Dear beloved,
High Praise Assembly will be celebrating her 21st anniversary in July. Like all youngsters, we can’t help but wonder how it is like being 21 years old with the new given “freedom.” Of course I am way past 21 now. But my emphasis is that we being an Apostolic, Abrahamic and Anthoich Church, where are we standing now? Just to be happy that God is faithfully keeping us all these years?
I believe, at this juncture, God is directing us like He directed Jacob (the seed of Abraham) In Genesis 31. After serving a very mean father-in-law for twenty years, God spoke to Jacob and said in Gen 31:3 "Return to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you." God wanted Jacob to leave Laban and move towards fulfilling his destiny as Israel. As such, God not only prevented Laban from harming Jacob, He also prevented Laban from laying any claim of what had been given to Jacob. A boundary was set to cut off Laban from his life. Gen 31:52 This heap is a witness , and the pillar is a witness, that I will not pass over this heap to you, and you will not pass over this heap and this pillar to me, to do harm.
Dear beloved, let us identify our “Laban.” The unfruitful and tiring labour can be our Laban and so can our debts, medical bills, wrong relationship etc.
Let us pray:
Dear Heavenly Father, direct our path like you directed Jacob to fulfill his destiny. In Jesus name, Amen.
Pastor Ling Bek Sing
至深爱的，
高赞教会将在七月里庆祝21周年纪念。好似所有的少年人一样，我们不能帮助但好奇怎样在21岁中得着“自由”。当然我真是21岁了。但我要强调的是身为使徒性，亚伯拉罕性和安提阿性教会，我们正站在哪个位置呢？只当快乐因神是信实的，会在这在整年里保守着我们的。
我相信，在此时，神真在指示我们好似他指示雅各【亚伯拉罕的苗】在创世记31里一样。经过服侍他的岳父20年之久，神在创世记31:3里向雅各说:“你要回你父之地，到你族那里去，我必与你同在.”神要雅各离开拉班和向前行来成就他的生命为以色列。因此，神不但阻止拉班伤害雅各，祂甚至阻止拉班向雅各要回他赐给雅各的。一条界线被立下是要除去拉班对他生命的伤害。创世记31:52这石堆作证据，这柱子也作证据。我必不过这石堆去害你；你也不可过这石堆和柱子来害我。
深爱的，让我们认清我们的“拉班”.那些不结果的，令人厌见和徒然劳动的很可能就是我们的拉班，又或者是我们的债务，医疗费，错误的关系等等。
让我们祈祷：亲爱的阿爸天父，指示我们的路程就好似袮指示雅各一样来成就他的命运。奉耶稣的名求，阿们。
林必信牧师
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