my church screened the movie yest evening at G1 and G2. I was at G2 as REACH FSC had a booth there to publicise our youth programmes and i was on duty with 2 other colleagues. we happily set up our booth, and both me and my colleague left the booth to the santuary to check out the slides. When i returned, i realised something was wrong with our NEW office laptop! The screen went totally white and blank. We tried restarting a few times but it just didnt worked! it was DOWN, like just suddenly and we didnt know what was wrong with it! Thus, we were not able to play any of the videos we wanted to show... but i'm glad in the end, we were doing ok without it. hmm... i guess when technology fails you, the next best is to do manual! and its really going back to the basics of talking, human presence and touch that are more important. an equipment is really an equipment. a gadget, however high tech, is still a gadget.
i actually enjoyed giving out free postcards to the people who passed by our booth! and i enjoyed seeing different individuals... be they people i know or do not know. among the many people i saw, I was pleasantly surprised to see Sis Jo!!! She was my 1st cell leader! I haven seen her like for a few years since i left NUS or even before that i think..! And she looked so different now that i almost didnt recognise her, had she not stand in front of me! i was so happy to see her again and got to chat with her for a while! I still fondly remembered the times i had cell at her house, her teachings and the food she cooked! Her favourite line to us was: "You cannot read the bible, you have to study it!" -- something that stayed with me until now. And through the years, i find this statement to be so true! in my own bible reading, i've realised, its only when i study the bible that i get the most out of it.
and..the best part of the night was that i got to watch the movie! Fireproof is really worth watching!!! i like this movie for its many funny moments, how realistically it portrayed a married couple's conflict and struggle, the wise words of encouragment and faith spoken by Michael and the dad, the interesting crafted visuals like the salt and pepper bottle glued together and the big wooden cross in the park, the many touching moments like when Caleb kneeled down and asked for his wife's forgiveness, when Catherine realised Caleb bought the medical equipment for her mum despite her unforgiveness and in the midst of their marital discord, when Caleb's dad revealed to Caleb that it was his mum who did all those things to salvage the marriage, when Caleb apologised to his mum, and when Catherine asked Caleb "Is it too late to ask if i still have the chance to grow old with you?" (something like that..) and finally how beautifully it captured the unconditional love of God.
Caleb was dejected and deeply hurt when his wife told him " I do not love you", in spite of him doing many things to win her heart.
Caleb then asked his dad this question; "how is it possible to love someone who keeps rejecting you over and over again?"
and at this moment his father was leaning next to the big wooden cross.
isn't that how Jesus loved us? Man has rejected him for centuries, for thousands of years. He had been despised, criticised, beaten and tortured in his time. Today, many people still reject Him even though they KNOW that Jesus had died on the cross to pay the penalty of their sins. Jesus died for all the sins of man; people like you and I. if we say that we have not sinned, we are just deceiving ourselves. Sin is anything that falls short of God's standards. Havent we told a lie before, habour hatred, jealousy or envy in our hearts, lust after physical appearance, and hurt someone with our words or actions?
"how is it possible to love someone who keeps rejecting you over and over again?"
Jesus did.
He did it for you because He loved, and loves you.
Serene, 25, Christian
a sinner saved by God's grace.
a beloved child of God.
a social worker (youth).
a daughter.
a sister to 2 younger siblings.
Your Love
"This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins." -1 John 4:10
Loves n Adores
*God; the Father, Son Jesus and Holy Spirit
*Family; Tan
*Church; Grace Assembly of God
*My close friends
*My cell group; AHH (After His Heart)
*Youths
*Missions
*Children
*Good food, Chocolates and Ice-cream!
