3 Types of Christians

My beloved family, just want to share with you what the Lord spoke to me about the types of Christians that lived on planet earth (which we know is coming to an end with all the weird weather happening around the world).

Type 1: Christians that call those things that do exist as though they did.

Type 2: Christians that call those things that do exist as though they did not.

Type 3: Christians that call those things that do not exist as though they did. (Romans 4:17)

Let me give you an example to better illustrate what i meant.

Eg: Mr P who is unemployed and is trusting the Lord Jesus for a job.

Type 1 response when someone asked Mr P about his job. "Well, i have been praying to the Lord Jesus and trusting that He is opening up doors for me. But, I am still unemployed and there is no one calling me up for an interview!" Beloved, is there any different between Mr P and an unbeliever? No! Mr P is stating what He sees in the natural. Can you find the faith in the Lord Jesus being applied here?

Type 2 response when someone asked Mr P about his job. "Well, i have been praying to the Lord Jesus and trusting that He is opening up doors for me. I am not unemployed! Who said i am unemployed? I am not unemployed, I am just waiting to be employed." Mr P is speaking denial about his situation. Christianity is not about self-denial, its about speaking the truth in the Word of God.

Type 3 response (The God's Way of Response) "Brother, i believe that i have received my job in the name of Jesus. Even though i am unemployed now, but i know that Jesus has already found a job because i believe that the prayer of the righteous avails (profits) much. My prayers gets answered all the time by Jesus. I am just waiting for the manifestation of the prayer."

Let's dig deeper into Type 3. In Romans 4:17, the Apostle Paul talks about God who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did. Reading the verse in its context, we can see that Paul is talking about Abraham whom God did a name change from Abram to Abraham "Father of many nations" (kindly look to the reference of Genesis 17:5 in Romans 4:17) Abraham being 99 years old was incapable in the natural to help in the "creation process" with Sarah. But God, in whom all things are possible, promised Abraham that He will be a Father of Many nations and helped Abraham along by changing his name from Abram to Abraham. Therefore whenever Sarah calls Abraham "Father of Many Nations" it reminds him of God's Word which is the truth and not what he sees in the natural. As the revelation of God's Word sunk deep into Spirit man, a few years later, Issac was born.

How does it apply to us, believers? Start researching diligently in the Word of God for all the Promises In Christ Jesus and start believing and confessing the Truth (God's Word) in every area of need in your life. Stop denying what is in the natural, Stop speaking what you can see in the natural, It WON'T CHANGE a thing in your life. Do you know why God calls those things which do not exist as though they did? Remember, it is the SPIRITUAL REALM (things that do not exist in this world) that changed the natural realm. Before God said "Light Be and Light Was" in Genesis 1:3, the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Its the Spoken Word of God together with the Spirit of God that brings forth things in the natural.

I hope this posting will stir up your Spirit Man and bless you richly.

The Future of Computing

I know this might be a little old. But can you imagine the way we use computers in the future?

Notable Site

Randomly surfing around again, I chanced upon this blog site of a local Christian family. The father of the lot is is an avid amateur photographer I presume. He has taken some pretty good shots of his family and other stuff. He's a physician (quoted him saying on the site somewhere) and writes pretty well. Go about and read some of his articles. This is one truly wholesome family whose lives have been centred around the Lord, Jesus. :)

Visit ourfamily.com.sg

Notably, this particular article caught my eye.

He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who has self control is better than he who takes a city. - Prov 16:32

Who? Not Hoe!

For the 'gaarden lovers. Here are some fun facts about our favorite easy drinking brew.

Pronunciation
The name Hoegaarden is commonly mispronounced. The correct pronunciation is 'Who-Gar-Den'.

Tradition
Hoegaarden tradition states that the first Hoegaarden of the day must be finished in three gulps. The amount taken-in during the first and second gulp is of no concern as long as the third gulp completes the pint.

Read more here and here!

Foodie site

Hi All!

Here's a site I chanced upon, pretty interesting stuff if you got time to go through it!

HungryGoWhere.com

Maybe, now we could really vary our choices for supper haunts. (Sorry for the 'S' types though. :P )

International Museum Day 2007

Got to know of this from Tomorrow.sg. Posting it here in case you've always wanted to visit our local museums, but somehow never found the time....

Sent to you by May via Google Reader:

International Museum Day 2007

via sparklette.net by Veron on May 18, 2007

the international museum day starts today! for 10 days ('til may 27), there will be more than 80 activities and events spread over 24 museums in singapore!

Event: International Museum Day 2007
Date: May 18-27, 2007 (10 days)
Venue: 24 museums in Singapore

More information

personally, i love museums and art galleries. i visited 4 of them (civil defence heritage gallery, singapore philatelic museum, singapore art museum, museum of shanghai toys) during the international museum day last year. boy, that was one eye-opening experience!

i mean, you would think that singapore, being such a small country and a relatively young nation, there wouldn't be anything particularly interesting or new that you haven't known of. but after visiting the four museums last year, i learned so much! read more about my enriching experience!

currently, i am also a friend of yesterday.sg, a local website set up by enthusiasts who blog about singapore heritage and culture. i have contributed a few posts over there, and i think that the website would be a good read for people that are interested in local museums!

since i started working, i haven't had time to visit as many museums or galleries as i'd like. other than gushing at the adorable kitty paintings in catmasutra, watching the remarkable kurt wenner draw live at the national museum, and more recently, exploring the little known HDB gallery at my current workplace, i simply stopped visiting museums altogether!

the international museum day would be a good time to start visiting again. read walter's post for more on what you can see, hear, taste, feel or do during the next 10 days! i'm going to make it a point to check out a few museums and galleries. if anyone's keen to join me, drop me a note! i promise to be nice.

external links

Official website: IMD 2007
Cooler Insights: Museums Are Alive!

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Small Jap Eats

For fans of Japanese food, here's a good place for good food at reasonable prices.

Tucked away on the 5th floor of Far East Plaza, is a cosy little Japanese eatery going by the name of Wasabi Tei.


Don't expect fancy decor or service; this is as minimal as it can get. The whole place is done up like a cafe and could only hold up to 16 people at max.



Both May and I order the Beef Rice, which was nothing more than Stir-fried slices of beef over a serving of typical Japanese short grain rice, served with a bowl of Miso soup. The taste of the beef was bursting with teriyaki flavor and the rice was well cooked. There was this small dish of some veg or pickle that I couldn't figure out. Maybe May could enlighten us on that one. Nonetheless, the menu also includes stuff like sushi and sashimi, basically nothing you won't typically find in a Japanese eatery.



Value for money and definitely worth a try.

Chelsea won the FA Cup :(

We lost ... :(

Oh well, kudos to Chelsea, it was a well-taken goal from a one-two by Drogba and Lampard. What's painful is the timing of the goal, we just didn't have the time to fight back like that. I suppose kara doesn't always happen to our team/the best team.



We love United we do
We love United still do
We love you Man U we do
Ohh United we love you



Look out for off-season transfer news! (I mean, what else can a football fan do with 3 months of NO footie??!?!?)

MerV

Btw Kev, it was a REALLY lovely gathering, even Fern was saying she began to see why it was nice watching football together with your loved ones. Thanks bro!