God's treasured possession

You are God's treasured possession. Deut 26:18. His laws are to preserve and bless us. To have life and have it to the full.

"We submit to His commands not so that we can be accepted by Him, but because He has already accepted us through the sacrifice of His son."

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Am about to publish my first Android app and will be using this blog post as an anchor point for comments :)

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Living for a dream

Am I living to get out of trouble than living for a dream? There is a whole lot of difference when life is driven by a kiasi / kia daiji attitude or driven by something to live for. The whole perspective changes and a new energy and hope is found.

Have you got something to live for?

God's faithfulness

I read something really good about God's faithfulness from an article in Living Life devotion by Steve Oh. God's faithfulness is demonstrated in these four aspects

• God is faithful in the midst of trials and temptation. He will provide a way out. 1 Cor 10:13.
• God is faithful when we sin. He will provide a way for us to be restored to him. 1 John 1:9.
  
• God is faithful in His protection over us. We are weak against the onslaught of the enemy but he will be faithful to hold us safe. Psalm 121.
• God is faithful as He moulds us to the likeness of His Son. It's not about hanging on and enduring to the end, but growing in Christlikeness as God faithfully works in our lives through the power of the Holy Spirit to sanctify us into who we are ultimately meant to be. Phil 1:6, Romans 8:29-30.
  

"May we grow in gratitude for His faithfulness to us and that we earnestly seek God's overflowing grace to sanctify us to an ever greater faithfulness to Him."

Confession that brings healing

"Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. .." James 5:16 NIV

This is something that is quite new to me. We often confess our sins in private to God and I'm sure He hears and will forgive us. But there seems to be a healing that comes from confession to each other. Especially if the other person had been the injured party. Even sharing with someone close helps to keep each other in accountability when two stand together.

But beyond confessing, it's important to proceed to praying. Pray for each other, to release forgiveness to each other or to release the power of God in our lives.

Something new for me to grow in :)

Being faithful with my time

Monday's devotion struck me when it said, "we must not live as if we were immortal and unaccountable for the use of our time".

To recognise that time here on earth is a precious resource given by grace from God. Let me not misuse my time but teach me to have the right perspective of my time that I may have a heart of wisdom to live my days well.