It was a perfect sacrifice by a perfect personto perfect some very imperfect people. By that single offering, He did everything that needed to be done for everyone who takes part in the purifying process.
I think the verse itself says so much. His PERFECT sacrifice, PERFECTED by His person, to make perfect, the imperfect me.
Many a times we feel so awful, perhaps sometimes, maybe even disgusted with ourselves, our actions, or Maybe the circumstances we're facing, they seem to be too difficult, too huge, for us to handle and we're crumbling, under all that's around us. Perhaps we're hidding in one corner thinking, why can't i overcome that? Perhaps because of that you think that, i'm so dumb, why would God want me? What could He possible want to do with me? How could He possibly love me? How could He possibly use me?
But it's your imperfections that are the very thing that qualify you, to receive His perfect love, to receive Grace into your life.
He came to perfect the imperfect, for if all were perfect, would they still need Him to come? But the truth is, ALL are imperfect. The difference is the choice to let go, and give Him your imperfections, that He can to give you His perfection. Cause it is only when you let go, can He take.
I really hope all of you watch this. The first time i watched this, i just really, cried. Cause of everything i've been through this past 1 year. It was important to me. Praise God for such a one.
W. Getting there. His heart, kind says: "Yes I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you"
W. Getting there. His heart, kind says: believe the love and strength tt jesus died to give you.. because he stooped down to make you great.
W. Getting there. His heart, kind says: so, i believe u will arise and shine
Jeremiah 31:3
NET bible "In a far-off land the Lord will manifest himself to them. He will say to them, ‘I have loved you with an everlasting love. That is why I have continued to be faithful to you.
NLT bible "Long ago the LORD said to Israel: "I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself."
MSG bible ( this is the most awesome one) "met God out looking for them!" GOD told them, "I've never quit loving you and never will. Expect love, love, and more love!"
I've realised that many a times we're too caught up with whatever we're facing, be it the giants or the waves, we forget everything. How far we've come, How faithful You've been to me, How much You really love me.
Yet not many actually take a step back and really see the journey we've taken, to see all the good things and the bad things that have come our way and how we survived past them.
When i did that, it really blew me away and all i could and can say is, "WOW".
You know what was the most amazing thing?
He never gave up on me. I might be the first to say this although i know even the foolishness of God is greater than the brightest of man. But seriously, are You crazy or really mad? I'm such an undeserving insignificant mess. Why would anyone, let alone You in all your majesty and power being the King of all Kings the creator of the Universe, still bother? Would You not have better things to do? Yet in that sentence alone, my answer is given. Gracegrace, undeserved and unmerited favour. I have done absolutely nothing to deserve anything, but You suffered much to give me everything.
How true, I would never understand the fullness of Your sacrifice, perhaps in less than a day i would have forgotten this sense of Your goodness. But, You know and understand the fullness of the sacrifice on Mt Calvary and in that understanding forgive me time and time again.
"Much more" I don't understand why but these two words keep coming back to me. But in it do you realise that it is indeed true, there's so much more inside each and every one of us. So much more waiting to be unleashed. Everytime i see someone, especially the lvl 4s, i have this feeling that there's really alot more inside of them waiting, waiting to come out and shine for Your glory. I believe that at the right time and season, my much more will be unleashed as well.
No one said it was easy. No one said it's an easy journey. When I gave my life to Jesus, No one ever said challenges were waiting for me.
Than I thought that I was strong, I thought I could take them on. But when the challenge started coming in, I seem to go down in defeat.
Than I look into His eyes, I could see a ray of light. When I turn my eyes to Christ, i can put my past behind.
I believe that I am made, for greater things than this. Greater things than what I’m doing, I am made for greater things.
I believe that I am made, for such a time as this. To make a difference in this world, That they may know the coming King. I believe.
I really have no idea who wrote this song. Pastor Dan sang it a long time back during camps and all. But this song really stuck to me, throughout all these years. I tried looking for the writer and chords, but i couldn't find it. If i remember correctly, it was Pastor's friend who wrote this, or something like that.
But really, alot of times i'm really down and all, You'd just bring to remembrance this song, and tell me that i'm made for greater things. The storms will keep coming, but You are holding on to me.
I visualise a life jacket for some reason. Or at least it seems to me as one. That once i gave my life to You. I put on that life jacket. And yes, though the storms would come, though the waves will keep trying to drown me, even though it may sometimes seem like i'm drowned by the water, You'll bring me up again, You'll cause me to rise against the waves, You'll keep me afloat.
1)Get EIGHT A1s
2)With L1R5 of 6 pts without minusing
3)Get 6pts and go poly, nafa, lasalle
4)A medal in next year's gym com (even the last medal place will do)[X]
5)Find some uber remoted place up on a hill and watch the stars at night til they fade and the sun rises
6)Travel the world photographing people, places, scenes without a care in the world
7)Have my own studio
8)Bungee Jumps!
9)Go to phs clock tower to star gaze
10)Spend a day watching clouds drift and hearing the sounds of the waves
11)Sky dive
12)Go on the Singapore Flyer and wave like a mad lunatic shouting ILOVEMADMONKEYSRUNNINGAROUNDWITHTHEIRUNDERPANTSINTHEIRMOUTHS
13)Find stilts and walk around orchard road
14)Wake boarding
15)Wear black and go around hugging trees at night
16)Write enough songs to make an album
17)Go on a kiddie ferris wheel and laugh like a mad lunatic [/]
18)Not screw up my Bio again (hopefully)[/](EOY was better than CT2 but my overall is screwed..)
19)Do an aerial cartwheel(i crashed)[/]
20)Backsomer on the floor
21)Frontsomer on the floor
22)Night biking
23)Go to popular and arrange all the little miss/mr books in order of their numbers(many attempts; they did not have the whole series)[/]
24)Run from Khatib to Yio Chu Kang
25)Contemp.
26)Voice co.
27)Be somebody to someone
28)Slide down a hill with a piece of cardboard screaming MY PANTS CAUGHT FIRE
29)Have my own gig
30)Learn piano, drums, electric, bass, percusion and jam on my own
31)Breaking
32)Get a can of root beer, cover the root and start dancing like a luanatic swaying from one end to the other
33)Bake a huge cake
34)Snowboarding
35)Skiing
36)GMAX!
37)Get a hundred and one balloons and let it fly
38)Get on top of a really high skyscraper with 10 plastic bags to let FLY!(must be eco)
39)Throw a bunch of monopoly notes down a building and watch people scramble to pick the cash up
40)Walk around orchard with a sign that states FREE SMELLY BUTTS
41)Build a life size snowman
42)Try Freerunning
43)Make a Chocolate Easter Egg full of random junk
44)Wave and say HI to a hundred random strangers [/] (Done at Dhoby Ghaut Interchange) (My Brother thinks i'll probably get arrested soon)EVERYONE IN DHOBY GHAUT MRT KNOWS ME NOW!!!
45)Learn Italian/Jap/Spanish or something
46)Design my own house
47)Design the cover of some branded item
48)Photograph a cover of some famous mag
49)Buy fries from every possible fastfood outlet in Singapore and compare them
50)The vitagen and yakult experiment [/]
51)Make the principal eat Maggie Snack! [/]
52)Make everyone in the H4H group wear skinnies and board the plane like we're a bunch of hoo-li-gans :D (almost all i still considered is it?)[/]
53)Jump off a cliff and front somer into the ocean
54)PULLOVER HOODIE!(w/o the zip)[/]
55)Pass my practical exam (at least get a merit or something)[X] I PASSED ALRIGHT PASSED. I did the front part
56)Pass my theory exam(i got distinction! yes i can hardly believe it myself)[/]
57)Get my nerdified class to do something other than studying(they do it w/o my asking, real stupid if you ask me)[/]
58)Not screw up my songs esp my side reading! [/] (at least i HOPE i din)
59)Scubadiving
60)Handspring(thanks to joey and my adrenaline)[/]
61)Go jamming
62)Go for a Hillsong Conference
63)Impact
64)Know what I wanna do
65)wear some idiot's school pants and start parading! (DONE WITH COMPLIMENTS FROM RAHUL) lol.[/]
66)not screw up my chinese oral (SCREWED IT TOALLY BLAH)(i got A for CHINA!)[/]
67)Not screw up my O Level Chinese Oral
68)Kangaroo Jumps!!
69)Learn to love studying
70)Reach a hundred on the list.
71)Do at least 50 things on the list
72)Not to screw up my routine next year[X]i freaking fell off the tramp.
73)Prevent ungraceful dressing of thy leotards next year (you know what i mean)[/]
74)EOY top 10 [/]
75)L1R5 of less than 10 for EOYS [X] BUU!! ONE POINT!!! argh ENGLISH!!
76)My very own EXPENSIVE crumpler!(i'm cancelling this)[/]FREE HAND ME DOWNS!
77)Cannon's 550D bought with my own hard earned cash
76)A monopod (a tripod with only one leg which can double up as a WEAPON:D)
77)PHOTOSHOP BACK (darn computer crash erased my photoshop)[/]
78)SCREAM "ONE MORE" on the second last day of the exams during the car ride home and be amazed at the PRICELESS expression on their faces [/] DONE WITH COMPLIMENTS FROM 4 BANGLAHS!
79)MACBOOK
80)Do a backsomer [/] :D I'M HAPPY!!
81)EXTEND!
82)Count the number of ang-mohs in orchard road while passing by in a car [/] Done with me bro. For your information, it was 77 angmohs walking on orchard road per 10km :D
83)Lie on the floor of some random MRT stationg [/] (Dhoby Ghaut MRT LOVES ME :D done on the fllor and on the steps :D)
84)Shake hands with 100 random strangers
85)Earn cash for my own DSLR!
86)Motivation
87)Bad day to end fast[/]
88)Happy[/]
89)Free Cone Day!
90)ISRAEL!!!!!
91)Passion
