This Holy Wk...

This year is not an exception for us here to have services from Mon to Fri. I was assigned to speak on Tue while Loong on Wed.

I felt very heavy hearted even as I prepared and shared. 

The topic i name "The Cost". The two events according to the scholars to this week before J.C arrest happened on the very same day.

The two events were:

- The woman poured perfume on J.C

- Judas betrayed J.C for 30silver coins

According to the Gospel of John, he wrote and emphasize that the perfume is not just expensive but very expensive. (Scholars believed it cost 1 year's wages)Whereas, J.C's disciple sold him off for just 30 silver coins. (This is the cost of buying a slave in those days)

What a vast difference we see. Very expensive perfume = 1 year's wages & just 30silver coins.

So the 1st cost here I like to ask

" How much does J.C cost to us?"

We also can see the posture of these 2 characters here towards J.C

The Woman (believe to be Mary) poured the perfume on J.C - an act of servanthood and showed reverence towards J.C.

Judas, J.C's disciple, sold him off or betrayed him off for 30silver coins - betrayer, J.C is like a slave. 

"What's our attitude towards J.C?"

All of us have expectation and we even brought in this attitude of demanding our expectation in our spiritual lives. Or some had expectations of J.C fulfilling our demands and therefore be part of the family. What happens if our expectations are not been answered immediately? We complaint. We loose hope. We feel discourage....etc

Come to the 2nd Cost

" The Cost of J.C life on the cross & the Cost of the Father 

giving His only begotten Son to die"

Isn't this cost He paid for us enough?! What more do we demand from Him?!

What's the cost of J.C to us? The Cost of J.C death isn't enough to show that He loves us?

So we celebrate this season year after year, and then we continue to live our lives daily as if nothing happened to us. Is that true X'tianity ? Or what about celebrating Xmas too... 2 important seasons to us.... Is that being a believer??? NO!!!

Now we come to the 3rd Cost

"The Cost for being a disciple of J.C" - taking up the cross daily

This is not an easy cost to bear, J.C himself had a tough time carrying his cross... Being a believer here, we are laughed at, mocked at and even faces lots of persecution from our families and friends... some of you may have been kicked out of your village for believing in J.C. This cross is not easy to bear and what more clearly written that we are to carry it daily. J.C carried the heaviest cost & cross for us -mankind, so we can be reconciled back to the Father. J.C did it to glorify the Father. Can we too carry our cross daily to glorify the Father too?

Summary:

1) How much does J.C cost to us?

2) Isn't the cost of J.C death more than enough for us?

3) The cost of believing in J.C - carrying the cross daily

I hope this too speaks to anyone of you reading this blog... I hope is not too hush for u guys...