Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Feed my lambs

Jesus Reinstates Peter

When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?"
"Yes, Lord," he said, " you know that I love you."
Jesus said, "Feed my lambs."


Above is an excerpt from the bible, if you happen to know, from John 21:15. Wow, such simple words Jesus said and yet it meant so much in depth. Not long ago, Daniel and Gideon preached on the Firm Foundation series whereby they, in the teaching itself, quoted this verse from the bible and said how important these 3 simple words are.

Feed my lambs.

And guess what? A few days later I was doing just the same as what Jesus said before He left, feed His lambs/sheep, in the literal way.

Two days back I went with my sheep - kenny aka jethro to evangelise in our school ground itself. We met immediately after our paper in the morning, settled some caregroup planning issues, and went straight to survey on the young secondary 1s and 2s after school. As we were in the midst of our preliminary examination, we could not stay too long (we have to study to glorify God too right?:D ), so we prayed together that in the short 30minutes itself, we would be able to make a great impact in God's kingdom.

Soon, thirty minutes passed(Evangelism was great by the way! Gathered quite a few contacts) and we went back to the designated spot we planned to meet after that. As I sat down at the canteen chair, I looked around but saw no signs of Him. Then, from the right hand side corner, a tall and scrawny figure appeared from behind the walls. Swaying in much discomfort, he slowly made his way here. Instantly, I dashed forward to ask him what happened. He then spoke in a soft voice (uncommon for TALKATIVE him), "I feel really weak and hungry. I feel very faint too."

Without delay, I ushered him to a nearby canteen table and ran off to the Western stall to buy a plate full of rice and meat etc. a piece of most of the food on display, and hurried off back to the table. As usual, he was shocked and wanted to pay me for what I had bought. Howver I just smiled, "Hey, rejecting blessing is a sin. What's more you don't get it all the time. Just eat, it's your reward for working so hard :)"

Wow! I can't believe I did that. For me, money had been really important to me as I did not have much. However, I was really awed by how God's compassion moved in me to want to love and give my sheep the best that at that point of time. I had attained the virtue of being selfless, gradually, in God. :)

Then the next day, I went to meet nigel, my new sheep, for our first ever shepherding session! We met at the left column at the canteen that afternoon. Then,I left him to sit there with the company of tianli, while I went to fetch the surprise I planned for him the previous night. I went to the Japanese food stall and ordered Unagi rice and chicken wings. Then I went to the drinks store to buy a bottle of apple aloe vera. Gleaming in delight, I walked back to the table and shocked him with the surprise I had in my hands.

To my surprise, he was more stunned than I expected. He then thank me many times and went on eating the food heartily. Wow, it just warmed my heart so much when I see my efforts being appreciated by someone else yeah-my dear sheep in exact. :) All of a sudden, the selfish thought of keeping the money to myself disappeared once again. I experienced the joy of giving in it's full extent, the second time in the week itself:)

Daddy, I can never say enough about how you always awe me with simple things. Now I know why you said feed your lambs before you went. Wow...It's so meaningful that it'll never be a chore for me yeah? Feeding your lambs are such joyous and enjoyable experiences that I hope to do it every single day! And I am sure that as I give my best to steward the limited finance I have, you'll supply me even much much more. Thank you Daddy, you just never fail to make me smile even in my darkest days. :)

You're my Lord, My Jehovah Jireh. My Provider.:)