Driving Through Fog

Golden gate bridge is a famous suspension bridge located in San Francisco. Other than the bridge itself, the flow of summer fog through the bridge makes the view more spectacular.

The fog however, sometimes get so thick that you barely see through anything further that a foot from your eyes. Faith, is actually driving on a bridge with heavy fog while desiring to go to the other end.

When burdens and trials are so heavy and you can't see what lies ahead of you, do you go back? Wait for the fog to disappear? Or, you drive through it with faith?

II Kings 8: 1-6 tells us the story of the Elisha speaking to the woman who son he restored to life. She was asked to leave their household because of a famine that was about to come for seven years.

She went away and did according to the saying of the man of God and dwelt in the land of the Philistines. After 7 years, the woman returned and discovered that someone has already taken over her house.

She made an appeal to the king for her house and land. When the king found out who she was (woman whose son Elisha restored to life), the king immediately restored what was hers and all the proceeds of the fields from the day she left until she returned.

The story is an illustration of our daily walk with God, sometimes we don't understand why things happen - in this case the woman who followed God to leave and upon returning, finds out that somebody has taken over her place.
The woman wasn't sure what was ahead of her when she left her home - but still, she followed God.

It's actually when you cannot see what lies ahead that you cling on to God.

when you turn back, you cannot see the glory that awaits on the other side of the bridge.
when you continue to drive through the heavy fog, you will experience the anticipation of seeing how God will work it out in the end.

If you would live your life again, what would you do?

Reflection Time.

Over 100 people ages 90 and above were asked a question.

"If you are to live your life all over again, what would you do?"

Summarizing their answers, this is what they said in a nutshell...


1. Reflect More




2. Take More Risks





3. Do More Things That Will Last For Eternity

Joruney to God: Challenges

Message taken from the book of Hebrews
-Sermon and Message from Rev. Anthony Co Hao


Road signs are basic guides that we should follow when driving. Ignoring these would lead motorists to danger and sometimes tragedy.

As Christians and passers-by here on earth, we should also be following a series of road signs to be able to safely reach our destination. We should be well-aware of the dangers that we may encounter along the way.

What are the dangers of Pilgrim Life?

I, Drifting (Hebrews 2:1)
This occurs to those who are careless and those who care less and less about God. This is associated to those people who are disinterested in growing in God.

Oftentimes, this happens slowly and by the time that you realize it, its already too late and you are already far away from God.


II, Doubting (Hebrews 3:12)
This usually occurs to those "spiritual spoiled brats" who already has everything and yet they were never contented -- they always want more!

A note: When you hear God's voice, do not harden you're heart but be grateful to God for everything that He has done in our lives.

In spite of being paralyzed neck down when she was young, Johnny Ericsson thanks God that she is still able to share God's Word and be an inspiration to every Christian.

III, Dullness (Hebrews 5:11)
This happens when people become lazy to learn and grow in their Christian life. A good illustration of this would be children not wanting to learn algebra but would settle to the basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division because they feel that these basics are the only ones that they need in life.

When we hear God's Word and we learn something from church, we should apply it in our Christian life

IV, Disregarding (Hebrews 10:26, 35)
This is when we ignore what Jesus has done for us. It’s His sacrifice in the cross for our sins

We must not throw away our confidence - God - in our lives. We should be able to include Him in all aspects of our lives.


V, Denying (Hebrews 12:25)
Of all the dangers, this is considered to be the worst and this occurs when one declines, refuses or rejects God.
A lot of Christians in the Bible went far from God, but when God reached out to help them, they didn't refuse Him and they came back to Him.

Our journey here on earth will never be smooth all the way. Surely, there will be bumps and trials along the way. But, through following proper road signs and guidance from His Word, we will be able to reach our destination safely.

Journey to God

"A Call to Pilgrim Life" taken from Hebrew 13:13-14
-Sermon and Message from Rev. Anthony Co Hao

Pilgrim
> Defined as is a person who undertakes a pilgrimage.
> This is usually visit to a place of some religious significance according to the dictionary.
> As Christians, our pilgrim life is actually a Journey to God.

I, Being a Pilgrim 101
A good example of how to be a pilgrim is found in Hebrews 13:13-14.
v. 13 "Let us then go to Him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace He bore"

Jesus suffered outside the gates of Jerusalem to die on the cross for our sins. As Christians, we are faced with a lot of challenges in life but, we should be able to suffer for Christ and to act like Him.

A good example for this would be the story of Steven Curtis Chapman when a tragendy occurred in the family. His 5-year old daughter died when his son accidentally ran over her as he backed their car out of their driveway. As they were rushing little Maria to the hospital, As Steven was leaving to follow the ambulance where little Maria was in, he then called his son and told him "Son, your father loves you!"

How many parents can manage to do that? But here, he managed to be like Christ. It is really difficult in this world, especially in this modern day to be like Him. But, as Christians, we should be able to stand out and let the crowd know that we are His children through our actions.

II, We are just passing through Earth
v. 14 "For here we do not have an enduring city but we are looking for the city that is to come.

Our present life here on earth is only temporary, oftentimes we get too comfortable with the things we have that we forget that we're only passing through.

As Christians, we should let God reign in our lives (in every aspect). There may be a number of hindrances in our lives, but we should be able to surrender it all to God.