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Are You Ready?

by Dr. Paul Chappell

“In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live. Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, saying, I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.”
2 Kings 20:1–3

Early on Saturday morning, January 13, 2018, thousands of people all across Hawaii were shocked to receive an official warning message on their phones. It said, “Ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii. Seek immediate shelter. This is not a drill.” The frightening message was official, but thankfully it was sent in error. About thirty minutes later, people began receiving messages and updates that confirmed there was no attack. But for a period of time, it seemed things were about to become deadly serious.
Here is the reality. Though most people go through life day by day without any real thought that a given day might be their last, none of us know how much time we have. While we hope for a long and active life, and may take steps in that direction, there are no guarantees. We spend a great deal of time and effort in our society working on ways to overlook the fact that life will end, but sooner or later, that day is coming for all of us.
The question we must answer is whether we are living each day in such a way that we are prepared to stand before God. The truth that life will end is meant to motivate and prepare us for effective service and holy living. “So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom” (Psalm 90:12).
 

Today’s Growth Principle: 

Live today the same way you would if you were to learn it was your last.

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Rejoicing from Painful Lessons

by Dr. Paul Chappell

“Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The LORD reigneth. Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein. Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the LORD, because he cometh to judge the earth. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.”
1 Chronicles 16:31–34

David’s heart was in the right place when he first attempted to bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem, but his methods were not right. God does not grant exceptions to His commands for good intentions, and David did not follow the instructions Moses had given for transporting this visible symbol of God’s presence among His people. As a result of ignoring the instructions, Uzzah was killed when he reached out to steady the Ark. After some time passed, David set out to do the job using the methods God had laid out. This time the process was successful, and the arrival of the Ark in the Holy City was a time of national praise and rejoicing, where David penned one of his greatest songs of gratitude to God.
Many times it is our moments of failure and judgment that lead to a deeper level of relationship and joy in God’s work in our lives if we look for His hand. F. B. Meyer wrote, “Often God seems to place His children in positions of profound difficulty…It is a platform for the display of His almighty grace and power. He will not only deliver you, but in doing so He will give you a lesson that you will never forget; and to which, in many a psalm and song in after days, you will revert. You will never be able to thank God enough for having done just as He has.”
 

Today’s Growth Principle: 

When we endure difficult circumstances, we have an opportunity to see God work in mighty ways.

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“The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.” --Exodus 14:14 There’s an amazing military story that’s told about the epic Battle of Waterloo fought in 1815. Maybe you recall from world history that the French Emperor Napoleon was intent upon conquering the world and seemed unstoppable.   At the time of this critical battle, all that stood between Napoleon’s quest for world domination and the defeat of the British Empire was England’s Duke of Wellington and the Anglo-Allied armies. But given Napoleon’s momentum, hope was bleak. The only communication tool to relay the battle details were signals in the sky projected by ships at sea. And when those first signals appeared overhead, a wave of horror washed over those awaiting news.  The signals read: “Wellington defeated.” All hope seemed lost; grown men wept openly. But then people slowly began to notice more words appearing from behind some moving clouds. And when the whole could be seen, it said: “Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.” Now listen, when Jesus died on the cross everyone thought he was history, too. But on that glorious third day our Lord and Savior Jesus arose from the grave. And the rest of the story could be told: Jesus defeated death at the cross! Even if you face impossible odds, never give up. With Jesus you cannot be defeated. The victory is sure! The one who conquered death will make a way for you. YOU ARE NOT DEFEATED. THE VICTORY IS SURE!

Be Still

by Dr. Paul Chappell

“Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth. He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire. Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.”
Psalm 46:8–11

There is not a great deal of description in the Bible of the emotional state of the Israelites as they left Egypt the night of the first Passover. The final plague, the death of the firstborn of Egypt, had convinced Pharaoh to let them go. After four hundred years, they would be going to the land God had promised Abraham. There must have been enormous elation and gratitude in their hearts. Yet in just a few hours all of that was gone. They faced what seemed to be certain destruction, trapped between the Red Sea and the pursuing Egyptian army.
In that moment, they received one of the most difficult instructions from God—to do nothing. “And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever” (Exodus 14:13).
There are certainly times when our action is required, and God does not do for us what He has enabled and equipped us to do for ourselves. But there are also times when we must be patient and wait for God to work. Our understanding of both the present and the future is necessarily limited, but God’s is not. He knows full well what we will face, and what the outcome of His plan for our lives will be.
 

Today’s Growth Principle: 

Do not miss seeing God’s power displayed because you insisted on taking matters into your own hands.

Fight the good fight of Faith

 

Today, I want to empower one of the women (sister-in-law of my friend) who is experiencing breast cancer.  I know it’s tough considering one of her breasts was removed. I believe in the power of Christ who knows everything what’s best for all of us. He’s the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (in the Bible) who works miraculously in different ways. He’s the God of Job who able to give triumph and restore his own health, wealth and relationship to his wife to produce 10 more children. Isn’t it amazing that we have a Bible that we can refer and relate to with such inspiring stories of real people, real life with beautiful stories in spite of hardships and trials, ups and downs, through the grace of God became the pillars for both men and women of faith today? It is indeed true that we as true followers of Christ must fix the Word of God in our hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on our hands and bind them on our foreheads. That in times like this we can offer words of encouragement the way God of all comfort, the Father of mercies comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

It's absolutely true that we have no right to complain what God has to offer along the way in our lives because everything is His under control. The joy that in suffering produces patience and that all things work together for good makes us perfect lacking nothing. Believing that God doesn’t change means He remains the same, yesterday, today and forever.  

Faith requires work to keep it possible. I believe she can make it well and with my passion on Health and Sciences (being aspiring doctor before), Google made me easy to research and share this inspiring video of a man who beats cancer without chemotherapy. =)

 

 

 

 

Bible Study 101

 

False Prophets Will Be Numerous, And Very Successful:

 

§  Mat 24:11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.

 

§  2 Pet 2:1 [NIV] But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them--bringing swift destruction on themselves.

 

§  2 Pet 2:2 [NIV] Many will follow their shameful ways and will bring the way of truth into disrepute.

 

§  2 Pet 2:3 [NIV] In their greed these teachers will exploit you with stories they have made up. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.

 

§  1 John 4:1  Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

 

§  2 Tim 4:3 For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.

 

§  2 Tim 4:4 They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths

 

§  Deut 18:20 But any prophet who falsely claims to speak in my name or who speaks in the name of another god must die.’

 

§  Rev 20:10 Then the devil, who had deceived them, was thrown into the fiery lake of burning sulfur, joining the beast and the false prophet. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

 

“It is scary to die anytime if I belong to a false church believing to a false doctrine; in death, I will be tormented day and night to a lake of fire together with the false teachers and many false prophets” 

Meg, 16 February 2018