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I Can Only Imagine 夢想心樂章 (Andrew and Jon Erwin, 2018)
Country: USA
Score: 6.5/10
是一部關於信仰與福音歌曲的宗教電影，描敘作出福音歌曲史中最暢銷的歌曲《I Can Only Imagine》的 Mercy Me樂團主唱Bart Milliard的故事，從小在爸爸家暴，媽媽出走，隨波逐流到追逐夢想的成長過程中，如何在最失落的時候，透過信仰面對自己，甚至最後寫出，讓Amy Grant青睞，名留青史的歌曲。其實沒有很愛看宗教電影，但真實故事總是會吸引我的眼球，看時心中默默OS，美利堅國的家暴情況，尤其是中西部，家家戶戶關起門來過日子，小朋友身心受創，哭叫無門，可憐又可恨，造成很多人一輩子帶著創傷，永遠走不出那陰影，Bart 真的是靠了他的信仰救了他！真的，要原諒別人很難，但原諒別人的當下，其實是救贖了自己。
“When you set your eyes on wealth, it is [suddenly] gone. For wealth certainly makes itself wings Like an eagle that flies to the heavens.” (PROVERBS 23:5 AMP)
I noticed that in times when I worry about finances and my focus in life shifts to earning more money, the income that I pursue becomes even more unattainable.
However in times when I am sincerely seeking the Lord in His word and listening to Jesus-centered sermons often, unexpected income suddenly pours in. Amazing isn’t it?
I believe that this phenomenon is linked to what Jesus said about seeking first God’s kingdom and His righteousness and all these (material) things will also be added to you.
When you as a believer focus on gaining wealth, it will fly away like an elusive eagle. It can be tempting to focus on this pursuit, especially in times like these of financial instability.
As a believer, your flesh has no power to sustainably increase and keep wealth. You can only receive it through faith. Hearing about Jesus refocuses your gaze unto Him and ushers you into the state of undefiled faith.
When you make hearing, reading and receiving God’s word a priority, provision is a side-benefit that will definitely be yours.
What about those unbelievers who prosper? How come they can do so?
“He who is faithful in a very little [thing] is faithful also in much, and he who is dishonest and unjust in a very little [thing] is dishonest and unjust also in much. Therefore if you have not been faithful in the [case of] unrighteous mammon (deceitful riches, money, possessions), who will entrust to you the true riches?” (Luke 16:10-11 AMPC)
Material wealth is not a measure of a person’s true wealthiness. In God’s eyes, money is considered a “very little thing”—one of the least of His blessings.
True riches are the eternal rewards from doing good works for Jesus’ sake. One example would be authority over cities during Jesus’ Millennial reign on earth in the future.
Revelations about Jesus are also true riches because Jesus is Abba God’s most treasured person. Fresh revelations about Jesus cannot be bought in any store on earth—they are given by the Holy Spirit when one receives God’s word.
God is against letting money that you’re not prepared to handle destroy you. Some people if you give them a million dollars now, they will never pray or prioritize God’s word until their next setback.
God doesn’t discipline unbelievers because they are not His children. He only disciplines His children which are the born-again believers.
Abba God wants you to prosper in all things—not just in money. He also wants you to be healthy and for your soul to prosper.
Trust His timing. Your character grows when He trains and teaches you through the Scriptures, and your capacity to steward wealth in a way that befits a royal priest to God also grows.
Some unbelievers may prosper because they spend all their efforts scheming and laboriously working to hoard wealth. But what is the end result? Other parts of their life is in shambles and that wealth can be lost very quickly.
Upon death, they descend to Hell to burn in unending torment, and their wealth can be quickly squandered by their descendants who did nothing to earn it.
Take this pandemic situation for example. Now Singapore is about to begin a lockdown situation. Imagine that even the casino is being shutdown. Places with high operational costs like the theme parks are also closed.
What other businesses owned by unbelievers are affected? I’m sure there are many. This is a sobering reality that chasing wealth can be a futile attempt—it can fly away like an elusive eagle.
Dear brother or sister in Christ, in Jesus’ name, I pray that God’s goodness and mercy will hunt you down all the days of your life—that you will not have to stressfully chase it, but God will restfully add it to you as you obey the Holy Spirit’s promptings in giving to be a blessing to others. Amen!
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The Beautiful Savior
“Most certainly I tell you, we speak that which we know, and testify of that which we have seen, and you don’t receive our witness.” (John 3:11 WEB)
Who was Jesus referring to when He said “we” and “our”?
He was referring to His Father, Himself and the Holy Spirit—the triune witness and yet also one—the Father in Him and He in the Father through the Holy Spirit.
This reminds us of the time the Lord Yahweh deliberated with the Father and the Holy Spirit about the plan to redeem mankind from the fall.
“Yahweh God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand, and also take of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...”” (Genesis 3:22 WEB)
Yahweh is the name of the pre-incarnate Christ. At that time He was only spirit without a body.
He submitted to the Father’s will and took on the likeness of sinful flesh to be born of a virgin as Jesus—completely God and yet completely Man.
It is amazing to me that Yahweh would humble Himself to such an extent of living simply as a Man for 30 over years on earth.
Imagine going from breathing the perfect atmosphere of Heaven to living in a dump like this fallen earth.
Going from being worshiped and served by myriads of angel armies, to serving multitudes by healing the sick, cleansing the lepers, casting out demons and feeding the hungry.
He who always enjoyed eternal life tasted of death in such a cruel and terrifying way for our sake—to redeem us by emptying His body of sinless blood!
What an amazing God we have who is completely love. Who has all power, knowledge and yet chooses to use it all for man’s benefit in such a personal, self-sacrificial way.
Paul summarized it in such a beautiful way:
“Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus, who, existing in the form of God, didn’t consider equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, yes, the death of the cross. Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name; that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” (Philippians 2:5-11 WEB)
How can we not worship Him and give Him all the glory and honor? He is so worthy of having the name above all names! Be exalted o’ Lord Jesus!!
Fall on your knees and bow to the ground—worship the Lamb of God who saved you to the uttermost!
He will deliver you from every trouble and will establish you firmly forever.
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First Sunday in Victory Tacloban... I sang one of my favorite song, I can only Imagine by Mercy me... Way to go VCF Tacloban... Leytean!
mercy me i can only imagine 在 MercyMe - "I Can Only Imagine" Official Music Video - YouTube 的必吃
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