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July 2010
Dear Ministry Partner,
Time flies, and we are already into the second half of 2010! We cannot redeem time that has passed, but we can certainly seize the day by making the most of what is to come. Amidst our busyness, we are usually confronted with the brevity of life when a friend or loved one is terminally ill or when we attend funerals one too many. In Psalm 39:4-6, David prayed:
"LORD, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered—how fleeting my life is. You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand. My entire lifetime is just a moment to you; at best, each of us is but a breath. We are merely moving shadows, and all our busy rushing ends in nothing. We heap up wealth, not knowing who will spend it." (New Living Translation)
We live on borrowed time. Each one of us has an expiry date. In fact, the psalmist described our time on earth to be fleeting, which will one day be gone, just like vapor. In God's perspective, one's entire life span is at best the width of his hand, and the difference between life on earth and life in eternity is just a breath away!
We busy ourselves with the pursuit of our career, wealth and life's other distractions such that often times we neglect God and the key relationships in our lives, only to be disappointed by the futility of such pursuits at the end of our lives. Ultimately, life is not measured by how much wealth one has, but in the values that last.
The brevity of life ought to motivate us to live purposefully for God. The psalmist was not referring to the length of days that count, but the depth of our life that matters to God. It is not how many years we live, but the impact we make in the lives of others that make our lives significant.
Knowing that our days are numbered (Psalm 90:12), we aim to live lives of significance and purpose. Abraham Lincoln once said, "And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." Investing in the eternal things of God will reap eternal rewards and true significance.
Seizing the day requires us to seize the 'kairos' moments of significance. It means resetting our inner compass, and reordering our priorities, so that we live in view of eternity. Perhaps seizing the day is as practical as the following:
- Catching up with an old friend over a meal/coffee
- Procrastinate no longer that exercise program to shed the kilos
- To go on a date with your spouse or kids
- To pick up a book you have always wanted to read, and enjoy it!
- Joining a bible study or cell group to grow spiritually and in the Word
- Going on a mission trip
Seize the day,
Lam Kok Hiang
Country Leader
P/S: We appreciate your continued partnership in giving. Enclosed please find a copy of our updated corporate brochure.
Archive of letters
- 2010
- 2009
- An Old, Old Story to Tell Every Generation (PDF, 220kB)
- Vision 2020 – Becoming That Someone Who Truly Follows Jesus (PDF, 818kB)
- The Joy Stealers (PDF, 223kB)
- Romans 5:1-11 (PDF, 0.8MB)
- Heart Renovation (PDF, 438kB)
- The BIG DEAL about small things (PDF, 1MB)
- An Easter Reflection (PDF, 235kB)
- A Personal Note of Thanks! (PDF, 104kB)
- It's the Little Things in Life... (PDF, 546kB)
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2008
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