Being Abraham

Gereja kami baru saja mengumumkan ahli majlis gereja yang baru and 90% of them are FRESH! Young and the dangerous (to the kingdom of darkness) and full of energy and vision. Relevant Youth Church (RYC) has been passed to a new generation of leaders led by my bro. Alexson.

Saya bersyukur kerana dalam tempoh 2007-2009, TUHAN telah mempercayakan saya memimpin RYC ke satu level yang boleh menjadi berkat bagi generasi ini malah saya sangat yakin dan pasti bahawa RYC akan dipimpin ke level yang lebih tinggi lagi, merebut “kota-kota” lain di dalam “tanah kanaan” yang sudah Dia sediakan untuk gereja kami. Musa sudah memimpin bangsa Israel keluar dari Tanah Mesir..suatu tugas yang sukar, sekarang tiba masa Joshua untuk meneruskan perjuangan memasuki tanah kanaan dan menakluk kota-kota yang diberikan Tuhan. The same thing happen in our church now including RYC.

Having said that, saya sempat meluangkan lebih 1 jam heart-to-heart talk dengan pastor saya, Pastor Kenny, yang juga merupakan salah 1 bapa rohani saya. Btw leaders, it is VERY IMPORTANT for us to be connected to our pastor. Di sanalah kita boleh mengongsikan visi & mimpi kita dan di sana jugalah dia boleh mengongsikan visinya untuk pelayanan kita bahkan we can build trust and strong bond as we spend quality time with our pastor. So, youth leaders, don’t be “allergic” with your pastor…bertobatlah!

So, as we share our dreams and hopes, we pray and as we pray God spoke to me through His covenant with Abram (before he being named Abraham in Genesis 17:1-9).

“As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations. No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you. I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. The whole land of Canaan, where you are now an alien, I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you; and I will be their God.”

Our generation these days needs a father figure. We have a lot of teachers and leaders in our generation but very less father figure. Telah tiba waktunya untuk hati bapa-bapa berbalik kepada anak-anaknya dan hati anak-anak kepada bapa-bapanya supaya ALLAH jangan datang memukul bumi sehingga musnah- Maleakhi 4:5-6

Generasi kita runtuh kerana tiada figure bapa...dan ini berbicara mengenai institusi kekeluargaan. Kebanyakkan keluarga melepaskan tanggungjawab kepada gereja khusunya pastor untuk mendidik anak-anak mereka..sedangkan pastor & pemimpin gereja hanya bertemu dengan anak-anak mereka kurang dari 48jam seminggu berbanding dengan mereka.

As i'm entering a new phase in my life, in my ministry, relationship and career, i believe God is preparing me for His kingdom. How, What, Where and When? I don't know but I'm making a plan and be prepared to be directed by the Holy SPirit. For those of you who read this post, I believe all of us are called to be a father/mother for this generation. I want to encourage all of you to step up to another level in your spiritual life, growing up to be a father...not baby. It won't be an easy process but God says "Pikullah kuk yang Ku-pasang dan belajarlah pada-Ku, karena Aku lemah lembut dan rendah hati dan jiwamu akan mendapat ketenangan. 30 Sebab kuk yang Ku-pasang itu enak dan beban-Ku-pun ringan.."Mat 11 : 28 – 30

Have a blessed day.