Monday, March 14, 2005
Something important I'd like you to know
For the pass few weeks I've been praying about the casino issue in Singapore. I told God that, "May Your will be done. If you decided to bring Singapore down & destroy it, by all means Lord, for Your purpose is good". This has been one of my daily prayers. God answered me. I believe He grieved. He don't want a casino in Singapore because He loves Singapore. What more is, our fellow brother Simon Lee murdered & committed suicide because of gambling. God is using Simon to wake us up from this casino-gambling issue. It's the works of the devil that caused this issue to surface. I pray that there would a unity in prayer to ask God to be in control; to never let a casino exist in Singapore. Jesus said, "Ask & it will be given to you" (Matthew 7:7) & “I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them.” (Matthew 18:18-20). Be persistent in prayers & wait patiently for His answers.
Another thing I'd like to share is with regards to the death of Simon. For believers who committed such a crime & died, where does he go? Heaven? Hell? I attended a service at a local mega-church & the senior pastor preached that Simon will go to Heaven as his salvation is secured by the blood of Jesus Christ, who took away all our sins. I agree that Jesus Christ took away our sin but as the Bible has mentioned, Heaven is not an easy place to enter as many thought it would be. What the senior pastor spoke (which I do not totally agree), I prayed about it & today God sent me this verse: Luke 13:24- He (Jesus) said to them (His disciples), “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’ “But he will answer, ‘I don't know you or where you come from.’ “Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’ “But he will reply, ‘I don't know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!’. See what I mean? Jesus was telling this to His disciples--people who have been with Him, learning from Him. Yet, Jesus was telling them that they might not enter Heaven even if they were so closely related to Jesus. In 'Heaven Is So Real', it has been mentioned that disobedient & sinful Christians would be cast to the 2 respective valleys for eternity. The valleys are just below the Kingdom of God. These people who are there are so close to God's throne & yet, they can never see the face of God. I believe what is written in this book as God has spoke to me throughout my reading. He have tested me too.
What do you think? Any comments about any issue mentioned above? I hope you've been shown what God wants to warn His people about: 1. He wants to stop the casino thingy in Singapore & 2. He want to tell us to be obedient, for the Kingdom of God is not an easy place to enter, even if you're saved by the blood of the Lamb.
On 8:46 am, Cheryl lays it all at the feet of Jesus.
