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Sunday, July 4, 2010
Where is God - part 2
Where Is God When I Am Hurt?First of all, it is a kingdom where the rejected are received.“The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear. . ." None were more shunned by their culture than the blind, the lame, the lepers, and the deaf. They had no place. No name. No value. Canker sores on the culture. Excess baggage on the side of the road. But those whom the people called trash, Jesus called treasures. In my closet hangs a sweater that I seldom wear. It is too small. The sleeves are too short, the shoulders too tight. Some of the buttons are missing, and the thread is frazzled. I should throw that sweater away. I have no use for it. I’ll never wear it again. Logic says I should clear out the space and get rid of the sweater.That’s what logic says. But love won’t let me.Something unique about that sweater makes me keep it. What is unusual about it? For one thing, it has no label. Nowhere on the garment will you find a tag that reads, “Made in Taiwan,” or “Wash in Cold Water.” It has no tag because it wasn’t made in a factory. It has no label because it wasn’t produced on an assembly line. It isn’t the product of a nameless employee earning a living. It’s the creation of a devoted mother expressing her love. That sweater is unique. One of a kind, It can’t be replaced. Each strand was chosen with care. Each thread was selected with affection. And though the sweater has lost all of its use, it has lost none of its value. It is valuable not because of its function, but because of its maker.That must have been what the psalmist had in mind when he wrote, “you knit me together in my mother’s womb,” Think on those words. You were knitted together. You aren’t an accident. You weren’t mass-produced. You aren’t an assembly-line product. You were deliberately planned, specifically gifted, and lovingly positioned on this earth by the Master Craftsman. “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” In a society that has little room for second fiddles, that’s good news. In a culture where the door of opportunity opens only once and then slams shut, that is a revelation. In a system that ranks the value of a human by the figures of his salary or the shape of her legs.. . let me tell you something: Jesus’ plan is a reason for joy! Jesus told John that a new kingdom was coming---a kingdom where people have value not because of what they do, but because of whose they are.to be continue...
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We are a happy family in Christ who are also faithful followers of Christ!
Our zone supervisor: Pastor Edmund Tay
Our Cell Group Leader: Sister SuTing
Members:
Alexis
Belle Sng
Donnie
Eugene
Jeremy/JianYun, Jerome, Justin Quek, Justin Tan
Kimberly
Maria, Michelle
Nadine
Samuel Ng, Samuel Tng
Vivian
YuTing
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