Distance is Not An Issue
“For though I am absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, rejoicing and seeing your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.” (Colossians 2:5 WEB)
At that time, there was no Internet technology. There was no way to hop on a Zoom online conference call to speak to the churches. Instead, the apostle Paul saw visions of the churches in his spirit, and that is how he could see their order and steadfastness of faith. Having the Holy Spirit in us is like being connected to the Internet. We are connected to all the knowledge and power that God has.
Nowadays, the local church that I attend is not allowed to hold in-person church services due to government regulations. As a result, all services are held through online broadcast instead.
Although I miss sitting in the physical services, worshipping the Lord together with other believers, I believe that online services are no less powerful than in-person ones.
Many people are more comfortable with ‘the human touch’, such as receiving prayer in person, having a pastor to place his hand upon them while praying, but this physical contact is actually not absolutely necessary.
In His second miracle, Jesus demonstrated that the power of the Holy Spirit is not limited by distance.
“Jesus came therefore again to Cana of Galilee, where he made the water into wine. There was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to him, and begged him that he would come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death. Jesus therefore said to him, “Unless you see signs and wonders, you will in no way believe.” The nobleman said to him, “Sir, come down before my child dies.” Jesus said to him, “Go your way. Your son lives.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way. As he was now going down, his servants met him and reported, saying “Your child lives!” So he inquired of them the hour when he began to get better. They said therefore to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour, the fever left him.” So the father knew that it was at that hour in which Jesus said to him, “Your son lives.” He believed, as did his whole house. This is again the second sign that Jesus did, having come out of Judea into Galilee.” (John 4:46-54 WEB)
Jesus was in Cana, while the sick boy was in Capernaum. Just by speaking the words “your son lives” in faith, the power of the Holy Spirit healed the boy from a long distance away. Jesus did not have to lay hands on the child in order for him to be healed.
The nobleman initially thought that Jesus had to go to his house before the son could be healed. However, when Jesus released the words, “Go your way, your son lives,” the nobleman believed, and that was enough to receive the healing in proxy for his son.
We know that the nobleman believed because he met Jesus at the seventh hour (between 1 - 2pm). Cana and Capernaum are about 25 miles apart (about 6 - 8 hours walking distance) so if the nobleman set off immediately, he could be back home the same day at night to check on his son.
However, we see that the nobleman only spoke to his servant the next day. This means that the nobleman stayed at an inn or something for a night, and trusted that his son had been healed. If he had been unbelieving, he would have rushed home right away so as not to miss his son’s last moments, since he was “at the point of death”.
There are other long-distance healing miracles like this one, such as Jesus healing the Roman centurion’s servant, and Jesus healing the Syrophoenician woman’s demon-possessed daughter.
Continue to feed on the rhema word that God is releasing in season. Whether online or in-person, God’s power is still fully effective, and is not limited by the distance or channel.
As long as you hear or read, believing it, you shall experience the manifestation of the rhema word.
In the nobleman’s son’s case, the word in season was “your son lives”.
Earlier this year, I felt like I was coming down with a flu. I was sneezing repeatedly and my nose was dripping. I felt weak and irritable.
As I was praying in tongues and also asking Jesus to heal me and make me well, suddenly I heard these words in my spirit: “he grew strong through faith”.
Instantly, I knew that the Holy Spirit was talking about the apostle Paul’s description of Abraham in “Romans”.
“Yet, looking to the promise of God, he didn’t waver through unbelief, but grew strong through faith, giving glory to God, and being fully assured that what he had promised, he was also able to perform.” (Romans 4:21 WEB)
This was a rhema word for me to be healed. I grabbed it and repeatedly confessed and meditated on this, that I was growing strong through faith.
Abraham grew physically stronger through faith. He was already old and weak, but because he believed in the rhema word which God spoke to him, he and his wife Sarah experienced drastic youth renewal.
Their saggy skin, old internal organs, weak muscles, and dry bones were all renewed miraculously, allowing them to be fit for childbearing and even raising a child.
As I kept confessing “he didn’t consider the deadness of his own body, but he grew strong through faith,” I felt physically better and I did not sneeze or have runny nose anymore.
It was just a few words, but I emphasized on the “grew” and “strong”. Suddenly, each word was pregnant with life-giving power for my situation.
Faith comes through hearing the rhema word of Christ. What is He saying to you? As you are listening to a sermon video online, what is the key message or statement that jumps out at you and makes a strong impression in you heart? Sometimes the Lord whispers a verse or passage to you from within. Grab it and declare it for yourself because it carries the miracle-working power of God to turn your situation around!
Actionable Steps:
1. Get yourself plugged in to a ministry that preaches the Gospel. Listen to the new messages released by the pastor or preacher. If the Holy Spirit led you there, then you will benefit from believing the rhema words that is released through that ministry.
2. Train your mind to believe in the limitless reach of prayer. Pray for people who are far away from you, knowing that God will answer your prayers of faith, regardless of the distance between you and them.
3. When you receive a word in season (rhema word), write it down in your notebook or somewhere so that you do not forget. Revisit these words often and declare them, so long as you are still waiting for the manifestation.
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bad hop 在 [音樂] 日本2018新勢力代表BAD HOP - 看板Hip-Hop 的推薦與評價
想來推薦一個最近日本很紅的團體BAD HOP，
由雙胞胎兄弟為中心組成的8人MC團體，
全員都是從小就認識、
而且都是進過少年院的原不良少年，
除了這樣奇特的背景吸引很多關注之外，
巧妙又一針見血的歌詞和導入歐美新潮流的音樂也被高度稱讚。
11月上了武道館，在日本HIP HOP界算是蠻異例，造成很大的話題
Zeebra對他們讚譽有嘉，也有送祝賀花籃，
說了BAD HOP上武道館就是日本HIP HOP歷史開始變動的時刻。
(Zeebra自立的音樂廠牌有簽下團體內雙胞胎主唱組合)
先貼上幾首自己很喜歡的歌
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yirVxFBnp2o
お前らのHiphopは習い事 Hiphopってのは人生だから一緒にすんなよまがい物
你的Hiphop就像在學才藝，
我的Hiphop是人生，仿冒品不要跟我混在一起
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7cnAYb0H58
ディナー運んでくる ウェイターも知ってるびっくり
タトゥー入れまくり 若いのにいい羽振り もしかして悪い仕事してる人達
いや違うよラッパー横に幼馴染
幫忙送晚餐過來的waiter知道也會對我們很驚訝
滿身刺青，明明就很年輕看起來很有地位，
該不會是在做壞事的人們吧
不是喔，我只是RAPPER，旁邊是從小的玩伴
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4t8Fuk-SCQ
模仿車子的引擎聲蠻帥的XDD
川崎区で有名になりたきゃ 人殺すかラッパーになるかだ
想要在川崎區變的有名，
只有成為殺人犯或是RAPPER兩種方式
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXxDWpdtJTI
服は流行るものを着るが ダチは流行りではない
衣服可以跟流行，但夥伴可不能跟流行
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lsdeSIwkw8
Lamborghini Benz 絵になる
Porsche Ferrari Maserati Cadillac Chevrolet
誰もが振り向く男の夢 乗るため稼ぐだが足りないぜ
まだ想像でエンジンかける アクセル踏み前進させる
美女を迎えに行くぜ 誰もが振り向く男の夢
藍寶堅尼 賓士 成為一幅畫
保時捷 法拉利 瑪莎拉蒂 凱迪拉克 雪佛蘭
男人的夢想就是讓所有人投注目光
為了開名車而賺錢但遠遠還不夠
還只是想像 發動引擎 踩下油門讓車子前進
我要去迎接正妹了
男人的夢想就是讓所有人投注目光
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSLh8rSzwn0
來介紹一下背景
因為本身對嘻哈文化不是很熟+破日文
看了幾篇關於該團體的報導大概翻譯一下內容
如果文中有寫錯的也再麻煩指教。
首先他們8個RAPPER
大部分都是從小在幼稚園就認識了，
出身在神奈川川崎池上町-京浜工業地帯，
那邊很多工廠，被稱為是日本第一空氣不好的地方，治安也非常不好，很多風俗店林立，
時常發生竊盜或者犯罪的事件，
池上町還有一個特別的地方，
是在日朝鮮人的部落。
雖然日本感覺是個很和諧的地方，
但是故意不被提起的黑暗地帶、歧視也是頗多的。網路上資料寫說日本黑道有很多是這些
背景的人。
BAD HOP成員就是在這樣有點特別的環境長大。
BAD HOP的成員幾乎都是母子家庭，
而且蠻窮困的，成員小時候就常常有黑道來家
裡討債，或者是被家人施以暴力。
同學也都是不良，從小二就會竊盜+抽菸
(在他們的認知裡是正常的，直到被抓&交到女朋
友才發現自己以前的行為是不正常的)
雙胞胎弟弟YZERR和成員Bark
還會一起闖空門或者去超商偷錢，
因為太慣犯有一次被類似球桿(?)的東西
打到臉上都是血。
雙胞胎哥哥是T-Pablow，是代表人物，
中學曾經是無人不知無人不曉的混混，
率領200名不良少年集團的領袖。
因為每天被捲入各種鬥爭中，
讓他精神狀況有點不穩，
之後被親戚邀請去美國紐約，
在那邊受到不小的文化衝擊。
剛開始聽HIP HOP是在小學五年級的時候，
在TSUTAYA店面擺放著Zeebra的『The New Beginning』，上面寫著「這就是日本人的HIP
HOP！」跟朋友借來聽之後覺得不得了，
才開始了聽類似的音樂。
T-Pablow從紐約回來之後決定不要上高中，
要以音樂決勝負，開始寫歌詞也參加了BAZOOKA!!! 高校生RAP選手権の第1回和第4回，得
到了優勝。
贏了第一回合後，中間似乎還有一些挫折，
還是覺得自己的實力不夠，
於是去了沖繩和紐約，
回國的時候發現自己的DJ友人因為摩托車事故去世，給他很大的衝擊。
反正自己搞不好明天也會死，
那為什麼不好好做真正想做的事情，
更加深T-Pablow想要在HIP HOP取得成功的決心。
之後也參加了深夜RAP BATTLE節目freestyle dungeon，以初代MONSTER其中的一員(裡面
有 R-指定、漢 a.k.a.GAMI、サイプレス上野、CHICO CARLITO、DOTAMA)而受矚目，該
團體還有出單曲，跟Zeebra一起上MUSIC STATION。
第4回高校生ラップ選手権結束後，
2014年雙胞胎兄弟和玩伴們組成了自己的音樂廠牌和團體BAD HOP，想要大家一起做音樂
紅起來。
歌詞特別吸引人的地方是
他們跟別人不一樣的不良行為和成長經歷，
還有對出身地川崎的想法，
然後因為成員出身都不是很好，
也常常帶到要賺錢、要成為有錢人的決心
(他們在訪談裡說過想知道自己拼命做出來的音樂到底值多少錢)
對於他們來說這些歌詞都是「現實」。
以上～希望有人能喜歡他們的音樂！之後也會想要介紹他們其他訪談
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