Ich komm zu Dir, o Herr (I come to Thee, dear Lord)

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1 Ich komm zu Dir, o Herr,
Es dürstet mich nach Dir;
Von Dir ich ess, von Dir ich trink,
In Dir mich ganz verlier.

2 Dein Angesicht zu sehn,
Ist meines Herzens Schrei;
Ich trinke sehnlich, Herr, von Dir,
Mein Durst erlischt dabei.

3 Mein Herz erfreut's, zu sehn
Dein helles Angesicht;
Hier will ich bleiben immerdar,
Beständig schauen Dich.
In solch Gemeinschaft, Herr,

Blessed are those who weep now, for you shall laugh

Blessed are those who hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are those who weep now, for you shall laugh. (Luke 6:21)


Thank You for the Word of encouragement.

Praying for a window of opportunity in relation to migration

This only occurs to me recently. In relation to migration, a window of opportunity is important. 

Quite a long time ago, a sister said to me that sister L was able to use a certain visa to go to Germany because she seized this opportunity. That type of visa only opened for a short period of time and she caught up this opportunity. 

I do keep this in mind but it only started making more sense recently. 

Recently, one of my advisors is going to France. I thought he just randomly found an opportunity through his network, and that was it. However, when I chatted with him, he mentioned that because there are many mergings going on among business schools in France at the moment, he thought it was a good opportunity and decided to go. "A window of opportunity" was mentioned several times by my advisor. 

你的信救了你-意志主動的要

「你的信救了你，平平安安的去罷！你的災病痊愈了。」（馬可福音五34）


馬可福音中有一位患了血漏的女人，由於她的病是那麼難以啟口，而眾人又擁擠著耶穌，這使她心中興起一個念頭：「我只摸祂的衣裳，就必痊癒。」在耶穌尚未回應之前，她已相信，已有決心，已有行動！耶穌頓時感覺有能力從祂身上出來，這個女人的病也立刻完全好了。

「你的信救了你」是說明她的行動，乃是出於她裡面的信心；惟有以信心去接觸主，才能得著主的醫治。患血漏的女人只從心裡禱告，就得了主的醫治；可見禱告蒙主垂聽，在乎存心，不在乎話語。我們若伸出信心的手來摸主，主的能力也必能使我們勝過難處。

今天也有多少人終日圍繞耶穌，靠近耶穌，但都沒有摸著祂。雖然也讀聖經、唱詩歌、敬拜主，卻沒有舉起信心的手去摸耶穌。


【職事信息－意志主動的要】

Responding to and realising His move

None of us can really know what life will bring us and take us to. 

I put this conversation with Him concerning the recent burden of the church in London to "migrate". To be honest, whether we have a heart is one matter, but what the Lord thinks how we shall respond to this move is another matter. Even today, I still cannot be sure, but when I read the Word this morning, this footnote inspired me. 

"This book (the book of revelation) stresses not only the Spirit of God as the sevenfold intensified Spirit for God's intensified move, but also our human spirit as the organ for us to realize and respond to God's move. Only spirit (our spirit) can respond to Spirit (God's Spirit)... " (Revelation 1:10 ft.1). This partly answers my inquiries to the Lord concerning His move. 

I actually came across this cross-reference for "in spirit" from verse 4:2. "Immediately I was in spirit; and behold, there was a throne set in heaven, and upon the throne there was One sitting". I was touched by the fact that only in our spirit, we can see the throne and see the very dear One whom we fervently love and eagerly await sitting on the throne. If we want to see Him at where we are and in our personal situation, we have to be in our spirit. 

I am the Alpha and the Omega

Recently several verses have been coming to me when I consider the completion of my PhD, and I happened to start my Bible reading in the book of revelation so I am also refreshed by these verses again and again. These verses are:

I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, He who is and who was and who is coming, the Almighty. (Rev. 1:8)

And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead; and He placed His right hand on me, saying, Do not fear, I am the First and the Last (Rev 1:17).

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. (Rev.22:13)

The annual review taken place on Monday seems to indicate that I will need an extra year after my year 3 to complete my PhD. However, not only that I have no money for paying the tuition afterwards but also I don't think I would like to stay for one more year as my feeling to go to Germany is great. On my part, I can only try to work much harder in order to catch up on the progress. Although during the process I also ask the Lord about the completion of my PhD. "Was it a mistake that I came for the PhD programme?", and immediately followed the feeling that "the Lord is never wrong". I know that the Lord could have stopped me many times if He does not want me to come to the UK for this degree, but He just kept opening the way for me. I know that without the Lord, it is even impossible for me to continue my study.

The example of Joseph

Probably because I have been struggling with my work and considering the future direction, the Lord has been reminding me of the example of Joseph in Genesis in the recent week.

There are several things that I touched, but I will just put the message I listened to this evening (https://tinyurl.com/yyw8nbak).

It was quite an enlightening message for young adults. The flesh, self, and natural concepts need to be dealt with via losing our soul life.

I enjoy several practical points including our work attitudes need to be perfected, our relationships with God and men shall be full of peace, and we shall pursue to grow in life.

One of the examples is the Joseph in Genesis. He had been dealt with by various situations arranged by the wise and loving God, and eventually, he became a person of life who provided food to save those who came to Him.

These practices pretty much define whether we can be used for the Lord to turn this age. Oh Lord, don't want to be left out.