Babylon under Belshazar saw the writings on the wall of his place during a great feast but he did not know its meaning neither could his court soothsayers and magicians shed any light on the strange writings. Then Daniel living in captivity in babylon was summoned to interpret for the king. And Daniel said, "The days to your kingdom has been wanted and you have been found wanting. Your kingdom will break apart to be shared by the Persians and the Chaldeans.
The League of Nations was intended to prevented to prevent a catasthrophe and failed in its mission. After the victory of the Allies in 1945, the United Nations consisting of the 4 major victors was established to take the place of the League of Nations. Ask yourself honestly since its inception has it ever succeeded in preventing or obviating an aggression initiated by a hostile nation against another nation, YES or NO. NO seems to be the obvious answer isn't it.
So too the writing has also appeared on the walls of every nation in this world and the destruction of this world as we know it is only a matter of time......when? This time it will be an apocalypse of such gigantic proportions, no nation or city will be left standing and the Son will rightfully occupy the throne His Father vacated two thousand years ago at the temple in Jerusalem and a new reign of eternal peace will reign in eternity for the people He has called to be the inheritors of the kingdom known as paradise. Amen
Today is a Friday afternoon, November 12, 2021, Ordinary Time. The tropical skies over Malaysia are gloomy and ominous with huge patches of dark black clouds pre-warning of a tropical thunderstorm to happen later in the evening or night.
This morning I awoke at around 6 am and as usual, a wave of nausea and pain beyond imagination swept over me commencing from the aneurysm in my abdomen. The doctors had only given me a week to live at most when it was diagnosed on October 25 last year (2020) but it is nowmore than a year and I am still around. Last month during my monthly follow ups with my specialist, he remarked 3 times that I am a miracle and I am inclined to agree because all this while I have been praying and pleading with my Heavenly Father and His Son My Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to extend my life in this world as long as it possibly can. Matthew 19:26, "For man it is not possible but with God everything is possible". For spiritual strength and nourishment I have going through the video clips of pastors Rick Warren, Joel Osteen, Victoria Osteen and their son Jonathan Osteen and also Pastor Joyce Meyer. I have learned much from them especially on how to pray and converse with the Almighty and His Son. This is my daily routine and I find them to be a great source of encouragement and strength.
I am still not without pain but the act of doing something productive and meaningful does help me in a great way to take my mind of my own personal prolems. The world at present does not seem to be basking in health and glory and wars and atrocities coupled with natural disasters associated with climate change is adding to the gloom and despondency sweeping across the world today.
I do not understand why people in general want so much power and money. Are these two things so crucial to a happy and sustaining life. I have worked for more than 30 over years and I can honestly say I have accumulated almost nothing in terms of material wealth. Granted I am not able to afford expensive holidays, big cars investing in shares and assets beyond my means. But all in all, I am quite contented with the life I lead. Most of my clothes are hand me downs and my home is as modest as can be. My neighbors are hardworking tradespeople coupled with a mixture of retirees. My only entertainment is youtube video clips and reading the tabloids and talking to neighbors whenever I am able to. I have experienced ups and extreme lows in my life. I have never been blessed with a strong constitution but thanks to God He has recused me from almost certain demise on many occasions. There is one group of people I do not trust no matter their affiliations and those people are politicians. But politicians are a necesssary evil of life.
It is Friday night now, but no TGIF for me. It is home sweet home for me. A quiet night with the family in front of the tv. My neighbor's mom was buried this morning. The whole ceremony costs about RM450,000.00. I havent decided between an early Friday night or to stay up a bit late to catch some tv. I rather talk/pray to my Heavenly Father who always makes time for me.
Try always to give the benefit of the doubt to the other person even if you don't agree with him. This is not being a cowardice but to avoid an unncessary confrontation which gets us nowhere and neither party benefits. I know many people do not agree with me. But there are special instances where you see a visible wrong being committed on another person, then by all means tell the perpetrator that what he did was wrong and he should righten the situation.
It has often been said the most unlikeable people are the people who need love the most.
It is never easy to try to like an unlikeable person but God demands that doing so would be an example of God's love towards His creation. We like to be around people who like us and keep a wide berth away from people whom we dislike. It seems paradoxical that the Gospel should say otherwise. But the Gospel is about life upside down. Often it is in direct conflict with the secular laws and behavior of this world. If the world loves you, then you would be loved, if the world hates you, then you would be hated. The reasons are unimportant. It is an example of the herd instinct of 'follow the crowd', after all the crowd cant be wrong. Jesus paid the ultimate price for telling the world that what they were doing was wrong in the eyes of the Father but the world chose not to listen.
Today is Saturday November 13, 2021 afternoon. I woke up at 6 am. The pain in my abdomen was as bad as in previous days and I am most grateful to the Lord. In the subsequent two hours of the usual discomfort in the stomach, I conversed/prayed with my Lord constantly seeking comfort and consolation as well as courage to face this malady of mine. By the specialists accounts I should have been dead more than a year ago but here I an today, still breathing and living, albeit with pain and discomfort but far away from the seriousness of death or requiring emergency treatment. In fact, things seem to be getting better, albeit pianfully slow but nonetheless the improvement in my condition cannot be denied. If this isn't a miracle in progress, Then I do not know what a miracle is. Even in miniscule improvements in my condition can cause me great happiness. I no longer take life for granted as if it was my birthright bestowed upon me because i was someone special. He breathed life into me because of His genuine love for me.
I now view life in a complete different perspective. I view life from my Heavenly Father's viewpoint. I try my best to do what pleases Him in little things that is within my control and I look upon my Lord Jesus Christ as my elder brother who looks after me while I go about my daily business. The Holy Ghost is the Wise Counsellor who advices and guides me along the true paths of righteousness and He is the one who tells me who can be trusted and who cannot be trusted and He also helps me to differentiate between the truth and a lie. He is my divine counselor, advocate and solicitor in this broken world. When I accepted One, I accepted all three in One and All One in Three, that is the agreement and arrangement. Of late I have also noticed a slight change in my outward and inward behavior. I am slow to anger and I am no longer impulsive as I was in the past but most important of all I have stopped judging people for what they are and what they are not for that is the domain of my Heavenly Father. In short I no long play God.
I thank the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost for the many blessings and gifts that have been showered on me and my loved ones and I no longer compare myself and my loved ones with others of the human race. But truth be told, I am still far from perfect and still a work in progress. Both my parents are now in Paradise with the Lord together with the other saints throughout the centuries. They no longer suffer from pain, discomfort, fear, anxiety, despondency. They share and talk with the other saints who are with them in Paradise basking in the glory and love of the Lord. My father in law and mother in law are with them too. I do not know how Paradise looks like whether it is governed by time and divided into night and day. But from what Paul says in scriptures it is an unimaginable beautiful place, a place that is so wonderful that no human eyes or ears have ever heard or seen. That is hwy he says in 1Philipians 1:21, "For me to live is Christ and to die is gain". I have a small family taking into acoount everyone and it is one fervent wish and prayer that at the close of this world, all my loved ones would sit together at the same table and partake of the feast the Lord has prepared for all those He has called as His own. Oh! what a joyous day that would be!. To hear the voice of the Lord for the first time and also to see face-to-face the countenance of the Lord for the very first time.
In the company of such giants of christianity I can only feel deep humility to have been chosen to partake of the feast in Paradise for those who have been faithful to Him. For the little period of suffering and discomfort in this broken world, isn't it worth the wait to enter this Paradise which has been specially prepared for us?
THE DEMISE OF MR. LIM THEAM SIEW
Mr. Lim Theam Siew an alumni of Victoria Institution died in Singapore about a month ago in Singapore. Word first came to us through the grapevine and not surprisingly many of us were shocked that he had died of cancer. Mr. ES Shankar made further enquiries into the passing of this wonderful man and I am sure he will be able to furnish us more details.
I Personally knew Theam Siew and frequently engaged in conversation with him about things in general, HE was from Hepponstall House and we were in the same class.He was a quiet soft spoken young man and very helpful.He was renting an apartment in Loke Yew Flats together with his sister. He was exceptionally good in mathematics and the physical sciences. On occassions especially on Saturdays and Sundays I would visit him and we chat for hours on end. As far as I could tell he was never a taleteller (gossiper). His favorite singers were Simon and Garfunkel.
The above is a religious talk given by the famed preacher Joyce Meyer. Liten to it and be open about it and it might just get you into Heaven.
My old and dear friend Ming Teck visited me yesterday. He looked thinner and fitter. He will be going back to Singapore at the end of this month as his daughter is married to a Singaporean. Times are getting on and both of us have aged. He is a Christian and true and dear friend. I hope to go to Heaven soon just as Paul said in Phillipians 1:1, "For me to live is Christ and to die is gain". This is a broken and suffering world and things are going from bad to worse. As far as I am concerned, there is no more hope left for the world but its ultimate destruction at the Second Coming of Christ Jesus. Paradise and Heaven are such beautiful places and free of pain why should I not want to go there. But the timing shall be according to the Father's will and not mine. The fear of dying has already left me. It is better to be Home with the Lord than in this broken coruupted world below. The Apostles were the first people to realize this, that is why they were not afraid to die in the Lord's name. The violence and anger in the world is almost intolerable and there is really no point in prolonging my stay here without a good valid reason. But as I have reiterated it all depends on our Heavenly Father's will and not our will.
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