Of course what it is supposed to be is because of love. Love makes you obey and worship voluntarily. Love makes you want to sacrifice, to give, to care, and to think about the object of love before yourself. But what about my own motive? I don't want to be those people who talk about Jesus for their own benefits. But I couldn't even know for sure about myself? What if I have become corrupted without noticing it?
Well, I found out the answer today.
Recently I've been faced with, umm, some inconvenient truth. Do you remember the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego? I was kind of in that kind of situation - no, I wasn't about to be thrown into a real blazing furnace. I was waiting. Waiting to see whether God will bring me into my own 'blazing furnace' or save me from it. Daniel 3:17-18 made me realize that whatever it is that God intended to be done upon me, so be it. Between my prayers and worries I imagined how it would felt if He had saved me. I told myself I would be praising Him and be so grateful.
But what startled my own self was the fact that I could do that even before He's saving me. I was in the gym this morning, listening to Jesus Culture's Sing My Love and the lyrics was just too beautiful not to be put on my status. So while singing my praise to Him I put the lyrics 'Praise the Lord! My soul makes its boast in the Lord.' Not long after my sister asked me if I was saved or not, and I said, 'I don't know.' Because I hadn't known. She asked me because she saw my status.
And then I realized. Even in my struggles I could still praising Him. And what's even more incredible, I wasn't even thinking about my struggles when I praised Him. It's just a pure worship - and gym - session for me to the Lord. And I thought, 'Huh.. Not bad, Sissy!' Now I know for sure, that I really love Him, in both sad and good times. And at that moment I began to understand truly the meaning of Daniel 3:17-18. Following Jesus doesn't mean smooth path. You'll cry. You'll be stressed. You'll be scared. You'll face many problems. But it's not gonna lessen His glory, His power and His presence. He's just... worthy. Now I know even if He didn't save me, I'd still rejoice in Him. And I'm very glad to have that feeling.
It's kinda like being in a relationship you know... When you love someone, you might expect that person to do something for you. But when that person doesn't do that, you just couldn't help yourself to be angry. A slight disappointment maybe, but your feelings won't change. Because it's love.
So people, no matter what kind of problems you're facing now, don't blame God, someone you love. Also don't blame the person you love. Just sing it. Sing your love. :)
Daniel 3:17-18 (NKJV)
- If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up.”
May you all be blessed!
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