Thank you God for renewing our lease on this little blue planet.

Thank you God for renewing our lease on this little blue planet. 

We understand that under the house rules, 
we need to give more love,
fighting is not allowed, 
preying on other people is forbidden,
we need to care for the weak, the elderly, the young, the vulnerable...
we know there were many infringements this year
and we thank you for your grace to let us stay on this Earth for another year.

We will strive to improve and be a worthy tenant of your gift.
Food for thought for the New Year
Wishing everyone a Happy and Safe New Year!

Are you taking care of the house that God left you ?

I was tidying up my family home last weekend and a thought entered my mind. This house that I lived in for so many years, was left empty after my father passed away almost 5 years ago. I wondered if I was doing the best that I could with this house. What would my dad be thinking ?

Isn't this the same as what God has done after Jesus Christ sacrificed himself on the cross ? Didn't he leave something for us to take care of ? What would he think of the job we have done so far ? Have we kept his house well  and tendered to his garden ?

A sobering thought indeed.

Since an overseer is entrusted with God's work, he must be blameless -- not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain. Rather he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined. He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it.

Titus 1:7-9 (NIV)

The Wedding of Harry and Kate : A memorial occasion for God

Watching the wedding of Prince Harry and Kate, I could not help to think how momentous and occasion this was for numerous reasons. The obvious one for the was the happy occasion for the British Royal family and the British people who came out in their thousands to share in their happy day. But for us in Malaysia, there was another wondrous moment.

Here we have a full Christian service being televised on our TV, on a domestic channel. It may be hard for some people to appreciate the relevance of this type of broadcast if they did not live in Malaysia. To have God's house on our TV sets on prime time television is a miracle in it's self. So whilst being happy to join in the celebrations of the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Katherine Middleton, we also can celebrate for what I know, the first broadcast on Malaysian national TV of a full Christian service.

Sayings

Whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who builds his house on the rock.
Matthew 7:24