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Bro Leonado Chen on studying the Bible

By brokencode ⋅ February 8, 2007 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

Dear my brother:
-Earlier this morning in my sharing to all my KL brethren, I automatically included you so that you may profit from my sharing from now. After I’d prayed for you this morning, i feel led to share further with you one to one for your spiritual growth. I know in my heart your are seeking God to make you grow more stronger and more grounded to HIS WORD. Since God daily feed me so abundantly, i want to pass on to you to also benefit from my daily learning. Okay Leonado my brother? You who is of the same surname of my dear wife Vivian Chan, yours being Chen (the same surname) in Chinese.

This is what i want to share:-
Many people seek the goodness of God in the Bible. Many however became bored and lost their interest, became prostrated just because of the Bible’s complex names of the biblical characters, the ancient places which are not familiar to us because we are living in the New Testament time and not the Old Testament. Also there are so many parables even with the New Testament which some of us chose to read hardly do we read the Old Testament for the obvious reasons.The real reasons are that we are unable to understand and therefore find it all so unclear because we could not keep up with the thoughts of its understanding that is being projected by God through HIS WORD.This is because GOD and HIS WORD is in the SPIRIT REALM so that we who want to seek HIM and to learn from HIM must first and foremost be prepared, be prayerful so as to be guided by HIM into the Spirit Realm the point that i earlier raised.
What is important is we must first have the right attitude in studying GOD WORD . What do i mean by that you’ll ask me.And I’ll make it more easier here so that you understand what i mean.

1. Learn WHO GOD is and know HIS Attributes that GOD is ONE and HE COMES from EVERLASTING.Read Mark 12:29 ; Deuteronomy 6:4 ; Habakkuk 1:12

2. GOD is LOVE. Read 1st John 4:7-9 ; Gospel of John 15:9-10

3. GOD is Merciful, Gracious, Long suffering and Slow to AngerPsalms 103:8 ; Exodus 34:6 ; Numbers 14-18 ; 2nd Peter 3:15

4. GOD can be a Jealous God.Read Deuteronomy 4:24 ; Exodus 34:14

5. GOD is Omnipotent, the Almighty.Read Genesis 17:1 ; 28:3 ; Revelation 16:14 and 19:15
Just these few references, you already learn of some of GOD’s Holy Attributes.But just knowing is not enough. We must Apply what we already know; be a doer of HIS WORD not just hearer.
A) Know GOD’s (remember by heart) Commandments and APPLY them.Bible references: Proverbs 8:8-11 ; 9: 8-11 ; Psalms 141:5 ; John 13:34 ; & 15:11-13 ; 12:26 ; and finally 1st John 2:3
B) Keep an open mind to receive HIM truly as our Saviour, and develop (ask HIM for help) a spiritual relationship with GOD our Maker.Read 1st John 5:1-5 ; 11-13 ; 17:20 then again the same book, 3:22-24 ; 3:7 ; 2:15-17
C) Now this is the challenging one to all of us. We are to find faith when there is no faith; find hope when there is no hope!1st John 3:3 ; 2nd peter 3:12-13 ; Psalms 119: 74-77
D) Learn the true facts of life; how GOD operates HIS Blessings unto the meek.Matthew 5:5 ; Psalms 25:9 ; Isaiah 29:19 & 61:1 ; 2nd peter 1:3-10 ; Mathew 11:29 and again Psalms 37:11
E) Learn to be inspired to lead a life that will be fruitful in GOD’s Righteousness.Deu. 4:10 & 31:12-13 ; Psalms 119:71-73 ; Isaiah 1:17 Mathew again, 11:291st Corinthians 14:31
F) What’s the benefits of knowing GOD ? A 10 million dollars question.Romans 11:29 ; Numbers 11:29 & 23: 16-17 ; Isaiah 65:13-14, 24.

Well my brother, this is more than sufficient for a day.When you have completed all that you are supposed to read up, pray and meditate on those you have learnt, ask GOD to help you to grow. Only GOD is Able to help you grow in HIS Statures. GOD is SPIRIT, how else do you worship HIM but in the spirit; In Spirit and in Truth, Remember.
GOD BLESS you in the reading of HIS WORD.

i remain,

your brother,
james yap in HIS SERVICE.
Monday, January 09, 2006 5:20 PM

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