The Rhythm of Life

The Rhythm of Life

Living in the rhythm of life is important in the Kingdom. Jesus walked and lived in the rhythm of the Kingdom until He reached the destination (which was an event).

On the contrary, we tend to live from event to event, whether it is in the church or in the world. We look for bursts of life, instead of the rhythm of life. This is because we get ourselves busy with things that matter less in the Kingdom.

We work ourselves busy, then we say to our kids, "Quality time is more important than quantity. We work ourselves busy, then we say to our spouses, "Quality time is more important than quantity." We work for 11 months (in SG) and take one whole month of vacation. These are events or bursts, but not rhythms.

Tim Elmore wrote a book talking about events and processes. While both are necessary for discipleship, most people focus on events and neglect the processes. In fact, processes are most lacking in discipleship.

The rhythm of life has to do with processes, instead of events. Yes the burst of life (aka events) can give you an acceleration or a spur of energy, but you will need another one, followed by another one. You are always waiting for the next burst/event.

Processes allow you to live and walk in consistency because you don't prioritise your schedule, you schedule your priorities. The Kingdom culture within your life will cause you to schedule your priorities. Without Kingdom values within you, you cannot have processes without.

Many of us complain that we don't have time for this and that. It's not because we don't have, but we chose not to live in the rhythm of life. Why? Because deep in our belief system, there are other values that we weigh above the Kingdom. 

The heart of the matter lies in the matter of the heart. Our believing affects our living. In other words, our living is a revelation of our believing.

If we cannot find the rhythm of life in the Kingdom, then we need to re-evaluate the values we have placed in our heart.

P.S: I was asked, "How does the rhythm of life in the Kingdom look like?

My reply is as follows: "Consistently dedicating time and energy to what matters in the Kingdom as the routine of life. If what matters to us is outside the routine, then we will always be seeking for events and bursts, and we will experience regrets when we are forced to break out of the routine due to crisis."

Healing Is A Paradox

Healing Is A Paradox

There is a paradox in the area of divine healing. It is a healthy tension that is also a revelation of the God-Man. It is difficult to separate the God-Man, just as it is difficult to separate the Son of God from the Son of Man.

Without understanding the theology of dominion, one can never understand divine healing in it's true essence.

The God of heaven and earth made Man god to rule over the earth in partnership with Him (Ps 115:16; Ps 82:6). The god of this world was supposed to be the first Adam, until he gave up his dominion-authority to the devil (Gen 1:28; Luke 4:6; 2 Cor 4:4).

Jesus came on earth not just to represent God alone. He also came to represent how the God-Man looks like, for He is fully God and fully Man. He demonstrated what dominion looks like on earth, which was the original design of Mankind.

Through His crucifixion, death and resurrection, He restored that dominion's authority to Man (Matt 28:18) so that we can become 'God-Man' (Col 1:27) and continue the dominion on earth.

Men naturally desire dominion on earth, whether they have Christ or not. Without Christ, the dominion is twisted, because it's root is a partnership with satan. They try all kinds of ways to rule over the earth (pharma, wars, politics, modern slavery, etc.) but it does not work. In every arena of life, we see that men want dominion, because it is in their God-given nature.

Divine healing is about dominion. It requires the understanding of the God-Man. This is why God told us to HEAL the sick, instead of praying to Him to heal the sick. If you ask your boss to DO what he asked you to do, you will be fired. Yet the church in general is still asking God to do what He told us to do.

The Man part of the God-Man must take responsibility to heal the sick. I have heard of preachers who say, "My job is to lay hands on the sick; God's job is to heal. So the result is not my business." Sounds pretty godly, but not in the Bible.

If you tell your boss, "Boss, my job is to do the task assigned to me. If it does not produce result, it is not my business. The result depends on you, boss... cos you are the one who assigned me the task." I guarantee you... you don't have to produce any result anymore. Just pack your desk and go home permanently.

This is why divine healing cannot be understood without understanding the God-Man.

On the other hand, people get healed because God is good and gracious. It has nothing to do with the sick, and nothing to do with you who minister to the sick. What I mean is this... we cannot earn healing by our works. This is the God-part of the God-Man. There is no excuse if the sick is not healed, because the ministry of healing has nothing to do with the person in front of you (whether he is in sin or not; whether he wants healing or not).

This is why healing is a paradox, but understanding the God-Man brings full clarity to it. When the sick gets healed, the God part gets the glory, because it is His divine authority and power. If the sick does not get healed, the Man part is responsible because we are supposed to take dominion which has been entrusted to us.

Religion is scared of this paradox of God-Man, because it ruins their reputation.

P.S: This is why dominion must be preached when sharing the Gospel of the Kingdom to a non-believer. Otherwise, it is a diluted Gospel that is void of power.

Haji Lane Outreach (Kickstart Sept 2016)

This is where Haji Lane outreach started... Didn't realise that the kickstart was actually Sept 2016.

This New Age shop has since closed.

Imagine if we empower as many believers as possible to do free healings and readings at Haji Lane every night / alternate night. Not only can we take dominion over that place, we can also prevent such shops from opening.

People are looking for Hope. Christ IN you is the Hope of glory.

Without Offence

Without Offence

Apart from Jesus, the person I admired most is Apostle Paul. He's really an amazing role model.

So I always take pains to have a clear conscience toward both God and man. - Acts 24:16

The word 'clear' in Greek and within the context of this passage means 'without offence'. Paul strove to have a conscience without offence toward both God and man.

The word 'conscience' simply means 'consciousness'. In other words, Paul walked in 'no consciousness' of offence towards God and man.

This is the greatest sign of one understanding and appropriating the power of the Gospel.

Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, since the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have any 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐬? - Heb 10:2

Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 (consciousness of sins) and our bodies washed with pure water. - Heb 10:22 (Greek emphasis added)

To have a 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 before God and man is to have 𝐧𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 towards God and man.

Offence hinders our worship. When we walk without offence, our communion with Him becomes undivided.

To walk without offence, we need to appropriate the power of the Gospel. For He has purified us from the consciousness of sins. The issue of sin has been dealt with by Jesus; so when we realise that our sin has been forgiven, we would realise that others' sin has been forgiven. 

Since the matter has been established, there is no place for offence, because there is no place for the consciousness of sins. For each time when you get offended, you are saying, "I am conscious of both your sin and my sin." The Pharisees were offended with Jesus because they were conscious of their sins. The Bible calls that evil conscience.

To live without offence is the privilege of a believer.