Book of Mark (Chap 1)

As I was thinking of the miracles and things happening in church and also around the world by Christians…just wanted to see how Jesus himself, healed the sick and shared the gospel…just my musings of certain verses that caught my eye.

Mark 1:4- 5

John prepared the way for Jesus, declaring repentenance (a CHANGE of one’s MIND for the BETTER, heartily amending one’s ways, with ABHORENCE of his past sins). Why repentance? Repentance so that we can obtain FORGIVENESS of and RELEASE from SINS.

Mark 1:23

As Jesus was preaching, unclean spirits manifested. So manifestation of unclean spirits within church congregation is something that happened to Jesus too at the synagoge.

Mark 1:30

I like this…that when Jesus heard that Peter’s mum had been sick for some time with fever, He immediately went to her side and took her hand and raised her up and her fever LEFT!

Mark 1:33-24

Jesus was swamped by many people who needed healing…that a WHOLE TOWN was gathered at his door! Jesus healed and cast out demons in his authority…Ya, Jesus knew who he is!

Mark 1:40-41

A leper came before Jesus begging and on his knees…and asked “If you’re willing” and Jesus heart was moved with pity and sympathy and said “I AM WILLING; be made clean”…This reminded me that God is always more than willing to heal us…that we have that assurance that YES! GOD IS WILLING!

Okay, that’s all for now…well continue with Chap 2! =)

Be blessed,

littlelamb

The Beauty of the Lord – What’s that?

During service last Saturday, as I was singing, “I will declare the beauty of the Lord, nothing compares to the beauty of the Lord…” Just felt Holy Spirit in me ask…”What is the Beauty of the Lord?”

After that as I was singing the song…in my heart was the heartfelt response, God, I want to know what it truly means to describe “Your Beauty”.

The following are my thoughts as I meditate on the Beauty that is in God…

1. Exodus 34:6
“The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness

As I pondered on the Lord’s beauty, the verse above came to my mind. That our  God is such a beautiful God…look at the qualities that He has! Jesus our Lord is compassionate…

Many times in the New Testatment Gospels, it mentions that Jesus had compassion on the people, or on a individual and that he was moved with compassion to heal the sick, preach the gospel and spend time with the children.

Secondly, God is Sloooooooooow to anger. Immediately what comes to my mind is that the most patient person on Earth can’t compare to the exceeding patience of God towards my sins, my failings and things that aren’t glorifying to God. I think if it was me seeing me, I can’t imagine the gentleness and patience that Jesus came to bring us back from our sinful ways. That he is here not to condemn but to convict so that we may be restored into the full authority that God created us for, before men sinned.

Thirdly, faithfulness. In a world that is so wrecked with divorce and broken families, this word is almost one that is like a rare jewel. We don’t see much faithfulness today…where marriage vows are no longer that of faithfulness to one’s spouse but a formal agreement to stay together till we don’t feel that we can love each other anymore. Rather than a LIFELONG commitment to work faithfulness into a marriage in the midst of disappointments, mistakes, hurts, etc. It’s a choice/decision that says, “I choose to stick with you, NO MATTER HOW MUCH IT COSTS ME…because I choose you to love.” Isn’t such faithfulness…Beautiful?

That’s all for now…just too much to talk about God’s Beauty…will continue again…part 2!

Love,

littlelamb

Healing is REAL! My Leg Grew right before my Eyes!

Okay guys and gals, here’s my personal testimony of healing for my leg that Lengthened right in front of my eyes…and I finally received the hope of walking straight on two legs again! After 4 years of waiting and going up for prayer.

As it is, here is goes…last Saturday after service, Pastor Dedmon went and asked us to stirr up our faith and to pray for each other, so actually I wanted to pray for my right leg which is slightly shorter than the other (happened about 4 yrs ago) and this slightly infirmity causes pain cos of the imbalance of my weight on my two legs. However, as I went up, I somehow didn’t want to pray for myself first, so went to pray for someone with a backache and we persevered in prayer, praying 3 times for her till the ache was completely gone. I could sense the annointing of the H.S. flowing through me.

Then afterwards I was standing around and SEAH pulled me to one side and said, “Rachel, Pastor Dedmon is praying for someone’s legs to grow, why don’t you go and ask him to pray for you!” (Seah know’s my right leg is slightly shorter than the other as I went up for prayer and she prayed for me before, I really believe it was her prayer accumulated too). So Pastor Dedmon asked me to sit down on the chair and stretch my legs out. It was obvious to the youths standing around that my right leg is slightly shorter than the other, then he started praying for my leg, and said in Jesus name, this leg will grow and I kept my eyes open cos I wanna see it for myself and it literally lengthened…and longer than the other one. Then he asked me if I wanted to grow taller…but I said no…but on hindsight I want to grow taller (so God grow my legs again!). Anyway, now both my leg are of the same length. It’s obvious when you see my knee caps, cause they are of the same height now. While he was praying I felt my head on fire…so it’s by the power of the Holy Spirit at work through us and in me! Praise the Lord!!! I’m gonna contend for giants of sickness to fall in the name of Jesus!

John 14:12 Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, he who believes in me will also do the works that I do.” And when Jesus came, he healed the sick, the blind could see, the deaf could hear and he casts out demons! So the same Holy Spirit that empowered Jesus to bring forth healing is likewise in us now. Let us contend for the Kingdom of God and for the healing that comes from the Lord. Jesus I won’t stop praying for your healing and gospel till it happens >> Finally I understand what it means to contend.

May the same hope that I received…being able to walk straight again after so many years of “failure”, let this same hope be available to all who wants it! I wanna pray for anyone for as I freely received my healing, I’m called to freely give, so find me in church!

Love,
littlelamb

Jesus Lover of my soul Part II

When there was a call for people who wanted to remove the veil from their eyes it wasn’t something that I felt was for me. But then came another call for people who wanted to enter into the deeper intimacy with God and something moved within my heart and spirit.

I could just sense that God was just so near and I was just so close to dig through the well to him but I couldn’t…so I was compelled to go forward. Then Elaine came by and started to pray in tongues over me.

She really spoke every single word that I needed to hear…for the past 2 weeks. “You are so loved God that I had to take a deep breathe and God says that you are precious to one. That you hold onto me and you are my precious one.” This really spoke to me because I really need to hear that from God because of things that happen at home and even my relationships I couldn’t give any love…it was just as if my heart was just no longer alive because of all the stabs to it. It felt really alone and unloved.

Then something I didn’t expect happened…It could be a combination of me being so exhausted but as Elaine prayed, I just felt my entire body relax and knees became weak. It was like as if my body just wanted to rest…then it was so sudden that I fell under the Spirit of the Lord. I collapsed onto the ground and my entire body was just vibrating intensely with the power of the Holy Spirit, He was recharging me with power straight from Heaven. I couldn’t move but even in that awkward position that I fell, it was like the most comfortable and comforting place to be with my mouth open and breathing hard, as if I was breathing in His spirit (even though I was kinda thinking oh dear everyone can be looking at me).

Then it lasted for quite some time but I loved it! I love the Holy Spirit for he is truly my comforter and during this time when I was just fixated on the ground my the power of the Lord, I saw a vision in my heart of Jesus as the LOVER OF MY SOUL. I saw myself worshiping in my room and Jesus would be there just sitting and listening to me, because songs to him is like me singing to my lover and telling him how much I love him.
I LOVE JESUS!

love,
litttlelamb

Jesus LOVER of my soul

I was feeling spiritually disconnected the entire two weeks of CNY due to several things that happened at home and the strange thing that I just couldn’t seem to tap into the Lord’s presence as I usually could. Seemed like I know that there’s a stream of living water just right under me, but I couldn’t dig through the ground to get to it…yet I knew it was soooo near.

Then when I heard that there was a soaking session I was desperate enough to ask for permission to go. I really need that fresh touch of God in my life to breakthrough this veil that I just couldn’t seem to enter into His presence.

Ps Jenn was also teaching and she mentioned about the legalistic veil (based on Moses Old Testament) vs. we with faces unveiled (based on Jesus New Commandment). I realized that I have been using the 10 Commandments to analyze through my life…asking God to search my heart and test me…to see if there’s any evil way within me and to lead me upon His paths of righteousness.

During the search, God dug up many stuff and opened my eyes to see many truths in my own life and it is not pretty. I was short tempered, grumpy, judgmental and just apathetic. Yet my faith is still in God…I’ll never let Him go, look to the hills where does your help come from?

Love,
littlelamb