God's Favor and Grace

We no longer live by the old 10 commandments that follows the law that causes bondage, sickness and weakness. We now live under God's favor and grace in the New Testament after Jesus' resurrection. It is no longer doing to please God but done by Jesus so that we can have our covenant with our Heavenly Father. Jesus was born poor so that we can be rich, he was lashed with 40 strokes so that we can be healed, he was forsaken, so that we can call God our Abba Father. Jesus received curses so that we can get his blessings as a child of God. So it is not by merit or work that we earn our place in heaven but to proclaim that Jesus is our Lord and Saviour can we get to heaven for eternity - and that is a very very long time.

Don’t Grow Up Depressed - Listen to Pastor Joseph Prince’s Message CDs

Children who have been caned a lot unnecessarily will grow up being depressed adults. So parents, the more caning you do, the more harm you bring to your child. The old fashioned mentality is that the more caning they get, the better adults they will become. This is no longer true. Research has shown that depressed and unhappy people tend to fall sick and even get cancer. Hence, cancer is linked to depression. One way I unwind and relax is to listen to Pastor Joseph Prince of New Creation Church message CDs. This guy is really funny and humorous. Plus the fact that he is very annointed by God and very humble despite his popularity around the world. And indeed New Creation Church is the best church in Suntec City, if not the world for Protestants. I simply love to hear Pastor Prince preach a good sermon. It is cathartic and better than any other feel good medication. Just Google around for Pastor Joseph Prince and you will find a lot of resources.

Psalms 1 and 2

Today's preaching was on the book of Psalms 1 and 2 from the Old Testament. I love reading Psalms as they guide you to live a prosperous and fulfilled life. I have also decided to continue tithing to church as a responsible church member. If no one contributes, how is the church going to feed its people, send money for missions and continue saving for the church building fund? I guess it takes revelation and a passionate love for Jesus to be tithers. Most other people are just tipping God with their offerings and I also noticed some don't give at all. My friend who became a Christian in 2004, the year the tsunami strike, has been tithing faithfully to church every week because he believes it is our Heavenly Father who prospers him to find favour with potential clients. That is why the company has projects month after month and the workers are happy working for us with continual work every day.

Tithing Matters

I have stopped tithing 10% of my income to my local church and last Sunday, at the pulpit, the church secretary who gave the sermon commented that there will be no income for the staff if people stopped tithing. I still continue to give offerings every week when I attend church service on Sundays. As I need to safe up for my golden years and considering the inflation rate in say 20 years time, the value of your savings will depreciate so much that you might not have enough to tide you through your life time. I hope to save up at least 80% of my income every month while times are good. But there is no guarantee that it will be like this for the next 15-20 years until my retirement later on. I am already in my late thirties and the key person running the show is already in his late fifties. I pray that God will grant him the strength to continue to helm the company employing about 10 workers with families to feed.

Preaching Bondage and Law

Yesterday's preaching in my local church was dry, and boring, not to mention the deacon preach law and bondage. I feel more stressed listening to it than before coming to church. After listening to Pastor Joseph Prince of New Creation Church, Singapore preach, I feel more liberated with the true teaching of grace and favour. The other churches don't match to this very annointed preacher who also received word of faith to heal people. And Georgetown Baptist Church turned away a potential RM50,000 donation just because it was to be from Penang Turf Club. And to think that BGC needs money in the millions to build its new church for RM10 million with barely half collected - it was foolish of them to turn away money such as these. God can turn unrighteous money into blessed money, so why turn down a good opportunity?

No One Picks Up the Telephone at Penang SOCSO

I have paid the worker’s SOCSO company contribution for April 2009 and until today, 12th of May, I have yet to receive a receipt and form for May payment from them. SOCSO stands for Social Security Organisation that was established in Malaysia to make monthly payments to workers becoming disabled in the course of their employment. It is like a form of insurance. Today, I tried to contact the numbers that I have in the SOCSO letterhead and they have changed to a new number that is non-contactable at all and simply send a thank you message and hang up when you select all the options! Even the operator number leads to automatic message with no one to pick up the phone! I don’t know who is the director or head of department for SOCSO but they sure try to find ways to automate their telephone calls with no single person to pick up calls and attend to enquiries. This is surely the ‘makan ular’ (lackadaisical) attitude of the staff who is missing in action! Typical of the Malays who are so lazy, and depend on the UMNO government to take care of their needs to the exclusion of other races. I am still wondering how sincere is the government in advocating 1Malaysia concept.

Happy Easter Sunday

Yesterday was Easter Sunday and my church in Georgetown Baptist Church put up a wonderplay play with a short movie of the Passion of Christ showing Jesus before his crucifixion. It is also a time to forgive previous grievances and hurts done by others. Easter is to celebrate the resurrection power of Jesus when he died at the cross and he is now alive in Heaven. One day, when all Christians die, they will reunite in heaven and stay there for eternity - which is a very very long time. While it is better to stay in heaven where there is no sorrow, pain or death, it is good to make ourselves useful here on here promoting the Kingdom of God by preaching to our loved ones so that they can be saved from eternal damnation in hell and by tithing.