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ot frighten us and make us do extreme action like my neighbor keep calm and believe in god and his faithful love live and walk with god will keep us safe from any danger allow god to rule in our lives let s life according to the truth of his word and according to his will then god will be present where we are he will spread his protection wings and shielding us from anything that will harm us trust that god can do anything and he never failed i know that you can do all things no purpose of yours can be thwarted job 42 2 keep dwell in the lord keep safe keep healthy stay home amen karina lam living by faith image source living grace church this entry was posted on april 4 2020 in christianity encouragment faith and tagged coronavirus dwelling fortress god jesus protection psalm refuge 119 comments entrust the uncertainty of future into the father s will guest post feb 24 life is a gift from god that must be lived with responsibility making good planning is part of carrying out that responsibility if so why did james rebuke christians who make plans now listen you who say today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city spend a year there carry on business and make money james 4 13 the letter of james was addressed to jews who have become christians and live outside the land of israel some of them work as traders who usually go from one city to another and live there for some time to do business these cities might have been antioch damascus or alexandria which at the time were large cities visited by trade so there is nothing wrong when they say today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city spend a year there carry on business and make money then what is the reason james rebuked them verse 14 tells us why you do not even know what will happen tomorrow what is your life you are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes james told about two facts of humans namely humans don t know what will happen tomorrow and describe human life like mist mist expresses uncertainty mortal futile brief momentary mist fog smoke or whatever they are called only appear for a moment and then disappear into the wind that is human life in this world now we know that the planners in verse 13 have ignored two things the first is human limitations which automatically limits their knowledge of tomorrow the second is the uncertainty in a short life in this world uncertain future friday afternoon in mid january my husband and i were going to get ready for church service when my cell phone rang i felt strange because the phone call came from my mother who was sleeping in her room on the 2nd floor of our house why did mom call me while she knew that we were at home with her i answered the call then my mother s voice was heard help me i m sick we immediately went upstairs and found my mother was already pale and sweating groaning in pain while touching her chest apparently my mother had called out our name but we didn t hear thank god there was a cellphone nearby so she could call us we immediately took her to the emergency room at a hospital and the doctor immediately ordered my mother to be treated at the iccu intensive chest care unit then the hospital staff asked my husband and i to go to a corridor and asked us to knock on one of the doors there while my mother was pushed on a hospital bed through another door then we knocked on the door that was intended and was met by a cardiologist for about 10 minutes the doctor explained to us about my mother s condition after that the doctor asked us to get out of the room then after that the door was closed i don t have the chance to see my mom again and i don t have the chance to say anything to each other we were really surprised and could hardly believe that the situation was changing so fast i remember this afternoon my mother walked around in the mall cheerful and looked healthy but this night she lay in pain and weak at iccu for several weeks since that night all our plans were in disarray because we had to stay in hospital all day all our service schedules in the church must be canceled a lot of work must be postponed and the rhythm of our lives totally changed a few days later we were told by the cardiologist that that night they were racing against time the doctor said that one of the things that helped my mother s life was that we immediately took her to the hospital in no more than 3 hours after a heart attack the doctor said that if more than 3 hours the risk of death will be greater when we roll back the incident we are grateful for several things we were at home when the heart attack occurred the road to the hospital at that time wasn t jammed even though usually always jammed also the emergency room didn t have many patients usually there were very many patients so we didn t need to queue and my mother could be treated immediately on reflection i realize that all the things we are grateful for are things that are beyond human control and knowledge that experience reminds us of 3 things first humans have no power over time second humans do not have power over everything outside themselves third humans do not have power over themselves especially over their lives if so what is the reason for humans to boast and feel confident that they can manage their future without god there is no so it is really appropriate that in verse 14 james writes why you do not even know what will happen tomorrow the word you that used in this sentence in the original language has a qualitative meaning creatures like you or human being like you in other words james was conveying how can mortal beings and not knowing the meaning of life like you dare to feel confident that you can manage the future so in this context the mistake isn t about making a plan but the heart attitude of the plan makers then what should be the attitude of our hearts surrender to the father s will james advises in verse 15 actually you have to say instead you ought to say if it is the lord s will we will live and do this or that this statement has the meaning if my plan is in accordance with god s plan or if what i want is the same as what god wants or if it is in accordance with god s will jesus christ set an example for us when he struggled in the garden of gethsemane before his crucifixion jesus prayed my father if it is possible may this cup be taken from me yet not as i will but as you will matt 26 39 jesus will is the cup of suffering taken away from him but he submitted his will to the will of the father jesus also taught us a prayer our father in heaven hallowed be your name your kingdom come your will be done on earth as it is in heaven matt 6 9 13 a heart that surrenders to the the father s will like jesus which we must have when we make plans for our future surrender to the father s will doesn t mean we are only passive and do not make any plans surrender to the father s will means allowing him to intervene in our plans and realize his will in our lives even if it means changing our own original plan a correct understanding that god s will alone is sovereign over us will help us not to be trapped in an attitude of confidence in ourselves in looking at the future unfortunately the planners in verse 13 didn t realize this they rely more on their own strength and wisdom in making their plans as james wrote in verse 16 as it is you boast in your arrogant schemes all such boasting is evil in the original language evil is a word that in other parts of the bible can mean satan therefore we must learn to humble before god and acknowledge his sovereignty over our lives if we boast we will find it difficult to bow down to god s will because we will assume that our plans are the best and will definitely succeed this is dangerous for ourselves because actually we know nothing about our future do the father s will human life always has a mystery which is the future the future isn t always far from us but it can only be one second after our breath now look at the rich man in the parable told by the lord jesus in luke 12 16 21 it is told about a rich person who feels his life is safe and secure for years to come maybe he had made various plans to enjoy his wealth but he didn t know that god would take his life that night one of the aspects of humanity presented in this parable is that human life is limited by time and no one knows for sure when that time will end that s the uncertainty of life so how we must always surrender to the will of our father god and creator the only fully sovereign god of the breath of every human life as humans who are given intelligence and conscience by god we can indeed make a good plan we can develop a calculated plan with our education experience skills knowledge connections and wealth however a plan that is self reliant and not submitted under the perfection of god s will will only be an uncertainty because we have no idea about tomorrow we might be able to predict and exert all our energy to realize the things we want but there is no guarantee what the reality will be our own plans may work but only plans from god can bring us to the true meaning of life in christ now let s return to the rhetorical question of james in verse 14 what is your life the word life used in verse 14 is derived from the word zoe life that uses the word zoe is the absolute fullness of life both essential and ethical which belongs to god to live in all the maximum capacity according to god s blueprint for those who put trust in christ conversely if we rely on ourselves we will lose the main essence of life and only live the futility of a short life like mist in this world a question for us to think about do we want to live our lives in the fullness of christ or are we just like mist at this time every one of us must have plans for our future if we long to live the fullness of life in christ then allow the omnipotent and omniscient father to intervene in each of our plans to be aligned with his perfect will let s entrust the uncertainty of our future into the hands of the father because he is the only definite assurance for our lives amen by sella irene beautiful words photo credit google images pxhere com edited with pixlr apps this entry was posted on february 24 2020 in christianity thought and tagged christ christianity faith future god god s plan god s will guest post james jesus christ life plan surrender time trust white christmas dec 16 hello my dear readers it s me again i m grateful to god in this christmas season i could write a short post to my blog and this post is the closing post for this year i would like to thank to all faithful readers and follower who always give big support to my blog through like or comment on my posts i really really appreciate it i hope and pray this blog will continue to sharing god s blessing through god s word every time before christmas comes besides decorating christmas tree and the whole house with various beautiful christmas decorations my parents also took out their collection of christmas song vinyl records one of their favorite christmas song is white christmas they said though white christmas isn t a hymn christmas song the legendary white christmas song could successfully bring christmas atmosphere especially when the snow has come all is white tree house land and other will covered with white color and white is always used as a symbol of cleanliness and even holiness dear readers what were my parents said reminds me to the great bible figure david davis was known as a figure who was very close with god but at one time he fell so deep into the sin by doing a series of despicable acts he committed adultery with bathsheba lied and the killed bathsheba s husband uriah the series of actions that david made in a row suddenly turned him into a very cruel figure and he was unaware that his actions were dominated by lust he was ruled by sin bible said that what he did was considered evil in god s eyes then god sent nathan to warn david when confronted with his transgressions fortunately david didn t dodge to defend himself bravely david admitted i have sinned against the lord 2 samuel 12 13a and nathan said to david the lord has taken away your sin you are not going to die 2 samuel 12 13 although there were still consequences of what david did god gave a guarantee of forgiveness to david from what happened david wrote psalm 51 he wrote very deep series of poem of sin confession repentance and pleading for god s forgiveness one of them said purify me with hyssop and i shall be clean wash me and i shall be whiter than snow psalm 51 7 my beloved readers christmas is a moment we celebrate the birth of jesus christ to the world as the greatest gift and grace from god to atone our sins and bring us out of the death to enter the eternal life in this christmas moment allow me to encourage all of us to celebrate christmas day not only by a party give a christmas gift to our loved ones or take a christmas holiday but let s make christmas as a moment to sanctify us confess all of our sins and ask god to forgive and cleanse our hearts god said to us wash and make yourselves clean take your evil deeds out of my sight stop doing wrong isaiah 1 16 and when we do that god said though your sins are like scarlet they shall be as white as snow though they are red as crimson they shall be like wool isaiah 1 18 god is always ready to give us forgiveness even to restore joy when we turn from evil ways to his ways god will whiten a very red sin as white as snow pure white snow is very beautiful in welcoming christmas but please remember it s not about white snow but the most important in this christmas day is our heart and soul as white and as clean as snow and our lives will still in holiness because god said to us be holy because i am holy 1 peter 1 16 let s have a white christmas on behalf of our family i wish you a merry christmas and happy new year 2020 make the season bright with holiness peace joy love and hope in god amen karina lam living by faith image source google images this entry was posted on december 16 2019 in christianity encouragment faith and tagged christmas david holiness hope joy love peace repentance sins white christmas 59 comments a god s message in a flower guest post nov 25 on the edge of the road in front of my house there is a tree in certain seasons the blooming flowers are scattered on the ground and also on the hood of our car that we park under the tree for years i had never really paid attention to the flower until one morning i casually picked it up and watched it closely the flower is very small the size is only as big as the nail of my thumb the shape is similar to orchids but in a mini version the flower has 4 soft greenish white petals and 3 bright yellow corolla that decorated with the reddish orange graffiti that twists beautifully like the ink strokes of a reliable painter at the center there are pistils and green stamens 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