Here is another reason to do your devotions daily......
Taken from daily bread....
Scripture: John 13:3-15
John 13: 15
I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you.
Pay it forward is a movie about a 12-year-old's plan to make a difference in the world. Motivated by a teacher at his school, Trevor invites a homeless man to sleep in his garage. Unaware of this arrangement, his mother awakens one evening to find the man working on her truck. Holding him at gunpoint, she asks him to explain himself. He shows her that he has successfully repaired her truck and tells her about Trevor's kindness. He says, "I'm just paying it forward."
I think this is what Jesus had in mind in one of His last conversations with His disciples. He wanted to show them the full extent of His love. So before their last meal together, He took off His outer garment, wrapped a towel around His waist, and began to wash His disciples' feet. This was shocking because only salves washed feet. It was an act of servanthood and a symbol pointed to Jesus' sacrifice, passion, and humiliation on the cross. His request to His disciples was:"If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet" (John 13:14) . They were to "pay it forward."
Imagine how different our world would look if we gave the kind of love to others that God has given us through Jesus - Marvin Williams
To know love, open your heart to Jesus.
To show love, open your heart to others.
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After reading this I went like 'WHOA'
ok, maybe not so "khua cheong",haha, but then it reminds me that every good deed I do is just merely "paying forward" what Jesus has already done for me, the focus shouldn't be on myself but rather on Jesus...
Last note: Do devotions everyday! I've learnt so much from it :)
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
good samaritan
Today when I was on my way back from uni, we (than foong, chee hao, me) saw a guy pushing his bike back home through Ktar. His bike one string putus and cannot cycle back (the quality of bikes sold here is getting worse each sem.....), moreover the sun in kampar is burn-through-your-skin-as-usual HOT. Then Chee Hao went over to ask this guy what was wrong and 'teman' the guy walk home. It was not someone we or he knew either. I guess letting chee hao walk home with the guy was ok so I cycled home first.
This got me thinking.
Good samaritan.....
I guess I was not a good samaritan then.......
But I did go over to ask what was the problem..... is that considered?
Growing up in KL taught me not to help people, especially when I'm alone, because there are too many schemes and plots people set up to pretend to be a person in need and then rob your stuff.
But I shouldn't use this as an excuse.
And most probably a student pushing a bike alone under the hot sun is really a student and not a robber mastermind.....lol
Ok, now I'm talking nonsense....
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When I reached home I saw this little note attached on the light and fan switch in the living room, saying (in chinese) 'person using/used the downstairs toilet please clean the stains in the toilet, thank you' (something like that)
Naturally, the 'sam pat' me would go and check it out.
Yer, really 'watt tat' ler !
Small pieces of shit sticking around the hole.....(haha, it's the squatting kind)
**Good samaritan story still in my head**
It's not my fault .....
I shouldn't be cleaning this
**Good samaritan story still in my head**
Ok, I think I should flush and hope all the bits will get flushed down.
*flush*
Damn, it didn't work....
So now what?
**Good samaritan story re-playing in my mind**
Ok, I guess I'll do it
So I grabbed the brush and cleaned the toilet
it's good to do good deeds silently anyway....
After that, it didn't seem like such a big deal after all, it's just a little brushing here and there....... I'm just overreacting....as usual.
Was I a good samaritan?
Actually I don't really know.
This got me thinking.
Good samaritan.....
I guess I was not a good samaritan then.......
But I did go over to ask what was the problem..... is that considered?
Growing up in KL taught me not to help people, especially when I'm alone, because there are too many schemes and plots people set up to pretend to be a person in need and then rob your stuff.
But I shouldn't use this as an excuse.
And most probably a student pushing a bike alone under the hot sun is really a student and not a robber mastermind.....lol
Ok, now I'm talking nonsense....
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When I reached home I saw this little note attached on the light and fan switch in the living room, saying (in chinese) 'person using/used the downstairs toilet please clean the stains in the toilet, thank you' (something like that)
Naturally, the 'sam pat' me would go and check it out.
Yer, really 'watt tat' ler !
Small pieces of shit sticking around the hole.....(haha, it's the squatting kind)
**Good samaritan story still in my head**
It's not my fault .....
I shouldn't be cleaning this
**Good samaritan story still in my head**
Ok, I think I should flush and hope all the bits will get flushed down.
*flush*
Damn, it didn't work....
So now what?
**Good samaritan story re-playing in my mind**
Ok, I guess I'll do it
So I grabbed the brush and cleaned the toilet
it's good to do good deeds silently anyway....
After that, it didn't seem like such a big deal after all, it's just a little brushing here and there....... I'm just overreacting....as usual.
Was I a good samaritan?
Actually I don't really know.
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