1Thessalonians 2:12

After an hour of very interesting outline on "Christ in the 4 gospels" by Jim Flanigan on audio cd. I have been blessed to learn more of how the 4 gospels intricately paint the perfect being the Lord Jesus Christ. However the the highlight of whole lesson did not come from the message. I personally enjoyed a reminder that a brother shared just after the message. He told the group of how most prominent figures of today's saints come from backgrounds that are very different from whom they are today. He goes on to pointing out that in some ways we are more fortunate than them because most of us come from a fairly good background with a good education. They had to change from one end of the spectrum to the other end, which required much more discipline to devote themselves to studying the word of God. The emphasis of his story comes clear as he points out that we being even more blessed should be thankful of what we have and give more of our time and effort into the things of God.

I find it so true that the thought of it makes me ashamed to be called a christian. Somehow I have this weird way of thinking that maybe because my life has not experienced such extreme changes that i fail to appreciate the immensity of God's salvation. However, the spirit seems to tell me that no matter where you start from the spectrum of life, there is only one end point that all of us should strive to achieve - that is complete obedience to the life that God has called us into. We may not deserve anything God offers, but no matter what, He will always deserve everything that we can possibly offer. Just as how William Macdonald so aptly puts it: "The immensity if our redemption leads to only one reasonable response, namely - total commitment; let us remember that anything short of that is only polished sin. "