Quotes (2) from Hudson Taylor

"God's plans will never lack God's supply".


"There is but one motive that will sustain you in testing and trial
- the love of Christ."


"A little thing is a little thing,
but faithfulness in a little thing is a great thing."

Quote 1C - destiny

Vision without action = daydreaming
Action without vision - nightmare
Action and vision = destiny from God

Quotes 1B - Faith and Hope

Faith comes when the will of God is known;
Hope comes when the ability of God is known.

Hope is the anchor of my faith - a confident expectation of a good future.

The confession of our faith builds a roadway on which our cargo of faith can travel on.
Our confession rules us.
Our faith can only rise up to the level of my confession.
In fact, our faith level is determined by what we speak.

Smith Wigglesworth:
There comes a time in your life when you need faith;
And when you don't have it, it's too late!

GK Chesterton:
Faith is not only to believe that God exists,
But to obey what God has said because we trust that He is God and will keep His Promise.

Our faith allows God to move on our behalf.

Quote 1A - obedience

Obedience creates the atmosphere in which miracles take place.

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The quotes over the next 15 days are copied from the front and back flyleaves of my bible - collected over the last 7 years.

prayer school series 2010 - part 8 (Words - vehicles of faith)

Peace, love, health...etc., are powerful spiritual forces which overwhelm the powers of darkness, hatred, sickness and other such evil.

Peace, love, health, goodness are not just auspicious words which sound good to our ears, but the very nature and character of God.

When we bring the GOOD NEWS, this does not just contain sweet words that makes you feel good and gives you goosebumps all over. The GOOD NEWS brings salvation and with it, eternal life - coming against the forces of death and sin. This love that God shows to us is a tough love, so tough He sent His only Son to die on the cross for us, vanquishing the principalities and spoiling their powers. Jesus suffered for us so that we can have a relationship with the Heavenly Father, enjoying His blessings and presence from the time we are born again till eternity. In other words, FOREVER!

Based on the finished work of Christ, the inheritance we jointly share as co-heirs with Him is in DIRECT opposition to the kingdom of darkness.

This victory Jesus paid for with His very life and blood means that any time these two kingdoms or forces encounter or confront each other, His kingdom triumphs. The church overcomes. Believers are more than conquerors.

The very peace of God displaces hatred and division.
The love of God dispels jealousy and envy and strife.
The compassion of God opposes sickness and disease.

1 John 4:4 shows us that He who is in us is GREATER than he who is in the world.

How do we enforce this victory?

Through our Words. Jesus said the words i speak they are LIFE and SPIRIT (John 6:63). When we put His words in our mouth, they carry power.

Words are like vehicles of faith. They transport the power of God from our mouths to the situations we face. Lives are impacted and transformed according to His word that we speak.

You cannot believe and keep quiet.
Nothing will change.

You cannot believe and do nothing.
Nothing will happen.

prayer school series 2010 - Part 7 (watch and pray)

I taught the following at prayer school on Wednesday:

Prayer is not dull at all, because during prayer we commune with a powerful God who is living and real.

Fervent prayer engages His power.

James 5:15b (AMP)
The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available (dynamic in its working).

"Continued" prayer – we are always in communion with God.

"Fervent" – tremendous power available, towards something:To transform lives; dispel sickness, darkness.

Power flows from our prayers, dynamic in its working.

We are not afraid of place where darkness reigns. All the more, God's power is working in darkness!

We pray, not responding to fear. Instead, we come against fear. Hope is spoken into situations. (Hallelujah!)

Jesus showed us in Mark 13:33
Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is.

1 Peter 4:7
But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers.

Watching helps prayer be effective; Prayer helps watching to be of effect.

Living a spirit-led, spirit-filled life means to be conscious of Him, and concerned about the things of God.

We need to hear from the Holy Spirit, who has the ability to show us things to come. (John 16:13)

Habukkuk 2:1-3

V1
rampart - high place
watch to see what He will say to me... it's in our spirit we hear, not in the natural.
what i will answer when i am corrected - we will hear correction, adjustments and we yield, we obey.

V3
And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

First,I’ve to speak forth that vision.

The appointed time is a time which has already been set.
Then, while waiting for a vision’s fulfilment, it seems like it’s tarrying. But no, it will come – at the Appointed time.

Ezekiel 3:17

Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.

Watching helps prayer to be effective ; Prayer helps watching to be of effect.

Praying in the Spirit makes me conscious of the Holy Spirit, esteeming the things above.

I become aware – there is a “New Creation spiritual realm” that I step into.

Praying in tongues, I can step up, onto a platform of higher power – as many men of God experienced, after extended periods of praying.

We watch, not what we see in the natural, but what is in the spiritual realm. We are attuned to our spirits, not to circumstances.

This is how we remain unshaken, and ruffled.

As we pray, we are watching and listening, and we speak over situations things which God shows us in our spirits and also from the Word.

Pray for nations and people groups, issuing the power of God to those places and peoples.
Psalm 2:8
Philippians 1:19.

closure

I was speaking to a friend yesterday morning about my experiences in the past year. It was supposed to help her in a decision she was seeking God about as she was going on a personal retreat in Korea (so nice - Kimchi land... but she's not really crazy about Kimchi as i am. :D)

Anyway, i prayed about that 'talk' - that through it, she would know and understand God's wisdom as i shared with her, and that she would hear from the Holy Spirit, rather than what i had gone through. Ultimately, she needs divine wisdom, not man's opinion.

We had a good talk. God made it beautiful for her... and for me.

Within that hour, depending on the Holy Spirit, i reached a closure.

Through our conversation, i realised that i had done the best i could in following Him and had no regrets. Sure, i could have done things better. I know that, but i don't beat myself up about it. I move on with the wisdom i have gleaned, following Him better and closer.

Father i thank you for Your love for me and Your grace and mercy that know no limits. Thank You that You were with me in the past year. I trust You to lead and guide me in the years ahead. Thank You too, for Your assurance during the 'talk' i had with my friend, that You saw my desire to do Your will and to please You in all that I do.

I LOVE YOU, ABBA FATHER.

prayer school series 2010 - part 6 (the place of battle became the place of blessing)

I taught the following at a recent prayer school - just around mid-July.

It was not the first time i taught from this passage, but as I prepared God showed me a couple of new (to me, at least) insights and applications in our lives.

2 Chronicles 20:1-41
It happened after this that the people of Moab with the people of Ammon, and others ... came to battle against Jehoshaphat. ... 3 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. 4 So Judah gathered together to ask help from the LORD; and from all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD

Jeremiah 33:3

Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.

(v1-3) Jehoshaphat's first response was fear. But he quickly turned and sought the Lord, leading the whole nation into a time of fasting and prayer. The Lord always responds when we turn to Him.

2 Chronicles 20:5-12

5 Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem... 6 and said: "O LORD God of our fathers, are You not God in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations, and in Your hand is there not power and might, so that no one is able to withstand You? ... 9 'If disaster comes upon us--sword, judgment, pestilence, or famine--we will stand before this temple and in Your presence (for Your name is in this temple), and cry out to You in our affliction, and You will hear and save.' ... 12 O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You."

(v5-11) Jehoshaphat and the Israelites focused fully on God and not the enemy (problem). Confidence grew as they reminded themselves and God who He was, what He could do, and His promises to them.

(v12) They trusted in the Name of the Lord and that He would show them what to do at the right time as they kept their eyes on Him. And God spoke...

2 Chronicles 20:17

You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the LORD, who is with you, O Judah and Jerusalem!' Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the LORD is with you."

As in Ephesians 6:10-13, the Lord told them to stand still for He would be with them. It was His battle. The Lord takes on your battle as His own when you cast your cares on Him. We have the same enemy.

2 Chronicles 20:18-19

18 And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem bowed before the LORD, worshiping the LORD. 19 Then the Levites of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korahites stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with voices loud and high...

When the Lord spoke through His prophet, the people listened and responded with worship (v18) and praise (v19), and did exactly as the Lord instructed them to (v20). They chose to praise the Lord that very moment they heard the promise of the Lord.

2 Chronicles 20:22, 25-26

22 Now when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were defeated... 25 When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away their spoil, they found among them an abundance of valuables on the dead bodies,[d] and precious jewelry... they were three days gathering the spoil because there was so much 26 And on the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Berachah, for there they blessed the LORD; therefore the name of that place was called The Valley of Berachah[e] until this day.

On the day of the battle, they did not waver in their trust in the Lord. They stood still and did not fight. Instead they chose to send the singers to praise the Lord.

As they praised the Lord, He caused confusion within enemy camps and gave them the victory (v22). But they had, in fact, anticipated the victory when they first prayed, and starting praising even before the victory was seen

(v18-19). This demonstrated their faith in the Word of the Lord.

(v26) The place of battle became the place of blessing - Valley of Berachah (literally, Blessing).

And it all started with seeking the Lord and praising Him.

prayer school series 2010 - part 5 (gaining momentum)

At a prayer meeting attended by about 30+ people about yesterday, we were praying for God's plans and purposes to be accomplished on earth.

As i was praying, i found myself speaking the word, 'arena' quite a few times. Then i felt in my spirit to perform a certain action - a turning of the waist with hands stretched out - which i quickly recognised as the action of the discus thrower in gaining momentum and strength to throw the discus the furthest they can.

This momentum was built up over time and helped gather strength and expertise in the arena of Kingdom Building.

Prayer plays such a crucial role.

I believe that as we prayed, there was great spiritual impact on the work of God all over the world. The impact of any seed sown or word preached will be far-reaching and wide-spread.