Today is my first Sunday Service in Singapore... and.. today is IEC Singapore's 2nd anniversary.. so my friend, Husen, asked me to join the choir. Last Tuesday, he invited me to come to the practice and I came.. So, today is my first ministry here in Singapore..
I was not expecting anything.. I just prayed may God use my ability to bring Glory to His Name..
Well, we sang well and I could tell that I am truly blessed by my own singing =D
how could that possible???
few days ago, my devotion taught about how to ask God the right thing. One point that I keep in my mind is that never asked God why this things did not happen, why I sing not well or why I could not do my best.. but ask Him to give you the best chance to serve HIM.. so instead of praying, "GOD please give me nice voice or God please bless my voice so I can sing tomorrow" I pray, "GOD please grant me a chance for ministering you... I want to lift up my voice and all my ability to serve you today"
Amazingly, God heard my pray and He gave that chance...
and the most amazing thing He done today... is that He refreshed my faith...
as I mention that today is IEC Singapore's 2nd anniversary, our head pastor, Rev. Caleb Tong was delivering the message.
The theme is Experiencing God's Amazing Love. First I thought that he will talk about how great God is or what is God's Love, etc..
but he didn't. He just delivered his message based on one verse:
"Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!" [2 Corinthians 9.15]
From this verse he explained how much we need to give thanks for HIS unspoken, indescribable gift..
Rev. Tong divides it into 5 ways:
1. declaration of faith
God's grace is everlasting.. those GIFT is forever.. it lasts forever.. i will never end although we have used it... maybe we could say that God's grace is everlasting, but as human we are limited.. we could be tired.. we could doubt... yet.. remember that although we are limited... but still Our GOD is unlimited... if we surrender our limit to HIM.. He will make it unlimited.. so declare your faith and thanking his endless LOVE
2. experiencing GOD
what we have experienced with GOD will become fragrant in this world.. It will become living words for unbelievers... it also becomes a concrete fact to prove the truth of God's words...
our experience with GOD becomes our journey as we thanking HIM for HIS amazing LOVE
3. be a blessing
God promise that His Love and His Grace will change our life.. and it is our turn to give our life for His' Kingdom.. He says that if we are willing to be used for His blessings, our faith will be strengthened and our life will never be the same again.. the old will die and the new one will rise in His Name..
so are you willing to use your life for His Blessings??
Jesus said in Matthew 7:7 "ask and you will be given" but later in Luke 6:38, Jesus said "give and it will be given to you"
at this moment, I was paused.. my mind was twisted... how could that possible.. if i want something that i will ask and it will be given.. but it never crossed in my mind that i need to give in order to be given.. WOW.... I am amazed.. but that is Christianity.. God always teach to give more than receive.. so are you ready to give you life for His ministry for He is already gave you HIS amazing LOVE?
4. giving thanks
many times I thought that after I receive God's blessing that I will give thanks. I give thanks for family, for friends, for church, for things that I have.. so giving thanks is the end.. No.. it is not..
instead... thanksgiving is the beginning of our unending blessings.. because when we give thanks, we know that His unfailing Love and unending Grace is upon us.. and there will be everlasting joy that we have never experienced before.. have you ever thought why sometimes we are in tears when we give thanks to GOD? I think because we know that we are about to experience this everlasting joy that His everlasting LOVE will be upon us.. moreover.. we know that we are not deserved for it.. WOW...
5. reminder for eternity
lastly, Rev. Tong reminds me that God's LOVE will not ended as the world ends. Why? Because He has already prepare HEAVEN for us.. so GOD's Amazing Love is really really everlasting.. because it not only lasting in this world but until we all reach Heaven.. and even more we will experience more more more more of His Love and His Grace there...
and the end of his sermon, Rev. Tong reminds me of this 3 points:
Count your Blessing, Experiencing God's Love, and Give thanks for HIS indescribable GIFT: His LOVE and Grace..
Thank you Lord for Your abundant blessings in my life..
Teach me to life according to Your will for I know that Your Grace in enough for me..
AMEN
I hope this will be blessing for you too... Happy Sunday....
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