Dear Beloved,
Just recently, many
articles in our news cover the area of depression and suicide. More shocking
when we come to know a very famous comedian Robin Williams; who made millions
of people laugh took his own life. Star reported “The day the laughter die”. Truly
it is as one Chinese song lyric which goes “Laughter cannot give happiness, tears cannot take away pain…”
Praise the Lord, our LORD JESUS is able. He called us in Mat 11:28 “Come to Me all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I
will give you rest”.
Hence beloved, you may
not have come to the point of burning out or feeling depressed. We need to draw
near to our Savior Lord Jesus daily. As what the Lord told Martha in Luke 10:41 And Jesus answered and said to her, Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled
about many things. Luke 10:42 But one
thing is needful, and Mary has chosen that good part, which shall not be
taken away from her.
Do you know in
reality, Mary produced more result, in her giving, her prayer, her seeking and
above all she pleased the Lord? Even in our 40 days of fast and prayer, we
place emphasis on being intimate with our LORD JESUS CHRIST. Let us join in the
flow for our own good and for our beloved nation, Malaysia. Hallelujah!
Dear Heavenly Father,
we come just as we are to worship you and give ourselves to you. Thank you for
giving us rest and peace. In Jesus Christ’s Name we pray, Amen.
Pastor Ling Bek Sing
亲爱的，
最近，我们在报章上看到很多有关憂郁症和自杀的文章。令人震惊的是；给人们带来许多欢笑的一位著名喜剧演员罗宾威廉；竟然了决了自己的生命。星报这样报导，“笑声终结的一天”。
就好像有一首中文歌曲，它的歌词说：“笑容不能带来幸福，泪水挥不去痛苦”。赞美主，主耶稣是全能的。马太11：28说，“凡劳苦担重担的人，可以到我这里来，我就使你们得安息。”
所以，亲爱的，或者你还不曾到达憂郁或感到疲惫不堪的程度；我们仍需要每日来亲近救主耶稣。路加10：41，耶稣对马大说：“马大，马大！你为许多的事思虑烦忧，42节，但是不可少的只有一件，马利亚已经选择那上好的福分，是不能夺去的。”
你是否知道，马利亚透过她的给予、祷告、寻求，实在更有果效；也能讨主喜悦。在我们四十天禁食祷告中，我们注重与主耶稣建立更亲密的关系。让我们与主更亲近，为我们自己的益处也为我们亲爱的国家，马来西亚。赞美主！
亲爱天父，我们按照本像来敬拜袮，将我们献给袮。谢谢袮给我们平安和安息。丰耶稣的名祷告，阿们。
林必信牧师
