Saturday, June 12, 2004

OPEN THE DOOR

Nothing in this world is everlasting
No one in this world is perfectly pure
No promise on this earth is unbroken
No sheep in this world is never astray

There is a time for all things
For all seasons
For all weathers
But is there a time for Him?
Too?

Do you know how much He yearns to talk to you?
Have you realise that He's been knocking at your doors?
But you seem to be deaf,
You did not open the door for Him

Do you know how He feels?
His heart was broken
It's like the second crucifixion
Do you know that?

My friends,
What are you waiting for?
Open the door of your heart now!

For Him...
Who is always waiting outside...

- Humphrey Tan (The last poem before leaving Singapore)

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Friday, June 11, 2004

FOR WHOSE SAKE?

God created us
For love's sake

He sent His Son
For love's sake

Jesus came to save
For love's sake

Christ forgave
For love's sake

He died for sinners
For love's sake

He resurrected
For love's sake

And now it's my turn to repay
now it's my turn to proclaim
For I've got this new life in Jesus
New identity
New master
New friend

I'll live by faith
And not by sight

I'll walk in His light
And by God's delight

I'll share His words
And make disciples

I'll live for God
And pursue eternity

For Christ's sake...

- Humphrey Tan

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FRIENDS

Friends enhanced your life by colouring it
They walk life's journey with you
They share your joy
As well as the dark part

They do not despise you
They will not deny you
They will be by your side
Forever

But who is really your true friend?
Who would really share your pain?
It takes luck and fate for a true friend
Sometimes you just need to walk the extra mile
Sometimes they just appear in front of you

Who then? Is a friend that's true?
Who would remain faithful till the end?
I can't say I am one
But I know one

Maybe you do too...

His name is Jesus

- Humphrey Tan

I am leaving Singapore tomorrow. Will be back on the 20th June 2004... I am still contactable at my handphone... (though i doubtt you guys will call...

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Thursday, June 10, 2004

BY FAITH

By Faith,
I was brought into this world

By Faith,
I met Jesus

By Faith,
I experienced the Second Birth

By Faith,
He became my best friend

By Faith,
He brought me home

By Faith,
He died for me

By Faith,
My sins cleansed

By Faith,
I regained Freedom

By Faith,
I acknowledged Him

By Faith,
I became a child of God

By Faith,
I can see the Light

By Faith,
I have Eternal life

By Faith,
I was saved...


Through Faith.

- Humphrey Tan

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BY FAITH (BIBLICAL VERSION)

Now faith is being sure
of what we hope for
and certain of what
we do not see.
This is what the ancients
were commended for.

By faith
we understand that the universe was formed at God's command,
so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.

By faith
Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did.

By faith
he was commended as a righteous man,
when God spoke well of his offerings.

And by faith
he still speaks,
even though he is dead.

By faith
Enoch was taken from this life,
so that he did not experience death;
he could not be found,
because God had taken him away.
For before he was taken,
he was commended as one who pleased God.

And without faith
it is impossible to please God,
because anyone who comes to him
must believe that he exists
and that he rewards those
who earnestly seek him.

By faith Noah,
when warned about things not yet seen,
in holy fear built an ark to save his family.

By his faith he
condemned the world
and became heir of the righteousness
that comes by faith.

By faith Abraham,
when called to go to a place
he would later receive as his inheritance,
obeyed and went,
even though he did not know
where he was going.

By faith
he made his home
in the promised land
like a stranger in a foreign country;
he lived in tents,
as did Isaac and Jacob,
who were heirs with him of the same promise.
For he was looking forward
to the city with foundations,
whose architect and builder
is God.

By faith Abraham,
even though he was past age
--and Sarah herself was barren
--was enabled to become a father
because he considered him
faithful who had made the promise.

And so from this one man,
and he as good as dead,
came descendants as numerous
as the stars in the sky
and as countless
as the sand on the seashore.

All these people
were still living by faith when they died.
They did not receive the things promised;
they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. A
nd they admitted that they were
aliens and strangers on earth.

People who say such things
show that they are looking
for a country
of their own.

If they had been thinking
of the country they had left,
they would have had opportunity to return.

Instead,
they were longing
for a better country
--a heavenly one.
Therefore God is not ashamed
to be called their God,
for he has prepared a city for them.

By faith Abraham,
when God tested him,
offered Isaac as a sacrifice.
He who had received
the promises was about to sacrifice
his one and only son,
even though God had said to him,
"It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned."
Abraham reasoned
that God could raise the dead,
and figuratively speaking,
he did receive Isaac back from death.

By faith
Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau
in regard to their future.

By faith Jacob,
when he was dying,
blessed each of Joseph's sons,
and worshiped as he leaned
on the top of his staff.

By faith Joseph,
when his end was near,
spoke about the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt
and gave instructions about his bones.

By faith
Moses' parents hid him for three months
after he was born,
because they saw
he was no ordinary child,
and they were not afraid
of the king's edict.

By faith Moses,
when he had grown up,
refused to be known
as the son of Pharaoh's daughter.
He chose to be mistreated
along with the people of God
rather than to enjoy
the pleasures of sin for a short time.
He regarded disgrace
for the sake of Christ
as of greater value
than the treasures of Egypt,
because he was looking ahead to his reward.

By faith
he left Egypt,
not fearing the king's anger;
he persevered
because he saw him who is invisible.

By faith
he kept the Passover
and the sprinkling of blood,
so that the destroyer of the firstborn
would not touch the firstborn of Israel.

By faith
the people passed through the Red Sea
as on dry land;
but when the Egyptians tried to do so,
they were drowned.

By faith
the walls of Jericho fell,
after the people had marched around them
for seven days.

By faith
the prostitute Rahab,
because she welcomed the spies,
was not killed with those who were disobedient.

And what more shall I say?
I do not have time to tell about Gideon,
Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel
and the prophets,

who through faith conquered kingdoms,
administered justice,
and gained what was promised;
who shut the mouths of lions,
quenched the fury of the flames, a
nd escaped the edge of the sword;
whose weakness was turned to strength;
and who became powerful in battle
and routed foreign armies.
Women received back their dead,
raised to life again.
Others were tortured
and refused to be released,
so that they might gain
a better resurrection.

Some faced jeers and flogging,
while still others were chained
and put in prison.
They were stoned;
they were sawed in two;
they were put to death
by the sword.

They went about in sheepskins
and goatskins, destitute, persecuted
and mistreated--
the world was not worthy of them.
They wandered in deserts
and mountains,
and in caves
and holes in the ground.

These were all commended for their faith,
yet none of them received
what had been promised.
God had planned something better for us
so that only together with us
would they be made perfect.

- Hebrews Chapter 11

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JESUS LOVER OF MY SOUL

It's all about You, Jesus
And all this is for You
For Your glory and your fame
It's not about me
As if You should do things my way
You alone are God
And I surrender to your ways

Jesus, lover of my soul
All consuming fire is in Your gaze
Jesus, I want you to know
I will follow you all my days
For no one else in history is like you
And history itself belongs to you
Alpha and Omega, You have loved me
And I will share eternity with You

It's all about You, Jesus
And all this is for You
For Your glory and your fame
It's not about me
As if You should do things my way
You alone are God
And I surrender to your ways

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Wednesday, June 09, 2004

I am currently having a mixed feeling, not knowing what am I doing or what am I going to do. My future is like a mystery. There are too much things for me to worry about. I am doing things out of my norms. I do not know why. My instinct has changed. Why? I really need someone whom I can trust and pour out my feelings. Who is that someone then? I am still searching. Searching among the many hundreds and thousands people out there.

It rained the whole day today. Since noon till now. Stucked in school from 12pm till 2 plus before making to decision to walk in the rain to the mrt station - I took a bus there anyway. Missed an SMS asking me to go for movie. Missed my lunch. This rain has indeed caused many things. Hope that it won't be like this tomorrow. I shall have faith in the future to come.

RAIN

The dark clouds filled the sky
It's no longer bright
Soon the lightning struck mercilessly
And rain started to pour

As the droplets fell on me
I felt a cleansing flow
My sorrows were being washed
Cleansed by the water from above

It was like the blood of Christ
The blood that washed mankind
The blood that removed all sins
The blood that gives Freedom

It warmth my soul
It melted my hardened heart
It caused me to see again
I see the light - in the darkness

He is Christ
The King
My Lord
Our Master

Thank You
For the unexpected rain.

- Humphrey Tan

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Tuesday, June 08, 2004

I MOVED

My mind's blocked
My heart's locked
My vision lost
My life's a null

What am I?
Who am I?
Where was I from?
Where am I going?

I have no aim in life.
No purpose in living.
No future to look forward to.
No God in sight.

God! Where are You?
I can't see You!
I can't hear You!
The distance between us grew

Come back!
Hey!
Don't You love me anymore?
Why?

I fell down after hitting against a rock.
Then I realised that...
I was the one moving away...

Not Him.

- Humphrey Tan

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Monday, June 07, 2004

TEENAGER

Teenager, Teenager,
are you getting out of life what you ought?
Do the pleasures that you find,
satisfy your peace of mind,
Or are you just as wanting as before you sought?

For a thrill, a matchless thrill,
Turn to one who climbed a hill.
Where He died a death for sin,
He never sinned.
Give your life to Christ today,
He will guide you on your way.
And that, teenager, is a thrill that never ends

Teenager, Teenager,
Do the hours you spend each day count for God?
For each hour you waste away,
you will answer for someday.
But for each hour you spend for God, He will reward.

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Sunday, June 06, 2004

WILL YOU

They were broken again and again
I lied to You again and again
I feel like losing Your Trust
You've given me chances
But I did not cherish them
I took them for granted

But Lord,
I am willing to repent now
I am willing to change
Will You believe me once more?
Will You me again?

Grant me
Wisdom in every decision
Ability to examine myself
Strength to resist temptations
Courage to move on

Dear Lord,
I am sorry.
Forgive me, will You?

Believe me once again,
That I will not break my vow again
I will glorify You,
Exalt You
Exhort You

In everything I do.

- Humphrey Tan

*"I promise I will not fall for another girl other than her,
and whatever I do, or decision I make, I will glorify Him."

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WHEN GOD RAN

Almighty God,
the great I am
Immovable rock,
omnipotent,
powerful,
awesome Lord
Victorious Warrior,
commanding King of Kings
Mighty Conqueror,
and the only time
The only time I ever saw Him run

Was when He ran to me,
He took me in His arms
held my head to His chest,
said "my son's come home again"
lifted at my face,
wiped the tears from my eyes
with forgiveness in His voice
he said "son, do you know I still love you?"
He caught me by surprise,
brought me to my knees
when God ran

the day I left home,
I knew I had broken His heart
I wondered then if things could ever be the same
then one night,
I remembered His love for me
and down that dusty road ahead I could see
and the only time,
the only time I ever saw Him run

Was when He ran to me,
He took me in His arms
held my head to His chest,
said "my son's come home again"
lifted at my face,
wiped the tears from my eyes
with forgiveness in His voice
he said "son, do you know I still love you?"
He caught me by surprise,
brought me to my knees
when God ran

I feel like I am the child in this song, I left Him once, but I managed to find Him again. It was by His grace and not by my own ability. To those lost ones out there, an advice for you, "It's never too late to return to Him, He is alway there saying 'come, come, come home to me my child. I still love you'..." Hallelujah!

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