CHRIST HAS DIED CHRIST IS
RISEN
CHRIST WILL COME AGAIN
This is a very challenging Easter.
There are many unresolved mysteries. The missing plane MH370 is still not
found. It is still difficult to know why the Korean ferry has capsized. Someone
like the late Karpal Singh, the Tiger of Jelutong, a fighter for the truth and
justice of this nation has to go at this crucial hour. The issues of ‘Allah’
and the confiscated Bibles are not resolved and no one knows when it will. The
economy of the nation has been stretched and GST is coming next. Haze has come
and gone and now the water rationing issue for Klang Valley has begun, first
with one month and now it seems to extend to 6 months. It seems that Brain
drain has been on the upward trend. The increasing mishandling of funds was revealed
by the Auditor-General annually and little has been done to rectify them. Religious
and racist extremism are on the rise without any authority curbing and taking
action.
Looking at all the gloomy scenes,
hope seems to have little chance to glitter. It is like one looking for stars
in a dark and cloudy sky. The longer and harder the search, the more
disappointments dawn upon those who seek! However, if we have faith in the
Lord, we know that after the clouds have gone, the stars will appear again. We
need to wait patiently with firm assurance that the stars will appear after the
clouds. Similarly, Easter reminds us the same just as the Lord will always be
there. We will certainly see Him after the cloud of doubts or problems. He has
not left us. He is there before, during and after the cloud of doubts; the same
yesterday, today and tomorrow. In spite and despite of many ‘setbacks’, Easter
reminds us of God’s faithfulness and love. We are just like a little pawn in
the chess board of God. The bigger picture is in the fulfillment of God’s master
plan for each of us. Resurrection is the final chapter of death. Therefore
death is not the end but the beginning of a new hope and aspiration.
I believe that these next few years will
be most crucial. There will come many changes – many groups will come to the
end of their usefulness and many will begin anew. Struggles and resistance will
be thrust to the foreground but metamorphosis of nations, governments,
communities, religious organizations, families, business conglomerates,
schools, colleges, tastes, habits, etc. will take place at a much rapid pace.
The world will be more flat but more hostile. Precisely, the greater the challenge
is, the greater the opportunity for the ministry of God’s peace and salvation.
But where are the ministers and workers of God?
People these days are more
interested with the paper qualification than the actual training for ministry.
More people are going after the title than doing the real work. Beware! Lest our
Christianity become a toothless tiger – only the form is available but not the
substance. There is a real sense of lacking in real and intentional disciples
making.
What is the real purpose of Christ’s
resurrection? He came and died and rose again for the individuals and not the
church. He is interested in the individuals and not the church. He came and
called individuals to be disciple of Christ and not the church. His real call
to individuals is to follow Him and be his disciples and not to be deacons, elders,
priests and bishops.
Have we missed the point?
Eastertide 2014
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| Ministering in Prayer |
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| Baptism Ministry |
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| Visit Macao |
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| Carrying the Cross along Via Dolorossa |
