20100722 :My Interesting Bread experiment & Power of Speech - visible and invisible!

24th July 2010

Interesting experiment on these 3 slices of Gardenia bread. Having gone through the recent Quantum Leap seminar by Dr David Van Kovering and having seen some other people using rice as projects, I was motivated to do this experiment myself.

On 12/7/2010 : I started. The first slice was my Blessed Bread, the second in the middle was my Control Bread (which I did not speak to) and the last was my Cursed Bread.

So for the next ten days continuously, faithfully each morning I picked up the Blessed Bread and sang melodiously to it with words such as " I love you, you are good, wonderful, awesome, fantastic, beautiful and I am going to eat you...."

For the Cursed Bread , I used a very harsh tone with words " I hate you, you ugly stupid, idiot nincompoop, useless bump, ugly, smelly..I do not want to eat you..."

I was so so curious over the next few days. Up to Day 9, nothing seemed to happen and I started to wonder if there was so much preservative in that bread! But viola! On Day 10, it happened! I was so pleased and excited with the results! The photo taken was self explanatory!

Lessons learnt from this simple experiment:

1. Power of our Speech

The bible says in

Prov 18:21 "Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof."

How true this is! The choice is ours to make. James 3:10 says Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

Look at the bread and its effects. Our spoken words and intent of our heart can bring life or death! What would you choose?

2. Invisible vs the visible

There are many things in the world that are currently naked to our human eye. It does not mean that when one cannot see it means it is not there. On the contrary, quantum physics we study today uses such nanotech in space , bioscience, medical science etc.

Romans 1:20

²⁰For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

Colossians 1:16

¹⁶For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

My bread experience showed that indeed the invisible part of speech can be translation to manifest visibly itself unto the physical bread. Very clearly seen. Can we seen God? Can we see the electricity? Can we see wind? Obviously not. But by virtue we see the beautiful nature created world, by virtue of seeing our ceiling light and the swaying of the rustling leaves of the trees, or feeling the electrical shock or the wind, we know their existence!

MM Lee of Singapore in today's papers acknowledged that the recent floodings were an act of God that man cannot prevent. So there is a God. Otherwise, insurance companies would not have exclusion clauses to incorporate non payouts that were due to acts of God, wouldn't they?

God is in CONTROL, not man. He is the Creator God eternal.

Reflections

This bread experience is indeed an eye opener for me to the world of the invisible. Col 1:¹⁷And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. The spiritual world to many is the unseen world, mystical to some, mystery to others.

Is there really a God out there? When we pray - do we understand what we are doing? Buddhist prays, Muslims prays. Hindus prays. So do we. But Jesus, the Son of the living God who came to this world about 2000 years ago, is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature. He has delivered us from the power of darkness and translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son, in whom we have redemption through his blood and even the forgiveness of sins.

Jesus, He died for me and you. We are redeemed. Nothing is free .It cost him His life. But yet He rose again against all odds as a living proof of eternity, conquering death. My breath is held by Him. My heart beats because He gave me that every beat of my heart. This world is not mine. I am merely a pilgrim on this journey of life. Faith and hope and love. The greatest of these 3? Love. God is love. Love cannot be seen. But it can be felt as visible expression. That first piece of bread had my love but not the cursed rejected one. Simple rule - LOVE. The world needs it badly. Give your loved ones your bread of love today! Yeah Yeah!

8/7/2010:Quantum leap and Rainbow

May you be encouraged with this "lower bandwidth" rainbow as we now know due to the fallen world ...Attended this Quantum Leap conference by Dr David Van Koeveruing .This was taken on Day 2 - 8/7/2010. I walked home from church and had this little drizzle coming down at me. SMSed to my hubby to pray that it would not rain as we would suppose to have tennis at 7pm. As I got home, I thought the conditions were right for a rainbow sighting. So out went I to the usual home balcony, but could not see one about about 6:15pm? Quiff feeling? Ha Ha. But a little disappointed not seeing one.

To my amazement, as we got down to the courts at 7:10, there the rainbow stood. My heart took not just a leap of joy but rather a "quantum leap" of joy! And of course, God answered our prayers - there was no rain and so we had our tennis! Best of all, He gave me this rainbow knowing I was 'looking for it earlier at the balcony" Ha Ha Ha!I think when we really get to heaven, yes - indeed the colours would be exceeding this 7 colours. More radiant as we would be in that upper bandwidth by then.To me, this rainbow is yet again a reminder of our Father's covnenantal love for us. 7 - perfect number. Rainbows always fill my heart with joy and anticipation. (like William Shakespeare quoted : My heart leaps for joy when I behold a rainbow" Are you numb to rainbow sightings? May be to some, you might say "So what?"..But to me , each time I see a rainbow, I thought it was my angel who painted it for me!

For all that quantum physics & periodic elements table memories that were brought to my mind in those school days during these past 3 days , it is a better appreciation of what science and the bible is all about. Science today will continue to confirm what the Word of God says. Our human mind is too minute to understand His ways. His awesome creative power. Now beginning to appreciate the difference in the Gen 1:3 when He said "let there be light" and the other formation of the 2 great lights that followed in v14...Col 1:15 for by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible...all things were created by him and for him. V17 He is before all things and in him all things hold together. Well well..Jesus Himself declared " I am the light of the world..".those electrons are paired together indeed. One affect the other in the unseen world - thanks to Science and today's technological advancement.

May we all take that quantum leap of faith. Faith in Hebrews 11 is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. V3 says that by faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.

Now Genesis, in the beginning makes more sense, isn't it?

Light and waves. Photons, electrons, atoms, sub-atoms..all this thing called nanotechnology...I do not understand what was that periodic table of elements was during schooldays. All I remembered was that we were told to memorise those numbers, short names and even their atomic mass! And our human body is made up of about 93% of oxygen, carbon and hydrogen! Interesting. Those invisible qualities now more quantifiable through scientific breakthroughs!

Think about it - how in the world can that little CD or DVD play back those music and videos?? Ever wondered about those devices and the inventors behind such things? Today we have medical breakthroughs of nano inputs that can kill only cancer cells and not the good cells. That's how precise it is!

May rainbows colour our life in this world. We are alive because Jesus has not done with us yet. We love because He first loved us. And hope in Christ will never disappoint. We have got a home in gloryland that outshines the sun. Times may be tough on earth but behind each rain, we can catch that rainbow of hope when the Son shines through!

We need Him indeed to hold us together. Only in HIM can we have our being. Do you have Him ?

1/7/2010: Munich Journey - Lost and found

Came back from Munich on 1/7/2010. The photo is taken from one of the mountains in Munich - the Bavarian Alps behind.

What did I learn from this trip? Well, the photo showed a winding road through the mountains.

Isaiah 2:2 In the last days the mountain of the LORD's temple will be established as chief among the mountains; it will be raised above the hills and all nations will stream to it. V3 Many people will come and say "Come and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD and to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways so that we may walk in his paths" The law will go out from Zion, the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

Before we left for Munich , Germany - many things happened. Health issues, car refused to start on the night of our travel, almost missed the flight due to the error in the timing shown on our travel ticket, being picked up by the airport buggy as we were the last 2 to board the plane...and most memorable of all....John's backpack with his PC, camera and passport were accidentally left on one of the benches inside the Munich airport upon arrival. Can you imagine travelling in the cab for 40km to the hotel and then realise the horror of a missing precious bagpack? Prayed and sent sms to some friends and loved ones to pray on our way back to the airport to look for it.

Well, the Lord showed Himself faithful and true and gracious and merciful...the little bagpack was left sitting at the bench for an hour without anyone stealing it! Ha Ha Ha! What a joy of having been found! Indescribable.

God is great all the time! He is omnipresent, omniscient and omnipotent. His angelic host guards His precious ones.
May we all indeed marvel at His Holy mountain and continue to walk in His ways...Our life journey is like this winding road in the mountains. For every twist and turns, He is always there for us!

1Kings 17:14: Jug Oil vs Gulf Oil

In this beginning of this year 2010, I started on studying Elijah and amongst one of the readings was the Widow's oil at Zarephath.
On 20/4/2010, the Horizon Deepwater oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico.

Today, 7/6/2010, as I am still writing, the cap on the blown-out well in the Gulf is capturing a half-million gallons a day, or anywhere from one-third to three-quarters of the oil spewing from the bottom of the sea. Do you know 1 gallon is 4.5 litres?? Our car uses up about 1 litre for every 10km and right now it cost about S$2/ per litre Here in S'pore?

I used to scuba dive. I cannot fathom undertaking repair jobs under the sea. Those who dive would know what I mean. How does one stop the unending leak from the seabed? Real problem. Both ways man had it! Toxic oil flowing from under the sea and the counteractive chemicals poured in to the sea to try to stop the oil from spreading.
Immeasureable repercussions we see in months down the lane!

I felt lousy over the weekend.

1 Kings 17:14 LORD, the God of Irsael says ..." and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the LORD gives rain on the land"

Reflections:

The jug oil of Elijah gives life but the Gulf oil in Mexico is death.

We need to pray for the hand of mercy of our Father.

This gulf oil will not run dry until the day the LORD gives rain on the land.

The widow at Zarephath reminds us that that place is one of polishing.

Let's us be reminded of who we are and where we are heading to in life.

The God of the universe is omnipresent, omniscient and omnipotent. May we humble ourselves and repent and turn to Him, pray and seek His face.

He is the source of peace in the midst of such turmoil on our planet earth.

Daniel 12:4 I-Tunes, I-Phones,I-C? Cloud Computing

Daniel 12:4 But you, Daniel, close up and seal the words of the scroll until the time of the end. Many will go here and there to increase knowledge."


Quite curious about the little note that the late Goh KS (passed on in May 2010) had sent out as test response on Noah during his term in the Defence ministry. Surprising all who received couldn't even be bothered to think about the note and merely just forwarded it except for one. Sounds familiar? Because of the techno advance, mankind is bombarded with hundreds or thousands of mails a day. Urgent vs important , junk vs spam messages can be lost in transit. We skimp through the subject line (WHAT? )and screen off the senders (WHO?) before reading. No choice right?


Today, we can attach files, send photos via the email or skype or mobile phone in split seconds to another person in another place on the globe so long as they have the internet connection. Many organisations are migrating to the use of" cloud computing". Less hardware reliance and all unto the webbased internet site. Even our CPF site had gone into this migration just this year . Yes, Cloud computing - a new phase of the IT world introduced only recently about 2007. And recently China ranked second in terms of achieving/building the supercomputer system.

My reflections: The 3 "I"s

• I-Tunes?

We are indeed seeing the prophesy of Daniel 12 coming to pass. Knowledge indeed comes to us in instant I-phones or I-pads. The I- thing is the In-thing and is here to stay. What exactly are we downloading in our I-tunes? Are we too busy to be able to have our spiritual antenna to be In-tune with our Father?

• I-Phone?

I change to using an I-phone just last month. It was a fascinating phone. Led me to think about this Cloud computing stuff hosting the monstrosity data base in the http://www.U know something? God spoke to Moses in Ex19:9 " I am going to come to you in a dense cloud so that the people will hear me speaking with you." Is this a sign of end times? God is here in the Cloud computing era! Ha Ha! The evangelistic focus and method has also changed over times. Unreached people groups are now able to be reached in a different platform with today's techno advancement? Can you hear "WHO" is speaking and "WHAT" He is saying? Do u know who to call in times of need?

• I-C ?

What does the nationality says on your I-C (Identification card?). Which country are you born in? Or are you merely holding on to just a Permanent Residence or Green card whatever? Are you sulking because you cannot buy your dream house here due to the escalating property bubble? Well I can only thank God that He is preparing our mansion is in Heaven. Gen 9:14" Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will remember my covenant between me and you and all the living creatures of every kind.."

Well well, so lift up our eyes to the sky.. U will see clouds in all kinds of shapes and sizes ..cloud watching can be fun.. God guided the Israelites in the pillar of cloud in the day. He is with us always. That's His covenantal Cloud promise with Noah. Now U C? I-C!

Is40:28: Creator God

Isaiah 40:28 28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.

Who is God? In Isaiah 40 Questions asked:-

To whom will you compare God?

Do you not know?

Have you not heard?

Listen to this song "You are God alone" by Hillsong:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoGHog7Keak&feature=related

Reflections :
The LORD asks of us to lift up our eyes to the heavens to enquire " who created all these? At night sometimes I stand in awe of those twinkling little stars from my balcony. I am humbled. My Creator God calls them out by name and none was missing.
How can I not feel loved? He created me from my mother's womb. Surely He is who He says He is. He is my Everlasting God.

Heb12:29:God- Consuming Fire

These are recent photos of the Iceland volcano photos - erupted in May 2010. It created chaos unprecendented in airtraffic history.

I am reminded of Heb12:18. We have not come to a mountain than can be touched and that is burning with fire...(like this scary looking fire spitting volcano!)..But we have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God. God burns. He consumes.

What does it mean when we say "for our God is a consuming fire?"

What does it mean when God says "Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens?"

What does it mean when we say that "we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken?"

I am reminded to be thankful since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken. His grace. His everlasting love and faithfulness throughout generations. So worship God acceptably with reverence and awe! Look at the Iceland volcano!! Wow!

Hillsong: Consuming fire
Verse 1:There must be more than this,oh breath of God come breath within

There must be more than this,Spirit of God we wait for you

Fill us anew we prayFill us anew we pray

Chorus:

Consuming Fire, Fan into flame

a passion for your name

Spirit of God fall in this place

Lord have ur way Lord have ur way with us

Verse 2:Come like a rushing wind

Fill us with power from on high

Now set the captives free

leave us abandoned to your praise

Lord let your glory fallLord let your glory fall