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1 John 4:20b. .. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. The above verse is a very good reminder.   We need to love not only in words but in deeds. Just visited a brother who was sick.  He could not come for the church meeting as his sickness has handicapped him.  But praise God, I saw the love of the brothers and sisters who take turn to care for him.  To fetch him to the meeting hall and also to read the bible with him.  By so doing, they have strengthened his faith. 1 John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 1 John 3:18 Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth. I have read from a blog on how to care for one another: First Thing Is Prayer If you really love your neighbor, the first thing you will do is pray for them. As a human you are limited in how you can help your nei

Christians are commanded to love one another.   It is easy to love the loveable but hard to love those that are otherwise.   We cannot  love by our own effort.   Romans 5:5 because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.   When we experience or encounter God’s love and allow His love to permeate and saturate us, naturally this love will also flow out from us to others.   Love is one of the fruit of the Spirit.   It takes time and effort to grow this fruit.      Dear Lord, You are love.  Love is your essence.   We can love others because you first loved us.   Thank you that it is not by our self effort but by simply turning to you and abiding in you.   As we read your word, cleanse us with the washing of the water in your word and renew our mind.   Only your word can transform us from within.   We present our body as a living sacrifice, use us lord to accomplish your will on earth.   We repent of the sin of unlove.   In Ch

Tonight in the cell meeting, a sister shared that she has some problems with her mother-in-law.  Her mother in law seemed to be doing many things to spite her and took pleasure to hurl verbal abuses against her before her neighbours.  One day she spoke out in anger but she was overcame with trembling and the Lord spoke to her.."pray for your enemies!".  It was hard to obey.  Out of anger her mother in law went to stay with the other children. God's word is operating in our sister's heart.  She repented before God and obeyed His word and started praying for her mother in law.  She decided to receive her mother in law back to her house and reconciled back with her.  As our sister go ahead by faith and follow God's admonition she found that she would be able to rise above the present unpleasant situation and find love and compassion for her mum-in-law whose presence has tormented her for a long period.  Mum-in-law seemed more kind in her words after this incident

Proverbs 16: 2 All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the Lord . Proverbs 21:2 A person may think their own ways are right, but the Lord weighs the heart. Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure.   Who can understand it?    10 “I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve.”   Dear Lord, Our heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure.  Thank you for actively searching and examining our heart and mind and renewing them by the washing of the water in your word.   Help us to understand your word in Titus 3:5 that it is not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to your mercy you  saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit.  We pray as in James 4: 7 that we will actively choose to s ubmit to God, resist the devil and he will flee from us. May your Spirit

It all started with a dream.  On 1 Jan 2013, I had a dream.  I was cycling and someone was directing me.  In my dream, I saw Myanmar on my left and Vietnam on my right.  I got the impression not to go beyond that.  I woke up and quickly checked the map and saw Myanmar on my left and Vietnam on my right.  God has started to prepare my heart to take a step further.   There is a group of sisters that we regularly meet for lunch and fellowship and one of the sister's husband is a missionary.  We were curious to find out more of the mission work and we invited the sister's husband to share with us.  When we heard that her husband is leading a mission to Cambodia in Jun, we felt a stir within and indicated that we would like to be part of the mission.   We started attending training twice a month to prepare for the mission trip.  The first training is in February.  I enjoyed the training very much.  1 John 2: 6 He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just a