Finally, exam is over! I can take some time to breathe, and recuperate some of my thoughts. It has been a while since I last blogged. To those who were wondering how was D.I.V.E in camp, lemme tell you…. it was fantastic!!! Those who didn’t go, you really missed the time we spent together with each other & with God. But this is not what this post is all about… And as I was attending my leadership class today, Shawn spoke about this verse:-
Matt26: 14Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests 15and asked, "What are you willing to give me if I hand him(Jesus Christ) over to you?" So they counted out for him thirty silver coins.
Shawn told us, “Judas trade Jesus for 30 silver coins. What about us now? How much did you trade Jesus for?”
This really grips me, because many of us put their personal life, career, studies, unattended responsibilities, etc above Jesus. We trade Him for a gathering with friends… 2 hours of weekend service for studying for exam… or maybe to attend an event in school… This totally nullifies His position to be the Lord & Savior in our life. We uphold our worldly responsibility more than our heavenly responsibility, which is to obey what God says. I can’t comprehend how they can take other events so seriously, but not Jesus, who is our God, who blesses us everything under the roof, who shines us through troubles… Is the door to our Father only knocked when we need His help? Or are we too comfortable with our life that we think we are in control & do not need God’s help to author the chapters of our life?
Rom10:9That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.
This verse is prayed by all who wanted to commit their life to Christ. But instead of committing, it is “committing”… In the Roman days, when the soldiers go around asking, “Is Caesar the Lord?” the people will respond, “Yes, Caesar is Lord”. As for Christians, they will claim “No, Jesus is Lord!” Because of that, many were killed for their faithfulness in Christ. Many were used as human sacrifice for entertainment for the Romans.
Think about this, what about us today? Do we really mean it when we say the sinner’s prayer? Or are we just saying so that we make it to heaven? Jesus never says don’t study, or don’t care about your responsibility. Rather, He asked us to follow Him & obey what He says. Is it so difficult for us to come to Him? After what He has given us, and done for us on the cross…..
These thoughts prompted me to repent…
Matt26: 14Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests 15and asked, "What are you willing to give me if I hand him(Jesus Christ) over to you?" So they counted out for him thirty silver coins.
Shawn told us, “Judas trade Jesus for 30 silver coins. What about us now? How much did you trade Jesus for?”
This really grips me, because many of us put their personal life, career, studies, unattended responsibilities, etc above Jesus. We trade Him for a gathering with friends… 2 hours of weekend service for studying for exam… or maybe to attend an event in school… This totally nullifies His position to be the Lord & Savior in our life. We uphold our worldly responsibility more than our heavenly responsibility, which is to obey what God says. I can’t comprehend how they can take other events so seriously, but not Jesus, who is our God, who blesses us everything under the roof, who shines us through troubles… Is the door to our Father only knocked when we need His help? Or are we too comfortable with our life that we think we are in control & do not need God’s help to author the chapters of our life?
Rom10:9That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.
This verse is prayed by all who wanted to commit their life to Christ. But instead of committing, it is “committing”… In the Roman days, when the soldiers go around asking, “Is Caesar the Lord?” the people will respond, “Yes, Caesar is Lord”. As for Christians, they will claim “No, Jesus is Lord!” Because of that, many were killed for their faithfulness in Christ. Many were used as human sacrifice for entertainment for the Romans.
Think about this, what about us today? Do we really mean it when we say the sinner’s prayer? Or are we just saying so that we make it to heaven? Jesus never says don’t study, or don’t care about your responsibility. Rather, He asked us to follow Him & obey what He says. Is it so difficult for us to come to Him? After what He has given us, and done for us on the cross…..
These thoughts prompted me to repent…
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