Jesus Christ?

Last night we had our third attempt at studying Mark 6:1-29. It's funny how we alwiz end up talking bout other things... But, i see that u can't really talk about a passage without talking bout personal sharings of how the LORD takes care of us and how HE has worked in our lives rite? And i guess, that part takes up most time lor!

Well, Edgar and Jeremy posted this significant question. Why is Jesus Christ the Son of God to me? Of course the Bible says much about it and plus we have the Holy Spirit in us that convicts us of this fact but on a more personal note, we all have experiences with HIM that convicts us too that Jesus is the Son of God and not just someone i read from the BIBLE.

As i sit there and reflect, i guess ONE of the MANY MANY attributes of Jesus Christ really came to mind was this: His Faithfulness...I see how countless times, i've neglected Christ by not putting HIM first in my priority or by not being faithful in my service to HIM! and to think also of the amount of times i've failed HIM, waahh...scccarrrryyy!! And i thank God for how HE has been faithful in times when i have been unfaithful! And how through my unfaithfulness, HE still manifest love and compassion and grace and power!!! And He has held true to HIS words. MAny times i see that HE keeps to HIS promises and have never broken anyone of them. He said He will never leave me nor forsake me. Not only do i believe that with all my heart, i've experienced how HE has alwiz been there for me. That when i'm down and in need of an encouragement, i can literally hear someone whisper words of encouragement into my ears! Which is just fantastic!! Even if HE doesnt speak so clearly to me like that, He will speak to me through circumstances and through ppl and even through the BIBLE. Who says the BIBLE is not relevent anymore?!

Well, i just pray that the LORD will help me be faithful. It is so difficult! ESp when there's so many other things to do...YEah, i pray that HE will help me be faithful as HE has been faithful. Of course i can never reach HIS level but i pray that He will help me just be faithful lor!!! even in the little things that i do.

And as i was looking at the bible and thinking bout how Jesus said that we cannot serve two master. And why is that we often associate the master that Jesus is talking about to only these 2 - God and money?! Well, i thought of the money issue. Isn't it more accurate to say that the other master that we so often want to serve is OURSELVES? I mean, why do ppl earn so much money? For ourselves right? - for our luxurious lives, for comfort, for pride?! And whatever it is, we tend to serve ourselves....buy nice clothes to dress ourselves up, look good, NAME sound good. That at the mention of our name, it rings bells in people's heads? well, isn't that what happened to Herod? How he appeared amongst people was very important to HIm. And so do we!! It was interesting that when i was reading Matthew 6:24, it cross-referenced to Gal 1:10.
Matthew 6:24 - "No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serce God and mammon.
Gal 1:10 - For do i now persuade men, or God? Or do i seek to please men? For if i still pleased men, i would not be a bondservant of Christ.

Isn't it interesting to note that the mammon that was mentioned in Matt 6 is cf to Gal 1 that talks about pleasing men. WOW?!!

well, that's just something to learn lor hor??!!