Saturday, November 25, 2006

I am listening to the song my committee back in Sydney have chosen for our team.. A month ago, they emailed the mp3 of this song to me. But all I did was read their mail but I did not listen to the song. I am guilty, yes, I was. There is no excuse I should give myself. No excuse is acceptable.

We have chosen the song entitled : We are the reason by Kaffe Matthews

As little children
We would dream of Christmas morn
Of all the gifts and toys
We knew we'd find
But we never realized
A baby born one blessed night
Gave us the greatest gift of our lives

We were the reason
That He gave His life
We were the reason
That He suffered and died
To a world that was lost
He gave all He could give
To show us the reason to live

As the years went by
We learned more about gifts
The giving of ourselves
And what that means
On a dark and cloudy day
A man hung crying in the rain
All because of love, all because of love
I've finally found the reason for living
It's in giving every part of my heart to Him
In all that I do every word that I say
I'll be giving my all just for Him, for Him

He is my reason to live

I like this song, not just because the music is nice but because the lyrics is meaningful to me. The first time I heard this song, I am touched by the lyrics. I know its a song not chosen by a human but by God. I can see his hand moving among us. This song ministered to me, to my needs, God used this song to meet me where I am, Indeed he is there.

We are indeed precious in God eyes and it reminds us of how Christ had to endure the cross for our sins. He is the reason we live and let us continue to live it for Him.

The following passage is shared by Aaron, my dearest team leader for our coming mission trip.

(John 15:1-17)
1"I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser.
2Every branch of mine that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
3Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you.
4Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.
5I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
6If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned.
7If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
8By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.
9As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.
10If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love.
11These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.
12"This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
13Greater love has no one than this, that someone lays down his life for his friends.
14You are my friends if you do what I command you.
15No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. 16You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
17These things I command you, so that you will love one another.

I want to abide in you Father, YES, I will..

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