Light Of The World!

Hello there, world! I'm Yong Zhen Kheng a.k.a King! I'm a 24 young man who has given my life to God! I face plenty of challenges and mountains daily, but it is by the grace of God that I'm able to stand tall with His strength in such a world that we live in. "Light Of The World!" is the name of my blog. Because in such a dark world that we live in, everyone is looking for that something somewhere somehow to fill and satisfy their souls. And that is where the Word of God comes in, where love and hope are always present and living. God is the Light of the world, and my prayer is that we will go beyond the call of duty to show love to the people around us with the love that He has shown us - That they may know just how real and amazing our God is! This is what we're here for: To show the world how He love it. This is what we're made for: To lay it all down like He did :) Our God is an awesome God, He reigns from heaven and earth, with wisdom, power and love, our God is an awesome God! And He has chosen us to be the Light of the world, so come let us share the Good News with the world together! (:
>> Sincerely, a man on many missions.

Monday, May 14, 2012

Struggling With Sin - Repent: Forgiven



2 Samuel 12:13 says, "Then David said to Nathan, 'I have sinned against the Lord.' Nathan replied, 'The Lord has taken away your sin. You are not going to die."

Now, what sin did David make against the Lord? Here's what actually happened: King David was supposed to join his army in battle but he decided to rest at home. Therefore instead of leading his people in the battle as a king, he sent out his next in command to take his place. And guess where this leads? It leads to the [Wrong Place At The Wrong Time]

One evening as he got to the roof of his palace he saw this beautiful woman named Bathsheba. He saw her bathing and at this point he had a choice to walk away from temptation, but he still chose to commit a sin in God's eyes by forcing her to sleep with him. After finding out that she is married to Uriah, David wanted to keep his secret therefore he told the general to put Uriah in the front lines of the battlefield and let him die there. And there his scheme killed not only the husband, but many men from David's army fell that day.

And then that's where his guy named Nathan came to David and told him that God will punish him. The consequence of that sin led to the death of his son.

David confessed that he has sinned against God and he knew how wrong he was. And the amazing thing to learn from here is that no matter how terribly we mess up, we can share our pain and sadness with God and ask for forgiveness like David did. You're not a world-class sinner that God can't forgive! Nothing you could ever do is bigger than what Jesus has already done for you on the cross! All you have to is ask for forgiveness, and get back up again and walk right in God's eyes.

Remember, God forgave:
(a) Peter, who denied he ever knew Jesus.
(b) David, who slept with another man's wife and then had the guy killed.
(c) Paul, whose first career was persecuting Christians.

God loves you. Period. No strings attached, no matter what, He'll forgive you, if you just ask him to.

But other than the amazing love, grace and mercy about God - Every sin has its consequences. And if you deal with that sin before it gets started, you'll save yourself a lot of trouble in the long run! Trying to hide your sin will always get you in more trouble than just admitting it and dealing with it!

Remember: You can fool men, but you can't fool God. God sees everything and he knows your heart. So ask him this day to search your heart, and to guide you to walk right in His eyes! Yes, God will forgive you the moment you ask Him for forgiveness. But don't go taking his grace for granted, because it has its consequences sooner or later.

Luke 23:34 says, "Jesus said, 'Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.' And they divided up his clothes by casting lots."
Luke 13:3 says, "I tell you... But unless you repent, you too will all perish."
Colossians 2:13-14 says, "When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross."

- Ask Him for forgiveness, then repent -

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