Kingdom of Comfort

Kingdom of Comfort

By Delirious?
From the album: Kingdom of Comfort(2008)

Save me save me
From the kingdom of comfort where I am king
From my unhealthy lust of material things

I built myself a happy home
In my palace on my own
my castle falling in the sand
Pull me out, please grab my hand
I just forgot where I came from

Save me save me
From the kingdom of comfort where I am king
From my unhealthy lust of material things

I rob myself of innocence
With the poison of indifference
I buy my stuff at any cost
A couple of clicks and I pay the price
coz what I gain is someone else's loss

Save me save me
From the kingdom of comfort where I am king
From my unhealthy lust of material things

Save me save me
From the kingdom of comfort where I am king
To this kingdom of heaven where you are king

This will be the last album by Delirious as they are going to officially disband in 2009 after finishing all of their tours. All of Delirious' band members have their own family and they want to focus on their family lives. This band has never failed to inspire thousands, if not millions, of Christians into radical living with their lyrics and music. Cutting edge Brit rock music. Constantly finding their own sound. Who can forget the awesome vocal power of Martin Smith crying out, "Raiiiiinnnnnnn Down...", or the anointing silence that follows when he carried a candle and sang, "there is a light, in the darkness.. His name is Jesus.."
Or who can forget the anointed moments when Stu G played the riffs of Rain Down and "Here We Come"
Or when he plays his Gibson Les Paul in front of David Yem in service and David Yem fell under the power of God.

Delirious, they will be missed! =D

Btw, I really wanna thank God for the chance to play a Taylor at their shop and Peace Centre.
Taylors are like the best acoustic guitars u can get anywhere. The staff over there are super friendly and their made u feel welcomed at their place. The staff there says "Feel free to try any guitar we have here. Just grab the guitar and the seat." Man! They said ANY guitar u want.

I tried this baby here. The Taylor 110ce. One of the lower end guitars at Taylor. Obviously, i was looking for the cheapest guitar there. Hahaha! But this baby here cost a whopping $1350! And the most expensive one cost $12k+ over there.

This leads me to think about my not-so-good experience at other guitar shops. They have great sercurity there. Once you stepped into the shop, you will feel hundreds of eyes staring at you. Sometimes you will even suspect that snipers are in the shop. And that experience is the worse at two shops. A certian shop, SL, at Bras Brasah and some Ya-Mama shops. And some of their guitars are not even as expensive as taylors. Those who plays guitars will know of the experience and it is quite a shame sometimes. That the shops judge teens and students. Who knows, maybe I am the son of, not Lee Kwan ME, but Lee Kwan Yew

I want a Taylor!!!

Glory of God

Who is this?.

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Glory of God! =D

Mummy's water baptism! Yea!

Hallelujah! Basically this is my week. =D

affabel and aftermath

Wow! Tired and powerful week.
Emerged from all the spiritual battles, some victorious but yet some defeated. But I will come up stronger.

I listened to the audio drama, "Affable" on sunday. Was powerful, totally blown away. Vision, mind, thinking expanded. Fear of God swept in.
And like Jesus and Peter, Today, I was given to the devil.

In my emotional and thought life, kept being attacked by the devil. Kept praying, but no results. Until I said golden words: "Praise God, Hallelujah! Thank You Jesus."

Truly like what Jesus said, "Peter, I am giving you to the devil, so that he may sieve you." I will emerge victorious, stronger and much purer. What I am going through is smth that I have never been through in my entire christian walk. I felt that it was the toughest fight I ever had. Jesus, I need You.

"All this trouble is a clear sign that God has decided to make you fit for the kingdom. You're suffering now, but justice is on the way. When the Master Jesus appears out of heaven in a blaze of fire with his strong angels, he'll even up the score by settling accounts with those who gave you such a bad time. His coming will be the break we've been waiting for."
2 Thess 1:5-7 (The Message)

And today is fasting day, so I spend my lunch break at Starbucks. Reading the Bible and listening to my itunes. Found a Psalm that is so powerful from the message Bible.

Psalm 51 (The Message)

Psalm 51

1-3Generous in love—God, give grace! Huge in mercy—wipe out my bad record.
Scrub away my guilt,
soak out my sins in your laundry.
I know how bad I've been;
my sins are staring me down.

4-6 You're the One I've violated, and you've seen
it all, seen the full extent of my evil.
You have all the facts before you;
whatever you decide about me is fair.
I've been out of step with you for a long time,
in the wrong since before I was born.
What you're after is truth from the inside out.
Enter me, then; conceive a new, true life.

7-15 Soak me in your laundry and I'll come out clean,
scrub me and I'll have a snow-white life.
Tune me in to foot-tapping songs,
set these once-broken bones to dancing.
Don't look too close for blemishes,
give me a clean bill of health.
God, make a fresh start in me,
shape a Genesis week from the chaos of my life.
Don't throw me out with the trash,
or fail to breathe holiness in me.
Bring me back from gray exile,
put a fresh wind in my sails!
Give me a job teaching rebels your ways
so the lost can find their way home.
Commute my death sentence, God, my salvation God,
and I'll sing anthems to your life-giving ways.
Unbutton my lips, dear God;
I'll let loose with your praise.

16-17 Going through the motions doesn't please you,
a flawless performance is nothing to you.
I learned God-worship
when my pride was shattered.
Heart-shattered lives ready for love
don't for a moment escape God's notice.

18-19 Make Zion the place you delight in,
repair Jerusalem's broken-down walls.
Then you'll get real worship from us,
acts of worship small and large,
Including all the bulls
they can heave onto your altar!


The NKJV says:

Psalm 51 (New King James Version)

Psalm 51

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

1 Have mercy upon me, O God,
According to Your lovingkindness;
According to the multitude of Your tender mercies,
Blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin.

3 For I acknowledge my transgressions,
And my sin is always before me.
4 Against You, You only, have I sinned,
And done this evil in Your sight—
That You may be found just when You speak,^[a]
And blameless when You judge.

5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
And in sin my mother conceived me.
6 Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts,
And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.

7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 Make me hear joy and gladness,
That the bones You have broken may rejoice.
9 Hide Your face from my sins,
And blot out all my iniquities.

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
11 Do not cast me away from Your presence,
And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,
And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,
And sinners shall be converted to You.

14 Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God,
The God of my salvation,
And my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness.
15 O Lord, open my lips,
And my mouth shall show forth Your praise.
16 For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it;
You do not delight in burnt offering.
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit,
A broken and a contrite heart—
These, O God, You will not despise.

18 Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion;
Build the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then You shall be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness,
With burnt offering and whole burnt offering;
Then they shall offer bulls on Your altar.

Man!!! Create a Genesis week in me! Tuhu Va Bohu( Chaotic, Without form) to let there be light.

Genesis Week breakdown:

Day 1: God created light
Day 2: God created heaven and the sky
Day 3: God created earth
Day 4: God created the plants of the earth.
Day 5: God created the birds of the air and the sotongs of the sea.
Day 6: God created the beast of the field by His Word and created Man with His bare hands.
Day 7: God rested.

OCBC

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This is just room 1. Files ranging from serial number 000001- 013500
There are a total of 4 rooms dealing with HDB loans only, there are still private property loans.
The serial number currently ends at 04597o and adding more each day.

I never like to do filing in secondary and primary school. Now I can file daoooo shuaaaannnn!!!
Hallelujah...

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Hancock

Yo guys, just came back from the movie Hancock. This is the 2nd time I'm watching it but man, different experience.

Got quite a few revelations through Hancock.

WARNING: Spoilers ahead
If you have not watched Hancock and don't want this post to spoil your day and waste $7.50 on weekdays, $8.50 on weekends, don't continue scrolling and click on one of my links to visit another blog.

Hancock is about a misfit superhero who is a drunkard, a disrespectful person and simply no regard for anyone or anything.
But I have learn something from him, all of us are like Hancock.

Full of ability, gifts and talent but no depth in character. I'm like a Hancock.

His friend Ray tries to change Hancock's image and changed him into a superhero. And when Hancock got the applause of the crowd for the very first time for saving them, Ray burst into tremendous joy, while watching the 'live' news
Then I felt God nudging into my heart. Have I not realized that Ray was a little bit like God. Behind the scene doing all those things, changing our image and character, yet just happy to look at us in the front stage.
When our cell groups grow, when we have done great things for God, Laid hands, people heal. We are recognized, but deep inside, we know God is the one doing all these things.

Also when Ray said that he wanted to change the world through his marketing strategy, which failed miserably, he said: "Maybe I can't change the world, but I can change this man's life" But when Hancock's life was changed, he changed the world. Powerful man!
Hancock, inspired me, Common Grace!

FFM BSv

Praise God! Just came back from FFM-L1 taught by Jeremy.
Really learn and felt alot about the lesson.
The one thing that I felt God nudging me on the most is the purpose and goal that God has for every single believer.

1. To increase the influence of the individual and church.
2. To grow deeper in God.

As I begin to meditate and expound upon the Word, A vision of a tree begin to form in my eyes.

A Christian Life is always likened to a tree. Pastor Tan said this 2 weeks ago, there is a purpose for everything God does. And the purpose reveals its potential.

1. The tree is to bear fruits; and how broad the leaves is determines its influence in society.
That is the purpose of the tree.

"Your mother was like a vine in your bloodline,
Planted by the waters, fruitful and full of branches, because of many waters.
She had strong branches for scepters of rulers. She towered in stature above the thick branches, and was seen in her height amid the dense foliage."
-Eze 19:10-11

2. The only way for the tree to do that is to have a strong foundation in its root system.
The roots system ensures the healthy supply of nutrients and water to the leaves and flowers, so as to ensure there is enough moisture in the tree, truck, branches, leaves and ultimately flowers and fruits. Its also important for the branches to be connected to the truck (vine) because it is how the moisture is transmitted from the roots to the branches.

“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing."
-Jesus, John 15:5

Isn't this like what is in God's heart and His purpose for the church? To increase in influence in society as individuals and a church. Also to increase in depth in our love, and service for Him.

Another thing that impacted me is being able to position ourselves to receive and appreciate the ministries of the many ministers and leaders of God.

That really brought me to the thought that Pastor Kong has always shared.
"Two people can come into the same service, listen to the same sermon, sitting in the same atmosphere. But one can come out, totally convicted, encouraged and on-fire. But the other comes out still the same, unmoved and unchanged."

Its about positioning ourselves to receive from the man and woman of God.
This is especially true for 'older' believers. 'Younger' believers don't really get complacent, most of the times is those who are in church for some time that get complacent.
But over the years and months with Yong Xiu, I have really learn something about it, The preacher may preach the same message, but the Holy Spirit moves differently every time. My God is a God of new things. Really thank Xiu for giving me the chance to go for duplicate service to accompany members and friends for make-up. Every service, may be the same message, brings forth a different revelation. I learned so much more during duplicate services. Learn to mould my character as well.

Its a solid week. Really love praying more and more. It has been a tough week in fasting. Kept being tempted to break my fast, but just held on. The feeling of fasting is like when I was a young believer that was struggling to keep my fast.
But I believe it is like going back to '1' again. After the achievements of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ,8, 9 then 10 in the areas of fasting. But I believe its now '1' but at '11' just that its at another level.
Like what Dr Jeffrey Lachmat shared. Its 1 at another level.
Going to press on. =D

Loving God Wholeheartedly, Loving People Fervantly

Faithful

Found a song with these lyrics.
I have found it to be so meaningful. Brought tears to my eyes.
Remembering the times that I just have to be patient and wait for God.

FAITHFUL
Brooke Fraser
From the secular album, Albertime


There’s distance in the air
And I cannot make it leave
I wave my arms ‘round about me
And blow with all my might

I cannot sense you close
Though I know you’re always here
But the comfort of you near
Is what I long for

When I can’t feel you
I have learned to reach out just the same
When I can’t hear you
I know you still hear every word I pray
And I want you
More than I want to live another day
And as I wait for you
Maybe I’m made more faithful

All the folly of the past
Though I know it is undone
I still feel the guilty one
Still trying to make it right

So I whisper soft your name
And let it roll around my tongue
Knowing you’re the only one who knows me
You know me

Show me how I should live this
Show me where I should walk
I count this world as loss to me
You are all I want
You are all I want

God, I want to have patience for You. I want to wait for Your timing, Your call.
I want to be more faithful.
I love You God.

life

Life

Verse 1
Jesus my endless love, You are so beautiful
For Your love has saved me
with all I am, I will honor you
You gave it all for me now I'm yours
so I'm here to say that

chorus
I'm living my life for the one above the heavens
the one whose Son was crucified for me
I'm living my Life for the Son that bleed to save us
i want the world to see this love in me

verse 2
Jesus strengh of my heart, Your love is so beautiful
Your passion is my safety
Your gentleness, You have healed my heart
and captured me with Your love
now I'm Yours
so I'm here to say that

I'll live my live in love with You
You're all I really want in this world
I'll live my life in love with You
You're all I really want in this world