Psalm 121
A Song of Ascents.
1 I will lift up my eyes to the hills—
From whence comes my help?
2 My help comes from the LORD,
Who made heaven and earth.
3 He will not allow your foot to be moved;
He who keeps you will not slumber.
4 Behold, He who keeps Israel
Shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The LORD is your keeper;
The LORD is your shade at your right hand.
6 The sun shall not strike you by day,
Nor the moon by night.
7 The LORD shall preserve you from all evil;
He shall preserve your soul.
8 The LORD shall preserve your going out and your coming in
From this time forth, and even forevermore.
A Psalm of God's greatness. A Psalm of God;s keeping. A Psalm of God's infinite strength. A Psalm of a God who keeps us has the power to keep everything that He creator. A Psalm that says the Creator keeps us.
A God above excellencies, a God above majesty, a God above power, a God above every creation, a God above heaven, a God above earth keeps us.
This thought stagnates my mind but yet bring a depth so deep, no man can measure, only God can His love for us. An eternity of His presence and abiding with us.
This Psalm can bring fortitude to your soul if you grasp the depth of God's love for us. It transcends the physical. Not even time, space, and matter can seperate this love. There has never been a second of neglect, God says. Eternity, my friend began not by our definition. God is above eternity. But that is how God has loved us. It is a transdescendent love. Mine mine....
What a marvelous Psalm. And I can only express this. Glory, glory, glory to this form of Divine love, highest and all too great for me to fully understand.
And so I can only say this, I worship you, O God. Alone I see, alone I adore. What a marvelous thought.
My Saviour's love for me says Glory because only the love of God is perfect.
Glory indeed.
Amen
Monday, October 27, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Break
The more you work, the more you feel you need breaks.
I am planning for a long trip to US next year. Alone. Haha. That is what I enjoy doing. But would be staying with a friend.
Next year I would be given 28 days leave, up from 21 days. I realise that the more you work, the more experience you get, the more responsbilities you get, the more headache moments you get.
The 28 days certainly is welcome but would I have the chance of using all? Hence I thought if I do not plan for a break, I would never get a break.
Hence the March trip. I may make another US trip in October next year. But this is not confirmed.
Breaks are good and needful. Especially after long stretch of intense work.
Glad to have plan for this trip. The excitment is, I would be attending a conference, not work conference but the shepherd's conference, a Christian gathering of church leaders and workers. This conference seeks to steer ministry workers what the bible laid out as clear instructions on how to have God-centred, bible-based ministeries. I gone for one 4 years ago. Think it is a apt time for me to go and also meet up with a good old friend...
Hopeful this door would be opened.
Praying for a cheap US bound ticket though..haha..
I am planning for a long trip to US next year. Alone. Haha. That is what I enjoy doing. But would be staying with a friend.
Next year I would be given 28 days leave, up from 21 days. I realise that the more you work, the more experience you get, the more responsbilities you get, the more headache moments you get.
The 28 days certainly is welcome but would I have the chance of using all? Hence I thought if I do not plan for a break, I would never get a break.
Hence the March trip. I may make another US trip in October next year. But this is not confirmed.
Breaks are good and needful. Especially after long stretch of intense work.
Glad to have plan for this trip. The excitment is, I would be attending a conference, not work conference but the shepherd's conference, a Christian gathering of church leaders and workers. This conference seeks to steer ministry workers what the bible laid out as clear instructions on how to have God-centred, bible-based ministeries. I gone for one 4 years ago. Think it is a apt time for me to go and also meet up with a good old friend...
Hopeful this door would be opened.
Praying for a cheap US bound ticket though..haha..
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Thank God
It felt a ton of bricks just fell when I open my car boot. My bag and laptop was not in sight.
Then it dawn on me..could I have left it in SCGS? Oh NOOOO...
I rushed back to scgs and on the way praying that God would allow me to find my laptop and my bag....both contain very important stuff...especially the laptop has all the arranged songs and recordings. It would be a real travesty if it was lost.
The journey back to SCGS seems so far..so distant. What was a 10 min journey seems like eternity. With my mouth constantly muttering, "God, please, please please..."
When I reached SCGS, the gate was closed. I parked my car and honkied...nobody responded. I parked my car by the gate and went to the other side and thankfully it was unlocked. I found my bag on the bench but no laptop was in sight.
I looked frantically for the security guard and told him about my laptop. He said he did not see any and began searching around with me. We searched for a while. I called Uncle Ivan to ask him to check GLCC in Dunearn Rd, just in case someone brought it there. He called back..the answer was No. I called Anne to ask for Deacon Alvin hp..he was the last to leave SCGS. No long after next, the security guard shouted for me. He said he found the laptop in the dustbin. Sure it was my laptop. I switched it on but realised it was locked. Apparently somebody tried to log in without avail. Thankfully it was password protected. My laptop bag was nowhere in sight. Inside has my earphone, God is the Gospel DVD, Don't waste your life DVD and my favourite guitar ensemble Christian song CD...
The security guard asked whether I could prove it was mine. I thought long and hard and said..got NUS domain..here is my matric card...my NRIC..this laptop is definitely mine. He wasn't convinced. Then I realised I have campus pics with me inside....So I said see I am inside the laptop..that is a picture of me. He looked at me and said..ok, here is your laptop. I tried to look for my bag and the guard grew a bit impatient..and said, "time for me to knock off" I search the dustbin, but it was too big and too deep. My conclusion is that somebody must have found my laptop inside the bag and tried to log in. Failing which he could have taken the bag and threw away my laptop. This is because my laptop was found frozen and it is due too many failed password log in attempts.
I lost my bag but found my laptop. Haha..answered prayer. Though felt a sense of loss coz the DVDs were John Piper material and my favorite CD, I recovered the most important thing. The christmas musical....Wah..what a relief. What a relief.
And thank God for campus. The picture of campus convinced the security guard, that this is my laptop. Thank God for photography. Thank God. Best birthday ever. :)
Then it dawn on me..could I have left it in SCGS? Oh NOOOO...
I rushed back to scgs and on the way praying that God would allow me to find my laptop and my bag....both contain very important stuff...especially the laptop has all the arranged songs and recordings. It would be a real travesty if it was lost.
The journey back to SCGS seems so far..so distant. What was a 10 min journey seems like eternity. With my mouth constantly muttering, "God, please, please please..."
When I reached SCGS, the gate was closed. I parked my car and honkied...nobody responded. I parked my car by the gate and went to the other side and thankfully it was unlocked. I found my bag on the bench but no laptop was in sight.
I looked frantically for the security guard and told him about my laptop. He said he did not see any and began searching around with me. We searched for a while. I called Uncle Ivan to ask him to check GLCC in Dunearn Rd, just in case someone brought it there. He called back..the answer was No. I called Anne to ask for Deacon Alvin hp..he was the last to leave SCGS. No long after next, the security guard shouted for me. He said he found the laptop in the dustbin. Sure it was my laptop. I switched it on but realised it was locked. Apparently somebody tried to log in without avail. Thankfully it was password protected. My laptop bag was nowhere in sight. Inside has my earphone, God is the Gospel DVD, Don't waste your life DVD and my favourite guitar ensemble Christian song CD...
The security guard asked whether I could prove it was mine. I thought long and hard and said..got NUS domain..here is my matric card...my NRIC..this laptop is definitely mine. He wasn't convinced. Then I realised I have campus pics with me inside....So I said see I am inside the laptop..that is a picture of me. He looked at me and said..ok, here is your laptop. I tried to look for my bag and the guard grew a bit impatient..and said, "time for me to knock off" I search the dustbin, but it was too big and too deep. My conclusion is that somebody must have found my laptop inside the bag and tried to log in. Failing which he could have taken the bag and threw away my laptop. This is because my laptop was found frozen and it is due too many failed password log in attempts.
I lost my bag but found my laptop. Haha..answered prayer. Though felt a sense of loss coz the DVDs were John Piper material and my favorite CD, I recovered the most important thing. The christmas musical....Wah..what a relief. What a relief.
And thank God for campus. The picture of campus convinced the security guard, that this is my laptop. Thank God for photography. Thank God. Best birthday ever. :)
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Re-arranged Song
The rise of hope with a death. The resurrection of Chirst when it all seems death has cast a downcast spell. All seems dark and bleak. All seems lost.
Till the grave gave way to life. Christ was risen. Christ reigns. He rules. He is King. His conquest over death. He has claimed His victory.
What a triumphant feel. What a glorious joy.
That what I felt when I heard the arranged score for "Greatest Love".
Thank God.
Till the grave gave way to life. Christ was risen. Christ reigns. He rules. He is King. His conquest over death. He has claimed His victory.
What a triumphant feel. What a glorious joy.
That what I felt when I heard the arranged score for "Greatest Love".
Thank God.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
A companion
Held you through the good times and bad times.
Melody that has captured the heart that walked through this 2 years.
A lane of memories. Thank God for this companion.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Wholy consecreted for the Lord.
Wholy consecreted for the Lord.
Romans 12:1-2 has the answer.
So what does it mean?
Christ came to die for the Father's glory.
Romans 12:1-2 has the answer.
So what does it mean?
Christ came to die for the Father's glory.
A day gone by
Got sabo by my colleague. She was supposed to go for this company dinner..not me...but got replaced and had to have a gastronomical experience. The food was not bad especially the prawn and ya this HUGE red garoupa. Taken a picture below.
Really felt it tonight. Belt went tight. Real tight. Thought it wasn't a sabo. But now felt again..it is. Haha
Finally spend some time finishing the song. Glad it is done. Very glad. Very nice tune I feel. Might change the song title but still in deliberation.
Hope I can get to bed tonight. Really had too much. Still a bit of time before bedtime.
Still had some issues at my workplace. Hopeful that by the grace of God, things would be sorted out. By isn't that everything in life. Been thinking a fair bit of gleaning things on God's perspective. And weaning self away from its own gratifications to begin to think how God would desire in every circumstances. Strange but am thinking more towards this. Hopeful I would understand clearly how this can be achieved.
Another day soon to pass...
Really felt it tonight. Belt went tight. Real tight. Thought it wasn't a sabo. But now felt again..it is. Haha
Finally spend some time finishing the song. Glad it is done. Very glad. Very nice tune I feel. Might change the song title but still in deliberation.
Hope I can get to bed tonight. Really had too much. Still a bit of time before bedtime.
Still had some issues at my workplace. Hopeful that by the grace of God, things would be sorted out. By isn't that everything in life. Been thinking a fair bit of gleaning things on God's perspective. And weaning self away from its own gratifications to begin to think how God would desire in every circumstances. Strange but am thinking more towards this. Hopeful I would understand clearly how this can be achieved.
Another day soon to pass...
Sunday, October 12, 2008
《告诉妳》
心血来潮。感触级多。
又动笔了，写下了四分之三的歌词。
完结段还有多三句就应该是大功告成。
Chorus 的曲还未肯定。
大致上， 非常满意曲的感觉。
这一次觉得写了最靠近心里要表达的话语。包括曲在内。
好盼望能快快完成。
这首歌名为《告诉妳》。
真的是一首告知心情的歌。
又动笔了，写下了四分之三的歌词。
完结段还有多三句就应该是大功告成。
Chorus 的曲还未肯定。
大致上， 非常满意曲的感觉。
这一次觉得写了最靠近心里要表达的话语。包括曲在内。
好盼望能快快完成。
这首歌名为《告诉妳》。
真的是一首告知心情的歌。
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Friday, October 10, 2008
Coincidence???
Strange how things unfold.
Can't help but believe that God is putting me through a test. Yet I dun want to think it is, as though I am the centre of His attention per se.
A very difficult episode with a person two years ago.
And now I get to meet the person all over again. Not that I am angry with the person but just it is a very difficult episode of my life that I want to lay to rest.
It can't be coincident coz the circumstances how we met again is definitely has no human logic.
I stood stunned for a moment.
Dunno how to react and still do not know.
You na meh qiao. And it is not going to be a one time encounter. It is going to be regular and persistently. Wah.
Impossible. How God might unfold this? Is there something I must learn? Is there something God is leading towards. Wah. I dunno leh. What a challenge...It is strange but God moves in mysterious way.
hmmm..hmm..and still hmmmm...and still hmm till God makes it clear.
Wah..wah..wah..
Can't help but believe that God is putting me through a test. Yet I dun want to think it is, as though I am the centre of His attention per se.
A very difficult episode with a person two years ago.
And now I get to meet the person all over again. Not that I am angry with the person but just it is a very difficult episode of my life that I want to lay to rest.
It can't be coincident coz the circumstances how we met again is definitely has no human logic.
I stood stunned for a moment.
Dunno how to react and still do not know.
You na meh qiao. And it is not going to be a one time encounter. It is going to be regular and persistently. Wah.
Impossible. How God might unfold this? Is there something I must learn? Is there something God is leading towards. Wah. I dunno leh. What a challenge...It is strange but God moves in mysterious way.
hmmm..hmm..and still hmmmm...and still hmm till God makes it clear.
Wah..wah..wah..
Monday, October 6, 2008
Deadline and not dateline
Crazy argument. But I am convinced that deadline is the right spelling to mean the timeline given to finish a task. Dictionary.com agree. Have to go through some lengths just to state this point.
Truth never fails.
Yesterday was quite taken aback. Rev Stephen Tong annouced that he would no longer preach in Singapore on a regular basis after he completes the gospel of John. I think in part, from what he said, Singapore Christians are lukewarm, I feel. He constrasts to the Indonesians back home. He also expressed his desire to spend more time with his own congregation back home. His church people are the sheeps that God has ordained to pastor and he felt that it is right that He focus more time with them. Indeed.
But if what Rev Stephen Tong said about Singaporean is true, it is indeed sad. There is no doubt that Rev Stephen Tong preaching is simple yet insighful. God has gifted this man. He is ordained I believed strongly by God to preach with indudated power on High.
I told myself I will follow through his exposition through the gospel of John. John's gospel is my favourite gospel and even last night, when Rev Tong shared on the background on the gospel of John, it was simply illuminating. I believe even if I spend months reading, I would not have grasp what he said in one hour.
It was a great blessing. Except this time round, the deadline is drawing nearer than before.
God has decided to move this man away from Singapore. The deadline draws near every passing day.
But thanks be to God who had given through this man much. For to whom much is given, much more is required. Thank God.
Truth never fails.
Yesterday was quite taken aback. Rev Stephen Tong annouced that he would no longer preach in Singapore on a regular basis after he completes the gospel of John. I think in part, from what he said, Singapore Christians are lukewarm, I feel. He constrasts to the Indonesians back home. He also expressed his desire to spend more time with his own congregation back home. His church people are the sheeps that God has ordained to pastor and he felt that it is right that He focus more time with them. Indeed.
But if what Rev Stephen Tong said about Singaporean is true, it is indeed sad. There is no doubt that Rev Stephen Tong preaching is simple yet insighful. God has gifted this man. He is ordained I believed strongly by God to preach with indudated power on High.
I told myself I will follow through his exposition through the gospel of John. John's gospel is my favourite gospel and even last night, when Rev Tong shared on the background on the gospel of John, it was simply illuminating. I believe even if I spend months reading, I would not have grasp what he said in one hour.
It was a great blessing. Except this time round, the deadline is drawing nearer than before.
God has decided to move this man away from Singapore. The deadline draws near every passing day.
But thanks be to God who had given through this man much. For to whom much is given, much more is required. Thank God.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Thursday, October 2, 2008
不知天高地厚
武侠小说有说过这一番话，“天下之大却没有我容生之处。”
甚么可以让一个人这样沮丧？
我自以为我终于明白，因为以为曾经承受过这种滋味。
可是我现在认为是过敏的反应。
天与地，高和低， 就像人生经验，还未足呢。
甚么可以让一个人这样沮丧？
我自以为我终于明白，因为以为曾经承受过这种滋味。
可是我现在认为是过敏的反应。
天与地，高和低， 就像人生经验，还未足呢。
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Today
Woke up later than usual today. Stayed up too late last night.Did my quiet time and then begin the day.
Had a good time of prayer I think coz today not working,can dun hurry my prayer...Did alot of reflections and just baring my heart out towards God on certain things...and I am just glad in a way while the situation will still remain, I know I am having a fellowship with God in the midst of the things that do trouble now and then. Well there is a call to trust and a call to depend.
Sometimes I hadn't thank God enough for the blessing of the difficulties I am going through at this point. No big things I always say. But enough to get me very frustrated at times. By what it does is amazingly good, that it tuned my heart with hardly any moment that I am not conscious of God. Perhaps when I am asleep.
Went to Kukup again today. Really like this place. So tranquil. Nice drive up. Cruise control. Very scenic view around the drive. Did take some pictures of kukup again and thought I post a few to describe what I meant. Not there primarily for the food, though good, I enjoy the scenery much better....tranquil laid back illage..kelong....no hustle but rustle...could sit down, drink chrysamethum tea....and look at the gentle rolling back and forth...
Walked the streets and got some fisheries products...
Then came back to Singapore in the afternoon..hyper long queue at Customs but thankfully....manage to clear it in under 2hrs, it was stressful coz a lot of cars were cutting the queue. The police did intervene...but only later..
Went back to the office after the trip to clear a bit of work that was plugged out as I was on training for 2 days. Finished what I wanted to do in 2 hours. Then met up with Jon to arrange a song for the Christmas Musical. It is a sad tune.
This tune was composed earlier this year. It is a little similar to another sad tune I wrote last year, for last year musical. I know what circumstances and situation that drove my heart towards humming such a tune, so listening to it while working on it will always drive back some thoughts..can't be helped. Perhaps it is difficult sometimes to be made to remember, but nevertheless without feelings and emotions in memories, or in encounters, how could a touchy tune be ever composed? God has made man to be rich in emotions. Well it has to be ruled. Proverbs said that a man who cannot rule his emotions is that a city without its gates. That is correct. often I realise I could be vulnerable except that now I learn to thank God more than to let myself delve further. Hence I thank God for this tune and it could be used for the musical, how wonderful... :)
Everything is in control under God. No matter how and what I think of feel, it remains as such. To react to it would mean that I am responding to whatever that may not be true and noble. Emotions alone cannot direct life. Only truth can...hence I remind myself that.., and God has the heart of truth. Only Him is absolute. It leans me to trust Him. Not always..unless I think like that.
Well it has been a long day again. Now at night. I can't help but thank God. Will end with prayer and to rest, to see another day of God's working and goodness.
Night...
Had a good time of prayer I think coz today not working,can dun hurry my prayer...Did alot of reflections and just baring my heart out towards God on certain things...and I am just glad in a way while the situation will still remain, I know I am having a fellowship with God in the midst of the things that do trouble now and then. Well there is a call to trust and a call to depend.
Sometimes I hadn't thank God enough for the blessing of the difficulties I am going through at this point. No big things I always say. But enough to get me very frustrated at times. By what it does is amazingly good, that it tuned my heart with hardly any moment that I am not conscious of God. Perhaps when I am asleep.
Went to Kukup again today. Really like this place. So tranquil. Nice drive up. Cruise control. Very scenic view around the drive. Did take some pictures of kukup again and thought I post a few to describe what I meant. Not there primarily for the food, though good, I enjoy the scenery much better....tranquil laid back illage..kelong....no hustle but rustle...could sit down, drink chrysamethum tea....and look at the gentle rolling back and forth...
Walked the streets and got some fisheries products...
Then came back to Singapore in the afternoon..hyper long queue at Customs but thankfully....manage to clear it in under 2hrs, it was stressful coz a lot of cars were cutting the queue. The police did intervene...but only later..
Went back to the office after the trip to clear a bit of work that was plugged out as I was on training for 2 days. Finished what I wanted to do in 2 hours. Then met up with Jon to arrange a song for the Christmas Musical. It is a sad tune.
This tune was composed earlier this year. It is a little similar to another sad tune I wrote last year, for last year musical. I know what circumstances and situation that drove my heart towards humming such a tune, so listening to it while working on it will always drive back some thoughts..can't be helped. Perhaps it is difficult sometimes to be made to remember, but nevertheless without feelings and emotions in memories, or in encounters, how could a touchy tune be ever composed? God has made man to be rich in emotions. Well it has to be ruled. Proverbs said that a man who cannot rule his emotions is that a city without its gates. That is correct. often I realise I could be vulnerable except that now I learn to thank God more than to let myself delve further. Hence I thank God for this tune and it could be used for the musical, how wonderful... :)
Everything is in control under God. No matter how and what I think of feel, it remains as such. To react to it would mean that I am responding to whatever that may not be true and noble. Emotions alone cannot direct life. Only truth can...hence I remind myself that.., and God has the heart of truth. Only Him is absolute. It leans me to trust Him. Not always..unless I think like that.
Well it has been a long day again. Now at night. I can't help but thank God. Will end with prayer and to rest, to see another day of God's working and goodness.
Night...
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