GROWING TOGETHER IN CHRIST

Leaning on God There’s a hymn song that goes,  ‘ Leaning, leaning, Safe and secure from all alarms Leaning, leaning Leaning on the everlasting arms’ Life has many twists and turns. And as we try to navigate through the twists and turns, often we are faced with various forms of challenges. It is natural for man to seek a place of refuge, a place to hide and a place of support and protection against the worries and troubles of life.  ‘ God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.’ – Psalm 46:1 When trouble knocks at your door, where do you run to, who do you call? And where do you hide? People have somehow devised their own places of refuge to shield themselves whenever they are faced with troubles of life. For some people money is their refuge, which often fails. While others have chosen to put their trust in humans and princes and this too fails. Others have turned to alcohol and drugs as an avenue of escape from realities of life. God is our only refuge, a...

In the Scripture, John 2:1-10, we learn that Jesus, his mother and his disciples were invited at a wedding at Cana in Galilee. As we all know, weddings are still one of joyous celebrations in every part of the world. As the wedding celebration was going on, Jesus’ mother came to him and said, ‘They have no more wine.’ –John 2:3 Recognizing and turning to Jesus Running out of wine at a wedding during their time was a very serious issue. This would bring embarrassment and shame to the bridegroom. In life, things may seem to be moving on smoothly, and then suddenly everything comes to a stop. A crisis happens, tragedy hits you and suddenly you are in a situation that you never saw it coming. And most of the time you have no idea how to deal with it. The question is: What do you do? Who do you turn to? As what Mary mother of Jesus did, we all need to do the same whenever we are faced with a big or small problem; we need to recognize the presence of Jesus and turn to Him. Very often, p...