live life above the sun
17 September 2023

plant life - die, become brown and fall off, when have life is green

God gave Adam and Eve life that have choice

human life is highest than any life

God ask them, do they want the life that He have?

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God's life is Eternal Life => Zoe, life by which God lives

God's life is eternal and uncreated

God gives free choice, either live by good or evil

Bio => limited myself to tree of good and evil (limited to myself)

Christianity is life and not religious

John 10:10b

I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

Adam and Eve took at the wrong tree, they cut from God, they choose wrong tree

God is Holy and just

Genesis 2:17

but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”

die in Spirit and future in the body

Genesis 3:22

Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever”—

Live forever in that stage

long -

They chose to have their own morality (knowledge of good and evil)

His Son => true tree of life

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Rhema word now, God emphasis to me

1 Peter 1:6

In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials,

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Christian life wonderful paradox, living with 2 worlds

Condition and circumstances, I am in the world, subject to all trials, challenges that comes on normal life

There is part of one => True self => Greatly rejoice, goes together with various trials

Spirit; my heart and mind, I am in that world God wants me to live my life

See beauty all around

people who commit suicide see all kinds of imperfection, darkness, see nothing but ugliness, so much hatred and anger.  no-one showing weakness and hope in social media

devil is afraid of young generation that's coming up, he is attacking them

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I live for => I am God's ambassador

On the way to Heaven, there is work to be done

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1 Peter 8:9

8 whom having not [a]seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, 

9 receiving the end of your faith—the salvation of your souls.

I am living from inside

God wants to redeem me from deadness, to just sin

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Leviticus 5 offerings, most of them are for sin and a few for worship

1 offering => Ashes of red heifer, on people who touch corpse, carcass of animals and anything that's dead

1 chapter on cleansing from death

Redeem me from death

I am living people

God don't want me to have deadness in my life

God wants to redeem me from anything that's dead

Heaven is resurrected place => living place, living God is there, source of all life is there

 

Don't live under the vanity line, under the sun nothing here fulfilling my heart, nothing here profit

My heart is too big for this world

The object is too great for my heart

I need to expand my heart fulfil the fulfilment and is above the sun

Song of Songs, I need the Son

 

Ecclesiastes 1:1-3

T1 he words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

2 “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher;
“Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”

3 What profit has a man from all his labor
In which he toils under the sun?

In Ecclesiastes 1:1 introduce himself like this because he wants to let us know he is the king and he can have everything he wants

Whatever pleasure I find under the sun, if it lift me up, its only to drop me down

I am in Heaven, everything is elevation, beautiful, perfect symmetry, unspeakable joy, everything I look is perfect

 

Psalm 45"2

You are fairer than the sons of men; Grace is poured upon Your lips; Therefore God has blessed You forever.

He manifest my femininity

A man who tries everything and He have means to achieve it and get it

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Ecclesiastes 2:8-11

8 I also gathered for myself silver and gold and the special treasures of kings and of the provinces. I acquired male and female singers, the delights of the sons of men, and [a]musical instruments of all kinds.

9 So I became great and [b]excelled more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also my wisdom remained with me.

10 Whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them.
I did not withhold my heart from any pleasure,
For my heart rejoiced in all my labor;
And this was my [c]reward from all my labor.
11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had done
And on the labor in which I had toiled;
And indeed all was vanity and grasping for the wind.
There was no profit under the sun.

under the sun, that's why all this are vanity of vanity

I don't love silver and gold, I use it for His Kingdom

Solomon is unrestrained, Chief Justice, trillionaire but yet he say Ecclesiastes 2:10

Don't try it, no profit under the sun

Ecclesiastes => Fell away from the Lord - purpose

Ecclesiastes 2:11 under the sun

If you have bad life, its testimony of warning, God can use it

 

Song of Songs => a book when he was walking with God
Ecclesiastes 1:9

That which has been is what will be,
That which is done is what will be done,
And there is nothing new under the sun.

Solomon's wisdom remains because he knows what God wants him to do but he did not do

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Jesus is King of all Kings, Lord of all Lords, Song of all Songs, inner part of sanctuary is Holy of Holies

according Rabbi :Song of Songs is the Holy of Holy 

Song of Songs is love between man and woman, love between bridegroom and bride

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Song of Songs 1:1-4

1 The song of songs, which is Solomon’s.

2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth—
For your love is better than wine.
3 Because of the fragrance of your good ointments,
Your name is ointment poured forth;
Therefore the virgins love you.
4 Draw me away!

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Let Him kiss me, not let me kiss Him

I want to experience His love with personal intimate way

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Stop looking at myself, look away from my inferior love, look to the perfect everlasting love, look at Him, His love never ceasing

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Fame and fortune does not satisfied, vanity of vanity

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To know His love is life

Song of Songs 1:2 "kisses" => non stop unceasing

The same way prodigal son came home

in greek => cover him with kisses

Father kept on repeatedly kissing him

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She wants a personal love encounter with Lord

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Even I am studying, I want to study on => How much You love me?

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Judgement 

Psalm 136:15

But overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea,
For His mercy endures forever;

God gave Pharaoh and his army many chances to repent, God warned them "let me people go", they still want to go after Children of Israel 

He will bind those who go after me, God will judge them because He love me

I want His personal love for me, I want to experience His love for me

Pray in Spirit, keep myself in the love of God and be conscious that He love me, keep myself in His love

human reflection, His love for me

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Matthew 13:16

But blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear;

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Wine => earthly joy, human relationship, darling child

Song of Songs => life above the sun

To know Him, is to find myself because I am in Him

Bible is all about Him

Song of Song 1:4 "Draw me away" => unless God draws me, I can't come to Him.  None of me come to Him => Act of grace

Always is God draws me

I am all subject of His drawing

John 6:44

No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.

70 disciples, all of them left except 12

I am a sinner true and true, He gives me salvation, complete salvation, received Him as my Saviour true and true

God wants me to => Seeing Jesus and His love for me every single day

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God don't want me to be religiously minded, religious people crucified Him

Mark 2:16-17

16 And when the scribes and Pharisees saw Him eating with the tax collectors and sinners, they said to His disciples, “How is it that He eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?”

17 When Jesus heard it, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

"Lord, I need You to be my saviour, my bread and my living water"

Lord says to me "Its you that I am giving.  Come unto me and I give you rest"

I come to Him then I learn 

not take His teaching, I need to hear the Lord how to pray today and follow the Lord's leading => that's living

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To impress my boss => Do what Joseph did (made Pharaoh wealthy)

Duty bound to glorify the Lord

Speaking truth and not creating politics

Glorify the Lord => I shine

I am send there because God honours and trust me

God put me here, what a honour and respect

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Salt is their refrigerator in Sea of Galilee

I am Salt of the earth, I am light of the world

Light is good in darkness, when dark light shine 

People hope in darkness will see my light

God put me there to demonstrate through my life

Be royal yet servant spirit (Christ-like)

Royalty => there's power, royal meet atmosphere in that person (demonstrate humility)

There's power when the people pray, there's submission

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Luke 2:52 

And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

He knew where to be in Father's house.  Jesus at age 12 is smarter than His parents.  His father and mother came and seek Him, He subject to them

Jesus listened word preach

He left the preaching to follow His parents

The one who is wiser, they submit, there's glory

Ephesians 5:22

Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

=> there's glory here

Women is smarter

devil knows that, he approached Eve first

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Song of Songs 1:4 => Secret of His love

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Song of Songs 1:7-8 ESV

7 Tell me, you whom my soul loves, where you pasture your flock, where you make it lie down at noon; for why should I be like one who veils herself beside the flocks of your companions?

8 If you do not know, O most beautiful among women, follow in the tracks of the flock, and pasture your young goats beside the shepherds' tents.

I can't love Him unless I know His love for me, He loves me

God send His Son, the one who He loved to die for me and for my sin

Perfect goodness and body in human flesh came to earth

Came to earth => God took the cross and say this "I saved you"

"If you accept, if you want my love, if you believe My Son"

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John 1:10-11

10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. 

11 He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.

All accepted Him:

=> own things

=> the water blushed and turn to wine

=> water of Galilee hush and was still before Master

=> Donkey never been sat on, respond to Him

=> Sickness bow before Him in the land of Israel 

He came on His own, His own people received Him not

Some people wants His miracle but not Him, don't be numbered on those people

I get Him, I get everything!

SOS 1:7 "veil...distracted by flocks in your companion" => at vanity line if I look at flock, stop looking at the flock of His companions and look at the Shepherd

Don't look at the flock, forget the flock, they are all distract me, look to Him, see His beauty, His love intimately

I getting green pastures, spend time with God

don't be someone buried in the world and barren in your soul

I need someone => Jesus

Ecclesiastes => too big for the world

Song of Songs => the object to big for my heart

"Lord enlarge my heart to see me in Your beauty"
I can be ignorance but in His eyes I am most beautiful

Put my trust in the Lord and may I not fall in that way again

In my heart and Spirit life in resurrected scene and not vanity

Isaiah 28:16

he that believeth shall not make haste.

"You want to follow after me, but don't forget where I found is in the Church"

Start with personal, ends up in the Church, let the word dwells in me

Bible says : teach one another, not just teaching myself.  Love one another, all in one accord and one place

John 13:34

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 

Psalm 133:1

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For brethren to dwell together in unity!

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Psalm 133:3 There is Zion (Church), life forevermore

It is like the dew of Hermon,
Descending upon the mountains of Zion;
For there the Lord commanded the blessing—
Life forevermore.
Church => when we come together, there's something there

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Secret to find rest and food, where God pasture His flocks:

Song of Songs 1:8

If you do not know, O fairest among women,
Follow in the footsteps of the flock,
And feed your little goats
Beside the shepherds’ tents.

New Covenant, old doctrine 

=> find the old paths, where all great men of God all went

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3000 saved in Mount Zion

Acts 2:41-43 ESV 

41 So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.

42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 

43 And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles.

1) The Apostles' teaching => always new covenant touch

2) The fellowship => there's power in fellowship.  there's uplifting 

Matthew 18:20

"For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.”

Lord command the blessings

Follow the footsteps of His flocks, go Church physically

3) The breaking of bread => Find Church with breaking of bread

4) Th Prayers =>Prayers in the Spirit, unique for people under New Covenant

definite prayers in mind

in New Testament, not exist in Old Testament

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Acts 2:46-47 ESV

46 And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, 

47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.

Acts 2:46 NLT

They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity—

Church - I find pastures, rest

In Father's House, more than enough

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Spiritual realm more real, Spirit being

God brought forth the physical

Physical things dying

Spirit cannot grow old

Spirit no wear and tear

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Psalm 84:5-11

5 Blessed is the person whose strength is in You,
In whose heart are the roads to Zion!
6 Passing through the Valley of Baca they make it a [d]spring;
The early rain also covers it with blessings.
7 They go from strength to strength,
Every one of them appears before God in Zion.

8 Lord God of armies, hear my prayer;
Listen, God of Jacob! Selah
9 See our shield, God,
And look at the face of Your anointed.
10 For a day in Your courtyards is better than a thousand elsewhere.
I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God
Than live in the tents of wickedness.
11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord gives grace and glory;
He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
Come to God's House, I become strong

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Zion is where temple is (Church)

My ultimate day is Sunday and the rest is journey to the wilderness 

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15 songs of ascend 

"Valley of Baca" => weeping

Sometimes there's weeping

He will make it to the fountain, spring of water, pour out His early rain and cover my wilderness with blessings

Heart is with Him

Conscious of Him, look at Him, look forward to Sunday/ Church, conscious of the blessings

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In NKJV, I am just going through the journey but I can endure it because Sunday is coming 
Where everything in Father's House more than enough, more to spare and bread to eat

There's abundance there

God commands His life forevermore, there's enlightening and lifting up

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Psalm 84:7

"strength to strength" => heart is to Zion

increase from strength to strength 

from dynamite to dynamite

from dynamos to dunamis

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Matthew 16:26

For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

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Zion => picture of Church/ Corporate gatherings

God give me health, to use it for His glory and serve Him

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Studies shows:

CHURCHGOERS APPEAR TO LIVE LONGER;

HAVE LESS STRESS

Analyzing population data from NHANES III, a team from the UCLA and Vanderbilt CTSAs found a significant association between church attendance and mortality among adults 40-65 years. People who attended church more than once a week had a 55% reduction in all-cause mortality compared to non-churchgoers.

On one measure of stress, allostatic load, churchgoers tended to fare better than non-churchgoers.

SoUrce; UCLA CISI Connections I UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute

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I am so glad to be in House of the Lord

Put my trust in Christ and Believe in Christ

Let Him Shepherd me and love me

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I will go from strength to strength, dynamite to dynamite, dynamos to dynamos in Zion

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He love me, turn around and see His love shining unto me

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Thank you Jesus!

Amen!