As I did my Advent’s meditation, I read there are two expressions of
Jesus as Son of God and Messiah. And, I am being reminded of how the
apostle Paul had been transformed by his meeting with the risen Christ
on the road to Damascus (Acts 9:4, NIV) and that he spent the rest of
his life communicating the great miracle of God’s redeeming love in
Jesus and encouraging everyone, Jew and Gentile alike, to give their
hearts to the Saviour (Romans 1:1–6, NIV), and how he addressed
quarrelling factions, misunderstandings and false beliefs which are our
weaknesses to our human frailty. Indeed, the apostle Paul showed us the
context in the divinity of Jesus, the incarnation, crucifixion,
resurrection (Philippians 2:6–9, NIV) and the final triumph (Philippians
2:10–11, NIV).
Today’s meditation encourages me to share
Jesus with pre–believers who have not heard of Jesus or have not
encountered Jesus in their lives before, that they will hear and receive
Jesus into their hearts as I share Him with them while demonstrating my
care compassion for their well–being today. Indeed, I read how William
Dunkerley (a successful businessman) lived his long life with the
background of international aggression and tragedy through the Crimean
War yet he had a great faith in Jesus Christ who offered him a better
way, a rebirth into new life and a renewed hope in his life.
Being
a prolific writer, he said, “In Christ there is no East or West, In him
no South or North, But one great fellowship of love, Throughout the
whole wide earth” (William Dunkerley, 1852–1941). Truly, James
Montgomery also said, “Kings shall fall down before him, And gold and
incense bring; All nations shall adore him, His praise all people sing.
To him shall prayer unceasing and daily vows ascend, His kingdom still
increasing, His kingdom without end” (James Montgomery, 1771–1854) based
on Psalm 72 as both featured inside The Heartbeat of Hope devotional
text by Elizabeth Rundle as I pondered over these two quotations upon my
Advent weekend’s reading.
How would you describe Christianity to someone who had never heard of Jesus today?
Profile Background:
Jeremy
Koh is a disabled graduate from Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore –
formerly known as Spastic Children Association (1987–1997). He graduated
with Certificates in Microsoft Office Skills & a HR Administrator
Graduate (CHRA) under Human Capital Singapore–SGEnable Collaboration of
Partnership – HCS HR PowerBank (7th Dec 2021 to 3rd June 2022) | Former
Project Assistant/Email Marketing Consultant |A Connecter in ServeHope
Pte Ltd & GrowthBeans Team in Savior-Asia Consulting Pte Ltd | A
KeyGuard Specialist @(these)abilites Pte Ltd handling all KeyGuard
Operations for 10 months in World United College South East Asia
(Tampines Branch) | an Executive Assistant with Vision Strategy
Storytelling (3 months, Aug to Oct 2017); A Founder in the ground up
initiative project called – Project Stories for LIFE (Affiliated with
Youth Corps Singapore, a former member of the Special Needs Cluster) |A
PwD Advocate – a representing voice of the Disabled Community to the
public today.
Prayer Response to this featured article:
Jesus,
guide us to share your salvation with pre–believers who had never heard
of you, as the Holy Spirit leads us to the person/people today.
(Written by Jeremy Koh, 2nd December 2022)
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