Will You Tell Them?
'God warned us that once our eyes are opened (to know that there are many who don'tknow Him) we can't pretend we don't know what to do. God, who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls, knows that we know, and holds us responsible to act.' ~taken from Our Daily Bread 3 January
I had a great time talking to JO yesterday. We went for lunch at the stall below our office & I had a good lunch of roti sardin. Haven't had such a thing before, so I thought of trying. The helping was huge for lunch, but I slowly ate it up while I enjoy the chat...haha. Our chat ranged from Form 6 to the Islamic Civilization project. At that point, we came to one particular topic of loving one another and not keeping hatred within us. Our TITAS topic was based on Romans 12:19-21.
19Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord. 20On the contrary: “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.” 21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
JO told me that she found it hard to carry that out. (She isn't a Christian). She told me that she is already finding it hard to forgive someone and she is trying to treat that person with genuine kindness, yet she would still put her mask on. For her to do what verse 20 says, she told me she would find it not possible. She said those verses hit her when we were doing that project.
Talking with her made me think of the passage of the day from ODB. What if I didn't tell her? What if she never find out that there is such a thing as forgiveness and revenge being God's, not our's? If not for the Islamic Civilization project, will she ever be exposed to the Word? Will anyone tell her that there is a loving and forgiving God who cares for her soul?
I guess this is my mission here in this uni afterall. I really wonder what would happen if I were to stay here for 3 years. It will be a mystery that I will find out--in 3 years time (I hope).
I had a great time talking to JO yesterday. We went for lunch at the stall below our office & I had a good lunch of roti sardin. Haven't had such a thing before, so I thought of trying. The helping was huge for lunch, but I slowly ate it up while I enjoy the chat...haha. Our chat ranged from Form 6 to the Islamic Civilization project. At that point, we came to one particular topic of loving one another and not keeping hatred within us. Our TITAS topic was based on Romans 12:19-21.
19Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord. 20On the contrary: “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.” 21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
JO told me that she found it hard to carry that out. (She isn't a Christian). She told me that she is already finding it hard to forgive someone and she is trying to treat that person with genuine kindness, yet she would still put her mask on. For her to do what verse 20 says, she told me she would find it not possible. She said those verses hit her when we were doing that project.
Talking with her made me think of the passage of the day from ODB. What if I didn't tell her? What if she never find out that there is such a thing as forgiveness and revenge being God's, not our's? If not for the Islamic Civilization project, will she ever be exposed to the Word? Will anyone tell her that there is a loving and forgiving God who cares for her soul?
I guess this is my mission here in this uni afterall. I really wonder what would happen if I were to stay here for 3 years. It will be a mystery that I will find out--in 3 years time (I hope).
posted by Ruth @ 8:04 PM
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