Monday, May 12, 2008

That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

This is the picture of the road for you to compare tho opposite side is where the world is going and the empty road is where I am driving on, and heading to. The world do not want to understand that He is the way, the truth, and the life.

John 14:4 And where I go you know, and the way you know.
John 14:5 Thomas said to Him, Lord, we do not know where You go, and how can we know the way?
John 14:6 Jesus said to him, I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life; no one comes to the Father but by Me.


1John 5:1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God. And everyone who loves Him who begets also loves him who has been born of Him.
1John 5:2 By this we know that we love the children of God, whenever we love God and keep His commandments.
1John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments, and His commandments are not burdensome.
1John 5:4 For everything that has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith.
1John 5:5 Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
1John 5:6 This is He who came through water and blood, Jesus Christ, not by water only, but by the water and blood. And the Spirit is He who bears witness, because the Spirit is the truth.
1John 5:7 For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one.
1John 5:8 And there are three that bear witness on the earth: the Spirit, and the water, and the blood; and the three are into the one.

During water festival 13-15 April 2008 road full of cars who come to have fun where the beach is but the road along the beach would filled up with sea of people and cars as well. I came back from Ao Udom church on opposite direction and there is not too many cars on the road, traffics very light with few cars on the road. The world celebrated there meaningless event just to have fun in its way. Trowing pails of water to each others following the old tradition but some added more ideas added somethings to suit their own intention to the degree of fun where their flesh want to be. The world is busying to get people enjoy themselves in this festive period.

To morrow in the early morning we will go away from this traditional fun to Bible camp in a cool area of Kao Yai at "Phyayen boyscout camp" in Korat.

Programme has set for Bible study and evangelize to Friends, and family member who do not know the Lord yet. The theme of the camp this time round is "Lives that should go and bring forth fruits". The whole church join hands and bring friends and family along. The Lord blessed this trip from the beginning by providing bus to carry majority of the members of the church to the camp.

Romans 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
Romans 1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
Romans 1:23 And changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
Romans 1:24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves:
Romans 1:25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshiped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

Their enjoyment generally ended with drinking, gambling, visiting various place the most important is they sure have few days holidays to enjoy themselves of their choices but their choices generally not get away from the world,
the works of the flesh.

Galatians 5:19 Now the works of the flesh are clearly revealed, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lustfulness,
Galatians 5:20 idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, fightings, jealousies, angers, rivalries, divisions, heresies,
Galatians 5:21 envyings, murders, drunkennesses, revelings, and things like these; of which I tell you before, as I also said before, that they who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

During we are teaching the children on the usual in the front the devil challenge us by put an adult come to open a gambling den behind where we are teaching. Many boys and girls who generally against us joined them. Some so young and under age also played that dices game. The adult surely take the opportunity to lure those children into open gambling until become norm to them. We can see that many enjoy betting in the card game rather than come to sing gospel song with us. Many children still with us anyway even we have one left we will still be there until the Lord told us to leave the village and that carnally ask the Lord for one year. That means by next April 2009 we can not see the hands of God over the place we will have to leave.

Luke 10:8 And into whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you.
Luke 10:9 And heal the sick that are in it, and say to them, The kingdom of God has come near you!
Luke 10:10 And into whatever city you enter, and they do not receive you, going out into the streets say,
Luke 10:11 Even the dust of your city which clings to us, we wipe off against you. Yet be sure of this, that the kingdom of God has come near you.

Thanks to the Lord for His protection after we prayed for His covering to our children not so long the man quited. Many of them in bad situation but would like to enjoy themselves. This is the environment that people in the area are facing, either alcoholics, gamblers or drug abusers.. ...... This children in the picture are still enjoy being being with us. They followed us to sing gospel songs to a paralized man.

Anytime we want to move from the village something will happen to show us that God is still with us all along. My mission partner told me one day that enough is enough for this village. Every one know us and know what purpose we come. He do not believe what I told him about the word of Mark 1:28 I believed that is the word from the Lord. He criticised many times of what I am doing in the village for few hours each week. He seem does not believe that prayer also the work we have to do in the ministry. He want to do what he think right to do. But I think to do right have to come from the Lord. Pray first.

Tuesday night I bring my wife to cell group. Khun Dum shared the word beautifully, and surprisingly smooth. He is such a blessing sharing of the word about "Kingdom of God."

Matthew 25:2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
Matthew 25:3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
Matthew 25:4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

This is the reflection of the building in Bangkok. Reflection is still reflection no matter how good is the mirror it will distort some how. Human being has been created in God's image but man is not God himself.

Genesis 1:26 And God said, Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over all the creepers creeping on the earth.
Genesis 1:27 And God created man in His image; in the image of God He created him. He created them male and female.

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