A Heart Response

[Day One... and so I dedicate my heart response to Him...]

"... being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ." ~ Phil 1:6

God, You're not done with us yet.

Not a chance. *grins* Never been so happy to know that... surprisingly...

Surprising... coz it's not about not being good enough or having failed. But it's about God being the One who is at work in our lives, and you bet He's going to do His part 100% to complete the work He has begun in each of us...

We will make you ornaments of gold
With studs of silver. ~ Songs 1:11

God (the Father, Son and Holy Spirit) is commited to my success - our lives, our ministries... Hands down... (aka win already =)

Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed.
And in Your book they all were written,
The days fashioned for me,
When as yet there were none of them. ~ Psalm 139:16

Your eyes are still on us, the one that You have planted. And You have a destiny for us. You've written all about us, on the tablet of Your heart. You think about us...

God, You are at our head, and You are beckoning us to rise up and come away...

But we are still immature and weak. And so You spoke to our hearts - to go back to the basics (deeper yet), to take heed what we hear and how we hear, and yes, You who are at our Head, You will lead us in triumphant procession! (2Cor 2:14)

There is more... when human touches divine, we need strength in our inner man - to receive and to encounter and to be transformed into His likeness. Father! According to the riches of Your glory, strengthen us! (Eph 3:16-19) We want more! It is ours to lay hold of! Give it to us!

Poor in the spirit we come... a realization of our deep poverty - that we have settled for less when we could have more. Turning to the One who alone can satisfy, we press in... till the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force (Matt 11:12). It is our inheritance and portion - to know You deeper, what is in Your will, and our destiny in You...

And so we press in... with eyes of confidence, affection and lovesickness, on You, the One at our Head, seeking for a breaking in and breaking through of God in our lives. (Micah 2:13)

Contend O Bride of Christ! That you may count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus your Lord... and count them as rubbish, that you may gain Christ...

We will remember Your love, that is better than wine, better than life... We will remember that it is in Your heart to build the House of Prayer here in Singapore. What an honor! You have chosen us to lay the foundation in this time, to be that flickering flame that You will sustain, to be the voice in the wilderness, preparing the way. Most of all, we have uncovered a treasure in the midst of it all... that You O God, are our shield and exceedingly great reward... (Gen 15:1) You O Lord, are our portion and our inheritance... (Num 18:20)