The Ultimate Purpose of Life
“This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.” (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 WEB)
The person who wrote the Book of Ecclesiastes is the richest and wisest mortal man in history: King Solomon.
After sharing all his wisdom, his conclusion is this: our whole duty is to fear God (worship Him with reverential awe) and keep His commandments (to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and to love one another as Christ loved us).
“Jesus said these things, and lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, “Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may also glorify you; even as you gave him authority over all flesh, he will give eternal life to all whom you have given him. This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.” (John 17:1-3 WEB)
If you have been wondering, this is the purpose for which we were born: to know Abba God and Jesus Christ.
Not just in the mind, but to know God experientially, intuitively, and eventually face-to-face.
There will be a time of judgment in the future, but for a believer, there is no sentence of condemnation because our evil works have already been judged in Jesus’ body at the cross. He endured the fiery wrath of God on our behalf.
All that is left for us is to receive the rewards for both open and hidden good works done for Christ.
If you live your life keeping the Grace commandments—basically a life of leaning on God’s love and sharing that love with others, you will be greatly rewarded when it is time to stand before Jesus’ throne.
Wait, what? We get spared for all the evil deeds that we do and get rewarded for all the good works done by using the grace that God first gave to us? Yes, it sounds way too good to be true, but it is the truth.
Most believers have no idea what God’s rewards are. They know of blessings, but when it comes to rewards, it is hardly taught about. The common misconception is to mix up blessings and rewards—but these two are different.
Blessings were paid for by Jesus’ blood at the cross, and God has already blessed us with every spiritual blessing in Heaven. On the other hand, rewards are still with Jesus in Heaven. He said that His reward is with Him—we will only receive them after He comes again.
““Behold, I come quickly. My reward is with me, to repay to each man according to his work.” (Revelation 22:12 WEB)
In my debut ebook “Sandcastles Don’t Last Forever”, you can find out how to maximize your eternal rewards, understand key end-time prophecies, and live a worthy life that fulfills your God-given calling: http://bit.ly/sandcastlesdontlastforever
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See a Mighty Jesus
“In the year that king Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up; and his train filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each one had six wings. With two he covered his face. With two he covered his feet. With two he flew. One called to another, and said, “Holy, holy, holy, is Yahweh of Armies! The whole earth is full of his glory!” The foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke.” (Isaiah 6:1-4 WEB)
Picture this majestic vision. The mortal king of Israel had just died, and the Lord Christ revealed Himself, seated on His throne of glory which was high and lifted up, and the train of His robes filled the whole temple. The longer the train, the more honorable the king is—it was a picture of the supreme ruler. The King of kings and Lord of lords!
No mortal king rules forever, so regardless of who rules in Israel, Christ is the ultimate king who is watching over the nation, protecting it from all her enemies.
We can benefit from seeing Jesus in His love and Grace, and also from seeing Him in His power and authority. However, the former is more important to be established in first because without having a sense of being loved by Him, you will be afraid of Him due to the latter.
Behold Jesus in His power. Can any enemy stand against a God like that? He is Yahweh of Armies, who commands the seraphim, the cherubim, the four living creatures, the chariots of fire, and all the heavenly armies. The natural elements of this world like the wind and waves obey His word, and nothing can resist His command.
When we magnify the Lord in our hearts, we won’t fear the enemies because the greatness of our God overshadows the problems we face in life.
What does the passage mean when it says that “the house was filled with smoke”? This smoke is the smoke from the altar of incense, which is a picture of the prayers being offered up by the nation of Israel. The people were crying out for God to help them, and that is why the temple was filled with smoke—the many prayers of the people.
“The Lord said, “Listen to what the unrighteous judge says. Won’t God avenge his chosen ones, who are crying out to him day and night, and yet he exercises patience with them? I tell you that he will avenge them quickly. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”” (Luke 18:6-8 WEB)
God is being patient, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance in Christ Jesus. There is a day of vengeance coming, which is the period of time called the Tribulation and the Day of Christ, and it will be horrible for the inhabitants of this earth who have not received Jesus Christ as Lord. We won’t be going through the Tribulation, but we will be returning to earth with Jesus on the Day of Christ (popularly known as the Second Coming).
Our Lord is not coming back as a meek Lamb, but as the mighty Lion of the tribe of Judah.
“I saw the heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it is called Faithful and True. In righteousness he judges and makes war. His eyes are a flame of fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has names written and a name written which no one knows but he himself. He is clothed in a garment sprinkled with blood. His name is called “The Word of God.” The armies which are in heaven followed him on white horses, clothed in white, pure, fine linen. Out of his mouth proceeds a sharp, double-edged sword, that with it he should strike the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod. He treads the wine press of the fierceness of the wrath of God, the Almighty. He has on his garment and on his thigh a name written, “KING OF KINGS, AND Lord OF LORDS.”” (Revelation 19:11-16 WEB)
We have to change the picture of the ascended Jesus we have in our minds. He is no longer the bleeding and suffering man of sorrows who was so injured that He fell from the weigh of the cross that He was carrying.
He is now high and lifted up, back on His throne of glory, with all the heavenly armies at His command. In fairy tales, there is often a handsome prince on a white horse that whisks the damsel in distress away to a happy ending where they ride away together into the sunset. Where did humans get this picture from?
“He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in their hearts, yet so that man can’t find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end.” (Ecclesiastes 3:11 WEB)
God has set eternity into the hearts of men. Jesus is the prince who will save Israel from her oppressors. When you think of Jesus today, see a mighty King who commands the heavenly armies to fight your battles for you. He does this because He loves you!
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Blessed Through Meditating on the Gospel
“Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in Yahweh’s law. On his law he meditates day and night. He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that produces its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper. The wicked are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.” (Psalms 1:1-4 WEB)
Planted by the streams of water: well-supplied and nourished in every way.
Produces fruit in its season: doing the right thing at the right time.
Leaf does not wither: staying healthy and young.
Whatever he does shall prosper: things are constantly being turned around for your good—rigged for your success.
Do you want to be like the tree in the passage above?
The key is to meditate day and night on God’s law.
“There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.” (Romans 8:1-2 WEB)
Under the New Covenant of Grace, we are no longer under the law of sin and death (the Old Covenant with the Ten Commandments), but we are now under the law of the Spirit of life that is in Christ Jesus.
We follow the Holy Spirit who gives us the desire and ability to do God’s will.
In other words, we are to meditate on the New Covenant of Grace and everything it entails for us.
Let the Gospel of Grace and Peace be your delight.
No one should have to force you to enjoy the life-giving Scriptures.
Do you want to prosper in all things, be healthy, even as your soul prospers? Then meditate on the Gospel.
Let your mind mull over the revelations about Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit will show you more about Jesus as you focus on Him.
“But we all, with unveiled face seeing the glory of the Lord as in a mirror, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the Spirit.” (2 Corinthians 3:18 WEB)
God’s word is like a mirror because when you see Jesus in the Scriptures, you are actually looking at how you are really like in the spirit.
As your understanding is broadened and you receive more light, you become transformed into Jesus’ image, from glory to glory—your outward man will align with the inward righteous spirit who is full of life.
Yes, the Scriptures say to do this “day and night”, not only once a week for an hour-long sermon while playing with your distracting smartphone.
If you take this word seriously, you will see life-changing results very soon. Be a doer of the word, not a hearer only. Meditate on the Gospel!
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當鈴鼓聲響起時
是該跟著靈感先生走的時候了…
在音樂路上
進行一場不設限的實驗與冒險
韋禮安WeiBird
全新演繹經典英文單曲《Mr. Tambourine Man》
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韋禮安全新演繹英文單曲《Mr. Tambourine Man》致敬民歌搖滾教父 Bob Dylan,這首歌是 Bob Dylan 被改編最多次的經典作品之一,《Mr. Tambourine Man》是一首關於「靈感」的歌曲,韋禮安化身為「鈴鼓手先生」,以輕鬆率性的唱腔和編曲重新詮釋,帶著隨性反叛的冒險精神,透過旋律不疾不徐地恣意地暢想和夢想。
《Mr. Tambourine Man》在單曲封面和 MV 設計中特別以六〇年代的復古配色為視覺基調,歌曲旋律從簡單到豐富的層層變化,象徵靈感從點線面的迸發,視覺上更用幾何色塊來呈現樂器的律動。就像《Mr. Tambourine Man》歌曲中一再重複的「I’ll come followin’ you」,對韋禮安來說,沒有靈感時最簡單的解方不是原地等待,而是出發尋找,藉由音樂、電影、書籍,甚至只是烹飪⋯⋯等等生活裡與音樂毫無相關的事情輸入新的刺激,讓身體和腦袋動一動,自然而然就能產生新的創作能量。現在就打開耳朵,準備好一起出發!
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♩ 歌詞 Lyrics
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come following you
Though I know that evening's empire has returned into sand
Vanished from my hand
Left me blindly here to stand, but still not sleeping
My weariness amazes me, I'm branded on my feet
I have no one to meet
And the ancient empty street's too dead for dreaming
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come following you
Take me on a trip upon your magic swirling ship
My senses have been stripped
My hands can't feel to grip
My toes too numb to step
Wait only for my boot heels to be wandering
I'm ready to go anywhere, I'm ready for to fade
Into my own parade
Cast your dancing spell my way, I promise to go under it
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come following you
Though you might hear laughing, spinning, swinging madly across the sun
It's not aimed at anyone
It's just escaping on the run
And but for the sky there are no fences facing
And if you hear vague traces of skipping reels of rhyme
To your tambourine in time
It's just a ragged clown behind
I wouldn't pay it any mind
It's just a shadow you're seeing that he's chasing
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come following you
And take me disappearing through the smoke rings of my mind
Down the foggy ruins of time
Far past the frozen leaves
The haunted frightened trees
Out to the windy beach
Far from the twisted reach of crazy sorrow
Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky
With one hand waving free
Silhouetted by the sea
Circled by the circus sands
With all memory and fate
Driven deep beneath the waves
Let me forget about today until tomorrow
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come following you
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♩ 音樂製作 Song Credit
作詞|Bob Dylan
作曲|Bob Dylan
製作人 Producer|韋禮安 WeiBird、蔡尚文 Aven Tsai
編曲 Arrangement|保卜.巴督路 Baobu Badulu
吉他 Guitars|保卜.巴督路 Baobu Badulu
和聲編寫 Chorus Arrangement|韋禮安 WeiBird
和聲 Chorus|韋禮安 WeiBird
口琴 Harmonica|藤井俊充 Toshi Fujii
製作行政 Production Administrator|廖婧紋 Melrose Liao
錄音工程師 Recording Engineers|蔡尚文 Aven Tsai (Vocal、Chorus、Harmonica)、單為明 Link Shan (Guitars)
錄音室 Recording Studios|Awesome Music Studio (Vocal、Chorus、Harmonica)、Lights Up Studio (Guitars)
混音工程師 Mixing Engineer|宋星凱 Sean M. Sinclair
混音錄音室 Mixing Studio|ff studio
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♩ MV製作 Music Video Credit
美術設計 Art Design | 蘇柔方 JouFang Su
動態設計 Motion Design|朱詠任 Tino Chu
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Happy Reformation Day! Today, we want to celebrate not just one, but two really special events.
Many of us know that on Oct 31st, 1517, German monk and scholar Martin Luther set in motion the first Grace Revolution (since the time of the Apostles) when he nailed his Ninety-five Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany.
In a time when church tradition demanded that Christians pay for their salvation by their own works, his theses marked the beginning of believers all over the world rediscovering the true gospel of Jesus Christ—which declares that we are saved and justified by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.
As we commemorate Reformation Day, let’s take a moment to truly honor and appreciate our Lord Jesus for all that He accomplished at the cross for us. Because of Him, you and I can come boldly to the throne of grace and find grace in time of need (Heb. 4:16).
Interestingly, something happened on Reformation Day on October 31st, 1992. A prophetic minister, Paul Cain, held an event at the National Indoor Stadium in Singapore.
During the event, Paul Cain called out a young man from the crowd, asking him to stand. He prophesied over him, declaring, "The Lord said that you are going to be one of His fiery evangelists."
That young man was not seated in the front section with all the other pastors and leaders from various churches in Singapore. He was just an ordinary attendee seated somewhere in the crowd.
And yet, he was singled out by the Lord through Paul Cain.
That young man was Pastor Prince.
We thought you might want to watch the prophecy that was spoken over Pastor Prince that night, and so we’ve included the full video together with this post.
While it was witnessed by thousands of people who were present at the stadium, none of them could have imagined how the Lord would raise this man, whom we now know and love as our beloved pastor, to be such a powerful voice for the gospel of grace in our generation.
Likewise, we want you to know that you have a purpose, calling, and mission that only you can fulfill.
Even if this has been a very difficult and challenging season for you, hold fast to the promises and prophesies that have been spoken over your life—and may you fulfill your great and wonderful destiny in Christ.
Your best days are ahead of you.
Lots of love,
Team JP
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久違了嘅英文快歌!今次仲加埋日文?
由日本TBS電視台主辦嘅「第21屆 DigiCon6 ASIA 」動畫創作比賽,今年頒獎典禮係首次於香港舉行,由香港數碼娛樂協會協辦及創意香港贊助。感謝你哋嘅信任,將創作主題曲嘅任務交咗俾我哋,除咗有機會可以唱日文歌詞之外,仲可以用我哋嘅電影式搖滾為眾多地區天馬行空嘅作品片段配樂!
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I read about a man who built his own armor
Then came a boy who was bitten by a spider
How cool it is to be a god who summons thunder
But I’m just the most Ordinary Joe
If I told you all my desires
How I wish I had superpowers
Would you laugh and call me a liar
But I guess the truth is
I don’t know what it’s like to be a hero
夢を忘れた世界は儚い (If dreams are forgotten, our world will slowly collapse)
If I tell you right now
今から (From now on)
This is our last chance
Would you take it anyway
No matter where you’re from it’s time to come together
Stand up and shout don’t just hide in your own corner
Every step we take will get us little closer
Now it’s time to show
Now it’s time to go
Rise together all you warriors
Find and use your own superpowers
Please can someone ignite my fire
Someone just like you ‘cause
(Repeat chorus)
On and on we’ll keep dreaming on
Can’t go back in time
一緒に築いていく未来 (Together we build our future)
(Repeat chorus)
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