POWER OF 1
8And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
9And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
8And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
9And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. (Gen 2:8-9,17)
I shared this sermon yesterday (6/3/11) in Church. It came so suddenly and truely a revelation as I was reading through Malachi 3 and 4 especially on tithing and offerings. God showed me something else and tot I shud share the highlights of the Power of 1.
As I was reading through Malachi 3:8-10...I know tithing is 1/10 or 10% of our income. Suddenly God was telling me about the 1 hour of prayer that Jesus said to His disciples to do at the Garden of Gethsamene. But the consequences are there if we don't. If you don't tithe, and don't pray for 1 hour, the consequences are what we have to face. With every law there's are boundaries. Basically the boundary stops us from crossing over to take what the devil failed to do be life God.
Suddenly God took me back to Adam and Eve. He told them to not take the tree of the knowledge of good and evil ..(it was a good tree)...but what is God trying to get at ? It lies in what I call the POWER OF 1.
The tithes, the 1 hour of prayer, the 1 tree of the knowledge of good and evil even our 1 life that belongs to Jesus...belongs to HIM !. You and I belong to Him.
You see tithes teaches us to obey Him. Usually people have issues with tithing its because they have no confidence in a God that can provide.
One day Jesus (Mt 4) was walking along the shore, He saw the fishermen..He knew they worked hard but caught nothing. He decided to step into their boats and teach them to fish. When the fishermen saw their nets overflowing and breaking with tonnes of fish, their eyes were open to Jesus Christ. They followed Him, because He could do more than they could ever do.
Tithing, prayer is about our trust in Him. The tree of the knowledge of good and evil really is a wisdom and the mind of God. Only God knows what is right and wrong..Only God knows what is good and what is evil. Only God knows what tomorrow will bring. Jesus saw the fishermen forward..as in the Book of Acts extending His Kingdom throughout the world. He didn't see them as failed fishermen..He saw them as increasingly fruitful and effective because they positioned themselves in Him.
The power of 1 is a reminder and a gauge of the quality of our devotion and relationship with God. You see many always try to do good works and to do right works. Yet Righteousness in God is right believing and right standing. It is only in abiding and devoted relationship..that the fruits of that relationship is the right works can come to past. Depend on the Holy Spirit and not what is right or wrong (Romans 8:1-2)...there's no more condemnation in Jesus.
So stop taking what belongs to God..and start planting yourself in prayer to love God more..and let God work more in your life. God will bring change and blessings into your life !
with luv,
Edwin Koh
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