Memorial - April 7, 2014

Scripture: Exodus 13-16
3 So Moses said to the people, “This is a day to remember forever—the day you left Egypt, the place of your slavery. Today the Lord has brought you out by the power of his mighty hand. (Remember, eat no food containing yeast.) 4 On this day in early spring, in the month of Abib, you have been set free. 5 You must celebrate this event in this month each year after the Lordbrings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites. (He swore to your ancestors that he would give you this land—a land flowing with milk and honey.)6 For seven days the bread you eat must be made without yeast. Then on the seventh day, celebrate a feast to the Lord. 7 Eat bread without yeast during those seven days. In fact, there must be no yeast bread or any yeast at all found within the borders of your land during this time. - Exodus 13

13 But Moses told the people, “Don’t be afraid. Just stand still and watch the Lord rescue you today. The Egyptians you see today will never be seen again. 14 The Lord himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.” - Exodus 14
Message:
A milestone is a day to remember forever the day of GOD's breakthrough and miracle in our lives. As He has promised, He will fulfill more than what we asked.

Obeservation/Promise:
When GOD hears, He will surely act on the prayers of your heart. Like when the LORD answered  the cries of the Israelites when they were oppressed by the Egyptians, the Lord not only sent Moses, but He had already prepared every miracle that was about to take place in the eyes of His people and the Egyptians. HE is GOD and there is no Other, He wants to make that clear to everyone, He wants to make Himself known to people. He wants us to remember what HE did because humans easily forget and take for granted everything that GOD has done for them. We have to do our part by reminding ourselves through these feasts that GOD has done a great thing in the past and HE will surely do greater things in the present and in our future. HE has always been involved, orchestrating everything in our lives, according to His plan and purpose. 

Application/Command:
We need to stick close to GOD. We have to draw nearer to Him and understand His will on earth and understand what GOD wants us to do in relation to His plan and purpose. We need to act with GOD, He has a role for us to play. We have to work with GOD and be one in mind, heart and Spirit with Him. 
When He answers the prayers of our hearts, we ought to always remember it, we ought to make a memorial out of it so that we never forget that it is GOD who brought us this far. That is why we have to remember the feast days of GOD appointed by Him. We have to celebrate it so that we will always be reminded that HE is a great GOD and HE is present in our lives. Remembering the days of GOD will enable us to be strong and courageous, to not be shaken by troubles, the next time new trials will come our way. It will teach us to trust and rely on the great One who has made all things possible.

Feb 21, 2014

Scripture:
Zechariah 8-14
6 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: All this may seem impossible to you now, a small remnant of God’s people. But is it impossible for me? says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
7 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: You can be sure that I will rescue my people from the east and from the west. 8 I will bring them home again to live safely in Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be faithful and just toward them as their God. 9 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Be strong and finish the task!
-Zech 8
9 Rejoice, O people of Zion! Shout in triumph, O people of Jerusalem!
Look, your king is coming to you. He is righteous and victorious, yet he is humble, riding on a donkey—riding on a donkey’s colt. 

16 On that day the Lord their God will rescue his people, just as a shepherd rescues his sheep. They will sparkle in his land like jewels in a crown.
17 How wonderful and beautiful they will be! The young men will thrive on abundant grain,
and the young women will flourish on new wine. - Zech 9

12 12 By my power I will make my people strong, and by my authority they will go wherever they wish. I, the Lord, have spoken!” - Zech 10


Message:
The LORD will fulfill His promise to His People.
Observation/Promise:
The Lord wants to do great things for His people, and He is more likely to do that which is impossible for us now because He wants to display His power and glory among His children. The Lord will bring me back to His land of Promise. Even though I feel now that it is impossible for me to go back and live among His people, the Lord has promised this to me and it shall happen. But before I am to return, He needs me to accomplish many things now where I am. There's many things to be done but GOD will fulfill it through the work my hands because He has given me the task and by His grace it will be completed. Yeshua will come back for us soon and on that day HE will rescue us in a time of great trouble, we will sparkle like diamonds because He has made us rare treasures in His land of promise. He will make us strong and He will finish His work and the tasks He has set before us because it is His Spirit that is at work within us. 
Command/Application:
Be strong
Finish the task! Do what needs to be done
Depend on the Lord for strength
Focus and Remind yourself of GOD's promise

Victorious in the End

1 “My spirit is crushed, and my life is nearly snuffed out.
The grave is ready to receive me.
2 I am surrounded by mockers.
I watch how bitterly they taunt me.
6 “God has made a mockery of me among the people;
they spit in my face.
7 My eyes are swollen with weeping,
and I am but a shadow of my former self.
8 The virtuous are horrified when they see me.
The innocent rise up against the ungodly.
9 The righteous keep moving forward,
and those with clean hands become stronger and stronger.
- Job 17


These tormenting times in life is very hard to deal with: depression, anxiety, troublesome, without peace and restlessness are one of the few things men encounter on earth. We cannot avoid times when the waves of life come crashing down on us. People seem to be hostile around us, without kindness, envious, hateful and just indifferent. It is not GOD's fault when we go through such difficult times but yest He allows these trying times in our lives when all we have to do is weep and cry because we have lost ourselves, our hopes, our dreams who we were.

But GOD is still faithful especially during these times because His word has promised that He will not give us a trial beyond what we can bear. When we come before the Father and rely on Jesus His Son and truly depend on Him to save us from all our sorrows, we are  righteous in GOD's eyes. In the life of Job, it is evident that the rigtheous still undergo suffering but He promised that even while the righteous still suffer, the trials that shake them, the troubles that bend them will only make them stronger, flexible, resilient and faithful to GOD coming out victorious after it. Those who trust in HIM will surely be victorious in the end. It is proven in Job's life that those who rely on GOD will not regret anything.