All is Christ (2)

Today was a day of visitations. I began my day in Beach Road, went to Tampiness, then to Ang Mo Kio, later Vivocity, then Orchard, made a trip to Bukit Merah and finally settled back on my chair right in front of this computer. I'm mentally worn out but very much in a state of divine peace, controlled exhilaration and measured heartache. I've met both dying aged and youthful men in one day and thus driven to touching soberness and polite laughter all in this short but stretched 24 hours. The emotions of compassion, love, guilt, joy and sorrow took their time to fall into my hands whilst I juggled them and contemplated their meanings.

I saw an old lady approaching death and all she had in her earthly state was no more than 3 sets of clothing. But pity her not, she was a servant of the most High God. She had lived in prayer, was employed by Jesus for His purpose and suffered her final days with the joy that is given to one who knows that she had the privilege of sharing in Christs' sufferings. I heard her testimony and thought myself deeply worldly and unworthy, because not only did Christ have her, there was nothing left of herself at the end of her worldly tour. Love had conquered her.

Two widows I met lived almost alone and yearned for company and I love them very dearly. When in their company, God roused in my weak heart a glimpse of His compassion for them and I wish so much that Christ would reveal Himself to them, because He has such a heart for the weak and the widows in distress. Just yesterday, I had wrote on my blog with an ire at the lack of concern for real solid biblical truths God had crafted to reveal Himself, this day I was driven to see the demands of Love. God's compassion for the frail is so vast that I would love this moment to hit myself with a stick for ever even doubting its intensity and sufficiency. God will care for these two widows and if you read this, please pray into His compassion for these two ladies, that they may be shown Christ and may throw their lives into the glory of His love.

And I met a number of old friends today. Still young and full of concern for American politics and the state of our nations military :P There was laughter and fellowship and lots of eating. In this state of measured happiness, one could not but give thanks to the Lord for His divine providence and His care. For even the sparrows in the extended ends of the amazon or the non christian fast asleep in his comfy bed as I type is divinely and graciously provided for. What more we who know Him through His son!

And as I returned, I'll put it simply by saying I did not know how exactly to feel! I just looked at Him and realise that all is and belongs to Christ. That Christ who is truth and demands that we know the truth, has made indivisible the nature of truth and the full measure of love. The more we are led to discover the truth, the more we realise the loving nature of God. The deeper we are led to His love, the more we see how it is founded on the truths of the Lordship of Christ.

All is under Christ... is both terrifyingly loving and lovingly terrifying.

Blessed are You, Lord God of Israel, our Father, forever and ever
Yours, O lord, is the greatness,
The power and the glory, the victory and the majesty;

For all that is in heaven and in Earth are YOURS;
YOURS is the kingdom, O LORD

and You are exalted as head over all
Both riches and honour come from You
and You reign over all
In Your hand is power and Might
In Your Hand it is to make great
And to give Strength to all
(1 Chronicles 29:10-12)