Mata Tertuju Pada Yesus

Look Unto Jesus

Hebrews 12:2
2looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith…


What does it mean to look unto Jesus? Well, we can think of it like this: If you are drowning and somebody walks past you, you do not look at him. You look unto him. When you look unto him, you are turning to him and expecting him to rescue you.

In the same manner, you look unto Jesus expecting Him to save, heal and protect you because you know His mighty power and sacrificial love for you. God’s Word says that we are to keep “looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith”. That is how God wants us to live.

So if you have a recurring migraine, keep looking unto Jesus. See Him taking that migraine upon His body on the cross and say, “Lord, I thank You that by Your stripes I am healed.” (Isaiah 53:5) As you keep looking unto Jesus, your healer, that migraine will have to bow to His finished work!

If you have a financial lack in your life, just keep looking unto Jesus with confident expectation that He will provide for you and deliver you from your lack.

“But Pastor Prince, is it really so simple? All I have to do is look unto Jesus and He will bless me financially?”

Yes, it is that simple. The problem with us is that we tend to look unto ourselves. But we cannot save or deliver ourselves. Even the apostle Paul struggled when he depended on his self-effort. That is why he said, “For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice.” (Romans 7:19) It was only when Paul looked away from himself and unto Jesus that he received his deliverance. (Romans 7:24–25)

My friend, if you have been looking unto yourself, it is time to start looking unto Jesus. Look unto Him, the author and finisher of your faith. And soon, you will be looking at your healing and provision!

Daily Grace Inspirations
Joseph Prince Ministries

Only Jesus Is Altogether Lovely

Leviticus 2:1 1‘When anyone offers a grain offering to the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour...


I love the symbolism of Jesus as fine flour. Fine, even flour comes from wheat that has been pounded and beaten again and again, and sifted several times. Doesn’t that remind you of Jesus’ sufferings and sacrifice for you?

And like fine flour, there is nothing coarse about the person of Jesus. Everything about Him is in even proportions. Every word that He spoke when He was in this world, every thought of His, every action of His, was so fine! When He was kind, He was not soft. When He was assertive, He was not overbearing. He is steel and velvet, meekness and majesty. Like a perfect diamond, every which way you turn Him, you see flawlessness, beauty and brilliance. There is no one altogether lovely like Jesus!

What about Bible greats like Moses and Abraham, or Peter, John and Paul?

Moses, whom the Bible says was more humble than any man on the face of the earth (Numbers 12:3), was once so furious with his people that he struck a rock twice, something he was not supposed to do. (Numbers 20:1–12) His temper got the better of him on that occasion.

Abraham, whom Christians regard as a man of faith (Hebrews 11:8–10), lied about his wife being his sister when a king coveted her. He endangered her life just to save his own skin. (Genesis 20:1–18)

Peter, who was deeply zealous for Jesus, denied Him three times. (Matthew 26:33–34) John, the beloved disciple who leaned on Jesus’ bosom, was all ready to call down fire from heaven to destroy the inhabitants of Samaria who had rejected Jesus. (Luke 9:52–54)

What about Paul, the apostle of grace, who blazed the missionary trail which future missionaries would follow? Even Paul went to Jerusalem when he was told not to by the Holy Spirit through some disciples and the prophet Agabus. (Acts 21:4, 10–11)

Beloved, the best of us can miss the mark. The only one who is faultless, flawless and altogether lovely is Jesus. And because He never misses the mark, you can look to Him. He will never disappoint you!

Daily Grace Inspirations
Joseph Prince Ministries

See The Miraculous When You Give Thanks

John 11:41 41Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.


Jesus lived a life of thanksgiving. He always thanked His Father for what He had and for always hearing Him when He prayed. That was how He released miracles in His life.

In the story of the feeding of the five thousand (John 6:1–13), Jesus’ attitude was one of thankfulness. He took a little boy’s lunch of five loaves and two fish, gave thanks and had them distributed. He gave thanks for the little that was there and the little multiplied. Not only did the people eat as much as they wanted, there were 12 baskets full of leftovers!

So when you see the meager balance in your bank account, thank the Lord for what you have. That’s your “five loaves and two fish”. When you give Him thanks that He is your provider and the source of your supply, in spite of the little you have, your little will become much, with leftovers!

Even when faced with the impossible, the solution was still, “Father, I thank You…” When Jesus stood outside Lazarus’ tomb, and the people took away the stone that was covering the tomb, He did not see the situation as hopeless and impossible. He simply lifted up His eyes and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.” Then, He proceeded to call forth Lazarus, and the man came forth alive once more!

The raising of Lazarus, who had been dead for more than four days, was one of Jesus’ greatest miracles. And He accomplished this by saying, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.” He thanked His way to an awesome miracle.

My friend, the next time you find yourself praying, “God, please do this for me! Please give me...” stop! Instead, say, “Thank You God, for hearing me. And because You have heard me, I thank You that I have what I asked for.” And when you thank God, the little that you have will multiply. Your impossible situations will turn around to reflect God’s provision. And resurrection life will hit you!










Daily Grace Insprirations
Joseph Prince Ministries

The Head And Body Are One

Colossians 1:18 18And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.


God’s Word says that Christ is the head and we the church are His body. So Christ and the church are one. Christ and you are one! You cannot say that God sees Christ the head perfect but His body imperfect. Or that Christ is accepted but His body not accepted. The measure of Jesus’ acceptance with God is the measure of your acceptance with God!

So it makes no sense to say that the head is well but the body sick, that the head is rich but the body in lack, or that the head is at rest but the body full of stress. My friend, what Jesus is before God, you His body are. As He is, so are you in this world! (1 John 4:17)

Today, God wants you to lay claim on Christ being your head. Start believing that all His perfections, and the delight and joy that He brings to the Father’s heart, He has set to your account. And you will begin to realize that as Jesus is a sweet-smelling aroma to the Father, so are you!

The more you begin to see that you are one with Christ, the more you will realize that whatever you need right now, He is dispensing to you. If you are sick in your body, Christ your head imparts His health and healing to you. If you lack wisdom, Christ your head freely imparts His wisdom to you. If you have any lack, Christ your head gives you His exceeding riches.

Beloved, have this rich revelation that Christ and you are one. You can never be separated from Christ your head from whom comes all the supply for your body—all the power, wisdom, provision and health. So declare, “As He is, so am I in this world!”

Daily Grace Inspirations
Josep Prince Ministries

Condemnation Is The Root Cause

Romans 8:1, NASB 1Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.


When you have a plant with sickly leaves, it would be foolish to just treat the leaves without knowing the root cause of the problem. Similarly, when “leaves” of sickness, poverty and destructive habits start sprouting in your life, you need to know what the root cause is.

Experts will tell you that it is stress. They may go a little deeper and say that it is fear—fear of the future, of rejection, of loss, of death and so on. But is fear really the root? Or is there something deeper than fear?

The Bible shows us that the most fundamental cause of problems in our lives is condemnation. With condemnation comes fear. Fear then induces stress which brings about the symptoms of the curse.

This is what happened to Adam. Long before he faced poverty, sickness and eventually death, he had stress. Because of his sin, God told him, “In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground.” (Genesis 3:19) Sweat speaks of stress. But before there was stress, there was fear because Adam told God, “I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.” (Genesis 3:10)

But what made Adam fearful? Adam only feared when, seeing his nakedness, he realized that he had sinned against God. He felt so ashamed and condemned that he hid himself. God then asked him, “Who told you that you were naked?” (Genesis 3:11) There was no one else in the garden other than Adam and Eve, so we know that it was probably the devil who told Adam that he was naked.

My friend, condemnation is the root cause of the symptoms of the curse manifesting in your life. That is why you need to know that at the cross, God took all your sins, put them on Jesus and unleashed the full fury of His wrath against them until Jesus cried out, “It is finished!”

All your sins have been completely punished in the body of Christ who was condemned for you. The root cause of all your problems has been dealt with. This means that the devil cannot enforce the curse in your life apart from your receiving condemnation. So come to the place of no condemnation and no sick leaves will sprout in your life!

Daily Grace Inspirations
Joseph Prince Ministries

The Blood Alone Saves

Exodus 12:13 13Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you…


On the night of the first Passover, many of the children of Israel were probably anxious. Imagine one Israelite asking another nervously, “Did you hear that the angel of death is passing through tonight?”

“Yes! We were told to put the blood of the lamb on the doorposts of our home and everything would be all right. Is that true?”

Like the Israelites, you might be wondering, “Can the blood really protect me? How much blood do I have to put on my doorposts? Will the angel of death get me if I am fearful?”

My friend, don’t add to God’s conditions. He said, “When I see the blood, I will pass over you and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you.” He did not say, “When I see the blood, plus your understanding, efforts, obedience, faithfulness and refusal to give in to fear, then I will pass over you.”

It is the blood of Jesus alone that delivers you. If you think that it is because of your faith, then you will always be wondering, “Do I have enough faith?” No my friend, it is His blood alone that saves. And when God sees that you see that it is the blood alone that saves, He calls that faith in the blood, and every plague will pass over you!

God wants you to know that it is Jesus’ blood alone that saves because every time you think that your deliverance depends partly on God and partly on you, you will not have a settled peace in your heart. But when you know that it is the blood alone that saves, you will have an unshakable peace.

It was the blood that saved the children of Israel from the destroyer on that Passover night and it is still the blood that saves today. And all you need to do for the blood to avail is to say, “Father, I thank You that the blood of Jesus alone covers me and my family. No evil, plague or disaster will befall me or my family because of the blood!”

Daily Grace Inspirations
Joseph Prince Ministries

Low Cost Green Car (LCGC) bukan ancaman terhadap kemacetan Jakarta, asal...

Topik Low Cost Green Car (LCGC) atau mobil murah dan ramah lingkungan marak dibicarakan di berbagai media akhir-akhir ini. Banyak yang berkomentar kalau LCGC malah akan memperburuk kemacetan di Jakarta, walaupun pangsa pasar sebesar 80% adalah wilayah di luar JABODETABEK karena pertumbuhan (pelebaran) jalan tidak sejalan dengan pertumbuhan kendaraan bermotor.

Sebenarnya kekhawatiran bahwa LCGC akan memperburuk kemacetan Jakarta bisa diantisipasi dengan peraturan mengenai kepemilikan kendaraan bermotor, yang tentunya harus diimbangi dengan penataan dan peremajaan kendaraan umum serta kesadaran masyarakat luas sebagai konsumen yang bijak.

Berdasarkan pengalaman saya ketika tinggal di Okinawa, kendaraan pribadi juga merupakan moda transportasi yang sangat penting karena di sana tidak ada kereta api (hancur waktu Perang Dunia Ke-2) dan kalau menggunakan bus selain mahal juga makan waktu. Saat ini Okinawa sudah memiliki Monorail tetapi hanya di dalam Kota Naha saja, jadi untuk masyarakat yang tinggal di luar Kota Naha seperti saya tetap memilih kendaraan pribadi untuk aktivitas sehari-hari.

Ada beberapa peraturan mengenai kepemilikan kendaraan bermotor di Okinawa (Jepang), sbb:

#Pembatasan tempat parkir

Pertama, sebelum membeli atau balik nama kita harus mendaftarkan tempat parkir yang akan digunakan. Jadi kalau garasi kita hanya muat 1 mobil, untuk mobil kedua harus menyewa lahan parkir di sekitar rumah dalam radius 1 km. Tempat parkir yang sudah didaftarkan tidak akan bisa dipakai oleh orang lain, karena pada saat kita mendaftarkan tempat parkir akan ditandai lahan (tempat parkir) mana saja yang sudah dipakai orang lain. Uang sewa tempat parkir atau biaya parkir di apartemen juga tidak murah. Hal ini harus diperhitungkan sebagai pengeluaran bulanan, mengingat biaya hidup yang lumayan besar di Jepang.

#Biaya inspeksi kendaran bermotor (per 2 tahun)

Setiap 2 tahun sekali harus menjalani Automobile Inspection Registration System / Jidōsha Kensa Tōroku Seido (自動車検査登録制度)　atau yang biasa disebut dengan inspeksi kendaraan bermotor / Shaken (車検)--dikenakan untuk kendaraan dengan kapasitas mesin di atas 250cc. Komponen biaya shaken terdiri dari biaya pendaftaran mobil sebesar 21,000 yen (±Rp 2,400,000), biaya recycle –hanya ditagih sekali sebesar 10,000 (± 1 juta rupiah), penggantian ban atau sparepart yang rusak; sehingga apabila mobil tersebut tidak mengalami problem mekanis biaya shaken (paling murah) sekitar 60,000 yen (±6 juta-an). Umumnya shaken berkisar antara 100,000-200,000 yen (±10-20 juta-an). Mahal bukan?

#Pajak kendaraan bermotor

Yang harus diperhitungkan lagi adalah pajak kendaraan bermotor yang cukup tinggi. Untuk mobil kecil atau ‘light automobile’ (軽自動車, keijidōsha) dengan kapasitas mesin 650cc berkisar antara 7,000 yen (± Rp 800,000) per tahun. Selain light automobile pajaknya bervariasi, tergantung kapasitas mesin dan umur dari mobil itu. Karena semakin lama emisi gas buang kendaraan akan semakin naik maka pajaknya akan naik juga. Untuk mobil sedan yang berumur di atas 7 tahunan pajaknya bisa 30,000-50,000 yen (±3-5 juta-an).

Bayangkan berapa biaya yang harus disisihkan per tahun untuk menikmati kenyamanan memiliki mobil sendiri di Jepang. Biaya yang tinggi ini dan pengeluaran bensin otomatis akan membuat orang berpikir dua kali untuk membeli mobil. 

Ditengah pro dan kontra LCGC di Indonesia, kalau benar 80% penjualannya ke luar JABODETABEK serta bertujuan untuk menumbuhkan industry otomotif Indonesia maka produksi LCGC tidak usah dianggap sebagai ancaman terhadap memburuknya kemacetan Jakarta. Asal dibarengi dengan penambahan kapasitas transportasi umum—yang nyaman (KRL Commuter Line, Kopaja AC, Metromini AC, Patas AC, TransJakarta) dan peraturan/pembatasan kepemilikan kendaraan bermotor seperti yang telah saya singgung di atas yang membuat orang berpikir SANGAT serius untuk memiliki kendaraan pribadi.

 
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