CELEBRATING MY BIRTHDAY IN KL

I celebrated my birthday in Kuala Lumpur (KL) for the first time at Thomas and Fiu See's house. Thomas is a great chef. He cooked so many nice dishes. Fiu See baked a beautiful birthday cake for me. I am so blessed to have made so many good friends in Malaysia over the years. It was a pleasant surprise to discover anther member of the staff in KL has the same birthday as me. We went out for lunch with Ps Moses to celebrate our birthday. I also got to celebrate my birthday for a third time in Seremban with some friends. God is good.

Celebrating my birthday in KL photos







I believe in miracles

I really love the story of Jesus healing the official's son in John 4:43-54. I am amazed by the faith of the official coming to Jesus requesting for a miracle healing. His son was in a critical condition at home. He went looking for Jesus to heal his son.

Jesus Heals the Official's Son

43After the two days he left for Galilee. 44(Now Jesus himself had pointed out that a prophet has no honor in his own country.) 45When he arrived in Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him. They had seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, for they also had been there. 46Once more he visited Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. And there was a certain royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum. 47When this man heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea, he went to him and begged him to come and heal his son, who was close to death. 48"Unless you people see miraculous signs and wonders," Jesus told him, "you will never believe." 49The royal official said, "Sir, come down before my child dies." 50Jesus replied, "You may go. Your son will live." The man took Jesus at his word and departed. 51While he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was living. 52When he inquired as to the time when his son got better, they said to him, "The fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour." 53Then the father realized that this was the exact time at which Jesus had said to him, "Your son will live." So he and all his household believed. 54This was the second miraculous sign that Jesus performed, having come from Judea to Galilee.

Three things we can learn from this story:

• The official came to Jesus for a healing miracle
• The official took Jesus at His word
  
• The official believed in God after the miracle
  

Let us expect God to do miracles in our lives like the official in this story. He believed that Jesus could heal his son at home. Let us listen and believe in the words of Jesus because it can bring healing. Jesus gave the command and the child was healed. Finally, miracles can stir our hearts to believe in God. Miracles can bring confirmation of the reality of God. When we pray for a miracle and God answers our prayer, we know God exist. When we can see creation, we know there is a Creator. When we experience a miracle, we know that God is alive. Pray for a miracle today like the official in John 4:43-54.

Video on the tram