The Burning Bush - Far Eastern Bible College

The Burning Bush 16/2 (July 2010)
what it means to quietly and undauntingly trust in our Lord and Saviour.
He showed me what it means to serve God with one’s whole life. And he
showed me what it means to glorify God (and not self) in his ministry.
Rev Tow has completed his tasks on earth. But I am still learning the
many lessons he has taught with his life. May my Lord grant me the grace
to apply the lessons He has used Rev Tow to teach me so that our Lord
may be glorified.
Humility, Humility, Humility
Lim Chun Huat
Rev (Dr) Timothy Tow Siang Hui taught me one most precious
lesson on the three sine qua non qualities to serve our God, Jesus Christ.
The three qualities are: humility, humility, more humility.
“He that is down will fear no fall. He that is low no pride. He that is
humble ever shall have God to be his guide” (John Bunyan).
God hates pride and arrogance (Prov 16:18). Therefore, let us serve
God in a meek and humble spirit. Whatever we do and whatever we say,
God must be pleased. God bless all of us as He has greatly blessed Rev
Tow.
Not a Hireling but a Servant
Lim Ee Na
My deepest memory of Rev Timothy Tow is that he baptised me in
the 1980s. I spent my formative spiritual years in Life Bible-Presbyterian
Church when Rev Tow was then pastor. To my then-teen mind, his stern
demeanour was something to be wary of. However, he had always been
soft-spoken and was hardly ruffled.
My few visits to the parsonage opened my eyes to how a pastor
really lived. Rev Tow’s home was modest; I had expected more creature
comforts since he was, as it were, the boss of the church. I had the
impression that he wasn’t being paid enough. But now I realise he had
been serving the LORD not as a hireling, but as His servant.
I am thankful that Rev Tow heeded God’s direction to build the Life
Bible-Presbyterian Church and to preach God’s Word faithfully. It is his
simple, Bible-based teaching—a rare thing in churches these days—that
helped me grow and discern spiritual things.
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