Fear of the Lord

¹¹ Come, my children, listen to me;
   I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
¹² Whoever of you loves life
   and desires to see many good days,
¹³ keep your tongue from evil
   and your lips from telling lies.
¹⁴ Turn from evil and do good;
   seek peace and pursue it. 

PSALM 34:11 - 14 (NIV)

As followers of Christ, we hear a lot about doing the will of God and living in the fear of the Lord. Yes, we know that it is good to do what God wants.

I have been thinking sometime about what the 'fear' of the Lord is. We fear death, diseases, natural calamities, failure, wild animals, dark places, drowning, etc. However, the fear of the Lord seems to be different from these forms of fear.

The fear of the Lord may be most closely compared to the fear of our parents. We respect them and do their will out of love. We do not want to bring them trouble, discomfort, etc because of the sacrifices they have done for us. And we feel indebted to repay them to the best of our capabilities.

The above passage from Psalm 34 invites us to learn the fear of the Lord. The fear of the Lord is to not speak lies or do evil, but to turn away from them and to do good, to seek peace and pursue it as a livelong goal.

The passage also says that those who fear the Lord will be blessed with long life and many good days. This is in direct agreement with the promise of Ephesians 6:1-3

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise—  “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”

Notice that in the above passage from Ephesians, obedience to parents should be 'in the Lord'. This is very important because as humans, parents may also at times impose themselves on children to do wrong things. So, for God's promise to come true, the act of obedience should be in accordance with what the Lord will approve.

I pray that you and I can put these passages into practice and 'fear God' in our lives.

NUNGZUIHNA LEH LAISIANGTHOU

 Huchiin, Jesu a gingta judate kiangah, Ka thu a na om gige uleh, ka nungjuite na hi taktak ding uh;

Johan 8:31

Toupa itna lamdang mahmah ziakin a tapa tang neihsun, Jesu Khrist, Khros ah I khelhnate apan hon hondam dingin ahon sawl a. Jesu hotdamna nasep gingta a sangte din Pathian tate hihtheihna piak in I omta hi.

Khristian ihih nungin, Jesu Khrist nungzuitu ihi masapen hi. Nungzui kichi thil  tuamtuam genna ahi thei a. Siamsinten a heutute uh thuhilhte a zuih sek mah bang un, en le Jesu hon thuhilhte kisin a izuih zel ding ahi.

Jesu nungzuiten athu bang zel a niteng hinkhua zat zel I sawm ding ahi. Jesun nungzui taktak chiamtehna a agen chu, Pathian thu ah om gige te ahi uhi.

Khovel khualzinna ah Laisianthou hi I khawnvak ding, mial laka lampi hon tanvak tu ding ahi. Huaikia hilou in Pathian thu ahing in, thil ahihthei a, namsau hiamtuah toh ana ki teh hial hi. Khrist sepaih ihihna ah, Setan douna galvan poimoh penpen te laka khat Laisiangthou ahi. Jesu nangawn in khem a a om lai in Laisiangthou zangin Setan ana zou chih thei gige ni.

Johan in ‘Ka tate thutakah a om uh chih ka jak kana kipahna thupi jaw himhim ka neikei hi.’ ana chi a, Samuel in, ‘...kithoihna sangin thuman a hoihjaw a, belamtal thau sangin a thu zuih a hoihjaw hi.’ ana chih bang in Laisianthou a kigelh te niteng in simin zui thei le, ei adingin ahoih dia, Pathian kipahna leh vualzawlna tuntu ahi ding hi.

Blessed Nation

Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance.

PSALM 33:12

A Love Song

God loves me so much that he gave His only son to die for MY SINS on the cross. Having cleaned me from all inequities he looks me with loving eyes and calls me beautiful, darling and without flaw.

Oh how wonderful to be called darling by the Lord Almighty. How blessed to be accepted by Him and acknowledged as blameless, without a flaw.

As I prepare to be a bride of Jesus, being blameless in His eyes is what I try to be in thoughts, in words, and in deeds.

Love & Faithfulness

'Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.'

PROVERBS 3:34 (NIV)

Sermon "Khrist Hondampa a piangta"

26 Dec 2011 | 5.30p.m. | EBCC Lamphel | Upa V. Tualthang

- Luka 2: 11 'Tuniin nou adingin David khua ah Hondampa a piangta, amah Kris Toupa ahi.'

- Mihing bangmahlo ahidan leh Pathian (Khasiangthou) thilhihtheihna.

- Angel thupuan - 'Tungnungpen ah Pathian thupi henla'
 
- Angel thupuan - 'A kipahpih mahmah mihingte lahah lemthu leng hen'

- Berampute bangin Jesu thu na genta hia? Pathian pahtawina na bawl ta hia?

- Pathian Pahtawina daltu te (Pathian nasem te ading in):

1. Damlouhna (taksa)
2. Lungkhamna tuamtuam (lungsim)
3. Kha a dimlouh (kha)

- 1 Peter 2:20 'Nou na khelh ua, khut khak na thuak un, kuhkal takin thuak mahleuchin leng phatna bang naloh ua? Ahihangin thil na hihhoih ua, na thuak ua, kuhkal taka nathuak uleh, huai tuh Pathian kipahpih lam ahi.'

- 1 Johan 2:6 'Amah ah ka om gige, chi mi tuh amah om bangin a om sam ding ahi.'

- Lungkimna (Jesu Khrist toh kibatna)

1. Inlum nusia a Gospel puankhiat
2. Damlo na thumpih ngeita am?
3. Phuba lak Pathian khut ahi
4. Pathian thu ahi bang bang a zuih - Full Obedience
5. Saltangte suahtak sakna (Jesu tungtawn a)

- Hotdam ihih nangin mang/ vakvai ihihlam ki theih ngai - Repentance from sin.

- Khasiangthou thilhihtheihna a hotdamna omthei ahi

- Hotdam ta te hinkhua kikhek lamdang in a om (hotdam louh te toh chituam)

- Hunteng leh niteng in piangthaksa te ki vel thak ni