JESUS Rocks!

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Often people talks about how difficult it is to grow spiritually because they were born into a Christian family. They do not have an obvious experience of stepping across the line, from darkness into light. They are so used to all the biblical truth and Christian 'rituals'. As they are yet to experience what it is like to be in a non-Christian family, brought up in a non-Christine way, living in a non-Christian way, temptations of what a person would do if in a non-Christian family is seen as great. Is that just an excuse for what our sinful nature is doing in our lives?!

This Sunday, we had a couple with us, missionaries spending more than 50 years in Africa, both are pastors' kids, grew up in a devoted Christian family, brought up in a sacrificial mission field (one in Africa & the other in South America), yet live to follow God wholeheartedly and running the race well. Their love for Christ is not dependent on their background. The fact that they were born & brought up by parents who are missionaries outside of their country of origin (they are Canadians) mean that they would be unlikely to devote themselves to God? Looking at themselves in comparison to others. They did not have as comfortable life as other Canadians who live in Canada due to the poor conditions in the mission field. Does this mean that they would not want to be a missionary like their parents? Does this mean that they would not be as fervant as those who have come to know the Lord from a non-Christian background?

The missionary said ' without vision, people will perish and without mission, vision will perish' - this is how much mission is embedded in their lives though this is the only life they've probably ever known. They still would have made mistakes along the way, arguing with God, disobeying God but it is NOT harder for them to rise up in God to take God's call and have the same devotion as many others who have a non-Christian background. Individuals who are born into a Christian family still have to make their own choices of receiving Christ, was the choice genuine as God moved in their hearts? Are the experiences with God deeply touching their hearts? Are their lives continue to be transform by God? These do not depend on whether they experienced a different life - a life in a non-Christian family. Even if they were brought up in a Christian family, they still need to make that decision of following God. For they are not Christians until the point of time that they accept Jesus as their Lord & Saviour rather than simply following a family tradition or expectations. It is our choice this day whether we'll walk with God wholeheartedly and be devoted to God for our lifetime.

penned at 11:47 PM