There’s a land unseen by our mortal eyes, And its joys no tongue can tell;
Where in robes of white, in its vales of light, We shall meet, and forever dwell.
O Eden, dear Eden, Home bright and fair,
Soon our bark will land on thy golden stand, And our rest will be glorious there.
Thursday, May 27, 2004
Boxed Up
The view from my office overlooks the whole of Singapore. You can see the mountains in Malaysia from here. I work on the top floor of Suntec Tower Three.
One thing that you might notice if you come up here and look down is that we are very "boxed up". We live in boxes, we work in boxes, and we even travel in boxes. Of course we call them houses, flats, hotels, offices and cars; but when you look at the buildings below and the vast sky above, there is a marked difference. It becomes somewhat funny to hear someone say, "This car is really big." when you can look down at the tiny vehicles from my workplace and the sky above.
Because we are so "boxed up", our perspective and thinking may tend to be the same. But hopefully our view of God isn't as small as the space we live and work in.
The psalmists had much to marvel about when they walked the wide open spaces. "As high as the heavens are above the earth... As far as the east is from the west..." In urban cities, our east and west may be as vast as the distance between the buildings on our right and left; and the height of our heavens may be as high as our ceilings. But when we are out at sea, the horizon and sky is our limit. And perhaps it is then when, without much imagination, we can appreciate the length and breadth of God's love as described by the psalmist.
Singaporeans need to get out more and make full use of our vacations abroad to experience the vastness of God's natural creation. "The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands." We need to get out more - and listen.
The view from my office overlooks the whole of Singapore. You can see the mountains in Malaysia from here. I work on the top floor of Suntec Tower Three.
One thing that you might notice if you come up here and look down is that we are very "boxed up". We live in boxes, we work in boxes, and we even travel in boxes. Of course we call them houses, flats, hotels, offices and cars; but when you look at the buildings below and the vast sky above, there is a marked difference. It becomes somewhat funny to hear someone say, "This car is really big." when you can look down at the tiny vehicles from my workplace and the sky above.
Because we are so "boxed up", our perspective and thinking may tend to be the same. But hopefully our view of God isn't as small as the space we live and work in.
The psalmists had much to marvel about when they walked the wide open spaces. "As high as the heavens are above the earth... As far as the east is from the west..." In urban cities, our east and west may be as vast as the distance between the buildings on our right and left; and the height of our heavens may be as high as our ceilings. But when we are out at sea, the horizon and sky is our limit. And perhaps it is then when, without much imagination, we can appreciate the length and breadth of God's love as described by the psalmist.
Singaporeans need to get out more and make full use of our vacations abroad to experience the vastness of God's natural creation. "The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands." We need to get out more - and listen.
Wednesday, May 26, 2004
ASKing God
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you."
~ Matthew 7:7 ~
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus shows us God's willingness to bless us with these words. He also tells us that blessings need to be sought for. God wants to bless us, but He wants us to seek for the blessings too. And so He gave three words - Ask. Seek. Knock.
If Jesus were talking about one thing, why did He use three different words? I don't think it's simply for emphasis. I believe Jesus was telling us three different aspects of seeking blessings from God:
Ask - Our Father wants us to make our requests known to Him. He wants us to spell them out specifically, then watch as He answers them.
Seek - Having asked, God wants us to keep our eyes open for the answer expectantly. For example, if we asked God for someone to share the Gospel with, we can place ourselves where opportunities can come by and look out for them.
Knock - While seeking, we can knock to see if that is God's answer to our prayer. Using the same example, we can strike up a conversation with those we meet and ask some questions to see if the Lord provides an open door.
Given, not every prayer will be answered with a "yes", but God still wants us to ask so He can give us what He knows is best (v.11).
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you."
~ Matthew 7:7 ~
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus shows us God's willingness to bless us with these words. He also tells us that blessings need to be sought for. God wants to bless us, but He wants us to seek for the blessings too. And so He gave three words - Ask. Seek. Knock.
If Jesus were talking about one thing, why did He use three different words? I don't think it's simply for emphasis. I believe Jesus was telling us three different aspects of seeking blessings from God:
Ask - Our Father wants us to make our requests known to Him. He wants us to spell them out specifically, then watch as He answers them.
Seek - Having asked, God wants us to keep our eyes open for the answer expectantly. For example, if we asked God for someone to share the Gospel with, we can place ourselves where opportunities can come by and look out for them.
Knock - While seeking, we can knock to see if that is God's answer to our prayer. Using the same example, we can strike up a conversation with those we meet and ask some questions to see if the Lord provides an open door.
Given, not every prayer will be answered with a "yes", but God still wants us to ask so He can give us what He knows is best (v.11).
The Lord has been blessing our Campus meetings in NUS. For the last few weeks we had great fellowship. It was very casual and we encouraged one another in the Lord. I believe all these blessings did not just happen. They are the results of prayer - people praying for the Campus Ministry and God blessing us in response to their prayers. Thank the Lord for each one who prays for the Campus Ministry.
Monday, May 24, 2004
The Length and Breadth of God's Promises
"Arise, walk in the land through its length and its width, for I give it to you."
~ Genesis 13:17 ~
After Lot's departure, God had given Abraham all the lands around him that he could see. "Lift your eyes now and look from the place where you are--northward, southward, eastward, and westward," God said. But God did not stop there. God wanted Abraham to not only see what He had given him, but also to experience it.
When God gives a promise, He wants us to enjoy it in its entirety. There was no more sitting and seeing for Abraham. God wanted him to get up and walk. He wanted him to climb the hills, cross the streams, walk through the forests, bathe in the waterfalls - things that Abraham could never have enjoyed if he just sat in one place, content with the knowledge that God had given him the land, but never actually experiencing it.
Like Abraham, God wants us not to sit on His promises, but to "walk through" them, that is, to experience and enjoy their length and breadth from one end to the other by believing that they are ours and appropriating them by faith.
"Arise, walk in the land through its length and its width, for I give it to you."
~ Genesis 13:17 ~
After Lot's departure, God had given Abraham all the lands around him that he could see. "Lift your eyes now and look from the place where you are--northward, southward, eastward, and westward," God said. But God did not stop there. God wanted Abraham to not only see what He had given him, but also to experience it.
When God gives a promise, He wants us to enjoy it in its entirety. There was no more sitting and seeing for Abraham. God wanted him to get up and walk. He wanted him to climb the hills, cross the streams, walk through the forests, bathe in the waterfalls - things that Abraham could never have enjoyed if he just sat in one place, content with the knowledge that God had given him the land, but never actually experiencing it.
Like Abraham, God wants us not to sit on His promises, but to "walk through" them, that is, to experience and enjoy their length and breadth from one end to the other by believing that they are ours and appropriating them by faith.
Saturday, May 22, 2004
The Way That He Loves
The way that He loves is as fair as the day
That blesses my way with light,
The way that he loves is as soft as the breeze
Caressing the trees at night
So tender and precious is He
Contented with Jesus I'll be
The way that he loves is so thrilling because
His love reaches even me.
The way that He loves is as deep as the sea
His Spirit shall be my stay
The way that He loves is as pure as a rose
Much sweeter He grows each day
His peace hovers near like a dove
I knew there's a heaven above
To Jesus I'll cling,life's a wonderful thing
Because of the way He loves.
The way that He loves is as fair as the day
That blesses my way with light,
The way that he loves is as soft as the breeze
Caressing the trees at night
So tender and precious is He
Contented with Jesus I'll be
The way that he loves is so thrilling because
His love reaches even me.
The way that He loves is as deep as the sea
His Spirit shall be my stay
The way that He loves is as pure as a rose
Much sweeter He grows each day
His peace hovers near like a dove
I knew there's a heaven above
To Jesus I'll cling,life's a wonderful thing
Because of the way He loves.
Friday, May 21, 2004
Belated Birthday Thanksgiving
My birthday was 2 days ago. I meant to blog, but it slipped my mind. I just want to thank the Lord for all my friends and family members who smsed me to wish me a Happy Birthday, and who also celebrated my birthday for me. It was a most pleasant surprise. Thank You, Lord, for always remembering my birthday and for showing me that You do through Your children.
My birthday was 2 days ago. I meant to blog, but it slipped my mind. I just want to thank the Lord for all my friends and family members who smsed me to wish me a Happy Birthday, and who also celebrated my birthday for me. It was a most pleasant surprise. Thank You, Lord, for always remembering my birthday and for showing me that You do through Your children.
Hind's Feet
Remember the verse the Lord gave me from Psalm 18:29 last Saturday? Further down the chapter we find the following:
Remember the verse the Lord gave me from Psalm 18:29 last Saturday? Further down the chapter we find the following:
It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.(In case you're wondering, a hind is an old English word for a deer)
He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.
Thursday, May 20, 2004
I want to thank the Lord for my boss. I hope the way I've been sharing about how stressful the early part of this week has been doesn't give anyone a bad impression of him. I just wasn't producing much results for a few days. But despite all that, he still let me go back at 1730 and didn't insist I stay back or anything. When I finally managed to pull my socks up, I passed him my leave form to confirm my leave for church camp.
My boss is a church friend, but church friend or no, he's under no obligation to give me any special treatment. If he didn't allow me to take no pay leave (I don't have any leave) for church camp, he has every right. He's also interested in training me to take on more responsibilities, and it hasn't been easy (on either of us). I'm trying, but still fall short at many places. Hope I can overcome my fears and learn quickly so I can make a better contribution to my company. Lord, keep my eyes on you and help me be strong in You.
My boss is a church friend, but church friend or no, he's under no obligation to give me any special treatment. If he didn't allow me to take no pay leave (I don't have any leave) for church camp, he has every right. He's also interested in training me to take on more responsibilities, and it hasn't been easy (on either of us). I'm trying, but still fall short at many places. Hope I can overcome my fears and learn quickly so I can make a better contribution to my company. Lord, keep my eyes on you and help me be strong in You.
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
Thank the Lord. Progress this morning was good. Boss was very pleased. I'm very relieved. Really hope to finish this project and implement it ASAP so I have one less thing to think about.
Thank the Lord for yesterday! After the last few days of stress, He has turned the situation around and encouraged me. My boss was very impressed that I set up our web server in just a few hours. Earlier on I wasn't impressing him much. Must work harder :)
Tuesday, May 18, 2004
Taking a break during my lunch break to blog a little. Thank God for today. Yesterday was extremely stressful for me. I had a hard time performing in my work and boss was getting a little worked up. I have a lot more to learn and improve upon. A LOT more.
Things are better today. Some progress in my work. I've been given a project to run and basically I'm in charge of it (oh horrors!). Never been in charge of a project before. In fact I've never done a lot of things that I'm doing in my job now. But all the challenges, trials, stress and all are just God's tools to build character. It's a painful process - especially when your character and habits cultivated over the years are being refined - but it's one where giving up is not an option, especially for a Christian. May God help me find my strength in Him each day.
Things are better today. Some progress in my work. I've been given a project to run and basically I'm in charge of it (oh horrors!). Never been in charge of a project before. In fact I've never done a lot of things that I'm doing in my job now. But all the challenges, trials, stress and all are just God's tools to build character. It's a painful process - especially when your character and habits cultivated over the years are being refined - but it's one where giving up is not an option, especially for a Christian. May God help me find my strength in Him each day.
Saturday, May 15, 2004
God Gives Wings
I want to share something wonderful today and give God glory for how He has showed Himself mighty once again. Some of you may know that I had my IPPT (army fitness test) this afternoon. As I have to take the test before my next birthday, there was no opportunity to postpone it any longer. And I haven't been training.
I'm not a very fit person physically and always have trouble passing IPPT. I can hardly run the 2.4 km within the time limit, and recently I realised that it was a struggle to do pull-ups. The reason I didn't train was not because I was lazy, but because of injury and illness. Over the past 2 weeks I had a cough and could not train. It totally broke my training cycle. I told the Lord that if He did not want me to take my IPPT, he'd make it clear and I would take an MC. That would mean failure by default and I would have to spend some 8 weeks doing Remedial Training twice a week to build up my fitness.
This morning I felt in my body that the cough had left. During my Quiet Time, the Lord gave me a verse from Psalm 18: "by my God have I leaped over a wall." I recently came across this verse in the book Heavenly Man and saw how the Lord literally fulfilled this word by enabling the author to escape prison by leaping over the wall. I didn't think much of it but the verse kept coming back through the day. God used the verse to tell me that He could enable me to do physical feats that are humanly impossible.
I fully expected to fail my IPPT. I didn't even feel that I should ask God to let me pass because I felt I had not done my part by training (even though there were valid reasons). But God kept prompting me to ask, so I asked.
When I went to the first station - pull-ups - I just wanted to do the bare minimum of 5. But as I did the 5, it was a breeze! So I thought I'd try for 7, then 9. The Lord enabled me to do 9 perfect pull-ups with ease! Previously I had so much trouble with it!
When the 2.4 km run came I wasn't too optimistic, but I kept asking God to enable me to clear it. The requirement was to finish the run in 12.40 minutes. I knew that unless God intervened, I would surely fail. God let me finish it in 12.29 minutes. I not only passed, but also got an incentive award!
God is so good. I was fully ready to submit to His will if He wanted me to go for Remedial Training, but He had something else in mind. He allowed those injuries and illness to force me to not train so that the glory of passing the test could only be His. Thank You, Lord.
I want to share something wonderful today and give God glory for how He has showed Himself mighty once again. Some of you may know that I had my IPPT (army fitness test) this afternoon. As I have to take the test before my next birthday, there was no opportunity to postpone it any longer. And I haven't been training.
I'm not a very fit person physically and always have trouble passing IPPT. I can hardly run the 2.4 km within the time limit, and recently I realised that it was a struggle to do pull-ups. The reason I didn't train was not because I was lazy, but because of injury and illness. Over the past 2 weeks I had a cough and could not train. It totally broke my training cycle. I told the Lord that if He did not want me to take my IPPT, he'd make it clear and I would take an MC. That would mean failure by default and I would have to spend some 8 weeks doing Remedial Training twice a week to build up my fitness.
This morning I felt in my body that the cough had left. During my Quiet Time, the Lord gave me a verse from Psalm 18: "by my God have I leaped over a wall." I recently came across this verse in the book Heavenly Man and saw how the Lord literally fulfilled this word by enabling the author to escape prison by leaping over the wall. I didn't think much of it but the verse kept coming back through the day. God used the verse to tell me that He could enable me to do physical feats that are humanly impossible.
I fully expected to fail my IPPT. I didn't even feel that I should ask God to let me pass because I felt I had not done my part by training (even though there were valid reasons). But God kept prompting me to ask, so I asked.
When I went to the first station - pull-ups - I just wanted to do the bare minimum of 5. But as I did the 5, it was a breeze! So I thought I'd try for 7, then 9. The Lord enabled me to do 9 perfect pull-ups with ease! Previously I had so much trouble with it!
When the 2.4 km run came I wasn't too optimistic, but I kept asking God to enable me to clear it. The requirement was to finish the run in 12.40 minutes. I knew that unless God intervened, I would surely fail. God let me finish it in 12.29 minutes. I not only passed, but also got an incentive award!
God is so good. I was fully ready to submit to His will if He wanted me to go for Remedial Training, but He had something else in mind. He allowed those injuries and illness to force me to not train so that the glory of passing the test could only be His. Thank You, Lord.
"For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.
As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him."
~ Psalm 18:29,30 ~
I believe the Lord is moving in the Campus Ministry. He has impressed upon us the need to make it a more personal ministry that extends beyond the Sunday and Tuesday fellowship times. That means having to move out of our comfort zones and put in our time and effort in building relationships for the Lord during the course of the week. We need a culture of outreach and discipleship in the ministry (and not just CM, but any ministry); and that takes a lot of personal effort in the Lord. It's not easy work. Do pray that every CMer will see the need and commit to this work.
As we commit ourselves to the Lord's purpose, there will be spiritual opposition. Already it is becoming evident that the devil is at work trying to trip people up and discourage. Much vigilance is needed at this point in time lest we be complacent and presumptuous as we see the Lord at work. Please pray for the Lord's preservation of His children in the Campus Ministry. Pray that we ourselves will be on our guard against the snares of the evil one, and that we may be found faithful to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
As we commit ourselves to the Lord's purpose, there will be spiritual opposition. Already it is becoming evident that the devil is at work trying to trip people up and discourage. Much vigilance is needed at this point in time lest we be complacent and presumptuous as we see the Lord at work. Please pray for the Lord's preservation of His children in the Campus Ministry. Pray that we ourselves will be on our guard against the snares of the evil one, and that we may be found faithful to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Tuesday, May 11, 2004
Show Thyself Strong
Not long ago the Lord encouraged me with a verse from 2 Chr 16:9 which says:
On Thursday night, I just got to sleep after coughing like crazy when an SMS came in at midnight. It was Justin, and he just realised that his passport had expired. And our bus was departing at 9 in the morning! I found out from the internet that the immigration office opened at 8 a.m. and told Justin that he needed to go early to queue and be the first to get his passport done. Even then we did not know how long it would take. I asked the Lord to let him be the first in line.
When I got to the immigration office (thankfully it was near the bus terminal), there were some 40 people in front of Justin waiting for the doors to open. I asked Justin to go to the front and explain his situation and try to be the first in line. The security guard told him to get back. In my mind I was thinking that unless God intervened, there was no way he could go to Tioman with us.
That morning Kong also smsed me before I left the house. He had diarrhoea the whole night and felt he should pull out. I asked him to reconsider but left the decision to him and committed it to the Lord. In my mind I was thinking: God could have stopped them from going at any point in time if that was His will. Why did He allow these things to crop up at the last minute? If they didn't go, it would have been only Ian, Lilis, Yixian and myself; and I wasn't sure if we had enough money to pay for those who didn't go.
After Justin went in to the immigration building, I went to meet Yixian in the MRT. When she arrived, I told her the situation and we prayed. We prayed specifically that God would let Justin get his passport by 8:45, and that Kong would be well enough to come. Just after we prayed, both of them smsed me. Kong was on his way and Justin had renewed his passport. That was at 8:20. When I asked Justin how he got his passport done so quickly, he told me that he was first in line as all those in front of him when he was queueing were not going to the immigration office. Praise God!
Throughout the whole thing, the Lord gave me peace in my heart and I did not panic. If you ask me why the Lord allowed it to happen, I would say that He did it to show Himself strong. Thank You, Lord :)
Not long ago the Lord encouraged me with a verse from 2 Chr 16:9 which says:
"For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him"He did just that as we were preparing to leave for Tioman.
On Thursday night, I just got to sleep after coughing like crazy when an SMS came in at midnight. It was Justin, and he just realised that his passport had expired. And our bus was departing at 9 in the morning! I found out from the internet that the immigration office opened at 8 a.m. and told Justin that he needed to go early to queue and be the first to get his passport done. Even then we did not know how long it would take. I asked the Lord to let him be the first in line.
When I got to the immigration office (thankfully it was near the bus terminal), there were some 40 people in front of Justin waiting for the doors to open. I asked Justin to go to the front and explain his situation and try to be the first in line. The security guard told him to get back. In my mind I was thinking that unless God intervened, there was no way he could go to Tioman with us.
That morning Kong also smsed me before I left the house. He had diarrhoea the whole night and felt he should pull out. I asked him to reconsider but left the decision to him and committed it to the Lord. In my mind I was thinking: God could have stopped them from going at any point in time if that was His will. Why did He allow these things to crop up at the last minute? If they didn't go, it would have been only Ian, Lilis, Yixian and myself; and I wasn't sure if we had enough money to pay for those who didn't go.
After Justin went in to the immigration building, I went to meet Yixian in the MRT. When she arrived, I told her the situation and we prayed. We prayed specifically that God would let Justin get his passport by 8:45, and that Kong would be well enough to come. Just after we prayed, both of them smsed me. Kong was on his way and Justin had renewed his passport. That was at 8:20. When I asked Justin how he got his passport done so quickly, he told me that he was first in line as all those in front of him when he was queueing were not going to the immigration office. Praise God!
Throughout the whole thing, the Lord gave me peace in my heart and I did not panic. If you ask me why the Lord allowed it to happen, I would say that He did it to show Himself strong. Thank You, Lord :)
Sunday, May 09, 2004
I'm back from Tioman. The Lord has richly blessed our trip. I'll be recording some of the blessings in the coming days so keep an eye out for them! But for now, I just want to say God showed Himself strong and blessed us richly. The fellowship of believers is a wonderful thing. May God continue to work wonderfully in the Campus Ministry.
Thursday, May 06, 2004
Tho't for the day (taken from GLCC mail):
"We are always seeking the reason. We want to know why.
But God does not reveal His plan. He reveals Himself."
Wednesday, May 05, 2004
Praise God. He has arranged things for us once again. Instead of forfeiting the $130 for the trip, we are able to make changes to our rooming so that only the bus fare of $16.50 is forfeited. God is good. Who knows, maybe somebody will be at the bus station wanting to get a ticket but can't, and we'll be able to sell the extra ticket off and be a blessing. Only God knows :) Truly, "all things work together for good to those who love God."
I've been coughing for a week. The Lord has used this sickness to humble me and force me to rest. No more going out after work. My activities have been reduced to the bare essentials. I've been desperately trying to recover in time for a trip I'm planning this Friday. Yet in all these I know the Lord is in control and He'll work it all out.
One major thing has suddenly cropped up in this trip. I've been put in charge of the travel plans and it's been quite an experience, especially since it's the first time I'm doing it. The Lord has taught me to lean on Him to work things out. Even at this last minute He has allowed one person to pull out after all the payment has been made. But strangely I have peace in my heart. I believe that each person who comes along for this trip has been specifically chosen by the Lord. We must seek the Lord for His purpose of this trip. May He use it to strengthen and spur us on for Him.
Prayer and Bible-reading has been difficult lately, but the Lord is using my illness to give me more time to seek Him. Lord, help me use this time well. The Lord encouraged me with Psalms 15 and 16 today. Psalm 16 says, "In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore." He reminds me of the joy of walking in the presence of God. Have you experienced it yourself, when your heart is full of joy as you walk close to the Lord? It's a blessed experience, knowing that God is so near. May the Lord teach me to walk and live in His presence.
One major thing has suddenly cropped up in this trip. I've been put in charge of the travel plans and it's been quite an experience, especially since it's the first time I'm doing it. The Lord has taught me to lean on Him to work things out. Even at this last minute He has allowed one person to pull out after all the payment has been made. But strangely I have peace in my heart. I believe that each person who comes along for this trip has been specifically chosen by the Lord. We must seek the Lord for His purpose of this trip. May He use it to strengthen and spur us on for Him.
Prayer and Bible-reading has been difficult lately, but the Lord is using my illness to give me more time to seek Him. Lord, help me use this time well. The Lord encouraged me with Psalms 15 and 16 today. Psalm 16 says, "In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore." He reminds me of the joy of walking in the presence of God. Have you experienced it yourself, when your heart is full of joy as you walk close to the Lord? It's a blessed experience, knowing that God is so near. May the Lord teach me to walk and live in His presence.
Tuesday, May 04, 2004
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
What a fellowship, what a joy divine,
Leaning on the everlasting arms;
What a blessedness, what a peace is mine,
Leaning on the everlasting arms.
Refrain
Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms;
Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms.
O how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way,
Leaning on the everlasting arms;
O how bright the path grows from day to day,
Leaning on the everlasting arms.
Refrain
What have I to dread, what have I to fear,
Leaning on the everlasting arms;
I have blessed peace with my Lord so near,
Leaning on the everlasting arms.
Refrain
What a fellowship, what a joy divine,
Leaning on the everlasting arms;
What a blessedness, what a peace is mine,
Leaning on the everlasting arms.
Refrain
Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms;
Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms.
O how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way,
Leaning on the everlasting arms;
O how bright the path grows from day to day,
Leaning on the everlasting arms.
Refrain
What have I to dread, what have I to fear,
Leaning on the everlasting arms;
I have blessed peace with my Lord so near,
Leaning on the everlasting arms.
Refrain
Saturday, May 01, 2004
Thank God for Saturday. I left the office early yesterday and brought my work home because I was having a terrible cough. Haven't coughed so hard since my army days. Haven't felt this sick in a long time. And it's not a good time to be sick because my IPPT is coming in 2 weeks and I can't postpone it any longer. So I'm trying to get as much rest as I can and am praying for quick healing from the Lord.
The Lord has in the recent weeks opened several ministry opportunities to me, some of which are totally new, such as the children's ministry during the m3 hour. It's a needful ministry. And it gives us as a Campus body the opportunity to touch the lives of these little ones. But it's not easy starting from scratch. None of us has any experience in this area, myself included, and I have been asked to take the lead. I guess that this places us in the situation where we must fully depend on the Lord and when there are results, it can only be attributed to Him.
It's amazing how the Lord often doesn't choose the able and experienced, but rather the weak and the small. Fumbling as they are, the Lord used them mightily in such a way that the glory can only be His. Lord, as those in the CM have availed themselves for Your use, clueless as we are, may You work in and through us to glorify Your blessed name. May we be found faithful in all that You tell us to do, and so be recipients of the grace of God. Amen.
The Lord has in the recent weeks opened several ministry opportunities to me, some of which are totally new, such as the children's ministry during the m3 hour. It's a needful ministry. And it gives us as a Campus body the opportunity to touch the lives of these little ones. But it's not easy starting from scratch. None of us has any experience in this area, myself included, and I have been asked to take the lead. I guess that this places us in the situation where we must fully depend on the Lord and when there are results, it can only be attributed to Him.
It's amazing how the Lord often doesn't choose the able and experienced, but rather the weak and the small. Fumbling as they are, the Lord used them mightily in such a way that the glory can only be His. Lord, as those in the CM have availed themselves for Your use, clueless as we are, may You work in and through us to glorify Your blessed name. May we be found faithful in all that You tell us to do, and so be recipients of the grace of God. Amen.
