Thank You, Jesus

Started the day with SW coming up to me in bed to ask what is the lyrics for the song "Thank You, Jesus" and we sang it before she left the house. How sweet can that be? It's better than singing any love songs because it's a love song about God's love for us; it's because of God's love, therefore we love. It's a satisfying truth that really refreshes us because it is an eternal truth. Human love never last, but love that is rooted in Christ lasts forever.

About my last post, I wonder if anyone feels affected when they hear some distorted views of our faith? I get really mad, because of their lack of understanding of the Bible and theology. Organised religion is not bad, what made it bad in the US are those phony TV evangelists that appears on Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) and make a full of themselves. The paedophile cases that has been exposed in the Catholic churches in the US damage the image of the church further. Paul mentioned in his epistle that we should hold on to the tradition that he taught, I am sure they were the tradition of a righteous generation, not an adulterous. Traditions that draws people to the message of the cross and not diss them away.

That is why I love reading or listening to good sermons because they uphold God's word with such high reverance and they handle it so well that the truth of the Bible illuminates as the preacher preaches. That is different from a Toast Masters' Club where people are good speakers, but preaching is different. The research and study of scripture is so important that if I listen to a sermon laced with more psychology, I feel unsettled. Just because he is preaching from the pulpit or from a so-called "Christian" organization means it's holding on to Paul's traditions.

Then there are the unregenereated people like those in the Corinthian churches that profess with their lips but their lifestyle denies God. The big word in theology for this is "apostasy" (which I'll gladly hand over to my bud, Daniel to explain... over to u!!). They are in the church, but their lives are not moulded my the Holy Spirit. It seems like to be moulded into the image of God is a bad thing. To the world it means to lack your own identity. To us it's freedom and great joy. We have our own identity as individuals, but we have a common-belonging in Christ. To be moulded and be like the creator is a previlege because God is an image of perfection. Having the Lord changing us daily give us a glimpes of that perfection in our lives everyday. No, I am not power-hungry. I could careless about prayers at the altar calling out "FIRE! FIRE!" Aiyo! So dangerous! So funny at the same time...

I pray for my "disciples". I dun have many, but the precious few that came up to me to mentor them are precious to me, just as the 12 were precious to Jesus (even Judas who ultimately rejected Christ). I pray that they will grow stronger everyday in Christ despite their flaws and busy lifestyle. I always pray that the Lord will cause them to realise their need to rely on God more today than before because of the post-mordern ideals of the last century is currupting their minds today.

Oh Lord, I just want to reflect u and be more of a light that lead others to You. I continue to hide behind the cross, bowing down in submission in my mission because I know you go before me. So I wait on you. and now I will rise up and walk.