Reflections / Saturday, October 27, 2007
When we use the word
value as a verb, we are to consider with respect to worth, excellence or importance. So when we talk about valuing God, we are asking ourselves, how worthy is He to us? How excellent, and how important is He to us?
God's simply amazing. He's had us in His mind way, way before we're born. Imagine how much He loves us, to plan and provide for us, and just look at the world around us...its filled with His goodness..his unconditional love, with no strings attached.
But God isnt just about blessings...He is the Blesser. He is the one we should desire to please..
And yet, many of His children, Christians..are busy carvorting in the world today, enjoying the passing pleasures of sin, getting distracted, resisting His good and perfect will..the bible says God is searching for one man, one woman, who will seek after Him, who understands His will..who is willing to beat the heartbeat of God..to share His great vision..there are billions of souls in the world today..thats thousands of millions of souls..and yet, its so hard to find men and womon who are willing to stand in the gap..who are willing to stake their life on God, to give their all to Him.
Indeed..we are already living in borrowed time..very soon, in the twinkling of an eye, we'll all be standing before our Lord..we only have ONE life to live, this ONE life that God has given to us..how much do we really treasure this one life?? Time waits for no man, and the psalmist in the bible cries out, "God, teach us to redeem the time, for the days are evil." Every breath we have, is a gift from the Lord. With every breath that we take, every moment we exist, do we have God in our hearts?
The harvest is plentiful....but the labourers are few. Let's not be lukewarm Christians, putting off to tomorrow what can be done today. Missing opportunity after opportunity to reach out, to serve the Lord. Something that I ask myself: If the Lord will require my soul tonight, will I be able to say I have done my best, that I had run the race, and fought the good fight of faith?
We all have our own excuses not to reach out,
"Oh, he's not open." "I think he's not interested." "I've tried asking him already..." "Next week i'll ask..." ..these may seem like valid "excuses", but when we stand before our Lord and King who knows us through and through, will we be able to justify ourselves? Just like what xiu shared....our values will shape our reaction to situations and circumstances. If we value God, if we value His vision, we react by increasing our fervency in prayer, in fastings, in sharing the love of God. but if we dont value God, or His vision, our reaction will be one of complacency, "cant-be-bothered" attitude. Today, which values will we choose?
Let the zeal for God, for His kingdom, consume us! Our Lord is coming back sooner than we think..the time is now!
fang
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