The Silent Voice of God
The world is going down the tube. Sin has become politically correct. People flock to religions which offer imaginary false gods, who will tolerate their sin, and deaden their conscience. No-one is immune, even me. There was a time when I would welcome all of this as a good thing, but I now have a problem. My spirit was brought to life by the living and true God, and the world now gives me a feeling of nausea, overlaid by a feeling of concern about inevitable doom of those not spiritually alive. Last rounds, ladies and gentlemen. it’s closing time.
All this time God screams at the world that it is fallen, and offers salvation in the death and resurrection of Jesus the Christ. The world is not listening. Now many “acts of God” are needed to wake people up. How many floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, epidemics, famines, and wars must happen to make people see? Or maybe these things are just warnings to be recognized only by the elect of God?
What should I do? I share the Gospel but no-one believes it. Some say they believe it but it is obvious that they do not. Is it possible to be born again and have no desire to read the Bible, worship God, fellowship with the brothers and sisters in Christ?
There are two options to take. Stop caring about the result and just minister to the lost in obedience but without really knowing what will happen. The other is better but harder to find. I need to know what God is doing, and join in His work. I need to join Him in His work, and not improve on mine. I need to listen to the silent voice of God.
I am going on a retreat sometime in December, in Tagaytay, a tranquil place near Metro-Manila, Philippines, next to Taal volcano. I need to discern God’s will. That means being disconnected from the internet, TV, radio, books, entertainment, and even Study Bibles. Just God, the Bible, and me, for 5 days, alone. I really do not know what will happen. I am scared that nothing will happen. I am also scared that something might happen. Since this scary feeling can only come from Satan I am resolved to proceed with this plan. I leave it all to God. I really do not know what to do. I really am unable to commit the stupid mistake of recommending a solution to God. Please pray for me that I hear the silent voice of God, and obey what He says.
I took a walk in the woods with my son and his friend. I talk about my plans for a retreat and other random stuff. Here it is. Enjoy! Be strong in the Lord, who is coming soon! After all, it is written…
Was that the silent voice of God just then? I wish I knew for sure…
God bless,
George
Swine Flu
This is a heads up to all my readers that the best way to protect yourself from swine flu is by ensuring that you are not Vitamin D deficient. The best way of obtaining Vitamin D is moderate exposure to sunlight. Early morning sun is best. Vitamin D is made by your body when it is exposed to sunlight. It is also advisable to avoid taking the swine flu vaccine as there are anecdotal reports on the web of side effects. Please verify all this information for yourself to assure yourselves that this is correct.
Vitamin D is good for your body but does not do anything for your soul. If you have not received Jesus the Christ as your Lord and Saviour, it means that you are spiritually dead. Please view the short video below for a concise presentation of the Gospel of Jesus the Christ.
Finally, here is a video clip of the doctor explaining in more detail what he has discovered about Vitamin D.
I pray you are blessed!
George
Repent
Matthew Chapter 7
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.
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
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.
Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
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.
And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
Thoughts on Evangelism
I have been sharing the Gospel of our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ, for over two years now, mainly on YouTube. I have no idea how many people were converted. Maybe none were. Were any changed? Yes, one person was changed. I was.
That one thing that I did not expect from evangelism was to be changed by it. A few weeks after I started sharing the Gospel, my interests started to change. I started to lose interest in movies and television. This was very odd, because I was a movie buff, and the type of person that turns the TV on the moment I arrive home. Now my DVD collection gathers dust and my TV is mostly used to display YouTube videos (I use a Sony Playstation to stream web content on my HD TV).
I wondered about this, and thought that the Lord wanted to protect me from the temptations that may come to me by sharing the Gospel in YouTube. Maybe Jesus does not like to watch TV and go to movies too, and after all, the whole point of accepting Jesus Christ is to be like Him. Frankly, there are no good movies being made anyway, and I would not be surprised if TV becomes as obscure as shortwave radio. The future is YouTube and other sources of web content.
Something odd happened recently. I used to post videos with licensed music, but the Holy Spirit told me to stop, and so I took them down. I thought my views would drop, but to my surprise, my views started to rise, and now my average views have tripled! I also discovered a lot of places where I can obtain freeware content.
Two years. 100 subscribers on YouTube. I know by now that it is not my work, but the Lord’s! What might be next? I never knew this could be so much fun!
God bless,
George
P.S. For those of you who might be interested in why I share the Gospel on YouTube, here is my YouTube video explaining why:
To Twitter, or not to Twitter?
I was curious about Twitter. Twitter is a microblog service, where people can conveniently post very short blogs which is really their thoughts. Will people really be interested in what I do or think between my blog posts and YouTube videos? Should I share my mundane thoughts, or just the ones I think are profound, and will anyone care? Can I share the Gospel through Twitter? Is there some data mining software running out there that will dissect my Tweets to death? If so, I hope it will conclude that I am a Christian.
I prayed about it and got an answer (the silent voice of God – straight to the point, as usual – hard to explain – some of you might know what I mean): “If you must Twitter, Twitter to Me.”
Since God does not have a Twitter account, this must mean: “Pray without ceasing.” (1 Thessalonians 5:17)
Note: to verify if an answer you think comes from God really comes from God, verify the answer through Scripture, and as much as possible, set aside your personal desires and be open to submit to the will of God.
I will not Twitter for now, and will “twitter” to God through prayer. Cool!
Silent Night
In the Philippines, we start celebrating the birth of our Lord, Jesus the Christ during the “-ber” months (September, October, etc), and end in early January. However, I think we should celebrate the birthday of our Lord Jesus the Christ everyday!
When was our Lord born? The Bible does not give us a clear date. I doubt very much it is Dec 25, because our Lord was Jewish, and His birthday would have a date on the Jewish calendar, which is lunar, and so the date on the world’s calendar, which is solar, would vary from year to year. For example, this is the reason why the date of Passover (or Resurrection Day; and called Easter by those who do not know that this is a pagan name) varies from year to year. Also, I do not think it was during winter, as it would be too cold for the sheep to be out in the field. Maybe our Lord wanted the date of His birth to be uncertain so that we would celebrate it everyday!
As for nativity scenes, it is somewhat misleading. The wise men from the east would have had to travel many months from “the east” to Israel. By the time they met our Lord, He would have been a toddler. Of course, you can still have nativity scenes (called “Belen” in the Philippines), but you would need to locate the wise men a few miles away. We do not know how many wise men there were. We only know there were more than one, and that they brought three gifts.
Tradition is very unreliable. If you want the truth, read the Bible, prayerfully asking for guidance from the Holy Spirit.
Here is my first ever video about the birth of our Lord, Jesus the Christ, who saved us from our sins! Enjoy!
I Will Not Be Silent (Remix)
It has been a long time since I created a video. I praise the Lord for the inspiration, and I pray that people will accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior through this video, and that the saved are encouraged to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Music and lyrics made freely available by Internet Evangelism Day http://www.internetevangelismday.com/music.php
I Will Not Be Silent (2008 Remix)
by John Green – Copyright © 2001
CCLI # 4018870
(Chorus)
I will not be silent
I will not back down
I’ll live the truth
And be the proof
Of the answer I have found
Why are we just waiting
When world is spinning ’round
Oh I will not be silent
Don’t hide your candle in the dark
Don’t quench the flame
That burns inside your heart
You can sieze the day
If you believe in Jesus
I want to hear you say
(chorus)
Don’t be afraid to make Him known
‘Cause you’ve got to share
The grace that you’ve been shown
Love grows when you give it away
If you believe in Jesus
I want to hear you say
(chorus)
(bridge)
Why should we be ashamed
To speak the name
Of the one who set us free
When by his grace
He took our place
And died for you and me
So let’s live it loud
And stand up proud
For all the world to see
Jesus Christ has paid the price
So be all that you can be
In the hands of God
“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.” (Matthew 11:28-29)
Here is a new single from the Newsboys. Hope you like it.
