May 17, 2006
It's ever so interesting in reading the Holy Bible. It is a book that speaks of true faith, unconditional love, real hope, gifts of salvation, blessings of abundance, power and authority. Besides, it's a compilation of what a man can do and all that he can become. It is the TRUTH, and nothing else. But for others who doubts the Bible's explanations or creditability, read again. It is the secret of what lies between the lines of those written testaments. Those words are not to be taken literally. In order to really seek the truth out from the Bible, one has to constantly seek it. Not just by reading the Bible alone, but to extract other informations from different translations of the testaments and epistles, including other reliable and authentic sources.
You must be thinking, "Wow. So many things to do."
Well, if you are seeking for the truth, your heart must not fail. You have to have the fire and true desire to seek for it. Instead of telling the whole world that Christianity is plain bullshit and nonsensical.
Matthew 7:7"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it will be opened to you."Luke 11:8"I say to you, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs."The Bible mentioned that in order to receive your needs you have to keep asking, seeking and knocking. That includes desires as well. And not simply by seeking the truth, which many of you are so hungry after, but rather, you must have the passion and persistence to know what the bible is talking about.
Here's a secret. No one has fully understood the Bible, let alone God Himself. So if you are plain attacking the Bible with all other evidences you can possibly find here on earth, it would still not be sufficient enough to fully put down this faith.
However, if you are plain attacking God Himself, saying that there's no God, you are basically putting yourself in the "Unbelief" mode, a mode of self-acknowledgement and self-deception. It is a spiritual blindness veiled over your unbelieving senses causing a channel blockage between your physical and supernatural circumstances.
Psalms 14:1"The fool has said in his heart,
�There is no God.�
They are corrupt,
They have done abominable works,
There is none who does good."To say that mankind's existence is due to a cosmic accident and randomness would be intellectually dishonest. It would be equivalent of saying that the light bulb is the the result of an explosion in a factory. But the truth is that Thomas Edison is the creator and inventor of the original light bulb. Hence, both man and the light bulb clearly points to a creator. This is why the Bible says the person who denies the true Creator (God) is a fool.
And for people with strong unbelief of God's miracles, power and existence, they will experience neither.
Matthew 13:53-58 talks about how Jesus was rejected at His home town Nazareth. Because the people do not believe that Jesus has the wisdom and power to do miracles and those mighty works.
Matthew13:58"Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief."Again, if you are strong in your unbeliefs that God does exist, you are missing out on God's miraculous blessings. God cannot work in or shape a man if He's full of negative or cynical thoughts. That man has to develop an open and trusting mindset towards what God can do in his life. Once his mind renews towards a positive direction, circumstances around him will eventually take the course of change.
Atheism is a faith. It is a religion. It is a worship of self. It is in fact, a selfish religion. It is centred upon self-indulgence and self-possession. Well, we can possibly do something on our own, but our strengths and attributes are limited. We need God to help us, to guide us and to bring us to our destiny. Whether or not you believe, it will soon determine your life in its current state, in its future and in eternity.
That aside, having gone through the first epistle of Paul to the Thessalonians, I've been reminded that even when my days seem dark and uncertain, there is this love of christ that will come and fill me up with Joy again. This Joy of the Lord is so precious that without it, I cannot live my day to the fullest. And within this Joy is the knowledge that my life was bought for an extremely expensive price. The price of one man, Jesus, who gave His very life for me on the cross; cleansed my sins and exchanged His righteousness for my sinfulness. Through Him, my life is "covered" by faith, hope and love.
Love - It covers any failures of the past. Love forgives. Love endures. Love cancels all forms of transgressions.
Faith - It is in the power of salvation for the present. By grace, there is salvation, but through faith, salvation is received. Faith is a weapon against all barriers and oppositions. Without faith, there will be no hope.
Hope - It is what the future might hold. And hope is in the soon-return of Christ for us.
These summed up the Joy that is conceived within me everyday of my life since the day I got saved. Never have I given up on myself and my life, nor have I ever denied that it is only through God's wisdom, strength and guidance, will I be able to walk this life of mine with courage despite all negative circumstances.
Isaiah 54:17"No weapon formed against you shall prosper,
And every tongue which rises against you in judgment
You shall condemn.
This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD,
And their righteousness is from Me,�
Says the LORD."Philippians 4:13"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."Philippians 4:19"And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus."I have gone this far...
I will keep walking.
