finally got to start reading Max Lucado's book on David, thanks to KON for lending me.
i am inspired by ko harun's habit of reading book for one and half hour everyday.
well half an hour is good enough for me =)
the book begins with question that startles me, bringing me back to the point i have often forgotten.
why is david, a man with so many flaws, is the only one in the entire bible, called as the man after God's own heart. and Christ, of all possibilities, was called the Son of David. what an honor..
it brings consolation to the tired Christians who may wonder if they have done enough in church ministries, if they have passed the 'holiness benchmark'.
the fact is.. God looks not at what is visible outside.. He examines heart.
and in david, He found a heart that was ever longing for His heart.
i read today in newspaper that New Creation Church's business arm, called 'Rock Foundation' i think, upped their investment stake to a staggering figure of $500 million for their entertainment and cultural centre project at One North, Buona Vista. The artist impression of the building was impressive.
but interestingly.. what matters to God in the end is not the scale and impact this project has.. but the hearts of these people who build this building.
whether there is God's kingdom in their heart, or tower of babel.
and just like 3000 years ago.. you could be surprised that God may find His chosen man, the one after His own heart, not in the midst of all these mega projects and mega churches, but somewhere in the alley of Geylang, ministering to the outcasts and rejects.
my bro bought a book called the last lecture, it asks 'if you know that you are going to die today and you gonna have your last lecture, what will you say?' something like that.
if i am gonna have my last words with all our cellgroup member.. i will probably tell you all to remember that your heart matters the most to God..
ur ministries, church leaderships, talents.. these are things that matter more to men but to God.. its ur heart.
love Him.. really love Him with all your heart. till it hurts.. it hurts when you can't feel His presence, it hurts when you can't listen to His voice.
i am inspired by ko harun's habit of reading book for one and half hour everyday.
well half an hour is good enough for me =)
the book begins with question that startles me, bringing me back to the point i have often forgotten.
why is david, a man with so many flaws, is the only one in the entire bible, called as the man after God's own heart. and Christ, of all possibilities, was called the Son of David. what an honor..
it brings consolation to the tired Christians who may wonder if they have done enough in church ministries, if they have passed the 'holiness benchmark'.
the fact is.. God looks not at what is visible outside.. He examines heart.
and in david, He found a heart that was ever longing for His heart.
i read today in newspaper that New Creation Church's business arm, called 'Rock Foundation' i think, upped their investment stake to a staggering figure of $500 million for their entertainment and cultural centre project at One North, Buona Vista. The artist impression of the building was impressive.
but interestingly.. what matters to God in the end is not the scale and impact this project has.. but the hearts of these people who build this building.
whether there is God's kingdom in their heart, or tower of babel.
and just like 3000 years ago.. you could be surprised that God may find His chosen man, the one after His own heart, not in the midst of all these mega projects and mega churches, but somewhere in the alley of Geylang, ministering to the outcasts and rejects.
my bro bought a book called the last lecture, it asks 'if you know that you are going to die today and you gonna have your last lecture, what will you say?' something like that.
if i am gonna have my last words with all our cellgroup member.. i will probably tell you all to remember that your heart matters the most to God..
ur ministries, church leaderships, talents.. these are things that matter more to men but to God.. its ur heart.
love Him.. really love Him with all your heart. till it hurts.. it hurts when you can't feel His presence, it hurts when you can't listen to His voice.
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