Saturday, June 9, 2007
Emerged? By Joseph!
What is emerge? Is it just competitions for the youth? Maybe with abit of louder praise, more worship and more visuals?
I feel that this year's emerge sets us apart. The reason why there are so many competitions like lightning chess, dota, warcraft, shoe design, art, entrepreneurial challenge etc etc is so everyone can be a WINNER.
Just as God made us differently, we are given different gifts and talents that we might shine through them. This emerge really forces EVERYONE to step out and use thier gifts and emerge in thier area. There is no excuse to hide!!
I was impacted by pastor Kong's message regarding us holding the trumpet. If you havent realised, we are really living in the last times... we are the last generation... it is US, me and YOU, blowing the trumpet one last time. Everyone is a winner. We are victorious in the name of Jesus. BUT we really have to step out and claim our prize. No use knowing your a winner but not applying your talents or gifts. I wouldnt have guessed my team could be champions for warcraft, but we tried, we trained and we won! AMEN!
I guess the sense of urgency really hit me as pastor was jumping with the trumpet from one generation to another... and then to US... and i realiesed... thats it.. no one will be after us... The trumpet is to be blown the LOUDEST in these final moments. And i really feel honoured to be chosen by God to be placed in this time. I was looking through my msn after emerge and i saw one old friend of mine who wrote " I am beginning to delete old contacts from my msn and hp... "
It hit me that i could be 1 of those he is deleting and the opportunity is just gone like that.
This Emerge to me is not just catching the fire and be HOT for a few weeks. Its really to re-align my LIFE priorities, my DESTINY, my WILL. To know that I am holding the LAST trumpet. To remind myself how much time I really have left to make a difference and let my light shine.
Currently i am going thru my some of my toughest trials of my faith... because i have been broken and broken and broken then comforted and comforted and comforted... Yes sometimes I dont understand why... I cry... I feel terrible... I even felt like a total idiot... But every morning when i wake up... I think of Job and how he faced his trials... I started with nothing, and I will go back with nothing but I will praise You... I think of James when he said "Consider it pure joy, my brothers whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance." And then I cant help but to Thank and Praise God for moulding me for the final days...
I know many people in E348 are going thru many trials... But please remember to praise God for he is moulding you, developing your perseverance of your faith and AlWAYS REMEMBER!! ALL THINGS WORK FOR GOOD TO THOSE WHO LOVE GOD! Dont just say "FOR GOOD" but understand what is "FOR GOOD"!
I pray that I can truly emerge to take on this trumpet and this responsibility to blow it with all I have.
Open my eyes,
Joseph
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