THOU CROWNEST THE YEAR WITH THY GOODNESS; THY PATHS DROP FATNESS

Reposted from i3 Investors forum website

Calvin’s Sunday Sharing: THOU CROWNEST THE YEAR WITH THY GOODNESS; THY PATHS DROP FATNESS

Author: calvintaneng   |    Publish date: 

(Today is the last day for Year 2019 and also the very last day of the decade of 2010 to 2019 before Next decade commences in just 3 more hours = A Brand New Decade of 2020 Year of Our LORD God Almighty!)

And time to reflect and Give Thanks to God Almighty for His Many Many Blessings

As C.T Studd said

ONLY ONE LIFE

TWILL SOON BE PAST

ONLY WHAT’S DONE FOR CHRIST

WILL LAST

This Year of 2019 has been an exceptional year indeed!

It will end in what the Bible Describes as

 

King James Bible
Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.

See other translations

New Living Translation

You crown the year with a bountiful harvest; even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.

Berean Study Bible

You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your paths overflow with plenty.

New King James Version

You crown the year with Your goodness, And Your paths drip with abundance.

 

GOD’S WORD® Translation

You crown the year with your goodness, and richness overflows wherever you are.

International Standard Version
You crown the year with your goodness; your footsteps drop prosperity behind them.

Note: Calvin only endorse KJV as the Only Bible for Accuracy & honour to God Almighty!

All translated from the self same verse of

Psalm 65:11 from the Hebrew Old Testament

 

Why is it so special?

 

Answer:

It begins from Psalm 65: Verses 1 to 2

 

 Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.

O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.

 

Yes! That is the secret. A year spent in prayer God will crown with His Blessings

 

Since year 1973 I have attended Watch Night Services on December 31st on my knees before Almighty God to seek His Divine Blessings in the Coming New Year

In those years I am unable to attend a Church I will still spend time wherever I happen to be still bowing and when I opened my eyes it will be the dawn of a New Year with God

And every morning when I get up I will pray 1st thing in the morning. Pray thru the day from my heart in silent or audible. And before retiring to bed I will pray again

What a Blessed year 2019 has been!

 

And these are the Blessings I want to give thanks to God Almighty

1) Thank God for all His Divine Protection for safety in traveling, for healing when I was sick & from other unseen dangers of life

 

2) Thank God for this year I made accurate buy calls for OGSE Bull run stocks

A rewarding time  from January to May. And in May I sold and went away for a Cruise holiday with my wife. 

 

3) Something very strange happened in April/May when KLSE was peaking

Calvin saw 2 visions

i) While resting I saw the word

“SINK, SINK, SINK” appeared before me like words moving from right to left as on a TV screen

The word “SINK” appeared out of thin air from the right and moved to the left

It appeared 2nd time “SINK” and moved from the right to the left

Again it appeared “SINK” for the 3rd time. But this time It projected itself forward as from a screen

Cinema con sedili vuoti e proiettore/Immagine ad alto contrasto

 

I was stunned!!

Then I saw another vision

In 3 Parts

Scene1

I was driving a car with clear blue sky and nice wide road in front

Very happily driving

 

Scene 2

Now I was still driving. But I cannot see the sky. I could only see the road only about 10 meters ahead. Quite hard to drive now as I must concentrate every move carefully

 

Scene 3

Ha! Very strange! I saw myself outside the car. Now I am holding a remote and guiding the car which I was once inside. Then I saw the car moving uphill & then toppled

By now I took this as a divine warning to “SELL IN MAY & GO AWAY”

So I started selling & posted 2 sell calls

See

TIME TO TAKE PROFIT ON HOT STOCKS & OTHERS DUE TO T3 TURNING T2 & OTHER REASONS, Calvin Tan Research

Author: calvintaneng   |    Publish date: 

 

 

https://klse.i3investor.com/blogs/www.eaglevisioninvest.com/203130.jsp

 

 

To my surprise after my 1st sell call on 19 April 2019

Many stocks surged higher & some even went LIMIT UP!

 

Undaunted I ISSUED ANOTHER STRONG SELL CALL 3 DAYS LATER ON 22 APRIL 2019

 

See

 

BEST TIME TO SELL ALL LIMIT UP STOCKS AND ALL THAT GONE UP ALOT TODAY, Be Fearful when Others Greedy, Calvin Tan Research

Author: calvintaneng   |    Publish date: 

 

https://klse.i3investor.com/blogs/www.eaglevisioninvest.com/203386.jsp

I managed to take this unusual warnings  as I saw May till September the whole KLSE went into a Swoon

2019 is the Year of Over Flowing Blessings Because THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY Answers Prayers

All thanks & praise to Almighty God

 

4) AFTER WAITING FOR 8 LONG YEARS WE MANAGED TO GET OUR KEYS TO 2 HOUSES BOUGHT IN YEAR 2011 & 2012 (Mine & My Eldest Son Enoch’s)

 

The Developers  went into long delay & we got stuck with them uncompleted without CFO.

Thank God finally we got our keys both houses. I am so relieved that they were not abandoned. Having bought them at very cheap prices we are still very ok. And not long after the Housing Developer gone bust. Truly thank God for His most timely deliverance

 

5) Thank God my 2nd son Dr. David Tan finally graduated after 6 years study. Thru this decade we witnessed how God miraculously provided his Uni tuition fees all these years. Every year we see a new miracle of Divine provision of all our needs.

6) So many things to thank God for His Many Many Blessings

7) Also this year my Prayer Webside http://www.inspiretopray.com has seen more postings

And may I close with this doxology

 

Praise God from Whom all blessings flow

Praise Him all creatures here below

Praise Him above ye heavenly hosts

Praise Father, Son & Holy Spirit

Amen & Amen

 

Kindest regards

Calvin Tan

Singapore

 

TODAY IS THE 46TH ANNIVERSARY OF MY CALL TO SERVE THE LORD (1973)

Swiftly 46 years have passed since December 13th 1973 when I gave up my life to serve THE LORD.

And I read again His Solemn Words from Isaiah 43:10 -12

10 Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.

11 I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour.

12 I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, that I am God.

Dr. Bob Jones used to say, “When God gives a command He always back it up with a promise”

So I read again from Isaiah Chapter 43

Isaiah 43 King James Version (KJV)

43 But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.

When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.

Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.

5 Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;

I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;

Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.

Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.

Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth.

10 Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.

11 I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour.

12 I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, that I am God.

13 Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?

14 Thus saith the Lord, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.

15 I am the Lord, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.

16 Thus saith the Lord, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;

17 Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow.

18 Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.

19 Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

20 The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.

21 This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.

22 But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel.

23 Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense.

24 Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities.

25 I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.

26 Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.

27 Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me.

28 Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches.

This precious chapter has many many wonderful promises. As we will relate later all 46 years of God’s Great Goodness

And so I remember that day of days on December 13th 1973 on Penang Hill Camp

Below is a photo taken at Ping Kwang Bungalow, Penang Hill (Circa 1970s)

On this wooden Japanese bridge which witnessed JSM Greatest Visitation Time is Rev Dr Tang Tuck Keong on the right.

Rev. Dr. Tang is the current senior Pastor of JSM Singapore

THE FUEL FOR PRAYER – READING THE BIBLE & DEVOTIONAL WRITINGS

After I got saved from heathendom darkness the KJV New Testament was a source of Divine power. I could feel the words of the NT coming alive when I read it. It greatly increased my faith in God. And faith expressed itself through prayer. Especially during the night when the eerie darkness has fallen I felt wave of power emanating from the KJV NT as I read.

One day the brothers from Bethel Baptist Chapel brought me to visit EVANGEL BOOK CENTER in Selangor Mansion, downtown, KL. I was filled with delight at the array of so many good devotional books. I literally spent every available dollar or ringgit on books. On school holiday I would visit the Book Store at its opening hour at 9am & read and read till 5pm when it closes for the day. I read widely but drawn inwardly  to the books by A.W. Tozer in particular. His book “THE PURSUIT OF GOD” is the very best. I knew later that he wrote it on his knees. Here I drank deeply. From Tozer I got to know the writings of the mystics like John Tauler, Henry Suso, Fenelon & Theologia Germanica. Very deep devotional authors which enriched my prayer life. Another author was EM. Bounds who wrote 7 Books on Prayer.  Every time I read Bounds writings I would end up on my knees praying.  Prayer to me is as natural as breathing air.  About this time I continued to read Jack Chick booklets which were available from time to time frequently. I bought lots of Jack Chick soul winning booklets to give to classmates. Jack Chick is a dear man of God maligned & misunderstood by so many just like Jesus was maligned in his time.

And one very devotional Christian Mag from USA called the HERALD OF HIS COMING founded by W.C. Moore

Sarah Foulkes Moore with her husband W.C. Moore inspired me like non other to fast and pray. I can never forget their sacrificial living to bring God’s good news to the world.

When I met brother John Goh & Paul Chiew in Cochrane Road School it was brother John Goh who introduced me to the solid writings of the Puritans by BANNER OF THE TRUTH TRUST, UK (More about this in later chapter about our Christian Book Room Ministry) & brother Paul Chiew who is exemplary of a quiet man of prayer and fasting –  sometime fasting through the night till the next day. So the Word took hold deep within & expressed by fervent fellowship with like minded brothers in our daily walk.

These were the happiest, simple and quiet days of devotion, prayer and growth. How blessed to walk with Jesus.

Amen & Amen

292TH ANNIVERSARY OF MORAVIAN REVIVAL On 13th August 1727

Today is the Anniversary of the August 13, 1727 Moravian Revival

A brief testimony.

In year 1975 I saw the book “POWER FROM ON HIGH” By John Greenfield when I visited the S&U Book Center in Peace Center, Selegie, Singapore.

It cost only $2.70. But I don’t have even $2.70 on that day. So I put the book back on the highest shelf. Days later when I got the money I went back to the Book Store and bought it

IT WAS A GREAT BLESSING TO READ IT. After reading it I lent it to Rev Dr Peter Ng & he in turn recommended it to Dr. Chia Boon Leong (retired doctor)

From this book we were taught more about the Great Power of Prayer. Fasting. Missions & sacrifice and above all the devotion to Jesus Christ.

And let me quote from online posting

THE MORAVIAN REVIVAL OF 1727

The congregation that experienced the revival was primarily made up of Moravians, who because of religious persecution, were exiled from their homeland of Moravia in 1722 and moved to the Saxony estate of Count Nicolas Zinzendorf.

This map shows where the Moravian refugees fled from, and where they took up their new residence, in Saxony. 

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Initial Stages

Herrnhut Moravian Community

►A divided Christian refugee community in the village of Herrnhut was made up primarily of the Moravian Church of the Brethren. With them were also Lutherans, Reformed, and Baptist believers. Their doctrinal differences created tremendous disunity.

►On May 12, 1727, the community entered into a covenant to emphasize the points they agree on, rather than stressing their differences.

►A period of extraordinary prayer followed.

Results of Unity and Extraordinary Prayer

►On August 13, 1727, the Moravian community was overwhelmed and filled with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at their communion service.

►There was a sense of the nearness of Christ given to everyone present, and also simultaneously to two members of their community working twenty miles away.

►They left that communion at noon, hardly knowing whether they belonged to earth or had already gone to heaven.

 

►From that time scarcely a day passed but we beheld His almighty workings amongst us.

►A great hunger after the Word of God took possession of us so that we had to have three services every day (5am; 7:30am; and 9pm).

►Everyone desired above everything else that the Holy Spirit might have full control.

►Self-love and self-will as well as all disobedience disappeared and an overwhelming flood of grace swept us all out into the great ocean of Divine Love.

 

 

 

 

Results

►The Herrnhut congregation (which never exceeded 300 people) started an around-the-clock prayer meeting, and it went on for 100 years.

►This was the first Protestant church body to begin missionary work.

►In the 25 years following the outpouring of the Spirit on the congregation on Aug. 13, 1727, the Moravian missionaries had carried the gospel not only to nearly every country in Europe, but also to many indigenous tribes in North and South America, Asia, and Africa.

►More than one hundred missionaries went forth from this village community in twenty-five years. This was more than what the whole Evangelical church had done in two centuries.

 

 

 

►The Herrnhut community became a spiritual retreat center, visited by people from all parts of Europe seeking to be saved or to be baptized in the Holy Spirit and with fire.

 

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WOMEN FOLKS PRAYED UPSTAIR WHILE MEN PRAYED DOWNSTAIR

 

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THEY STARTED A 24 HOUR PRAYER CYCLE WHICH LASTED FOR ONE HUNDRED  YEARS

Leviticus 6:12-16 King James Version (KJV)

12 And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings.

13 The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out

 

 

 

 

SO SEND I YOU By Margaret Clarkson

So send I you to labor unrewarded,
To serve unpaid, unloved, unsought, unknown,
To bear rebuke, to suffer scorn and scoffing-
So send I you to toil for Me alone.

So send I you to bind the bruised and broken,
O’er wand’ring souls to work, to weep, to wake,
To bear the burdens of a world aweary-
So send I you to suffer for My sake.

So send I you to loneliness and longing,
With heart ahung’ring for the loved and known,
Forsaking home and kindred, friend and dear one-
So send I you to know My love alone.

So send I you to leave your life’s ambition,
To die to dear desire, self-will resign,
To labor long, and love where men revile you-
So send I you to lose your life in Mine.

So send I you to hearts made hard by hatred,
To eyes made blind because they will not see,
To spend, tho’ it be blood, to spend and spare not-
So send I you to taste of Calvary.

Second set of words done years later:

So send I you—by grace made strong to triumph
O’er hosts of hell, o’er darkness, death and sin,
My name to bear and in that name to conquer
So send I you, My victory to win.

So send I you—to take to souls in bondage
The Word of Truth that sets the captive free,
To break the bonds of sin, to loose death’s fetters
So send I you, to bring the lost to me.

So send I you—My strength to know in weakness,
My joy in grief, My perfect peace in pain,
To prove my pow’r, My grace, My promised presence
So send I you, eternal fruit to gain.

So send I you—to bear My cross with patience,
And then one day with joy to lay it down,
To hear My voice, “Well done, My faithful servant
Come share My throne, My kingdom and My crown!”

“Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. (John 20:21)”

By Margaret Clarkson

 

Calvin comments:

Margaret has articulated for us our deepest inmost feelings. May these words burn in our souls and fire up our zeal.

 

YOUNG PRAYER WARRIORS IN COCHRANE ROAD SCHOOL (1973 -1974)

Some of my happiest times were praying with like minded School mates in Cochrane Road School

Apart from my fellow classmates in Form 4L2 there were brothers from other Classes who joined us in group prayers early morning before School starts. We also pray after School and during recess.

I remember there were 3 Prayer Groups. The Fundamentalists (who are Separatists), the New Evangelicals & even the cult of 7th Day Adventists. All were praying. Some how there was a prevailing spirit of prayer in the School.

I remember in particular one afternoon (about 4 or 5 brothers) we were praying at a small forest adjoining the school.

It suddenly rained – literally poured in torrents. I was totally drenched all over. It was eerily silent as we bowed before this flood of sudden monsoon rain. Opening my eyes I could see all my brothers drenched and some so cold that teeth clattered.  Yet all of us were still on our knees asking God to pour out His Holy Spirit of visitation on us.

Among these were Brother Paul Chiew Yoong San & John Goh Kee Eng.

Both later responded the Call to Serve God

 

Above photo is Brother Paul Chiew Yoong San

Below is Brother John Goh Kee Eng

 

The meetings were deeply devotional & full of fervency. Sometime we groaned in prayer under heavy burden for our fellow unsaved classmates. Groaning without words are prayers that will be most effective. But oh the deep peace and joy that overflowed from the depth of our hearts. Both Brothers Paul & John were from the KL JSM  (Circa 1973 – 1974)

Let me continue with how I first attended the KL JSM.

Sometime in year 1973 when I was on my way to BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH

I used to pass by the JESUS SAVES MISSION in Jalan Kenanga, KL, which is conducting a Church Service as well. Someone invited me to attend the Meeting. So I decided to check it out.

Brother Samuel Loh & Kok Wei spoke to me. (I couldn’t recall what they said). Then they closed in prayer

And this is their very red hot fervent prayer in confession

“DEAR GOD,

PLEASE FORGIVE US OUR SINS FOR OUR THOUGHTS ARE EVIL, OUR LIPS ARE UNCLEAN, OUR HEARTS ARE WICKED, OUR EYES ARE LUSTFUL AND OUR HANDS ARE SOILED WITH SINS…….”

While Brother Samuel Loh laid bare his soul in confession Brother Kok Wei who stood beside said

“IT’S TRUE LORD. IT’S TRUE”

“IT’S TRUE LORD. IT’S TRUE!” AMEN.

These were very fervent heart rending confessions!

Ha! I was totally taken aback and shocked!

In the Baptist Church I never heard  this kind of prayer or confession. It was but a very formal cold type of prayer

And so I was afraid.

I didn’t go back to the Jesus Saves Mission until one day I decided to hear their Sermon on Sunday.

I heard how they prayed. I was curious to know how they preached.

To be continued….

 

2 YEARS OF WITNESSING IN COCHRANE ROAD SCHOOL

We were posted to Form Four L2 Class of 1973 in Cochrane Road School. Here we met totally new student friends except for Mohd Sdolehuddin & myself. And my, all our classmates were brilliant & gifted!

We were Top First & Second in our Form Three in San Peng Road School. But here we face more intelligent and smart students to our surprise. And Pure Science is tough going with double Maths! So we struggled.

But deep in heart we have a burning desire. A desire to win all our classmates to Christ!

And so we immediately started witnessing. All crowd around us as we shared the Gospel. Then teacher arrived. And every one ran back to their desks.

Chemistry Teacher finished her lesson? Preaching starts again. All crowd round to hear. Next Biology  teacher arrived. They dispersed again.

And so it went on and on.

At first we thought there were only 2 Christians in Class. Then one classmate said, “Why are you preaching? Why? There are other Christians in Class who don’t preach like you guys.”

I asked in surprise, “Who are they?” Getting very curious.

Then we found out. Edwin Law said, “We are not like you. We don’t preach like you. Because we are silent Christians”

And another classmate called Lee Kok Keong chipped in, “Yes we are not so aggressive and outspoken like you”. We only share when people ask us or show interest.”

Ha! Now we got to know 2 nominal Christians in Class. We were quite happy.

As days go by some softened and received the Gospel. 1st Boy in Class Lim Poh Aun accepted Christ as Saviour.

Then Tong Yee Cham and Cheah Peng Yip. Some were more open to the quiet approach of Mohd Sdolehuddin, so  listened to him.

We spoke in Class and we also visited fellow classmates in their home

Not far from my house lived Yoong Sao Chin, another bright jovial young man. Arriving at his home I started to preach.

Sao Chin objected and said, “I am a Buddhist”

“Buddha cannot save you because Buddha didn’t die for your sins” I insisted

At that Sao Chin face turned red and shouted, “You speak against my Buddha. You better get out of my house. You are not welcome!”

WOW! He’s really angry & mad at me as I walked back home

In School to my surprise Sao Chin turned from me with a very cold look. From then on he avoided me like an enemy.

Oh boy, what have I done. I was trying to be kind & now I have made some “enemy”?

Several months passed. Then one day to my surprise… Yoong Sao Chin got up from his desk right from the very front where he sat and walked to the very back row of the desk where I sat

He was walking and approaching me in my direction

What’s up? As I was caught by surprise & don’t know how to react or what to say

Then as Sao Chin moved nearer and nearer he stretched out his hand with a very wide smile. I thought it was some kind of trick or joke? But I got up and held out my hand

Sao Chin grabbed my hand and exclaimed, “PRAISE THE LORD!”

I WAS SO THRILLED AND SO HAPPY INDEED!!

Sao Chin then explained to me that a fellow classmate from A Class (We were in B Class) witnessed to him more clearly & he accepted Jesus as LORD & SAVIOUR finally. I think a quarter of the Class turned Christians when we finished our 2 years of study.

AMEN & AMEN!

 

Standing 4th from left in striped shirt is Dr Yoong Sao Chin (Medical Doctor) . And 5th from left in white shirt in Brother Lim Poh Aun (Engineer)

 

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DESTINIES WERE MADE BY THE TOSS OF A COIN

By End 1972 Our LCE (Lower Certificate of Education) Exam results were out.

Both Mohd Sdolehuddin & I passed with good grades. We were both from San Peng Road Lower Secondary School in Kuala Lumpur, Capital of Malaysia.

And to our glad surprise only 2 of us from our entire Class qualified to go to either the Art or Science Stream.

For Art stream our study will continue in Form Four in Cheras Road School. And for Science Stream we will be in the 4th Form in Cochrane Road School.

As we were then very young and inexperienced we sought God for His will to be done. I took out a coin and prayed to God.

“Dear God,

If you want us to continue our study in Science give us a head as we toss the coin. But if it is your will to study Art Stream then give us a tail.”  So up went the coin as it spinned & spinned and then it rested in my palm.

IT’S A HEAD!!  SO TO SCIENCE CLASS IN COCHRANE ROAD SCHOOL WE SHALL GO!

Of course on hindsight after more than 46 years now I think this is not the usual way of determining God’s will for our lives.

We should seek God’s will by meditating on His Word & also consult more experienced Pastors or Counselors.

But we were only few months in the faith. And we had great faith and expectation ahead.

In my next post we will share how God led us to win souls among our classmates in Cochrane Road School for Years 1973 & 1974

So Destinies Were Made By The Toss of A Coin.

3 DREAMS OR 3 VISIONS DURING MY EARLY CONVERSION YEARS

We normally dream dreams in our sleep. But Vision is more than dreaming. Vision is defined as

“In Scripture, a revelation from God; an appearance or exhibition of something supernaturally presented to the minds”

1st Vision

I already related my dream which was a “Vision” from God while I was sleeping sometime in September 15, 1972.

I saw myself walking home and my body was filled with diseases. On reaching home I saw the furniture all in a mess. And then I saw a Cross broken into half and dangling.

Then I saw Jesus Christ crucified for my sins on the Cross.

Then I got up from my dream while it was still dark (about 5am in the morning)

And I remembered I was perspiring with sweat in the cold morning

I got out and knelt beside my bed & accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as my Lord & Saviour

I felt to my great surprise, a burden of over 200 pound load removed from my shoulder & from that day I was delivered from the devil and the power of the gambling habit.

 

2nd Vision

Straightaway I started to witness to my best friend – Mohd Sdolehuddin about Jesus being the True Saviour.

He did not believe as he was a Muslim (His father was a Malay but his mother is Chinese). After trying to convince him as best I could it was still no use.

Then I said, “Mohd, do you ever dream?”

“No”, Mohd replied. “I sleep very soundly every night without dreams or nightmares” “My sleep is always very peaceful”

“Mohd”, I said, “You will be getting a dream which will shake you out of your bed”

“What?” Mohd retorted, “No such thing” “I don’t believe this nonsense”

I insisted, “Mohd, you will get a dream which will shake you out of your slumber”

Weeks passed. And one day Mohd Sdolehuddin came to visit me in my house.

“Can I talk to you in the quietness of your room?” He asked. “Yes of course” and  I brought him to the back of the Apartment & sat down.

Then Mohd said, “I will now tell you something that will greatly surprise you”

“Go ahead”, I replied

“One night I was sleeping”, Mohd continued. “I saw myself walking on the Street. Then I saw the Street Lights caught fire and people everywhere were running helther and skelther.

But I was trembling in fear. My knees were weak and I could not move”

Then I woke up. And I sweated all over. The night was pitch dark when I got up still trembling in fear”

After hearing Mohd out I said, “I am not surprised  at all Mohd” I have been expecting God to answer my prayers. I have been praying day and night for you to be saved”

And so Mohd Sdolehhudin was my first convert more than 47 years ago

 

3rd Vision

Not long after Mohd got converted we visted Tan Shak Seong (brother of Jackson Tan Said Meng who told me about Jesus and gave me a copy of THIS WAS YOUR LIFE by Jack Chick)

We preached the gospel to Tan Shak Seong and got the usual reply. He slept peacefully every night

We told him that he will be getting a dream or vision that will utterly shake him up. Shak Seong was quite amused as Jackson has been telling him to trust in Christ but to no avail. But we told Shak Seong in great faith and expectation that he too, will get a vision from God

And not long after that Shak Seong shared his vision.

SHAK SEONG  SAW HIMSELF IN A VISION. HE KNEELING BEFORE GOD AT THE GREAT WHITE THRONE JUDGMENT. AND HE WAS TREMBLING IN THE GREATEST FEAR FOR HIS LIFE

On hearing that I was quite jealous at first. Why Shak Seong has the privilege of seeing GOD ALMIGHTY AT THE GREAT WHITE THRONE? Why not me?

Then I thought. Why do you want to see THE GREAT WHITE THRONE?

IS NOT THE VISION OF CALVARY FAR FAR BETTER?

YES!! TO THIS DAY I THINK I AM HAPPIEST IN SEEING MY DEAR LORD JESUS CHRIST DYING FOR ME ON THE CROSS

 

AMEN & AMEN

 

King James Bible (Acts 2:17)
And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

Yes, all 3 of us had visions in our days of youth about 16 to 17 years in age.

Now in our sixties these words old men shall dream dreams” also come true.

What kind of dreams? More about ” old men shall dream dreams:” in coming articles.

Please pray when you visit this website. Pray while you read. And also pray for more of God’s anointing as we post.

Thank you and may God Almighty bless all who visit here.

 

2ND, 3RD & 4TH ORDINATION OF JSM PASTORS (Circa 1980s)

After the 1St Ordination with the laying on of hands. The 1st Generation Pastors in turn ordained more Pastors

 

JSM 2ND ORDINATION OF PASTORS

REV. DR.  TANG TUCK KEONG (CURRENT PASTOR OF JESUS SAVES MISSION)

REV. ELIJAH THOMAS CHACKO (Founder of The Westminster Tradition)

 

Kneeling in background is Rev Tang Tuck Keong

Kneeling in foreground is Rev Thomas Chacko

 

Standing 1st from right is Elijah Thomas Chacko

2nd from right is Rev Dr Matthew Khoo (Chinese Pastor of JSM)

3rd from right is Rev. Dr Tang Tuck Keong (Pastor of Jesus Saves Mission)

 

 

JSM 3rd Ordination of Pastor Rev Chandra Shedar Ekar

 

 

Holding uplifted Bible in prayer dedication is Rev Dr James Tan (Christ Grace Church)

Kneeling is Rev Chandra Shekar Ekar from India (the nephew of Dr Jacob Chelli )

 

And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron. (Heb. 5:4)

 

JSM 4TH ORDINATION OF PASTORS

REV. DR PAUL CHOO

REV. HO SOO KAM

 

 

Standing 1st from left is Rev Dr Paul Choo who founded the GOSPEL LIGHT CHRISTIAN CHURCH (SINGAPORE)

Standing 2nd from left is Rev Ho Soo Kam (Deep Bible Student Researcher)

 

This period witnessed the successive ordination of 10 Pastors in a very short time

However God’s word says,

Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure.” I Timothy 5:22)

Or do not ordain men into the ministry suddenly “without proper training” in all the true and accurate knowledge of Scriptures and Church Government.

In fact God already warned me not to get ordained which I disobeyed to my detriment on hindsight.  That was one breach on looking back more than 30 years now. More about that later as God graciously over ruled in the affairs of man to His Glory & Praise.