Saturday, August 11, 2007
Hi guys,
You guys have the access to this blog lah, haiyo. Not only me. So, all of you can jot down what you want to share, your revelations, your thoughts and of course, what you've to offer. :)
This week Dr. AR Bernard shared with us a message that is like a continuation from where he ended the last time he came, and I thought it was an awesome service. His purpose of sharing this with us to to put it across that, even if we want to engage culture, we shouldnt compromise our convictions.
The "Zoe Life" in us is something that is so precious, well for me, its something that enables me to propel even when I'm at my lowest. Everyone of us have our weakest times, and there's nothing wrong about that, because we're all imperfect people. But being imperfect doesn't give us an excuse to give up our highest calling. Nobody can understand "Zoe Life" until they have experience it. It's a Life that keeps me positive, moving on, in peace and in His joy. It's a Life that gives me strength. It is a Life that Adam lose at the beginning of mankind, it is a Life that God came to restore and renew.
What is "Zoe Life" to you?
Our conviction can be so good, that we can do something bigger than ourselves and outgrow ourselves. But don't forget, our conviction can too be so GREAT, that we can do something not just bigger than ourselves but in the same measure as God's capacity. It's a choice, how convicted you can be. At the same time, you'd want to engage culture. In many ways, being a top student, being a young entrepreneur, being a top Art student, being a President in your CCA and all sorts. Praise God for that! We should bring the moral standards of God and the presence of the Holy Spirit into these places. But one thing that people tend to forget, is that they become so indulged in being in culture and compromise their convictions. Don't forget, it is moral laws WITH presence of God, it is CHRIST in culture, not YOU in culture.
Dr. AR Bernard left with this verse that impacted me, I looked up the NLT version,
2 Cor 4:8-9
We are
pressed on every side by troubles, but we are
not crushed. We are
perplexed, but
not driven to despair. We are
hunted down, but
never abandoned by God. We get
knocked down, but we are
not destroyed.
See that in EVERY single valley, the next line, there is always a 'But God will save'. You need to believe, you need to trust and you need to cry out.
Because, that's all that matters to God.
Yours Truly,
SC
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