Pity Junk Age's Corner!

Thank God for yet another wonderful day, really enjoyed the time nowadays and it is amazing how God truly blesses and watch over us, even as we go through life path be when there are abundant blessings or difficult struggles, God is with us always! Let us never forget who God is, the mighty creator God! May we be like the cartoon below, stand firm for God always even when winds of life is trying to toss us to and fro.

Was reading Matthew 19 today and 2 verses particularly touched me, the first was from Matthew 19:26. "But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible." What a wonderful truth! All things are possible with God! Are your problems too huge for you? Dear Christian, remember that we have a even greater God where nothing is impossible with Him!

The next was from Matthew 19:30. "But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first." Let us remember what it means to serve God, what it means to lead the people of God. We lead by serving, not for power, for glory, for pride but for God and God alone. Press onward and stand firm in your faith!

Ah Cat: I would imagine it to be so huh? :"P As to why 27th of March will be your happiest day. Hope you have enjoyed yourself, may this year be an even better year for you as your grow even deeper in love with our Lord. Thanks for your constant encouragement over SMS too! Appreciated it lots!

Cheryl: Thanks for dropping by! Enjoyed our little chat yesterday too! Thanks for your friendship, may we have more opportunities to catch up and even go out, Lord willing! Do continue to press on for God, change if need be but always for the better and for God! May you shine for God always. Pink Rock Rawks!

Seto: I am fine, hope you are fine as well! Can't wait for you to come back and join the Levities! Daniel has been a great blessing to my soul. No worries about the mess, think I should be the one who should apologize for the mess as we are the cause of it in the first place! Do have a safe trip back! See you soon!

Daph: Have not been able to see you much these days. Hope that you are doing fine? May God continue to use you mighty even as you serve in ACTS. Do keep shining for God as well! Yup, fine the song very nice, what a beautiful savior we have who is our God and the risen King! That all heavens shout His praise and all creation bow to worship God! Let's come and worship God!

Yet another day, but what a day! Bright and sunny! Thank God for this wonderful day. May God continue to watch over us every day day, every step of our life! May our live so shine forth that others will see and know that our God is indeed good because he will guide and lead us through every single trial, every single tribulation for our God is a great and mighty God!

Was reading Matthew 17 and 2 verses from Matthew 17:20 ~ 21 really touched me, "And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting."

Do we know we are in a war? " For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." Ephesians 6:12. Let us not forget! May we never stop praying and fasting.

From whence our help come? "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth." Psalms 121:1 ~ 2.

Let us have faith, faith not on ourselves but faith on God. With that faith, will we be able to tend do great and mighty deeds for God! Let us press onward to higher ground and push back the gates of hell!

Was listening to this song, titled Beautiful Savior. Indeed, how wonderful and how beautiful is our Lord God! Hope it will be a blessing to you as well!

At Cat: Here's wishing you a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Yeah another year huh? May you continue to grow in the Lord that you will be a spiritual giant for God, that others will see your life and know that God makes no mistakes. Thanks for your constant encouragement. Press on in every aspect of you life yeah? :"P

Christine: Thanks for popping by! Have not been able to catch you for some time! Hope you are doing well in your every aspects of your life! Do press on for God in everything you do. Press onward to higher and be a good testimony to all around you yeah? :"P

It is amazing how every day seems to just fly by so quickly. Another week have past since I last posted! :"P Have been a very busy week, in fact have been busier these days, so can't blog as much as I would love to.

Since then, have been proceeding along the book of Matthew and in the verse in Matthew 15:11, really touched me. "Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man." Let's watch the things that we say, that we will not be defiled and in word and in conduct we will be a good example.

"But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man." Matthew 15: 18 ~ 20. Is this not very true? Let us guard our heart that we will not lead a live that displeases God.

O Christian, press on to higher ground. Look towards God and not towards man. Let's push back the gates of hell!

Calyxmae: Harlow Calyxmae! Thanks for popping by. I have linked up my blog with P.U.S.H. May we always be on our knees praying. Thanks for all the helping rendered and for taking this step of faith. Do press on to higher ground. We can do all things because He lives and because I know He holds the future!

Godsis: Thanks for tagging! Glad to see how you are growing. Do use the tagboard, sometimes I missed the comments! :"P Yup, let us all come to the Lord and God will see us through all things, because God is always in control and God makes no mistakes. God indeed is good all the time, all the time God is good!

Ah Cat: Nice of you to drop by. Thanks for being such a good encouragement and blessing to all of us. Continue to be a good testimony wherever you go. May God continue to use you mighty, helping others and drawing them to God. May revival break out in the Uth minstry. Take heart and be of good courage! :"P

Another day has come, just glad to have the little time to blog, have been real busy these days. Today we touch on Matthew Chapter 11 and here is one of my favourite passages from Matthew 11:28 ~ 30.

"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."

It is amazing how the verse is structured. Firstly we are to come if we have realised that we have laboured and are heavy laden. Do you feel as such? That the world have been offering you nothing but empty promises? Nothing from the world seem to satisfy you, everything that we achieved, we just needed some more. Everything we have there is always more. When will it ever end?

Only way? Come to Jesus and Jesus will give us rest.

However, is that all? That we need not labour anymore? We need not do anything? Not so, but Jesus knows what is best for us, there will still be troubles and tribulations but God will guide us, whatever happens it will not be beyond our Savior from leading us out of the situation, we just need to trust God.

"I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth." Psalms 121:1 ~ 2.

Oh Christian, look unto the hills and see, our help comes from God who is the same yesterday, today and forever, the creator God who made the heaven and the earth! Take heart and be of good courage.

Will you come to Jesus today?

Christ-ian: It is my pleasure and honor to have you here with me. Didn't know you even come to my blog. Thanks for the kind gesture. Hope your stay is pleasant here. Indeed, let's us have faith on the God who created the heavens and the earth and be faithful until the utter end.

Jean: Haven't have the pleasure of speaking to you for quite sometime. Duties and responsibilities require me to be elsewhere, hope you are enjoying yourself in the new environment. To everything there is a season, to everything there is time, for every purpose under heaven, there is a time a proper time.

Cherie: So nice of you to drop by. Sigh... So all you remember is the zoo outing. Hopefully there will be more opportunities for all of us to go out again! Didn't really talk much to you too! Hope you are doing fine. Continue to press on for God. Remember our God is the same, yesterday, today and forever! On to higher ground.

A friend send me some clips on Les Miserables and here is my favourite piece, "One Day More!" For those who have yet to see it you can view it here:

Another day, what will you be doing then? May we live each day for God. Press on, Christian!

VALJEAN
One day more!
Another day, another destiny.
This never-ending road to Calvary;
These men who seem to know my crime
Will surely come a second time.
One day more!

MARIUS
I did not live until today.
How can I live when we are parted?

VALJEAN
One day more.

MARIUS & COSETTE
Tomorrow you'll be worlds away
And yet with you, my world has started!

EPONINE
One more day all on my own.

MARIUS & COSETTE
Will we ever meet again?

EPONINE
One more day with him not caring.

MARIUS & COSETTE
I was born to be with you.

EPONINE
What a life I might have known.

MARIUS & COSETTE
And I swear I will be true!

EPONINE
But he never saw me there!

ENJOLRAS
One more day before the storm!

MARIUS
Do I follow where she goes?

ENJOLRAS
At the barricades of freedom.

MARIUS
Shall I join my brothers there?

ENJOLRAS
When our ranks begin to form

MARIUS
Do I stay; and do I dare?

ENJOLRAS
Will you take your place with me?

ALL
The time is now, the day is here

VALJEAN
One day more!

JAVERT
One more day to revolution,
We will nip it in the bud!
I will join these little schoolboys,
They will wet themselves with blood!

VALJEAN
One day more!

M. & MME. THENARDIER
Watch 'em run amuck,
Catch 'em as they fall,
Never know your luck
When there's a free for all,
Here a little `dip'
There a little `touch'
Most of them are goners
So they won't miss much!

Students (2 Groups)
1: One day to a new beginning

2: Raise the flag of freedom high!

1: Every man will be a king

2: Every man will be a king

1: There's a new world for the winning

2: There's a new world to be won

ALL
Do you hear the people sing?

MARIUS
My place is here, I fight with you!

VALJEAN
One day more!

MARIUS & COSETTE
I did not live until today.

EPONINE
One more day all on my own!

MARIUS & COSETTE
How can I live when we are parted?

JAVERT(overlapping)
I will join these people's heros
I will follow where they go
I will learn their little Secrets,
I will know the things they know.

VALJEAN
One day more!

MARIUS & COSETTE
Tomorrow you'll be worlds away

EPONINE
What a life I might have known!

MARIUS & COSETTE
And yet with you my world has started

JAVERT(overlapping)
One more day to revolution
We will nip it in the bud
We'll be ready for these

Schoolboys

THENARDIERS(overlapping)
Watch 'em run amok
Catch 'em as they fall
Never know your luck
When there's a free-for-all!

VALJEAN
Tomorrow we'll be far away,
Tomorrow is the judgement day

ALL
Tomorrow we'll discover
What our God in Heaven has in store!
One more dawn
One more day
One day more!

Yet another amazing day, thank God for this day. Was reading Matthew chapter 8 and nothing stuck me more than the passage on the centurion, especially these verses from Matthew 8:8 ~ 10.

"The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel."

Just a brief introduction on the Roman Army at that point of time and what it takes to be a centurion, this is taken from http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/romans/army.shtml, "The Roman Army was made up of men from all over the Empire, no women were allowed to join. These men were professional soldiers whose only job was to fight and defend Rome. Initally only property owners such as farmers could serve in the army, but from the 1st century B.C. onwards anybody could join. These soldiers would have to stay in the army for at least 25 years! If a soldier was brave, clever and fought well he could become a centurion in charge of 80 ordinary soldiers called legionaries. Each troop of about 80 legionaries was called a century.

It is just amazing, the faith of the centurion, how many of us have that faith to just trust God? All we need is God's word and is that not enough? Certainly it was enough for the centurion, is it enough for you?

Another yet wonderful day, thank God for this day and for watching us. Today we cover Matthew and the first 2 verses already hit me. "Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again." Matthew 7:1 ~ 2. How many times we often judge others for their seeming failings, do we not see that God is actually molding them to be better people?

"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened." Matthew 7:7 ~ 8. What a beautiful passage, we have not because we ask not! Let us ask and pray. Battles are won on the knees! May we push back the gates of hell!

"Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it." Matthew 7:24 ~ 27. Let us listen, learn and do God's word that we may be strongly rooted in God's word.

Will you pray and ask of God?

Iris: Yo, yo, yo! Thanks for popping by! Yup we have absolutely nothing, nothing to worry about since our God is always in control and God makes no mistakes. We may not understand the reason why but it is all done for our good! Press on yeah? :"P

It is nice to be back, have been really busy these days. Thank God from whom all blessings flow. Well, we have moved from Old Testament to New Testament in the period of absence and truly today's passage in Matthew really spoke to me and I hope it will speak to you as well.

In Matthew 6:9 ~ 13, we have the famous prayer that the Lord taught the people, how to pray. Then in Matthew 6:14 ~ 15, it is emphasized on the importance of forgiveness. "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." Let us forgive others, remember how God have been merciful to us in the first place.

The subsequent passage has always been an encouragement to me. This is from Matthew 6:25 ~ 34.

"Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof."

Why do we worry? Is there anything that can be accomplished from worrying? Absolutely nothing at all. Who do we trust? Is not the God our God the creator of the heavens and the earth? Always remember God is in control and God makes no mistakes. Nothing happens by chance, let us just do our best for God, always seeking God first in our lives.

May we live our lives for God and God alone.

It has been sometime since I am able to come online, have been really busy, so sorry for the lack of updates, will try to be more consistent now, I hope! :"P

Edmund: Yo! Nice to see you around, hope things are going fine with you. Do take care and continue to keep in touch yeah? Work must have been fun nowadays! :"P Let me know if there is anything lah! :"P

Christine: Hey, what THAT cheer? You should see it being done on MSN! :"P Soon you will enjoy it as well as the rest of the Levities! :"P Look forward to seeing you soon on Friday! Don't forget yeah? Meeting! :O

Daph: Thanks for your constant encouragement, have been seeing less of you these days, hope things are going well, seeing more and hearing more of the virtual you! :O Do continue to press on for God and be in the centre of God's will! :"P

Ah Cat: You have been a great source of encouragement as well, thanks for always praying and the SMS! May God continue to use you mighty even in your tribe and let nothing come between you and God. Onward to higher ground! :"P

Edmund: I am sure pressing the caps lock button on your PC will not be that much of a trouble yeah? Man! :O Sounds like you are enjoying your work as well as the quakes. Must have been a great experience. :"P

Cherie: What happened to you? Have not been able to see you around as well! Been really busy huh? Hope to see you this Friday and Saturday as well if you are able to make it yeah? Do take good care and press on for God! :"P

Good morning to one and all! It is yet another wonderful day, for all those who have been coming, so sorry for the lack of updates for the past few days. Apparently there was a misunderstanding with Blogger and the Pity Junk Age's corner was thought to be a spam blog, but thank God all is resolved, so we are back again!

Was reading this passage from Malachi 2:4 ~ 7. "And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts. My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name. The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity. For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts."

Was reminded again what it was to be a Levite and why the name Levities was chosen for the Uth Ministry outing planning group and there was a short article sent out to all the Levites which I would post here.

Think names are very important as it will significant who we are and what the group is trying to achieve. Thus the name Levities. Just a bit of history from wikipedia, "In the Jewish tradition, a Levite is a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi. The Levites were the only one of the Israelite tribes who received cities but no tribal land when Joshua led the Israelites into the land of Canaan. The Tribe of Levi served particular religious duties for the Israelites and had political responsibilities as well. In return, the landed tribes were expected to give tithe to the Levites."

For us as we come out to serve, we are being set apart to fulfill this task ahead of us, let our service be as an offering to God, "And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD for an offering of the children of Israel, that they may execute the service of the LORD." Number 8:11.

When Israel sin in the wilderness and Aaron made the molten image, who was on the Lord's side? "Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD's side? Let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him." Exodus 32:26. May we be set apart and be as a living sacrifice for God. The road ahead is not going to be easy as we will be organizing the events, BUT more important than the event is the people.

So I ask that as each of you consider whether this is the ministry that you would like to serve, do ponder about this. We will have to take the high road, as many now are watching the footsteps that we take, many soon will follow in the choices that we make, so let us that be faithful to be as we should be and be a good example, that they might clearly see.

For us as we come out to serve, we are being set apart to fulfill this task ahead of us, let our service be as an offering to God, "And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD for an offering of the children of Israel, that they may execute the service of the LORD. " Number 8:11.

Remember that the objective of the outing is warmth. "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another." John 13:34~35. Let us be on a look out for those who are not fitting in. Be an encouragement to them. May we always remember why we are doing what we are doing. Love the people.

"One for all and all for one! Once a Levite, always a Levite!"