The assurance and wisdom we need in the midst of this dark and insecure world!

  

Please click this link for the video version of today's blog :

https://youtu.be/29pmtapKrRk?si=0g5snA_dNDAxg5ro

Please click this link for today's Time with Abba one year Bible four passages:

http://twa.pastoralcareschool.org/

Nicky Gumbel's Bible in one year today:

https://us17.campaign-archive.com/?e=590b90010b&u=607cd553028b55c8cfb706e8a&id=15a99cae88

Bible in one year by Nicky Gumbel:

https://bibleinoneyear.org/en/

Silence

1.   Put on your “brakes” and stop for a moment of silence

2.   Wait for God. Breathe deep for God's peace and feel His presence. Exhale your worries.

Praise and Thanksgiving

1.   Think through your day, all the times that made you smile

2.   Thank God for all those moments, and for all those people

3.   Sing a song to praise God (you are welcome to use "Father, I adore you" which I have been singing every morning for the past 20 years or your own choice to praise God)

          Father, I adore You, lay my life before You, how I love You.

          Jesus, I adore You, lay my life before You, how I love You.

          Spirit, I adore You, lay my life before You, how I love You.

      

Confession and Repentance (Subjective Shifting Devotion Method) 

https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/08/count-down-5-subject-shifting-devotion.html

1.  Pray for the Holy Spirit to shine on you that you are able to discover your sins and be willing to repent:

     “Dear Holy Spirit, shine your light into the places of darkness in my life. Show me my sins, everything that blocks me from encountering God and having Jesus as my Lord. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.”

2.  Through the Holy Spirit, examine yourself for a short silence and then pray:

     "Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for dying on the cross for our sins and being victorious over death and sin. I confess my sins to you(pause, to tell Jesus what the Holy Spirit has shown you). Forgive my sins by your blood and help me follow you. Holy Spirit, fill me that I may be able to receive your gifts to love God and His people. In Jesus Name I pray, Amen."

3.  John Stott's daily prayer of Christlikeness (Christopher J.H. Wright, Cultivating the fruit of the Spirit. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2017, 13)

(Please click this link to see how God used John Stott to change my life:https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/07/

           "Heavenly Father, I pray that this day I may live in your presence and please you more and more.

             Lord Jesus, I pray that this day I may take up my cross and follow you.

             Holy Spirit, I pray that this day you will fill me with yourself and cause your fruit to ripen in my life: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control."

The Word, Time with Abba (Psalm 136:1-9, Hosea 4:1-5:15; 2 John 1-13; Proverbs 29:9-11)

    Today's key passage:

   

    Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.

His love endures forever.

  Give thanks to the God of gods.

His love endures forever.

  Give thanks to the Lord of lords:

His love endures forever.

  to him who alone does great wonders,

His love endures forever.

  who by his understanding made the heavens,

His love endures forever.

      Psalm 136:1-5 

      Fools give full vent to their rage,

    but the wise bring calm in the end.

         Proverbs 29:11

    Let's have a time to be still and give the Holy Spirit space to speak through the passages we have just read. Offer this time to Jesus as you listen to him.    

    My Listening

    The topic I received today from Jesus is: The assurance and wisdom we need in the midst of this dark and insecure world!

    

    Quite a number of Christians are being pulled into the darkness of this dark and insecure world losing the good relationship with the Lord and causing lots of arguments and even fights with their spouse.

    Today's Psalm tells us the assurance and wisdom we need and if we listen and be able to live it out, I assure you that you will have the daily presence of the Lord and a united and loving family relationship.

    Psalm 136 that we read today and tomorrow has 26 verses, telling a story of how we, as God's people need to give thanks to Him for His creation and how He led His people out of Egypt into the Promised Land. And, every verse completed with the same message:

        "His love endures forever."

    Yes, that's the assurance we need in the midst of this dark and insecure world!

    His love endures forever!

    If you have this assurance, then you will spend more time to be with the Lord and that you will receive the wisdom from the filling of the Holy Spirit each day that today's Proverbs 29:11 will happen in you:

        "Fools give full vent to their rage,

    but the wise bring calm in the end."

    Do not give way to Satan's attack to stir up anger in you to destroy the intimate relationship with your spouse and your children! Unity in family is what we need to live out and guard!

    Have you got the assurance and wisdom you need in the midst of this dark and insecure world now?

     Dear Lord Jesus,

    Help us to receive the assurance and wisdom we need in the midst of this dark and insecure world each day so that we can enjoy the unity and intimacy of our marriage and family life. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.  

    Reflect on these questions:     

       1. What inspiration have you received from today's catch and what have you heard from Jesus now?

      

      2.  What is your next step to be more closer to Jesus, to be holy - that is to do what Jesus wants you to do and not to do what Jesus wants you not to do?

    

      Family Corner:

     Find an opportunity to share with your family the importance of today's message. 

     

     To know, learn and practice the method of Time with Abba, please click this link:http://twa.pastoralcareschool.org/

        My first blog started in July 2009, one chapter a day to read through

     the whole Bible link:

https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/08/day-1-i-am-blind.html

        

Anglican Mission in Canada and Richmond Emmanuel Church have launched MISSION 113 Campaign starting January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026. We have received the baton from Archbishop Yong to continuous the call His Grace received in 1993 to bring more souls to God's eternal Kingdom! Please watch the two videos below to know from Archbishop Yong how Jesus used him to bring MISSION 113 to the Anglican Diocese of Sabah and beyond:

Archbishop Yong’s MISSION 113 videos, October 16, 2022:

https://youtu.be/Mp0-JPx4Vac

https://youtu.be/MyO6hMcOMOI

Anglican Mission Global Society:

Archbishop Melter’s 1st Connecting Workshop video, September 5, 2023: https://youtu.be/0lL8xNrgJb8

Archbishop Melter’s 2nd Connecting Workshop video, September 12 2023:  https://youtu.be/SM39qX0Q5XM

Please click this link for the video recording of the 1st Connecting Workshop of MISSION 113 on Knowing, February 27, 2024. We had bishops, pastors and leaders from Africa, India, Sabah, Thailand, USA and  Canada. Thanks to Canon Philip Tse giving us a wonderful, warm and useful talk and Bishop Page Brooks as facilitator.

https://youtu.be/eepDh1Lqqxw?si=CB5KzyWKBL0SQvW1

Please click this link for the video recording of the 2nd Connecting Workshop of MISSION 113 on Knowing. We had Archbishop Melter from Sabah, Bishop Sospeter from Tanzania, Bishop William from Congo, Bishop Ivan from India, Bishop Page from USA, pastors and leaders from Africa, Malaysia, Singapore, India, Thailand, USA and  Canada. Thanks to Canon Philip Tse giving us another wonderful, warm and useful talk and Bishop Page Brooks as facilitator.

https://youtu.be/GFyFWiZEY0U?si=K-ONwQ79jmdcgs81

Please click this link for the videos of May 7 and 14 Workshop by Bishop Page:

     May 7: https://youtu.be/RgVc5KnPpe0?si=6Ot2WoGqqmsR2e0z

        May 14: https://youtu.be/v1BmK2yiveQ?si=uHJObsDdIdTNhr5N

  Video Recording of Archbishop Melter: MISSION 113 - Bringing (Part 1) 

 https://youtu.be/unqGA_PrNRI

 MISSION 113 - Bringing (Part 2)

https://youtu.be/Nb1xQQqoNQs?si=_VLw_mV0X9NqVmcO

Archbishop Yong's born again testimony

1st part: https://youtu.be/eogu1rMpvTQ

2nd part: https://youtu.be/BhyUU1ov1RM