Juror Chris

I have been chosen to serve as a juror!

To some, jury duty can be an anoying disturbance to the routine of life. Because it is compulsary for the chosen citizen to serve as a juror for 2 weeks in the court unless you have very reasonable reason, like some special medical condition.

In fact, I was excited about this opportunity to experience something new! I know as a believer we will all serve as a juror on the judgement day. We will even judge the angels! Wow!!

Do you not know that the saints will judge the world?

And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?

Do you not know that we will judge angels?

How much more the things of this life! 

1 Cor 6:2-3

 

God is our just and righteous Judge, who is full of mercy and grace. Imagine the Satan brings up all the records of your wrongdoings, evil thoughts, and sins committed while no one was watching, which all deserves the sentence of DEATH! 

Then,  we can still stand confidently before the Judge and all witnesses, say “Here, I have the Evidence of how this sentence of DEATH has been already carried out when Jesus who died on the cross, instead of me. “ And Jesus would be watching and testify, “Yap. Chris goes free.” And the righteous Judge our God, will declare “Christine esther lee, Straight to Heaven!”  WOWWW!!!!!! SO COOL!

 Praise God! I am eternally gratful for what Jesus has done.

..Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence,

so that we may receive mercy and find grace…

Heb 4:16

Also, this will be starting one week before I go for my holiday, which enables me to be off the work for nearly a month – what a perfect timing! Furthermore, my gracious employer will pay me the normal salary while I am gone for the jury duty. I had a hunch that this was God’s doing. I will see and learn what God is about to teach me through this experience.

I will be attending the George street Brisbane Court from 10 Sep-19 Sep.

What’s wrong with me?

“Oh man, what on earth is wrong with me, God?!!!”

I screamed in the car.

I don’t know how others may look at me, but I know one thing for sure. Nothing good lives in me. Nothing. I confessed to the Lord as I drive along, He already knows what is going on in my head, there is no way I can play holy or pretend to be humble before the Lord. Everything is revealed as is before him.

I am continuously discipling myself and be filled with the holy spirit daily, yet I know I can’t help myself from sinning all the time. Is this screaming when no one’s watching, sounds familiar? I realised it sounds pretty familiar to me.

” I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I don’t do. But what I hate, I keep on doing. I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?“ (Rom 7:15-24 parts)

Yes, it was the frustrated screaming of the apostle Paul, the man who died for the sake of gospel. Here he screams his lungs out “What on earth is wrong with me, man!!!” We do not know what he is refering to. But it must’ve been something he wouldn’t want to write it down in the bible for the whole world to read, for sure!

As I was preparing the lesson for the life group, God conviced once again about the freedom from sin. Jesus has set me from the guilty and shame, he took it away that I am not the slaves to it anymore. Otherwise, I really don’t know how to survive even one more minute! My enemy will continue to attack me by saying “ look at yourself! How filthy and disqualified you are! You call yourself a follower of Christ?” Yes, I know how to ignore him by saying “I know I am a sinner. But I am forgiven by the Blood of Jesus Christ. It’s not about me but about his righteousness. What will you say about that?”  Of course, nothing.

No wonder God said, “Righteousness” is my breastplate (Eph 6-spiritual armor) and the “Faith” is the shield that can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the enemy. How true! I may not be all righteous, in fact, nothing good lives in me. But My Lord has clothes me with HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS. So here I am, free from the guilt and shame, and continue to serve the Lord as his servant, thanking God for the price he paid for forgiveness of my sin.

Another day is starting again in the wave of his Grace..

For Fun

 Haha.. It took me long time to ‘make this up’  :p

Devotion

Many kings in the history of Israel in ‘1 Kings’ has been described by either of these.

He did evil in the eyes of the Lord. OR,

He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord.

The king’s attitude towards the Lord has turned around the destiny of the entire nations.  I am learning once again, how important it is for the spiritual leaders to set our lives right before God and have right attitude to the Lord. If the bible can write one single line about me somewhere, I want it to be,

..Chris’ heart was fully comitted to the Lord all her life..

I want nothing more, nothing less.

It’s been years of journey with the Lord, My God. I’ve seen many come and many go, some in bitterness, some in Joy. Many nervous moments and many ‘first time ever’s in much trembling..I’ve heard many sinner’s prayer, many cries, many joyful noises..Countless sleepless nights in struggling between my own desire and God’s..

Plum, this unforgettable car Daniels has bought for me out of their own tiny pocket Thailand mission trip, the experience with Real God has changed our hearts forever. Times of testing and trials, when nothing seems to be working anymore within my power. Engagements, weddings, babies, and more weddings of my friends young and old alike. I’ve seen my very respected spiritual leader turned away from Lord into the world. I once was totally burnt out, it cost many months of encouragements and endurances from others.

From EVERY experiences, through it all, he NEVER disappointed me, not even once! Rather, the years of journey with God has been unbelievably fulfilling, made me absiolutely fell in love with the Lord I serve. The love has grown, it might not like the puppy love full of feelings and emotions of initial stage, but it has grown to steady and strong love that will not be interfered with anything comes along.

Things will be constantly happening, and it will never stop ‘happening’. After all those ups and downs, battles and wars, Sadness and happiness, comes and goes, I want my life to be discribed in this one line,

..Chris’ heart was fully devoted to the Lord ALL her life..

No more, No less.

The Kingdom

 

This is simple yet powerfu video. The BGM is from the group ‘ sons of Korah’  and they are having a concert in brisbane this weekend. If you want a lift, pls feel free to contact me. Oh, it’s a FREE concert.