The favourite verses are verse 5-6. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight.” God promises those who follow him and acknowledge with a blessed journey ahead. Making our paths straight doesn’t mean that our life will go on smoothly. We need to remember that by walking through hardships and storms, our relationship with God will be further tightened. The later part of Proverbs 3 tell those who follow His words will be safe, confident and protected against evils. It reminds the readers not to envy a violent man or choose his ways as God detests unrighteous man. The mockers will be mocked but the wise will inherit honor. Again, in real life, possessing wealth and status is not everything. Some people are born with silver spoon but some are born in destitute. We need to pursue our interests in the lawful way and stand in the right paths. Easy money should be despised.
Sunday’s Sermon:
Last Sunday, Pastor Wilson shared about the message “Follow True, Follow Through”. Christians are required to follow the true God, the true teachings as well as follow God through the end of the day. Why do we need to follow Jesus? The reason is simple. It is because Jesus commanded us to follow Him. “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.” Matthew 16:24. Secondly, we need to follow Jesus simply because Jesus is the author and perfector of our faith. Refer Hebrew 12:2. We need to fix our eyes of Jesus entirely. Last but not least, we follow Jesus because we live Jesus. Jesus came to this world, was tortured blatantly, nailed and died for each and everyone of us on the cross for no reason but love. In the bible, there was this prostitute who was caught by the people and being brought to see Jesus. According to the law, the prostitute can be stoned to death. The people sought for his advice and Jesus replied, “He who didn’t sin can throw the first stone.” Later, the crowd dispersed gradually. Do you see the love of Christ even when he is faced with adversity to make a judgment?
Secondly, why should we follow true? The first point is that Christians should aim to be Christ-like because we are created according to Christ’s image. Refer Roman 8:29. Besides, God’s intention from the beginning is that we bear His image. Genesis 1:27. When we sincerely determine to follow Him, God will form His image in us eventually.
Point to ponder: Are you seeing the fingerprint of Christ in your life?
We need to follow Jesus example in our daily living. People do not see Jesus today. But they see us everyday. Therefore, it is important for Christians to set a good role model for others, not to stumble them but to radiate Jesus Christ. Titus 2:7-8. It’s time for us to equip ourselves and live a life of testimony so that people can see Christ image in us. When we aspire to be a Christ-like example, I believe that God is moving in our heart. He will mould us into a perfect stone when we are willing to open up our hearts and accept Him to come into our lives.
Perhaps we may shrug it off by saying that we are at Level Zero. It’s not all about our spiritual level but our heart to follow Christ. We need to identify our passion in life to nurture our fellow brothers and sisters and to assist each other in order to implement discipleship in each and everyone of us.
Point to ponder: God wants true disciples. He wants quantity with quality.
In a nut shell, from this day onwards, we should learn how to make disciple just as how we breathe. Our aim is to pass it on and not to keep. Only by our effort and burning passion, there will be more and more disciples of Jesus growing and multiplying.Point to ponder: Can we give Five more minutes to God everyday?
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