A victorious army
Sunday 15/10/06
A victorious army
The day after my (first) chemotherapy, I asked God while I was worshiping alone at home: What is the meaning of this tribulation I am facing? The answer God gave me was: “you must focus on Jesus”. When I worship and look up at Jesus, I saw His deeds in the Bible, He came for the suffering of this world, and for the sin of mankind. When I focus on Jesus and God’s Kingdom instead of my own difficulities, my tears flush out like water from a collapsed dam. I said to God, did you not say the fields are ripe for harvesting? I saw may groups who have not heard about the Gospel, many who are injured, or bound by sin……I was not concerned about my work, but I have empathy with God. He cares about their circumstances, He wishes that they receive salvation. While still weeping and crying, I suddenly heard a voice: “quickly get a pen and paper, and write down my message to you.”
Joshua chapter 6 – Commander of the army of the Lord
“I am the Commander of the army of the Lord, I will lead my people to battle. The people of the Lord is an army of victorious warriors, but they must first cleanse themselves, be submissive, and obedient to the Commander of the army of the Lord”
When I contemplated on the message that God gave me, I wonder how many Christians and churches realize that we are an army, serving under Jesus’s banner, being close to Him, be submissive and obedient to Him. I was undergoing some self examination: are we planning for too much, too busy so that we cannot hear the command of our chief – Jesus? Are we fighting on our own, and not according to the blueprint of the whole battle? When I was reflecting on God’s message, I stood humbly in front of the Lord, scrutinizing my own past……I was too self-opinionated, too self-centred and not listening to other’s reminder. Arrogance has controlled my mind, damaged inter-personal relationship. So I repent in front of the Lord, who gave me a challenge of a breakthrough in life in 40 days, to be close to Him, be submissive and obedient to Him……I believe God asked me to re-organize my life through my illness, to re-organize my family relationship, to re-organize my attitude towards serving Him. I am also mindful that I am a warrior of God (in fact we all are), but a wounded one. The longing of a warrior is to return to the battlefield, to fight shoulder-to-shoulder with his comrades and carrying out the orders of our commander – Christ
While I am writing down God’s message, I pray: Let me embrace only Jesus, be intimate to Him who will give me a breakthrough in life.
Pastor Li Kin Wah
The day after my (first) chemotherapy, I asked God while I was worshiping alone at home: What is the meaning of this tribulation I am facing? The answer God gave me was: “you must focus on Jesus”. When I worship and look up at Jesus, I saw His deeds in the Bible, He came for the suffering of this world, and for the sin of mankind. When I focus on Jesus and God’s Kingdom instead of my own difficulities, my tears flush out like water from a collapsed dam. I said to God, did you not say the fields are ripe for harvesting? I saw may groups who have not heard about the Gospel, many who are injured, or bound by sin……I was not concerned about my work, but I have empathy with God. He cares about their circumstances, He wishes that they receive salvation. While still weeping and crying, I suddenly heard a voice: “quickly get a pen and paper, and write down my message to you.”
Joshua chapter 6 – Commander of the army of the Lord
“I am the Commander of the army of the Lord, I will lead my people to battle. The people of the Lord is an army of victorious warriors, but they must first cleanse themselves, be submissive, and obedient to the Commander of the army of the Lord”
When I contemplated on the message that God gave me, I wonder how many Christians and churches realize that we are an army, serving under Jesus’s banner, being close to Him, be submissive and obedient to Him. I was undergoing some self examination: are we planning for too much, too busy so that we cannot hear the command of our chief – Jesus? Are we fighting on our own, and not according to the blueprint of the whole battle? When I was reflecting on God’s message, I stood humbly in front of the Lord, scrutinizing my own past……I was too self-opinionated, too self-centred and not listening to other’s reminder. Arrogance has controlled my mind, damaged inter-personal relationship. So I repent in front of the Lord, who gave me a challenge of a breakthrough in life in 40 days, to be close to Him, be submissive and obedient to Him……I believe God asked me to re-organize my life through my illness, to re-organize my family relationship, to re-organize my attitude towards serving Him. I am also mindful that I am a warrior of God (in fact we all are), but a wounded one. The longing of a warrior is to return to the battlefield, to fight shoulder-to-shoulder with his comrades and carrying out the orders of our commander – Christ
While I am writing down God’s message, I pray: Let me embrace only Jesus, be intimate to Him who will give me a breakthrough in life.
Pastor Li Kin Wah
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