Looking Forward

You know what? Something's happening in our school. Yes, something really amazing is taking place right here in ACS(I). The Year 6s, Year 5s and 2s are on fire. They're really burning and taking that deep plunge of faith for God.

But do you know what? There are some still left behind and are actually not ready yet. There are some people still not quite ready for such a thing to happen. There are some people who come for FireAC once and don't come again. There are some people that come for FireAC because they are just 'forced' to by peer pressure and friends. And you know what, its because it may be a bit ironic, but its because we're so cold towards the other people in the ministry who we may not know. We're just coming and snuggling in with those we're comfortable with, because we're scared of mingling with the other people whom we may not know yet. So many of us are just not comfortable with what we're doing, we're just looking down and wondering why on earth are we at FireAC in the first place.

So, what can we do to solve this problem which may be hindering the revival in ACS(I)? Perhaps the first thing you could do is try to come earlier so that you will have more time to soak in the presence of the Lord. Its because, if you're filled with the holy spirit, filled with that absolute PASSION for Christ, you would do RADICAL things for him. It could be something like saying a PRAYER for the person next to you whom you may not know, or it could be to really just offer yourself to God. It may seem difficult to do such a thing, it is not the time issue, or the issue of it being a school thing, or it being without a full band, but its because of the faith which we may seem to be lacking. With FAITH, God can fill you with his holy spirit if you EMPTY YOURSELF, if you really just sell yourself out to God.

It was not long ago, about 1 month ago when i had this vision of the school. In the old auditorium having a full out worship session. Everyone was so deep into the worship. Everyone was focused on honouring our Lord Jesus Christ. There were many with hands lifted high in awe, kneeling in surrender, crying in love, shouting out praises with all their heart and just being 100% spirit lead. Do you know what the best worship could be? Its not a perfect guitarist, perfect drummer, perfect sound system, perfect vocalists, perfect location. But it is a spirit lead worship and a broken heart waiting upon the Lord. A worship when its more than singing, when it is all about crying out for the one whom we serve, Jesus Christ.

"Dear Lord, thank you for stirring up the hearts of many. But Lord, thats not enough, we want more. We want more of You, we want everyone to be living for Your name. We do all that we can Lord, but we know we would never succeed without Your grace. We need You to come into all of our lives so that when people see us, they see You. They see your holiness, your glory Lord. I pray that every single one of us would work hard with our walk with You, that we would not fall away from you, that the homework would not overwhelm us beyond what we can bear. Lord I pray for total dependence on You, amongst all my brothers and sisters.
In Jesus' Name. Amen."

In the Faith of Jesus Christ,
Lin Xunliang