Amy:
1 Peter 5:14 “Give one another the kiss of love. Peace be to you all in Christ.” Once again, the scripture talks about love. The word “love” has been mentioned in the bible for many times. Indeed, it’s a great commandment from God to us. He wants us to love one another, just as He loves us. And He says, love gives way to peace. With love, our life will be peaceful and harmonious, as people are possessed with love, which induces good things, good deeds, good words, and good thinking.
Leonard:
“Love your neighbour”. A simple word, but not everyone did it. While I was washing car just now, I read news. There is an overweight mother who used to drag herself around her house using her legs. Her weight makes her suffer and can’t even stand, she relies on her daughter who stops studying from year one to take care of her. This news reported a week ago, there is a doctor read it and offer his help. He is a Good Samaritan. Today, this mother loses her weight dramatically and is able to stand up and walks. It’s amazing. Show your love to somebody who is in need. His life will change!
Amy:
1 Peter 4:1-2 “So that as Jesus was put to death in the flesh, do you yourselves be of the same mind; for the death of the flesh puts an end to sin; so that you may give the rest of your lives in the flesh, not to the desires of men, but to the purpose of God.” Jesus’ death ceases our sins. It’s His sacrificial love which saves us, that we are all free from the curse of sins. So, in our life, we should live out a godly life, based on God’s purposes and not our own desires!
Amy:
1 Peter 3:13 “Who will do you any damage if you keep your minds fixed on what is good?” Right! If we always behave kind and positive, even if people want to harm you in any way, they will not be able to do so easily. It is because there isn’t any point for them to find out of, and to talk on with. We can choose to live a life of peace, without those prejudices. Be kind in any way, don’t indulge in anything bad.
Ivy:
Mark 8:33-34 “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me”. The road heading to the cross is not easy, but God is the Emanuel. We shall not be fear. God has promised to bless the one who chooses to put Christ and His kingdom first. Jia you!
Leonard:
Matthew 9:35-37 Notice that Jesus had a very headache schedule in his working ministry. He went through all the towns and villages to teach in the synagogue without any vehicle transport. He went through tough way, preaching the good news without hesitated and healing the disease and sickness. Still never complain and had compassion over the people. He said, “The harvest is plentiful but workers are few”. Who are we to complain that we don’t have time to serve? Ask yourself this question in your heart.
Ivy Khor:
Acts 5:29 We must obey God rather than men. No matter in what situation, we must obey God’s word, for he sees this world as a whole, he knows everything. We are nothing without God. God is the light of our way.
Amy:
1 Peter 1:17 “…no favourites when He judges. He’ll judge or reward you according to what you do”. God is just! He won’t bias towards anyone. He’ll reward you for your good deeds, and punish you for your bad deeds. So, decide ourselves. Do we want reward or punishment?
Jennifer:
Mathew 9:16-17 Jesus says ‘you can’t put new wine into old wineskins’. New wine and new anointing is going to pour down on us, but our old selves often hold us back from receiving more from God. Get rid of the old one and strive for a new you.
Leonard:
So interestingly, Apostle Paul said in Romans, chapter 7 “the things I want to do I don’t. And the things I don’t want to do, I end up doing”. Paul was struggling to do the right thing. In verse 19, he gives us insight into why he was having that struggle. He said “for I failed to practise the thing I desire to do”. You know? He was basically saying, I haven’t developed good habits in these areas. I’m not practising what I know I should be doing. Truth is we are all practising something, and the way to develop good habits is by practising the right things. Confusing?
Ivy Khor:
Acts 3:26 “when God rose up his servant, he sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways”. From that we know the purpose why God wants to send His son, Jesus Christ to this world. We have to repent in his name. by His name ONLY we can be able to go back to our Father.
Amy:
James 5 talks about patience. All of us need patience to endure whatever difficulties in life. Don’t grumble about each other. Besides, God wants us to be courageous. In this chapter also, God asks us to pray constantly as prayer is powerful. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results.
Ivy:
Mark 8:18 You have eyes, can’t you see? Do you see yourself as a victor, rising higher in life? Lord sees us the best in Him. See the people who we loved with hope and faith, and God says it is done.
Leonard:
Do your find your worried a lot of things and get stress up easily? The scripture tells us to “dwell on things that are pure, things that are wholesome, things that are of a good report”. If you’ll replace those thoughts of worry with thought of hope, faith and victory, then you will retrain your mind. The KEY to success is to find something with which you can replace the negative habit.
Jennifer:
Nahum 3 “I’m against you” declares the Lord. The people of Nineveh sinned against God so bad until God is unable to forgive them. God is gracious, but he cannot be mocked. If we’ve sinned in the past, God deeply wants to forgive us if we turn to him. Only those who persist Him will fail to be forgiven. Let’s pray for His forgiveness.
