Blessings and Curses

It takes me almost 3 years to finally put this on FaithShip. It's already a long time, but when I read the note that I made 3 years ago, I feel like it came just from some weeks ago sermon.
Unfortunately I didn't write enough at that time, but I am glad I wrote down the verses because these verses are indeed giving answer to why we fail to keep receiving God's blessings, and if curses come from God. So here it is.

........was on sermon 18 September 2005

Jesus is the greatest blessing given to humans. We have so many blessings already in our hands because of Jesus, but how come adversities still happen?

Blessings

Deu 28:1 And it shall come to pass, IF thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
Deu 28:2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, IF thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.

Curses

Deu 28:15 But it shall come to pass, IF thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:
Deu 28:16 Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.

The pastor emphasised the word IF.
As we understand that God included free will into human when He made us, so that we as human are free to do anything that we like. Because we are not robot at all.
Whether or not we can keep the blessings from God, it solely depends on our response to our free will.
IF we follow His words, then we can keep those blessings.

God won't curse us even though we don't follow his words. But ignoring His words means keeping ourselves away from God's protection. Being outside of God's protection it also means letting ourselves unprotected in this world -the place where evil forces is freely floating and preying for their victims anywhere.
So remember the IF factor ;-)

His Words

I escaped Church last week, and this week I almost escaped it again cos I chat til late and slept when the time almost hit 3.

Thank God I was able finally to push myself to attend the 9 am Church. There were already a huge number of people when I arrived; I thank God there were still seats left for us.
The preacher today it happened to be a guest preacher from abroad, he's Dr. Samuel Doctorian. How lucky I was, cos later I found out he's the one who had prophecy about tsunami (in Indonesia)- that is what some said.

He didn't really make sermon from specific verses, it was just a very general one and was mainly addressing his vision experiences and his books.
The verses were taken from John 7:46 (44-46), to point out how Jesus' words are powerful and unlike anyone else's words.



What other things Jesus said that no body else ever or can say?

- John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
- Mat 28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
- John 14:9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
- John 10:30 I and my Father are one.
- John 5:27 And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
- John 10:38 But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.
- Etc

And these are 5 points from Jesus:
1. I love you
2. I died for you
3. Believe in me
4. You never go to hell
5. You go to Heaven

Then the Reverend mentioned again about his experience in Patmos Island where God gave him 5 visions about the worlds through 5 Angels, each of them is representing Asia-Oceania, Israel-Middle East-Turkey-Asia Minor-etc, Europe, Africa, North-South America-Canada.

This link will take you to the Vision of 5 Angels.

I know.....I again was not so good in taking a note that Sunday :-D

Good Friday

....Glory to the Lord...
My first entry for this year and after my longgggg break of writing on my Chlog. I'm not going to write about my Chlog, I didn't find the sermon interesting and worth to mention here.
Why??
Well...later ok, when I have the mood to write about it.Instead, I want to mention that "The Pasion of The Christ" was playing today on TRANS TV.