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 In accordance with that vision, Harvard’s “Rules and Precepts,” adopted in 1646, stated (original spelling and Scriptural references retained): “1. Let every Student be plainly instructed, and earnestly pressed to consider well, the maine end of his life and studies is, to know God and Jesus Christ which is eternal life (John 17:3) and therefore to lay Christ in the bottome, as the only foundation of all sound knowledge and Learning. And seeing the Lord only giveth wisedome, Let every one seriously set himself by prayer in secret to seeke it of him (Prov. 2:3). 2. Every one shall so exercise himselfe in reading the Scriptures twice a day, that he shall be ready to give such an account of his proficiency....

Yesterday was an auspicious day whereby the Malaysia Bible Seminary's 5th Principal was installed. As I sat through the whole proceedings, what dawned on me is the urgent need to equip God's people, especially young people in strong Biblical theology and foundation. He said there were  about 1000 alumni over the past 30+ years! But, in Numbers 1:1-3, the Lord spoke to Moses to take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, every male individually,from 20 years old and above—all who are  able  to go to war in Israel. God started YOUNG. He enlisted the men from 20 years and above. How about us today? Where are our young men? They are in universities studying secular subjects. It just burdens me that if God was preparing young men before taking on the Promised Land, are we following suit to do likewise to at least let our young people go through theological studies BEFORE they g...

In Luke 7, the Centurion recognised that Jesus had the authority to give order and such order must be carried out immediately as he himself had such authority over his own servants. Similarly, we, as Christians, do possess such great authority from Jesus from the time He was raised from dead. Do we know it or recognise it? Mike Bickle who is the director of the International House of Prayer Missions wrote on this authority of God and he interpreted that God said “I am God and I have all authority; but in My sovereign wisdom, and in My kindness, and in My desire for relationship with My people, I did DELEGATE real authority to people" Therefore, let us not forget that we have this authority and do use this authority and speak victory in the Name of Jesus in all circumstances. https://twitter.com/EstherOngHC

2 great men of God came to a REALISATION of how terribly sinful they were and RECOGNISE that God is holy yet able to purge them from their sins and iniquities. It was at that crucial  point of encounter with God that both men willingly gave up all and followed God. They were the prophet Isaiah and our beloved Apostle Peter. Do we have this moment of encounter with God? If not, read both accounts in Luke 5:4-11 and  Isaiah 6:5-8. Be silent and enter His presence and listen to His still, small yet firm voice saying, "...I the Lord,who sanctify you, am holy." (Leviticus 21:8) https://twitter.com/EstherOngHC

Yesterday, I shared on the need for us to prepare ourselves to ensure that we are not like the chaff to be burned with unquenchable fire. One way is to recognise that we have Jesus not only as our Saviour but our Lord of our lives. In just 1 chapter of  Leviticus 19, the phrase "I am the Lord" or "I am the Lord your God" appeared 16 times. It is as if God is reminding us twice a day for 7 days with an extra 2 more reminders! If we do not realise and recognise that our God is our Master and Lord Whom we are accountable to DAILY,  we tend to do or speak or behave as if we have no one to account to or do what seems right in our own eyes (Proverbs 21:2) or will not cease from own stubborn doings (Judges 2:19). Beware and take to heart that Jesus is our Lord!  He is our Adonai! https://twitter.com//EstherOngHC

It is my husband's family tradition to eat "tau lou" on the 1st day of Chinese New Year. Since my in laws were here in Kuala Lumpur this year to celebrate the festive season, I gathered my children to prepare the "tau lou". The 1st step is to thoroughly clean the peanuts and the mung beans. What we got to do is to choose the spoilt, rotten and black ones and threw them away. As we did that, it dawned on me that this is what God would do as said in Luke 3:17 that His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather the wheat into His barn; but the chaff He will burn with unquenchable fire. How important then that we must prepare ourselves now to make sure that we are not the spoilt, rotten or the useless ones to be thrown away! https://twitter.com/EstherOngHC

Everyone has a desire and it goes without saying that one will be delighted when the desires are fulfilled. In Psalm 37, it reveals that in order for us to have our desires, we need to delight ourselves in the Lord. How? The Psalm says 5 Dos and 2 Don'ts ie.TGFCR - Trust in the Lord, do Good, be Faithful, Commit your ways to Him, Rest in the Lord while waiting upon Him and 2 don'ts are do not fret nor be angry. In fact, we can see this in the life of Jesus even when He was a little boy, He told His earthly mother that He needed to be busy about His Father's business - He delights Himself in the work of His Heavenly Father. Read KJV Luke 2:48-49. https://twitter.com/EstherOngHC