Author: michael

Not long ago, I shared a short message on WeChat on “draw near to God, He will draw near to you.” quoting James 4:8. I shared it on Saturday, the following day on Sunday, the Pastor in our church shared the same message “draw near to God, He will draw near to you.”. Later I was thinking to listen to prayer quiet time music on YouTube. The first verse came up in the video was also “draw near to God, He will draw near to you”. Thank the Lord. 😁🙏

Let me introduce you to My friend, Jesus. He is with you everywhere you go, He listens to every cry and shares in all your laughter. He rejoices with you in the springtime…when new life is budding out of the Earth. He rejoices with you as you lie in piles of golden leaves and with the wild lavender asters that dot the fields in the Fall.

He laughs with you at the antics of the new puppy, and cries with you when you must say good bye to your beloved pet. Oh, He is so present to you, my friend, so familiar to you, you don’t even notice Him – but He is here. When someone passes away, He upholds you with infusions of peace, allowing you to go through the steps of saying good-bye to your loved one. He slowly releases the sorrow in you, so you are not overwhelmed. When He brings a new life into your womb, He provides all that is needed to raise that child.

Oh, everything He does is underpinning Your life, and He is so close…and so much a part of you, you don’t recognize Him, until it is His time to reveal His presence to you. Then the joy of discovery is there. “You WERE there when my mother passed! You WERE there when I made that career decision that changed my life! You WERE there when I went to the pound to get a kitten. You have ALWAYS been there, and I never knew it. You were there in the ER when I thought I was dying, and You held me securely so that fear did not overwhelm me. You were there when I was all alone after that abusive relationship. You were even there during that, waiting for me to say ‘enough!'”

You gave me the courage to begin a new life! You encouraged me that I COULD do it. You were there when I walked into the thrift store needing new clothes with only a few dollars and You filled my bag with everything I needed! In fact, You were the one who inspired the wealthy lady to get rid of those beautiful clothes she never wears. You even measured the timing, so I would walk in just as they were putting her clothes on the rack.

You knew I needed a car, and You brought me just what I needed, and then when it broke down You gave me favor with the mechanic to repair it for less than the going rate. You even moved on his heart so that I could manage payments.

You have been with me, all along, and I’ve never known it. Even when life seemed unfair, You were with me encouraging me to move on without looking back. You were there in the glorious sunset and there when three deer walked out into the meadow. You even arranged that cardinal singing outside my window, sparkling with frost in the early morning light.

Yes, You do all things well and now You have come to invite me into Your world, never to feel alone again?  Amazing!

And here is a true story about Psalm 91
In the second World War, there was a regiment of 900 men, And the commander of the regiment had the men say Psalm 91 every single day before they did anything, going out to war. Every single day. 900 men. While other regiments were in the battles and were being wounded and killed, during the entire world war, not one single man in this regiment was wounded or killed. Not even one!!! Out of 900 men! That should tell you, dear ones. GOD honors this prayer with tremendous angelic protection.

Psalm 91
¹ Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. ² I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” ³ Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. ⁴ He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. ⁵ You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day,⁶ nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday.⁷ A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.⁸ You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.⁹ If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,” and you make the Most High your dwelling, ¹⁰ no harm will overtake you,  no disaster will come near your tent.¹¹ For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;¹² they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. ¹³ You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent. ¹⁴ “Because he loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.¹⁵ He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. ¹⁶ With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.”

Now coronavirus spreads in different countries, hope more people turn to God, pray to God and pray psalm 91 with faith to ask God to protect you from this virus.

A few days ago, during my lunch break, I took a walk and was singling “amazing grace” silently. When I came back from walk, I saw a post in WeChat, a brother posted the song “amazing grace” which is a link from Facebook. I updated my Facebook account and posted some testimonies, messages and songs, after completed postings, I opened YouTube, found the song “amazing grace” again. Thank the Lord.😀

Before I gave him seven dollars, I prepared the coins. I have one two dollars coin and three one dollar coins, that is five dollars, for the rest two dollars, I started adding with five cents first, after all the five cents were added,  then I started adding dimes (ten cents), then added quarters (25 cents), I had four quarters, and then I counted again and found that I got five cents more, that is, seven dollars became seven dollars five cents.

I put aside five cents coin, I also put aside five dollars bigger coins, and counted it again, it was still seven dollars 5 cents, and then counted it again, this time it became seven dollars. I continued counting, it became seven dollars and ten cents, then again became seven dollars, later became seven dollars 15 cents, then became seven dollars again, then I mixed all coins together,  counted a few times, it was still seven dollars.

I think this is the surprise the Lord gave me. I gave the beggar seven dollars and the Lord gave me a surprise. Thank the Lord for the surprise to encourage me.

Then another day I decided to give the beggar 70 dollars, and I went to the bank to withdraw 70 dollars. After I got the money and went down the escalator, I saw that beggar passing by, and I gave him 70 dollars. He wasn’t at the door, he might want to go home,  I saw him passing by and I gave him the money 70 dollars.

There was also another surprise,  that day or another day, my wife went to the bank to withdraws money, she usually withdraw more money and gave me some,  that day she gave me 80 dollars. It happened that the total amount of money I gave the beggar was 80 dollars. I joked with my wife that I gave out 80 dollars and got 80 dollars back . Thank the Lord. He gave me another little surprise. 😊🙏

Message from this, there is miracle for  small coins, there is no miracle for bigger coins.  Poor will experience Lord’s provision, the Lord moved my heart to give to the poor. Small and humble will experience the Lord, the Lord gives grace to the little, to the humble.

Proverbs 19:17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done.

Luke 6:20 Looking at his disciples, he said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

God is kind, merciful to the poor, including beggars. I gave money to a beggar, and God gave me little miracle to encourage me. Thank God for the surprise.

Matthew 5:3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are the poor in spirit, blessed are the humble, blessed are the little, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

In my working place, I need to take an English exam. I prepared for the exam, I did the sample test. I found it quite difficult.  I didn’t know whether I can pass. If I cannot pass, I have to prepare and take the test again. I trust that the Lord will let me pass so that I can spend time to pray and share the gospel. When I got the result, it was a surprise to me. The passing mark for both written and oral test are 65%. I got 67.5% for the written test, more than 80% for oral part. Thank the Lord; I don’t need to take it again.

After I attended the church for some time, I found it difficult to believe that Jesus is God. One day I was walking on McGill campus (next to our church), someone passed me a gospel track. I read it and found the verse:
Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born to us a son is given and the government will be on his shoulders, and he will be called  Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Then I believe that Jesus is God, He is God manifests in the flesh.

Last Sunday. I talked with a pastor in our church concerning trinity, then I went back home with my wife by walk. We continued talking about trinity, I also talked about the experience I had at McGill campus, interestingly, we were walking on the McGill camp at that moment, the place the sister used to pass me the gospel track is very close to us, only a few meters away. Thank the Lord for the experience in the past and also in the present.