Be men and women of prayer, praising God, appreciating people!

  

 

Bishop Silas conducting Vancouver Oratorio Society, VOS Chamber and Schola Cantorum singing Parry's I was Glad:

https://youtu.be/Qr4RThsdEjY?si=wh3sT_i3QE8kTgX6

Bishop Silas conducting Schola Cantorum Emmanuel and Vancouver Oratorio Chamber Choir singing Palestrina's O Beata Trinitas:

https://youtu.be/O4wiyr8oa_Y?si=l_cp4aRfVMRzaL6b

Please click this link for the video version of today's blog :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBahwQEsY6s

Silence

1.   Put on your “brakes” and stop for a moment of silence

      2.   Wait for God. Breathe deep for God's peace and feel His presence. Exhale your worries.

     Praise and Thanksgiving

1.   Think through your day, all the times that made you smile. 

2.   Thank God for all those moments, and for all those people

3.          **Sing a song to praise the Lord

      Please click this link to worship with us - 

      

       Be with You: City Harvest Church, Singapore

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Epkh71WTUFs&list=RDEpkh71WTUFs&start_radio=1

      10,000 Reasons

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3K3roEF36k

      

     Confession and Repentance (Subjective Shifting Devotion Method) 

      https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/08/count-down-5-subject-shifting-devotion.html

1.  Pray for the Holy Spirit to shine on you that you are able to discover your sins and be willing to repent:

     “Dear Holy Spirit, shine your light into the places of darkness in my life. Show me my sins, everything that blocks me from encountering God and having Jesus as my Lord. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.”

2.  Through the Holy Spirit, examine yourself for a short silence and then pray:

     "Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for dying on the cross for our sins and being victorious over death and sin. I confess my sins to you(pause, to tell Jesus what the Holy Spirit has shown you). Forgive my sins by your blood and help me follow you. Holy Spirit, fill me that I may be able to receive your gifts to love God and His people. In Jesus Name I pray, Amen."

3.  John Stott's daily prayer of Christlikeness (Christopher J.H. Wright, Cultivating the fruit of the Spirit. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2017, 13)

**Please click this link to read how God used John Stott to change my life:https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/07/

           "Heavenly Father, I pray that this day I may live in your presence and please you more and more.

             Lord Jesus, I pray that this day I may take up my cross and follow you.

             Holy Spirit, I pray that this day you will fill me with yourself and cause your fruit to ripen in my life: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control."

Today's Time with Abba: Psalm 141:1-10, 2 Kings 15:1-16:20; Acts 19:13-41; Proverbs 18:4-5

Please click this link for today's Time with Abba one year Bible: http://twa.pastoralcareschool.org/

To know, learn and practice the method of Time with Abba, please click this link:http://twa.pastoralcareschool.org/

Key passage:  

 I call to you, Lord, come quickly to me;

         hear me when I call to you.

      May my prayer be set before you like incense;

    may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice.

      Set a guard over my mouth, Lord;
    keep watch over the door of my lips.

                                Psalm 141:1-3

Let's have a time to be still and give the Holy Spirit space to speak through today's TWA passages we have just read. Offer this time to Jesus as you listen to Him.

The topic I received today from Jesus is: Be men and women of prayer, praising God, appreciating people!

    Do you know what does this world urgently need?

      This world urgently need men and women of prayer!

      Today's Psalm 141:1-3 reminds us the importance of prayers. Prayers lead us to become similar to the priest offering incense to God. The rising of incense represents the rising of our prayers to God. And, the duty of priests is to bring people to God through prayers. Priests are the bridge between God and His people and Jesus Christ is our eternal Priest!

      But, it is so easy that we cannot control our mouth and sometimes we even use words to hurt people. That is why today's Psalm 141:3 warns us that we have to use our lips wisely, more praising God and appreciating other people.

     Also, today's Psalm 141:3 reminds us that we are unable to control our lips because we are human beings, we need to ask the Lord to "Set a guard over our mouth and keep watch over the door of our lips.".

     Dear Lord Jesus,  

     Lead us that we can follow you more and more each day that we can be men and women of prayers, praising you and appreciating other people more and more. In Jesus Name we pray, Amen.

Reflect on these questions:    

1. What inspiration have you received from today's catch and what have you heard from Jesus now?

     2.  What is your next step to be more closer to Jesus, to be holy - that is to do what Jesus wants you to do and not to do what Jesus wants you not to do?

    

     Family Corner:

     Find an opportunity to share with your family the importance of today's message. 

       

       Please click this link to Old Testament Psalm 141 blog: 

       https://discipler123.blogspot.com/2021/07/day-141-2021-fixed-your-eyes-on-jesus.html

       

     

       Please click this link to today's Old Testament 2 Kings 15:1-16:20 blog and video:

https://timewithabbaprayinglisteningenglish.blogspot.com/2025/06/to-reign-without-god-is-to-live-without.html

       

       Please click this link to today's Old Testament Proverbs 18 blog:  

       https://discipler123.blogspot.com/2021/07/day-168-2021-watch-your-mouth-please-go.html

   For the Chinese version of this daily blog and video, please click this link (中文版請按此連結):

    https://timewithabbaprayinglisteningchinese.blogspot.com

     

     

       My first blog "Devotion on Fire"  was written in English only  (July 17, 2009年7月17日至November 22, 2012年11月22日). Each day one chapter of Bible, from New Testament and then Old Testament. Completed in four months and three years:

http://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/07/blessings-from-rev-dr-john-stott.html

My second blog "Discipler 123"  was written in both Chinese and English (March 6,2011to December 31, 2016 ):

https://discipler123.blogspot.com/2011/02/day-1-choose-light-away-from-darkness.html

and "Time with Abba" blog and video (January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2024): 

https://discipler123.blogspot.com/2017/01/1-2017.html

 

 

Connecting Workshop 2025(Session 2)

Bishop Silas Ng on Three Streams

 https://youtu.be/xiSOSFF9Iw0?si=puDWFD9Cx01ADm-o