First of all, congratulations to my Dad's baptism yesterday!! Heard that it was a joyful day, and he was baptised together with 524 other people in our city~
You can tell that it's a swimming pool!!!!!
Yay~
The three sisters! Following by my youngest aunt, mum and third aunt! Beautiful...Today I went to a church invited by a young lady from our university. There was a flute concert at the church service and I was, I am sure everyone there was very very moved by the music played by the well-known flutist from Korea. After research, this artist graduated from The Juliard School and is known as one of the best flutists in Korea. Not only did he played amazing music, but the message he shared also gave me an impressive revelation from God.
After he played a piece, he showed us his flutes and they were alto flute, flute and recorder. He told us that the alto flute was made by pure silver, the flute made by 18k pure gold (apparently there are only two in the world) and the recorder was only by wood (about AUD15 only). He told us that no matter how good or bad the instrument is, through a great artist, beautiful music can be played. Obviously through expensive and specially refined instrument, great music can be played.
However, after all, it is not about how great the instrument is, it is all about the player! If I were to play that extremely expensive golden flute, I am sure no one would realise it's high value, because I don't play it all at. The "music" I play will probably be disastrous rather than enjoyable.
The point he was trying to make was not to boast about his greatness, but to teach us the truth about Jesus Christ. Something that can be applicable to us is that, it is not about how great or how bad we are, it is about whether or not the Greatest Artist- Jesus lives in our lives. If Jesus doesn't live in our lives, the music pieces in our lives will never be completed, the music pieces will always lack something, even they may be great. If you enjoy music, you might know that it is the soul that lives in the music played, determines the difference between an extraordinary artist and an ordinary artist.
The best of all is that I was able to speak lots of Japanese, share my testimony with some people during lunchtime at the Japanese church. I think the greatest thing is that I was not afraid to speak, knowing that my Japanese wasn't perfect anyway and the message I wanted to convey was more important than my language. Hence I used a lot of body language during my sharing. I am not sure what people felt, but I am sure that the Holy Spirit will be working in their hearts.
I thank God for what He is doing at Japanese churches. More and more people are going out to reach non-Christians, invite them to church and tell them about Christ. The two churches I have been to are very great with what they are doing, espeically being very welcoming and provide many great resources for newcomers.
I have faith in God that for the next 30 years, there will be a great transformation in Japan.
Oh, there is another amazing story I want to share to you. Today on the train back to my station, I was seating down reading. After stopping at one station, I suddenly had a feeling that I should look up and give my seat to an elderly. I felt the thought bizzare as it appeared all of a sudden during my reading. Though confused, I put down my book, looked up, and immediately saw an slouched old lady standing right in front of me, though facing the other side, her slouchness made her so short and weak, but no one was giving her a seat. Soon I realised that voice must be God and immediately tapped her and asked her to sit down.
What a joyful moment God has allowed me to experience! Although my feet are sore and painful due to the heels, my heart still was filling with overflowing joy that God spoke to me and that I was able to do to something to the people in need. Praise God~~Hallelujah
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