Red Dust Storm

I was awakened by my landlady early in the morning.."Joanna, come and look at this.."

Walked out and stared at the window and my jaw dropped because I've never seen anything like that before.. everywhere is in bright orange and the wind was gushing at full force.. visibility was poor and the bright orange colour- it was like I had orange lens over my eyes- immediately my mind wandered to the prophecy of the end days where the sun will be like blood and there will be destruction everywhere...

We have entered into spring 3 weeks ago here in Australia and have been seeing clear blue skies until today.. I can't describe the feeling of being engulfed in a sea of orange- it was a massive dust storm which has blown over this area and it lasted for many hours...

Someone commented that when they woke up.. they asked "Jesus , are you coming back today?".. well I thought to myself - if and when Jesus returns, we will hear the sound of the trumpet and in the twinkling of the eye, we will be caught up.. so if I am still asking Jesus is, that you..? would it also mean that I am already left behind... that is a wake up call really !!

I wouldn't want to be left behind... oh NO!!

In the church this week ,the pastor was just challenging each of us to make a difference and to be significant - to make everyday count...

At this juncture of time both the righteous and the unrighteous enjoy the general blessings of God because His Presence is still extended on earth.. where the sun shines and the rain falls and the unbelievers also get to enjoy the overflow of this Presence.. and you have many who are happy and asked -what do I need God for when I am already having everything??
but the day will come and it is sooner than we could anticipate ,when God will withhold and remove His Presence from the earth ie for those who don't accept Him , there will be an eternal separation where there will be darkness and gnashing of teeth forever.. a very real and frightening reality... be sober...

maybe many are still questioning and debating on the question that if God is a God of love , how can He send anyone to hell..?.. the answer is -it is not God will send but rather those who don't believe in Him and refuse to choose God, well, they have CHOSEN to be in the place where God will no longer be - a definite frightful thought of being eternally separated from this Source of Life, Source of Love and Source of Light- when you are separated from the Source of Life- you can only have death and torment and liken to an anguishing fire that keeps encroaching and burning and scorching forever and ever...

We who are in Christ definitely have the urgency to bring in the harvest- even if it means just One more soul because who can and be able to face eternal damnation- this is too important a mission for us to abort or worse still 'not to be bothered about because each soul is a heart beat and is important to God... let us not live life like yesterday.. let us catch the urgency and intensity and let us be propelled to be enrolled in the great army of God and as the Lord of Hosts goes forth- let us not be a step slower or be found slackened but be on spot and be counted for Him... be significant and bring the difference in....


Oh that when the day come, Maranatha, in the twinkling of the eye, I too will be caught up to my Beloved and as He looks into my eyes , He will say "welcome...my faithful servant , come enter into My rest...!! :o)

Not Exempted ....

Why God Permits Pain
(by Rubel Shelly)

God allows suffering, but He is not the one who causes it and sends it into our lives. We experience pain because we live in physical bodies in a contingent world. We suffer emotional pain because we are sensitive to misfortune, loss, and injustice. And the most horrible wounds that come to our spirits are traceable to our own wrong choices-- rebelling against God and doing horrible things to one another.

Faith is not a vaccine against these things.

Faith is a relationship with God that provides the daily presence, strength, and encouragement of the Living Christ for whatever comes your way. It doesn’t exempt you, but it does sustain you.

Instant peace and easy answers are not God's promise to you. His pledge is that you will never be unloved and alone.

Pray for pain/sufferings to be a bridge rather than a barrier for you. Never feel obliged to deny its reality or menace. But trust God to provide sufficient grace for each day. Give him the chance to turn Satan’s attempt to destroy your faith into a solid spiritual victory.

"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness"
(2 Corinthians 12:9).

Who I am in God !!

The prayer closet is the area which produces the overcomer. - Paul E. Billheimer

Psalm 139:16 (New Living Translation)

¹⁶ You saw me before I was born.
Every day of my life was recorded in your book.
Every moment was laid out
before a single day had passed..

Psalm 139:16 (The Message)

^13-16 Oh yes, you shaped me first inside, then out;
you formed me in my mother's womb.
I thank you, High God—you're breathtaking!
Body and soul, I am marvelously made!
I worship in adoration—what a creation!
You know me inside and out,
you know every bone in my body;
You know exactly how I was made, bit by bit,
how I was sculpted from nothing into something.
Like an open book, you watched me grow from conception to birth;
all the stages of my life were spread out before you,
The days of my life all prepared
before I'd even lived one day.

Psalm 139:16 (New American Standard Bible)

¹⁶Your ^(A)eyes have seen my unformed substance;
And in ^(B)Your book were all written
The ^(C)days that were ordained for me,
When as yet there was not one of them.

Cross references:

1. Psalm 139:16 : Job 10:8-10; Eccl 11:5
2. Psalm 139:16 : Ps 56:8
3. Psalm 139:16 : Job 14:5

He promised!

God didn't promise day without pain,
laughter without sorrow, sun without rain.

But He did promise strength for the day,
comfort for tears and light for the way.
-- Author Unknown


A life in thankfulness releases the glory of God.
-- Bengt Sundberg