You are my Strength when I am weak...

Dear Father,

I've been sleeping late these past few weeks, waking up drowsy and subconscious till 1hr after meeting someone. Stayed in school till 4pm or 5 mostly doing basics and helping Lee Yin out whenever possible. (Most weeks my objective is to die to self so I can serve the sisters or help out in the fellowship.) Last time, if i stayed till late afternoon and that was all the heat I could take, my body would go into flu spasms and feverish bouts. Eesh, talk about weak. I feared whenever it rained in the mornings, 'cos my flu would start and my nose would run. And tt ruined my day.

Quiet Time today--John19:20-42

 

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John 19:20-42

²⁰ Many of the Jews read this sign, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the sign was written in Aramaic, Latin and Greek. ²¹ The chief priests of the Jews protested to Pilate, “Do not write ‘The King of the Jews,’ but that this man claimed to be king of the Jews.”

 ²² Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.”

 ²³ When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.

Quiet Time today--John19:1-16

 

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John 19:1-16
Jesus Sentenced to Be Crucified

 ¹ Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. ² The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They clothed him in a purple robe ³ and went up to him again and again, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” And they slapped him in the face.  ⁴ Once more Pilate came out and said to the Jews gathered there, “Look, I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him.” ⁵ When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”

God's perspective of Sin

I was having a downtime discussion with Nissi and asked her if it was okay to not forgive the person who didn't personally offend us, but offended us. Like, indirectly, his actions were so crude and bad that we took offense at it? I read in the papers often about such acts of crime and major sins committed, and sometimes the things I find on FB are more than disturbing, but extremely sickening. Very recently there have been stories about animal abuses and the cruel things people could think up of. Sometimes, the deeds done were

Quiet Time today--John18:28-40

 

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John 18:28-40
Jesus Before Pilate

 ²⁸ Then the Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor. By now it was early morning, and to avoid ceremonial uncleanness they did not enter the palace, because they wanted to be able to eat the Passover. ²⁹ So Pilate came out to them and asked, “What charges are you bringing against this man?”  ³⁰ “If he were not a criminal,” they replied, “we would not have handed him over to you.”
 ³¹ Pilate said, “Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.”

Quiet Time today--John18:1-27

 

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John 18:1-27
Jesus Arrested

 ¹ When he had finished praying, Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley. On the other side there was a garden, and he and his disciples went into it.

 ² Now Judas, who betrayed him, knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with his disciples. ³ So Judas came to the garden, guiding a detachment of soldiers and some officials from the chief priests and the Pharisees. They were carrying torches, lanterns and weapons.

 ⁴ Jesus, knowing all that was going to happen to him, went out and asked them, “Who is it you want?”

Quiet Time today--John 17:20-26

 

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John 17:20-26
Jesus Prays for All Believers

    ²⁰ “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, ²¹ that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. ²² I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one— ²³ I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.

Quiet Time today--John16:17-33

 

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John 16:17-33
The Disciples' Grief will turn to Joy

 ¹⁷ At this, some of his disciples said to one another, “What does he mean by saying, ‘In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me,’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?” ¹⁸ They kept asking, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’? We don’t understand what he is saying.”
 ¹⁹ Jesus saw that they wanted to ask him about this, so he said to them, “Are you asking one another what I meant when I said, ‘In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me’? ²⁰ Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. ²¹ A woman giving birth to a child

Death death death alive

I was talking with Berenice often this week. She's busy doing SYFC events, leadership camps, Nav camp and activities, Kenjitsu martial arts and lots of other stuff all at the same time. And now school is coming up next week... o.O cue horror music.

She said her POV on life has changed a bit since her few camps the last few weeks this holiday. She is seeing how temporal things are now. There are other more important eternal things to learn and worry about. Some of these include God, His word and the souls of all people (and that's why we always have witnessing as much as possible; can be done by life or by lips, to anyone near to you). I encouraged Berenice all the more. Recently my cat died. An ex-classmate of mine in sec sch 4 years ago also died in a NS Bedok camp

Quiet Time today--John16:1-15

 

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John 16:1-16
Work of the Holy Spirit

 ¹ “All this I have told you so that you will not fall away. ² They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God. ³ They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me. ⁴ I have told you this, so that when their time comes you will remember that I warned you about them. I did not tell you this from the beginning because I was with you, ⁵ but now I am going to him who sent me. None of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ ⁶ Rather, you are filled with grief because I have said these things.

God's gift in the hospital

We went to the Tan Tock Seng hospital last Tuesday to visit Tresa and her dad and mum. Tresa's parents had received Christ just yesterday when my Bible leader went to pay homage and shared the gospel (of which they may have heard at Mass often) and both were eager to receive Him. So when we got an SMS that Tresa's parents received Christ, I was at a lose for words. I think Tresa may have been too.

Translation:
"There is a present, have you received it? It cannot be seen, the heart only knows.
This little present waits by you heart's door; it's been prepared for you, no one else incurs.

Chorus-Our life is short, time passes unnoticed. If you don't treasure it, chance comes to naught.
Although the gift is good, if you reject it still, how can you attain it--the gift of grace and life?

My dear brethren, have you considered? The babe in the manger is here for you.
My dear brethren, have you understood? The best gift on earth: Jesus the Son of Man! 
(repeat chorus)

Quiet Time today--John15:18-27

 

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John 15:18-27
The World Hates the Disciples

    ¹⁸ “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. ¹⁹ If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you. ²⁰ Remember what I told you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’^[a] If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. ²¹ They will treat you this way because of my name, for they

Queit Time today--John13:18-38

 

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John 13:18-38
Jesus Predicts His Betrayal

    ¹⁸ “I am not referring to all of you; I know those I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the scripture: ‘He who shares my bread has lifted up his heel against me.’^[a]

   ¹⁹ “I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe that I am He. ²⁰ I tell you the truth, whoever accepts anyone I send accepts me; and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me.”

Quiet Time today--John12:20-36

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John 12:20-36

 ²⁰And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:
 ²¹The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.
 ²²Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.
 ²³And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.
 ²⁴Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
 ²⁵He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
 ²⁶If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.

Quiet Time today--John11:45-57

 

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John 11:45-57
The Plot to Kill Jesus

 ⁴⁵ Therefore many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him. ⁴⁶⁴⁷ Then the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the Sanhedrin. But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.    “What are we accomplishing?” they asked. “Here is this man performing many signs. ⁴⁸ If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our temple and our nation.”