Strong Spiritually

As we celebrated the 20th Anniversary at the Indoor Stadium on Sunday, I can’t help but to remember God’s faithfulness and love for His church and His people. As I watched those videos which captured moments of City Harvest, I begin to tear in His presence. My heart is filled with gladness because I am part of this story. I strongly believe that the next twenty years is going to be more glorious. Like the pioneers of City Harvest shared how their lives have changed and their faithfulness towards God over the years. It is the pioneer’s spiritual tenacity that kept them planted in the House of God the past twenty years. Then, how can we stay planted in the House of God? I believe there are three ways that will help us keep our walk with God strong.

Firstly, a strong prayer life is essential in our walk with God. In 2 Chronicle 7:14, God says that “if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” How can one maintain a relationship? It’s through communication. Prayer is a powerful thing, its communicating with God. Through prayer, we are able to build strong and intimate relationship with Him.

Secondly, making giving a lifestyle is essential in our walk with God. The Bible says in Matthew 6:21, “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” This verse is both a biblical and practical verse. We will always be drawn to where we invest most of our time and finances in. Genesis 8:22 says that "As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease." The Kingdom of God works on the principle of sowing and reaping. Unless one sows, he will never reap. When we begin to participate and sow in the House, we are becoming part of the family and taking ownership of it.

Lastly, we need to recognize that Jesus is not just our Savior but Lord of our life. Our life is in the hand of God and God is always in the equation of our life. When we recognize the fact that Jesus is our Lord, we will begin to depend on Him in every way in our life. Everything that we have belongs to Him and every blessing comes from Him, we are just stewards of it. When Jesus is our Lord, we will not be afraid of any challenges and we will keep going because He is always in control of every situation.

I believe that by embracing some of these ways, we will keep our spiritual life strong and keep our life planted in the House of God. Indeed, those who are planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.

More dreams to be realized and more success to be celebrated.

Matthias