It is of no question that God is the God of every tense – past, present and future. HE is our help in the past, our hope in the future and the great all sufficient I’AM today.

After the Israelites defeated the Philistines, Samuel planted a stone on the ground and called it Ebenezer, saying “Thus far has the Lord helped us.” We too, need to be reminded how the Lord has led us in the past. If we were to place a stone of Ebenezer every time God has helped us, we would have a vast collection by now.

God has been our help in the past thus we ought to be confident that HE has provided for our future as well. We can thank HIM for the past and have confidence that HE has a good plan for our future. Though it may seem difficult to trust HIM for the needs of today, we must remember that HE is able and willing to do the same for us today as HE did in the past and will do in the future.

HE is the great I’AM of today, the all sufficient one we need for this very moment. When doubts and uncertainties creep in, remember your stones of Ebenezer.

1 Samuel 7:12
Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us."

Psalms 115:12 - The Lord hath been mindful of us, He will bless us

The bible verse above speaks a simple truth. The first sentence assures us of the fact that God is always mindful of us.

Jesus constantly thinks of us; HE has provided for us, comforted us and delivered us all these years. In all HIS ways, HE has been mindful of us; never overlooking our needs. Surely, you would recall by now the mindfulness that God has shown in your life.

The next sentence displays the nature of God’s character. God character is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. He will continue to be mindful of us in the future as HE had been in the past. His mindfulness assures us that HE has a good future and plan for us; HE delights to bless us due to HIS unchanging loving kindness from the time of Abraham till our present days. HE will bless us because of his own divine character.

Therefore let us rejoice and bless HIS name.

Mary, Jesus’ mother said probably one of the most sincere and sweetest songs of praise. Instead of just reading it, let’s ponder on it and use it as a song of praise to our God who has done great things for us – the blessed ones.

Luke 1:46-49
And Mary said: "My soul glorifies the Lord
And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 
For he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant.
From now on all generations will call me blessed,
For the Mighty One has done great things for me-- holy is His name.

Why wait? No one likes to wait. Waiting seems to be a place where life is put on hold.

Nevertheless, waiting is still a big part of life. It might be the wait at the grocery store, the doctor’s waiting room or the wait for the salvation of our loved ones and so on. The point is most of us are waiting for something most of the time.

The whole process of waiting can be quite daunting but when it comes to waiting on God, God promises blessings for HIS children but let’s get the perspective right. Waiting is a journey of self transformation; it is not an idle process.

Waiting strengthen our inner man to walk in a deeper knowledge and trust of who God is. Through waiting, God will hone our ability to confidently expect, trust and be truly content with HIS plans for us. Waiting purifies our motives.

So if you are currently in a situation where you have to wait, claim HIS promises by faith and rest in HIM with a confident expectation that HE knows what HE is doing and HIS timing will not fail you.

Ecclesiastes 3:11
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.

While downloading a freeware from the internet, I was prompted by my antivirus that a virus has been detected. I scanned the freeware’s disclaimer and found the clause that states, “we reserve the right to collect the user’s information and monitor the user’s computer activities. All information and behavior trend will be collated for market research purposes.”

Instantly I clicked cancel and I was relieved I did not download a spyware into my computer system.

In the spiritual realm, our enemy – the devil works like a spyware. He studies you, follows your every movements, observes your behavior patterns and detects your weakness. He will then engineer a situation that will make you fall to his plan. Fortunately, we Christian have an “antivirus” program that will prompt us if any spywares is detected. They are our Holy Spirit, the one who will prompt us when temptation is near; HE will teach us many things and reveals wisdom in our walk with Christ.

Take for an example, a man who has had a bad day at work. The Holy Spirit prompted him to keep his peace and not rush in doing his work yet the man ignored the Spirit and rushed off to do things with his own strength. He then spilled coffee on his report, the printer jammed and he was yelled by his boss due to the late report's submission. After work, he rushed to go home but he was caught in the traffic jam for an hour and when he finally reaches home, the house electricity is out, dinner is not served and the children are crying and screaming. This is when the man finally loses his temper and shouts at his family.

Now the devil knows that the man will lost his self control and respond with anger in such circumstances or pressures. The devil will then wait for a similar opportunity in the future and attack again when the man is at his weakest.

So in facing our enemy, it is important to heed the instruction of the Holy Spirit and be vigilant of our enemy who is constantly spying for the next best opportunity to harm us.

John 14:26
These things I have spoken to you, while abiding with you. "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.

*(Scenario was inspired by examples from - Derek Prince.1998.They Shall Expel Demons.16th publication)*

Recently, the newspapers reported on a technology that has been developed by a group of students. This invention is directed towards helping the disabled and its technology’s core system relies on the user’s brain wave to switch household appliances on and off using the power of their mind.

 All the user has to do is focus his or her mind on the selected appliance and it will turn on or off accordingly.

This system is not an unfamiliar research for scientists as it is long proven theory that the power of the mind is not to be underestimated.  

Unfortunately we often allow fear and worry to take hold of our mind. We focus most of our energy on them and give them the power to repress our abilities to walk in faith and enjoy the victorious freedom Jesus has purchased for us.

When fear or worry comes knocking, which ‘selected appliance’, you focus your mind to? The fear, the worry or the truth of God’s word that is able to set you free from all oppression?

Exodus 6:6
Therefore, say to the people of Israel: ‘I am the LORD. I will free you from your oppression and will rescue you from your slavery in Egypt. I will redeem you with a powerful arm and great acts of judgment.

When your day doesn't go as planned, God orchestrated everything for a reason. Below is a good example  of the normal conversation we have with God when everything seems to go wrong. I was blessed reading it and I hope it will bless you too.

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My conversation with God


Human (in frustrated tone): God, why did you let so much stuff happened to me today?

God: What do you mean?

Human: Well I woke up late and my car took forever to start. At lunch, they made my sandwich wrong and I had to wait. Then on the way home, my phone went dead, just as I picked up a call. (Loudly) Nothing went right today! Why did you do that to me?

God: Well… the death angel was at your bed this morning and I had to send one of the other angels to battle him for your life. I let you sleep through that.

God: I didn't let your car start because there was a drunk driver on your route that might have hit you if you were on the road. The person who made your sandwich today was sick and I didn’t want you to catch what they have, I knew you couldn't afford to miss work.

Human (embarrassed): Oh.....

God: Your phone went dead because the person that was calling was going to give a false witness about what you said on that call, I didn't even let you talk to them so you would be covered.

Human: I'm sorry, God.

God: Don't be sorry, just learn to trust ME in all things, the good and the bad. Don't doubt that my plan for your day is always better than your plan.

Human: God, thank you for everything today.

God:You're welcome, child. It was just another day being your God and I love looking after my children.


**(Source: Author unknown)