Son of Man, Son of God


13When Jesus arrived in the villages of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "What are people saying about who the Son of Man is?"
14They replied, "Some think he is John the Baptizer, some say Elijah, some Jeremiah or one of the other prophets."

15He pressed them, "And how about you? Who do you say I am?"

16Simon Peter said, "You're the Christ, the Messiah, the Son of the living God."

17-18Jesus came back, "God bless you, Simon, son of Jonah! You didn't get that answer out of books or from teachers. My Father in heaven, God himself, let you in on this secret of who I really am. And now I'm going to tell you who you are, really are. You are Peter, a rock. This is the rock on which I will put together my church, a church so expansive with energy that not even the gates of hell will be able to keep it out.

19"And that's not all. You will have complete and free access to God's kingdom, keys to open any and every door: no more barriers between heaven and earth, earth and heaven. A yes on earth is yes in heaven. A no on earth is no in heaven."

Jesus revealed who Peter was in His heart. Jesus likened Peter to a rock of which is part of the foundation of the Church of Jesus Christ. Yet, Peter was still an unstable person at that moment when Jesus revealed Peter's destiny. Who you really are is not dependent on your strength and your abilities. Only God can reveal who you really are, because He is your creator. He knew you and I before the foundation of the Earth was laid.

Are you interested to know who you really are???




james3: 2
For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body.




Last week, i forgot to bring my handphone charges to camp. So i got to borrow someone else's charger to charge my phone. As i charge my phone, i found out that the my friend's charger just don't work as well as mine. My friend's charger came together with the purchase of the phone. His phone is a completely different
model from mine. It is a simple colour phone with few simple application. Mine is a 3G, and internet accessible phone with many excellent applications. I noticed my phone took longer to be charged when my friend's charger is used.
God used the observation to tell me of a fact. In life, many people went about searching things to satisfy them, to give them a sense of belonging and to give them a sense of purpose. However, as time goes by, they realised many of the things pursued by them don't provide them with what they are looking for. In parallel to the charger story, we got to "pluck in" to the right "charger" in order for us to be satisfied. What do i mean by the right charger? I always try to obey God's word and even when i fail, i never fail to repent. Proudly, i deem myself as a highly devoted Christian. Nonetheless, i've never in any way feel that i'm obligated to fulfill any religious duty. I do what i do because i'm truly convinced of it, and it brings tremendous joy. Back to the "right charge" issue, personally, there is only one source that can completely satisfy us. And it is God. I have been through times when i hide from God and depended on my own strength. I searched for other things to satisfy me. However, there is always a longing for something greater and better. God created in us a void that can only be satisfied by Him. I realised that only through spending time in the presence of God, i can truly be contented and be satisfied. In the presence of God, there is peace, love, joy, hope, strength, and ...

This is what drives me to reach out to the lost. I understand that they can never be satisfied with their lives unless they truly comprehend their purpose in life.

Be connected to the "right charger" so that you will be full of life.




On 19September2009, some of my friends and I, we went clubbing at Zouk. I never wanted to club, because i always thought that i would be tempted to 'cross the line' and do something foolish due to the temptation around. However, that day there were many of friends went, i didn't wanted to be a wet blanket. Above that, i reasoned that i have been a Christian for long enough i should be able to resist the temptation and it's a good exposure to the kind of life many people are living now. Prior to my first encounter in club, I always held the idea that club is a place where the opposite genders meet, find companionship and, sadly, to gratify their fleshly desires for sexual pleasure. I was proven right that those views that I held were largely true. Nonetheless, witnessing what people do in the club really troubled me in the spirit. There were two girls that came and grind my friends and i, but out-of-my-horror, THEY ARE MY ZONE'S BACKSLIDERS. They were actively engaged in physical contact with my friends. It was a poignant scene. I wonder what caused the change in those 2 girls, they once held dreams and visions from the one-and-supreme, holy and righteous God, and were on fire to fulfill they destinies. Now, they abandon their dreams, and embraced the simply prurience lives. What happened? What really happened?

More to what it meets the eye, when i turned to the left, i was appalled to discover that there was another backslider doing the exact same things.

I felt utterly compassionate. How good will it be, that all of them get to know Christ and realise that life is much more than that.

If you would to ask me whether i'm tempted to cross the line, i will tell you frankly, yes. Nonetheless, in my heart, i knew that God has greater things in stored for me. It is not worth it to gratify the temporal needs of the flesh in exchange for the eternal kingdom of God.

In the House of God, I experience the Holy spirit so tangibly. And those experience are so dearly to me. On Saturday, 20 September 2009, Pst Kong preached on 'Jonah and the Great Fish'. That service, God visited me so realistically, He touched me towards the end of the service. My whole body was electrified and after awhile, i felt the warmth of God. Where can you find Heaven so close to you other than in Church, or should i say City Harvest Church (Pardon me for the biase)??? Why would i exchange such encounters with God with any other things?

Many people lost hope on God, and went to embrace the Devil. They claim they don't experience God, and eventually grew distrustful towads other Christians and ulimately, the God they once wanted to serve with their lives.

I was reading the book " Five People You Meet In Heaven". It asserts that "Every tomorrow is given to make sence of yesterday." Recently, one of the Time magazine article reads "We'll make our choices one day at a time, but our kids will judge our generation for what we generate, and what we leave undone." From these 2 statements, i can synthesis that " AS LONG AS YOU PRESS ON TO GOD DAY BY DAY, HE WILL MAKE SENSE OF YOUR YESTERDAY. IN ADDITION, YOUR DECISION WILL IMPACT MANY OTHERS." You ask me "do i regret being a Christian?" When Christians have to observe certain code of conduct, at least the 10 commandments, and sometimes to behave prudishly. I would emphatically say " Regret for what?" My life is better of now compared to my previous cliques. MANY OF THEM NOW ARE SCH DROPOUTS. I'm the only one that make it to University, and got the course of my dream. Life doesn't stop here. I believe God can make me the 'Head' in that previous cliques, I can be the 'Head' of my current cliques, or even my future cliques. Hope persists. Over the span of 6 years then I experienced the differences. Time Will Tell.


Guest-writer Hong Yun adds on...

recently, a friend of mine did share with me an incident that is somewhat similar to what John experienced, it was quite a prestigious event of many companies coming together. the participants of the event were having a blast of a time celebrating and having fun. but some of them according to him, were engaging in fleshly pleasures & getting drunk. a mixed wave of emotions was stirred up in me.

let's take drinking, i am not against drinking, i do drink sometimes on events or out of my gratitude to people's offer. but it is the act of getting drunk that i am against. in my experiences, when i am out with some of my colleagues to drink, seeing some of them getting really drunk worries me. i really believe if they were drinking their problems away, it'll be a waste of time as you only gain a temporary release from your problem by being drunk. once you are sober again, the problem is still there! why not just face it from the start and think of the solutions of the problem than just sit down and drink till drunk in the attempt to wash it away with alcohol.

i truly believe that if the backsliders that John saw were to continue to stay near God, they would be a step closer to fulfilling their higher calling that God has prepared for them. as they continue in those activities, they slowly lose their vision of that calling and slip away.

... to be continued




Many back-sliders have mentioned that one of their main reasons for them to backslide is the lack of truthful and good Christian friends. Even for me, a quite fervent christian for approximately 6 years, still feel lonely at times. Many times, when i have a problem, i realise that there isn't anybody there that i can really talk to. I have very limited close friends who are there to fight along side with me. On the other hand, even when i have a celebratory news that i would want to share with others, there isn't any real close friends that would really understand how happy i am. many christians find themselves lonely and helpless.

To be continued...it is a good revelation. Wait it's coming up. :)