Ps 121:5 ,7 The Lord is my keeper & preserver : A tale of 2 Comas and a lost and found notebook diary

Ps121: 5 The LORD is my keeper; the Lord is my shade upon my right hand

Ps121: 7 The LORD shall preserve you from all evil; he shall preserve your soul

A Lost and Found Notebook Diary

Last week something amazing happened.  That thursday when my father in law was suddenly admitted to ICU - my husband was perhaps so muddled headed that he did not even know he had "lost' his notebook until 7:15 evening that night when a good samaritan lady from the Guardian Pharmacy called!  Apparently, he left that notebook on top of the ATM machine and just walked off without it!  Another ATM user took it and brought it to the Guardian which was just next to the ATM. The kind lady Michelle hesitated to bring that to the police station, She decided to flip it, found the contact and thank God she called and we rushed down .  There were also shopping vouchers inside but all were intact.  (With a heart of gratitude we bought some biscuits and wrote a card of thanks to you few days later)

Perhaps the Lord did not want hubby to fret on the 'lost' . There was no point having us to be anxious about it. Having some loved one in ICU was already enough for the day! And it was found and returned to us at the end of the day.  So blur one can be but it was a night of thanksgiving for the Lord's keeping it safe and sound!

A Tale of 2 Comas

Just in a span of 1 month, had to pray for 2 coma people! The first was a friend's sister (in her 30s) in KL who suddenly went into a coma due to diabetic condition . For several days, she was in ICU- comatose. Decided to start a official prayer request on Fri afternoon for church and bravo , she awoken at about 3 pm the next day!

So sometime later, another case of a friend's colleague also in his 30s collapsed at home not too long after his initial discharge from the hospital due to a traffic accident.  With the recent answered prayer which was answered, I would have so much 'faith' that the Lord would repeat the answer!  Well, well...on the contrary...he died!

As I began to look back , I was still a little amazed nevertheless.  You see , my friend, was in the passenger seat when the accident at AYE/Clementi occurred in late August.  The truck driver which rammed into their van had his legs amputated.  My friend escaped with minor scratches, but his driver colleague had to be hospitalised for a few days.  To think that this colleague who subsequently re-admitted due to blood clot found in the brain and went into a coma and passing on within days was so shocking!  And there was even a more twist to this whole saga!

Guess with this , can only remember this beautiful Psalm 121.  The Lord is our Keeper! Amen!

Malachi : Corrupt Priests? God-centred or Human-centred?

Malachi 1:11"For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same, my name shall be great among the Gentiles...v12 But you have profaned it, in that you say, The table of the LORD is polluted, and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible"

The following is a quote by the wife of Joel Osteen . Osteen is the author of the book Love Your Life, and is “co-pastor” of Lakewood in Houston, Texas. Her husband Joel is known for his motivational speeches and his books Your Best Life Now and It’s Your Time.: Taken from-

http://christiannews.net/2014/08/28/do-good-for-your-own-self-osteen-says-obedience-worship-not-for-god-video/

“I just want to encourage every one of us to realize when we obey God, we’re not doing it for God—I mean, that’s one way to look at it—we’re doing it for ourselves, because God takes pleasure when we’re happy,” she declares in the undated 36-second clip with her husband standing by her side and nodding. “That’s the thing that gives Him the greatest joy…”

“So, I want you to know this morning: Just do good for your own self. Do good because God wants you to be happy,” Osteen continues. “When you come to church, when you worship Him, you’re not doing it for God really. You’re doing it for yourself, because that’s what makes God happy. Amen?”

What do you think of the above statement?

Really ? Doing for ourselves? Happy happy for ourselves? Does that make God happy if we are happy happy?

Reflections

Malachi was a prophet during the time of Nehemiah. His name means "Messenger" He spoke during the period around 432 - 425BC.   His book was the prelude to the 400 years of prophetic silence and was broken by the next prophet John the Baptist.

1. The corruption of priests

Mal 1: 6 "O priests, that despise his name"! So much contempt by the priests for His name. Such is the statement above by a relatively popular preacher of our time today. Living is no longer for the true worship of Yahweh but for self edification.  No longer God-centred by humans-centred.  It is an upside down world today indeed.

2. The Curse of priests

Mal 2:2 "If you will not hear and if you will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto his name...he will even send a curse upon you.."

Mal 2:7 " For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts"

Mal 2:8 "But you are departed out the way, you have caused many to stumble at the law, you have corrupted the covenant of Levi"

It is kind of scary to fall into the hands of our Lord. Popular as it might have seen that books like Osteen hit more than 10mio in sales.  Do the people agree with his teaching or are there many out there who are now stumbled? Kind of scary to think of the impact.

3. The Coming of the Real incorruptible High Priest 

Who is this Great High Priest?

• He is the refiner's fire or a launderer's soap who will cleanse us all Mal3:2
• He is the unchangeable One Mal 3:6 
• He is the compassionate Father Mal 3:17
• He is Jehovah Sabbaoth - The Lord of Hosts (is mentioned 20 times in Malachi in the KJV)
• He is the Great King Mal 1:14
• He is the convenantal LORD . Mal 2:5
• He is to be feared , respected, not treated with contempt Mal  2:5
• He is a Holy God. Mal 2:11
• He is proven and tested, unchallenged , unparalled Mal3:10
• He is the Judge Mal3:16-18.
• He is the Sun of righteousness that arose with healing in his wings Mal4:2

As Malachi had written in the very first verse, For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same, my name shall be great among the Gentiles, indeed He is the Sun and Son of Righteousness.

Caught this morning sunrise on 23/8/2014 and decided to capture the sunrise at few min intervals.  The notable change in the whole lighting was about an hour later past 8am.  It was a glorious sight to behold. To always remember the soon and coming Son of God, our returning King, Yahweh - to reign in justice and righteousness. Amen.