Rongmei Bible Reading Reflection From Ecclesiastes 1-6

[Originally posted in a WhatsApp group (LRU) as a daily reading update (reflection) from each chapter of the Bible]

[07:53, 4/19/2021] S.R:

NINGTINGDYN 1:11 "Reynungc pat kanmei tei gaanv khat na sini ningtow bam dat mak khe, kumna ntaw pat bammei hei thei thangc thu ningtow bam dat ni tuang hamh the."

Aniu panti hei katitna mei panti e. Guang nimei panti hei tho tingsaengzaeng panti e: tingkao hametei maikuam khou puni the!

Ram kaguaina hei guangnimei panti ta machun hian na, tao ringbam mei panti, khou pian mei nai dut khang tuna lung lak ni na e.  Hei panti khou tho, pian mei ni naizat ni tuang ham e, naibam nu bamni, guang nimei panti ta mala na (hametei ram chak mak ge tei) adi zaengsi mei panti cho! Ariammei panti e!

Meiruini ningtoulou nituang ham mak tu e. Kachang e, theikanmei nun guai ta amu bam ngam the! Ringbam mei rui na tho theih mei nun khang suang tho gaeng mai the!

 

NINGTINGDYN 2:18-19

"Ai rui taanclou kanmei taanv khatni ntaanv guangloumei guay hei akhang nsa de, kalam thu mi guay hei athei thangc lungc guang nimei khang ganclou kan nimei tuang de, kamei tei ningtyngmei puni ny, mpangmei puni ny thow thayna cho? Ai rui taancloumei guay khatni aningting rui mi kandic khou ntaanv guangloumei guay hei kamei katuang swkan nimei tuang di the. Mi guayna hei nsa de."

Aniu Christian mei guai si, Guang Solomon kumna sabam khang nai e. Nangnanun, nangtounun, nangkai riangluainun, nangkai zikzei nun, khang gai taan, taan padiklou bam mei tei, kaniu chaluan e thei, kaniu ning ting e tei, gai e. Tiki thou thai bam puni cho? Kaniu ningting bam pusini, chaluan bam sini, khatni kaniu khang gaihak gaenghak bam sini, nang khang tho gaeng rap tuang mak e.

Latpi kanei latou mei nai e:

1. Gailiang mei taan nanun, tounun, riangluainun, zikzeinun khang taan lou numei tho aniu guai panti, Raguang ta pingna lungmei hei kaniu ni lai-nzeih na lung diu khang. ( The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom tuna sabam mei ta e).

2. Aniu mi kandih khou matha-mala na lung mei suang, mi kandih khou kai-sam gai mei suang, mi kandih khou sian-lanh padik mei suang, tingkao tho ri-kaduai lou mei rui gaeng hian e. Aniu theih bam sini, tingkao tho zaeng gai puni.

 

NINGTINGDYN 3:1, 4

v1. "Kandih khou pat bammei ramh katana hei Ravguangc rui tiiloumei ganv khou pat bammei tuang e."

v14. " ...Ravguangc rui sw bammei akhat kiu thu aniu rui kata ping khang e."

Ronaldo, Justin Bieber, Napoleon, Einstein mphao bam mei ne, Raguang rui. Armstrong IAS subam mei ne Raguang rui. Nang ai degree naina English sa thai bam mei ne, Raguang rui. Ai Christian subam meine Raguang rui e.

Nang ai suchui puijaeng khou rui aniu subam mihei phang tuang ham e. Anei khang suang suchui mei pei na nai e. ZLR meipang khou, Armstrong khang suang heimei pei na naide. IRS Gaanreipou khang suang heimei ne nai de. Kamei le khat na huatna ncham bam mei guai prelims se pat mak bam mei ai thai mei se nai gei e.

Officer Timothy ne Raguang rui de. Oja Gaitoungam ne Raguang rui de. Navodayan guai ne selection pass sumei Raguang rui de. Aniu hei-hian, suchui-hian mei tuang nai rap mak ge tupuilat re. Hei-bam tini, Rarui. Chui-bam tini Rarui.

Gaapsu, lianti na lung mei phaan, Raguang ta pingna lung khang e.

 

NINGTINGDYN 4:4

"Maansei rui ramh akhat khang heidi ranvna karamc bammei hei kakainingmei ta mamavmei zaeng rui de twmei ni ai thay the. Tiki hei tei nsa de. Hei tei mpwan ta nym khang nthau bampui riath de."

Kathiak khat meilat ding e nih? Meiguaina Mamamei ran na di the. Taan tan bam mei guai hei sian khang ran na ding the ki. Doctor ne sian khang, engineer ne sian khang, politician ne sian khang. Sian phang gei lana, meiram mei khang suang lung-gai khang, zao-pao hian khang . . . tumei ran na di the.  Pastor guai ne meiram mei church khang suang progress gaihian ni. Ronaldo ne, Messi LaLiga khou bampui jaengrui, suchui hian tuang e tu e.

Doctor taan, Engineer taan, Politician taan, Pastor taan; taan guai ko tho gaibam nu de, tiki lungning tho gairap mak khe. (Not the work itself but the intention)

He, Kaipou, alungning hei zaolouna su-nthan lou o. Nang hu khou, dai-riu, chuimei-maeng, lian-ti,  mei lungning guai ta lagan lou o. Amen!

 

[15:58, 4/23/2021] S.R: NINGTINGDYN 5:4-6

“Nang rui Ravguangc khou latdyng swlou kan e thei hei tei nuhmei kamv katumcna taanc o. Mpangmei ta kamei kahaw mak ge. Nang rui taanc ni twna nrianhlou kan e thei taanc o. Latdyng swlouna taanh makmei suangc thu latdyng sw makmei rui gay de. Nang tuang latsav rui nang ta paapc khou tikeylou riu. Ravguangc tuang amuh khou “Ai latdyng swloumei tei nkhuai the,” twna sa khang sw lario.”

"Mpangpuimei" tuna Bible rui sabam mei ko tho, Raguang ta pingmangmei guai the. Matric failed sumei ta ram me; Exam thapat ngam mak mei ta ham me; IQ nsuan mei ta ham e; Mental retarded ta ham e; Raguang ta machun makmei, Raguang ta tari mak mei, Raguang ta nzian makmei, nun guai ta the, mpangpuimei tumei ko.

Niupanti khou, machunmei, tarimei, nzianmei, pianmei, ko Raguang tha??? Kum mak ge thei nang ai ne mpangpuimei the. Raguang rui kahao mak mei the!

Kaipou, ningtingpuimei tisulou o. He alung, Khrista khou pian thai o.

 

NINGTINGDYN 6:7

"Maansei gaanv khat rui kabung khang na taancna lungc e, tiki tu biuc zat mak ge."

Maansei hei pianthaimei tumei tho mak khe. Kumtipui zaeng rui lungai-lungsi mei padik bam tuang the. Lungai meirui kalan (wealth) tei nzan (generosity) mei phaan, lungai ran khang su the. Sianthuai khang tipoulou chui ni the.

Buddha ruise na, pianthaimak mei hei si-mei bangbi khat the tuna salou e. Tiki, akumna aniu pianthai ni-na cho tumei tho, Buddha thai mak khe.

Pianthaimei tumei hei, v2 khou hilou mei ta, thai pui gan khou, nai puni. "Raguang rui" tumei ta the.

Ramguaina hei Ra-khou rui guang tuang e; Ramguaina hei, Ra-rui nulou mei lung khou pat bam tuang e; Ramguaina hei Raguang rui gai-khang tisulou puni (Rom8:28) tumei, thai pui gan khou, aniu pian thai puni. Ngguai, lungai pui gan khou ni, rian-ra pui gan khou ni!

Naigei bam tini, "Raguang rui" tumei thai mak ge thei, v3-4 khou hilou mei, neihlatou mak mei, ariammei panty supuni. Lungsi bam tini, "Raguang rui" tumei thai e tei, v12 khou "akum puni cho?" tuna  than bam mei ta thai puni. Kazaengthu, Raguang rui kata thai, phu pui meita tiphanglou puni, mi Kandi khou khat ni guang nimei Kandi khou oi!

He, Araguang! Ramguaina Kaipou nang e! Nang khou alung, amachun, azaeng (my joy) guai nai tan tan bam diu. Tisulou o, Amen!

Short Reflection from Psalm 119 [22 Hebrews Alphabets]

[Originally posted in a WhatsApp group (PG) as a daily reading update (reflection) from each chapter of the Bible] 

[12:34, 16/09/2022] S. R.:

ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞 𝟙𝟙𝟡:𝟟

"I shall give thanks to You with uprightness of heart, When I learn Your righteous judgments."

Somehow, I have come to believe since when I was much younger that God is right, just, and good in everything He does. I have also come to believe that I ought to bless His name, praise Him, and thank Him. I have also committed to doing them.

How wonderful it is when it is done with a joyful heart! How wonderful it is to do not just in faith but in understanding.

The psalmist is devoted to the word of God so that he may understand and enjoy God. Apostle Paul also said about the importance of understanding in 1 Cor. 14:15

#Faith ➕ Understanding

 

ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞 𝟙𝟙𝟡:𝟙𝟙

"Your word I have treasured in my heart, That I may not sin against You."

Not just knowing but treasuring the word of God. Valuing it, cherishing it, holding it firmly. That's how to avoid sin, to flee from sin.

 

ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞 𝟙𝟙𝟡:𝟚𝟛

"Even though princes sit and talk against me, Your servant meditates on Your statutes."

Meditation on the word of God is a more serious business than even the threat of princes.

 

ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞 𝟙𝟙𝟡:𝟚𝟟

"Make me understand the way of Your precepts, So I will meditate on Your wonders."

It's difficult to delight in things one does not understand. It's not easy even to obey God when one doesn't understand why.

The psalmist asked God to let him understand His word so that he may continue to delight in it.

 

ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞 𝟙𝟙𝟡:𝟛𝟞-𝟛𝟟

"Incline my heart to Your testimonies And not to dishonest gain. Turn away my eyes from looking at vanity, And revive me in Your ways."

The psalmist asked not just for understanding but for a will to follow God. And he also asked for the ability to do.

Oh! How we ought to pray like the psalmist. Especially to turn away our eyes from vanity, yes, that includes social media, news, YouTube, internet, phone. Many things we do on the phone are vanity.

 

ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞 𝟙𝟙𝟡:𝟜𝟛

"And do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, For I wait for Your ordinances."

The Psalmist prays that he will not shy away from the word of God. There were some situations I wonder how to comfort or exhort some people. To quote a Scripture looks like it's superficial, for it seemed like we have been talking a lot about Bible. And I would look for a hilarious meme to break the ice. This verse is my prayer too.

 

ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞 𝟙𝟙𝟡:𝟝𝟛

"Burning indignation has seized me because of the wicked, Who forsake Your law."

The psalmist hates those who hate God because he loved God.

 

ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞 𝟙𝟙𝟡:𝟞𝟛

"I am a companion of all those who fear You, And of those who keep Your precepts."

Friends influence one another. Therefore, it's right to stay away from a bad companion. However, I do hang out with some people who aren't that good with the hope that I can influence them.

 

ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞 𝟙𝟙𝟡:𝟟𝟙-𝟟𝟚

"It is good for me that I was afflicted, That I may learn Your statutes. The law of Your mouth is better to me Than thousands of gold and silver pieces."

Clinging to the word of God even if it leads to suffering because God's word is better.

 

ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞 𝟙𝟙𝟡:𝟟𝟜

"May those who fear You see me and be glad, Because I wait for Your word."

This is also my prayer. And I would expect any God-fearing person will be praying the same!

 

ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞 𝟙𝟙𝟡:𝟠𝟚

"My eyes fail with longing for Your word, While I say, 'When will You comfort me?'"

No matter the size and pain of one's burden, it's not difficult to understand this confession. We are to live beyond sight, by faith. Where there's faith, there's hope, there's an expectation. It's appropriate to seek comfort from Him!

 

ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞 𝟙𝟙𝟡:𝟡𝟚

"If Your law had not been my delight, Then I would have perished in my affliction."

Indeed, there's nothing that comforts the soul more than the word of God. There's even comfort in arguing with God (like Job and Jeremiah) yet trusting him.

 

ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞 𝟙𝟙𝟡:𝟙𝟘𝟘

"I understand more than the aged, Because I have observed Your precepts."

A young person should be saturated with the word of God if he would like to command respect from the elders. Hmmm! 🙂

 

ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞 𝟙𝟙𝟡:𝟙𝟘𝟝

"Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path."

There's light for those who know the word of God.

 

ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞 𝟙𝟙𝟡:𝟙𝟙𝟝

"Depart from me, evildoers, That I may observe the commandments of my God."

We need to cut ties with wicked people to practice righteousness.

 

ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞𝟙𝟙𝟡:𝟙𝟚𝟟

"Therefore I love Your commandments Above gold, yes, above fine gold."

My conscience agrees with me that this is my confession as well!

 

ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞 𝟙𝟙𝟡:𝟙𝟛𝟘

"The unfolding of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple."

Scriptures aren't tough for studious hearts. In fact, it's for the simple to gain understanding.

There's no excuse for anyone who doesn't know and doesn't delight in the word of God.

 

ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞 𝟙𝟙𝟡:𝟙𝟜𝟛

"Trouble and anguish have come upon me, Yet Your commandments are my delight."

Godly people are proven by their faithfulness towards God in their troubled times, hardly in their prosperity.

 

ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞 𝟙𝟙𝟡:𝟙𝟜𝟟-𝟙𝟜𝟠

"I rise before dawn and cry for help; I wait for Your words. My eyes anticipate the night watches, That I may meditate on Your word."

If the godly psalmist had such a longing moment, I am sure it's okay for me to feel the indifference of God sometimes.

 

ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞 𝟙𝟙𝟡:𝟙𝟞𝟘

"The sum of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous ordinances is everlasting."

Every word of God is inspired and authoritative.

 

ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞 𝟙𝟙𝟡:𝟙𝟞𝟝

"Those who love Your law have great peace, And nothing causes them to stumble."

Are we so busy in life that we don't get to read the Bible every day? Well, would be hindering blessings from above.

 

ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞 𝟙𝟙𝟡:𝟙𝟟𝟘

"Let my supplication come before You; Deliver me according to Your word."

Godly prayer is more objective and less subjective. It's because of who God is and what God says. Not because of who we are or how we pray.

 

[07:33, 09/10/2022] S. R.: I've not decided what to update next after a series on Psalm 119. Maybe, I will take a break in this group.

Short Reflection from Malachi 1-4

[Originally posted in a WhatsApp group (OVU) as a daily reading update (reflection) from each chapter of the Bible]

[9:02 pm, 05/03/2022] S.R: 𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕙𝕚 𝟙:𝟚

“"I have loved you," says the LORD. But you say, "How have You loved us?" "Was not Esau Jacob's brother?" declares the LORD. "Yet I have loved Jacob;"”

If people doubt or question the love of God, no wonder they will question others. Sometimes, it's we who don't understand people's love for us.

When a gf or wife complains that her bf or husband doesn't love her much. Maybe it's true, but sometimes, it's the complainer who doesn't understand.

 

𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕙𝕚 𝟚:𝟙-𝟚

“"And now this commandment is for you, O priests. If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to give honor to My name," says the LORD of hosts, "then I will send the curse upon you and I will curse your blessings; and indeed, I have cursed them already, because you are not taking it to heart."”

Priests and pastors have one main duty—to teach the people to honor the name of Yahweh! When they don't do that, it's time for them to step down and go sell drugs or rob a bank for a living!

 

𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕙𝕚 𝟛:𝟡-𝟙𝟘

“"You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing Me, the whole nation of you! Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this," says the LORD of hosts, "if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows."”

Hopefully, we all are faithful in our giving to God.

 

𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕙𝕚 𝟜:𝟞

"He will restore the hearts of the fathers to their children and the hearts of the children to their fathers, so that I will not come and smite the land with a curse."

The last word of the last verse of the last chapter of the last book of the Old Testament ended with a warning word "curse"

Last word matters. There must be a lot of warnings even in today's world!

Short Reflection from Zechariah 1-14

[Originally posted in a WhatsApp group (OVU) as a daily reading update (reflection) from each chapter of the Bible]

[6:07 pm, 19/02/2022] S.R: ℤ𝕖𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕒𝕙 𝟙:𝟙𝟟

"Again, proclaim, saying, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘My cities will again overflow with prosperity, and the LORD will again comfort Zion and again choose Jerusalem.’'"

Again. That's the word repeated 4 times! 😇👍

 

ℤ𝕖𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕒𝕙 𝟚:𝟙𝟛

"Be silent, all flesh, before the LORD; for He is aroused from His holy habitation."

It's proper to maintain silence before high and mighty people. We keep silent when we fear. Ought not we maintain silence before God and stop the charismatic theatrics?

 

ℤ𝕖𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕒𝕙 𝟛:𝟙

"Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him."

Satan is our accuser in the court of God. Now, you appreciate that Jesus is our advocate. He never loses even a single case and will always win! 😇👍🙏

 

ℤ𝕖𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕒𝕙 𝟜:𝟞

“Then he said to me, "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel saying, 'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' says the LORD of hosts."”

If only we are led by the Spirit....!

 

ℤ𝕖𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕒𝕙 𝟝:𝟙

"Then I lifted up my eyes again and looked, and behold, there was a flying scroll."

Well, we must make ourselves and others see the flying scroll! It's a scroll of condemnation against wickedness! That scroll is of course the Bible!

 

ℤ𝕖𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕒𝕙 𝟞:𝟟

"When the strong ones went out, they were eager to go to patrol the earth. And He said, "Go, patrol the earth." So they patrolled the earth."

"We are not alone in this big universe." Science fiction is right. But it's not the aliens that are watching us. It's the spirits of heaven patrolling the earth. Even Satan roams to and fro, perhaps as fast or faster than the speed of light. He has been here on earth before Newton, Einstein, and Elon Musk, he knew a lot about physics.

 

ℤ𝕖𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕒𝕙 𝟟:𝟞

"When you eat and drink, do you not eat for yourselves and do you not drink for yourselves?"

Hmmm! 1 Corinthians 10:31 is fitting to this question!

 

ℤ𝕖𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕒𝕙 𝟠:𝟙𝟜-𝟙𝟝

"For thus says the LORD of hosts, 'Just as I purposed to do harm to you when your fathers provoked Me to wrath,' says the LORD of hosts, ‘and I have not relented, so I have again purposed in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. Do not fear!’"

Has the Lord been hard on you? Maybe because of your negligence of spiritual discipline. But there's good news. If you walk with God, as He has been hard to you, He shall be gracious to you too, and much more!

 

ℤ𝕖𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕒𝕙 𝟡:𝟡

"Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey."

One of the well-known Bible verses from the book of Zechariah! It's about the coming of Jesus Christ, the Palm Sunday!

Zechariah has 9 letters. Chapter 9 Verse 9.

 

ℤ𝕖𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕒𝕙 𝟙𝟘:𝟙

"Ask rain from the LORD at the time of the spring rain-- The LORD who makes the storm clouds; And He will give them showers of rain, vegetation in the field to each man."

 A prayer of a contrite spirit. A prayer of surrender to God. A prayer of trusting God. A prayer that seeks to glorify God

 

ℤ𝕖𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕒𝕙 𝟙𝟙:𝟙𝟟

"Woe to the worthless shepherd Who leaves the flock! A sword will be on his arm And on his right eye! His arm will be totally withered And his right eye will be blind."

God wants His shepherds/pastors to be faithful ones! May I never have a worthless period in my ministry!

 

ℤ𝕖𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕒𝕙 𝟙𝟚:𝟠-𝟡

"In that day the LORD will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the one who is feeble among them in that day will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the LORD before them. And in that day I will set about to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem."

Seeing the Russians invading Ukraine, I would love to see this passage coming true. How can tiny Israel stand against the nuclear forces of the world!? 😱 They shall, by the divine intervention of God!

 

ℤ𝕖𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕒𝕙 𝟙𝟛:𝟙

"In that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for impurity."

The hymn "There is a fountain filled with blood" written by the great English poet William Cowper, the friend of John Newton is taken out from this verse.

 

ℤ𝕖𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕒𝕙 𝟙𝟜:𝟙-𝟛

"Behold, a day is coming for the LORD when the spoil taken from you will be divided among you. For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city will be captured, the houses plundered, the women ravished and half of the city exiled, but the rest of the people will not be cut off from the city. Then the LORD will go forth and fight against those nations, as when He fights on a day of battle."

What a great war is coming! Jerusalem will be destroyed, but God will fight for her again. It presumes that God will come to their defense only after their repentance and confession that the one whom they had pierced was the Messiah!