Our mind moves very fast but our heart takes time to settle in.....
and sometimes in Singapore when the moving pace of every individual is very fast
i'm guess
i'm like that too, i get impatient too...
So when i pray i like to speak slow, when i read the bible, i read slow... to absorb it in the heart, to speak from the heart...
Zion is a place, (not the bookshop,
thats the answer i got when i ask someone,
hohoho)
It is originally the name of the fortified hill of
pre-Israelite Jerusalem; poetically extended to refer to the religious capital of Israel. Some can call it City of David. aka. Mount Zion.
Its a place where God of gods shall be seen.
In ancient time.. its a place in the middle of the desert, to get there, people would need to pass through the Valley of
Baca...
Baca is
japanese means idiot. but in this context, it is the valley of Weeping... some didn't make it through, forgot whats on the other side of the valley, but those who made it through, like which
ps 84 said, blessed is the man whose strength is in You, whose heart is set on pilgrimage (a long distance to achieve something of significant - you may want to think about the journey in "journey to the east (or is it west?, dunno)"). As they pass through the Valley of
Baca, THEY MAKE IT A SPRING; THE RAIN ALSO COVERS IT WITH POOLS. THEY GO FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH; EACH ONE APPEARS BEFORE GOD IN ZION.
Have you ever felt so sad, so
disapponted, and you cried so much you can feel God's hand holding onto your cheek, wiping your tears away? i look at my skin, and i can't help it but to cry, i dun like to show it to people because its really terrible and you'll be in shock. and God told me "its okay, I love you." And yesterday during the morning prayer, i was praying and God showed me this verse,
Isaiah 51, i kinda prefer the
NLT version
"Look up to the skies above, and gaze down on the earth below.
For the skies will disappear like smoke, and the earth will wear out like a place of clothing.
The people of the earth will die like flies, but my
slavation lasts forever.
My righteous rules will never end!
Listen to me, you who know right from wrong, you who cherish my law in
yout hearts.
Do not be afraid of people's scorn, nor fear their insults.
For the moth will devour them as it devours clothing.
The worm will eat at them as it eats wool.
But my righteousness will last forever.
My salvation will continue from generation to generation.
Wake up, wake up, O Lord! Clothe yourself with strength!
Flex your mighty right arm!
Rouse yourself as in the days of old when you slew Egypt, the dragon
og the Nile
Are you not the same today, the one who dried up the sea, making the path of escape through the depths so that people could cross over?
Those who have been ransomed by the Lord will return,
They will enter (Zion) singing, crowned with everlasting joy.
Sorrow and mourning will disappear, and they will be filled with joy and gladness.
I, yes i, am the one who comforts you.
So why are you afraid of mere humans, who wither like the grass and disappear?
Yet you have forgotten the Lord, your Creator, the one who stretched out the sky like a canopy and laid the foundations of the earth.
Will you remain in constant dread of human oppressors?
Will you continue to fear the anger of your
enermies?
Where is their fury and anger now?
IT IS GONE!
Soon all you captives will be released! Imprisoned, starvation, and death will not be your fate!
For i am the Lord your God,who stirs up the sea, causing its waves to roar.
My name is the Lord of Heaven's
Amries.
And i have put my words in your mouth and hidden you safely in my hand.
I stretched out the sky like a canopy and laid the foundations of the earth.
I am
thge one who says to Israel,
'You are my people.' "
and so on and so forth...
This is what the Sovereign Lord, your God and Defender, says
"See, i have taken the terrible cup (cup of terror which brings desolation and destruction, famine and war) from your hands You will drink no more of my fury. instead i will hand the cup to your tormentors, those who said, 'We will trample you into dust and walk on your backs.' "
Yesterday it was a great time of encountering God during cell group meeting, and i wanted to share this verse but somehow i was stopped and somehow i got a gentle tap on my head again, i was reminded of the verse again and God said "You are My people. What are you afraid of? Where is all the fear, fury and anger? IT IS GONE! So come to Zion with singing. With everlasting joy on your head. You shall obtain joy and gladness. Sorrow and sighing shall flee away. You have the capacity to achieve more, listen to Me, be of good cheers, I'm with you"
With that, how can you say God doesn't exist? How can i even ever have a single doubt?
How can i not listen to Him and obey?
How can???
