Praise for God’s Deliverance

2 Samuel 22

Then David spoke to the LORD the words of this song, on the day when the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. And he said:“The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; The God of my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, My stronghold and my refuge; My Savior, You save me from violence. I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies. “When the waves of death surrounded me, The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me. In my distress I called upon the LORD, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry entered His ears. “Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry. Smoke went up from His nostrils, And devouring fire from His mouth; Coals were kindled by it. He bowed the heavens also, and came down With darkness under His feet. He rode upon a cherub, and flew; And He was seen upon the wings of the wind. He made darkness canopies around Him, Dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
From the brightness before Him Coals of fire were kindled. “The LORD thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice. He sent out arrows and scattered them; Lightning bolts, and He vanquished them. Then the channels of the sea were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered, At the rebuke of the LORD, At the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
“He sent from above, He took me, He drew me out of many waters. He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me; For they were too strong for me. They confronted me in the day of my calamity, But the LORD was my support. He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me. “The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me. For I have kept the ways of the LORD, And have not wickedly departed from my God. For all His judgments were before me; And as for His statutes, I did not depart from them. I was also blameless before Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity. Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in His eyes. “With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful; With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless; With the pure You will show Yourself pure; And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd. You will save the humble people; But Your eyes are on the haughty, that You may bring them down. “For You are my lamp, O LORD; The LORD shall enlighten my darkness. For by You I can run against a troop; By my God I can leap over a wall. As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the LORD is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him. “For who is God, except the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God? God is my strength and power, And He makes my way perfect. He makes my feet like the feet of deer, And sets me on my high places. He teaches my hands to make war, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. “You have also given me the shield of Your salvation; Your gentleness has made me great. You enlarged my path under me; So my feet did not slip. “I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them; Neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed. And I have destroyed them and wounded them, So that they could not rise; They have fallen under my feet. For You have armed me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me those who rose against me. You have also given me the necks of my enemies, So that I destroyed those who hated me. They looked, but there was none to save; Even to the LORD, but He did not answer them. Then I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth; I trod them like dirt in the streets, And I spread them out. “You have also delivered me from the strivings of my people; You have kept me as the head of the nations. A people I have not known shall serve me. The foreigners submit to me; As soon as they hear, they obey me. The foreigners fade away, And come frightened from their hideouts. “The LORD lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let God be exalted, The Rock of my salvation! It is God who avenges me, And subdues the peoples under me; He delivers me from my enemies. You also lift me up above those who rise against me; You have delivered me from the violent man. Therefore I will give thanks to You, O LORD, among the Gentiles, And sing praises to Your name. He is the tower of salvation to His king, And shows mercy to His anointed, To David and his descendants forevermore.”


Psalm 144
A Psalm of David.

Blessed be the LORD my Rock, Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle. My lovingkindness and my fortress, My high tower and my deliverer, My shield and the One in whom I take refuge, Who subdues my people under me. LORD, what is man, that You take knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that You are mindful of him? Man is like a breath; His days are like a passing shadow. Bow down Your heavens, O LORD, and come down; Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. Flash forth lightning and scatter them; Shoot out Your arrows and destroy them. Stretch out Your hand from above; Rescue me and deliver me out of great waters, From the hand of foreigners, Whose mouth speaks lying words, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood. I will sing a new song to You, O God; On a harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You, The One who gives salvation to kings, Who delivers David His servant From the deadly sword. Rescue me and deliver me from the hand of foreigners, Whose mouth speaks lying words, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood. That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; That our daughters may be as pillars, Sculptured in palace style; That our barns may be full, Supplying all kinds of produce; That our sheep may bring forth thousands And ten thousands in our fields; That our oxen may be well laden; That there be no breaking in or going out; That there be no outcry in our streets. Happy are the people who are in such a state; Happy are the people whose God is the LORD!

Maker

My maker
He came when i was broken
My life heading for destruction
So immersed in my own hurt and pain
I wanted revenge with my own hands

My maker
He came to give me light
He came to rescue me though i had repeated disobeyed Him
He knew my sufferings and offered His shalom
He loved me again and again
Till i have no where to hide

My maker
He will restore to me what was robbed from me
He gave His promise and sealed with His precious blood

My maker
He has made me hopeful
He has made me strong

My maker
He has repaired this house
He has adorned me with precious jewels
He has anointed me with oil
He has marked me for success

My maker
Perfecting me each day
Never letting go, never giving up
Even when i make mistakes
He came and hugged me
Saying, it is alright
Don't give up cos i never give up on you

My maker
So glorious and majestic
Name above every other names
Maker of all things
Authority in heaven and earth

My maker
Shaping me, more and more like Him
Ever so gentle
Because i am a child of His

special sunday

last sunday i was serving in Church in the morning; 1st and 2nd service
i contemplated going either for the 3rd or 4th service or home
i had promised lunch with a friend, thus was left with choice of 4th service
was feeling very weary indeed on that sunday
so i decided to stay further for some spiritual food than go home for physical rest
i wanted REST in my soul
God is so good! again!
His special anointing was on 4th service.
maybe because i was there and He knew i so needed it : )
once again i was so touched by His presence...
words simply cannot describe the comfort, assurance, love, gratefulness that was in my heart
i poured out my heart to my Lord, my God and He heard me
and He delivered me
again my circumstances has not changed
but somehow i felt confident. delivered.
Ps Prince said he saw 'properties falling' i think ppl has been believing for houses..
i thought to myself...why not? and i seized the moment
my heart cried out to God 'i want one too'
God heard me. i seems that He is happy that i asked of Him
immediately i had this overwhelming feeling of gratefulness for i know that He will give me a property.
that sunday was not special because of the property but because I came face to face with God once again in an extremely special way. The anointing was so strong it left me weak and trembling.
having said all these. i want the world to know that He is a very very good God.
He has never failed me. in my times of desperation, He always give me triumph.
who am i? whom He chose to pour out His love and blessings
I am so humbled with His extravagant ways with me.

when You tell me that You love me

i never know Diana Ross is a christian.
this song attracted me so much.
one of the songs that ministered to me when i was down and out a few years ago.
whenever i face trials now. i am reminded. i desire to listen to it until my weariness disappears.

I wanna call the stars
Down from the sky
I wanna live a day
That never dies
I wanna change the world
Only for you
All the impossible
I wanna do

I wanna hold you close
Under the rain
I wanna kiss your smile
And feel the pain
I know what's beautiful
Looking at you
In a world of lies
You are the truth

And baby
Everytime you touch me
I become a hero
I'll make you safe
No matter where you are
And bring you
Everything you ask for
Nothing is above me
I'm shining like a candle in the dark
When you tell me that you love me

I wanna make you see
Just what I was
Show you the loneliness
And what it does
You walked into my life
To stop my tears
Everything's easy now
I have you here

And baby
Everytime you touch me
I become a hero
I'll make you safe
No matter where you are
And bring you
Everything you ask for
Nothing is above me
I'm shining like a candle in the dark
When you tell me that you love me

In a world without you
I would always hunger
All I need is your love to make me stronger

And baby
Everytime you touch me
I become a hero
I'll make you safe
No matter where you are
And bring you
Everything you ask for
Nothing is above me
I'm shining like a candle in the dark
When you tell me that you love me

You love me
When you tell me that you love me ~Diana Ross:

i am a private person living in a public life

when i walk out on stage. the pain disappears

it's the audience. their incredible energy

takes it all away

it's a phenomenon. a state of grace

a blessing from God

i'm ready

What an adventure!

something exciting happened at work
i nearly got into deep shit
but thank God for favour and protection
i converted a muslim teenager
she is a resident at a muslim home for children at risk
one day the staff and counsellor from the home visited
they saw the holy bible i gave the girl
they naturally got into a rage...you can imagine how tense and hostile the situation is
the culprit was found and i was called to face the fire
many thoughts raced through my mind immediately...
what's the worse case senario? probably lose my job.
with that settled, i went to face my GIANT
I apologised, apologised and apologised
well, what more can i say. acted blur and said simply wanted to give her some reading materials.
they seemed appeased that i wasn't disrespectful and obligingly toke the bible back.
they dropped the bible like hot potatoes into my hands.
thankfully they didnt pursue the matter further.
the matter was soon forgotten. i hope!
Phew.

Focus

probably alot of things has happened recently that got me distracted
my work, my family, my career development, my achievements, my finances, etc
pass weeks i felt so dry. been praying for answers....
but answers to what?? dunno...
well, no answers came. actually there is. but not really an answer really....
God said. Focus on what i say to you. I love you.
tada. as good as no answer right!
but strangely. it did helped. though situation remained the same.
i found new strength and endurance in the midst of my trialssssss

Everytime You touch me i become a hero
I'm shinning like a candle in the dark when You tell me that You love me

Had a dream last night. in the dream was a song.
worship Jesus, worship Jesus
the rest of the lyrics are forgotten.