Dear...
Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end.
Psalms 119:33
Time
flies, at a twinkle of an eye. The length of our yesteryears are
already longer than our remaining days. With age comes ailments, and
possibly realism and one is decidedly more cognizance of one's
mortality.
Question is, what drives our very waking moments now?
Is it
- the need to accumulate more as time is fast running out for retirement looms in the horizon?
- or is it the relentless pursuit of life's pleasures for we are hard pressed to level down the mountain of means
we possess?
I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee,
and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;
To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison,
and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
Isaiah 42:6-7
If
time is a precious commodity, juxtaposed that brevity with the finite
and flawed man with unlimited wants, it is inevitable that none can be
truly happy. And this delusion, that man will be better off without God,
this lie that was propagated by the devil to the first man, Adam need
not continue to hover over us, his seed. For with the risen Christ,
death is nailed to the cross and there is eternity joy with God our
Father that is available to all. But we must use the time we have in
this fallen world, to prepare for our place in eternity, be it in
damnation or eternal
bliss.
And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither
not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. Then said the king
to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him
into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. For
many are called, but few are chosen.
Matthew 22:12-14
As
end times intensifies, there must be a sense of urgency to share this
gospel truth, and we who are blessed to have the veil upon our hearts
lifted are the messengers.
Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the Lord,
and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 41:14
Yesterday
was the first time in my life I ever ran over an animate object on the
road. A squirrel unfortunately dashed across the highway and it was too
late for me to avoid this sudden lunge
to immortality by the furry creature. Squeamish it was, but does not
the same apply to us when it comes to living a Christlike life or
sharing the gospel truth with people God placed in our lives?
A
decade back, God placed a dear non believer friend with me for one long
Friday afternoon. We talked about family, visited a car showroom as he
planned to buy one for his young wife, and I even got to visit his new
abode. Through it all, the Spirit of God prompted me to share the gospel
of salvation with him. But I felt he was not ready and by my finite
wisdom thought it will be better for another time. In truth, there was
no better time for my dear friend died from a fatal heart over the
weekend.
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
Proverbs 11:30
It
is not in the nature for most of us to want to share the faith with the
non believer. For it can be
construed as imposition, and we are not in the "fois gras" business.
God understands and His command is for us to let His Spirit transform
us, for the truth and power of the gospel is most effective when lived
out rather than mouthed out.
We are most natural with what we are most familiar and comfortable with. God know all of us, but do we know Him?
Ye
are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour,
wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to
be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
Matthew 5:13
As
I close this sharing, some of you might have read the news on the
current challenge in our court to decriminalize gay sex(see link below)
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1221319/1/.html
There
seems to be a very clear concerted push, from both within and without,
to transform our "little red dot" to "pleasurable pink." Singapore is a
nation that has been blessed to pack a punch that is much bigger than
its size warrants. Is it reflective of our calling as the Antioch of the
East. Is this why the androgynous devil is very determined to sway us
from our focus on God, to self? A few years back, the now defunct Far
East Economic Review had a cover story on the "pink revolution" in Asia,
and Singapore was bestowed the title of "gay capital" of Asia.
Then
the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from
the Lord out of heaven; And he overthrew those cities, and all the
plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon
the ground.
Genesis 19:24-25
It is not about us pushing back the pink
tide, for it will continue relentlessly. But fear not, for victory is
already won with the risen Christ. Question is, where will you and your
loved ones be when Christ returns as He surely would?
Do truly
take time to be with our Lord, for His Spirit to convict you, sanctify
your very being, and realign your heart, to Christ the author and
finisher of our faith. For Christ himself always seek our Sovereign God
in prayers, and much as the devil is the master of deceit, like Christ,
if our hearts are grounded upon the Lord our God, the light of God will
pierce through the enveloping darkness of delusion that the modern day
hedonist are propagating.
The battle is now for the hearts and minds of our children.
'And
the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and
brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be
tormented day and night for ever and ever.'
Revelation 20:10
And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Revelation 20:15
Eng Hieang
23rd Aug 2012
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