Friday, December 04, 2009

It's been another week of school, full of projects and studies. Worry started to set in over last minute revisions as project is eating into all my time, regardless time or energy. However, this week I've been able to listen and read the bible everyday, a gradual process over the weeks, and the rewards are starting to reap forth.

Sure, school have been tougher, I'm getting less sleep and here and there, might get into senseless worrying. But I thank God that I'm no longer a weekend christian. Apart from studying, I've been listening to the Audio Bible every single moment, even during my meals, lol. Always reading His Words, always looking forward to probe deeper into the bible, wanting to learn more and more about Christ, about my Father. Everyday, living with peace in my heart through his words. Comforted and thankful for everything I had to go through, good AND bad; because they made me the person I am today. All the experience I carry, that I could use them to relate with the people of the world; hopefully I have enough to get them saved.

Despite going at my own pace, I'm surprised I covered so many books, and seriously it's at my own leisurely pace. Genesis, Exodus, Chronicles, Ezekiel, Acts, Revelation, so on and so forth..


Just gonna share my 2 cents worth of what I read and how it brought me closer to God.

Moses
A man whom I can imagine, always full of "What Ifs" and "Hows", that even irritated God! A man who have bad communication skills with people. But God made use of this Old Man after he fled from Egypt to the land of Midian. I think even Moses could not imagine the kind of trials he had to go through. Mustering the courage to go against the King Of Egypt. The descipline needed to travel thru and frou from Mt. Sinai. The heartbreak he had seeing the Israelites worshipping the Golden Calf. Last but not least, as he travelled through the wilderness, he was responsible for all the Israelites that was brought out of Egypt.

To be honest, he is not your ideal leader, I dare say the most of us got better traits then him. But God chose him because he was fearful of the Lord, and love Him ever so deeply. Throughout his life, he persevered and cling all he had on the promise and calling of God. An imperfect man with a great destiny.

Ezekiel
How God spoke to Ezekiel along the Kebar River; later revealing the siege of Jerusaeleum. Reading on, seeing the vision of the temples in Jerusaeleum, being filled with worship, not to God, but to idols. I'm summarising everything but if anyone read this book properly, you can really imagine how tolerant God was, how mad he had felt, and ultimately understanding he still love his children. However, because of their foolishness, the wrath of God became inevitable.

Why were the Israelites so blind? Didn't God bring the Isralites out of Egypt through Moses? Didn't their elders see miracles of manna and the opening of the Red Sea? Why do they want to break God's heart like that! After further thoughts.. I realised how damned and sinful the world really is right now. Apart from saying we deserve it; really, I thank God for the blood of Christ that those who believes and abides in Him are save. Suddenly I remembered close relatives and friends of which do not acknowledge God. I felt a tear in my heart and wept bitterly.

 John
Carrying on, I read about the life of John, Jesus' Disciple. Especially after Jesus ascension, how he continued to have a heart of God, getting countless number of people saved. Regardless being locked up in Patmos,he was not only being respected by the prisoners, but even the guards too!

What touched my heart was the righteousness and love he had for the people. Even at an old age, and still a captive in Patmos; John showed love and tended the wounds of the hurt and gave the meagre food he had to the hungry.



Well, I could go on and on, how John had visions of Revelation, how I came to see and understand revelation at another level; How I got encourage as I read about John the baptist.... These are really great men, warriors of God. I do not dream having myself to be on par with them, but at least I pray with the little time I'm alloted from God in this world, may I abide in Him, fulfilling all the callings left in my lifetime. That I could do enough to make my Father Proud.

posted @ 12/04/2009 10:32:00 PM

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