This is the second part of my blog post about my crazy weekend. This time I would love to share about the awesome things that happened at church.
Last Sunday, Pastor Kong Hee from City Harvest Church (CHC), Singapore was sharing about the Holy Spirit.What's so touching is the story that he shared with us.
He told us that for the past 2 years, CHC has been going through a hard time since he announced that the church is holding a share of the Suntec City building. The authorities are questioning the case and he's been in and out of interrogations for so many times that made him felt so exhausted.
But what was so amazing is how God was strengthening and encouraging him. Preparing him for to face the situation. The day before he made the announcement. The Devil came at him and told him that he would get him and destroy him, at that moment he knew that something was going to happen. After he made the announcement, the next day, it became headlines on the newspaper and raising controversies and questions from people and the authorities.
Before he got arrested by the authorities and interrogated. Ps. Kong received a call from his friend when he was in a conference in Australia, his friend told Ps. Kong that he had a vision that Ps. Kong needed to go back to Singapore and he also told him that he would get arrested and he would need to take care of his home church. He encouraged Ps. Kong and told him that he and his wife were praying for Ps. Kong.
Before returning to Singapore, Ps. Kong needed to speak on a session in the conference and while he's speaking a woman, who's a prophetess saw that the devil had come to get Ps. Kong, got him arrested and chained, she saw that Ps. Kong was in so much pain and then the glory of the Lord was then come and broke the chains. She told Ps. Kong about her vision after he finished speaking in the conference. She said that he would get arrested but then God was with him through it all.
I cannot imagine how would it feel if two people are telling you that you are getting arrested when you actually did nothing wrong. It must be the worse feeling in the world.
Then later on, CHC had an asian conference where Ps. David Yonggi Cho from Korea came as one of the speakers. In one of the session where Ps. David Yonggi Cho was speaking, while he's speaking, he stopped in the middle of his message and told Ps. Kong that God loves him so much and he needed to remember that. At that moment Ps. Kong knew that something was really going to happen, he started to shake and tremble of fear and he could feel the Holy Spirit came like an old friend and gave him a hug.
The next morning, while having breakfast with Ps. David Yonggi Cho before he's going back to Korea, the authorities came and arrested Ps. Kong, and since that, he's going in and out to the police station as he was being interrogated for many things regarding the stock ownership of Suntec City and it's been the hardest times for Ps. Kong and CHC. The church almost fell apart and he was so drained and exhausted.
One day, Ps. Yonggi Cho invited him to Korea, Ps. Yonggi Cho was the one who always made sure that Ps. Kong was okay and checking on him every time. While in Korea Ps. Kong went to a prayer mountain in Korea and there were some intercessors there. When he came, there was one woman that came to him and told him that she had a message from the holy spirit which was: "Why Sun Glasses?" - nobody else understood that message except Ps. Kong. Ps. Kong later shared that since the case, he got a panic attack that every time he went out (and sometimes even at home), he would wear a sun glasses to give him some comfort. Then the woman said to him that God wanted him to take off his sun glasses because God wanted to see his face. It was so amazing that God cared about the little detail and letting Ps. Kong knew that He cared for him.
It was so overwhelming to listen to Ps. Kong's story. On how God prepared him to face the hardship and on how God encouraged him even before it happened and even during it happened. Ps. Kong said that he might not able to face everything if God hadn't prepared him before.
It was so beautiful how God worked in Ps. Kong's life and throughout his message he reminded one of three things about the Holy Spirit which was Holy Spirit is a person and he wants to have a relationship with us. When we feel so alone, the Holy Spirit is there as our friend, when we're in difficult times, the Holy Spirit is there as our comforter and helper, when we're hurt, the Holy Spirit is there as our healer.
Sometimes, we are too familiar of the Holy Spirit that we stop to realise that the Holy Spirit is a person. He has eyes that he wants to show us his vision, hands that he wants to touch us and encourage us.
The past few weeks were my hard times and honestly, I have forgotten about the Holy Spirit. Things were going out of control and it was hard for me to find my focus in life again that I ended up feeling so lonely and sad as if no one could ever understand what I'm feeling and the situation I'm in. So when I went to church last Sunday and listened to what Ps. Kong had to share. I was so overwhelmed. I know that in whatever situation I will never be alone, the holy spirit is there with me, he's there to comfort me, to heal me and to help me. I was so encouraged and so thankful that I came to church last Sunday.
God really knows what I need and He always sent people to meet my needs. He sent comforters when I was so down, He sent Ps. Kong to remind me that He still cares for me and I can never thank Him enough for every little thing that He has done for me. His love is a never ending love and He is faithful even when I'm not. And for that, I'm so grateful for the grace He's given me.
Thank You, Jesus. Take my hand and lead my way, step by step. I want you to be there in every step that I take and in every thing that I do.
Amen.
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