Saturday, September 15, 2007
Friday nights bible study discussion was good, and it made me wonder why I had to travel thousand of kilometres to another continent to realise how deep, meaningful, and rewarding a good bible discussion is. Maybe it's the preparation done by the leaders, or the participation of the members, but I think more so it is the desire in the hearts to want to know more. It's strange that when we leave our home, our comfort zone, that we start to experience Him more and realise that in times of distress, He is the only one who will surely come through.
One question asked during Friday's discussion was where the fire in our hearts had gone to. The initial fire when we had first become Christians. Some of us may say that the fire never went out, others perhaps a new flame had ignited, and for others only the ashes of the flame remain, but whatever the case, we can all agree that the flame is no longer the same. It either became bigger, smaller, or evolved in other ways. I was thinking about my flame, and then this old worship song came into my head, I'm not sure of the title, but it has the lyrics, "I'm washed, in the blood, in the soul cleansing blood of the lamb." And I realised that my initial flame, excitement, joy was knowing that I was washed from sin by Christ's death on the cross, and then years after that day, I seemed to have lost track of that for awhile, and therefore my flame became smaller. But now, I'm slowly learning the truths, slowly gaining knowledge, and slowly increasing my faith. It's refreshing.
On a separate topic, I shopped at Chadstone today, and ended up getting the Frasier collection!!! Many might know me as a crazy Friend's fan, and I think after this semester I might become a Frasier fan as well!!! I miss the classics...stupid reality TV.
Dan
11:30 pm
