"Here am I. Send me!"

It took just a simple memory verse to jostle me from my comfort zone. I was going through Naomi's Sunday School homework with the kids at quiet time last night and reminded of God's Great Commission for us to serve the world.

That verse came from Isaiah 6:8, "... Here am I. Send me!".

The prophet Isaiah had a vision of God sitting on a throne in heaven, with seraphims surrounding Him. It is said that seraphims have 6 wings: 2 to cover their faces, 2 to cover their feet (expressing their humility before God), and 2 to fly (expressing their service to God). And here is a perfect picture of God's servant --- seraphims willing to serve the Almighty God with humility. God wants us to be willing servants, not those who fake it just to please Him.

Last evening, I had the revelation of God's commission for us, that is, to submit to Him and be willing to say "Here am I. Send me!" when we are asked of our service to Him.

Merry Christmas!

Found this wonderful cartoon clip at Joyful 'Toons...

May the love of Christ fill our hearts with passion for the lost and may He use us as the light and salt of this world in telling the world His wondrous love for mankind.

Merry Christmas, every one!

God is like the wind...

Reading Paul Arden's "God Explained In A Taxi Ride" (2007, Penguin Books) is like reading the "Laughter" page off the Reader's Digest --- always a pleasure to read and at times tinted with a bitter after-taste.

Take this example in one of Paul's topics, "The Answer Is Blowing In the Wind":

A young child asked his father if he could prove there is no God.
'I can't prove it,' he said.
'It's like the wind. You can feel it, but you can't see it.'

How abstract, yet such simple truth! Now this is what I call faith! As Paul puts it, "are you brave enough not to believe in God", if you can't prove that He doesn't exist?

Light Up This Christmas With Hope

Yesterday, we had the privilege of watching the performance of Chinese oldie songs and self-penned Chinese worship songs by Pastor Henry Chong (张汉林牧师) & Raymond Lei Sheng Xiong (雷圣雄) at the Mandarin service, FCBC.

Pastor Chong has been a gospel singer for over 20 years and have travelled the world in bringing hope to the lost with his songs and preaching. Before this, he was the winner of the Chinese Talentime on national TV many years ago! Pastor Chan Hon Shek likened Pastor Chong to the equivalent of Cliff Richard of the east. I thank God for Pastor Chong's dedication to reach out to the lost through his voice and songs.

Matthew and Rebecca's Church Wedding

Ma SK and Kah Wee at the wedding lunch reception

Still feeling a bit lethargic from the past 4 days' overseas business trip, I was glad to be able to make it to the church wedding of John Seow's daughter, Rebecca at Foochow Methodist Church. The exhortation was incredibly light-hearted, with snippets of humour relieving much of my sluggishness.

It was also great to catch up with Ma SK and Kah Wee at the lunch reception.

May the Lord bless Matthew and Rebecca's marriage and fill their household with His love and peace.

His Grace is Beautiful (Cantonese Worship)

I love this beautiful cantonese worship song, which speaks of God's love and His commission for us to respond to Him.

Manga Bible - a great evangelistic tool for the youth

Not many pre-believers, especially the youth, would sit through bible study classes or read through the New Testament with vigor and zest.

NEXT, Inc. has published a series of manga biblical books to target today's youth, who are greatly influenced by worldly views and cultures. Introduced by a church friend, we bought a copy of "Manga Messiah" out of curiosity. I compared it with my comics bible which I bought many years ago and found the manga version much more interesting and compelling to read.

Indeed, the Lord has begun to work among the youth to redeem our younger generations from the works of the devil within the media and entertainment industry. My prayer goes to the youth, that God's wisdom and discernment be planted in their hearts, so that any ungodly strongholds and bondages be broken in their lives. Lord, fill my children's hearts with Your love, peace and joy. I pray that they will proclaim their desire to be pure and holy before You, so that they will not be clouded by the desires of this world. In Jesus' most precious name I commit this prayer, amen.

What is FAITH?

Faith is "Full Assurance In The High", according to Nick Vujicic. In close to an hour's special message for FCBC and pre-believers last Sunday, Nick underscored the importance of putting our faith and hope in the Lord Jesus Christ despite all the circumstances around us.

The opposite of faith is fear, where the latter is "false evidence appearing real" and for us not knowing the future (uncertainty). Satan has put fear in us but we need to defeat the devil by arming ourselves with the sword of truth by hearing the Word of God on a daily basis. No matter how many times the devil tries to belittle us in things that we have done sinfully or not up to others' expectations, Nick advised us to get a second opinion (from God). "When we go disable, God is able!". Well said.

And Nick is right, nothing beats knowing our Lord and Saviour when we are still breathing on earth. We are thankful for the miracle of knowing Him!

Amen to that!

Nick Vujicic at FCBC this Sunday, 9 Nov 08

Nick Vujicic will be back to share his personal victory and testimony at FCBC this coming Sunday! Geraldine has been talking about his testimony to our kids and they are enthused about meeting him this Sunday (well, I guess they will skip Sunday School this week with our blessings!).

For those who doesn't know Nick, Nick is born limbless. Instead of blaming God and others, he chooses to overcome life's obstacles with the power of God's love.

Go share this date with your friends who will definitely see lives differently after listening to Nick's powerful personal testimony!