It's devotional sharing time again! =D and it's me again.. D= hope to see more devotional sharing by other ppl soon! :)
This time, i used the devotion from Max Lucado website. Max Lucado wrote quite a lot of good books. I read one of them and I like it a lot. It's recommended to read one of his books, ok? If you fear that your English is not good or maybe the normal edition of his book is too chim (difficult to understand), then you can read the youth edition. I've seen there are books by Max Lucado in our church library, so feel free to borrow, ya?
alright, back to devotion topic. Below is the devotion passage:
The God Who Follows
By Max Lucado
“The upright shall dwell in Your presence.” Psalm 140:14 NKJV
Lazarus was three days dead in a sealed tomb when he heard a voice, lifted his head, and looked over his shoulder and saw Jesus standing. God had followed him into death.
Peter had denied his Lord and gone back to fishing when he heard his name and looked over his shoulder and saw Jesus cooking breakfast. God had followed him in spite of his failure.
God is the God who follows. I wonder…have you sensed him following you? We often miss him…But he comes.
Through the kindness of a stranger. The majesty of a sunset. The mystery of romance. Through the question of a child or the commitment of a spouse. Through a word well spoken or a touch well timed, have you sensed his presence?
My Sharing: Coming to the end of 2009, I guess it is a good time to reflect on this year, be it good or bad. The devotion reminds me of the times when God is around me, during times when I know it and times when I don't know it. God follows, indeed!!
the kindness of a stranger -- I remember the time when I was in Europe (in Florence, if i din remember wrongly) with my friends. we were carrying our heavy backpacks of about 12 kg at a crossroad. we were taking a map, searching for the correct road leading to our hostel. so we were looking around and then it came this lady, so nice to offer help to us. she told us the direction and even offer to bring us right to the hostel's doorstep. although we kindly decline her offer to walk with us there (because it's not a very short distance), she is nice to explain and give us clear directions. And she is from hk too, but she stays there. really nice of her and I'll never forget it: the kindness of a stranger.
majesty of a sunset -- also at Florence, i remember there's a long stretch of river with three or more bridges along different parts of this river. and there are buildings along the two sides of the river. a very nice scenery. we spent 3 days in Florence and we managed to see the sunset at two different bridges for two of the evenings. it's so spectacular that both times, we stayed til the sun has really gone down. it's a melting yet majesty sunset, thank God for these beautiful things He has created for us. Viewing a really nice sunset for the day can be really refreshing. praise God! :)
The mystery of romance -- probably for me, it's the mystery of friendship. I still remember early this sem, I worry that I will be taking university modules alone and that I may be grouped with people I'm not familiar with, may not clique well, may not do well for the project, etc. but then somehow i got to group with david. this is the guy whom i always see in lecture last year, taking a lot of modules same as me, but we never got to know each other. It then happened that at the very final semester of my university life, I got to know this guy, a hongkonger, a christian, very much like me! it's really quite an amazing feeling, and I wonder why din I approach this guy earlier. In my final semester where I only study 3 modules, I share 2 modules with him. working on a project with him is quite nice cuz he's very friendly. it's a mystery why we only know each other after 3 years in uni (he's from poly). it'll be such a pity if i din manage to know him by my final semester. thank God.
Through the question of a child -- hmm.. I don't remember any child asking me questions. maybe my sis does. but I am quite surprised by the kids nowadays. I learn not to underestimate kids. I realise that the kids can be quite observant. sometimes u feel that kids will not see through your thinking, but you can be surprised by their little witty minds. haha... this is no wonder how God loves His children! :D
There are many things that happen throughout our life. For me, it's quite a normal thing to reflect back the things that I've encountered though the year. Through my experience, I really feel that it's worth spending some time to reflect and count your blessings! Because as you list down the blessings one by one, it's not hard to find that God is always by your side. :) It's a good way to feel close to God too! So don't wait anymore, grab a pen and paper, pray and start going!
great news! uncle david will be discharged tomorrow wont be now... should be after christmas... turkey postponed to 3rd jan... rev khan shall do the baptism tomorrow.
Experienced God @
9:28 AM
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hmm, my mom called aunty gillian and this is what i noe. uncle david's leg started eaching on sat. fever came in on sun. but he tot it was mosquito bite and flu. then hannah saw uncle david's feet and told aunty gillian it swelled up. so they went polyclinic and was adviced to go hospital immediately. what exactly happened i had no idea but i know he went for an operation just now to remove the pus. he might be out earliest on 27th.
i am visiting him at around 2pm tomorrow at changi general hospital. interested parties please sms me
Experienced God @
12:18 AM
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rev david lee
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
pray for rev david lee stung by mosquito till swell up, fever (translation from the prayer item, ask joshua or aunty gillian for more specific details) most likely won't see him for christmas
Experienced God @
6:53 PM
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11:54 AM
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hau yee
Saturday, December 5, 2009
pray for hau yee
his 耳膜裂開
not sure about how when and why..
Experienced God @
10:03 AM
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