Monday, April 14, 2008

Thank God for long time friends that have celebrated my birthday

This year's birthday was quite a special one for me. First of all, the person that I hope to remember my birthday did not forget it. Even though I am not very on into celebrating birthday, I feel that it is a very good time for friends to gather together to have some catch up. In this busy world, everybody is busying working and doing their own things. It is hard to find time to gather together to talk.

Thank God that this year two person gave me a present. Some brethren also gathered together after the Thursday night class to have a simple makan session to celebrate my birthday. On Sunday, there is one aunty also brought a cake for the April babes in the church to celebrate our birthday. Then on last Saturday, four of my close friend celebrated my birthday at City Hall, New York New York! with two of their girlfriends. They even bought a cake and then requested the waiters to sing the birthday song for me. It is the first time I have this kind of celebration. Interesting but really thankful to have such thoughtful friends.

However, it is sad that they are still not in the kingdom of God. I have been trying to evangelise to them but failed a few times. Maybe I did not try hard enough. This year, thank God that He had made me more evangelistic. By God's grace, I think this year because of the hospital evangelism, I have led three people to say the Sinner's prayer. For all three occasions, I did not really have the spirit. However, God is so gracious to use me to be just a tool for His kingdom. What a privilege!

My greatest hindrance to be closer to God is my besetting sin. If this year, I am able to get rid of this sin. I believe I will be closer to God. May God help me.

Friday, April 11, 2008

Thank God for preserving my faith

One more year had passed, thank God that I am still clinging unto Him. Thank God for friends who had remember my birthday and also giving me free treats! Thank God also for last week evangelism session at Changi Hospital. Again God had been gracious to me in using me and Jiannan to shared the full gospel to two patients and one Catholic. One of them was led to say the Sinner's Prayer. All praise and glody to God above!

It is sad to see brethen slowly falling away. 2 Thess 2:3 "Let no man deceived you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;" Well I just got to pray for them. If they are God's children, may the rod of chastening be upon them. God will draw them back to Him.

Some people have asked me, there are seven days in a week why I spend so many days on the things of God? Well there are two reasons. One is that I am not attached so have a more time for the things of God. Secondly, the reason is in Heb 10:25 "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching." As we see the signs of time in Matt 24. The end is nearer than you think. I can only grab this little bit of time to be prepared for the Day of the Lord to come.

May God keep me and also those whom I loved dearly to be close to God in the last days.

Amen!