1. Return, Repent, Inherit

    Saturday, May 31, 2008
    By johnny
    The word inherit and its noun form inheritance are used 265 times in the bible, 230 of which are in the Old Testament. That's quite a lot indeed -- from Genesis to Revelation, the Lord is definitely saying something about inheritance. After reading Jeremiah 3, I believe the inheritance of His Kingdom or a Promise Land has to start from this -- Return with Repentance.

    "Return, faithless people, for I am your Husband.
    I will choose you...and bring you to Zion.
    I will give you shepherds after my own heart,
    who will lead you with knowledge and understanding.
    ...They will call Jerusalem The Throne of the Lord,
    and all nations will gather in Jerusalem to
    honor the Name of the Lord.
    The house of Judah will join the house of Israel,
    and together they will come from a northern land
    to the land I gave your forefathers as an inheritance.

    I myself said,
    "How gladly would I treat you like sons
    and give you a desirable land,
    the most beautiful inheritance of any nation.
    I thought you would call me FATHER
    and not turn away from following me..."
    -Jeremiah 3:14~19-

    Even though there is a great outpouring of His Spirit in Florida, we still need to CONSTANTLY pray for God to forgive our sins and plead the Blood of Jesus to cover them and the sins of our nations. He is certainly God of this city, state, nation and the world!

    I posted the poem Home At Last in the Book of Psalms.

    Johnny

    ps. Eric found a fun website: ColorFlip.com
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  2. You Won't Relent

    Friday, May 30, 2008
    By johnny
    Yet another Holy Spirit day at Price Center. I really hope that we can do this at least once a week next school year. Many of us felt the Spirit during worship, and I felt like there were angels around PC! I can keep on saying how awesome it was, but I want to also be genuine about today.

    It was really awesome and all, but I felt like there was something missing. Or rather, something out of place. Maybe just me, but I felt there was a shift in spirit today -- in either a good or bad way since Holy Spirit was there so it's not my place to judge. But being down there really is different from being up here -- I can sense more of His Spirit because I was so into worship. It's really a challenge to be up there playing and flow with the Spirit, and Grace and Jon has been going after that. I just pray for more unity among the group and unity with the Spirit that we don't create anything that would block the work of the Spirit and we don't do too less to prevent the work of the Spirit. I really want to thank Impact & RadJam for all these years' togetherness and worship in unity. I've really learned a lot from being in a band, and we're still learning! And same for YOPP as we go out there warring with our musical instruments against the secular spirit that's all over the campus. We need to always be alert and know the surroundings.

    Woah. I just remembered a dream Eddie had for me: some people were gathered in the house, and were all drunk in the spirit, and I was totally out of it. I was in the kitchen being BAMMed, and suddenly I fell, and one of my hand was cut by the knives in the open dish washer as I fell down. That was pretty much the dream. I agree with Eddie that this is a dream from the Lord telling us to know our surroundings, even when we are in a spirit high mode. Always be alert. Eddie, I'm truly blessed to have known you.

    Jeff Wong's friend's mother just died this past Monday. We're praying for a resurrection. Lord, I ask for new breath of life to flow into Jeff's friend's mother in San Jose! Bring her back to life! Amen!

    Johnny

    ps. I'm really glad the different encounters I've had with God for the past two weeks or so on campus. I realized I haven't seen many sick or injured people and I've been just wanting to worship Him instead of chasing after sick people. Today as I was showing, I was reminded yet again of 1 Corinthians 13. If I have not love, I am nothing.

    pps. Jesus I love You.

    ppps. Anthony who plays bass guitar is actually the bass player for Eddie James! I gotta start taking some lessons from him muhahaha
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  3. Foolish Virgin

    Thursday, May 29, 2008
    By johnny
    This is my visual project for my CAT class.
    The argument is quite clear: cell phones are cuffing workers to more work.

    Special Thanks To:
    Eric Wang - brainstorming
    Jeff Kuo - got hand-cuffed
    UCSD Police Dept (I literally called them up and told them that I need a picture of handcuffs! I mean, what else do they usually do at midnight anyways?)

    *************************

    I don't want to stop burning.
    I really don't want to.

    Just spent 1.5 hours with Jesus at Revelle Plaza.
    It was pretty awesome. I haven't been spending time with Him, and tonight I knew I needed to get back on track with Him. Because after all, I can lose my ministry or what I do, I cannot cease loving Jesus. And I felt like I haven't been doing that much lately.

    Listened to Misty's Relentless-Unplugged all the way through, praying in tongue most of the time (haven't done that for a while either). And the Lord had me meet a guy passing by named Victor. He's this awesome African American dude, who saw me walking back and forth with headphones plugged in, came to me and asked me whether everything's alright. I told him I was praying, seeing him holding a Bible. I told him about YOPP and invited him to come to our open-air worship tomorrow at PC. He goes to a non-denominational church around San Diego; moreover, he was so excited to hear that there are people believe in prophsying like him on this campus too! Thank You Jesus for this divine connection!

    I just kept on praying in tongue and wanting more of Him. As I was listening to the song "Matthew 25", I was broken because I realized that I'm acting as one of the foolish virgins, wanting to burn but forgot the oil. The song came in at the right moment. I don't even want to fall asleep. I want to be alert and free of temptation of falling asleep inside. I need to be constantly reminded to buy more oil, if my desire is to burn and burn and burn. I need A LOT of oil.

    Yesterday at YOPP Eddie, Jeff, and Victor told me how I'm just so on fire for God and ready to burn at any moment. I was encouraged, but inside I was questioning myself. How can I burn ceaselessly? I want fire in my bones; even more, I desire to infect others with my fire. Am I doing it? And Matthew 25 is the solution to my problem, answer to my question. God, it's really all about the oil. Once again I was reminded of the importance of intimacy with Christ.

    Then I saw Heather, Kathy, and Eunice -- who all serve at Intervarsity's Dorm Team. They asked me whether everything's alright and they offered to pray for me. So I shared a bit about how I need to be filled up before I can go and give, and how I need to find the perfect balance between working for the Lord and school work. They were very encouraging and Heather prayed for me. It was an awesome prayer.

    Kept on praying in tongue. I'm reminded of one of Jack's sermon on speaking in tongues -- he said what do little children speak before they talk? "blah bleh blah blah." So I suppose I gotta get back to that place of innocence and intimacy with my lovely Father on a constant basis. Who wouldn't want to be a kid again, right?

    Tomorrow's going to be great.
    Lord I once again pray for an open heaven above UCSD!

    You prepare a table before me
    in the presence of my enemies;
    You anoint my head with oil;
    My cup runs over.
    -Psalm 23:5-

    Johnny
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  4. Open Heaven Worship

    Wednesday, May 28, 2008
    By johnny
    Once again, the open-air worship brought God's presence down upon library walk today. Grace on keys, Jon on acoustic guitar, Anthony on electric bass (he's amazing at it, moreover he's thinking about going to FMA), and Gordon on another acoustic guitar with some awesome effects. The worship was so pure and innocent, and the presence of the Lord fell so gently yet heavily. The entire atmosphere on library walk was shifted into worshiping the God Almighty. Many believers from other fellowships stopped and worshiped with us. And many other passing-by people paused, stared, and attracted to the worship music, and definitely, the presence of the Lord.

    Someone once asked me why haven't I led open air worship since the beginning of the school year. My simple answer would be that there's no keyboard available. But I think the real reason why I really haven't played keys and sang corporately on my campus isn't that I don't want to or I was not led to do so, but that I really enjoy being down there worshiping the Lord without the spotlight. The last thing I want to do is to grab that mic and sing or take that keyboard and play, I don't know why. However, I am more than willing to worship in public, but I guess not in this school year. And I'm totally fine with it! I mean, I lead worship at Impact almost every week, and being on the sideline worshiping has always been one of the most relaxing and fun times because I do not have a microphone or a keyboard to fiddle with. I can just jump, dance, lift my hands, and soak.

    I love open air worship.
    I love open heaven worship more.
    I love the heaviness of the Kingdom.
    I love Jesus.

    Johnny

    ps. 4 things due: Visual project (Tomorrow), Paper(Monday), Website(Sunday), and Research Project(next Thursday). Please keep me in your prayers. I really want to get more than 3.0 this quarter.
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  5. Home At Last

    Tuesday, May 27, 2008
    By johnny
    In memory of Maria Sue Chunxi Chapman

    Home At Last
    Running into the Father's arms
    I've finally found where I belong
    for eternity

    With tears in His eyes,
    He says to me,
    "Maria, you're safe
    here with me. Don't worry."

    I miss daddy and mommy
    and all my family
    I wish they are here
    with me
    and see how beautiful
    my new home is

    "They will one day
    join you here too,"
    He says
    with     tears streaming down
    His bright face

    I know
    I am not an orphan anymore
    because daddy and mommy
    got me the best family in the world
    And now
    I am with my Father, I am
    home at last

    -------------------------------------------------
    Maria is the youngest child of Steven Curtis Chapman.
    On May 21st she was hit by an SUV by her brother,
    who was backing up. It was truly a tragic accident.

    Music Video of SCC's song Cinderella
    written for his daughters

    Read about Maria's Memorial Service

    I believe the Lord is holding Maria tight in His arms right now.
    This five-year-old is precious in His eyes.

    Dear ones,
    please spend a moment to pray for the Chapman family.

    Johnny
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