Monday, October 26, 2009

Defining my boundaries and claiming my portion and my lot

Yesterday's Sunday message talks about boundaries...God sets boundaries for Israel for safety and protection...it made me think about my boundaries...and i pray that God can extend boundaries...that His boundaries for me will fall in beautiful places...is dhe a boundary i'm not supposed to cross?
Yet God's boundaries, i know, is meant to protect me...and i should not try to cross it for my own good...

A precious lesson i learnt in yesterday's devotion and needed for today.

And they came to Jericho. And(CB) as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus,(CC) a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside. 47And when he heard that it was(CD) Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" 48And many(CE) rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" 49And Jesus stopped and said, "Call him." And they called the blind man, saying to him,(CF) "Take heart. Get up; he is calling you." 50And throwing off his(CG) cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. 51And Jesus said to him, (CH) "What do you want me to do for you?" And the blind man said to him,(CI) "Rabbi, let me recover my sight." 52And Jesus said to him, "Go your way;(CJ) your faith has(CK) made you well." And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the way.

It struck me that Bartimaeus did not have to think how Jesus will heal him...He called on Jesus, told Him what he wants, believe that Jesus can do it...as simple as that...Bartimaeus did not have to worry how and in what manner Jesus can heal him...

It made me think about my situation...how i thought it to be a difficult obstacle to get my no-pay study leave approved by P...looking at the terms and details of the leave application...it seemed that it cannot really work out...the 'how?' question has been hovering in my mind...how can it work out?

I think it's perhaps a lesson for me to trust God beyond the 'hows' of man's means...and trusting simply in God's power and providence. And in turn, making it a testimony for God...and another milestone of faith!

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