the narrow road

Today was super funny! We tried to re-enact PJK’s L-cell with the youth pastors and ministers as members. The idea was to demonstrate how to run cell using the Daily Walk Bible. It was absolutely hilarious to try to share deep meaningful things when she said, imagine the other 40-plus leaders are not around .Imagine it’s our normal cell. It was so funny as we ALL gave pertinent but almost trite answers and sharing. In the end she could not lead the cell and it turned into an point of discussion. Because Lcells are personal and its hard to be real and share intimate details when “strangers” are eavesdropping!

But the entire process of all 4-5 of use sharing was pretty funny! She called us fake. Lolz! Actually we did mean what we said, just that the depth of which could not be shared so much! Oh well, at least it became a lesson to all 😀

Today’s Daily Walk covered a chunkful of civil, ceremonial and compulsory laws. The chapters from Ex 21-24 were not as as boring as you might imagine! Actually it seems to stem from a just and fair God. The fact was that Israel was really in no way by the furthest stretch of your imagination close to a definition of a nation. It is somewhat like a “band of brothers” and their families. I mean that is what they were literally! God is almost providing a blueprint on “pioneering” a nation. Hmm…. Upon achieving independence from the British, where we would be if we had used God’s blueprint in starting afresh? Ok don’t shoot me down, it was a random thought!

But after reading the chapters, I like the insights that provoked quite a bit of thought. God repeats himself. No, He is not senile  or forgetful like how my 92yr old grandma was. (Every 10mins she would ask, “who are you?”). When God repeats himself (in the bible or in speaking to us) it is because there is a matter of great importance for us to heed.

You eventually Worship what you Serve.  Whatever commands your attention, becomes your god.

There is no two ways about it!

It’s so easy to skim over these thoughts, but I took a moment to consider them …

1. What do you think about when your brain is in neutral?

2. What do you do during your idle moments?

Another interesting statement, WHERE LAW ENDS, TYRANNY BEGINS.

Now that above statement made me think long and hard about tyranny. I even googled the meaning of tyrant. (yes really!). If there is no law at all, every man will become a law unto themselves and there would be a general sense of looking only to one’s own interest/advantage. Yes, every rule and command has been put there to protect us and our community. It is not there to deflate the fun out of things, but to provide protection and balance.

A lot to think about. Gonna further chew on things as I run along to church for Lcell tonight!