Sunday, July 09, 2006
This is especially for two very special people
Woe to me hypocrite. That's exactly how I felt when I stepped into church today.. Throughout this week though I feel God's love surrounding me, but I did not feel like loving others to the max of my strength. I realise that I have not loved enough. So I asked for forgiveness from Him immediately. I know that His mercy endures forever. And I am going to stand up again to love. I wanna depend on His love. Abiding in the True and Fruitful Vine. Because I realise that without Him, I can really do nothing. My strength is really so limited.I realise that sometimes I talk alot about love but never really try to do it with all my might. I am not trying to condemn myself but I am just thinking that it would be nice to be loving.. people around us and the people who are in lack. I was so touched by the ministry of my pastors in Indonesia. They are really exercising love. They do not exalt themselves high up because of their status.. but they serve in humility. I really applaud what they are contributing to this small island. Although people might not see it, but it really brings sweet aroma to His throne.
Just testifying about some things that they have done in here. They had to start up a church, consisting of mainly old folks.. And you know they do not really have income. So the church was in lack for quite a long period of time. But they endured it. I am sure it is because of the hunger for people to be saved. Especially the old folks. I am really glad when I see all the ah-mas and ah-gongs worshipping the Lord in the church. They worship with such simplicity.
It is indeed quite hard to find people who are able and willing to serve in the church.. So my church experience the same problems. So when there is a shortage of ushers, my pastors will actually volunteer to be ushers!! And sometimes when there is no worship leader, Pst. Xu will volunteer to be one.. and sometimes when there is not enough back-up singers, he doesn't mind to be back-up too.. I really like their attitude. In Christ we are all equal! :)
They also have to travel quite frequently sg-indo. And it must have been hard on their kids. Cos I know that they have 2 children to take care but because of this ministry, they do not get to spend a lot of time with their kids.. I remembered there was once that I asked my pastor where his son is schooling and he pondered awhile.. He said that he had forgotten. I realise that I have been a very demanding child. I am very demanding on my parents.. for them to care about me.. for them to care about me.. But I never realise that actually my parents have to take care of my other siblings, take care of their businesses.. All they do are to feed us and provide us with the comfort of live. Yes.. indeed I have been too demanding. I should be satisfied with the love of God upon my life and instead of asking them to pay attention to me, I should be paying more attention to my parents.. Thank God for making me realise this.. =^_^=
Besides that my pastors are also very loving people. They try to visit the houses of people who are not attending church or people who are sick and not able to go to church. They want to bring gospel wherever they go. Just few weeks ago, pastor's wife, Sister Emily was talking about being a gospel broadcaster.. She brought up this again this morning. She gave a testimony of a woman. She was diagnosed with cancer 5 years ago. The disease led her to losing her hearing and speech problems. It is hard to understand what she says. Out of this woman's heart is a cry that nobody could understand. She had been wanting to go to the church and to know the Lord Jesus Christ. And God's love is beyond limits. God understood her cry. There was one day that she told her parents that she wanted to know Christ. So one of our church members called our pastors to tell them of this woman. When they received this phone call, they wondered how to preach the gospel to this lady because of her hearing problems. Finally they knew that this woman knows how to read chinese character, so they prepared written gospel to preach to this woman. When my pastors went to her house, they were shocked because they saw that the woman looked like she was in her 60s. But actually this woman in only in her 40s. The disease made her look so frail. They were broken when they saw her. So were they when this woman shared her feelings through the words that she wrote. Today, she will be brought to the church. I really hope that God's healing waters will be poured out for her. But most of all, God's love to be in her heart, filling up her broken heart.. change her life completely. I believe whatever happens, God will fill her up with joy and God have prepared for her a place in heaven and a promise that no one else could take away. I love Jesus so much because of His love that is always poured out for everyone. Sick, healthy, rich, poor, living right before Him, living in sin.. whoever...
I really thank God for these two special person. Although they are leaving soon because they have to go to another island to establish the church there. A new pastor will be taking over in my hometown. But I really hope that they will be carriers of God's love and cross wherever they go. Peace unto them!
I remembered what Heidi Baker said in her documentary. She said, we do not need to be like her, doing her ministry to be spread God's love. Start loving one person beside you. Bring them to the knowledge of God's love.
I thank my pastors. But I also wanna thank the Creator who made them. Without Him, they won't be here serving. Without You touching their lives, they won't be here touching ours. Thank You Lord. :)
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