But what said everything done on earth should be solely for the purpose to glorify His name.

1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

Jesus 40 days in the wilderness brought Him face to face with the temptation.

Israel 40 years in the wilderness demo started the faithfulness of God.

Noah 40 days in the Ark reveal the saving grace of God even in the midst of judgment.

Prayer
Father , I praise Your name. With a grateful heart I thank You for your word that is working in my life to keep my heart motives pure and free from sin and pride .Amen.

This is one area I struggle. True heart and true act.

Father,  I pray that you give me the true heart and act out of my true heart.  I know I am weak and a sinner. Help me by providing me the strength to overcome the motive of my heart. Amen.

Give me 40 days: day 8- Satan will try to steal your time with God

1 Corinthians 10:13 NIV
No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.

Satan is roaming around to seek opportunity

Job 1:7 NIV
The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered the Lord , “From roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it.”

Satan come to steal,  to kill and to destroy.

John 10:10 NIV
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

Even Jesus was tempted by Satan in the wilderness.

Matthew 4:1 NIV
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

Prayer
Keep me on track Lord. Help me to stand firm on Your promises. Keep my heart and eyes fixed on You. Remove every dissertation that would temp me to abandon this concent with You. In Jesus name. Amen.

Give me 40 days: day 7- pray in His Nane

John 14:13-14 NIV
And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.  You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.

John 15:16 NIV
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.

Acts 2:38 NIV
Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 3:6 NIV
Then Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.”

Philippians 2:10-11 NIV
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,   and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus

Prayer
Father,  in the name of Your Son Jesus,  I ask You to empower me to submit my entire life to Him. It is my desire to do and say everything yo Hos glory. Amen.

Father,  what are all these dream mean?  Give me the wisdom to see these dream of these dream are from You, I ask for wisdom to understand and act on these dream,  in Jesus Name in ask. Amen

Faith

Psalm 71:3 NIV
Be my rock of refuge, to which I can always go; give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.

Story of a India couple getting married. The parent going to arrange the marriage. The girl pray for it. One guy came to her father office to ask for marriageable girl.

Give me 40 days: day 6: Acts of Faith

James 2:14-17 NIV
What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.

Your faith will connect you to the annoying but there is another step. You must add works to your faith. - Freeda

Walk the faith.

Faith and work go together.

What is God asking you to do right now?

For the unsaved loved one
God give the wisdom and put the word in my mouth like Jeremiah. Amen.

For my church
God your holy spirit guide me on which area I can serve. Amen

For my neighbors
God make me the salt and light for the neighbor. Amen.

Prayer
Father, I desire to do my part. Show me what I need to do to cause my faith to be solid and fruitful. Let me nor miss opportunities to apply works to my faith. In Jesus name. Amen.

Give me 40 days: day 5: God's spirit dwell in me

Romans 8:11 NIV
And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.

If the Holy Spirit Raised Jesus from dead the same Spirit can heal any disease.

Tell Satan that the same Spirit That Raised Christ from the dead Lives in me today and that He will quicken my mortal body and bring wholeness and  strength.

Psalm 103:3 NIV
who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,

Psalm 107:19-20 NIV
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.

Psalm 147:3 NIV
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

Isaiah 53:5 NIV
But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.

Prayer
Lord,  I declare that You are my Healer. Every need I have I lay before You. I confess with the words of my mouth and believe in my heart and  with Your stripes I am healed - spirit,  soul and body. Amen

Give me 40 days: day 4: righteousness, peace and joy

Romans 14:17 NIV
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit,

How many hours we add pent daily to care of our physical body out of 24 hours?  Minimum of 11 hours - eat,  sleep and exercise if you do have.

How many hours we spent on our soul?  If can get one hour that is already wonderful.

John 16:33 NIV
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

As simple as that.  You just have to ask and believe into it.

Philippians 4:6 NIV
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

Father,  please fill me with the Holy Ghost so that I might know your righteousness,  peace and joy. Use me as a vessel to bring the fullness of your kingdom into the lives of others. In Jesup name I ask. Amen.

Give me 40 days: day 3: Salvation in Jesus

Romans 10:9 NIV
If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

Sinner prayer

Father,  I confess that I am a sinner, please forgive me of my sin.  I accept your forgiveness. I believe that Jesus died and was raised from the dead so that I can now have eternal life through faith in Him. Come into my life Jesus and be my Savior and Lord. Thanks you for saving me. Amen.

Some of the key words

1.  Heart
It has to come from heart something coming from heart is natural and many time is not logical. It is like when you are falling in love with some one. It just falling in love. Pure love. That's.

2.  Childlike
Children will have faith in their father. They just believe because he is tg r ir father. As simple as that.

So if we are the children of God,  we should believe in Him like a child believe in their father.

Give me 40 days: day 2 - numbering our days

Normally we will have family time. Here Freeda introduce Lord time.

Wisdom of man and wisdom of God.

For Jews you might be foolish to believe that Jesus is the King,  as of they are expecting the human king to like KING DAVID to defeat the Roman. For gentile it is even so foolish to believe Jesus Is son of God and die for us.

But the foolish this thing assumed by the world will be the greatest thing. Because of Jesus we are save by His grace. Otherwise we will be like the old testament where the laws and sacrifice offering take first place. Jesus bridge the gap between human and Father God.

Seek the Spirit Of Godly Wisdom. How then?  James said just ask and believe it.

Hunger for wisdom. Some time we might be taking meal but we did not felt satisfaction. But when you are hunger for days then are given food,  you will felt the previous of food and satisfaction.

Are you hunger for God Wisdom? Under normal circumstances we will not hunger for God Wisdom because we are doing well. Therefore sometimes trial is needed to bring us back to God.

1 Corinthians 1:23 NIV
but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,

1 Corinthians 1:25 NIV
For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.

1 Corinthians 1:27 NIV
But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

Ephesians 1:17 NIV
I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.

James 1:5 NIV
If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.

James 1:6 NIV
But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.

Prayer
Father,  fill me with a hunger for your wisdom,  so that all I do and say will come from a heart established in You. Be my wisdom. In Jesus name. Amen.