What Darkness means...

This post is going to make Jon a less popular person in church. Seriously who else dare to speak negative things about what the guys in church do? Who dares to challenge the system of higher authorities which according to Jon, they are plainly man of earth?

It was church prayer meet at Touch Community last night and everything was so high when power failure creeps in. True enough as darkness breaks in like a thief in the night, everyone in church continue to worship and pray as if God befalls.

As expected, the MCs or the pastors-on-stage raised their prayers to control the situation. Some prophesied, as expected, about this is how judgement day comes. Out of a sudden and there will be not enough time to bring salvation to your close ones. Some even prophesised that the holy spirit would interrupt in the midst, which it did, after the lights went on. Some even tried to get the whole church to pray for a miracle power recovery which was later found out that the technician will be coming in 30 mins time.

Whatever it is, Jon has got other prophesy. Well, maybe Jon shall not be too holy. It shall call an idea probably. Jon thinks that this church really needs a "wake up" call. Enough is enough, God would say. All we could do is to preach holiness by mouth. Action? You know best yourself. Talking about sacrificial life and serving God wholely? You know what you can't give up... Talking about the Words? You know best how to distort it at your own interest.

Here's the verse for you people:

Psalm 5: 7-12

But I, by your great mercy, will come into your house;
in reverence will I bow down toward your holy temple.
Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness because of my enemies-
make straight your way before me.

Not a word from their mouth can be trusted;
their hearts are filled with destruction.
Their throat is an open grave;
with their tongue they speak deceit.
Declare them guilty, O God!
Let their intrigues be their downfall.
Banish them for their sins for they have rebelled against you.
(though it sounded harsh this part, but generally referring to Christians who knows the commandmant yet chose to sin. As such, in chinese there is a saying, 'you should be judged more severely than the commoners")

But let all who take refuge in you be glad;
let them ever sing for joy.
Spread your protection over them,
that those who love your name may rejoice in you.
For surely, O Lord, you bless the righteous;
you surround them with your favour as a shield.

Here it is, something that all of us needs to know. The more we think we know God, the farther we are from Him. The more you think you can speak on behalf of God, the more you speak evil. Just how many of us studied the bible as we should. Can anyone recite the 66 books compiled in the bible?

We need a complete shut down. Serious. God wants us to humble ourselves up and learn to get back to the basics. Thats LOVE. Before you preach your next Word, show people what LOVE is. Without LOVE, its without GOD. Without GOD, to hell to all your Words.

So back to last night, the complete shut down brings us to complete dependent on God Himself. No guitar sound, no organ, no drums, no spot lights, no looking around. Complete listening to His Words. Complete dependence on God again. This is the basic commandment which we as Christians, matured Christians and appointment holders of God needs to do. A lot of time we forgotten. A complete shut down to see God again.

Here's the revelation:

Revelation 21: 22-27

I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp. The nations will walk by its lamp, and the kings of the earth will bring splendor into it. On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no more night there. The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it. Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life.

Here's the realization. Though serving the church is a demonstration to serving God, as Christians, we need to know what the Words really trying to speak. Some times we thought we have been serving well or growing from strength to strength, but we might be blinded by our own spirituality. When the day comes, it doesnt matter how much you have done for the church but who you are and what have you done for His children as a Christian.

Amen.