Pastor Vincent - 12 March 2015
Make Good Judgment Through A Pure Spirit
In our everyday living, we receive a lot of information about people and things, causing us to respond to them in certain ways. And it is important to not only make good judgment on them, but also rejecting and challenging the wrong thoughts we have, so that we have assurance in the decisions and footsteps we're taking. Often, we use certain yardstick or standard to discern the thoughts coming to us. Instead, what is most needed is a pure spirit that is upright before God - one that recognises the truth of God as supreme, and constantly pray through it to seek His will in discerning all things coming to us. Reject and go against the self-serving voices, rationalization and own logics inside us, while there's speck in others eyes, likewise, there may be spiritual blindness of our own eyes too. Pray to seek God's will according to His truth, and Holy Spirit will work according to the truth we know, manifesting the loving kindness, wisdom and love of God to the people around us!
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Battling Inferiority, Indifference, Lack of Zeal
In this fast-paced society and highly demanding era, we are trapped in a system, both knowingly and unknowingly. What is this system? At first thoughts, this system seems to sound like laws and institutions. Yet if we inquire further, this system is in fact a godless and man-centric mindset, which very quickly develops into a disbelieving culture. As believers of God, we can be easily immobilized by such a systemic culture. We involuntarily subscribe to a certain way of thinking in this system of ours, be it with regards to merits, successes, achievements, problem-solving skills, etc. Such a system hurts the human soul and makes it grow cold. Consider, what happens to the fallouts of this system? They are constantly battling with inferiority (about self), indifference (about life), and lack of zeal (to do what ought to be done). May God open our eyes to this reality so that we can be sensitive to the needs of this era, and with that, relate the Gospel powerfully and relevantly.
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