Christmas 2010 Celebration

It is this time of the year again, when you are thankful for everything merry and bright. May this Christmas be a delightful to each and everyone at FAITH ASSEMBLY.

So glad to see the number of God's Children on this special day, sharing the same spirit, joy, relationship, cheer in this Holy Season all in the name of our LORD JESUS CHRIST.

May Christ bless you with all the happiness, love and success you deserve!

A silent night,
a star above,
a blessed gift of hope
and love.

A blessed Christmas to all of you!

YOUTHS "YOUNG EAGLES" CHRISTMAS DRAMA

OUR CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION

CHRISTMAS ENDED WITH A STEAMBOAT SESSION BY THE YOUTHS

SUNDAY SCHOOL CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION

In Remembrance of Brother Chung Fook Heng

Our Brother had Gone Back To Be With The Lord.....

on 17-12-2010

The ‘man of God’ has left the planet earth;

He lives with God in His heav’nly abode;

God chose this soul to bring more souls to Him;

The world will know his exemplary life

From joy all beings have come
and unto joy they all return

- Upanishads -

Brother Chung Fook Heng's family:

Wife: Poh Meng

Daughter: Grace

Sons: Issac & Isaiah

John 11:25-26

"I am the resurrection and the life.

He who believes in me will live,

even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.

DECEMBER 2010 BULLETIN

....By My Spirit

….. 倚靠我的灵

Zechariah 撒迦利亚书 4:6

GRACE AND TRUTH

In the beginning was the WORD, and the WORD was with GOD,
and the WORD was GOD.

The WORD became FLESH.

Dwelt among us full of GRACE and TRUTH. And in HIS fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.

For the LAW was given through Moses, GRACE and TRUTH came through JESUS CHRIST. ~ John 1:1, 16, 17.

He certainly is a God of grace, but His GRACE reigns through righteousness to ETERNAL LIFE through Jesus Christ our Lord.
(Roman 5:21)

For by grace we have been saved through faith, that this is the grace of God in which you stand 1P 5:12b)

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all throughout the Christmas seasons.

Remember!

Amazing grace! How sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me! How precious did that grace appear. The hour I first believed.

This grace hath bro’t me safe thus far. And grace will lead me home.

A Blessed Graceful Christmas and New Year.

Senior Pastor,
Rev.Rachel Kamala

人生小语

一个人接受基督做他的主 , 在日常生活上立刻可以见到德行的改变 , 这种断然的改变不仅见于外在的行为与态度上 , 也见于内心的思维与想法上。

本来暴燥易发脾气的人 , 会变得谦逊、温柔 ；
本来只图一己好处非常自私的人 , 现在变得愿为他人着想 , 慷慨利他；妻子或丈夫和子女首先会感到这种改变，俱怕走了，敬爱回来。有位布道家说得好，一家之主信了主，连家里的猫和狗都会知道。更不用说杂货店的老板，公司的同事，这些在日常生活中与他或她接触的人。

基督耶稣降世，为要拯救罪人。
~ 提前 1：15

以马内利
以马内利，向祢歌唱；
和平之君，全能之王；
世伐祈盼，盼祢来临；
祢终降世，来到人间。
词：P. 吉哈德(Paul Gerhardt 1607-76)

〝以马内利〞的意思是〝神与我们同在〞。主耶稣道成肉身来到人间，为众先知所宣告的拯救来临，世界历史从此攻写。吉哈德少年放荡，中年决志，献心事主，所写圣诗译为多国文字，脍炙人口。

张月娥牧师

Come Lets Adore HIM

The heavens declare
The glory of God
And all of the world
Will join the praise
His wonders proclaim

The oceans and skies
Lift up their voice
And all all He has made
Will rise to bless
The King of all kings.

Let us adore Him
Let us adore Him
Jesus Christ is the Lord

Come and behold Him
Bow down before Him
Jesus Christ is the Lord

Eternity's King
Is coming again
Though all of the earth
Will fade away
His truth will remain

Hallelujah
Hallelujah
You are worthy of all praise

NOVEMBER 2010 BULLETIN

"SPIRITUAL SIGHT"

The Need Of The Hour

Sight is an important faculty for our daily life in this world. But a Christian, in reality, lives actually as a part of two words - physical and spiritual. Therefore, our seeing should be two fold too. - physical and spiritual, the latter more important than the former. Once we are born again, we move from being only 'physical' begins to 'spiritual' begins.

Our natural eyes are opened at birth and our spiritual ones of our conversion. Till we are born again, we live only by our natural eyes. Once we are born again, our spiritual eyes are opened and we learn to use and live by our spirit sight.

But many believers have allowed their spiritual sight to deteriorate due to disuse or neglect. The need of the hour is to have our spiritual eyes reopened. we must learn to live and walk by our spiritual sight,

What does it really mean to live by our spiritual sight, or have our spiritual eyes opened?

What difference would this insight make in our lives?
Let's look at 2 Cor 4:17-18

For our light affliction, which is for the moment, work for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory; while we look not at the things which are seen, but at things which we are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen as eternal.

Out light affliction obtains for us an eternal weight of glory. ONLY, when we respond with eyes set on eternal values it creates within us and NOT when we react as natural beings. As long as we keep blaming people around us for all the pain we go through and not see the hand of GOD and in these times and circumstances, we are not living by Spirit sight.

Senior Pastor,
Rev. Rachel kamala

人生小语

考验人其中一个好方法，是看他如何接受批评。有的人听到批
评会十分恼恨，有的人会意气用事，有的人会做出过敏的反应。

恼恨是目空一切，以为自己永远是对的；意气用事的人像小孩
子，意见不合掉头就走；过敏的大都感情脆弱，容易灰心沮丧。

但真有智慧的都愿意接受批评，他们承认自己无知，明白学无
止境，事情永远有改善的余地。满招损，谦受益，自满阻碍进步。

患难时倚靠不忠诚的人，好像破坏的牙，错骨缝的脚。
~ 《圣经 · 箴言》

张月娥牧师

36 Lessons Life Taught Me

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick.
Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.

6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.

10. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.

11. It's OK to let your children see you cry.

12. Don't compare your life to others.
You have no idea what their journey is all about.

13. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.

14. Everything can change in the blink of an eye.
But don't worry; God never blinks.

15. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

16. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

17. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

18. When it comes to going after what you love in life,
don't take no for an answer.

19. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.  

20. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 
‘In five years, will this matter?'  

21. Always choose life.  

22. Believe in Miracles.  

23. Yield

24. The time is yet to come.

25. However good or bad a situation is, it will change. 
 
26. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.  

27. Forgive everyone for everything.

28. God loves you because of who God is,
not because of anything you did or didn't do.  

29. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.  

30. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved. 

31. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.  

32. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.  

33. Time heals almost everything. Give time.

34. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up. 

35. What other people think of you is none of your business.. 

36. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift." 

There comes a point in your life

when you realize:   
Who matters,
Who never did,
Who won't anymore...
And who always will.
So, don't worry
about people from your past,
there's a reason why they
didn't make it to your future.

The real measure of a man's wealth
is what he has invested in eternity.

Our Church Services

Edlina Thee was the song lead for the week 3rd. October 2010

Ushers Brother Alex Lee and Sister Lee Chin

Ladies group performed a song

(left to right) Sisters: Susan, Lai Lean, Chin Chin, Magaret, Ai Chin, Bee Yong, Soo Yue, Serena, Lydia, Siew Hoong and Mee Lian.

Every Monday night from 8pm to 10pm all these ladies will gather to worship

and praise LORD.

Stand Stand !

The church of Jesus Christ must not stop preaching in the
Word of God.

Many Modern Churches live below the standard of the New Testament Church. You have to backslide to be in fellowship and approved by the world, the flesh and the devil. We go along to get along. We want comfort but not challenge. We want to crown but not the cross. We want the approval of the world, even disapproved of God.

In these last days of God wants an army. We are the conquering army of the Lord Jesus Christ. He is the Lord of Host. We are not here to go along to get along. We are here for victory over the world, the flesh and the devil. Paul said to fight the good fight of faith, to endure hardness as a good soldier.

There are lions to slay. There are mountains to climb. There are victories to gain. The Bible says that the man who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is not worthy of the kingdom (Luke 9:62)

Eph 6:13 “Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that you maybe able to withstand in the evil days, and having done all, to stand. Stand. Stand! Stand in the evil days. Stand up for Jesus. Stand up for the word of God. Finally, if God is for us, who can be against us? Roman 8:31b

But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Cor 15:57 .

Rev. Rachel Kamala
Senior Pastor

人生小语

信徒加入教会，务须提防心中出现＂门戶之见＂，就是因为心里自以为义，把自己与其他信徒分开来，总是觉得自己比其他没有自己类似经验的人优越，以至沾沾自喜。这想法使他渐渐变成了法利赛人的自高自大，使他倾向与一切他以为＂不像基督徒＂的人分开，甚至离开原属堂会，转去参加他以为比较圣洁的小团体。

信徒的某些经历若开始叫他与其他信徒分开，他就得认真加以检讨那些经历。圣经的教导是“用和平彼此联络，竭力保守圣灵所赐合而为一的心”﴾弗４：３﴿。

恶人终不得善报；恶人的灯也必熄灭。~ ﴾圣经‧箴２４﹕２Ｏ﴿。

张月娥牧师


The Best Gifts To Gives

To your friend, loyalty;
To your enemy, forgiveness;
To your boss, service;
To a child, a good example;
To your parents, gratitude and devotion;
To your mate, love and faithfulness;
To all men and women, charity;
And to GOD, your life


September 2010 Flower Roster

By: Sis: Siew Hoong, Esther, Mee Lain, Bee Yong

Sunday School Teachers

Holding meeting on the welfare home children. Also discussion on parents day celebration for the Sunday school kids.

SEPTEMBER 2010 BULLETIN

The Flame Of Living Fire (Matt 3:11)
Zech 4:6 Not By Might, Nor By Power, But By My Spirit

Some place too much confidence in their talents, abilities
and sermons, but all these things are a complete failure
aside from the HOLY GHOST. There is nothing in this side
of heaven that will break down stubborn wills, melt hard hearts,
dethrone pride and make an end of prejudice and rebellion but
the power of the HOLY GHOST.

It was this that fell upon the hard hearted scribes and Pharisees
on the day of Pentecost, causing three thousands to be converted
to CHRIST. Peter sermon was by no means an eloquent one from
the world’s point of view, but brought men to CHRSIT by thousands.
Nothing in this world can reprove and convince men of sin, righteousness,

and of judgment to come but the HOLY SPIRIT ~John16:8.

J.M. Humphrey

“Oh for that flame of living fire,

Which shone so bright in Saints of old!

Which bade their souls to Heav’n aspire,

Calm in distress, in danger bold.

Remember, Lord, the ancient days;

Renew Thy work; Thy grace restore;

And while to Thee our hearts we raise;

On us Thy Holy Spirit pour.”

Matt 3:12 He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
3:11 He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

Rev. Rachel Kamala
Senior Pastor)

人生小语

除了口里承认，心里相信耶稣为主，基督徒还要成为教会的一部份，他的归信才是完全的。换言之 基督徒要和一切信主的人有爱的交通，因为归信不只是我们与耶稣基督之间的关系，不牵涉他人。归信虽然从人与耶稣基督建立关系开始，但不能停留在那里。 归信不是一个人自己的事，须与其他信徒联合起来， 因为教会是〝基督的身体〞，是主用重价买赎得来的。

在世如旅客，不要破壞天父所造给我們旅居的地球。 ~ 佚名

张月娥牧师

ARE YOU READY?

Behold, I Am Coming Quickly

Hold Fast Which Thou Hast That No Man Take Away Thy Crown

Rev 3:11

Flower Roster

All these fantastic sisters in HIS service....

Sisters: Siew Hoong, Soo Yue, Mee Lian, & Bee Yong.

Psalms 23 (for the workplace)

The Lord is my real boss, and I shall not want.

He gives me peace, when chaos is all around me.

He gently reminds me to pray and do all things without murmuring and complaining.

He reminds me that He is my source and not my job.

He restores my sanity everyday and guides my decisions that I might honor Him an all that I do.

Even though I face absurd amounts of e-mails, system crashes,

unrealistic deadlines, budget cutbacks, gossiping co-workers, discriminating supervisors

and an aging body that doesn’t cooperate every morning,

I still will not stop for He is with me! His presence, His peace, and His power will see me through.

He raises me up, even when they fail to promote me.

He claims me as His own, even when the company threatens to let me go. His faithfulness and love is better than any bonus cheque.

His retirement plan beats any pension fund there is!

When it’s all said and done, I’ll be working for Him a whole lot longer and for that,

I BLESS HIS NAME!!!!!!

AUGUST 2010 BULLETIN

God Shapes The World By Prayer.

The more praying there is in this world, the better the world will be, the mightier the forces against evil everywhere.

Prayers are deathless. The lips that uttered them may be closed in death, the heart that felt them may have ceased to beat, but the prayers live before God, and God’s heart is set on them and prayers outlive the lives of those who uttered them; they outlive a generation, outlive an age, out live a world.

The man of many and acceptable prayers has done the truest and greatest service to the incoming generation. The prayers of God’s saints strengthen the unborn generation against the desolating waves of sin and evil.

God’s house is the house of prayer, God’s work is the work of prayer. It is the zeal for God’s house and the zeal for God’s works that makes God’s house glorious and His work abide. When prayer fails, in the church, the world prevails. When prayer fails, the Church loses its divine characteristics and divine power. We are charged in God’s Word “always to pray …in everything by prayer…continuing instant in prayer, to pray everywhere ……praying always.”
“What? Could you not watch with Me one hour?”

Ezekiel 22:30 So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.
Rev. Rachael

(Senior Pastor)

August 2010 is a month of prayer for our nation.

传道人乔治英葛在他书（主的信条）有这么一句："基督徒一生中有三次转变：归信基督，归入教会，关注世人。“这句话实在很有智 慧。转变的第一步，是要深信耶稣基督的奇妙救赎，明白唯有祂能够为我们完成我们白己没有力量做的事。转变的第ニ步， 是那归信基督的经验使我们有了枚利和责任，去和有同样经验和信仰的人交通，成为他们的一份子。转变的第三步是明白我们得救不只为自己的好处，也不只为与信徒合一, 而是要负超更大的责任，惦记着世人的需要，把福音传给他们。

你们寻求我若专心寻求我就必寻見
~ 耶 29：13

张月娥牧师

Assurance In Jesus

May Jesus assure you that as you follow Him…

you’ll never meet a fear He cannot conquer,

you’ll never face an enemy He cannot defeat,

you’ll never enter a battle He cannot win,

you’ll never have a need He cannot meet,

you’ll never face a temptation He can’t overcome,

you’ll never have a burden He cannot lift,

you will never face a problem He cannot solve,

you’ll never have a bondage He cannot break,

you’ll never have a moment when He doesn’t care,

you’ll never have a time when He is not there.

I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me

[I am ready for anything and equal to anything

through Him Who infuses inner strength into me;

I am self-sufficient in Christ's sufficiency].

Philippians 4:13

THE SECRET

The Secret One day, one friend asked another,

"How is it that you are always so happy?

You have so much energy,

And you never seem to get down.

With her eyes smiling, she said,

"I know the Secret!"

"What secret is that?"

To which she replied,

"I'll tell you all about it,

But you have to promise to Share the Secret with others."

"The Secret is this:

I have learned there is little I can do In my life that will make me truly happy.

I must depend on God to make me happy and to meet my needs.

When a need arises in my life,

I have to trust God to supply According to HIS riches.

I have learned most of the time I don't need half of what I think I do.

He has never let me down.

Since I learned that 'Secret',

I am happy.

The questioner's first thought was,

"That's too simple!"

But upon reflecting over her own life.

She recalled how she thought...

a bigger house Would make her happy,

but it didn't!

She thought a better paying job....

Would make her happy, but it hadn't.

When did she realize her greatest happiness?

Sitting on the floor with her grandchildren,

Playing games, eating pizza or reading a story,

A simple gift from God.

Now you know it too!

We can't depend on people to make us happy.

Only GOD in His infinite wisdom can do that.

Trust HIM!

And now I pass the Secret on to you!

So once you get it, what will you do?

YOU have to tell someone the Secret, too!

That GOD in His wisdom will take care of YOU!

But it's not really a secret...

We just have to believe it and do it...

Really trust God!

GOD LOVES US DEARLY...

Do not give in into sadness or depression for what you are going through today.

God knows how you feel……..

God knows exactly and with perfection what is being allowed to happen to you in your life at this precise moment.

God’s purpose for you is simply perfect.

He wants to show you things that only you can understand by living what you are living, and by being in the place you are now.

May God give you….

For every storm, a rainbow,

For every tear, a smile,

For every care, a promise,

And a blessing in each trial.

For every problem life sends,

A faithful friend to share,

For every sigh, a sweet song,

And an answer for each prayer.

Some Church Wits That Can Be Conveyed Through Humors ...

** There was a church that had problems with the outsiders parking in its lots, so the parishers put up a sign:

"CHURCH CAR PARK - FOR MEMBERS ONLY

TRESPASSERS WILL BE BAPTIZED!"

That took care of the problem!

** No God - No peace?

Know God - Know Peace.

** Searching for a new look?

Have your faith lifted here!

** Dusty Bibles lead to dirty lives.

** It is unlikely there will be

a reduction in the wages of sin.

** Do not wait for the hearse to take you to the church.

** Running low on faith? Step in for a fill up.

** If you can't sleep, don't count sheep,

Talk to the Shepherd.

** In the dark...

Follow the Son.

** This is the church. What is missing?

YOU ARE

** Looking at the way some people live.

They ought to obtain eternal fire insurance soon.

** How will you spend eternity -

Smoking or Non-Smoking?

For you who have stop by,

GOD BLESS YOU

AMEN

PASS IT ON ~ (by Kurt Kaiser)

July Bulletin 2010

By My Spirit

‘After God’s Own Heart’.
When we think of David, our first thought is his victory over Goliath. Other incidents would be his failure with Bath Sheba, his anointing and call as a young man, his problems with Saul and Absalom and his friendship with Jonathan.

That is the human way! We usually remember the spectacular and the glorious. However, when God remembers David, He remembers something quite different about him. To find out turn to the (New Testament). Some 1,000 years after his death, Paul, speaking under inspiration of the Holy Spirit, reveals what God remembers about David in Acts 13:22. “I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do”.

What a testimony of a life well lived and found pleasing to the Lord! It should be our goal as believers to be found pleasing in the Sight of the Lord. It should be our goal to be a person “After God’s own heart”.

Rev. Rachael(Senior Pastor)

人生小语

要有受苦的救主,才能有怜悯人的神.
真正的同情来自受过别人同样的痛苦中.
我们不付代价就不能帮助受苦的人.
苦痛是我们有力量去同情别人须付出的代价.
凡是愿意帮助别人的必须自己先受苦.
我们若希望救助他人,须甘愿面对十字架.
没有喝过耶稣所喝苦杯的人,没有像耶稣那样愿意谦卑受约翰洗礼的人,
决体验不到服事人所得来的那种大得无比的喜乐.

我虽行在患难中,祢必将我救活. ~诗 138:7

陈朝学牧师
耶和华是应当称颂的,因为祂听了我恳求的声音.
耶和华是我力量,是我的盾牌,我的心倚靠祂
我就得到帮助,所以我的心欢乐.
我要用诗歌颂赞祂. ~诗 28:6-7

Pastor Grace Teo

LESSONS FROM NOAH’s ARK

Everything I need to know, I learned from Noah’s Ark……..
One: Don’t miss the boat.
Two: Remember that we are all in the same boat.
Three: Plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the Ark.
Four: Stay fit. When you are 60 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big.
Five: Don’t listen to critics, just get on with the job that need to be done.
Six: Build your future on high ground.
Seven: For safety’s sake, travel in pairs.
Eight: Speed isn’t always an advantage. The snails were on board with the tigers,
Nine: When you’re stressed float a while.
Ten: Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals.
………….Author Unknown

Review Church Camp 2010

A little slow in uploading all these pictures to our blog. Our church camp was organized on 25/26 June 2010 at Harvest Home in Gopeng. It was simple and budgeted outing, where allowed us a chance to experience personally a loving, caring Christ-centered community. Everyone's face here tell all. Those who have missed out on this camp, take note and come share together in our church future gathering.

First day, arrival and free time.

Dinner followed by Worhsipping and Praise Lord.

Fun Time and Sunday Worship with Pastor Christine Kuan

Review Youth Camp 13th-14th June 2010

More pictures on our Young Eagles blog

@ http://youngeaglesag.blogspot.com/

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JUNE 2010 BULLETIN

‘Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart’. (V3) Hebrews 12 : 1-3

Author of Hebrews combined these two themes of athletics and citizenship in this chapter (12) we see the runners laying aside their training weights and striving to run their race successfully. Some get weary and faint, while others endure to the end and win the prize.

Two emphasizes given, one the race, (12:1-3) then citizenship in the heavenly city. (14-29). No one can take part in the official games unless he was a citizen of the nation. It is a patriotic thing to be a good athlete and to bring glory to your country (Here it is our heavenly kingdom)Paul pleads: Let us not become weary…..(Gal 6:5)

Paul tells of three divine resources that encourage a Christians to keep going when situation is difficult.

Example of the Son of God (V1a)
Look around at the winners (V1b)
Look at your self (V1b)
Look at Jesus Christ (VV2-4)

The thing that sustained our Lord was the joy of doing His Father’s will.
Let our hearts be fuelled by that same joy and then you too ‘will not grow weary and lose heart’.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen (1 Thess 5:28)

Rev. Rachael
(Senior Pastor)

人生小语

做父母的都知道一个孩子可以〝坏〞到怎样的程度。

但是无论孩子怎样坏，仍可在他心中找到一份未凿的天真－说到底，人拥有上帝的形象与样式，藉着父母师长的发掘、栽培，始终可以找出孩子良善的部分。同样，藉着基督的恩典与救赎的大能，我们这些在天父眼中永远是小孩子的人，也可以重寻一些原本拥有却失落了、忽略了的美善。在父母眼中，儿女的荣耀，就是他们的喜乐。

父母与儿女

《箴 23:25》

《弗6:1》 你们作儿女的要在主里听从父母,

因为这是理所当然的。

Pastor Grace

Sharing From Joseph Prince's note.....

4He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall take refuge… Psalm 91:4

A farmer walked around his farm to take stock of his losses after a fire had destroyed it. When he came to the chicken coop, he noticed the charred carcass of a mother hen. He used his foot to turn the carcass over and to his surprise, live chicks ran out from under it! The mother hen had died protecting her chicks from the fire.

In the Bible, wings speak of protection. David said to God, “Hide me under the shadow of Your wings.” (Psalm 17:8) Jesus Himself offered protection to the Jewish nation when He said, “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you were not willing!” (Luke 13:34)

He wanted to gather the children of Israel under His wings to protect them, but they were not willing. That was why He wept over Jerusalem. He literally shed tears because He saw the destruction that would come upon His people. He saw the Roman siege of Jerusalem in AD70, when the Romans burnt the city and holy temple, slaughtered many, took some captive and sold others as slaves. (Luke 19:41–44) I believe that He also saw the Holocaust of World War II, which resulted in the extermination of six million Jews.

For us, because we have not rejected Jesus, but have received Him as our Savior, we have His protection, especially in these times of deadly pestilences, natural catastrophes and terrorist attacks.

Like the mother hen who spread her wings and died protecting her chicks, Jesus spread His wings of love and died on the cross for us. And after He had died to save us, He rose again and lives today to make sure that we are well taken care of.

Beloved, see yourself under the wings of your Savior, who has promised you this in His Word: “He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall take refuge.”