Just Once

Hey cellies!

For those who didnt managed to attend the Saturday service tonite, you missed out on Ps Alan Davies' sermon. Hails all the way from Melbourne, Australia...i think he was straight to the point and on the dot. I took down some notes, and seemed like a good time to share my thoughts on it too :)

Some of the points he mentioned are as below:
- the devil is the God of this world.
- we're born into the world as sinners, but becos of Jesus' blood, we are cleansed and saved by grace.
- not all opportunity is God-given.
- we make decisions in life based on principle and not on the opportunity given to us.

But there were two more points which i would like to elaborate further and i hope you would keep in mind. He said this:
Satan only needs to tempt you and ask you to bow dow to him ONCE. Satan only needs to tempt you to click on that forbidden website ONCE. Satan only needs to tempt you to lit a cigarette ONCE. Satan only needs to tempt you to lose your virginity ONCE. He doesn't need to persuade you to get addicted. He only needs to see you fail ONCE...and you're duped! Read Luke 4:3-7. Meditate on verse 7: "If you worship me, it will all be yours." Its that simple. All you need to do to inherit all the 'wonderful' things he has in store for you, is to just worship him and bow down
to him ONCE. So simple. But it is also this ONCE that can leave you with a lifetime regret, remorse, guilt...and a total change in your life. I truly pray that you don't fall into Satan's trap...that you don't fall into his temptations...that you don't compromise your faith.

And i believe the same applies for me too. Most of you should know by now that I'll be leaving for Sydney in July. Its very easy to fall away especially when its a new place, a new surrounding, new friends...and new temptations. Tonight was really a night where I made a very clear distinction and rededication of my walk with God and my faith to Him. So whether you're in this same position as me or not, I pray that you know where you stand with Him. And if I ever do fall away and fall into the devil's trap, I urge that you remind me of this post.

Lastly, as a self-check...ask yourself: What are you doing with your life?
This was the same question God asked Ps Alan. From then on, he has never stopped serving Him.

The line of the night: "Don't keep asking God what is His will or purpose for your life. Instead, just submit to Him and serve Him for the rest of your life."
(And you ask yourself, why that never crossed your mind :P)

I hope this piece has shed some light for you, as it did for me. And if it has, i hope you'll reflect on it and that the Holy Spirit will stir your heart as it did with mine :)

Signing out,
~mich