Punishment to Adam & Eve

(Genesis 3:16-19)
To the woman he said, 'I will greatly increase your pangs in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children, yet your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you.'
And to the man he said, 'Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten of the tree about which I commanded you, "You shall not eat of it", cursed is the ground because of you; in toll you shall eat of it all the days of your life; thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you, and you shall eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; you are dust, and to dust you shall return.

Reflection:
Yes, the bible answer my question. I was wondering why women have to go thru the pain in labour? I am sure some men ask too why they have to work and the wife stay at home? Look at the answers from the scripture above.
Of course in modern days, most of the things changed like men became househusband and woman is at work. Look at the ancient times, the man has more power and rule over woman; man is the breadwinner and woman is the housewife.
Adam & Eve has spoilt the privilege to have free food, and this makes sense that "there is no free lunch". You got to work for it and earn it. And we must die! No eternal life on earth.
But there is a free redemption from Christ. God sent his only son to free us from sins and open the gate of God's house for us to go back to him. Now we know where and how did we comes from and where we will be going after we die.

Let us thank God for revealing the truth and guides us back to him and give us life. May he protects us always from dangers and temptations. Amen

The New Eve & New Adam

Consequences of the first sin- Serpent

(Genesis 3:14-19)
The Lord God said to the serpent, 'Because you have done this cursed are you among all animals and among all wild creatures; upon your belly you should go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life. I will put enmity between you and the woman and between your offspring and hers; he will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.'

Reflection:
Now, the first sin has causes us to separate from God because God is so pure and but God already has a plan to save humankind from the very beginning. The serpent is the evil that tempted adam and eve to sin, their work is to destroy humankind.
God said he will put hatred between:
"You and the woman" referring to the evil and Mary, the new Eve. "
Your offspring and hers referring to the evils and Jesus, son of Mary, the new Adam.

The coming of the saviour has already been long waiting for and before His comin, God has sent many prophets to the people such as Abraham, Moses, Jacob, Jeremiah, etc to lead us. Indeed the saviour has came to the world and he is Jesus. We believe he will have the second coming. The first coming, he was born of a Virgin Mary by the power of the Holy Spirit in a lowly location. At second coming, Jesus will come in Glory to judge the living and the dead and take dominion over all nations. He will strike the evil's head. Death, suffering, crying, pain shall be no more.

Let us thank God for the redemption. He is indeed forever merciful. Amen.

Creation of human

Creation of human

(Genesis 2:7-9)
Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
(Genesis 2:18-24)
Then the Lord God said, it is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper as partner.
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So the Lord God cause a deep sleep to fall upon the man and he slept; then he took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man he made into woman and brought her to the man. Then the man said, "This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; this one shall be called Woman, for out of Man this one was taken" Therefore, a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh. And the man and his wife were both naked, and were not ashamed.

Reflection:
In this modern world, many has lost the relationship with God and thus they do not know where they comes from, where they belong. Have you ever wonder how does human come to this world? The bible has revealed how God created the first male and female.
From the scripture, I can also see God has created a couple instead of individuals and see how amazing he creates this first family. Hence, married couples are one flesh and this is how intimate the relationship is and therefore we should appreciate our spouse which God unite. Some people will get married without thinking of everlasting life with spouse as the word 'divorce' is always an option.
Let us thank God for the life he has given us and love our other half just as we love ourselves and families. Amen

How to go UMSC by public transport.

Here I am referred by a dentist to UMSC  Prof.Ngeow to do my loooong decay impacted wisdom tooth extraction.

How to go UMSC by public transport.
1) Take a bus from the Taman Jaya/ Universiti LRT train station heading to PPUM.
2) The bus will go from Jalan gasing and make a U-Turn to stop at PPUM bus station.
3) Get down at the bus station before UMSC. There is a signboard of UMSC.
4) From the bus station, Walk about 20m and head to the left junction and straight up to UMSC lobby.

NOTE:
1) If you are well like me just doing dental, I urged you to take public transport because the road to UMSC is quite jamn.
2) Best to take bus instead of cab.
3) Rapid KL or Free PJ service bus.

How to exit from UMSC by public transport:
1) By cab/taxi:
Inform the security guards at the concierge counter that you need a cab. They will call the taxi for you.
*They have a shuttle van to transports the patients to PPUM for further test. Sometimes they can send you to PPUM lobby. There is many taxis waiting at PPUM lobby.

By bus:
1) Request for the UMSC shuttle van to give you a lift to the PPUM.
2) Walk from PPUM to the bus station in front of the ER.
3) From there, get a rapidkl bus to the nearest LRT station -UNIVERSITI

Unity through Humility

(Philippians 2:1-4)
If then there is any encouragement in Christ,
any consolation from love,
any sharing in the Spirit,
any compassion and sympathy,
make my joy complete:
be of same mind, having the same love, being full accord and of one mind.

Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others. Let the same mind be in you that was Christ Jesus.

Reflection:
The society need the spirit of unity & humilty. Only these two values are enough to make a better world or even perfect world. No doubts, there are lots of conflicts and disagreement in this world, but humility can brings tolerance to one another and unite all nations as everyone stand the same value.

Think about the politicians leaders, if all of the them do nothing from selfish, all of them will be standing in unity to make a better nation.
God is living and His words never passed away. In the scriptures, St.Paul urged us to have same thoughts, sharing same love and being one mind because Christ encourages you and his love comforts you.

Let us join our hands together to pray for the unity of our nations and may God's love spread around the world. Amen

What is faith

What is faith

(Hebrew 11:1-3)
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Indeed, by faith our ancestors received approval. By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the Word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible. Read more Hebrew 11:4-39: The examples of Abel, Enoch and Noah The faith of Abraham The faith of Moses The faith of Other Israelite Heroes

Reflection:
Have you seen any successful person have no faith at all? Everyone have faith and it depends where they put their faith into. The motivational/ new age books will tell you to put your faith in yourself and believe in yourself. But how does one have confident to say what happens tomorrow when they have no control to the future? In the end, every successful person, there are God's blessings.

As the scripture said, 'what is seen was made from things that are not visible'. God is invisible, but the blessings and graces are clear to us when things come our way. Peace is the greatest blessing.

Faith is important for every person to live a life. Without faith there is no hope, without hope there is no life. People who have no faith are insecure and lost especially in their difficult times. 'Worlds were prepared by word of God' if we have faith and follow Him. Faith brings trust and obedience; and these two values lead us to have follow Him for life guidance.

Let us thank God for the gift of faith and pray that everyone receives the gift of faith so that we can have hope and live in truth. Amen.

Responsible Use of Wealth

(Sirach: 14:3-19)
It isn't right for someone who is selfish to be rich. What use is money to a stingy person? If you deny yourself in order to accumulate wealth, you are only accumulating it for someone else. Others will use your riches to live in luxury. How can you be generous with others if you are stingy with yourself, if you are not willing to enjoy your own wealth? No one is worse off than someone who is stingy with himself; it is sin that brings its own punishment. When such a person does something good, it is only by accident; his selfishness will sooner or later be evident.
A selfish person is evil; he turns his back on people's needs and is never satisfied with what he has. Greed will shrivel up a person's soul. Some people are too stingy to put bread on their own table. My child, treat yourself as well as you can, and bring worthy offerings to the Lord.

Remember that death is coming for you some day, and you havent been told when that will be. Before that day comes, be kind to your friends; be as generous as you can. Don't deny yourself a single day's happiness. If there is something you want to do and it is lawful, go ahead! Some day all that you worked for will be divided up and given to others. So be generous; but also be willing to receive from others.
Enjoy yourself, for you will not find any pleasures in the world of the dead. The human body wears out like a piece of clothing. The ancient law decrees that we must die. Human beings are like leaves on a spreading tree. New growth takes the place of the fallen leaves; while some of us die, others are being born. Everything made by human hands will decay and perish, along with the person who made it.

Reflection:
Most of us know that a stingy or selfish person are usually refers to someone who are only willing to spend on themselves rather than others. But the scripture here talks about "miser"(someone who has strong wish to have money and hates to spend it).

To sum up the above, God advise us to:
1) Don't be too money minded
2) Love yourself
3) Be generous to others too
4) Spend according to your means
5) Must appreciate God's gift

Let us thank God for the wealth that he has blessed us with and pray for those who suffer and trapped with their money business. Amen.

Concerning Children

Concerning Children

(Sirach 30:7-13)
Whoever spoils his son will bind up his wounds, and will suffer heartache at every cry.
An unbroken horse turns out stubborn, and unchecked son turns out headstrong.
Pamper a child and he will terrorize you; play with him and he will grieve you.
Do not laugh with him or you will have sorrow with him, and in the end you will gnash your teeth.
Give him no freedom in his youth, and do not ignore his errors.
Bow down his neck in his youth and beat his sides while he is young, or else he will become stubborn and disobey you, and you will have sorrow of soul from him.
Discipline your son and make his yoke heavy, so that you may not be offended by his shamelessness.

Reflection:
Spank or not to spank? There are many parenting books which can gives different approach or advice on how to teach and discipline a child. Some advice parents be a friend to the child and talk over it but some advice to impose strict discipline and rules. But what does God says? Clearly, the scriptures says we must discipline a child and has warns us what if we dont. Disciplining is a very stressful and difficult task especially when you are guarding the cute little ones who look so innocent and naive. Children is not our property but God's property. They are gift from God which put under our guardian on earth. Therefore, we must appreciate and love them. God has spoke to us through scripture concerning child. Let us pray and ask God to guide us to be a good parent and gives us the wisdom for our day to day lives because He is our heavenly father. Amen.

Stand in Awe before God

Stand in AWE before God (Ecclesiastes 3:13-15) Moreover, it is God's gift that all should eat and drink and take pleasure in all their toil. I know that whatever God does endures for ever; nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it; God has done this, so that all should stand in awe before him. Reflection: Again, here clearly says that all the pleasures are comes from God and all should stand in awe before Him. Not only we need to be grateful, we should stand in AWE because he is our heavenly Father who provide us everything. I myself depends God to guide me on my day to day life as he is my heavenly father, my boss, my friend and my saviour. May you always find happiness in the Lord. Amen

Always be Grateful

(Ecclesiastes 2:24-26)
A person can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in their own toil. This too, I see, is from the hand of God, for without him, who can eat or find enjoyment?

Reflection:
Good food, travelling, pleasures are all human being wanted or some are working hard for it. You may think that all these are earned with their own hardwork and efforts. But have you thought that how are all these opportunity comes to you? It is God's grace to us. Think of others that have no opportunity to even think of pleasures, some are working so hard just to feed themselves. Think of the refugees, they are victims no choice for them. The bible reminds us that everything we have, we enjoyed comes from God. Let us give thanks to the Lord everyday for everything that he has given us, food, Job, house, family, friends...etc. Be grateful! Amen

Ask in God's will

(James 4:3)
You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, in order to spend what you get on your pleasures.

(Jeremiah 29:11-14)
For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope. Then when you call upon me and come and pray to me, I will hear you. When you search for me, you will find me and come and pray to me, I will hear you. When you search for me, you will find me; if you seek me with all your heart.

Reflection:
Sometimes we may wonder why God is not answering our prayers and will start to lose faith. But everything is God's will and not according to our will. The verses clearly stated, He will know what is best for us and provides us the best. Let us pray for God's guidance and listen to him and seek with all our hearts. Amen

Don't doubt but ask in Faith

(James 1:5-8)
If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives you all generously and ungrudgingly and it will be given you. But ask in faith, never doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind, for the doubter, being double-minded and unstable in every way, must not expect to receive anything from the Lord.

Reflection:
If we completely trust God, we will never in doubt of our prayers, God always listens to us. If it is God's will and is good for us, definitely He will answer our prayers. When in doubt, our relationship with God are not strong since there is no mutual trust. Let us trust in the Lord, surrender to him your life and ask in faith. Amen

Consider nothing but Joy

(James 1:2-4)
My brothers & sisters, whenever you face trials of any kind, consider nothing but joy because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance and let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complex, lacking in nothing.

Reflection:
Nothing is impossible with God. If you know God who is so loving and merciful, He will walk with us. He doesnt hold our hands but he carry us on his back to walk with us. Jesus carry all our sorrows, sufferings and pains. He already sacrifies it on the cross for us. We just need to surrender to him. Let us, open our heart to allow God to mould us into a beautiful creature as he willed. Amen