Satan finds ways to accuse and insinuate us during our periods of suffering. Instead of relying on our own merits, we must learn to rely on the Spirit for strength.How does the Sprit work through the promise of God?Di Reverend Vincent Choo

During suffering, how aware are we of the presence of God? How aware are we of the presence of evil?Satan is constantly seeking to weaken our relationship with God in our moments of pain and suffering through insinuations and accusations.Only through prayer, preparation and reflection can we guard ourselves against his deception.…

How does Satan use suffering to damage our relationship with God?Satan wants to prove that our relationship with God is based only on material gifts, not on love. By blaming God for our sufferings, we affirm ourselves of God's abandonment and become food for Satan.In spite of all our weakness or limitations, we should still strive to use sufferings…

Sin is ever-present in man and allows evil to work in us. We cannot destroy sin, nor can we pay it back in kind - it is only Christ who pays it back in full for us.What we can do to is to seek repentance. In repenting, we do not just correct our wrongdoings, nor do we just seek to do good. Instead, we realise that we have already been redeemed, and…

Although Job was a righteous and blameless man, God allowed sufferings on him, so that he could see the full measure of God’s grace.Job was fearful of God, and remained righteous because of his fear. Through his sufferings, Job saw that his salvation did not lie in his righteousness alone, but in the grace of God.Have you seen God’s grace in your s…

If even the righteous Job have to go through sufferings, how can we even question God about our sufferings with all our hidden sins? Rather than blaming God for the sufferings, thank Him for His sustaining grace.Di Reverend Vincent Choo

What is the voice that is making you feel orphaned from God's love? Guard yourself by seeking the protection and counselling of the Holy Spirit.Di Reverend Vincent Choo

Which is more important to gaining a godly attitude: works, or faith?Work is a test - the test by which we nuture and strengthen our faith. For faith without works is dead. Yet it is not through works that we find salvation but through faith. As it is by grace that we have been saved, through faith.A godly attitude is seeded with faith and bears fr…

We are all given specific gifts by God according to our specific calling. It is in the trials of our lives that we discover and utilise the gifts given to us so that we come out of our old self and claim our purpose.Di Reverend Vincent Choo

“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well” (Matt 6:33)Real success starts from within the spirit, when we tune our hearts to seek out the will of God. Only then can He work in us to carry out His good works.And how can works alone, without the spirit, ever be significant?…

Our weaknesses, failures and successes - it all starts with grace.In our weakness, we look to God for strength; his grace is sufficient to carry us through.In our failure, we find redemption through grace, for He has already won the battle for us at the cross.In our success, we see His grace at work, and give thanks with humility.…

Are you aware of the spiritual reality in our era? Satan is constantly working to corrupt our hearts and draw us away from God. In this age of technology, it is easy to get caught in the flow of information and lose sight of what is truly important.Look past the veil of the world and become aware of the spiritual reality.…

Why do we pray? It might be easy to pray when one is in a ‘spiritual’ mood, but it is even more important to pray through our weaknesses and sufferings.We pray because of the promise of God, given to us through Romans 8 - for nothing in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Jesus Christ our Lord. He has suffered f…

What is the one constant in the midst of our worldly achievements or sufferings?It is the grace of God. We see His grace when we are given recognition in the eyes of men; we also see His grace when we are given the strength of carry out His work, even when shunned by men."You cannot be selective about the grace of God - if you choose the grace of G…

Our living and prayers should not be detached. Instead, it should be embedded onto everything that we do so that we can fall back onto the truth and guard our hearts in all areas of our lives.Di Reverend Vincent Choo

For our prayers to reach the throne of God, we need to pray with the truth that stirs up a spiritual battle within us, so that we restore the right mentality and vigilance towards the works of the spiritual realm.Di Reverend Vincent Choo

We need to have a violent faith that is up against Satan, the world and our sinful nature, in order to come out of typicality and advance God’s kingdom.Di Reverend Vincent Choo

Do you find it hard to pray in your daily living? Without seeing the impact of Satan’s daily influences through the information we receive in this new age, it is difficult for us to be driven into prayers.Di Reverend Vincent Choo

Indeed God has called us to share His gospel, but are we able to do it consistently with a willing heart? On the flip side, it is in times of inability to preach willingly, that our experiences amplify God's power and grace more.Di Reverend Vincent Choo

What does the cross symbolise?To the world, shame and suffering. To Christians, strength and glory.Christ took both, scorning the shame and enduring the suffering with joy, for the glory set before him.As Jesus did, so should we - to fix our eyes towards eternal glory while running the race set out for us.…

What can we look to in our imperfections and weaknesses? Where do we get the strength to run the Christian race? How do we overcome temptation?We look to Jesus Christ on the cross. In His moment of apparent weakness, He shows His ultimate strength - He died on the cross to redeem us from our sins.He has never failed, and will never fail.…

Why did the Lord wipe the world out in the time of Noah?It was because the corruption in the hearts of men that turned them away from God, got so great that there were only evil inclinations in their hearts.So, as we run the run the Christian race towards the end times, let us guard our hearts against the antichrist - for he is the one that brings …

In the Great Commission (Matt 28:16-20), Jesus calls his disciples to "go and make disciples of all nations". As we run the Christian race, how are we to find our personal calling as part of this Great Commission?Especially, when circumstances get tough and we find ourselves lost, remember that Jesus is with us “always, to the very end of the age”.…

Delight in your struggles because it pushes us into a race that has to live each step by seeking God's will, when we are in brokenness.Di Reverend Vincent Choo

In the current era, it is getting increasingly tough to rest our hopes and desires on God because of the distractions and worldly culture surrounding us. Are we sensitive enough to realise how Satan is working in our hearts today?Di Reverend Vincent Choo

When do you feel that you are worthy of praise? We may define being praiseworthy by our outward conditions and works, but God values the inner person more.Di Reverend Vincent Choo

In faith, everything that we do must come from what is within us. Thus, to set ourselves apart, the focus has to be our spirit.We need to restore the faith that continues to claim the complete gospel, the complete truth and the complete promise that God has given us.Di Reverend Vincent Choo

We often proclaim "I believe in the promise of God!" without thinking deeper what we're actually looking forward to when we say this. At times, we believe that God will give us the result, relationship, the promotion etc that we think we need, and equate them to God's promise. But beyond what our human minds and eyes can imagine and see, God actual…

The promise of God is the only yet most fundamental foundation holding our relationship with God. It's not through our good conducts and obedience to the law that make us worthy of His promise. Instead, it's when we realise, and believe in God's promise that is freely given to us through His sovereign grace that leads us into submitting to Him, nat…

The world offers the promise of abundance, but these are empty promises and they ultimately lead to destruction. In the same way that the Lord rained fire and brimstone on the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, He will come to pass judgement on those who put their faith in the world instead of in Him.Seek not the false riches of the world, which are los…

Never be afraid to make a choice that jeopardise your earthly benefits. for Christ. Believe that if it is for God, His promises will reveal clearer and clearer to you through your submission. His plans are greater than your plans.Losing World, Gaining Christ.Di Reverend Vincent Choo

What sort of attitude should we adopt when approaching our daily work?Colossians 3:23-24 says “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.”If we open our hearts to God, purpose and meaning …

What are the yardsticks we use to measure Godly success? In the book of Samuel, one of the ways that we can measure David’s is the way in which he wins the approval of God’s people.In following the example of David, we should seek success that benefits not only ourselves but more importantly the people of God. Just like David, we should place our f…

Consistent Godly success is achieved through consistent dependency on God. This is the single underlying principle of David’s successes in the book of Samuel.One cannot achieve consistent success by either depending on luck or relying on hard work alone. David’s faith was always rooted on the Lord, regardless of whether he was up against lion and b…

When we evangelise, we will be able to testify for God's glory through our lives. Our submission towards God as we reign the many circumstances portrays the sovereignty of our Father, above worldly successes.Di Reverend Vincent Choo

We are the visible reflector of the invisible God's glorious attribute. The strength, wisdom and love of God is shown when we pray, internalise His truth and live by it.When we truly understand this, the spiritual sense in us will transcend our sins and weaknesses.Di Reverend Vincent Choo

"I have to do well to glorify God so I need to work hard" and "It is God's will so I don't need to work that hard" are common excuses used to fulfil own flesh / desired achievements, to be deemed successful. In fact, while thriving for achievements, we need to revere God, abide to His words and go back to His promises. Even it did not turn out as w…

Guard your thoughts and emotions through constant reflection on your inner self.When confronted with undesirable circumstances and people, our first instinct is to get carried away by our emotions - anger, impatience, fear and discouragement. Even in our achievements we can lose ourselves to pride.To protect and cleanse our inner selves, we should …

Are our inner selves getting renewed day by day? Being conscious of our inner selves mean fixing our eyes not on what is seen, such as the momentary tasks and troubles of our lives, but on what is unseen - the deep love for God and the flourishing of our souls.To feed our inner selves, we should look past our feelings and sentiments and instead tak…

The two ultimate and unseen evils are sin and flesh, and they are always working together to bring down a man. When you give in to sins, your flesh takes over and be the master of your inner person.Nothing in this world can set you free from the sin and flesh, but only the blood of Christ. Hence, we need to live through the HS to put our flesh to d…

How do we convince others about the truth of God?The strongest conviction comes about through following His will on a daily basis and letting Him shape our inner self - our thoughts, emotions and decisions.The genuine confession then comes about as a result of a change in our actions in daily living, rather than by words alone.…

The legitimate way of testing God is with a heart of faith. Test God so that you can know Him in full, and He will bless you with an abundance of faith. Those who test God out of arrogance and their selfish desires will never be contented, and will never genuinely know Him.Mal 3:10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food i…

"Humility is the attitude of our heart that is in sync with God's truth."We need to give humility its priority as we face God so that we may acknowledge His love and purpose of our circumstances in His time. This will allow God's truth to become the benchmark of our joy, assurance and decisions.Di Reverend Vincent Choo

When one is in a state of unbelief, confirm the genuine existence of God in your life by observing the presence of God's works and intervention in our life. Men may fail but God's truth does not. If we lead our lives with God ahead of us, He will prevail in all our circumstances.Di Reverend Vincent Choo

Oftentimes, we fall short of what is required of us when seeking the Lord. Here, we examine three common obstacles that most people face:1. Things and desires of this world (1 Jn 2:15-17) Are we loving the world rather than loving the Father? The love for the world is a void that can never be filled, with old desires quickly giving way to new ones.…

Isaiah 55 tells us about God's gift of salvation, given freely out of grace, to be received through faith. For His way is higher than our way, and the physical and emotional satisfaction that one attains from money and labour cannot compare to the spiritual satisfaction that one gets from following Jesus.55:1 “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to…

Through His omnipresent characteristic and His covenant made with us, we can be rest assured that He is always near and can be found whenever we seek Him. However, when one give Him no thought at all, He will not be found. Not because of Him being not near, just that He is not near to your heart.Di Reverend Vincent Choo

Two common mistakes of believers:(1) Worship an imaginary God - Making their "ideal God" through their emotions, which is a form of idolatry.(2) Stop short of seeking God - If you don't seek Him with all you know about Him, your belief is empty.Di Reverend Vincent Choo

"With the measure you use, it will be measured unto you."Do we all have standards that we use to measure the people around us? We may outwardly or inwardly measure their actions, spiritual level, behaviour and situations, without realising that it is by our own expectations. Gradually, God's grace and love is weakened. Don't let what you deem as fa…

There are many inaudible voices in the spiritual realm that influences our thoughts, emotions and actions. The cause of a judgemental spirit is when we accept the wrong voice that breeds self-centredness within ourselves. This judgement builds up when we feel that something is happening to our inconvenience, against what we think is right or when w…