The Jesus Generation. Who? Us. Why? Because we are chosen. For what? To declare and glorify HE who has called us from darkness into light so the world can see the goodness of our Father in Heaven. Stand still in amazement, my friend, read those words and the verse all over again and let it fill you. What do you see? We, the young generation is now what is called the Jesus Generation, called to stand and live for HIM. See for yourself that now the generation with the flame and passion for the LORD is the young generation. I am still 19, Ann and Marisa also 19, Jess is even still 18, and the others are ranging from 18-24. Yet we have received a calling and a "catching" from God like never the previous generation has ever experienced before. It's a SPECIAL RIGHT!

I had a hunger before, to make the youth of my church to be like the Hillsong Church's Youth, but that is so far and away. Sadly I've seen people who do not use their calling and their special right properly. Sometimes, they're just staying around, content with just staying "outside the gates of His palace". I was there too for I was from this same church, the "ever-satisfied" church, until I meet with friends from "inside the palace" who told me that "you too can come inside the palace and see the King up close if you want to". Then I set forth on my journey to go inside the palace and find the King. It is still far away, far ahead, but I'm going and going further there. I know one day I will finally meet HIM, and now the grace and works of HIS hands I have seen. I know I'm getting closer.

How about you my friend? Are you on the journey yet? Have you stood from your place outside the palace where you've been all these years and walked inside to find the King? Or are you still sitting down, content with those little things you seldomly get and not wanting for more? I will find the King, and if you have the same hunger, let's go with me. I am glad that even in my church, I found two persons with the same hunger, whom I call "fellow God-chasers", one of them are still 17 and yet to be baptized this December. Come with me my friend, let's seek the King together, see, He's welcoming us in from His throne... let us come to Him and abide with Him forever...

"Worship You, my Lord, until the very end...." -- United Live / Jesus, Lover Of My Soul

A little contemplation:
Many of the young generation today, when faced to death, they say, "GOD, I don't want to die, I'm not married yet!" (are you like this too? XD). But we, as the Jesus Generation, must have a different motto. If I were to die now I would say, "GOD, I don't want to come home yet, I haven't served you yet!". Let's make this our motto.

Try this: write the names of all people that you know and haven't been saved in a small piece of paper, and lit a candle beneath. Hold the piece of paper about 5 cm above the flame. This is exactly where those people are, the flames of hell are waiting beneath them, waiting to devour them soon. If you would share them the good news, they would be saved and exalted to Heaven, thus, lift the paper and take it away from the candle. But how if you don't share them the good news as soon as you can, and you die before you can bring them to salvation? Let go of the paper, and let it fall to the candle... that's exactly what will happen to them, burned eternally in hell, destroyed, destructed, hopeless. Which one will you choose? It's amazing that I got this message in the midst of a traffic jam when I was driving home from campus today. It is a message which I feel very urgent to share with all of you...


••• Saturday, November 22, 2003 •••