二月二十日 ／ Feb 20th

Numbers(民数记） 10: 11 

Now it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from above the tabernacle of the Testimony. (NKJV)

In the second year after Israel’s departure from Egypt—on the twentieth day of the second month—the cloud lifted from the Tabernacle of the Covenant. (NLT)

Et il arriva, en la seconde année, au second mois, le vingtième jour du mois, que la nuée se leva de dessus le tabernacle du témoignage. (FRDBY)

第二年二月二十日，云彩从法柜的帐幕收上去的时候，12以色列人就从西奈旷野按站起行；云彩在巴兰旷野停住了。

第二年二月二十日，云彩从法柜的帐幕上升。

February 20th.

Forget Me Not

This morning I experienced the saddest moment of my life. When I entered into that reality, the tragic scene brought me to tears. After coming out of that passage, I still can’t stop the weeping. I felt the grief and heartbreak of the Father. How sad He was to see the fact of that generation in such simple and unspectacular verse “When all that generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them who did not know the LORD nor the work which He had done for Israel.” (Judges 2: 10) I can’t think of any more tragic thing in the world than this—a generation does not know the LORD nor the work that He had done for them. It all resulted from their fathers who had seen all the great works of the LORD which He had done for them, yet did not obey the voice of the LORD; they made covenant with idols, and didn’t tear down their altars. (Judges 2:2) 

The LORD simply asked: “Why have you done this?” The LORD has been betrayed and forgotten. All those great works that He had done for them has been forgotten by a whole generation, all His love has been ignored. His heart has been pounded into pieces.

I pray it will not happen to the LORD again in my generation…

Judges 2:1-2

Then the Angel of the Lord camp up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said: "I led you up from Egypt and brought you to the land of which I swore to your fathers; and I said, 'I will never break My covenant with you. And you shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall tear down their altars.' But you have not obeyed My voice. Why have you done this? 

Judges 2:8-10

Now Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died when he was one hundred and ten years old. And they buried him within the border of this inheritance at Timnath Heres, in the mountains of Ephraim, on the north side of Mount Gaash. When all that generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them who did not know the LORD nor the work which He had done for Israel. 

Heal Our Land

Psalm 23:6

Your beauty and love chase after me every day of my life. I'm back home in the house of GOD for the rest of my life. [Psalm 23:6 MSG]

Mountains of Spices

Maybe I’m crazy, after emptying my room, I felt quite relieved, and realised  I actually don’t need so many things in life.  Now I can travel light and run faster toward that glory and joy, and my home is where the presence of God is! 🔥⛅✨

 Isaiah2 :

  “Come, let’s go up to the mountain of Adonai,

to the house of the God of Ya‘akov!

He will teach us about his ways,

and we will walk in his paths.” 

As I read about this again and again, there’s an excitement rising.

Thank You for the blood that makes it all possible!

A day in the life of a dog

Chemical reaction

Oh, that long lost feeling of glorious joy came back again last week...!

King's seer

A discovery in a rainy day

Last day of a wonderful school year!

Spring flowers

地上百花开放、百鸟鸣叫的时候已经来到，斑鸠的声音在我们境内也听见了，无花果树的果子渐渐成熟，葡萄树开花放香。我的佳偶，我的美人，起来，与我同去！

Les fleurs paraissent sur la terre, la saison des chants est arrivée, et la voix de la tourterelle s'entend dans notre pays;le figuier embaume ses figues d'hiver, et les vignes en fleur exhalent leur parfum. Lève-toi, mon amie, ma belle, et viens! [DarbyFR]

Les fleurs paraissent sur la terre, Le temps de chanter est arrivé, Et la voix de la tourterelle se fait entendre dans nos campagnes. Le figuier embaume ses fruits, Et les vignes en fleur exhalent leur parfum. Lève-toi, mon amie, ma belle, et viens! [LSG]

The flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.The fig tree ripens its figs, and the vines are in blossom; they give forth fragrance. Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away.[ESV]

The rain has soaked the earth and left it bright with blossoming flowers. The season for singing and pruning the vines has arrived. I hear the cooing of doves in our land, filling the air with songs to awaken you and guide you forth. Can you not discern this new day of destiny breaking forth around you? The early signs of my purposes and plans are bursting forth. The budding vines of new life are now blooming everywhere. The fragrance of their flowers whispers, “There is change in the air.” Arise, my love, my beautiful companion, and run with me to the higher place. For now is the time to arise and come away with me.[TPT]

The flowers are appearing in the countryside, the time has come for [the birds] to sing, and the cooing of doves can be heard in the land. The fig trees are forming their unripe figs, and the grapevines in bloom give out their perfume. Get up, my love, my beauty! Come away!” [CJB]

【雅歌2:12-13】/［Song of Songs 2:12-13] / [Cantique des Cantiques 2:12-13]

DIY

I've never received so many DIY cards at a time!Overwhelmed today!!!Love to be with them:)!PTL!

Beauty

Spring has come. Everyday in my one-hour walk to school and home, I saw a more and more vibrant and colorful world as the weather gets warmer. I walked the same route in winter, but now I have a completely different mood as the outside scenery changes.

I can almost feel the strength of many lives under the soil impatiently wait to break the earth and come out. Every sunshine they intake and every raindrop they drink have become their accumulated energy under the soil ready to break out. I never get to catch the moment when they break out, because it’s always in the dark when no one sees them!

Today when I walk in the street full of flowers and trees, I can’t agree more with Jesus’ aesthetic values that “these flowers are more glorious than Solomon in all his glory”. I stopped and stared at one flower, observing its color, texture, shape, and design. My heart is shaking and crying, who can create such glorious and beautiful thing? How did he create it? If I did not know the creator like I used to, I would leave with many question marks and regret, and didn’t really know how to appreciate them! Such beauty! Who can comprehend and connect to it unless we know the creator behind it? Although I know God, but I still find it hard to process and understand such beauty! I often felt a deep quest to connect to them more, so that I can understand them, because they are more than just beautiful! When I read Tim’s paper on the beauty of nature and the spiritual world behind it, I suddenly found a good perspective to appreciate these incomparable natural beauties and a good connection to the nature. 

First, the findings of C.S. Lewis that there is a meaning behind the objective matter that carried such beauty was inspired by George MacDonald’s perspective that there is a Holiness in nature.

Second, we can make a connection between the physical world and the spiritual world through natural beauty and the meaning behind it. “George MacDonald wanted the beauty that God expressed in creation to be recognized as a divine signpost to God’s eternal reality. ” I felt blocked in my heart if I can’t make connection between the natural world and the spiritual world. Now that I read about these authors’ perspectives, I can learn to relate the same way; I see God’s holiness and purity in his creations!!! This draws me closer to Jesus, I felt his Presence, Holiness and Purity when seeing and touching these pure and glorious beauties. It’s even more vivid when the Holy Spirit reminded me of what Jesus said about his creations (e.g. They sprout and grow silently in the dark that the sowers knows not how). My heart is deeply comforted when I’m connected to these beauties by seeing through their invisible background.

Third, the German romantic writer Novalis who had a big impact on George MacDonald has reinforced the idea of the beauty of nature as a vision of the heavenly reality. And God made these beauties transient so that we do not stop in it but expect and hope for the greater perfect and eternal beauty in heaven! Novalis even said:“ We are closer to things invisible than to things visible.” But why many still live in the “we are closer to visible things than invisible” reality?

Last, not only do I have many questions about how to comprehend the static beauty; when I see the dynamic beauty, such as animals, pandas, bunnies, puppies, I often ask, what character/personality of God can I see from them? How cute is the creator who creates such cute animals? How did Jesus create pandas, puppies and bunnies? Now, I can’t help to laugh, the image of a very funny Jesus appeared.

  

Colourful Spring

I love spring! Full of life and colours, I planted many lives too :))).
 "The flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land."
 "Le figuier embaume ses figues d'hiver, et les vignes en fleur exhalent leur parfum. Leve-toi, mon amie, ma belle, et viens!"
 "Spring warblers are filling the forest with sweet arpeggios. Lilacs are exuberantly purple and perfumed, and cherry trees fragrant with blossoms."    [Song of Songs 2]

 

Crazy!

Crazy hair day!!! Very Crazy!
 

New team!

I hired two new panda assistants in my creative game session today, they were very cooperative and helpful! But the rest of the students were too hyped up about the fun activity that all shouted and crowded to the stations, seems that we were still too short of hands. I should have designed more stations to slow down the flow! Anyway, it was an interesting lesson! 😍PTL!

 

Surprise!!!

Got a surprised letter, very satisfied today! 😊

Amazing life!!!

The beginning of life is so amazing! Young, vibrant, delicate, humble, tiny, vulnerable, unfathomable, yet strong and glorious!


As I watched everyday the seeds growing in the soil, I remember another seed of life that looks the same--"He grew up like a young plant, like a root out of dry ground."  It said that if I have patience to wait and faith to care for the seeds to grow in the soil, I will see a tree in the end. But even before I see the tree, I'm already intoxicated in its sprout and care for it with great joy, I'm sure it will become a tree. What I'm more in awed is the life from the seeds for which I watered and cared, together with its power and willingness to grow. A hidden channel of food was formed that feeds the seeds, I can't see how the seeds eat the food, but that seems to be what they needs to grow!
Natural law, so simple, deep and beautiful! How great the ultimate designer of life!

Lost again!

Lost my heart everywhere, from Tibet to Myanmar to Ethiopia... Can I order another 10?! Thank You.

Bye, KC

Bye, fire furnaces.