Rev. Lek Aik Wee

15. A Fool’s Downfall

By Rev. Lek Aik Wee Posted on 17 April, 2019 Posted in Sermon Notes, Prayer Meeting Tagged with Sermon, It Is Well With My Soul, April 2019, Sermon 2019, Prayer Meeting

Hymns: RHC 360 My God Is Any Hour So Sweet, 351 He Leadeth Me, 243 The Comforter Has Come

Job 5:1-5

1Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn? 2For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. 3I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation. 4His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them. 5Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance. (Job 5:1-5 KJV)

A Fool’s Downfall

OUTLINE

(1) Call for Your Righteous Witnesses? (v1)

(2) A Fool’s Judgment (v2-5)

INTRODUCTION

Elilphaz has sought to discomfit and distressed Job into confessing that he has been living a fool’s life and therefore now faces a fool’s destruction.

(1) Call for Your Righteous Witnesses? (v1)

(2) A Fool’s Judgment (v2-5)

(1) Call for Your Righteous Witnesses? (v1)

1Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?

Which holy man of God is going to defend you? Anyone saint is able to vouchsafe for you? Surely there is none. It read like the judgment upon the fool who disregarded God’s reproof and instruction in Solomon’s proverbs.

22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? 23Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. 24Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; 25But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: 26I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; 27When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. 28Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me: 29For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD: 30They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof. 31Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. 32For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. 33But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil. (Prov. 1:22-33 KJV)

The simple ones, the scorners and the fools are apt descriptions of those walking on the broadway who, scorn and mock at the truth, enticed by the sinner, consenting to his persuasion. Why do you hate knowledge? Why do you hate the truth? Why should it be so? It is for our good and yet we reject God’s call. Job is such a one!

2 Corinthians 7:5; Troubled On Every Side

By Rev. Lek Aik Wee Posted on 17 April, 2019 Posted in Devotions Tagged with Devotion, Book of 2 Corinthians, 17 April 2019

2 Corinthians 7:5-6 For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.

There was constant, heightened, conflict and spiritual warfare since his coming to Macedonia and Troas. He shared there was no rest and relief of the pressure upon him and his gospel team. They had to be, as it were, on the run. The word “fightings” describes being pressed or oppressed by angry persecutors and false teachers both outside the church, in their evangelism effort or within the church.

Recall the Apostle Paul spoke of the door opened for the gospel in 2 Corinthians 2:12-13 Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ’s gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord, I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went from thence into Macedonia.

2 Corinthians 7:4; Great Is My Boldness of Speech Toward You

By Rev. Lek Aik Wee Posted on 16 April, 2019 Posted in Devotions Tagged with Devotion, Book of 2 Corinthians, 16 April 2019

2 Corinthians 7:4 Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.

The Apostle Paul had the spiritual well being of the Corinthian church top most in his mind. He has rebuked them but he has also praise them for their faith in God. Although he endured much hardship in the course of the work of the gospel in Corinth, the Lord granted him joy to see the conversion and establishing of the faith of the believers in Corinth. Just as the angels who rejoiced in heaven at the conversion of a soul, the Apostle Paul praise God for grant fruit to come in the lives of the Corinthian Christians in His season.

2 Corinthians 7:3; Ye Are In Our Hearts

By Rev. Lek Aik Wee Posted on 15 April, 2019 Posted in Devotions Tagged with Devotion, Book of 2 Corinthians, 15 April 2019

2 Corinthians 7:3 I speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you.

The Apostle Paul has to emphasize his love for the Corinthian Church. He spoke those words of warning by a loving entreaty to protect their spiritual well-being. He is by no means speaking a word of condemnation. There is no ill will or malice towards them but their welfare and interest were in his heart. He had to refute the false accusations against him and his team so that the good seed of the gospel sown will bring forth fruit in their lives.

Lord’s Day, Vol. 7 No. 15

By Rev. Lek Aik Wee Posted on 14 April, 2019 Posted in Weekly Newsletter Tagged with Weekly 2019, April 2019, Weekly

Christ’s Seven Sayings On the Cross

(Edited and Extracted from “The Guide to the Gospels: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Four Gospels” by Graham Scroggie)

(1) The Significance of the Sayings

Last words are always important and are carefully stored in the memory, especially the last words of the dying, of the martyrs, of people who have been great leaders, inventors, discoverers, writers, and of our own loved ones. But all the greatest last words which have ever been uttered throughout all time are not of comparable significance and value with the Seven Sayings of Jesus on the Cross, and just because no one before or since can be compared with Him, no one before or since has been at once Perfect Man and Very God. It is His Divine-Human Personality that gives all that He ever said its value.

(2) The Number of the Sayings

“That there should be exactly seven, the sacred and mystical number of Scripture, is itself not without its significance” (Trench) No Evangelist records all of them, but each Evangelist records some of them. Matthew and Mark have one; Luke has three, and John has three.

2 Corinthians 7:2; We Have Wronged No Man

By Rev. Lek Aik Wee Posted on 14 April, 2019 Posted in Devotions Tagged with Devotion, Book of 2 Corinthians, 14 April 2019

2 Corinthians 7:2 Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man.

The Apostle Paul repudiated the unjust accusations hurled at him and his gospel team. They have been sincerely serving the Lord with a clear conscience. He defended his integrity and that of his team for the opposition raised through the voices of the Corinthian church from adversaries who preached a different gospel. As the spiritual father who brought the gospel to them, he sought to clarify so that the spiritual foundation laid in the hearts of the people will not be shaken.

2 Corinthians 7:1; Let Us Cleanse Ourselves

By Rev. Lek Aik Wee Posted on 13 April, 2019 Posted in Devotions Tagged with Devotion, Book of 2 Corinthians, 13 April 2019

2 Corinthians 7:1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

The defilement of sin separates God’s people from the sweet fellowship with their Father in heaven.

Psalm 139:23-24 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

Let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of the flesh and spirit is the injunction. Let every sin be put away through repentance and confession.

1 John 1:8-10 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

2 Corinthians 7:1; Perfecting Holiness in the Fear of God

By Rev. Lek Aik Wee Posted on 12 April, 2019 Posted in Devotions Tagged with Devotion, Book of 2 Corinthians, 12 April 2019

2 Corinthians 7:1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

The promise of God’s presence and power supporting us to this new life of holiness requires that we will rid our lives of all defilement. The defilement of sin that separates us from our Father in heaven, that grieves the Holy Spirit within us and shows our ingratitude toward our Lord Jesus Christ who saved us.

Defilement of the flesh includes all forms of physical impurity, whereas filthiness of the spirit covers one’s inward life, motives, and thoughts. [MacDonald]

2 Corinthians 6:18; A Father Unto You

By Rev. Lek Aik Wee Posted on 11 April, 2019 Posted in Devotions Tagged with Devotion, Book of 2 Corinthians, 11 April 2019

2 Corinthians 6:18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

To have the Lord Almighty as our Father is indeed a great privilege. It behoves us to be filial children, filial sons and daughters to our heavenly Father.

As believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, we all have three homes.

Our heavenly home that is our eternal dwelling place in heaven. This is our family in heaven.
Our church home that is our extended family bonded together by the blood of Christ.
Our family home with father, mother and children held together by blood ties.
There is an eternal perspective of our earthly life. As we live on earth, we are preparing ourselves for that heavenly home where we will dwell in eternity.

14. Unbiblical Vision

By Rev. Lek Aik Wee Posted on 10 April, 2019 Posted in Prayer Meeting, Sermon Notes Tagged with Prayer Meeting, Audio Sermon 2019, It Is Well With My Soul, April 2019, Audio Sermon

Hymns: RHC 41 God Is Still On the Throne, 255 Thy Word Have I Hid in My Heart, 256 The Bible Stands

Job 4:12-21

12 Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof. 13 In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, 14 Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. 15 Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up: 16 It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying, 17 Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker? 18 Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly: 19 How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth? 20 They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it. 21 Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom. (Job 4:12-21 KJV)

Unbiblical Vision

OUTLINE
(1) Unbiblically Invoking God’s Authority (v12-16)
(2) Misrepresenting God’s Name (v17-21)

INTRODUCTION
Eliphaz has begun discrediting Job, putting to question his past actions of piety. Mr Counsellor is himself troubled and despondent. It goes to show that his claim of being a God-fearer, one who places his confidence in God and lived a life of uprightness is a vain show. “Look at yourself now,” Eliphaz points out to Job, “you are now fainting and troubled. You are disquieted! What happened to your faith in God? Has it now caved-in? Goes to how shallow is that faith that you profess!” This was how Job was discredited. His testimony in God called to question – “You comforted others but now look at you, do you not now wallow in self-pity too?”

This was to force a confession from Job, a sly ploy of Satan, to persuade Job to confess himself a hypocrite. If Job had capitulated, Satan would have won his case with God against Job.

Because Job was discomfited, he showed himself impatient under pressure, this was brought as evidence against him.

If Job is indeed a good man, why would these afflictions have come to him? It is not logical. He must have sinned against God.

It was a spiritual test for Job. He was not afflicted as a judgment for sin. Eliphaz concluded that Job’s present predicament has been a result of his sin. He is reaping the evil he has sown.

Author: Rev. Lek Aik Wee