Let Your Kingdom come and remain. Revival begins now, not later~! Call of Duty - Dispatch a radical generation of revivalists! I am a REVIVALIST.
I am bored...Let's go save some souls!
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
the hem of His garment conference
I am at Bethel Church in Redding now.
Long drive but enjoyable...first day is good, intensive and mind stirring!
Keep being hungry!
Long drive but enjoyable...first day is good, intensive and mind stirring!
Keep being hungry!
Saturday, July 19, 2008
no title
想到就說, 說到就做! - Jack
To think is to speak; to speak is to do. - Jack
is that how you would translate it?
To think is to speak; to speak is to do. - Jack
is that how you would translate it?
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
620 Abbot - Memory part 1
This is what Christianity 101/201/301 looked like in 2005...
Check out the last two photos...
Photo one, a new guy who stood on my right hand side came to Impact for the first or second time.
Photo two, same guy who was standing in the back wearing a red/grey/black sweater...guess who that was...
haha...it's George Ge!
last night at 620 Abbot
Thank You, God for such wonderful 3 years at 620 Abbot.
620 Abbot is my Jehovah Jireh, the Lord is my provision. This place tells people of God's love and His provision. Remember in 2005 when the landlady agreed to rent this place to me over the phone, I couldn't believe my ears because how could someone who you never met would lease the house to you without signing any contract and putting down the security deposit. In less than 20 minutes of the phone call, the landlady said, "I never met you, but I feel like I want to rent this house to you." And it was all within my budget, the amount I asked God for.
Tell me if it was God, what was that?
Here we had tons of fun...like Joy said, "it's my childhood memory." Well...it's all in my memory bank now.
I will miss this place forever. I love all of you who shared the same memory with Annie and I.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
People Need The Lord
my spiritual dose for this week...
everytime i hear this song, God's love touches me deeply. His love once again encourages my weary heart and hands. More than 18 years ago i heard this song for the first time, i cried for the lost souls. God, use me and send me.
Yes, people need the Lord.
Friday, July 11, 2008
Rose Hills
Annie and I all dressed up for a family friends funeral today. We walked in to this funeral home in Alhambra; it's my second time there, first time was Raymond's dad, now it's Dr. Karen Cho's mother. Both were performed in the Buddhist ceremony, I felt the loss of the family in the air along with the burning incense. Then it's time to bow and pay respect to the deceased and the family. There I was in front of the coffin for 4 seconds, thinking and wondering about life.
After that, we went to Rose Hills, first time I've ever been to Rose Hills. Looking at the different tombstones, some died young, some died old, some were highly educated, some were loved.
I felt like it doesn't matter who you are or what you are, this is where you will end up one day. Maybe not Rose Hills, but 6 feet under.
Got Jesus? hmm...it makes sense.
After that, we went to Rose Hills, first time I've ever been to Rose Hills. Looking at the different tombstones, some died young, some died old, some were highly educated, some were loved.
I felt like it doesn't matter who you are or what you are, this is where you will end up one day. Maybe not Rose Hills, but 6 feet under.
Got Jesus? hmm...it makes sense.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
dead hard drive...ASK and RECEIVE
So one of my computer hard drives is officially dead now... rest in peace, my dear electronic servant, Maxtor. You truly sucked but thank you for all your faithful work.
I need a new and better computer, God! I don't know how much longer this computer will stay alive, but I desperately need to some cash to buy one. Lord, I receive a new computer by faith! Amen!
Here is a summary of this past Sunday's sermon. I receive it too!
Ask and Receive (Matthew 7:7-12)
1. Keep on Asking, Seeking, Knocking
It’s never a onetime deal when you ask, seek and knock. God is looking for those who are consistently seeking and asking. In the original text, it is a present tense; meaning never giving up on chasing after God.
2. Begin to receive, not to be deceived.
When we ask, we must expect to receive! God is not a cheap God! It’s a chain reaction; he who knocks the door will be opened, he who asks receives, he who seeks finds.
We’re often deceived by the enemy. One of the enemy’s tricks is to use the perception, which isn’t always reality.
"The Israelites have rejected your covenant, broken down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too" (1 Kings 19:14).
Perception is not always reality. Elijah was in a crisis. Jezebel wanted to kill him. The nation was falling to Baal worship. From his vantage point - it was all over. He was the only prophet remaining in all the land who had not bent his knee to the idol of Baal. He wanted to die.
Then, the Lord sent His angel to correct Elijah's perception: "Yet I reserve seven thousand in Israel - all whose knees have not bowed down to Baal and all whose mouths have not kissed him" (1 Kings 19:18). There were seven thousand Elijah knew nothing about! Elijah's perception was not reality.
Whenever things are going poorly, there is a temptation to believe God is not working in the situation. We may even believe our life is over. Everything from our vantage point is dark. We see no future. However, even in these times, God's plan is being orchestrated behind the scenes. He is accomplishing His purposes. But we need a fresh perspective on our situation.
Do you need a reality check on your situation? Ask God to show you the truth. It may be very different than your perception.
3. Develop a right attitude of receiving
“When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.” (James 4:3)
When you pray,
The timing is wrong and the attitude is inappropriate, God says “NO.”
The timing is wrong and the attitude is appropriate, God says “HOLD.”
The timing is right and the attitude is inappropriate, God says “GROW.”
The timing is right and the attitude is appropriate, God says “GO.”
4. Prepare to receive
In the movie, Facing the giants, the Reverend felt led by God to tell this football coach a story. There are two farmers who needed rain desperately. Both prayed for it, but only one went out to prepare to receive it. Who do you think trusted god to bring the rain? - The one who prepared for it of course. Which side are you on? God will bring the rain when he is ready, you got to prepare your field to receive it."
2 Chronicles 7:14-15If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.
I need a new and better computer, God! I don't know how much longer this computer will stay alive, but I desperately need to some cash to buy one. Lord, I receive a new computer by faith! Amen!
Here is a summary of this past Sunday's sermon. I receive it too!
Ask and Receive (Matthew 7:7-12)
1. Keep on Asking, Seeking, Knocking
It’s never a onetime deal when you ask, seek and knock. God is looking for those who are consistently seeking and asking. In the original text, it is a present tense; meaning never giving up on chasing after God.
2. Begin to receive, not to be deceived.
When we ask, we must expect to receive! God is not a cheap God! It’s a chain reaction; he who knocks the door will be opened, he who asks receives, he who seeks finds.
We’re often deceived by the enemy. One of the enemy’s tricks is to use the perception, which isn’t always reality.
"The Israelites have rejected your covenant, broken down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too" (1 Kings 19:14).
Perception is not always reality. Elijah was in a crisis. Jezebel wanted to kill him. The nation was falling to Baal worship. From his vantage point - it was all over. He was the only prophet remaining in all the land who had not bent his knee to the idol of Baal. He wanted to die.
Then, the Lord sent His angel to correct Elijah's perception: "Yet I reserve seven thousand in Israel - all whose knees have not bowed down to Baal and all whose mouths have not kissed him" (1 Kings 19:18). There were seven thousand Elijah knew nothing about! Elijah's perception was not reality.
Whenever things are going poorly, there is a temptation to believe God is not working in the situation. We may even believe our life is over. Everything from our vantage point is dark. We see no future. However, even in these times, God's plan is being orchestrated behind the scenes. He is accomplishing His purposes. But we need a fresh perspective on our situation.
Do you need a reality check on your situation? Ask God to show you the truth. It may be very different than your perception.
3. Develop a right attitude of receiving
“When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.” (James 4:3)
When you pray,
The timing is wrong and the attitude is inappropriate, God says “NO.”
The timing is wrong and the attitude is appropriate, God says “HOLD.”
The timing is right and the attitude is inappropriate, God says “GROW.”
The timing is right and the attitude is appropriate, God says “GO.”
4. Prepare to receive
In the movie, Facing the giants, the Reverend felt led by God to tell this football coach a story. There are two farmers who needed rain desperately. Both prayed for it, but only one went out to prepare to receive it. Who do you think trusted god to bring the rain? - The one who prepared for it of course. Which side are you on? God will bring the rain when he is ready, you got to prepare your field to receive it."
2 Chronicles 7:14-15If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
4 am
what's up with my 4 am in the morning?
Some heard my 4 am testimony on Sunday, here I am gonna repeat it again.
Remember my Korean grandma who actually told me to wake up at 4 am to pray; although I didn't think it was necessary cuz we "live" in this luxurious place called America. Now I've realized that is exactly why we need to wake up at 4 am to pray for the nation, because we live in America.
So during the Bread of Life conference in San Jose, I chatted with pastor Andrew Tsai for a bit; at the end he told me that he wakes up at 4 am to pray and I got inspired. I said to the Lord, if pastor Andrew Tsai can do it, I want to do it.
That night I went to sleep around 12:30am thinking that I need to drive back to LA the next morning so I better sleep early. Little did I know, I got waken up around 4:06 or 4:08 am according to the hotel alarm clock; instantly I felt His presence in the room and prompted me to pray. I did pray for a bit and went to the rest room; back on my bed, I prayed a bit more but was gone afterward. I thought if it was Jesus, He would show up at 4 am not 4:06 or 4:08 am; for He is always on time. So I didn't think it was Jesus who woke me up.
Finally I got up around 6:30 am and went to a shower; in the middle of it, a voice told me to check my own watch because Jesus did come at 4 am, not 4:08 or 4:06 am. So I did. My watch was exactly 8 minutes late. The voice told me to check my cell phone again. The clock on my cell phone was exactly 6 minutes late. I was in a "holy" shock! Jesus is faithful. When you ask Him to come at 4 am, He won't come a minute early nor a minute late.
So last night...I prayed to God that I wanted to wake up at 4 am to pray; the whole night I couldn't sleep, instead I was murmuring in prayer. I finally fell into sleep and woke up around 5:30am. I said,"God, You didn't wake me up at 4 am but You kept me awake all night. What's up with that?" I guess I just want to feel His presence again in my room...
I begin to like the 4 am appointment with Jesus.
Some heard my 4 am testimony on Sunday, here I am gonna repeat it again.
Remember my Korean grandma who actually told me to wake up at 4 am to pray; although I didn't think it was necessary cuz we "live" in this luxurious place called America. Now I've realized that is exactly why we need to wake up at 4 am to pray for the nation, because we live in America.
So during the Bread of Life conference in San Jose, I chatted with pastor Andrew Tsai for a bit; at the end he told me that he wakes up at 4 am to pray and I got inspired. I said to the Lord, if pastor Andrew Tsai can do it, I want to do it.
That night I went to sleep around 12:30am thinking that I need to drive back to LA the next morning so I better sleep early. Little did I know, I got waken up around 4:06 or 4:08 am according to the hotel alarm clock; instantly I felt His presence in the room and prompted me to pray. I did pray for a bit and went to the rest room; back on my bed, I prayed a bit more but was gone afterward. I thought if it was Jesus, He would show up at 4 am not 4:06 or 4:08 am; for He is always on time. So I didn't think it was Jesus who woke me up.
Finally I got up around 6:30 am and went to a shower; in the middle of it, a voice told me to check my own watch because Jesus did come at 4 am, not 4:08 or 4:06 am. So I did. My watch was exactly 8 minutes late. The voice told me to check my cell phone again. The clock on my cell phone was exactly 6 minutes late. I was in a "holy" shock! Jesus is faithful. When you ask Him to come at 4 am, He won't come a minute early nor a minute late.
So last night...I prayed to God that I wanted to wake up at 4 am to pray; the whole night I couldn't sleep, instead I was murmuring in prayer. I finally fell into sleep and woke up around 5:30am. I said,"God, You didn't wake me up at 4 am but You kept me awake all night. What's up with that?" I guess I just want to feel His presence again in my room...
I begin to like the 4 am appointment with Jesus.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
thank God for desert...
"O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water" (Ps. 63:1).
The desert holds a special place in God's Word. The Scriptures portray the desert as a place of inspiration and exaltation - a place where people met God in a powerful new way. King David wrote the 63rd Psalm while in exile in the Desert of Judah. He was hiding from his son Absalom, who wanted to replace him as king of Israel.
For Joseph, a deep pit in the desert was the first stop on a 13-year journey through desolation and despair. That 13-year desert experience served to break Joseph's self-will and self-confidence. It taught him that he could not control anything and that he needed to rely on God to manage the events in his life. Joseph's desert trial prepared him by scorching the youthful pride and arrogance out of his young life so that when he was 30 years old he could rule Egypt at Pharaoh's side in a spirit of humility and servant-hood.
Before becoming king of Israel, David was a shepherd. Part of his training for leadership involved hand-to-claw combat with the beasts of the wilderness, including the lion and the bear. Elijah learned the principles of spiritual leadership while in the wilderness of Gilead. And Jesus was tempted and tested for 40 days in the desert before He began to preach.
Perhaps God has given you a dream, but now it seems that your dream has withered and died under the scorching desert sun. It seems that God has gone away and is not listening to your prayers. But I want you to know that that your dream still lives. God is with you, even if you can't see Him, hear Him or sense His presence. He is preparing you in the desert.
The desert holds a special place in God's Word. The Scriptures portray the desert as a place of inspiration and exaltation - a place where people met God in a powerful new way. King David wrote the 63rd Psalm while in exile in the Desert of Judah. He was hiding from his son Absalom, who wanted to replace him as king of Israel.
For Joseph, a deep pit in the desert was the first stop on a 13-year journey through desolation and despair. That 13-year desert experience served to break Joseph's self-will and self-confidence. It taught him that he could not control anything and that he needed to rely on God to manage the events in his life. Joseph's desert trial prepared him by scorching the youthful pride and arrogance out of his young life so that when he was 30 years old he could rule Egypt at Pharaoh's side in a spirit of humility and servant-hood.
Before becoming king of Israel, David was a shepherd. Part of his training for leadership involved hand-to-claw combat with the beasts of the wilderness, including the lion and the bear. Elijah learned the principles of spiritual leadership while in the wilderness of Gilead. And Jesus was tempted and tested for 40 days in the desert before He began to preach.
Perhaps God has given you a dream, but now it seems that your dream has withered and died under the scorching desert sun. It seems that God has gone away and is not listening to your prayers. But I want you to know that that your dream still lives. God is with you, even if you can't see Him, hear Him or sense His presence. He is preparing you in the desert.
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