Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Keep Watch!

It is 4:20am now and I am still awake. I am actually at work - I had to cover the duties of two colleagues who are down with food poisoning. They must have eaten something somewhere together to have this tummy upset. I hope they will be well soon.

I was very tired when I got the urgent call from one of the senior staff. It was in the midst of the Local Church Executive Committee (LCEC) meeting that the buzz came. I was so tempted to tell him that I could not make it but praise God I did not. It would have been irresponsible of me to evade an urgent call for help. I probably would have lied too.

I am definitely running on adrenaline now but I also know I will surely sleep like a log later. Cannot wait for that to happen actually. Already thinking of my bed.

Well, the busy part of the shift is over. That's why I decided to update the blog now.

It was quite funny when I told one of the Lay Ministry Staff (LMS) that I had to go to work after the LCEC meeting. I was telling her that I might not have the time to go home and wash up first but to head straight for office with my smelly clothes I had on. Then one of the leaders offered me a ride home. I was elated as I really needed a bath. You see, I have been out the whole day before I headed for the meeting. A bath would have been appropriate!

Anyway, the LMS told me I shouldn't bathe so that my smelly self would keep me awake the whole morning. Haha. I'd definitely be awake but the people around me probably would be DEAD! She is so evil, right? :)

Anyway, after all the teasings she told me probably God has a reason for me to be called back. I was just reflecting on that and I guess I can think of one now.

My colleague was talking to me just now about the recent heavy rainfall and also the other natural calamities happening around the world. She also mentioned about how terrorism is so rampant nowadays. She was just wondering whether the end of the world is approaching. By the way, she is a Christian.

Anyway, my answer to that is I do not know whether these are signs of the end times. It could be but to me I am not really too bothered by that because what is more important is whether we are ready for the coming of the Lord again should He appear during our life-time.

No point predicting the signs when what matters is the readiness. I told her what we should be concerned now is the way we live our lives and whether we have been training ourselves towards holiness and godliness. It also reminded me the urgency to reach out to my loved ones who have yet to accept Jesus as their Lord and Saviour.

When we can do the above-mentioned, even if Jesus were to come tomorrow, we will not be afraid as we are ready to give Him an account of how we have led our lives here.

I might not have given her the theological aspect to the question she asked but this was what I had to remind her and myself when we were touching on that topic.

Okie dokes, so much for that.

A dear friend asked me via sms about my driving yesterday - she thought I had started but I told her it will be next week. I shared with her my qualms about the driving test and she basically encouraged me not to let my fears cripple me. She also asked me to look to God. Yup, I guess even when it comes to things like a driving test that I need God to help and guide me. I will keep her encouragement in mind each time I take my driving lesson.

Alright, time to go - another colleague just got breakfast. Yumz. :)

"Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him." Matthew 24:42-44

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