Two Sundays ago, Pastor K.K. show this clip in church. A familiar story, put to a refreshing song~
Yesterday, we visited this episode again* during staff devotions. The facilitator was remarking on how we are not to be like Philip and Andrew, who didn't put their trust in Jesus to feed the multitudes. Now this is familiar ground, that has been covered a lot in sermons over the pulpit. Still, somehow I felt disturbed in my spirit. Not that the point conveyed was wrong, but more of the manner it was conveyed. It was akin to somebody wagging their fingers at me and say, "now now, look at Exhibit A & B (Philip and Andrew), look upon their behavior, tsk tsk, and do not do what they do."
Maybe I'm just over-reacting, but if you put me in the shoes of Philip and Andrew, I think I will probably give their kinda responses. That's the way sinful man is, always seeing things with eyes of flesh...
Then my mind wanders off again, and think, "Wah, how come in times such as this, then have all these messages pop up more frequently ah?" I immediately squashed off that line of thought, because it was dripping, nay, overflowing with cynicism^. Well, man is not only short-sighted, but short-memory-ed**. Rather than think this is man's way of controlling the negative thoughts, better remember it as "wa eh Ti Bei's"*** way of reminding myself that He can and will make use of my meager offerings.
As my friend reminded me through his sms, "... not so much great faith in GOd as faith in a great God!"
*For those of you who wants to refresh your memory, go read Matthew 14, Mark 6, Luke 9 and John 6.
^ which is just another form of unbelief. If one is cynical, one would tend to ask, "Are you sure? Sure or not? Can it really be...?"
** Is there such a word?!
*** "My Heavenly Father's", en hokkien, s'il vous plat
P.S. Is it me, or does the bread in the picture above look like chappati?!
eh... feel so disoriented with your hokkien thesaurus...!!
ReplyDelete"wa eh hokkien ish CMI wan, prease dun coke mee...." xD
ReplyDeleteeh...sorry occupational habit...you mean short-term memory...
ReplyDeleteBut thank you for sharing...it's a good reminder that puts me to shame...i think if i'm the little boy, i'll prob think.."since the food is so little to be shared, i might as well keep it for myself.."...and realized how selfish and faithless i will be...must repent...
Bingo! No wonder my word sounded weirdz, thank you ah, Engerish 'cher! XD
ReplyDeleteaiyo, not enough faith? Ask your Abba/Loh Dao for more la 0:)
From France eastwards, the bread gets skinner as you move to chapati-like stuff and naan-like things in mid-Asia and India, then go further you get bao in China. That's my theory / observation. I wonder what do the Red Indians on the other continent have for carbo loading.
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