PP Lamp (Portable and pure)


For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
Ephesians 5:8

I have been a Christian in name since age 15. But by the grace of God, His Spirit fell upon me at age 40, and the veil upon my heart was truly lifted up. While not in the same magnitude as that of Apostle Paul, whom God moved from determined persecutor of Christians, to a renowned defender of the Christian faith, defining moment, it was for me. It has been 13 wonderful years of journeying in the presence of our Lord. "I walked with Him," albeit tentatively. Then " Ran with Him," often in my haste, going off tandem, but He was always there to nudge me back. "Reflections for the moment," a respite I took as I learn to worship Him "In Spirit and Truth." And He gave me a refreshed heart, as I drew closer to Him in my time of need, for God speaks to us "Heart to heart." "Lightness of being," that was my last blog(#7), and I wasn't floating along in the new land He brought me to. Oppressed I was, but never depressed, for God always lifts me up and moves me forward.

But now, it is time to be what He has called us to be. To be the willing lamp, that fully allows the glory and power of His light to shine forth from us, in the world that is increasingly dark.
For darkness is the absence of Light.

God Blesses

Eng Hieang
9 Sep 2014

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Children of The Light#23 Slave to God (16 Dec 2015)

Dear....

Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—it is written about me in the scroll.
I desire to do your will, my God; your law is within my heart.”    
            Psalm 40:7-8

Time flies. It's been a month plus since our Lord brought me out. The corporate man in us is inclined to try to do too many things, just like Martha. But Christ wants us to sit and wait upon Him, just like Mary. ( Luke 10:38-42)

Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,
    for I have put my trust in you.
Show me the way I should go,
    for to you I entrust my life.
           Psalm 143:8

And as I rest in our Lord, indeed the story He has penned for me steadily at His pace and form unfolds. And His Word indeed is the lamp that lights my path as I seek Him in His will, and honor Him in His work.

'So what shall be your answer?
Oh will you hear the call of Him Who did not spare His Son, but gave Him for all of us?
( from the song "Immanuel" )

Strangely warm. That is when the Spirit of God is imbued in us to give one that certain assurance of a God's omnipresence and Sovereignty. That's what our good Lord gave me last Sunday morning in Church. I needed this. For like most, I don't like change. And this step out has left me with a sense of disconnect and a little disorientated.

'So likewise, whosoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.'
           Luke 14:33

For God has truly moved me from a dependency upon my provisions to Him my Provider. And much as life is just one short breath from death, precious time that should be spent being made ready to meet God our Provider, is more often than not used for the cumulation of provisions for a lifetime that is at best finite. 

'What man can live and not see death? Can he deliver his life from the power of the grave?'
       Psalm 89:48

And indeed this truth often eludes me as fears and pride often made wobbly my steadfast faith. And may this 3rd testimony of God's grace in the midst of many lives being taken home, be a reminder of His faithfulness, much as we often err.

Many, Lord my God, are the wonders you have done,the things you planned for us.
None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare.
              Psalm 40:5

It's been almost 13 years since the SARS outbreak. The dread that grip Asia seems like a distant memory. But for me, what was deeply etched in me was the series of deaths in my office in the 18 months in the run up to SARS. To have to lose 3 dear friends to sudden but fatal heart attacks followed by an equally excruciating average 6 months lost battle with cancer for another 3 friends, it was just too much to bear. Yet in every of the obituary that I was privileged to write, one could draw comfort and strength from witnessing the very presence and grace of God throughout the difficult period. From angel sightings, to lifting of deep seated bondages, and the prescience of circumstances, God's love and Sovereignty was omnipresent.
Sadness was inevitable at every funeral yet a thankful heart allows one to move forth knowing that much as God allowed it, He never left us by ourselves. 

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
              Ephesians 6:12

The issues of our temporal world is both alluring yet burdensome. When death comes, there is nothing much we can do anymore( Ecclesiastes 9:4-6). Will we be in eternal damnation or live in Heavenly bliss with God our Father? The physical world we are in. But the spiritual realm is very much at play in our lives as well. Only in living a life of total submission to God will we be free from the delusions of the devil. 

This morning I had a strange but vivid dream. Each of us have our bogeyman. For me, it is alway this fear of going to the toilet, at least in my dreams. For I always have anticipatory fears of ghosts and demons lurking in its midst.
This morning I had my usual dream. I found myself alone in a gloomy toilet with many cubicles.
But the difference was that instead of scooting off in a hurry, I held my ground and commanded the evil spirits to manifest themselves and be banished in the name of my Lord Jesus Christ.
Naturally quite a few of the denizens popped up and by God's grace, I stood firm in victory.

That elation of breaking free from this bondage of fear woke me up. And the Lord impressed upon me to check on my son in his room. Thankfully, in obeying, I realized that he was in pain from a bout of food poisoning. The timing was perfect. At 5am we were at the A&E and there was time suffice to tuck him back in bed, before I needed to be in Church at 7.30am to lead worship.

This episode reminds and affirms for me that all of us are under attack from the evil forces. Yet God is very much with us, and we need to know Him, then only can we overcome whatever is thrown at us by Satan. Seek and know God while we still have the opportunity.

Anyone who is among the living has hope —even a live dog is better off than a dead lion!
For the living know that they will die,
but the dead know nothing;
they have no further reward,
and even their name is forgotten.
Their love, their hate
and their jealousy have long since vanished;
never again will they have a part
in anything that happens under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 9:4-6

God blesses

Eng Hieang
15 Dec 2015

Friday, November 20, 2015

Children of The Light #22 Write a book!! (20 Nov 2015)

Dear...

'....But I will trust in You.'
     Psalm 55:23

Trust is a rare commodity in the corporate world today. In banking, trust was the very basis for their existence, as trusted intermediaries. Sadly, this is no longer the case where paradoxically, the best brains from the Ivy League Universities with the best quality education seem to have conveniently discarded strong moral fiber, the bedrock of any decent society.

Trust in God. No issue here with our perfect Father in Heaven. Yet the imperfect us often struggle with letting go and letting Him.
All of us will have gone through our "Mark" moment.
In the Gospel of Mark 4:35
Christ said to His disciples "let us cross over to the other side."

In the crossing of the Sea of Galilee, a severe storm hit, and the fearful disciples pleaded with the seemingly nonchalant Christ.

And in Mark 4:40. Christ rebuked them
"Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?"

And thanks be to God, this verse was what I read in the morning. God's preparation for in the same morning a couple of hours later, a storm hit me, but I was able to cross over confidently, because Christ was with me. And hence begins a new leg of my life, a life that for the first time in my career, I left a secular job with no next one planned. But on the knowledge that God has called me to "step out and start with Japan." Beyond this sentence, I know not what is next, but I know God does and I know Him.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUfytIUQ4s4&feature=youtu.be
(do listen to this wonderful song)


And on this note, while I now wait upon our Lord, and even in these few days of being an FIT (free independent traveler), His presence and care is very palpable. That every day is a testimony of His grace.
But do allow me to share my 2nd testimony of the past, this time on God's call to me to write a book, more specifically an art book. To use art to share the gospel.

It was in April 2009, at the lows of the financial markets, post subprime. Our good Lord impressed upon me that He will return me whatever I have lost in my prudent investments in the markets. But He wanted me to do 4 things, one of which was to publish an art book. To use creation to reflect God our Creator. A pretty tall order for me, much as I love to write and have been collecting lovely Japanese art, the key missing element was I needed a good publisher whose heart must be for our Lord, to do this endeavor well.

Having suffered no serious collateral damage in the subprime, I knew and experienced God's grace, and was unhesitating in obeying, much as I wasn't sure of what comes beyond the next step. When we obey, God will provide and in less than 3 days, I received a greeting card from an art book publisher whose heart is for our Lord. Now a dear sister in Christ to me, this then stranger gladly came on board with me after hearing my story and we were all set to go.
And indeed God provides, for the book "A traveler's muse" needed an apt cover and our good Lord a week before He planted this art book idea, led me to a gallery in Tanglin Shopping Centre, a place I had least expected to find a lovely Japanese suzuribako ( lacquered writing box) decorated with a scene of travelers on the old road to Edo( present day Tokyo)

With our Lord, there will always be many elements of surprise, for then will we acknowledge that indeed all things are possible through Him. The book was written in 6 short nights, possible only by His grace. But came the day of printing, the cover picture ( see picture) which was supposed to have an azure blue sky above the travelers, went missing, at least the blue clouds.
Printing was halted for one night and in that night as I seek our Lord, He brought me to the Book of Ezekiel. A verse I had never read before but which aptly describe what the cover picture denoted. That most of us in life's journey are so burdened by our pursuit of worldly issues, that we have not been cognizance of God's loving omnipresence.

'This is the law of the temple. The whole area surrounding the mountaintop is most holy. Behold, this is the law of the temple.'
         Ezekiel 43:12

And our loving Father always affirms. And in that same reading, He brought me to Ezekiel 43:2
'And behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east. His voice was like the sound of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory.'

This verse was new to me as well. But it describes in vivid details the vision I had a few years earlier of this same scene when our Lord lifted me up from my son's bed.
And He gave me this word "orison" which means "to pray" A ministry God has placed me intimately in these past decade.

All glory to God our Father.

God blesses

Eng Hieang
20 Nov 2015

Saturday, October 31, 2015

Children of The Light#21 Japan revisited (31 Oct 2015)

Dear.....

I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart. I will tell of all Your marvelous works.'
          Psalm 9:1

"Where do I begin?" A familiar line? Yes for those of us who were young once, you might remember the bestselling 1970 movie "Love Story," starring Ryan O'Neal and Ali MacGraw.
The love God has for us His children is much deeper and clearly manifested throughout our lives, if only we had just paid attention. At 40, when He lifted the veil upon my heart, I experience, recognize, acknowledge and is in awe of His Sovereign love.

Let me begin with His call for me to minister to the people of Japan. A land that at the rudimentary stages of my career in 1985, I quickly learned to avoid because of fears over the long overdue expected major earthquake in Tokyo. It was only until year 2000 that I dared make my first tentative foray into Nippon land for vacation and had since fallen in love with her food, clime and people. And God blessed my first day on this land with a nice shower of snow.

I have been a disobedient child of God. Back in late 2009, as the world began to haul herself back from the mire of the subprime days, our Lord impressed upon me to buy a corner terrace house, in the MacPherson area of Singapore, to be used by missionaries coming to Singapore either for ministry work, or as a stopover enroute to other parts of South East Asia. And God affirmed His call to me when a missionary friend of mine came with six of her charges from Thailand and by His grace, found accommodation in an affluent neighborhood courtesy of a Christian brother who had build two houses on his land, one to be used by missionaries.
By my own finite wisdom, I chose to disobey and missed the next big move in prices of landed properties. And a few years later, in my rare foray into MacPherson, I saw to my surprise, many churches located in such terrace houses.

Fast forward to June 2012, the beginning of a new phase in my career, as I stepped out into the unknown, after 17 years in my previous employ. I stepped out after 4 months of wrestling with my fears of what the future portends, much as I was sure I heard the call of God in all clarity.
And it was in this context that I paid a visit to a Pastor friend of mine in Hougang.
This gentleman after hearing my story above, encouraged me to dream even bigger dreams.
To build a building to accommodate retired Pastors and Church workers for free, and in return, that they commit to avail of themselves for ministry work.
"Silver Towers,"( grey haired but tower of theological grounding) this was the name I penned for my future House for our Lord as I drove onto the PIE expressway. And as I drove down Cairnhill Road, towards Orchard Rd, there staring at me was a signage with the words "Silver Towers," all that was left of an apartment building gone enbloc. 

"Start with Japan," this was the thought that our Lord impressed upon my heart one prayerful night in Nov 2012. This time, I dared not disobey and diligently went on the internet in search of property agents who covers Japanese property. I found one and only one website whose owner was proffering his services on Japan properties. This gentleman is a true blue Israelite, married to a Japanese lady, and residing in Australia.

"What are you waiting for?" This rebuke in May 2013 was from our Lord as He spoke to my dithering spirit. For it's been 6 months since He called me to start with Japan. But for the sensible me, it seemed rather foolish to plunk in $25,000 into a property in Japan, an unfamiliar land for me, and worse, with someone I found on the Internet. 
The 'foolish ways' of God far outweighs men's wisdom. So the chastened me responded. 
And as I took time to pray, our Lord brought me to the map of Abraham's journey. And for a moment of insight, I figured that map looked similar to that of Kyushu Island, the Southern land mass of Japan. And with a ruler, I drew two interlocking lines, and that intersected spot was where I should buy my first property. 
This was in Kumamoto Prefecture, well known for her live volcano, Mt Aso, and symbolically a great place to start my ministry. For Kumamoto was home to the two holiest sites for the annual worship by the Japanese of their deities.
Much as I knew it was from our Lord, the logical me decided that the most correct place to buy my first property should be in the best of best, in Fukuoka City, the main prefecture of Kyushu Island, and not in lower ranked Kumamoto. And hence began a one month odyssey round Japan, as try as I may, every property that I tried to acquire failed to materialize.
And in June 2013, I finally bought my first apartment, in Kumamoto City, and thanks be to God, by the time my one month walk of disobedience ended, Abenomics had begun, and the Japanese Yen fell 25% to my benefit. God loves us despite our imperfections.

A lonely journey it will be for I thought I must be amongst the few trying to make an inroad into what is a well known spiritual hard ground, for most Churches in Singapore has long put this place as a lesser priority. 
When we take the first step of faith, God will respond more than in tandem.
He soon linked me with a stranger who a few months earlier has answered the same call to go to Japan, and by His prescience, also in Kyushu Island.
And with our Lord, coincidences don't come in pairs, but in multiples.
A friend told me that I should meet her pastor who is planning to be based in Japan,
And lo and behold, this very pastor(who is now a key part of my work to help the needy near Fukushima) was an ex colleague who I had not seen in 20 years, since he left the secular world. 
And at that time, the '"part time" worldly Christian me actually derided his decision.
Our great God is putting the pieces in place.


God blesses
Eng Hieang
31 Oct 2015

Japan, what's next?

This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us-whatever we ask-we know that we have what we asked of him.
1 John 5:14-15
Today, after a week of wrestling with our Lord, His Spirit enlightened me.
I know God's will for me today. My prayer focus should be solely on asking that His will be fulfilled. And in submitting to His will, He will answer my prayers.
Quite a departure from asking in my will, which brings angst and anxiety.
Thanks be to God for giving me this discernment even as He leads me more fully into the Land of the Risen Son

Saturday, October 17, 2015

Children of The Light#20 Not What if? But Who God is (17 Oct 2015)

Dear...


Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight." Prov 3:5-6 

Last Sunday at the morning church service, an overwhelming sense of endearment encapsulated my very being, as I sang the songs of praise to our Lord. Not a new experience, yet this rare encapsulating sanctification of love imbued upon me by the Holy Spirit, brings me a joy that far surpasses what the world can offer. God communes with my spirit. And that intimacy with Him infused in me this reinvigorated desire and renewed strength to let Him work through me.

'Show me Your ways, O Lord; Teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me. For You are the God of my salvation. On You I wait all the day,'
           Psalm 25:4-5

Indeed I have been waiting upon our Lord these past seven months since I heard His call to move from my present half step, to fully step out. The wait has been a meaningful time of further equipping. And our Lord has now activated the next phase of my business ministry. And how apt the present phase just crossed three full fruitful years of learning to depend upon Him and Him only today.
I am excited yet very mindful of the need to seek Him even more and be totally dependent on the Holy Spirit's leading and empowerment as I avail myself in His service.

"When we allow God to move us forward, we'll find ourselves in places we didn't expect. Often these places will result in influence we weren't necessarily seeking. As we move forward in God, we need to make sure our hearts are open, so we don't miss the steps God has orchestrated in order to move us into greater places of influence. He desires we be in place of influence so that His light can shine before men. (Matt 5:16) He promises that we will be protected as we move under His authority for our lives."
( Charis Hillman 5 Oct 2015)

And much as I know I will soon be moving fast forward, it is also a good time to reflect on the past, to remember and acknowledge God's faithfulness and Sovereign love, in my life as a follower in His presence in the past 15 years.  And may you do the same, for the past is an assurance that give us the impetus to move forward when God calls. For we know that we walk not alone, but with our Lord, even as He brings us forward in victory, till Christ returns.

The next few postings on this blog, will be prayerfully an inspiring but more importantly, testimonies deeply ingrained in my thankful heart of God's faithfulness and Sovereignty, much as the imperfect me often wavered and dithered.

I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsake or their children begging bread.
            Psalms 37:25

For at every point of entering the next phase of His Promised Land, I am sure I heard God right.
But often my extrapolated fears keep me from moving forth, for the haunting specters of the "what ifs" negative scenarios often hover over me. 


一步又一步,这是恩典之路。你的❤️你的手,将我紧紧抓住。

But what truly matters is "Who God is."  For God is the great I AM. The experiential knowledge of God's faithfulness in my life at every stage of my following Him. I know not beyond the next step. But I know that God will always be there for me, for He leadeths me. And rather than fret about conclusions. I must obey by always honoring Him in every step I take. And in doing so, there will never be a wrong step, for the Holy Spirit will keep my spirit aligned to Christ, the author and finisher of our faith.

'Wait on the Lord. Be of good courage. And He shall strengthen your heart. Wait, I say, on the Lord.'
      Psalm 27:14

'Trust in the Lord, and do good..........'
         Psalm 37:3

Do take time to listen and ponder upon the words of this Mandarin worship song, "step by step."

https://youtu.be/0Q444bzsehU

God blesses

Eng Hieang
17 Oct 2015

Saturday, September 26, 2015

Children of The Light#19 When God speaks(28 Sep 2015)




Dear.....

Republican Boehner just announced his resignation as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. That was announced after his morning prayers with our Lord. Did God speak to him? The man teared a day earlier in Capitol Hill as he stood next to the Pope who spoke to the people.


For many of us, Christians included, we find it hard to fathom when a believer proclaimed that God has spoken to them. Like Thomas, who doubted the resurrection of Christ, will we only believe when God stands right in front of us, grab us by the hands, and bellow into our disbelieving ears?

And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live
         Exodus 33:20

God does allow us to "see" Him in other ways. Be it in His Words in the Bible, a prescience of events that point us towards His omnipresence, a word from people that speaks to our heart, a vision often in our times of slumber though not always exclusively, through worship and prayers or in His work or a conviction of our heart by the indwelling Holy Spirit.

Like the baby John in Elizabeth's womb, who literally jumped for joy when Mary, the unwed mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, came to seek respite with her cousin Elizabeth, I often experience that uplifting of my spirit when God "speaks" to me. A joy, a balm to my distressed soul or often, an encapsulating loving reassurance that "propels" my very being into that indescribable joy and peace, independent of my circumstances.

Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works. Let thy garments be always white; and let not thy head lack oil. Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of thy life of vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun,  all thy days of vanity: for that is thy portion in life, and in thy labor wherein thou laborest under the sun. Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither thou goest.
         Ecclesiastes 9:7-10

My ego was recently dented, and I find it neigh impossible to rise from my sunken spirit, until God lifted me up with these words. For much as it should not be, I often am very cognizant of what others think of me. Pride is a familiar enemy for me, but instead of admonishing the downtrodden me like the friends of Job( and interestingly Job is my current Bible reading). Our dear Heavenly Father simply lifted me up with these words "for God hath already accepted thy works."
And God is a wonderful Father. He will not just address our immediate needs, but will point us to the way forward for issues that have cluttered our following of His vision for us.

Are these thoughts a figment of my imagination? It is not, for God is always faithful and I have experienced His love many times.
And as a human father, have we not seek to love our children with our all, imperfect as we are?
Is God speaking to you now? Are you paying attention?

God blesses

Eng Hieang




And this brevity of life reminds me of the closing words of Ecclesiastes 9:10. Once we are taken home, everything that seems so important in our breathing moments are irrelevant.
Much as I started this sharing about pride, I believe God has a message for all.
That is, what matters most in our finite life is not what the world values, but rather enjoy the day that God has given us and honor Him in all that we do, by letting go and letting Him.

1Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
          Romans 12:1-2

Friday, September 18, 2015

Children of The LIght#18 Coming or continued troubles?(18 Sep 2015)


Dear...

'Then the Prophet Jeremiah said to Hanaiah the prophet, "hear now Hanaiah, the Lord has not sent you,but you make this people trust in a lie.'
             Jeremiah 28:15

Contrary to expectations, the U.S. Federal Reserve continues to hold back raising interest rates.
Why are they not letting off some air in the very low interest rate, liquidity driven bubble?
Most think it is because the perceived US economic recovery is not as robust as believed.
That's probably true for not just the U.S., but globally, for the internet in conjunction with technology have created structural unemployment that the world will need time to adjust, retrain and retool.
Witness the demise of traditional service providers and brick and mortar shops.


http://www.governing.com/topics/finance/tns-federal-reserve-interest-rate.html

But is there more to it? Maybe it is not just the surfeit of economic woes, that is still endemic post subprime.
The Middle East is brewing. With the troubles on the Temple Mount, would the present internecine Sunni Shiite proxy wars being fought out, be soon reorientated to a broader but more familiar Arab Israelite conflict? The Russians are in Syria now, ready to be an actor in this theatre!


http://www.timesofisrael.com/muslim-cleric-blames-netanyahu-government-for-temple-mount-escalation/?utm_source=The+Times+of+Israel+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=0e44d88d03-2015_09_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_adb46cec92-0e44d88d03-55192013

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/09/11/russian-build-up-in-syria-part-secret-deal-with-irans-quds-force-leader/

The last major Arab Israelite war was back in 1973, the Yom Kippur war.
What has it got to do with us? That conflict led to the 1st oil crisis, the precursor to the 2nd oil crisis in 1978-1979 and the subsequent stagflation.
A world mired in recession, yet pounded by double digit interest rates.
The latter might seem implausible in our present Central Bank induced zero interest rate environment.
But the Bible oft reminds one and all

"man plans, God directs"


The above thoughts were just penned for my new financial blog "MoneySense."
Interestingly I asked our Lord before I penned these thoughts if it was truly the right message to share? He brought me to Jeremiah 28, where Hananiah preached falsehood and taught rebellion against our Lord. He paid for his sins with his life.
Contrast this to Prophet Jeremiah in Jeremiah 29 who spoke the truth of God's will much as it seemed contrary to the logic and desires of the captive Jews.

“Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have sent into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat their produce. Take wives and have sons and daughters; take wives for your sons, and give your daughters in marriage, that they may bear sons and daughters; multiply there, and do not decrease. But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.
         Jeremiah 29:4-7
Are the Central Bankers the modern day Hanaiah giving soothing but delusory words to a world that wants to continue in their profligate ways, not learning nor willing to atone for their subprime days?
Prophet Jeremiah I am not. But may the words shared be truly from our Lord. For we have entered dangerous times, and the safest place is wherever our Lord places us.

God blesses

Eng Hieang
18 Sep 2015

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Children of The Light#17 What's next?? (9 Sep 2015)

'Then Joshua fell down to the ground in reverence and asked him, "what message does my Lord have for His servant?"
         Joshua 5:14

Last year Christmas I was in Strasbourg. And it felt a little strange for it was the first time I was out of Singapore during the festive period. I did miss the bon viva spirit of celebrating with friends.

Now, nine months later, i find myself in Dublin and London, looking from a distance the hustings going on in our coming polls. And I missed the rare chance to cast my vote this Saturday, as geography dictates my ineligibility to vote.

Where yonder lies the destiny of our little Red Dot after this weekend?
Who should we vote for? Emotions naturally run high when it comes to the need to depend on one's finite and flawed understanding.
Is it pride, envy, fear, self righteousness and the whole myriad of emotions that is at full play in us the electorate?

How do we know we have voted "right?"

'See Damascus will no longer be a city, but a heap of ruins.'
          Isaiah 17:1

A sudden change of scenery. What has our election got to do with the ongoing refugee fallout from Syria?

Lest we forget, our forefathers were in the main seeking refuge from the ravages of war and economic hardships in Mother China.
We have come a long way, and in the recent bereavement of Mr Lee Kuan Yew, there have been ample visually powerful reminders of our what was.

'You have forgotten God your Saviour, you have not remembered the Rock your fortress'
        Isaiah 17:10

Gratitude to the previous generation of leaders does not give a birthright of credibility to the next.

So how should one vote?

For us who know our Lord, we thank Him for blessing our nation. And we now must look to Him.

With the Biblical prophesy for Damascus being
fulfilled as I pen this, will the destruction of Northern Israel as indicated in Isaiah17:10 be a near reality? The Iranians and their Hezbollah proxies are gearing up to make this a reality.

This Saturday is more than an election.
As a nation, we must not forget the Lord our God.
He has blessed us and will continue to do so. But forget Him not.

God blesses
Eng Hieang
9 Sep 2015

Sunday, August 23, 2015

Children of The Light#16 Come forth September....(22 Aug 2015)


Dear.....

The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
        2 Peter 3:9

Come September, in all probability Singaporeans will go to the polls. It will be a mite strange not to have the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew in this General Election.
And come September, there is a strong possibility my family will miss the opportunity to partake in the voting, given we are away in UK, our ex colonial masters.
But interestingly, come Sep 13, Sunday, the day I arrive back in Singapore is predicted by some to be the red letter day, when the U.S. Dollar is expected to collapse!!

We had an unexpected foretaste of a sudden devaluation as in the case of the Chinese Yuan. But like the Tianjin explosion, severe it was for the impact of the Chinese Yuan devaluation was like the magnitude 2.7 on the Richter Scale that was measured for the Tianjin explosion.
The U.S. Dollar with its breadth and depth of influence on the world as we know it is a much larger animal. But will this latest doomsday scenario making the rounds come to bear?

Below is the Youtube link to a video production that I have been blessed to be involved in.
Like many, I was a sceptic right to its completion, for does the world need to be inundated with another hype of the end of the world? Man plans, God directs and thanks to my brother in Christ Eric who was the faithful main driver of this call from God, to remind the oblivious world that Christ will return and we cannot afford to tarry.

This video is meant to present a factual historical perspective of the markers God has put in place, to remind and affirm to men that He is Sovereign and much as He is patient.

http://youtu.be/aa5K8rPG-a8


When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do to be saved?
           Acts 2:37

Much as we are in this world, God knows our needs. But it is less about provisions and all about God our Provider.
"Stock up on food and water," as some are apt to to prepare for the coming disaster. But it is more about spiritual food rather than food for the stomach that one should focus on.
For God wants to prepare our hearts, for come the day or rather days of shaking. Only those who bought gold as refined by Him( ie our spirit man) will be able to stand fast. And it is not about gold as in the yellow metal, which will melt in the great heat of tribulation.

No one knows when Christ will return. But we do know that as sin permeates more broadly and deeply in our troubled world, the days of His return are nearer, and the shaking will intensify, for God wants to bring us out of our spiral to eternal damnation.

For much as we work not for our salvation, we must work on our salvation.

It's not about when, but rather about whether we are ready when Christ returns.

For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father's glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done.
            Matthew 16:27

God blesses
Eng Hieang
16 Aug 2015

An afterthought (22 Aug 2015)
This sharing was penned about 10 days back, the markets are on a tailspin since, and while it is anyone's guess as to how much down south things should head, the months going forward will be at best challenging. 
But thanks be to God He is Sovereign, and God is Whom we must put our all on.

See my new blog "MoneySense." This was birthed recently as our Lord leads.
Not about how to get rich, but rather, as stewards of God's provisions, how does one live out that privilege that God has blessed us with. And how does one navigate through the treacherous seas of the global financial system, even as it is undergoing the throes of the birth pangs of a future reset.



Friday, August 7, 2015

Children of The Light#15 The Spirit within (8 Aug 2015)

Dear....

And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.
           Mark 9:29

The natural and the spiritual world, different dimensions they might seem, but in reality both are very intertwined. The Bible has a myriad record of our Lord Jesus Christ casting out evil spirits, and ditto for His disciples.

that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand. 
     Luke 8:10

Yet for many people, including Christians, we tend to associate spirits as in the form portrayed in the horror genre. Physical manifestations that is discernible by our eyes and other natural senses. Is our understanding of the spiritual world too narrowly based, a result of the delusion that Satan created in our world?

For from many of those that had unclean spirits, they came out, crying with a loud voice: and many that were palsied, and that were lame, were healed...'
      Acts 8:7

Spirits often manifest themselves through the manipulation of our emotional behavior.
Be it anger, lust, pride, impatience, greed, deceit, bitterness and the whole works that go against the fruits of the Holy Spirit that God commands us to foster.

In the main, most of us tend to associate emotional angst and disorder as a character deficiency that should be treated with counselling and medication. And oft than not, these remedies does not have the full efficacy.

Are we missing the point?

Apostle Paul reminded all who call themselves Christians that 

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms
         Ephesians 6:12

Christ when queried by His disciples as to their inability to remove the spirits possessing the crazed individual were told that only by prayers and fasting will it work.

But we must
- first want to repent of our sins and acknowledge Christ as our Savior.

I acknowledged my sin unto thee, And mine iniquity did I not hide: I said, I will confess my transgressions unto Jehovah; And thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. 
           Psalm 32:5

And Apostle Paul reminded us we can only overcome the spiritual forces 

Wherefore take up the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.
    Ephesians 6:13-14 

This being the onset of the "Hungry Ghost" month, it seems apt to pen this. But truth is when our Lord led me unto these thoughts, it never struck me that we are entering the season of ghouls. It not just that the spirits from the nether world are set free to roam our world for a month. But rather, they are here with us throughout the year. But the "they" are not the souls of the deceased. But rather the fallen angels masquerading in whatever form that is deemed needed to lead us the living down the path to eternal damnation.

And the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the Christians who have died will rise from their graves.
         4 Thessalonians 4:16

"Once saved always saved?" Many have been told that once they accept the saving grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, God will always forgive them even if they continue to sin from here onwards! 
The bible tells us that much as we cannot work for our salvation, we must work on our salvation. Belief and repentance allows us to start all over again. But like a clean slate, we need now to let the Spirit of God mold us unto Christlikeness. A humble and contrite heart is what God looks for.
Like the parable of the man whose body was cleansed of evil spirits, only to have even more evil spirits come back to take residence in him.
When we believe and repent, we also invite the Spirit of God into our hearts.
But if we continue to transgress, we would have chosen to follow the same evil spirits hovering over us, ignoring the in residence Holy Spirit.
Saved we might be, but all are accountable on judgement day to our Lord.

'if so be that ye continue in the faith, grounded and stedfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel which ye heard, which was preached in all creation under heaven; whereof I Paul was made a minister.'
Colossians 1:23

God blesses
Eng Hieang

8 Aug 2015

An afterthought - SG50

Spirit of God? Indeed the SG has blessed our nation these past 50 years. We are an economic miracle. A great transformation from 3rd World to First World. But are we regressing in the midst of plenty? Worshipping our provisions and forgetting God our Provider?

'When the heavens are shut up and there is no rain because they have sinned against You, when they pray towards this place, and confess Your name, and turn from their sin because You afflict them.. Then hear in Heaven, and forgive the sin of Your servants,...'
       2 Chronicles 6:26-27

This verse seems to describe present drought stricken California. A once bountiful land, that God bless a young America with. Yet today a place which is the hotbed of the proponents of a new Sodom and Gomorrah. Will the people repent and turn back to God or a bigger shake is needed, for seismic activities are increasing off the California coast.
Interesting for me for come next June, California is where I will be. Just as come next month, I will visit Ireland, the once bastion of the Christian faith, but recent convert to LGBT and institutionalize godlessness. 

What about Singapore. Is SG still about the Spirit of God or will it be Sodom and Gomorrah?
The Israelites flocked to the Wailing Wall, for they remembered the prayer of Solomon that asked for God's grace on a repentant heart.

It is good that we look to Christ the author and finisher of our faith. For the end of times are intensifying. For the battle lines are drawn in the spiritual realm, much as for many, they are still mesmerized by the natural world.

'See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not when they refused him that warned them on earth, much more shall not we escape who turn away from him that warneth from heaven: whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more will I make to tremble not the earth only, but also the Heaven.'
              Hebrews 12:25-27

Saturday, July 11, 2015

Children of The Light#14 Gideon revisited (11 July 2015)

Dear...

Last nite in the midst of my slumber, I felt a rush of warmth blood near the spot where I had my Gideon cyst removed back in March this year. Instinctively I felt a sense of déjà vu, for I half suspected the Gideon cyst is back with me.

And Jehovah said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.
    Judges 6:16

By God's prescience, this morning's Daily Bread reading was on Gideon. Gideon, as shared previously has been very much part of my conversation with our Lord this past half year.
( see  http://hieangchildren.blogspot.sg/2015/02/children-of-light8-new-life-9-feb-2015.html)
Why does God again allow Gideon to surface twice over in my life these past 24 hours?
基甸 or Gideon. The 基 is the same 基 as in 基督  Christ.
Is our good Lord both reminding and reassuring me that He has never left me and is always with me?

At this point, the thought was impressed upon me. My new Gideon cyst will not go away but it will grow with my lack of faith and shrink with my renewed faith. Is this a whimsical silly thought?

I love Jehovah, because he heareth My voice and my supplications.
Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, Therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
            Psalm 116:1-2

It is good to be afflicted. Like a puppy wet on its tail, I felt a little sorry for myself today. For the weight of my circumstances is not exactly unbearable, yet some how, there are moments when one just wish one was on the proverbial greener side of the grass patch.
But thanks be to God, I know I can turn to Him, for our good Shepherd walks with us through the valleys of life, just as He is there with us in the hills of our euphoria. God is with us in the deserts of our life, He deserts us not.

'They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts.'
                      Isaiah 48:21

God our Father indeed watches over His children. This verse in Isaiah 48:21 that I read this morning is His affirmation of the thoughts I penned last night. 感谢主
Can I continue to sadden my watching loving Father, when I often succumb to the lure of sin in my moments of ease? Indeed afflictions keeps the imperfect us fully focussed on our Perfect God.

 荒漠 This word evokes powerfully the sense of desolation in the vast and harsh emptiness of the desert. An emotion that saps our very being when one goes through burdensome circumstances, which none can avoid for men are born to trouble.
Stripped bare of our external accoutrements of self dependency, it is then will we remember and acknowledge that the Spirit of God resides within us. And that we can fully depend upon His grace not just for sustenance, but that our realigned hearts will be reinvigorated and empowered to move forth swiftly in His works. In His will and no longer ours.

主是我的心里的力量。 是我福分真到永远。

For in the stark landscape of the desert, we will see Christ in all clarity. A perspective that is often clouded in the multi hues of the riches of our delusory well watered world.

God blesses
Eng Hieang
11 July 2015


Typhoon Chan-hom hovers off China as a million flee
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/typhoon-chan-hom-hovers/1977298.htm

It did not strike me until now that there was a big typhoon veering down on Shanghai.
I would have been in the eye of the storm for I was supposed to be in Shanghai this week through the weekend. Was it simply sheer fortuitous or a divine intervention of our loving Father that my trip was deferred?
Thank You Lord for watching over me☔

Saturday, June 20, 2015

Children of The Light#13 CHINA (20 June 2015)


Dear...
'In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation-- having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise.'
       Proverbs 3:25-26

回 家乡,homecoming? Till the past three decades, most of us the Chinese Diaspora would have never imagined  the possibility nor  entertained the thought of traipsing back into the Middle Kingdom.

Back in the lows of the subprime crisis in April 2009, God impressed upon me the three countries He will send me to - Japan, China and Thailand. And for good measure, right after His call, I met a Malaysian Chinese missionary who was based in Shanghai, who invited me to conduct seminars in 普通话 for Chinese businessmen. Miracles are always possible but it was not the season.

I have just returned from a blessed trip to Shanghai this June 2015.. And by His grace, just did my 2nd presentation to a Chinese audience. My first was done in Oct 2013 also in Shanghai. All things are possible with our Lord, for He uses us in our weakness. Imagine a true blue mission schoolboy conversing in Chinese. My old Mandarin 老师 will do a flip over of joyful disbelief.

My maiden business cum ministry trip into China was in Oct 2013. Changsa, in Hunan Province, a tier 2 city, but spiritually important as it was the birthplace of Mao Tse Tung.
And for an affirmation, I was the only Christian in the midst of the sea of Chinese Muslim entrepreneurs, this being their annual conference.
It was an extraordinary opportunity for me to share about our faith when I was invited to a small group gathering amongst them, much as they knew that I was a non Muslim.
And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy
    Revelations 13:1

And from Changsa, Our Lord brought me to my second leg, Shanghai. The beast of capitalism that is now rising from the sea, after a long perid of hibernation. The verse from Revelations 13:1 was where  our Lord brought me to. But God provides, and it was in Shanghai that I made acquaintance of two committed Chinese Christians who are now close bro and sis in Christ.

Just last week, before my June 2015 trip to Shanghai, I asked our Lord if it is possible, to have more Chinese Christians come onboard with me. And God indeed answers generously
In the lunch break right after my presentation, two HK based industry peers approached me to confirm if I was a believer, for I had used verses from the Book of Ecclesiastes in my presentation much as this was a conference on monies. My two new friends were Christians too.

Our good Lord always provide a surfeit. When the conference resumed after the lunch break, my previous seat was given to the afternoon session speakers. I found myself moving to a half filled table and hesitated for a moment as the occupants look like the typical street hustlers. Thankfully, I did not fall into the sin of judging others, for right after I sat down, in came two couples to my table.
It was with mutual joy that we discovered that we have a common love for our Lord.
God just tripled my network of committed Chinese Christians.

In ministry, one should not limit oneself to one's flock only.
A gentleman whom I met in the same seminar text me his spiritual outpouring for God.
Much as he testifies like a good Christian evangelical he is a Muslim, but matters not, God's purpose is greater than us finite being

Even as the tapestry for China continues to unfold for me, God turned a wrong on my part into a positive result for His kingdom. From a case of mistaken identity, I text a message to a new Christian sister, but it went to one who was not. But this message gave this non believer courage to seek my professional assistance as I like to believe she trusted a Christian, much as she is not a believer.

这个世界真有一位上帝。 他爱你。他愿意帮助你。

Much as there have been challenges in this path God sent me to, He always provides..
But the response from me must be one of total trust and obedience. And also a conscious living out of the fruits of the Spirt much as there are often compelling reasons to do likewise.
For ministry is not just about the end goal, but every step we take. The world watches.

God blesses
Eng Hieang
20 June 2015

Sunday, May 31, 2015

Children of The Light#12 JAPAN (31st May 2015)


Dear...

'The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.  All this is from God, Who through Christ reconciled us to Himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation;......entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.'
          2 Corinthians 5:17-19

As I penned this, an earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck off the Izu Islands, Japan today.
And just yesterday, a 8.5 magnitude earthquake shook most of Japan, much as its epicenter was about a 1000 kilometers away.

 http://world.time.com/2013/03/10/two-years-after-fukushima-japan-worries-about-the-next-big-quake/

Japan being in the seismically most volatile region is no stranger to regular tremors and the inevitable major earthquake. This morning I was reminded of one infamous gentleman, whose exploits then was considered earth shattering, when he brought down the pedigreed British Investment House, Baring Brothers, through unauthorized trades.

Nick Lesson, the man in question was already on the wrong path, but the Kobe earthquake of 1995 not just lured him into magnifying his follies, but exposed his shenanigans.
In a moment of sinfulness, the thought did strike me. Should the long overdue mother of all earthquakes hit Tokyo, how can one profit from it?
Was it to short or long the Nikkei Index? And can one double that potential return by shorting or going long the Japan Govt Bond futures? And maybe triple my returns by taking a directional position on the Japanese Yen?

'Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake He made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.'
       2 Corinthians 5:20-21

I am a diplomat for the Kingdom of God. All of us who believe and call ourselves Christians are, for we are all part of the Great Commission. It is just a question of where and who God places you with.

Japan is where God has placed me these past two years. My first foray into Japan for the ministry God put me in was in May 2013, a month before Abenomics. A time where one could clearly feel and see the palpable sense of despair amongst the Japanese who felt hapless and were as a country about to keel over.  Abenomics was a desperate and necessary toss of the proverbial straw for a drowning man.

Japan needs a miracle. Question is, are the Japanese, or rather, the powers to be in government seeking the largesse of the Prince of the Air, the devil himself? A reversion of the old ways, that led to World War 2, when the cruel ambitions of the proponents of the Meiji Restoration brought much grief to the world.

God has not just shown me these past two years,  but by His grace, many like minded men and women of faith that He is bringing about a new stirring in Japan. A land that has been a very hard ground for the past few hundred years since the intense persecution of Christians who flowered for a very short but fruitful period in the 16th Century.
It is an exciting time of witnessing as well as witnessing for our Lord in this revival of seeds of faith long laid to rest in the tundra of suppression.

 http://j-friendshiphouse.com/the-team/
(see the work God has done through us these past two years)

But time is short, and the harvest field is plentiful, for no matter the plans of the devil, God will bring about a significant rise in the faithful, a tenfold increase from the present 1% of the population. And from Japan, He will move on to China and to the great dark lands of Central Asia.

What has it got to do with you? I have come to learn that what inspires me as my calling, need not necessary be the same for another. For just as God gives each of us different gifts, He leads us on different paths, but with the same focus, to guide the sheep to Christ our Chief Shepherd.
Do take time to rest in our Lord. Seek Him with your all. Learn to love others more than ourselves.
And the Holy Spirit will show you the route God wants you to take.

http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/mt-fuji-may-erupt-by-2015-says-ryuku-university-professor ( Mt Fuji rumbling)

Time is not just running out for Japan but for many globally. The End of Times are clearly intensifying.
Wickedness has gone mainstream, while Godly values are increasingly being pushed by the wayside if not persecuted.
It is increasingly hip to be gay, but not acceptable to be joyful. And the great delusion just got a helping hand with the legalization of marijuana.

When Japan shakes, there will be a tsunami, not just of the watery form, but of economic and geo political consequences. A world that now lives out the principle of instant gratification and unfettered borrowing from the future to fund the present, a philosophy, whose proponent, the late monetarist, John Maynard Keynes was an active and avowed worshiper of hedonism. We are as a world sitting precariously at the perch of greed and excessive leverage, that all it takes is one big shake to bring us crashing down to terra firma.

A humbled and contrite heart is what God looks for. For He wants to save us from ourselves.
Would you prefer, by your own free will,  to anchor yourself on the solid rock of Christ our Lord, or be brought crashing down involuntarily?
There is work to be done. God is patient, but for our sake, He will not wait in perpetuity.

God Blesses

Eng Hieang
31 May 2015






















Saturday, May 9, 2015

Children of The Ligh#11 Redeeming the times (10 May 2015)



Dear.....

'.....pass the time of your sojourning in fear: knowing that ye were redeemed,..........but with precious blood, as of a lamb without spot, even the blood of Christ.'
        1 Peter 1:17-19

Lately I feel this sense of urgency. A little flustered in fact as I ponder on how "well" have I used the day that our Lord has blessed me with? "Well," for me is no longer measured by my worldly understanding but rather by the following
- have I seek and love the Lord my God with my all today? Or have I been distracted by the delusions of Satan's world?
- have I strived to be holy or has temptation been my bedfellow? 
Is submission to the Holy Spirit's leading ingrained in my psyche, or is my finite and imperfect understanding still the king of my roost?

I had a dream last night. I was led into temptation and chose to partake in it much as I knew it was wrong. And amongst the cast of characters in my dream, was this man who emanated bad vibes to me. And this man was the chap who opened the door to my place of sin.
This morning, it dawned upon me that that man was the devil impersonate.
But more importantly, much as my flesh was weak, somehow the intended act of willful disobedience never took place. And much as I could not remember why, I believe our good Lord saved me from myself. 
For indeed we wrestle against principalities and it is comforting to know that even in our imperfections, the Perfect God watches over us. But only a heart that seeks Him will be cognizance of His presence and be willing to return to His protective fold.

For, all flesh is as grass, And all the glory thereof as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower falleth:
    1 Peter 1:24

I have 21 years more to serve our Lord. Is it a minimal or maximum 21 years? Our good Lord never answered my question when He impressed upon my heart the number "75."
A reassurance in the midst of the discovery of a significant blockage of the main blood vessel of my left heart, back in Sep 2011.
With the clock running in a more cognizance manner, I want to ensure that I allow our good Lord to work His plans through me His way, and pray that I do not be a stumbling block.

'....according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience...'
          1 Peter 1:2

There is a God. Obvious as it should be given that Christians are aplenty. Yet God for many including professed Christians is at best a stranger, if not a concept. Like the disappointed Jews who cannot accept the idea of a lowly carpenter for their promised Savior, many of us are waiting for the God of our own definition.
But God is indeed real and omnipresent. I truly knew Him when His Spirit fell upon me that wonderful night in Bangkok 14 years back. Awash in His love, words can never describe the love I felt from Him. My life changed, my faith took on a new God imbued determination.

as children of obedience, not fashioning yourselves according to your former lusts in the time of your ignorance: 
    1 Peter 1:14

For my friends who have known me in my pre follower days, I believe you will notice the distinct difference. Yet I continue to struggle with both commands of our Lord
- to seek Him and to submit to Him always and not lean on my own understanding 
- to put on the new man of holiness, and not cling on to the sinful old self.

but like as He who called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in all manner of living; because it is written, Ye shall be holy; for I am holy.
        1 Peter 1:15-16

But thanks be to God. Struggle I might but He never left me. Question for all of us is

'......when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?'
               Luke 18:8

An afterthought: The next Middle East war!!

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
2 Peter 3:9

现在就是选择归向主的时刻。

Our good Lord brought me to three interesting videos.

One on the 1973 Yom Kippur war, the last major conflict between Israel and her Arab neighbors.
It was a war that Israel could have lost but won. But what was new to me was the fact that the then USSR was ready to send in their troops to aid their defeated Arab allies. And the Soviets only stood down in the face of American nuclear threats.
Would the Russians under Putin stand down in the near future?


The other is the ongoing civil war near the Golan Heights, the border between Israel and Syria.
In my recent trip to Israel, from the commanding heights, we could look into the Syrian border and have a bird's eyes view of the ongoing conflict on the Syrian plains. But it is getting too near for comfort.


And the third titled "will Israel bomb Iran?"


在苦难中,我们学习信靠的功课。

Indeed, if we don't redeem the gift of salvation God gives to all, eternal damnation awaits.
To save us from ourselves, God will let us go through the consequences of our own follies.
The end of times have intensified, and Biblical prophecies are being played out. The world is a stage, and we are all part of it. Will you play the devil's advocate or put on your inheritance as the child of God?

'Before I was afflicted I went astray. But now I keep Your Word.'
      Psalm 119:67

God blesses

Eng Hieang