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God is a forgiving God and rich and plenteous in His mercy…

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God is a forgiving God and rich and plenteous in His mercy,
The condition attach  to this is : “to all who call on Him”.

Fundamentally God’s mercy is about forgiveness.  It’s human nature to think he may approach God on his  own merit.  It’s human nature to be proud.

Even your very best, your absolute best, is not enough to please God

But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. ” Isaiah  64:6

“So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God”. Romans 8:8

As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:” Romans 3:10

And so, if we are to ever have a relationship with God our prime need, our first need is this – to be forgiven.  God will help us in other areas of our lives – but first and foremost we need to see our need of forgiveness which comes from a merciful God.

Sin is definitely, a relationship breaker.  How many times, if you can even count them, has sin caused you problems and difficulties in relationships. We know that is true. How much more so in our relationship with God.

“He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities”. Psalm 103.10  However, God’s mercy means that he does not treat us as our sins deserve.  We are deserving of destruction and punishment and condemnation. But God’s mercy means that we are not treated as our sins deserve. God’s mercy means we can be forgiven.

Refer also to: Ephesians 2:4-9

“But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Not of works, lest any man should boast.”

 

As the sun sets, so too, let the past sets. Don’t be manacled to the past, let it be a lesson to move forward, come the new dawn..~ Cheong Kok Weng

Let’s not be manacled to the past, let it sets as the sun sets,

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As the new dawn begins,  let’s move forward, comes the fresh day.

Close the door to the past, open the door and greet the new day as everyday is a new beginning – it is a brand new day and we can

begin again with a new mindset , new thoughts, changed attitudes, new hope, new strengths, with and by the grace of God.

It is precious privilege to be alive and well and we thank God for the gift of choice of starting again, to write and fill the page of a brand new day as each day, is a new beginning …as long as we are still in the flesh, on planet earth.

 

” It is of the Lord‘s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. ” Lamentation 3:22-23

Freedom of thoughts, is the freedom to change in the face of truth. ~ Cheong Kok Weng

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Actually, a man may never be held back from thinking whatsoever he wants so long as he does not divulge to others what he is thinking. The functioning  of his mind is restrained only by the constraints of

his knowledge, understanding, experience and the faculty & resourcefulness of his thoughts and the power of his imagination.

However, in real life, the typical brain is and has a tendency to be innately “effortlessly” indolent; laid back and tends to take the path of least resistance.

The mental world of the ordinary man consists of values, philosophies and way of life which he has accepted without reexamination or double checking and to which he is devoted, emotionally involved and committed. He has a tendency to be unconsciously or consciously antagonistic to anything which would shakeup the customary order of his accustomed  world.

Coupled with being abetted  by societies that have been largely opposed to freedom of thoughts, fresh ideas or new mindsets, it is easy to see why it is hard for him to have the real freedom of thoughts.

A truth that is or which cast doubt on his “established beliefs” and is not in consonance with some of the erroneous beliefs which he holds, seem evil because they are disagreeable –  he cannot change though he is faced with the truths of the matter.

We must change in the face of truths presented to us – that is the real freedom of thoughts that God has endowed us with.

We MUST exercise the TRUE Freedom of thoughts in order to be TRULY FREE.

 

 

We need to recalibrate & change course today when we are heading in the wrong direction. ~ Cheong Kok Weng

Change can sometimes be difficult while at other times it can be comforting.

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Would we not want to know that we are heading in the wrong direction rather than not knowing and finding out only at the end of our journey?

There are warning signs and notices we all need to take care and be aware of, that indicate we are heading for a dead-end.

After noticing the signs, we must follow-up by actions in order to correct and readjust our path, and consider it a detour, in reaching the destination.

 

“Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.” Isaiah 55:6-7″

Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die,..” Ezekiel 33:11a

 “Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord God: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?” Ezekiel 18:23

“For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; 

 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.” 1 Timothy 2:3-4

 

“Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:” John 11:25

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The account of the Resurrection of Jesus

“In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you. And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word. And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him. Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭28:1-10‬ ‭

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Good Friday – the day Death Died.

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On the first Good Friday, Jesus died on the cross in yours and my place – He assumed (took) and paid the FULL PENALTY of our sin.

Good Friday is the Friday preceding Easter Sunday, and commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death on the Cross at Calvary.

We can celebrate on Good Friday because Christ’s death was a sacrifice so that we could receive the gift of eternal life. Jesus bore our sins, shame, and burden on the cross. The results changed the course of humanity!

“It’s Good Friday. Good because 2000 years ago the events of that day proved that we matter to God.  “God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son.” John 3:16

“On this Good Friday may we never forget the true meaning of Easter – ‘For when He was on the cross, I was on His mind.”

Pastor abducted in a military liked precision in broad daylight in Kuala Lumpur on 2017.2.13 & is still missing.

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A pastor by the name of Raymond Koh was abducted in Petaling Jaya (greater Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia on Feb 13, 2017 at about 10:50 a.m.  and the pastor has been missing since.

The right thinking citizens of the country were highly suspicious; after viewing a recording of the blatant terrorising abduction that was carried out with militaristic precision, accompanied by the loud silence from the authorities – the cavernous sound of silence is reverberating incessantly throughout the corridors of the entire land. A candle light vigil in a few cities in Malaysia for Pastor Raymond Koh was held on Mar 5, 2017.

Do pray for the still missing pastor and the family.

Thank you and blessings.

Further reading.

http://write2rest.blogspot.my/2017/03/what-has-pastor-raymond-kohs-abduction.html?m=1

https://asiancorrespondent.com/2017/03/malaysia-questions-answers-kidnapping-pastor-raymond-koh/#FzsOxwvmAWWifj06.97

 

Let’s rejoice over the daily sunrise and sunset that God gives us.

As we look back and see that we have travelled in the wrong direction, we have the choice to turn around. 

Looking back & learn, and have the grace of letting go where needed; will enable us to move forward with the power of moving on in the right direction.

The past is still worth looking at especially when it brings us to the truth and helps us to take the necessary corrective action.The past is to help us see things in perspective, don’t let it hold us back, Look back to move forward.

Our life must be lived today and let’s step forward, keep moving in the right path. Make it an exciting journey henceforth with God’s help.