lifesong
Everyone needs compassion
Love that's never failing
Let mercy fall on me
Everyone needs forgiveness
The kindness of a Saviour
The hope of nations
Saviour, He can move the mountains
My God is mighty to save
He is mighty to save
Forever author of salvation
He rose and conquered the grave
Jesus conquered the grave
So take me as you find me
All my fears and failures
Fill my life again
I give my life to follow
Everything I believe in
Now I surrender
Shine your light in
Let the whole world see
We're singing, for the glory
Of the risen King
Jesus, Shine your light in
Let the whole world see
We're singing for the glory
Of the risen king
Sunday, April 30, 2006
-6:59 pm
God has really been doing such AMAZING things in my class, as the next THREE testimonies would show...
There was this morning when a few classmates and I were just going to have a short time of worship in our classroom when a non-Christian classmate popped in, thinking he could do his homework there. We couldn't possibly chase him away so he just sat there while we started to worship God. I think he was just silently observing us throughout the whole time. A few days after that, I decided to ask him how he felt about being there with us. He said that he had never felt anything like it before, and it was very different from his experiences in other churches (he occasionally attends just to find out more about what it's like).
What really caught me was how he likened that indescribable feeling to this: he said that the closest he ever got to that feeling was when he was listening to some top-notch orchestra play in Vienna. Knowing how much classical music means to him (he's this really pro double-bass player for the Singapore Youth Orchestra), that was really like WOW! He must have felt God's tangible presence in that place! When I told him that, he just shrugged it off saying that it was probably just the music. But I know for a fact that my guitar playing can't possibly rival a Vienna orchestra. Even a simple morning worship with just the voices and the guitar can usher in God's undeniable presence such that a non-Christian can feel it!
This is really so encouraging because I believe that he felt something different. And the thing is, I don't think it was pure coincidence that he has been "popping in" for the past two of our meetings. This is a great testimony of how prayer really works wonders and how God can touch the heart of a non-believer. Because of that incident, my classmate is one step closer to God. Indeed, God will draw all men to Himself.
Testimony no. 2:
My classmate, who backslided from God, came for A Doctor's Journal, felt the powerful touch of His love and re-dedicated her life! William and I have been praying hard that she'll come back to God and God answered our prayers. I thank God that she has been coming for service and FUEL ever since easter and I believe that she'll grow by leaps and bounds in her faith.
Testimony no. 3:
On wednesday, I was with Sara and Brenda in the canteen. I popped a rather random question which started a conversation about religion. At first Bren was quite evasive about the topic so I I thought she was going to reject me, but in the end, she told us that she has actually kind of been believing on-off in God ever since she was young; it was just that she never had to courage to actively come to know Him and because her family's Buddhist. But then she said that when she attended a morning prayer meeting last week, she decided to stop running away from the truth- she wanted to know God! I asked her if she wanted to receive Christ at that point and she said yes. So I led her in the sinner's prayer there and then and she was saved! Wow! It just happened that the previous monday meeting, a group of us were praying for her salvation! And I have been praying for so long that she'll come to know His love too. God has really answered our prayers!
Now, my class has 14 Christians out of 24 people, when we actually started out with 12. We have grown by 2 and it has only been 4 months! Now, we're all believing and praying for God to add to our numbers and to His kingdom. In all these, all I can say is PRAISE GOD! For He is great and works in miraculous ways. (:
Dear Lord,Thank You for answering our prayers and allowing your love to touch the hearts of our friends. I just can't express my thanks and love for You enough because Lord, You are just so amazing beyond what words can describe. I pray that you'll continue to use me, as well as the other believers in our class, to be good testimonies for You, to be Your extended arm of love to those who have yet to know You and to bring this light of hope into their lives too. I love You and give You thanks for these two souls added to the family and I pray that they'll grow to know You more day by day, experiencing Your power and love like never before. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.
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