Monday, August 20, 2007

Are You Ready for Jesus to Come? by Roy Pandleton




I've heard this song many years ago. This week as I practiced my piano, I tried to play this song. At first was so boring, especially at the first stanza, but then after practice by practice, I found the "click" in this song. Even I could improvise and I could manage to play and sing this song. I also found that the words profoundly shout the questions for each one of us that whether we are ready or not for Jesus to come. It's because he's coming back again. And the question for me too : Am I?



The theme of the Bible is Jesus
and how He died to save men
The plan of salvation assures us
He's coming back again

Are you ready for Jesus to come?
Are you faithful in all that you do?
Have you fought a good fight?
Have you stood for the right?
Have others seen Jesus in you?

Are you ready to stand in your place?
Are you ready to look in His face?
Can you look up and say, "This is My Lord!"
Are you ready for Jesus to come?

Don't cling to the world and its treasure
This earth will soon pass away
Oh, give Him your love without measure, He's calling you today!


Are you ready for Jesus to come?

Are you faithful in all that you do?

Do you fight a good fight?

Do you stand for the right?

Do others see Jesus in you?


Are you ready to stand in your place?

Are you ready to look in His face?

Can you look up and say, "This is My Lord!"

Are you ready for Jesus to come?






Saturday, August 18, 2007

What A Friend in Jesus!

Last week, as usual on Sabbath we went to the church, however we didn't go to Jurong East, we went to Maranatha Church on Dunman Road. Supri and his family invited us to come there because Clarence was singing with the children choir. So we decided to go. But, we said to Supri taht we had to go back to Jurong because Fritz must have practice for the next week service with Michael team.

At 2:00 we were already in Jurong. Then Fritz practiced with his team. In the mean time I just sat and looked at them, then Mar Lar came and asked me whether I was free or not. And I said yes, then she asked whether I would join them to visit Uncle Singh in Alexandra Hospital. I agreed. As I remember, Uncle Singh is an old man, always sits at the back row, I assume he is more than 70 (I'm right!). I never speak to him, but I always notice him, I keep wondering who is his family? Is he happy or not? What is it like having a very long age? and so on, and so on. Then on our way to hospital, I thought about his name "Singh", so he must have been converted! What is it like? Why?

When we arrived, I realized that the hospital was very old, even Peter Ramdas said it was haunted. Then we met him with his family, I just knew that He is the only Adventist in his family. And this becomes his burden for so many years. We sang "This is my Father's house". Then he asked us to sing "What a Friend We have in Jesus" - I cried. We sang other songs again then prayed. I could see how happy he was when we came, he smiled and sang with us although it might be so difficult for him, and I saw that his daughters also sang. Then we went back to the church.

I thanked them for the opportunity of this. I recalled that I ever did this 5 years ago with my friends- young people in Cengkareng Church. We went to the hospital- an old man died because of cancer. We practiced in the cab, what a thrill moment. Afterward, we had another opportunity, we visitted our friend again in the hospital and sang. Gosssh! How I missed those day, as we did this ministry, our soul was full of joy. That also happened last week, I gave my voice to help people-especially sick people.

Thanks Lord for this opportunity, waiting again for another one!

Thursday, August 2, 2007

God’s Delays

I will stand my watch and set myself on the rampart, and watch to see what He will say to me. —Habakkuk 2:1

Waiting is hard for me. I want answers now. Postponements perplex me; deferrals daunt me. I’m baffled by God’s delays, wondering why and when. “How long, O Lord?”
The prophet Habakkuk wanted answers as well, but God chose to take His time. “I will stand my watch . . . to see what [God] will say to me,” Habakkuk wrote (2:1). “The vision is yet for an appointed time,” God replied. “Wait for it; because it will surely come” (v.3).

Faith never gives up. It knows that despite appearances, all is well. It can wait without signs or significant indications that God is at work, because it is sure of Him. “Each delay is perfectly fine, for we are within the safe hands of God,” said Madame Guyon (1648–1717).
We too must learn to view each delay as if it were “perfectly fine.” Postponements are reasons to pray rather than grow anxious, impatient, and annoyed. They’re opportunities for God to build those imperishable but hard-to-acquire qualities of humility, patience, serenity, and strength. God never says, “Wait awhile,” unless He is planning to do something in our situation—or in us. He waits to be gracious.

So take heart! If God’s answer tarries, “Wait for it; because it will surely come.” —David H. Roper

Soon shall the morning gildThe dark horizon rim,Thy heart’s desire shall be fulfilled—“Wait patiently for Him.” —Havergal

God stretches our patience to enlarge our soul.