1st John 4:14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world

I would like to share how God has blessed me with a job. It is indeed a testimony of God’s tremendous favour through the work of His hand that has enabled me to get into SONY. First of all, I would like to share with you God’s amazing promise to those who would believe in the Name of His Son.

Jeremiah 29:11-14

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. I will be found by you, says the Lord”

I always aspire to be an evangelist. Since I graduated in November 2005, I was really keen in taking a year off to fully devote myself in serving God. However, I also have the desire to shine for my LORD Jesus in the market place. So, I was in a crossroad. What I did was I prayed to God believing that He knows what is best for me. Just like His words, I called upon Him and prayed to Him. I have sought Him and have found Him with all my heart. I was also really challenged by the Word of God that was being preached by my senior pastor, Pastor Kenneth Chin on why we should wait on God’s perfect timing (http://www.theactschurch.org/multimedia.cfm). You too can listen to it in the link. The title of the message is “Wait” dated 3/12/2005. I pray that you will indeed be blessed by it.

However, it was really a time of waiting for God to move in my life. As months passes by from November 2005 to February 2006, I began to worry. I am heading no where. Still waiting for God to move on my behalf, I continue to seek Him. I trust that Jesus will continue to show me the way and the things that He wants me to do.

Here are some facts. In the period of waiting for God to move, I have sent 30 over resumes both online and through the post. Only 5 companies contacted me to attend their interviews and assessment tests. However, not even one was successful. I was not even being short listed for the rest of the companies. I begin to worry and I did sent my resume and cover letter to be checked. The results? My cover letter and resume was excellent. So what’s going on here?  I felt as if the job opportunities in the market place have been closed. Maybe God wants me to serve Him after all…I thought…..

Friends did offer some help stating that they have relatives who works in the Human Resources Department of certain big companies. Though their intentions were good, however, I did not accept their help because in my spirit, I really believe that God will provide me the job that He wanted me to do. He is God and nothing is impossible for Him to do. If He wants to bless me with a job, He can do it even in a blink of an eye. I do not want to rely on men but God. Furthermore, I do not want to rob myself of a great testimony that God is about to provide me. I continue to trust in Him and seeing in my spirit that truly, He will open a door for me.

So when I continue to seek God, I thought maybe He does want me to take a year off to serve Him. But as I pray, conditions around me was not in my favour. For example, to get a blessing from my mom to allow me to take a year off would definitely create unnecessary argument. I have hinted to her few times but the outcome was not really responsive.

So here I am again. After few months of praying, I am still in the crossroad, waiting for God to move on my behalf, both in the marketplace and also the year off thingy. One day, while I was spending my time with God, as I prayed, God reveal to me John 2:4 where Jesus Christ once said “My hour has not yet come”. So immediately I felt it in my spirit that God is speaking directly into my heart, “Ronson, your hour has not yet come”. I praise God that He has answered one of my prayer items. He knows that now it’s not the time or season for me to take a gap year first. So I just obeyed Him because God’s timing is really important. So I asked God, “LORD, what do you want me to do? The market place seems to be closed”.

In mid February, out of the blue, I got a call from JobStreet. They encouraged me to apply for a management trainee position with Sony in Bandar Baru Bangi. I never really wanted to apply for the job. The reason? The place is really really far from my place, around 30-40 minutes of driving. Furthermore, what can I do in Bandar Baru Bangi other than working?? Since no company is contacting me, I just gave it a try to attend their assessment tests and interview for the sake of gaining experience.

When I went for their assessment, I sat for 6 tests and attended the interview all in half a day. To sum it up, I did quite ok for the interview but did not manage to complete 3 of the tests. As I went back, I just prayed to God, “LORD, I have done my best. Only You know whether this company is for me or not”.

As February begins to end, I was still waiting for God to move. Still, no company has contacted me. The doors in the market place seem to be closed tightly. On the very last day of February, I got a surprise call from JobStreet stating that I am short listed for the second interview. Wow, the feedback? I scored above average for almost all the tests. Praise God for the tremendous favour. Glory to God who blesses me!!

That time, my church was planning to start something in UKM and UPM. It is roughly 5 to 10 minutes drive from the company. So I thought, hm..maybe God wanted me to work in this company after all. The desire to work with SONY is there. But I have greater desire to serve God in both these local universities.

As I continue to pray and trust in God, I just felt in my heart that God is going to do something great in my working life. When I went for the second interview, the receptionist gave me the application form and said “Ok, fill up this form and in 20 minutes time I will collect it back together with the tests”. I was like, here we go again, another IQ test and personality test. This time, the IQ test was in subjective. So, either you know the answer or you don’t. I really prayed to God for wisdom. Without me realizing it, 20 minutes just went by and I was only half way thru my IQ test, struggling alone in a small cozy meeting room. Then the receptionist comes again. “Can I collect it back?”, she said. I was stunt and panic a little. “Oh never mind, I will collect it back in 15 minutes time”. Wow, time extension granted. What a favour from God. So I have sufficient time to complete both the tests in confidence. I thought the receptionist could have taken away my test papers and stating that it’s the company’s policy etc. I really praise God for His showering of blessings!!

After passing it up, I have to wait for another 45 minutes alone in another bigger meeting room. What I did was, I prayed to God and sang songs like “How great is our God” to Him. Hm…duuno whether there is a CCTV in the meeting room or not. I really felt God’s presence in giving me the confidence……

During the interview, I just sensed God’s peace was upon my heart and giving me words to answer every question boldly. I just felt so relax, calm and confident though I am being interviewed by a panel of 2 interviewers. They will only give me an answer on the following week. That night, when I prayed and thought about the whole interview process, my heart was filled with tremendous joy. Immediately, in my spirit, I saw the job being offered to me. Though nothing happened in the physical realm yet, but in my spirit, I saw it. The next day, less than 24 hours after I was being interviewed, I got a call from JobStreet. You know what; the company has stated their keen interest in hiring me. What an amazing God!!

So I would to praise God for all the favour that He has given to me and also, another avenue for me to serve Him in UPM.

How I know that God really provided me with this job?? Is it just coincidence?? Well, God spoke to me a week after that in Revelation 3:7 “These things says He who is holy, He who is true, “He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts and shuts and no one opens. I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word and have not denied My name.”

Wow, what a promise from God. In the time of waiting, it was God who opens the door of this job for me. I trust that no one can shut it from me unless God does. Yes, LORD, I have little strength in finding the right job but I have kept Your word in trusting You LORD. I have not denied Jesus Christ in moving on my behalf. I trusted Him with all my heart that He will indeed bless me with a job.

What an amazing God!! A God who speaks to me and a God who does really understand the desires of my heart and a God who has blessed me so much that my heart is overflowed with His blessings. Jesus Christ is His name………..

Friends, the reason why I share this is because I just want to let you know that it is always God intention to bless us if we only put our trust in Him and not on some things which seem to have life but in fact have none. God desires to fulfill all of your needs with His everlasting love. Would you trust in Him and His Son Jesus Christ today? Yes, LORD, in You I will trust………..

Hi everyone, I am indeed grateful that you have been checking up my blog on a regular basis. Thank you so much for reading the posts that I wrote. What really encourages me is that I’ve been getting a lot of positive comments and feedback from you all. It really does inspire me to write more and also, most importantly, continue seeking God on what He wants me to write in this blog. So, from my heart, a big thank you!!!

Thank you so much for letting me know that you are blessed by just reading the posts. From the very first post till now, I wrote it with all my heart. Every word that is written solely comes from the bottom of my heart with the inspiration given by God. For some, you may feel that I may have written something which is offensive. In total boldness, confidence and conviction, I really believe with all my heart that one day, you too, will experience the love of Jesus Christ and also the glory of God.

If I have written anything which is offensive, then let God be the judge who judges righteously, for He is a righteous God. However, again, in the fullness of confidence that God has given me, I believe that on the day I meet Him, I can boldly knell down before Him and say, “LORD, I have written what you want me to write and indeed, many are blessed by Your works that is so evident in my life”. I can just imagine God smiling at me now. I write to you in a joyful heart believing one day everyone who reads this blog can experience the love of Jesus Christ.

I am writing not to impress anyone but to glorify God. Please do not see me as a very godly man or someone who is very special. I am just a finite human being with my own limitations. From now, if you have been reading all my posts, you’ll probably know that there were many times I have fallen and even sin against God. However, I thank my personal LORD and Saviour Jesus Christ for giving me a hope and the opportunity to know and to be used by God. No doubt I have my own set of problems, limitations and struggles. But I am not ashamed to share it here in public because Jesus Christ did not die for me and you somewhere in hidden bushes where no one sees. The Son of God has died for me publicly and has risen again 3 days after that, conquering death and all fears. So if you were to ask me, am I ashamed of my past failures and sins? No I am not because I know I am forgiven by the grace of God which is in Jesus Christ. A sinner, once forgiven by God through the Blood of Jesus Christ…….

The reason why I am so into Jesus Christ is because I have experienced what it meant to be loved and forgiven by God. You can experience it too………

It never came across my mind to start a blog. Until one day I felt God wanted me to share publicly what He has done for me. Thus, He has lead me this far. Why do I want to share from my heart and come to all this far? Because it works and maybe one day you may never see or hear from me again (so basically, this is something like my will :p). I want people everywhere to know the true love of God. I want people to experience the love and joy that Jesus Christ has given me. I want people to experience the fullness of God’s love and forgiveness of sins. The ultimate freedom that Jesus Christ can provide. Just come as who you are. God knows you and calls you by your name. What do I get in return? Well, the opportunity to spend an eternity with another friend in a place called heaven, together worshipping the ever loving God….

Whether you are a follower of Jesus Christ or not, with total humility, I just want to let you know that this whole blog, the entire posts and every single word in it is dedicated to God. I strongly believe with all my heart that God’s anointing is in this blog and when you read it; His presence will be with you. I am just an instrument of God. He is the painter and I am the art bloc. Whatever He paints, you will see it in this blog and I pray that one day, like many, you will indeed be blessed by this blog…………………………..

While I was seeking for an inspiration to write a new post in this blog, I just could not help but remember the day I was humbled by God Almighty. How is it like to be humbled by God? How is it like when God takes away all the pride in your heart? For me, it’s one of the best experiences ever!!! Being humbled by God when I know pride is leading me away from Him…..

Though my life have been filled with joy and peace, it’s not easy to walk righteously and keep my way pure before God. It’s like almost an everyday challenge thingy. I strive to please the LORD in all my ways. But being human, we are finite and have own limitations. The world is filled with temptations that if we are not careful and sensitive to God’s voice, we might slip and fall into the snare. That’s why I need God. I need Jesus, the author and finisher of my faith. It is He who will enable me to walk rightly before Him. Even if I stumbled and fall, it is He who forgave me and lifted me up. Comforting and embracing me with His everlasting grace and love. I have the assurance that when I fall, God will not look down on me. He sees me as a child whom He loved. It’s has always been a beautiful experience for me to be able to enjoy His loving-kindness, grace and mercy. God restoring back what I deserved when there are numerous times I have fallen short and missed the mark………..

I praise God for the tremendous growth that I have personally experienced as a Christian. It is only equipped with a heart that is willing to learn and obedient to His voice and Word that has enabled me to grow. God’s grace, mercy and love complete the equation of my growth. No matter how much you have grown in the LORD, there will always be struggles, trials and temptations. To say that I’ve grown so much in the Lord and did not even struggle in my faith in this process it’s a lie. It is also a lie for me to say that I did not sin even when I’ve grown so much in the LORD……We are not immune from sin but through the grace of God, we can overcome it for He has first overcome it…so many times I have fall, so many times He has lifted me up….so many times I have slipped again, yet in all these, I always see God’s faithful hand lifting me up and correcting my every path…words cannot explain how I have experienced the overflowing of God’s grace and mercy.

I always dreamt to be a servant that God can use mightily for His glory. I know my calling. I know my destiny. I want to be a healing evangelist. I believe that it is a seed that God has planted in my heart, which is to magnify and glorify His Name in the nations that He will send me. However, it’s not an easy calling from God. In fact, it’s also not easy to live everyday rightly before God. The choices that I make today determine my future tomorrow.

As been mentioned earlier, in my walk as a Christian, there are many times that I have stumbled. Many times I feel that I have failed God. Many times I have fallen into temptations which lead me to sin against God. It’s always God’s grace that has sustained me. It’s always His mercy that has seen me through tough times. Most importantly, it has always been His love which has given me the assurance that I am forgiven.

I always desire for a breakthrough in the area of spiritual purification, to always walk rightly and purely before God. All my mind, heart, spirit, soul, emotions, will and body would just be able to focus on God and not worldly lusts. In one accord, every component of my body, whether outer or inner will be glorifying God through my every thoughts and every actions. I know, by myself I can’t overcome it. I need God and the power of His Holy Spirit that dwells in my heart.

Whenever in a church service, especially there’s an altar call for people to respond to the Word of God being preached, I find it a challenge to go out. Why? Because I am ashamed to respond to the message being preached especially in asking for God’s forgiveness in front of the church. There is too much pride in me. After all, I can always go back home into my room and pray. My breakthrough will come I thought. But yet, I always ended up doing things that is disgraceful. I long for a breakthrough. But yet, it seems too hard to take the first step to the altar. What would people think of me? What would my family think of me? What would the girl I like think of me? Too much pride. Just too much pride. Though I knew I needed God, but to respond to His Word in front of the church as a whole was never an easy task for me. Rather than opening my heart to receive God’s restoration and healing, I was engulfed with pride, self-image, ego and the mentality of how others will think of me.

But somewhere in May last year, in one faithful day, after Pastor Kenneth Chin has preached the Word of God, He gave an opportunity for people to respond to God’s Word. There’s a tugging in my heart. God was drawing me to Him. My heart was pumping so fast that I just could feel my blood rushing everywhere in the body. I just stood there contemplating. Doing the best at what I am at. Saying it in my heart, no I’m not going out to respond.

Friends, I just want to let you know that once God called you, He will get you there. So at that point of time, God creatively spoke to me. When I look at a friends’s BIBLE wrapped in a wrapping paper which has a cartoon of many faces of people from different culture, God just convicted my heart. Before that, I knew my calling is to reach out to people from different nations. That point, I knew I have messed up everything that God had intended for me. If I continue to stay the way I am, God will not be able to use me effectively. Thousands will not be able to have the chance to hear the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. I am just robbing their chance from hearing the Gospel. I want God to use me. I was filled with compassion for them. I always have a burdened for those who do not know Jesus especially in countries like India and the third world nations. People there need to know how great and wonderful Jesus Christ is……………

But that day, God just placed that burden so strongly in my heart. I was so convicted that I felt ashamed of myself. I felt that I have let God down. I felt that with the time that I have backslidden, I could have been used by Him. God just began to call me to the altar to meet with Him. I walked quickly to the altar. Tears begin to flow. Then soon, I begin to find myself crying profusely before the Lord. How blinded I am to have backslidden and not return to Him. How foolish I am to think that I will never feel His presence again.

As I knelt down before God, both of my eyes became a river of tears. God began to comfort me. He embraced me. He was smiling. No matter what wrong I have done, He forgave me. How gracious is my Lord Jesus. How wonderful is He. God of second chances, God that has granted my breakthrough, He is our loving God.

Though some people say guys don’t cry, I don’t know about this. But this I know, when the presence of God embraces us, our hearts will be soften and overwhelmed with His presence. It’s ok to weep in the presence of God. It’s a sign of deliverance and healing. In fact, I am not ashamed of it because it is one of the most beautiful experiences that I can have with God. Every drop of tears in His altar, He values it………….

Almost a year later, today, I am not ashamed to respond to God’s Word in front of the altar. I am not ashamed to weep in the altar. I am not ashamed to kneel. I am not ashamed to bow my heart to God, because I need Him desperately. I don’t care what people will think of me. It’s between me and God. The presence of God….there is where I want to be……… 

The reason why I want to share this is because I was once a backslider. I was once filled with pride. I am not ashamed of it because today, I know where I stand in God. I just want to encourage people who are reading this, people who are either shy or once are prideful like me. Also, not forgetting those of you who are still struggling for a breakthrough in the respective area of your life.

I have achieved my breakthrough that I desired so much, simply by just surrendering my life at the altar in the presence of Jesus Christ…would you meet Him at the altar today?

I’m so happy with my life now because I have found God. I have found Jesus. It has indeed been such an amazing journey in my walk as a servant of God. I’m privileged to be called His friend. If you’ve read my first post titled “Am I to Believe?”, you’ll know how I personally met this God who loves us. Here, I would like to share further on how God has so personally speak to me in the second day after I accepted Jesus Christ as my personal Lord and Saviour. God gave me this inspiration when I was reading His Words during my time with Him on Thursday night.

On the second night after I’ve invited Jesus to come and live in my heart, I was oppressed. The devil tried to poison my mind by attacking my emotions when I was bathing. It was the night after my dad’s funeral service. I begun to hear eerie voices in my heart which says “You have no hope now. You murderer. Why not just commit suicide? Now, do it now. You are hopeless”. When I heard these voices kept repeating its bad intentions and false accusations, I was filled with fear. I was frozen in the bathroom. Tears of guilt and condemnation begin to flow. But I thank God, the Father for His grace that is upon me.

Immediately, I dry myself up. I ran to my sister who is a strong Christian and loves the Lord. Trembling in fear, I related to her the incident. She prayed for me. I felt better. This is my sister who has prayed for my salvation for years. This is my sister who at times I’ve mocked her. She comforted me. Indeed, the presence of God’s love and security was with us.

Soon, of out of a sudden, I took her BIBLE and randomly opened a page. WOW! God spoke to me in His Words. Here is it in Isaiah 40:21-22

Have you not known?

Have you not heard?

Has it not been told you from the beginning?

Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?

It is He who sits above the circle of the earth,

That night on 11^th May 2004, I was amazed. When I read the BIBLE, I felt as if God was directly speaking to me. Before I am a Christian, I have heard about Jesus. But I just chose not to believe in Him or even attending church. Many have tried to tell me about God and His Son, Jesus. But again, I chose to harden my heart believing that I do not need God. If you have read my first post, “Am I to believe?”, you would have also known by now how I perceive Christians at that time.

That night, at the point of time when I read these Words, I felt God speaking to me, though I did not know that it came from an Old Testament book in the BIBLE.

On Thursday night, when I was spending my time seeking the Lord, I went through Isaiah 40. I was in tremendous joy when I read through it. I have found the very same Words that I really wanted to find. I know it is in the BIBLE. I know it is in it. But prior to this, I do not know which book it comes from. Now I’ve found it!! It’s in Isaiah 40:21-22, the scripture that God used to speak to me to wipe out my unbelief. The very first Words that God spoke so clearly into my life. Amazing!

What is even more amazing was when I further read the chapter on Thursday night. God said in the BIBLE which is in Isaiah 40:28-29

Have you not known?

Have you no heard?

The everlasting God, the LORD,

The Creator of the ends of the earth,

Neither faints nor is weary.

His understanding is unsearchable.

He gives power to the weak,

And to those who have no might He increases strength.   

When I look back into that night, 11^th May 2004, I thank Jesus for the strength that He has given me. True and faithful to His word, He gave me power when I was weak and He gave me strength when there is no might in me. When I was so oppressed and down emotionally, He restored me. Jesus is my strength. He is my deliverer. He gave me power and strength when I was weak. Amazing God! God who is so personal to me and close in my heart.

Friends, if you have known me by now, you know that whenever we meet I will never fail to invite you to church. Before I knew Jesus, many friends have invited me to church. But I chose not to go simply having the sentiment of anti Christians. In other words, bad perceptions about them and the way they act. I used to give excuses like I need my sleeps on Sunday mornings or even I’m busy. But now, looking back, I’ve never regretted in accepting Jesus Christ as my personal LORD and Saviour. It’s the best thing that ever happened in my life!

Friends, now is the time to think and respond. Life in earth is short. If I were to die tomorrow or later even when I have posted this, I know for sure that I am going back to God because of my faith in His one and only Son, Jesus Christ who came and die for our sins. I know I will be with God forever and ever in eternity. Though my family and friends may mourn for me, but they also know where I am going and I pray that they will not mourn but be joyful because I return to be with God and Jesus. They know that one day, we will meet in heaven and will be together with God for eternity. That’s the day I look forward to. To see Jesus face to face and to just bow down before Him and kiss His feet and say “Thank You Lord for loving me”.

How about you friends? Will you know where you will be heading?

Friends, now is the time for you to make a choice. You may say well, I am busy. I do not need God. If God is true, He would have just come to me. Why would God disappoint me? I just couldn’t trust Him anymore and many other questions which you think you are right and God is wrong. I want to let you know that our loving God is true and faithful. His thoughts are always higher than our thoughts and His ways are always higher than our ways. So how can we question God Almighty? Trust in His Son Jesus Christ. The transformation that He has done in my life is so amazing. A personal God who answers my prayers. A God who speaks to me. Most importantly, a God who loves me.

Friends, today God says this to you if you really open your heart to receive His Word for you. Acts 17:24-27

“God, who has made the world and everything in it, since He is LORD of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands.

“Nor is He worshipped with men’s hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath and all things.

“And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings.

“so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us;”

God is not far from us. In fact, He is with you now. If there’s a tugging in your heart which is trying to convince and convict your heart, that’s God. God has given us preappointed times and the boundaries of our dwellings. Will you find Him? Or have you found Him? I pray that you’ll come to Jesus Christ who calls you by your name. I pray that that you’ll experience the fullness of love and joy that only God can provide. I pray that even now, if you are in a midst of some difficulty when there seems to be no way out, you’ll consider this God who is so personal and can help you.

My life is a testimony of how Jesus Christ gave me a hope and a future when I thought I have none. Tremendous showering of love, grace, mercy and joy! This is my life. This is my story. This is the God that I will never let Him go. Jesus Christ, the author and finisher of my faith…………….

How about you friends……..?

You are actually one prayer and one step away from eternity with God. It is God who can transform us. It is only God who can gives us the strength when we find none. It is only God who gives us might when we have none. It is God who gives us a hope and a future when we have none. Most importantly, it is God who loves us, when we find that no one loves us. God understands us and He calls us by our name. Would you consider Him? Giving a chance for God to just shower you and embracing you with His love and security?

If you truly want to know this God and experience the fullness of His love and forgiveness of sins, would you say this prayer believing in your heart and receiving Jesus, God’s only Son who came and died for or sins,

“Dear God, I thank You for loving me unconditionally through the gift of Your Son Jesus Christ. I thank You Lord Jesus for paying the ultimate price for my sins and for your offer of forgiveness. I humbly receive Your love and forgiveness by faith. I now give my life back to You to live according to Your ways and to follow You whole-heartedly. From today onwards you alone shall be my Lord and my Saviour. Fill me with Your Holy Spirit and set me on the course of eternal and abundant life as you have promised. In Jesus name I pray, Amen!”

If you meant it in your heart and have said the prayer, congratulations. I am convinced that your life will never be the same again. You can attend a church now and tell the Pastor there that you have just accepted the love of God which is in Jesus Christ. You can also drop me a message if you would want further information…………congratulations and I pray, God will shower you with His blessings of love and be with you forever as He has promised. Amen!

One day, while I was listening to the worship song “Friend of God”, I heard this so clearly in my heart….”Tell them that I am their friend”. It really stirs up my spirit and immediately there is a tugging in my heart to share this with you. God wants you to know that He is your best friend.

Jesus once said this in John 15:13, “Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends”.

I thank Jesus Christ for being my friend. A friend that is so close in my heart that whenever I needed Him the most, He is always faithfully there embracing me with His love. In my walk as a Christian, there are times when I do stumble and fall. There were also times when my heart was away from God. But despite all these, I always see the Father’s hand lifting me up. When I was unfaithful and faithless, He remained faithful to me. Always ready to shower me with His love. Unworthy of His forgiveness, He says to me, “Son, you are my child”. How great is God’s love for those who believe. How great is my Jesus who will never let me go astray from Him.

God is so determined to keep this loving friendship. In as much as my Lord is determined to keep this friendship at all costs, I will determine to keep Him as my friend at all costs. Even when I slip and fall, I will always cling on Him. As much as He will never let me go, I am determine to be a better child of God. I may not be perfect. But to come back to the friendship with God, it needs no perfection but just a simple and humble heart. God does not care what I did in the past. He sees me not as a sinner. He sees me as a child whom He loves. He sees you as a child whom He loves. To enter into a friendship with God, you don’t need to be perfect. God knows your heart. God knows what you are going through. He knows you!

Last year, when I was in my final semester of studies, I was being burdened with tones of assignments and presentations. I was so stressed out that I begin to neglect God. I spend less time talking to Him. Soon, my heart grew a bit cold. But in one faithful day, while I was driving alone, I heard this voice in my heart, “I know what you are going through”. Just a simple sentence from my God and it has cut my heart. Tears begin to flow from my eyes. God is still faithful to me. God still loves me at times when I do not know how to love Him. God who has never leave me nor forsake me when I was away from Him. How amazing and real is the love of Jesus. I repented that day and till now, I am striving to keep my friendship with God at all costs. No busy schedule and temptation is going to rob my friendship with God.

Friends I just want to let you know that, in every second of our life, God is with us. God sees us as His friend. Jesus said “No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father, I have made known to you”.

Imagine, the Creator of heaven and earth calls us His friend. I was humbled by this truth. It’s always a good experience to know that in every second of my life, I have Jesus with me. I know that my Friend will be there for me whenever I needed Him. I thank Him for laying down His life for me at the cross when in fact, He has the power not to. Jesus can choose not to die for us. But instead He chose to die for us so that we can be redeemed from eternal condemnation.

What a Friend! A Friend who has bore all my guilt and shame on the cross. A God who has extended His hand to me when I was still a sinner. Filthy and dirty that time, He held my hand. He did not care about my past. He did not care about my wrong. He sees in my eyes a child whom He has died for and redeemed. A child that is more previous than all the things in heaven and earth. God, I am so amazed and grateful for you. God who has forgave me of my sins. I am humbled by His grace. God who loves me. Lord, You are my best friend!.

Friends, I want to share a revelation with you. Jesus Christ has came and died for our sins and that through our faith in Him, we have been redeemed. Before Jesus was crucified on the cross, He was bruised, bashed and battered by Roman soldiers who mocked Him. Imagine, an innocent Man being treated this way. After having gone through this traumatized experience, Jesus was forced to carry a huge cross. I just can’t imagine any human being who has been tortured so badly that he has the courage and strength to carry a huge cross. Though Jesus was the Darling of heaven, but in His time at earth, He has humbled himself and was made lowly as man. He was in the flesh just like us. He was human like us.

So what makes Him to endure all this excruciating and agonizing pain so that He can die for our sins? Friends, I pray that you’ll open your heart to this. This is what God has revealed to me.

While carrying the huge cross, the thought that came across the mind of Jesus was us!! For every painful step, He thought of us. “I must do this for Ronson”. Jesus knew that if He have not offered Himself to God the Father as a sacrifice for our sins, we will be eternally doomed and cast away from the presence of God forever. Every step that Jesus took till the point where He was crucified, He thought of us. Amazing! Jesus loves us so much that He died for our sins so that when we believe in Him, we will not perish but have everlasting life. An innocent Man who died in place for us, the guilty ones. A sacrifice that has set me and you free!

Friends, God said, “He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did no know Him. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believes in His name.” (John 1:10-13).

When Jesus came down to earth, He was rejected by man. He was falsely accused. He was falsely framed and charged. The world murdered an innocent Man.

However, 3 days after His death, through the mighty power of God, witness by hundreds almost 2000 years ago, Jesus Christ arose from the dead. Many were astonished. Many bowed down and proclaimed that, truly, He is the Child of God who is the Saviour of this world.

From that day till today, as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believes in His name.

Today, even as I write to you, I am convinced that God is still offering His friendship to you. He knows who you are. He knows what you have gone through. Would you believe in Jesus Christ who can cleanse you from all of your sins? Come just as you are. God calls you by your name. God says, “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you.” God does not care about how you look. He does not care about your background because you are His finest creation. He sees you as the child that He loves till He gave His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ to die for our sins. Believe in His Son, Jesus and return to Him. God has always been waiting for today. Angels are dancing in heaven. Trumpets are prepared. A fiesta is about to begin in heaven because, today, today, God who calls you by your name, invites you to come home…angels are just ready to celebrate your return to God…they are just ready to shout your name in heaven….and…God is now about to write your name in the Book of Life………

If you truly believe in your heart that you need Jesus as a friend in your life, I pray that you will say the prayer below. I am CONVINCED that Jesus will come to you and live with you in your heart as you open your heart to receive Him.

“God I thank You that You have called me Your friend. I thank You that you have love me unconditionally through the death of Your Son Jesus Christ. Humbly, I receive the forgiveness of my sins. I now give my life to You. Thank You Lord Jesus Christ for dying for my sins. As from today onwards, You shall be my Lord, Saviour and Friend. You alone are my God. Fill me with Your Holy Spirit and set me on the course of eternal and abundant life as you have promised. In Jesus name I pray, Amen!”.

Congratulations!! Being God’s friend is the best experience you can have in life. Angels are just now just flying in heaven proclaiming your name and rejoicing because you have return home back to God. God smiles at you……………=)

I pray that you will experience the fullness of God’s love. You can now find a church to go to or even contact me if you need any further information as to what you should do next. It’ll be a privilege for me to be able to help you…once again…congratulation my friend….

Recently, I read in a local daily paper that in BatuCaves there is a huge gigantic statue that was officially launched. In brief, this statue of a deity cost about RM 2.5 million and stands about 42.7 m tall. I was just wondering why people would want to spend so much on religious things that does not bring any benefit. Imagine what RM 2.5 million can do? Eg. Feeding the homeless and various other charity purposes.

Why would people want to spend so much in this thing? Will it make them a better person? Will the circumstances around them change just by bowing down to it? Well, if you are about to read what I’m going to say and comment about, I pray that you will not be offended by this.

The world may say that it is the truth that hurts or even offend others. Well, God says THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE…I’m here not to condemn or criticize. But I am here to glorify God who have saved me with this truth that I am about to share to you. God loves you and He wants you to know His truth.

When I was in secondary school, watching cantonese movies or even series have always been one of my favourite pass time. I always like to watch shows that have the police and triad gangs’ elements. For example, the movie with the Ho Cheng Nam character and Infernal Affairs. Each time when I saw the characters bow down to the idols in the altar before they go for battle or even when one triad wants to receive a new member, I was amazed. Amazed to see the statues that are beautiful and the members have “someone” to take care of them. So then, before I knew Christ, I thought that one day it would be great to have an altar in my house. I would definitely buy one of these statues and worship it. After all, it can serve as a protection symbol to me.

Well…I thank God when I found Jesus through His grace and mercy, I do not need these statues and idols anymore. Most importantly, I thank God that through His abundance of grace and mercy, He has forgiven me of my thought when I received Jesus Christ as my personal Lord and Savior. Here is what God told me and it is the truth that I pray, it will set you free from any confusion. Jeremiah 10:3-5

For the customs of the peoples are futile;

For one cuts a tree from the forest,

The work of the hands of the workman, with the ax.

They decorate it with silver and gold;

They fasten it with nails and hammers,

So that it will not topple.

They are upright, like a palm tree,

And they cannot speak;

They must be carried,

Because they cannot go by themselves

Do not be afraid of them,

For they cannot do evil,

Nor can they do nay good.”

Now, it has come to my knowledge that most of my friends were “forced” by parents to bow down to statues and pray to the idols. At times, most are confused of what they are doing and are doing it out of respect for their parents. Some do it because their ancestors have been doing it. I experience the same thing too when I was much much younger. My dad would put something on my forehead and was told to pray to this so called Hindu God which has many snakes behind it. Being young at that time I simply obey my dad. Even now, sometimes, I do wonder why there are images or statues of so called “Jesus” in some churches when God clearly said in Exodus 20:3-6.

“You shall have no other gods before Me, You shall not make for yourself a carved image – any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep my commandments”

Friends, it is always God intention that no one should ever carve, mould or even build a statue and image representing Him. What are these things compared to Him, the Mighty One? Are they mighty as Him? God said that these things are lifeless. They do not know good and evil and worst of all, they cannot walk by themselves and must be carried by people. Can they represent God? Can these statues have feelings and love us? Can they hear when we talk? Can they see when we bow down?

God said, in Jeremiah 10:11, Thus you shall say to them: “The Gods that have not made the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth and from under these heavens.” What God is saying is that one day, these statues and idols will perish. People are just worshipping the works of their hands. It is of no benefit to them who do such things. Instead of turning to God who created heaven and earth, they turned to the works of their own hands which are lifeless. 

Now with what God has revealed to me, I just can’t help but to thank God for who He really is. He is the invisible living God who loves us. I thank Jesus that whenever I called upon His Name, He answers my call. Unlike statues which are lifeless, Jesus really answers my prayers and there are many times that I can feel His presence. Am I trying to say that I am the only one who can experience it? No! Ask any Christians who frequently go to a church, and they will tell you. Even you can experience the magnificent of God’s presence of love.

Most people have been crying out to these statues for urgent prayer needs and when it did not come to pass, they get disappointed and start blaming God for their disappointment. Well, these lifeless statues will never represent God and since it is lifeless, how can it hear you? How can it feels the way you feel? Have it been with you through your trials? If you feel that I am talking about you or maybe you are currently in a situation where you desperately need help, why not call to Jesus? For those who called upon the name of Jesus shall be saved. Jesus Christ understands what you are going through. He is the WAY, the TRUTH and the LIFE.

If you haven’t read the first post in my blog titled “Am I to believe?” (28^th January 2006), I pray that you will read through it and discover God’s everlasting love for you. It is God’s will for all to come to know Him and to be dependent on Him. Come to God through Jesus Christ just as you are. God loves you and has always been waiting for you to come home………….

Hm, it’s not about me that I’m gonna talk about, cos it’s all about Him..it’s all about Jesus Chirst, the God whom I passionately serve..My friends, if you are reading this, I wanna take this opportunity to share with you something. I do not want to be selfish anymore with the love of God which He has showered me through my faith in Jesus Chirst…though for some, we meet everyday and maybe every week and for some, it has been ages since we last talk -.-“…but I pray that you will read through this…

NEVER IN MY LIFE, I thought I would be a Christian. Well, for you who have known me long enuff, you know this. I always believe that there is one God and am proud to be a free thinker. The only way to reach heaven is to be morally right by being a good boy (no denying, which I am before I knew Christ :p). I used to dislike Christians, thinking that they are juz mere hypocrites, holy in church and a devil outside. The thought of them asking me to church or even wanted to “con” me to church for their events makes me “sick”. Wat’s so good about Christianity? I juz be wat I am and you juz do wat u wanna do…let God judge. Sometimes, to be honest, I do wonder. Does the church pay money to Christians that for each friend that they bring, they get commission? Why Christians are so passionate in inviting people to know who Jesus is and wat He can do?

WELL, now all my used-to-be beliefs are totally wiped out by the GRACE that God has shown me. My life and perception about God, church and Christians are never the same again. SO WHAT MAKES A HARDENED HEART LIKE ME embrace Christianity and enter into an everlasting RELATIONSHIP with GOD through JESUS CHRIST, His Son?

I officially became a Christian in 10 May 2004, which I thank God for that. A day before that, my dad passed away. Being helpless and insecure that time, there was nothing I can do. It was so sudden that many worries and negative thoughts filled my mind. During that nite on the funeral service, being the youngest in my family, I was supposed to share a short testimony about my dad. When I went out and face the crowd, helplessness filled my heart. I was so sad that I could not find the strength to utter even a single word.

BUT…at that very moment, I felt as if SOMEONE was touching my right hand and there was deep warmth radiating and HOLDING ME FIRMLY. Soon, I found the strength to speak boldly. I related that incident to my sister who was a Christian then. She shared to me about Jesus Christ, God’s only Son who has came to die for our sins. That nite, I gave my life to Jesus Christ though I’m STILL UNSURE WHO HE IS.

It has been almost ONE AND A HALF YEARS now since I invited Jesus Christ into my heart. GOD has been so REAL to me that I do not want to be selfish anymore. EVERY ONE OF YOU DESERVES TO HEAR THIS. I love and care enough for you that’s why I am writing this to you. But God, HE LOVES AND CARED ENOUGH FOR YOU that He sent His only Child, to die for your sins. Imagine the PERFECT LOVE OF GOD. Through my walk with Jesus, I have come across many struggles. But when I pray to Him, MIRACLES START TO HAPPEN. When I needed peace, He gave me. Everytime I felt like there is no hope, God gives me hope. When I was lost and insecure, He is faithfully near to me, encouraging, guiding and leading me in everyway. This is my God. A GOD WHO IS SO PERSONAL to me and mindful of me when I call upon His name. A relationship that is made possible through my faith in Jesus Christ.

You may ask, WHY AM I SO PASSIONATE? Well, a salesman or even a member of a direct selling firm such as Amway, Cosway etc are convinced that their plan do work and can bring success when one put an effort to it. There’s no denying about that. Likewise, SO AM I CONVINCED THAT MY GOD WORKS. He is REAL. Jesus is REAL. He is a living God.

FRIENDS, before I knew Jesus, I WAS A SINNER. No matter what good things that I do, I am still a sinner and there is nothing that I can do to clean me from my sin. SIN SEPARATES US FROM GOD and all that He intended for us. It dawn upon me that we cannot work our way to heaven by moral works, but it is ONLY THROUGH JESUS, who is the WAY, the TRUTH and the LIFE. Friends, on our own, we cannot be reconciled to God and nothing that we do can wash us of our sins. BUT GOD STILL LOVES US and the Good News is that getting right with God is not based on what we “do” but what He’s “DONE”. Jesus Christ has done all that needs to be done for us to be FORGIVEN and RECONCILED with God. All we need to do is to BELIEVE and RECEIVE what has been done for us through JESUS CHRIST.

God loves you and nothing can separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus.

Some of you may have cried out to God in time of need and was disappointed because God did not answer you. HAVE YOU DEALT WITH YOUR SINS? COS SIN SEPARATE US FROM GOD. I was once a sinner forgiven by God through my faith in Jesus. ONLY JESUS CAN FORGIVE YOUR SINS, for today if you read this, HE says to you

“Though your sins are like scarlet,

  they shall be white as snow;

  Though they are red like crimson,

  they shall be as wool” 

  (Isaiah 1:18)

I’M NOT ASHAMED TO SAY THAT I WAS A SINNER THAT WAS GUILTY BEFORE GOD. But because of God’s overwhelming LOVE, GRACE and MERCY, He has forgiven me when I CONFESS it all to HIM in the Name of JESUS. THERE IS NO SIN TOO GREAT THAT JESUS CHIRST CANNOT FORGIVE.

 

As I continue to put my trust in Him, I began to really know God for who He is and not only for what he can do for me. I am no longer ashamed to profess that I am Christian, just as it is written in the BIBLE “For now, I am not ashamed at the Gospel of Jesus Christ, for in it there is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes” (Romans 1:16) .

Friends, I pray that you will consider Jesus Chirst. If there is TUGGING IN YOUR HEART after you read this, dun ignore the feeling. It is time for you to return to God through His Son, Jesus Christ. IF YOU REALLY BELIEVE AND WANT TO INVITE JESUS INTO YOUR HEART so that you can have a RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD and really find a true meaning in life which is filled with GOD’S ETERNAL LOVE FOR YOU ….please pray the prayer below and BELIEVE IN YOU HEART:

“Dear God, I thank You for loving me unconditionally through the gift of Your Son Jesus Christ. I thank You Lord Jesus for paying the ultimate price for my sins and for your offer of forgiveness. I humbly receive Your love and forgiveness by faith. I now give my life back to You to live according to Your ways and to follow You whole-heartedly. From today onwards you alone shall be my Lord and my Saviour. Fill me with Your Holy Spirit and set me on the course of eternal and abundant life as you have promised. In Jesus name I pray, Amen!”

If you really meant it, CONGRATULATIONS!! and welcome into the Kingdom of God. I pray that our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ will guide you. You can now find a church or message me if you are not sure about anything =)

For my friends who are still considering, I pray that one day, God will reveal Himself to you as He has to me. I also pray that one day, like me, you will not be ashamed to be called a Christian. ^.^

To God our Savior,

Who alone is wise,
Be glory and majesty,
Dominion and power,
Both now and forever.

Amen.

Jude 1:25