Hey all!
It's been a tremendous adventure for all of us involved in the Jesus the ROCK concert, I must say...
What with the last minute added rehearsals and sudden changes in costumes and tons of other multimedia to prepare and singing and performances to tweak and improve upon, I guess we're pretty much at the stage of just trusting the Lord to pave our way and make it an exciting and worthwhile performance to watch :)
We're doing our part and I know that God is already doing His and much more. I'm excited to see what He will do on that day itself and I'm sure that many of us are anticipating the fruits of our labour as well :)
I just feel that this is just a seed offering that we're giving to the Lord and He's so pleased with it that He's going to make it bloom and grow right before our eyes.
And as for all of us who have made the sacrifices in our time, our studies, our work and family and friends (I've heard a fair share of the 'persecutions' that the youths are going through for this concert, and I'm so proud of them for just pushing on to give, despite their circumstances), I know that the Lord knows and He's going to give it back to you multiplied a few times what you've given to Him. So be assured in His great love.
Just want to share something that the Lord spoke to me on the eve of Good Friday.
I was trying to edit the Passion of Christ video, but wasn't able to do so as I had trouble importing the video files into my video editing software due to some format problems. I had tried for almost a day and a half just to get it to work so I can present it on Friday morning to Ps Jeff, but the files just refused to budge. I was so frustrated that I almost wanted to strangle someone...So I just left my desk and went into my room to pray. I decided to just take some time to cool off and be still for a while.
I began to compose myself and thought about what Good Friday meant to me. I told the Lord that I didn't want to spend my Good Friday getting frustrated at doing His work. It just doesn't make sense that I'm doing His work but yet have no time to be really quiet with Him on this important day. I told Him that I really want to just spend time remembering Him.
It was then the Lord spoke to me in His still small voice.He said, "Son, just to hear this heart from you, is enough for Me.""As much as you are doing all this for me, I want to let you know that Good Friday is for you, not for Me."
That blew my mind. Good Friday is for me. That the very reason why we have Good Friday is because He died for me.
I just felt really grateful and realised that the only way to spend Good Friday is to receive once again His unconditional love for me.
And for you, and you, and you! wherever you are out there :)
Then He continued.
"And I died only for you. I died specifically for you."
I began to see again, that the fullness of the work of the Cross was not divided among the billions of people who lived on this planet. It was directed specifically and fully for every single individual. Meaning that, even if I'm the only one on earth, He'd still die for me. Because I'm worth it, every single drop of His blood.
I was so grateful, and I just felt His peace fill my heart. I was tired, but I was refreshed in my spirt :)
As for the Passion of Christ video, the next day, the Lord provided it during our rehearsal at the Chapel. Cos another group of ppl doing outreach event that afternoon came in with a Passion of Christ edited DVD and we managed to borrow it for our concert. :P
The Lord truly provides... :)
It's been a tremendous adventure for all of us involved in the Jesus the ROCK concert, I must say...
What with the last minute added rehearsals and sudden changes in costumes and tons of other multimedia to prepare and singing and performances to tweak and improve upon, I guess we're pretty much at the stage of just trusting the Lord to pave our way and make it an exciting and worthwhile performance to watch :)
We're doing our part and I know that God is already doing His and much more. I'm excited to see what He will do on that day itself and I'm sure that many of us are anticipating the fruits of our labour as well :)
I just feel that this is just a seed offering that we're giving to the Lord and He's so pleased with it that He's going to make it bloom and grow right before our eyes.
And as for all of us who have made the sacrifices in our time, our studies, our work and family and friends (I've heard a fair share of the 'persecutions' that the youths are going through for this concert, and I'm so proud of them for just pushing on to give, despite their circumstances), I know that the Lord knows and He's going to give it back to you multiplied a few times what you've given to Him. So be assured in His great love.
Just want to share something that the Lord spoke to me on the eve of Good Friday.
I was trying to edit the Passion of Christ video, but wasn't able to do so as I had trouble importing the video files into my video editing software due to some format problems. I had tried for almost a day and a half just to get it to work so I can present it on Friday morning to Ps Jeff, but the files just refused to budge. I was so frustrated that I almost wanted to strangle someone...So I just left my desk and went into my room to pray. I decided to just take some time to cool off and be still for a while.
I began to compose myself and thought about what Good Friday meant to me. I told the Lord that I didn't want to spend my Good Friday getting frustrated at doing His work. It just doesn't make sense that I'm doing His work but yet have no time to be really quiet with Him on this important day. I told Him that I really want to just spend time remembering Him.
It was then the Lord spoke to me in His still small voice.He said, "Son, just to hear this heart from you, is enough for Me.""As much as you are doing all this for me, I want to let you know that Good Friday is for you, not for Me."
That blew my mind. Good Friday is for me. That the very reason why we have Good Friday is because He died for me.
I just felt really grateful and realised that the only way to spend Good Friday is to receive once again His unconditional love for me.
And for you, and you, and you! wherever you are out there :)
Then He continued.
"And I died only for you. I died specifically for you."
I began to see again, that the fullness of the work of the Cross was not divided among the billions of people who lived on this planet. It was directed specifically and fully for every single individual. Meaning that, even if I'm the only one on earth, He'd still die for me. Because I'm worth it, every single drop of His blood.
I was so grateful, and I just felt His peace fill my heart. I was tired, but I was refreshed in my spirt :)
As for the Passion of Christ video, the next day, the Lord provided it during our rehearsal at the Chapel. Cos another group of ppl doing outreach event that afternoon came in with a Passion of Christ edited DVD and we managed to borrow it for our concert. :P
The Lord truly provides... :)
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