As current as it is...

As current as it is...

Monday, April 27, 2009

Do you see God?

The meeting started with a very interesting and unexpected intro.

A story was told about a bride-to-be who is very vibrant and cheerful, and a guy who was not her husband-to-be, a boring, simple, not attractive person. They both met during the preparation of the wedding, this boring guy fell in love at first sight of this bride-to-be. BTW he was there because he was her father's pupil.
The rest of the story would probably need you to get the movie from Anusha.

What's this got to do with living in God's word?
Have it ever cross your mind that you could possibly see God in another person? In other words, to see a glimpse of God's characteristics and quality in a human being on earth?

If a person is in Christ, he or she would be developing character of Christlikeness in them? Obviously that's one of the tangible fruit of a disciple continually being transformed by Christ.

Memory verse John 8:31-32
Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."

Isn't this a good enough reason to be serious about knowing who God is and what God has to say to us as we live our lives each day?

One of the ways of getting input of the word is through doing Quiet Time.
You probably have thoughts, yeah, this is the most standard answer u always hear. But what do you do with your Quiet Time? Do you know what other reasons having emphasising this discipline?

1. To know God through fellowship with Him (spending time with the master)
2. To receive direction and guidance for daily decisions (allowing God to work in us to change our will to His will)
3. To bring needs before God (this is vital, in a relationship, because God cares and loves you, he also wants you to trust Him with your needs and concerns)
4. To bear spiritual fruits (if you remember the previous memory verse, it was about abiding in Christ the vine in order to bear fruit)

This Saturday will be another fundamental discipline, we tend to take for granted or perhaps doing without even knowing why. Pray in faith.

I will throw in a thought, try completing the sentence below.

I pray because,______________________ (your answer)

Yours truly, Mandy

3 comments:

  1. i saw the whole movie! (3hrs!!) quite a good movie especially the part where the bride-to-be finally saw the true colours of the not so handsome and plain guy..
    naomi.

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  2. lorrr.. then u will end up sharing about the movie instead of the gospel. now now.. we all know everyone wants to watch the movie after the short story tell. whats the title of the movie again? it slipped my mind.

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  3. Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (A Match Made in Heaven)

    Glad u enjoyed the movie Naomi, and feel free to borrow it fr me,any1 who wants to see it.

    Haha, I hope I didn't ned up promoting Bollywood instead of God's Word =)

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