AN ENCOURAGEMENT TO TRUMP SUPPORTERS

Yesterday wasn’t a good day for many of us. The US Congress has certified and confirmed Biden’s win. It was sad that Mike Pence didn’t object or stand up for Trump. It was also sad that the riots at Capitol Hill was turned into an act of violence though I believe it wasn’t started by Trump supporters. We saw thousands and thousands of people travelling to Washington DC to support Trump but in the end there was such an anti climax for them to go home without seeing the outcome they wanted. 

Even though we knew this wasn’t the end, there was still two more weeks to Presidential Inauguration but still, this wasn’t the outcome we expected. Trump went through all the possible routes like Supreme Court and Congress. He did all that he knew to do. It was all an act to flush out the people who are not for him and not for God. It was amazing how many people, including notable ministers who had turned away from what they initially declared that Trump is God’s choice. 

 

All this just taught me to put my eyes on Jesus rather than on man. At this point all of us are totally powerless. We really didn’t know what else we could do but to look to God. We had prayed, bound, declared and stood on our faith. There is nothing else to do but to continue to stand on what God told us. This is like another test that we have to pass before promotion. 

 

God didn’t tell us to win the election for Trump. That wasn’t the reason why He got us to pray for US. He told us to do our part and He will do His part. I believe we are at this place where all hopes seemed to be gone, everything seemed to be hopeless and dead. Just like the time when Lazarus died. Yet Jesus told Mary in John 11:40 that ‘If only you believed, you would see the glory of God!’ 

 

God is still asking us whether we can believe when all seemed to be lost. Like the defeat seemed to be imminent. Can we still stand on what He said? Can we trust that even though things don’t turn out the way we expected, God’s will is still going to prevail? Eventually God will work all things out for our good. Besides victory is already assured at the cross. It is only a matter of time that He comes on the scene in power and glory.

 

The world, the media, the people behind all these lies and injustices act as though God is dead. But God is very much alive! And He is laughing in heaven at the plans of the evil doers (Psalm 2:4). Though it didn’t seem like victory is on our side in the natural, we ask God to open our eyes to see that more is with us than against us! God is on our side and angels are being dispatched to turn things around now.

 

I don’t believe that God has turned a deaf ear to the millions of His people crying out to Him and praying for truth and justice to prevail in US, even all around the world. I don’t believe His hands are too short to save. I believe there is more than meets the eyes. Right now, God is planning a comeback. The greatest turnaround that no one could imagine. So that when it happens, all the world will know it can only be through the hand of God. 

 

And so this is my response to what happened yesterday at the Congress. I am not giving up on God’s word. I still stand for justice and truth. And I still believe Trump is God’s choice. I believe God is still looking for a group of people, perhaps a remnant who doesn’t give up, who continue to stand and pray. I don’t need to justify my faith to others. I also don’t believe that God needs me to safeguard His reputation or His name. He alone is powerful to defend Himself. He is God. 

 

On the contrary I will praise and worship. I will rejoice in the Lord for victory belongs to us! I ask for eyes of faith to see what God is doing and not what I am watching from the media. This is my encouragement to those who are weary and losing hope right now. This is not over yet! It cannot end on a defeated note. This is not God’s ways. It will always end in victory. We continue to rest in His faithfulness. Watch and see how God comes on the scene! God will turn our sorrow into joy! Those who trust in the Lord will never be disappointed! 

TWO STRONG THEMES FOR 2021

I was just thinking about the initial impressions I had for 2021. This was what I wrote in Dec. 

• Year of giving birth to new things (John 16:21), sorrow turned into great joy
• Acceleration, things moving fast all at once (Amos 9:13)
• This is when harvest time comes, hundredfold return (Mark 4:20)
• Avalanche of blessings began, floodgates of heaven open over us (Acts 10:11)
• Time of restoration and repayment (Joel 2:25)
• Good days ahead because we have been through the fire and water (Psalm 66:12), enemy overplayed his hand 

 

Recently I realised two very strong themes coming out from the messages I had been receiving. The first one was about victory. How we had won the battle. The walls of Jericho came down, the angels marching on the mulberry trees. The attack and battle is over. We shall have rest in our land. We have won. Victory will manifest itself this year. It is time to take the spoils. 

 

The other recurring theme was about harvest. Now is the set time for harvest. We can expect the hundredfold this year. There will be an avalanche of blessings because the heavens are open over us now. The time of waiting for our harvest is finally over. And when the blessings start pouring, they would all happen around the same time. 

 

These are years of pent up blessings so when they start coming, it would seem like a fury. Acceleration because God is making up for the lost time. It would seem like a time of great restoration and repayment for all the pain and trouble we had gone through. The sense that our joy will be turned into sorrow because we had sowed with tears, now we reap with joy.

 

God is also rewarding us for our labour of love and faithfulness to Him. In this new season we shall see much fruit coming out of our lives. The barrenness is over, replaced by fruitfulness and abundance. The drought-stricken areas of our lives will suddenly become fruitful. We shall see that we are like trees planted by the rivers of water. We bear fruit in every season. 

 

This year we shall testify to the goodness of the Lord and His faithfulness. We will say that we have seen the goodness of God in the land of the living. We will acknowledge that His word never returns to Him void. That He is not a man that He should lie, nor a son of man who should change His mind. He has spoken so He would act. 

2020 WAS ONE BIG TEST; SENSING ABOUT 2021

Blessed new year to all and welcome to 2021! I had been asking the Lord about the new year for the past week. The only strong sensing about 2021 was about acceleration and a time of being launched out. In 2020 many people seemed to be put on a pause button but once the pause was released, there would be a pent-up acceleration of God’s plans. 

When God pressed the GO button, just like when He showed me the green light, things cannot be held back anymore. It would be released with a fury, a vengeance of sorts. There would be such a momentum to launch us into our new season. Enough of waiting around. It is going to be action time all the way, from now onwards. We have been in a holding pattern for a long while but get ready to take off. We are no longer stuck.

 

Another sensing about 2021 is that there will be an avalanche of blessings. Like the floodgates of heaven open. A heavy downpour is coming. Also the era of signs and wonders and miracles. Like all the pent-up blessings all these years suddenly released in 2021. And when the miracles reached flood stage, we have to be grounded in His word in order not to be swept away. Keep our focus on Jesus and stay close to Him at all times. Especially during harvest times when things get much busier and hectic.  

 

It just occurred to me that 2020 is one big test. It is like the final exam before promotion or graduation. It is the culmination of what I had learnt in the past 13 years. God prepared this final test before launching me into my new season. So if I passed this test I am positioned to step into my calling. Step into all that God has prepared for me in the next season. It was a big massive test because it was the final one. Along the way I had mini tests to assess my progress but this one would determine if I could graduate. 

 

No wonder God was so pleased that He kept saying well done since Nov. Passing this test was no small feat. It was crucial for God to see if we are truly ready to run with Him in the new season. Also for us to know if we are truly ready. Because we would have known if we passed the test by how we responded during the storm this year. The manifestation is really secondary to Him because that is the easy part. The difficult part is to pass the test and now that we have graduated we really don't have to worry about being released to our new season.