Stepping Out With God - Pasir Panjang Church of Christ Singapore

not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof; but only say the word,
and my servant shall be healed. For I also am a man under authority, having
under myself soldiers: and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to
another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
And when Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed,
Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. ...13
And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; as thou hast believed, so be
it done unto thee. And the servant was healed in that hour."
Place your hand on the left side of your chest where the heart is... and ask
'where is my heart?' Jesus said that where your treasure is, there your heart
will be also. The centurion's heart was made solid stuff. First, he had a heart
for a sick servant. Then, his faith was so strong that he asked for no sign; just
affirmation from Jesus that He would heal his servant. That was sufficent.
It is time that we all stay in focus, put our trust in God firmly and not falter.
And in doing so, we reorder our lives and routine to reflect this faith of ours.
Strong, Erect Backbones
Ever since my wife had trouble with her back, I began to realise how important
strong, erect backbones are. A slipped disc, thrown back and lack of calcium
can cause much discomfort and pain.
Job lost practically everything he had, all that was important to him. Yet he
had the gumption, the backbone to stand up for God in spite of everything.
Job 1:20-22: "Then Job arose, and rent his robe, and shaved his head, and
fell down upon the ground, and worshipped; and he said, Naked came I out
of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: Jehovah gave, and
Jehovah hath taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah. In all this Job
sinned not, nor charged God foolishly."
What a great fortitude of character this man Job had! Will we serve God
when we are poor? When we lose our jobs? When we have to live from hand
to mouth? The Lord has been pretty good to alot of us. Will we stand up for
Him, continue to serve Him and praise Him whatever our circumstance?
In many years of full time ministry, I have seen people come and go. If I
were to keep record of the reasons, they will be long and make interesting
if not humorous reading. The real test of our Christian lives however, is no
how well you started, but how well your persevered. As we are called to run
the Christian race, we need patience (like they say, as patient as Job) to trust
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