LOVE IN THIS WORLD

Love in this perishing world is also perishing. The only way to sustain our love for our loved ones is to continually seek the grace of God through His Word. Do not believe is trivial things such as "True human love lasts forever". The only love that will last for eternity is the love of our Father. Anything we define as love that is outside of our Father's love is absurd. Our love, as powerful and heartfelt as it may be, is only a shadow of God's love and fidelity for His people. If we still have not accepted that our love is bound to fail, we will only be disappointed at our failures.

"But lo, I am here" says the Lord. It is true that we fail but it is also true that God, in this life or the next, is with us. Yes, we may utterly fail in our duties or lose control in anger with our loved ones but God, who is faithful, will make things right for His children. In a sense, we are to accept that we are failures. But now that we have the Lord in our new regenerate life, we are to enjoy victory.

For children, love your parents failingly, accepting that you cannot love them as God does but victoriously, accepting that by the grace of our Lord, anything is possible.

For young men, seek to love your young women in a godly relationship that is fully grounded on the Word of God. To love them means to lead them in spiritually and to cut down anything in your relationship that is of the flesh. In diligence and humility, with trembling knees and a worshiping heart, continually approach God's blessed throne together in prayer for guidance, renewal and sustenance.

For husbands, love your wives with continual dependence on God and His Word. Persevere and believe that God has a purpose for everything. Seek also to depend on one another in everything. Be as one body, one mind and one spirit as you worship Him daily.

For grandfathers, its time to pass your love, memories and wisdom to the next generation. Be glad, your time here is almost up.

Have peace with the Lord.

Mike

I Came To Say Goodbye

Dear Satan, I came to say goodbye
I’m throwing away all your lies
Coz’ my Lord Jesus alone did what was right
Hanging on the Cross, He gave me a fight

Together, we used to be tight
You were my brother, the angel of light
But now, I have the proper sight
You fooled me to think I was right

My Lord Jesus came to me and spoke
He did not speak like you, my heart He broke
He washed my feet with His tears
He wants me, though I chose my peers

He died for me, a man who cannot see
He suffered for me so I might belong to Him
He hung on a tree, scorned by many
We made fun of Him, together, you and me

Now, I am living by the Truth
I serve my Lord at His foot
Can you bear the glory of my King?
He is the one who gives everything

So I came to say goodbye, enough of your lies!
I don’t want to live in the world anymore
My soul is well, I’m sick no more
I no longer want your worldly scores
Coz’ My Lord Jesus has wiped my sore
I no longer seek you like before

Satan, I bid you farewell
Your vileness I once wore, I say goodbye
Your movies, tv shows, worldliness I say goodbye
Your music, style and clothing I say goodbye
I no longer want to make Jesus cry
He is my Lord, I lift His Name up High
No more excuses, no more alibi
Its time for me to say goodbye

Farewell My Fallen Brother!

My dearest fallen brother,
I am yours no longer
I am no longer your worshiper.
We used to do a lot together
But now, our relationship is over.

You told me I was saved and I thought I was safe
Whenever I sinned you told me the most comforting words
You told me “everybody sins”, so I loved your words and took them to heart
Whenever I acted like the world, you again came to my aid

But now I know the Truth! I was going to hell for having no fruit!
I have made your words as an excuse to ignore holiness
I used your words as an excuse to forget boldness
And I indulged myself in the world forgetting godliness

You told me that “everybody sins”
But is not that the very reason Jesus died and suffered?
It is because of my flesh that He was crucified
How can I live in sin if the Lord has made me sanctified?!
If everybody sins, all the more reason to avoid sin
If everybody sins, why not run to Him?!

You told me that “holiness is an eternal process”
That I will just waste my time if I pursue success
Holiness is indeed a long process, but that doesn’t mean that I’ll just wait
In fact, if holiness is a long process, I should start now!

You told me lies not to comfort me but to damn me
You wanted people to join you in hell so beautiful lies you tell
You knew the Truth and you were scared of it
You didn’t want me to change so you hid it

I also loved your worldly music, worldly tv, especially those with fighting and violence
All these things took away God’s essence!
There’s no bad language in it, no nudity so I thought it was good
Even though the life of the characters were godlessly hooked

I remember the first time you introduced rock and hip-hop music
That was High School, I just loved the lyric
I’d stick it in my ears all day like my peers
I was having fun skittering and the Lord Jesus I was mocking

I remember the first time you introduced me to your wordly tv
And I just can’t stop watching
You said I was matured enough to do the filtering
So all I did was keep surfing

But the best of your lies were the most ones I loved
I would not let them go, if not for the Lord above
You always told me what I wanted to hear
And so with you, I was always near

I can still remember the wonderful god you taught me
The god that we served never talked about repentance
He knows I’m sinner, leave it to chance
The god that we served never talked about holiness
There’s no sense in doing what you cannot reach in fullness
The god that we served never puts us down
He always wants us to smile even though our lives are dead
Everything was okay, you were my wisdom
Your god loves us just the way we are, he doesn’t want us to change
As long as we’re happy everything is in gauge

But now I know the Truth, God was not happy with me
When we were laughing, He was crying
The god that you shared was not the One in Scripture
The God that I know will never tolerate sin
His Son was crucified so we can live with Him
What blasphemy and idolatry to think God loves sin!

There’s so much more that we did together
I was planning to make short of this letter
But we just did so much together
You were my master, I was your worshipper
You were my whisperer, I was your doer
And I was going to hell for my worldliness
Even though I went to church, there was no godliness

I read my Bible, prayed and served
I was doing good and scrubbing dirt
I thought I was well, but I was a flirt
To listen to you and share your shirt

I professed Christ, thinking I was well
But the truth is, I was going to hell
For I served a different master
Not the One that holds the answer.

And the god that we served Satan?
He looked exactly like you, because he was you
How many more have you fooled?
What a master plan to deceive everyone
They think they’re saved because their good
But they will all be furnace food

So now!!! I’m giving back all your music, your vanity
I’m giving back all your lies, your words of profanity
I’m giving back all your tv shows, all false chastity
I don’t want to have to do anything with you
For My God is true

He loved me, saved me and bought me with His blood
What else can I do but worship all my life
And with my last words, I praise my God!
For He is my Lord, the one true God!

He took away my shame and liberated my soul
From your bondage, I'm no longer your goal
He reconciled me with the Father
And paid what I could not muster
I belong to Him now, He leadeth me further
Away from you so there's no seeing you later
Farewell my fallen brother!

Its Time To Come Back Home

When you first came to me, you were so happy
You were sad for your sin but I gave you eternity
And so you wanted nothing else but My glory
You seek nothing else but my Beauty

I remember those moments when I was your only priority
You built your life around My sanctuary
Nothing held your fire back, you were filled not empty
I was still precious to you, I was your destiny

But now, you have forgotten Me
My Throne has lost its sanctity
You came back to the world and refused My offers
You ran from persecution, docking for covers
You started denying Me, you were ashamed of me
You laughed at the things I despised
And you indulge at the things that broke my heart
Have you forgotten that everything you are is because of me
I wanted to make you happy, but all I got was idolatry

You talked like the world as if I had given no law
You repented and said sorry but you kept going back
As if My grace was insufficient and I was in lack
You became carnal, idle and lame
For now you seek money, glory and fame
False chastity, in it you are in chain
I came but you blasphemed My Name

You went to Church, prayed and read
But deep inside you did not thread
The Narrow way you were far from it
All you wanted was the way you'd fit

You were dead and still you deny
You justified yourself, thinking your mine
But you were far from Me, so far…
You have forgotten Me, you thought you were a star

I just want to love you and hold you close
But you blew me off, threw my cross
You acted and talked like the rest
Lukewarmness, in it you are best
There was no change in your life
No work of My Spirit, no fruit
No root, you are lost without truth
You are an empty shell and you cannot tell
For you have been fooled to which you sell
The glory of My Name, you did not propel
My Word you could not even spell

Your witnessing was dead. Your life is a silly game
Then you talk and use my Name?
In the darkness you sin when no one can see
And then you come to people talking about Me

What have you done to yourself?
Why did not you endure and persevere?
You went your way and thought I was near?
Let me tell you one thing!
I am the holy God, the divine Being!
I am the Way, the Truth and the Life
No can get to the Father except through me!
Don't think that you can act foolishly around me
If you do not take me seriously, my grace will flee
And you will have no restraints, no constraints
You will wonder the dark, you will see no spark!
My justice will come forth and it will be too late
By then, many will say
"Lord, Lord, have I not preached Your Name?"
Nay! Away from me I will say!

You live as if I had given no law
Did you not know? I was crucified for your flaw
So that you will be reconciled with me
So don't think you can live without me

If you love me, you will obey me
Diligence, fortitude, where is your virtue?
Thrown away, all you have is a statue
You do not have me
I want you to see me as you did before
When you still loved me to the core
Coz’ I remember those days clearly
I was your destiny, you played in my sanctuary
I was your only priority,
All you thought was my glory
You were so happy…
So come back to me
Stop denying your sin and return to me
My patience is endless, I do forgive
Repent and you shall receive
Believe and I shall give
my love again so you can be free
Hold unto me so you that you may see
I will make you as white as snow
Your wickedness I will throw
Come to me and I shall give you rest
I offer love and mercy, things of eternity
Come back to me and I will make you holy
Come back my child… sit beside me
My child, you've been far from home
Its time to come back home

An Expression Of Love And Rebuke Towards Believers

Its funny how most preachers act today with regards to the preaching of the Gospel. But make no mistake, this rebuke is for all of us believers. Allow me to demonstrate my points through the following scenarios.

SCENARIO 1:

(After sharing a gospel to Brother "So and So" and leading him in praying the sinner's prayer, Pastor makes an announcement to the congregation..)
Pastor: (Addresses to the crowd) May I have everyone's attention please! Brother "So and So" JUST GOT SAVED!!!! Let us rejoice and thank God for another of His lost sons was found
Congregation: AMEN!!!
Brother: I feel so good! Its like I finally found a second family!

(A week later, he preaches in another Church)
Pastor: You know I preach in many Churches. And in all those Churches I preach, many get saved! You see preachers are not doing their job very well nowadays.. but God has used me to bring glory to His Name! The last time I preach 100 people got saved!
Crowd: AMEN!!!! Praise God!

NOW COMPARE ABOVE SCENE TO THE ONE BELOW..

SCENARIO 2:

(After sharing the Gospel to Brother "So and So" and praying for him, Pastor makes an announcement to the congregation..)
Pastor: (Addresses to the crowd) May I have everyone's attention please! Brother "So and So" HAS PROFESSED HIS FAITH IN CHRIST! Let us rejoice! However! Because we love him, we will not declare him to be saved. We will continually counsel him until he has a Biblical assurance that not only does He know God but God knows him.
Brother: WHY???!!! I professed my faith! I'm supposed to be saved!
Pastor: Brother, we love you but the Bible teaches us that true faith brings about fruits. As what we had talked about, when a man is saved, God transforms him into a new creature. If repentance and separation from the world do not become a reality in your life, then you've got nothing from us here today!
Brother: You are a mean preacher! I professed Christ! I have faith in him. I know Christ already!
Pastor: Brother, we do care about you that is why we are telling you the truth. On that day of judgment, it doesn't matter if you know God, what truly matters is He knows and acknowledges you as His. May will say to Him on that day "Lord, Lord! Have we not prophesied in your name? And in your name drive out demons and performed miracles?" and Jesus will answer, "Away from me you lawless men! I never knew you!"
Brother: But..
Pastor: Let me explain. If I go to the gates of the white house and say "I know George Bush! I know George Bush! Let me in!" They're not going to let me in. They might even arrest me. However, if George Bush comes out and says "Hold it! I know him, let him in" you can be sure that I'll be allowed to enter. Its the same thing in heaven.
Brother: But didn't you just say that it is by faith that one is reconciled with God?
Pastor: True! However, genuine faith brings fruits. If you truly belong to Him, He will not share you with the world. You might sin or go back to your evil habits but if you truly have been transformed, whenever you go back to sin, you will vomit it. You will be sick of it and you will fear the Lord, cry out to Him and run back to Him in repentance and worship.
Brother: (in tears) I do believe. You are a real preacher because you preach the truth. And you really do love God and men for you do not hold back the truth just to conform with others. I surrender my life to God. Let Him decide for me.

(A week later, he preaches in another Church)
Pastor: You know I preach in many Churches. And in all those Churches I preach, many hate me! But let me tell you this, a real preacher is not someone who can bring everyone to God. A genuine preacher is someone who CAN NEVER BRING EVERYONE TO GOD! Because he preaches the Truth, people will hate him and even mock him! They will stand against him and kick him out of their Churches! They do not want to hear the true words of God. I had been preaching the Gospel and it has been always like this. Still it doesn't matter because this work is God's work and besides, I am servant and as my Lord has been persecuted so will I be. Yet, in face of persecution, I stand boldly not by my works but by my weaknesses and by my Lord. I know at some point, I will fail. BUT THE LORD WILL NEVER FAIL ME!!! I will preach the fullness of the truth! the fullness of the Gospel without holding back! My Lord hath loved me and He hath saved me.. what else can I ask for? Do be persecuted for His sake is a great honor that the Spirit in me rejoices in. And although my flesh is weak and evil, though I fail miserably and weep, my Lord will stand for me on that Day not because I have earned it but because He hath appointed it on His own free and sovereign choice!
Crowd: This is a real preacher.
Some from the crowd: This is not a real preacher! How can a real preacher be hated by men? A real preacher is loved and honored by men! Let us leave.. he is nothing but a tactless, mean-spirited and proud man.

As you compare both scenarios, what have you realized? There's so much that you will learn but I want you to focus on the preaching of the Gospel, the words of both pastors (from both scenarios), the response of both converts (first one versus the second one) and lastly the response of the crowd.

When people make a decision to pray the sinner's prayer, modern day preachers are so quick to rise from their chairs and declare them saved. You will never find this in Scripture. Praying the sinner's prayer is not a genuine act of conversion. Acts of conversion or regeneration that is brought about by the Spirit are in the form of repentance, holiness, godliness, hunger for God and a burning desire to share the Gospel with everyone. Of course there are many more, but these fruits are the most evident especially for new converts.

When a person is saved by God, God makes him a new creature. God takes out our evil hearts and gives us a new one. This is God's new covenant (Hebrews 8). He will be our God and we will be His people. To be regenerated is to live in union with Christ and to live in continual repentance and separation from the world. One cannot claim to be a part of the regenerated body of Christ if he is still attached to the world. Without fruits, your faith is dead. When the Holy Spirit comes into play, you are changed into a new being. You might sin here and then but you do not delight in it anymore. Before, the only time you would be bothered by your sins is when you are caught or someone points out your mistakes. But for a new creature, even the sins in his mind bother him so much that they can even give him sleepless nights! Even though no one sees his mind, the fear of the Lord that is mentioned is Ezekiel thrives in him and he cannot help himself but run straight to the foot of Christ begging for forgiveness, grace and mercy. Therefore, if a man continually denies his faith, he has not been on the faith on the first place. Likewise, if a person continually lives in the world and indulges in its pleasures, even though he goes to Church and prays, he is not really saved. What we have to understand is this: God is not mocked. God's work of salvation and regeneration is a supernatural work. It is not founded upon decisions of puny men. In other words, if there's no repentance in your life, no radical change in your heart, no turning away from the world, then you do not belong to God at all. If there's no work of the Spirit in you, it is not the Spirit's fault. Its is yours because in the first place, you did not have the Spirit at all. Stop declaring people to be saved and start preaching the doctrine of regeneration! It is one of the lost doctrines of this age. By not preaching it, you preach "a half-truth gospel". And half-truths mean nothing. This basically covers the preaching of the Gospel.

Now unto believers, I'd like to express my love, concern and rebuke in a form of a letter.

To the believers who preach like the pastor in the first scenario of this blog, I give this message:

God's work of salvation and regeneration is a supernatural work. Even though we do the preaching, we do so by the power of God's Spirit. If you indeed preach like the first one, hear my rebuke which I give on behalf of my Lord Jesus. I do not have the authority to do so but I do have the right to see that the voice of Scripture is heard.

You preachers from the first! All you really care about is the number of people who "get saved"! You do not even know what salvation truly is! If you knew, you would not speak to men in that kind of way. You will tell them the truth about the Lord! But because you want to skip through some hoops, make things easier and avoid conflict, you minimize the Gospel! The Gospel is not a weather forecast of the coming apocalypse! Neither is it the hottest news about a celebrity named jesus! You fools! If you truly love men you would preach the fullness of the truth! But because you had made God's work a business, you chose to conform with the world! Haven't you learned at all? It is by the Gospel that you were saved! And if you really are saved, the Spirit will be talking to you now! If you do not belong to Him, all you will feel is hatred toward me! Let me remind you of something: though they come from my lips, these words are not my own.

Generations of believers were killed for the sake of the Gospel of our Lord and this is what you do? Come back to Him if you truly belong to Him. I do not pretend to know His will but I do know that His Gospel is a living News of His great sacrifice and work! Until this date no one has erased it despite the serious modifications done to it! I do not speak as a man exempted from the judgment of the Father. I too am a preacher who loveth the Lord, by His grace, and hath learned to loveth men through His Spirit. And so I too am under strict condemnation if I preach "the half-true version" of His work. And whatever I throw to you, I throw unto myself. The Lord Jesus is watching.

What superstition has overcome our denominations?! Fancy and attractive illustrations had replaced Biblical theology. Quoting the day you prayed the sinner's prayer against Satan? How far have we fallen? Instead of saying, "My faith has fruits and God is evident in my life therefore I am saved", our converts say "Satan, I accepted Christ on this date so do not make me doubt my salvation!" What has become of us? Do we really think that the Gospel is this cheap? Are not our converts polluting the image of Christianity with their carnality because of our faulty preaching?

Let us come back to Him and drink from Him that we may be put into use for the glory of His Kingdom! He gave His life for us! Do you think He will hold back other things which are far less than His life? We have no reason to be discouraged by what men think. With these I give you my final words: come back to Christ, believe, repent and preach the fullness of His love without fear! If you still haven't known the fullness of the Gospel, be humble to admit it and cry out to the Father that He might save you, transform you and bring you at His foot where all His vindictive lectures are held.

-Michael, a fellow servant in Christ Jesus

And now.. unto the response of the convert and the crowds, I leave you these words for the reader to ponder:

The Truth will hurt but it will set you free. For wherever the Gospel is preached, there will be division among the land. Conflict and rejection may result, for the goats cannot agree with the ways of the sheep. Likewise, the sheep cannot agree with the ways of the goats. Still, goats can be turned into sheep if the goat repents, believes and puts himself at the expectant hands of the strong Shepherd. And this mighty Shepherd will break your heart, for His Words are just and sharp as swords; but He will set you free from that evil nature which you are enslaved in. And you can be sure that He will finish the work He had begun. To Him be the glory!

-Michael, a once fallen but regenerated creature in Christ Jesus

Lastly, I leave this message for the believers of the new covenant who preach like the pastor of the second scenario..

Dear brothers,

I know what it is to be hated for the sake of the Gospel. I know what it is like to be persecuted by fellow believers whom you had loved so much. They do not fully grasp the Lord's salvific work manifested in His Son. I know what its like to be referred to as a radical, volatile and insensitive preacher who proudly bullies other Christians for their "lack" of faith. I know what its like to wish that you haven't been called and to wish that everyone would just understand that true faith bringeth fruits. If no fruits become evident, a soul is still chained in sin, bound to eternal condemnation by God's righteous law. I know what its like to wish for these simple truths to be known. Still, know that this is not our work. This is not our show. This is His work and His show all for His glory and honor. I encourage you to set your eyes on God, Who is our means and end. We hath known what love is because He hath loved us on the first place. We hath known His Truth because He hath revealed it to us on the first place. I do not encourage you to be constant shakers of dust from your foot, but to be foot washers as Christ hath been so that His glory maybe known to man. Do not be discouraged and by your weaknesses rejoice for our Lord is a mighty Shepherd! He is ours to follow! What a great God do we have! We have no reason to be discouraged. Instead rejoice and pray earnestly that He may move among the nations, constantly spreading His fame through the Gospel.

How and why He hath loved us I do not know. But I believe that by His sovereign decision He hath made a choice to make His Name known to man. Men might spit on the Gospel, trample it or dodge it's mighty sword, but they will know that HE IS LORD! They can resist and submit to their worldly passions and think that God tolerates sin, but they will know HE IS GOD!

I encourage you then to seek the lost even more earnestly than before. There are a few of us in this world. Don't get me wrong, God does not need us. He needs no one. But we do not sit and watch our race fall to darkness. We preach with madness as this Gospel is a message of hope one cannot just bear inside. It must be preached all for the glory of His Name; that His greatness might be known to the elect and the wicked.

He is coming brothers! Endure and depend upon His grace! Drink from His cup! This is our true prosperity! Not that prosperity that is taught now in many churches... Live for Him alone and be assured that your scars will be rewarded. And even if they aren't, can we ask for anything else? The Lord hath laid and given the greatest gift to us, a sinful, fallen and totally unworthy race! Yet He did this out of mercy so that His Name might be acknowledged as the one Name that is above all other names! And all people will bow down and confess that He is Lord at that coming Day! So do not be troubled and bear the hope that we hold unto. Christ is coming! Our Lord is coming! Rejoice and be glad! Our time here is almost up and we shall soon see the fullness of His glory.

-Michael, a fellow prisoner of the Lord Jesus

A Prayer Of An Exhausted Believer

ear Father who art in heaven,

Praise be to Your Holy Name! As usual, I am in awe with the mere fact that I can talk to you. I come before Your mighty Throne, that no angel can utter without reverence and fear. How wonderful is it that a depraved man, such as me, can speak to the Great Creator anytime and anywhere without any restrictions. How many people do not understand the value of prayer? The fact that I can seek You Lord and address you as my Father means so much for me that even I do not see Your Hand, I would still be in awe and worship.

Father, move among us. Let Your will be done. Let Your Kingdom come Lord. And if you please, let revival begin in our perishing world for the good of Your elect and most important of all, for the glory of Your Son Jesus, our merciful Lord who suffered and became a curse in our place. Father I ask you to step into our lives. We need You in our land. There is no other hope for us but You. May Your sustaining grace be with us if you please so that our hearts would in tune to Your voice all the time. Move among the nations: raise missionaries, evangelists, teachers, trainers, nurses, doctors, lawyers, engineers, and anything else that will bring honor to Your Holy Name, all for Your glory.

I am so tired Father.. so tired.. My body is starting to give up. My mind feels like throwing up. My heart is starting to breed anger and bitterness over senseless things.. things not even worth mentioning to You, the Holy of Holies. My soul is crumbling and I am lost in my weakness. If it would please You and glorify You more to heal me then so be it! Heal Your servant and let Your Name be honored! But if my testimony and witnessing would be more powerful if I am deprived of Your healing words, if by encasing me in this room of impulsions and loss more people would be drawn to you, if by crushing my soul I would be prepared for heaven or if it would be Your pleasure to damn my remaining ounces of strength, then so be it! Crush me for the sake of Your glory. I am Your servant. I answer to no one but You. I do not respond even to my own command. What torment it would be to me but if that glorifies Your Name more, then I have no say, let Your will be done! You know what's best for me. Like I always say, this is Your show, its no longer mine.

Father, how good it is that by Your sovereign grace, I could breathe at this moment without any interruption. How great it is that I still have a sane mind after experiencing Your glory and love through Your Son Jesus. Thy grace sustains me forever. With that I am in total gratefulness. And if Thou choose to withdraw Thy grace from me, I do not know what will happen. I do not pretend, I am a mere sapling at Your good house. Still, being at Your mercy and being under Your mighty shade drives me to toil night and day. For if I was left alone in control, I would have nothing but loss and despair. All I will ever have is worldly success but how can I call it success if You're not in it? Oh that we men so depraved, after seeing Your holiness, crushes all our resolve. No man can see Your face for it would vaporize his soul. The greatness and power of Your Holy Essence was restrained by Your Son because You hath loved us even though we were not, after the fall, Yours. You freed us from that bondage, with that I am forever in awe. Thy sovereign grace, if it did not pull me out from the darkness, bounded my nature in chains and delivered me from the evil one, I do not know where I would be. A prisoner of grace am I! What a beautiful, everlasting love you have. If You left me on my own, I would have faced the judgment I so deserved and I would have suffered, as is Your justice and in that I have nothing to say against. But You hath called me from the darkness that I may share in Your wonderful glory! Or at least take a part of that righteousness that You had been keeping for man through Your Son Jesus.. With that I am content. I might moan and cry as a foolish being of little faith, here and then, but I am content of having known You and how much more in sharing Thy greatness! As if we men deserved anything from you.. still isn't it through this that the fullness of Your love is manifested? Angels watched in horror as You, in flesh and blood, was nailed to a a vile cross while You had done nothing wrong but sincere and perfect goodness. Through this great work, we had become the envy of angels and bearers of a righteousness that is not ours. We had become jars of clay, constantly molded by the Potter's Hand.. all for Thy glory.

You had loved the world and how many times did You want to cradle such civilizations but we would not let You. No one did. From the beginning, after the fall, apart from Your unconditional election that is based on no human merit, there can be nothing left for us but judgment. But Thy purest of pure! Pristine are Your deeds! You hath called men, shared to them freely the glory of Your Son and even if you have kept such righteousness on Your bidding would be no offense. The sovereign God is sovereign, with Him all things are possible. I am awe, grateful and madly seeking to lean at the pillars of Your Temple.

I pray Father for the advancement of Thy Kingdom and Your Holy Gospel that delivereth man from his own damnation. I pray for the continuity of the miraculous work of thy Spirit here on earth. Oh that sinners can become saints through Your Son! What words can man form but "PRAISE YOUR NAME!" I pray for the arising of Your disciples among the nations, that everyone would be kept safe until the Day of Your Coming in glory, power and majesty. I do not pray that You strike down the wicked, for how am I different from them? Have mercy on us Father. I pray for Your mercy and beg for Thy gift that no one deserveth. Apart from the grace, love and work of Your Son who lives, there can be no hope nor reconciliation for us. So move among us and shake the mountains with Your glory so that everyone will hear Your thundering voice that there is hope only through Him. Reveal Your magnificence under the protection of Thy shielding cloud, so that men and woman, slave or free, oppressed and poor, wicked or deceitful.. makes no difference, see Your mighty love, believe, worship yet still be sane. All these are my prayers but You have the final say, let Your will be done! That I can even request is more than a privilege to me, still let a prisoner's voice be heard in Your halls above.

Great Lord, I ask You to give me the strength I need to survive this short life of mine, till the day You want me to see the fullness of Thy glory in the essence of Your Truth. Until that day that all men's hearts would be bare before You, sustain me with Thy grace and sovereign power. And also all those who You have chosen to be a part of Your Kingdom, let Your hand be with us as You use us for your glory and praise. Reach out to those who haven't heard and grant them faith and repentance so that they can seek Thy glory in the mountains and worship, falling flat on the ground, speechless with no other words to utter but Your greatness.

In Jesus Name, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, Amen and Amen!

I Am A Missionary!

ear Satan,


I am writing this letter to inform you that your days are over.
You must have known this when Christ came and removed your cover
For when my Lord was crucified, your children were plundered
Praise His Name up high! His message across be thundered

When I first became Christian, I did not fully understand the great commission
Thanks to perspectives, I have been reminded of my omissions
That I have omitted the Gospel’s essence as I preached a potted plant
That I have omitted the Gospel’s power as I shared a foreign scant

The Lord, with His mercy and grace, has awakened me to the Truth
That all must hear, bow and praise to the fullness of the root
That people of every tongue and tribe will confess His lordship
As every nation lifts Him, sharing in His divine kinship

I am tired of your lies. You told me I could never be a missionary
You told me I was inadequate, that I will be a sad story
I’m through with you telling me that missions is not for me
Now I am fully reminded what makes the Lord happy

You told me that my family should become Christians first
And you used them to quench my thirst
But till this day I stood, thanks to His mercy and grace
Now I have a better view of the glory of His face

It is impossible to bear His message without preaching with madness
It is impossible to preach without reaching to the godless
For His Name must be glorified and lifted above all
His vision is my vision, His will is my goal

I no longer desire to expand my dreams or ambitions
His glory alone is the center of my fruition
I am forever in debt with His stunning work of salvation
And all then will hear as you turn deaf beyond redemption

Satan... My Lord is near, are you not in fear?
The world has almost no time
With His elect, I move across spheres of ages and rhyme
For His gospel slices through culture, freeing us from the bondage
Filling our cups with praise, He has loved the savage

Blessed be the Name of the Lord, Jesus is Lord!
Fall flat to the ground all ye hear, He will end our discord
He bought us with His blood, are you not overwhelmed?
Now we can share and dine in His majestic realm!

This message must be preached, this message must be proclaimed
I, the cheapest of all sinners, have been called with no shame
With a privilege and vision to be a part of His mission
What more can I ask from the Lord of Creation?

To sit with Him as I preach the Gospel to my friends
To walk with Him as I preach the Gospel to all trends
To worship as I proclaim with madness His love and glory
To be a devoted missionary for all eternity!
All hail to my Lord! This is my eternal philosophy!

To God be the glory!

Sincerely yours,
Michael Borja

PS I made this poem as a testimony during our graduation from the Perspectives Course (15 week seminar about missions). I thought missions was not for me and I was simply inadequate. How naive! The truth is, missions is God's work not ours! We really are inadequate but this is God's show, not ours. Looking at yourself is idolatry and blasphemy. Focusing on Him alone and depending on Him fully is worship. If we trust Him, believe and just act in accordance to His will, He, who is faithful, will create a space in the world for us to serve. He might even create a skill in us for the good of His glory. He doesn't need us, I assure you. But He, the one and only God of the universe, commands us to preach amongst the nations. And what can we do? If God calls us, can we really resist considering what He did for us? Nay. It is impossible to be a regenerated being and not be a missionary!

A Letter To Satan

This is a letter I should have written a long time ago. Read till the end and be blessed!

ear Satan,


Do you still remember me? I know you do. We used to be like brothers. You were my closest friend. We went to Church together. We prayed together. We read the Bible together. We even lived in the same house!

I had always remembered your comforting words. Whenever I sinned against God you comforted me. You told me that everybody sins. You told me that holiness is a long process. You even challenged me give you at least one name of a man who did not sin. Nobody is perfect, you whispered and so I was comforted. I was happy. You cheered me up and told me that God doesn't want me to feel bad. God loves me so he wants me to be happy. I was happy with your words and so I always listened to you. You told me exactly what I wanted to hear and always took my feelings into consideration. You were really like a brother to me.

I also remembered when you first introduced me to your worldly music. It was just awesome! I just couldn't take it off my ears! Some Christian friend told me that it wasn't right but we got rid of him, didn't we? We were a great team. There was no dirty language with your music and the lyrics where even deep so how could it be bad? I know it doesn't talk about God's kingdom but it still appeals to man. And it even inspires me! how can that be bad? We were great together, right Satan? We got that radical Christian fanatic who thinks he knows everything about God, didn't we?

By the way, I also loved your tv shows, movies and series. The tv shows were full of fighting and violence and I just can't get enough of the action. It was fun to watch. I loved it when the main character does some stunning move and cracks the skull of his opponent in a moments time. I was thrilled as bones were broken and swords pierced the flesh. The movies too were great. Man was the main character and God was just in the sidelines. You told me that it was supposed to be that way. God watches as we do the work. So I too loved those movies. But the series where the best! Especially those Japanese Anime films that were a blend of romance and fighting. I so waited hungrily for every episode. Sometimes I even skip dinner just to watch it. And how could they be bad? They fought evil in those stories, didn't they? And there was love too. It was flooded with romance. Well, its doesn't directly talk about God's Kingdom but who cares? Like I said, its good. And besides, it makes me feel good about myself. After watching every episode, I felt like I was the main character. And I unintentionally was acting like the main character too, which was fun wasn't it? Some radical Christian again told us not to watch these kinds of stuff. But we got rid of him again. It was cool! You gave me the right words to say. I told him that I'm matured enough to filter everything and besides I know what I have to do. I always go to Church. I always pray. And I always read the Scriptures. And I even knew more about the Bible than he did right? It was funny him telling me what to do.

Anyways, there were so much stuff that we did together. So much Satan that I can't remember everything. I certainly want to make this letter short but we just did so much together. And I really had fun! But the best thing you ever did for me was when you comforted me and made me feel good about myself. You were there for me. You always told me that God cares about my happiness. So we spent 30 minutes asking God to bless my life in every way and spent about 3 minutes praying for His will and the advancement of His kingdom. Was it even 3 minutes? I think it was only a few sentences. But it was good. I felt like my needs were really addressed. And I felt really free and happy. You also comforted me whenever someone questioned my salvation. Actually no one did because my pastor was really fond of me. But in the back of my mind, something or someone was troubling me. The voice kept screaming: "Are you really saved? Are you really saved???" I went to my pastor and he told me exactly what you told me. It must be those demons trying to make me doubt my salvation. So my pastor taught me how to exorcise demons so that I can send them away whenever they bother me. And we did it! We used the Name of Jesus and we got the demons away! I am really saved. My pastor told me I was saved. And you, my best friend who always told me what I wanted to hear, told me I was saved. And I really believed I was saved and that God favors me. The god that we served would never put us down. He would always uplift us and make us feel good about ourselves right? The god that we served never really talked about holiness or repentance because there's no sense talking about our dirt. Everybody sins anyway and everybody knows they're a sinner. And like you said, no one is perfect so the god that we love so much, just requires us to do our best and leave the rest to him. Our god never talked about being separated from the world because it just makes no sense. We are living in the world so why separate yourself from it? "Just do your best and let God do the rest", this was our motto right? And besides, I prayed the sinner's prayer and asked Jesus to come into my life. Certainly, Jesus came. He wouldn't ignore my plea right?

BUT!!! NOW I HAVE LEARNED THE TRUTH!!! YOU!! SATAN!!! I WAS GOING TO HELL FOR ALL THE LIES AND THE EXCUSES YOU HAD PERFECTLY HIDDEN IN YOUR WORDS! I loved what you were saying because it made sense but it was never ever what the true God would have wanted for me! I have fashioned a Christianity based on my wants and needs. I have perverted the Gospel and even used it to get me out of my sin. I even transformed God's Holy Word into man's word. You knew about the Truth didn't you? You didn't say those words to comfort me. You just didn't want me to change. You didn't want me to see the Truth so you played along with my fleshly desires. When we were laughing, the Lord was crying!! And I praise Him that He even had the tears to cry for me, a pitiful creature of the darkness.

If it were not for God's love, I would never have come to know Him and the Truth of what He wants for me. And you know what? Remember the god that you have told me to serve? Remember the "all-loving" god that you talked to me about that loves me just the way I was? It looked exactly like you BECAUSE IT WAS YOU! It was you all along! You tricked me into believing that God didn't want me to change. I made a false god for myself that walks with no holiness. But the Truth is, the Lord wants me to change. He loves me and that's why He wants me to change and get rid of my sin! How many professing Christians, who believe themselves to be saved, have you deceived??!!!

BEFORE I LEFT I did not officially end our relationship. I completely forgot about you when I got to know the true God, so I wrote this letter to you to remind you that JESUS IS LORD and you, along with me, will fall to the ground and admit that. You will vomit the words that you so fear! And I will speak the words that the Lord so longs to hear!

I have sinned and I was going to hell yet by His grace, love and mercy, if I put my faith in Him, I will be saved. And don't start up with me again. For the faith that you must put in my Lord must be genuine. It must have fruits. There must be repentance! There must be a complete change of heart and a 180 degree turn from sin and worldliness! There must be transformation in my life and an evidence of the Spirit's work. And I'm not just talking about good works. I am talking about CHRIST-LIKE attitude, CHRIST-LIKE thinking and CHRIST-LIKE walking. Don't try to fool me again! For these are the words of the Lord, not mine. Our words and lies will perish, but His Words never will, for they are the Truth. No matter how hard you've worked to bring down God's Word, you will never succeed! God's Word is alive and so is HE!!!

The good Lord loves me and wants me to be with Him! He even wants me to call Him "Father"!!! I, the child of the dark, is now a child of the light! The great Lord has saved me from my evil and self-righteous acts! All I had was false fire when I was with you! Here is my Lord! Who can be like Him?!!! Praise be to God that He hath loved me, the worst of your breed!

Satan!!! You've lost another of children!!! And you will lose more, I tell you for my Lord says so. He shall liberate those who had been under your web of deception. You brilliantly masterminded a plot to take God away and confine Him in heaven. And you even fooled God's very own people! But you never succeeded and never will! His Spirit is here on earth, working and awakening lost souls!

Despite my evil, He has loved me! He took away my sin, my punishment, my shame and my guilt! And everything that is not of Him, He took away and is continually doing so till this very day! I am now a new creature, born again and revived by His mercy. He changed my heart and set me free! By His grace I live. By His grace I walk. And by His grace I breathe. If not for His grace, I'd be in hell and I'd probably suffer right next to you on that day of judgment.

The Lord is really good! I wish I can torment you more with His good Words but I do not have time to waste! I have to help my brothers and sisters who have fallen in your wicked and "flawless" trap.

I am now separated from you Satan! I belong to the One who is holy and just! He is my Lord and I serve Him and revere His holy Name! SO NOW! I'm giving back all your music! Your music took my ears away from God. Every artists motivation is the same. To take away God's name and put theirs instead! Your music gave nothing but false excitement!

I'm also giving back all your tv shows, all your movies and all your "slice of life" series! Take them with you to hell! I don't want any of those worldly and vile things in my heart! I thought it was okay but the truth is I really didn't want to give up your music or tv. I was holding unto them. Now the Lord tells me to cast them unto the fire and so I obey! And I will continually do it!!! Don't fool me again and tell me that repentance is a one-time act! You can't fool me like you did before and tell me that praying a one-time prayer can get me to heaven! And even if I fall in one of your nasty, cheap tricks again, my Lord will get me back! and the Spirit that He placed in me is miraculously transforming me into a child of light!

Satan! Can you hear the angels rejoicing? Now I know why thousands of angels rejoice for just one soul! I was really a fool. Praise and thanks be to God!!! Praise Him! Thank Him! For His love endureth forever and His Words are true! His works are miraculous and overwhelming! All hail! Praise Him!!!! Praise the mighty Lord who took the penalty of my sin and nailed it on the cross!!!

I am not ashamed of what I have become. For this what the Lord has called me to do and made me into. And I know, you'll get me to sin again in the future. But there's a difference now.. I am no longer who I was. I am no longer your instrument Satan. And like I always say, though I take a piece of your dark bread here and then, my future is secured! My salvation is assured! For the Lord has finally moved and I can do nothing but be overwhelmed, following His lead. Glory be to the Lord of lords and King of kings!

Sincerely yours,
Michael Borja, your ex-brother and ex-partner in sin