Chapter 12

'God, I pray that You will help this child of Yours; shape him into what You want him to be. Amen.'

Ben placed his hand gently on the shoulder of a sobbing Joesph, giving him a manly pat.

"Why me, Lord?" Joseph cried "What is Your purpose? Why do I worry so much? Why do I feel so troubled? Why do I worry about the friends around me? Why can't I just forget about that horrid past and why just won't I stop worrying for my future? Why does it seem that... that You have forsaken me? WHY?"

More sobs. Tears of utter hurt and despair flowed.

"Why God? Why? I trusted in You!" wailed Joseph.

"Joseph, get a hold on yourself." Ben assured calmly, "In fact, I'm also clueless on how could such a thing happen, especially when you are just a new christian. But you know what the Bible says?"

"What does it say?" asked Joseph.

"Well, you know the Israelites, right? They were God's people. One day, they did a lot of bad stuff, what we know as sin. In the end, they had to be sent into exile. And you know what that means?"

Joseph shook his head.

"It means, it was a period where they are going to live in another land, a land called Babylon, where they were to be ruled over by other people. The worst thing was, the people there didn't worship God. But you know what the Lord says? He says in His letter to the Israelites in Jeremiah 29:11, For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

"If you are God's child, God has a GREAT plan for you. He wants the very best for you. He wants you to be happy. He wants you to be excited about the future. If you stay close to God, guess what? He will make your future the very best for you. That's something you can praise the Lord for!" exclaimed Ben, giving Joseph another pat on his back.

Joseph understood the message. God was always there. He recalled a science lesson on eclipses, where the moon blocked the sun. He finally came to understand, that God, just like the sun, is always there. Sometimes, He might be blocked by the trials of life, but He's still there. With Ben's help, He understood it.

"Let's pray, Joseph."

Both of them bowed their heads, as Ben uttered a prayer for Joseph.

Chapter 11

One month later...

'I hereby find Rick Peter guilty of posessing a weapon with an intention of harm. He shall be sentenced to spend two years in a religious home.'
The court was silent. Mr Peter silently wept. He regretted not spending enough quality time with his children. Somehow, his daughter Jeanie was not like his son, though she used to be. Mr Peter sighed. Ben patted his shoulder.


Rick glanced around. It happened so fast. Weeks ago, he was at the peak of his life, but now his life had suddenly experienced a total change. He felt a sudden urge to light a cigarette. He fumbled in his pocket, and realised that he was denied his freedom.


Meanwhile, Joseph sat alone on his desk. Things seemed worse after he became a christian. His friends deserted him while others mocked him. Despite praying for his studies, his grades took a deep plunge. He recalled Ben saying that he had a purpose, but was this his purpose? Maybe he had no purpose at all...

Midnote

I will sing
Of the mercies of the Lord
And I will shout
Of your faithfulness Oh God
For there is none like You
Seated in Your majesty
Holy One I come
To worship you forevermore

You are my God my Life my all
And I live for You alone
I am Yours evermore
Heaven and earth will shout Your praise
The wonder of Your name
I proclaim evermore
Evermore
Evermore

I will run
Into Your presence
And I will sing
Sing forevermore

Evermore;

Planetshakers

The sermon

William strode onto the stage, this was the sermon he addressed to the youths.

God is good! What are you supposed to say?
*All the time!* (no prizes for this one, though) Recently, it was Good Friday. What is it's purpose? Well, let me start with a story. Here is how it went.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. He really did a great job at that. Creating man wasn't an easy job though, but it was a job well done. Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.

His creation would have been perfect, if not for one thing. Any guesses? Sin. Slowly creeping in as a stealthy serpent, it went on it's way to deceive. Guess what? Man fell for the trick. (It was something about eating a fruit, but the fruit wasn't an apple) Man sinned.

You may have heard some evangelist saying that God is all-loving, all-forgiving... ... That's only one side of the coin. God is just. God is pure. God is holy. He's some sort like the ultimate judge. Now, the problem is that man sinned.

This is what the first part of Romans 6:23 says.
'For the wages of sin is death...'

Imagine the death penalty. Frightening, isn't it? Well, the death that you are going to experience on this earth is the first death. It is the physical death. Yet is is so frightening. Guess what? The second death is worse. Imagine being in hell. (Bet'ya got an idea of it.) I wouldn't want to describe it, so let's move on. We are talking about the second death here.

'For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God...' Romans 3:23

Yea, we all have sinned. Don't tell me you didn't. You have certainly lied before, right? You have certainly hurt someone with your words, right? Small deeds of sin is still sin. Imagine a clean white piece of paper. Whether if it is a small dot created by a pencil or a big black line created by a marker, the paper is not white anymore. That's sin on us.

However, our God up there loves us. Of course, if not why would He spend time to create us? He could have just done away with the sixth day of his creation and get one more rest day. He loves us, but he is pure. He HATES sin. That's what we have. Imagine buying a ream of paper and to your horror, discover that each and every piece has a little pencil mark. Even worse, each piece has a big black line drawn in different directions. I bet your first reaction is to send in that pile for a refund, right? But God loves us, it's like us loving that pile of paper and yet detesting those ink marks, so what could God do?

Therefore, around 2000 years ago, a great desicion was made. God as a human, as the bible says 'the Word became flesh'. He became a human by the name of 'Jesus'. By the way, sin has been passed down from generation to generation, but Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit. He was born without sin, unlike us. He was the Saviour, and that was what happened 33 years later; God on the cross, dying for our very sins.

You may say, why God? Why can't we just put our sin on some other human who has sinned? Why must we need someone pure? Well, I'll use this story to illustrate.

Once upon a time, there were a group of bandits from a country who plundered. . However, the bandits were the sons of the king. One day, a complaint came from a citizen. The bandits in their fury, had chopped off one of his hands, and that he didn't want any monetary compensation; he wanted justice. However, the king loved his sons very much and did not put to death any of his sons...

Let's pause here. Imagine us, all being like the group of bandits. We all have the death penalty on our very heads. We cannot just pass it to another 'bandit'. All of us are doomed to die for our own sins. So, passing on our death penalty to another person on the death row would mean nothing. However, Jesus did not have the death penalty on his head. He was without sin. On that fateful Friday, history saw it's greatest deed being done.

What did that king do? He took out a sword and cut off his hand in front of that citizen. He provided the pardon for his undeserving sons.

What did Jesus do? He willingly led Himself to the cruel cross and have hinself painfully pierced. As His blood slowly dripped, He took the very sins of us. He provided the pardon for his undeserving people. He provided the pardon for our sins.

Now, it's up to us. We can believe that Jesus died for us, or we can believe that it is just another fable or fairy tale.

Here's the whole verse of Romans 6:23. 'For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.'

Praise the Lord! Trusting Jesus is the ONLY way to heaven. Jesus, not other gods. Not good deeds. Jesus! The moment you trust in Jesus and decide to serve him, you are saved, free from the grasp of sin. Have you made the choice to follow Jesus? Do it today, wait no longer, and you'll be a child of the Most High God!

Chapter 10

'God is good!' William shouted.
'All the time!' responded the congregation.
William was a pastor who was known for his ability to evangelise to youths. This time, he was invited by Ben to the church. As he stood on the platform, he knew somehow that he was doing God's work.

Joseph grumbled when the youths were asked to stand for the worship session. However, with his sister on his right, Ben on his left and Joash on his sister's right standing with the rest of the youths, he couldn't help but stand. The worship session started with a prayer. He wondered how could the three of them withstand this ultimate boredom. He almost stood sleeping, but when the sound of the cymbals clashing reached his ears, he looked up. Right at the stage, he sighted a drum set which he failed to notice earlier.

'I lay my life down at your feet
You're the only one I need
I turn to you and you are always there...'

Joseph did not know that christian songs sounded that exciting. He once thought he knew all the good songs that existed. He also thought that christianity was boring, with only meaningless chantings and the studying of the bible. Never did he know it was that fun.

In a blink of an eye, the worship session was over. It was time for William to do his job of spreading the word.
'Hello people, indeed, God is good!' shouted William.
'All the time!'
'Nice worship session, isn't it? Well, let me tell your a story. Once upon a time, a long long time ago, but not in a far away galaxy. Where? Right here, on earth! This is gonna be a nice story, but let me pray before I start.'
As William prayed, Joseph willingly bowed his head to pray.

Chapter 9

It was Sunday, and the voice of Rachel pierced the stillness of the air.
'Joseph, time to wake up!' Rachel shouted.
'Sis, it Sunday, I’m supposed to sleep!'
'Go ahead, but don’t blame me if you don’t have the game that you want.'
Joseph grumbled. Stretching himself, he got up and left his bed, getting ready to go to church for the first time.

Rick was detained at the police post for hours. Finally, the officer turned to Rick.
'I need to call your parents.'
'Overseas.'
'Any guardians?'
'My elder sis.'
Rick told the police officer Jeanie’s number.

Ben brought a disc in his hand. It was the game that he had promised Joseph if he turned up in church. He knew that this time, it was a special guest speaker speaking and that he was well-known and well-liked by the youths. He hoped that his effort in bringing Joseph to church would not be in vain. As he boarded the bus to church, he silently prayed.

Chapter 8

After Joash and Rachel left, Ben told Joseph that he needed to leave.
'How about the game?'
'Hmmm, let me see. Find me in church this Sunday.'
'Awww... church again?'
'If you want the game faster, or maybe you can wait till I launch the game, of which you can buy it.'
Joseph thought for awhile. That creation of Ben was really superb, and that he wanted to complete the levels as soon as possible.
'Deal.' answered Joseph, reluctantly.
'Ok then, see you in church.'

With one man injured at the pub, Rick continued with his fellow thugs to the warehouse. Security had been increased, which made it hard for the gang to invade. However, the foolishly courageous Rick rushed forward to attack, signalling his men to do the same.
Some of his men were brave enough, some were not. Many thugs ran away. Some were injured, some were killed, some were caught. Despite his best efforts to struggle, the police forces outnumbered them heavily, and Rick was caught.

Joash's handphone rang. It was Ben.
'Hey Ben, what's up?' asked Joash.
'Are your shopping for Joseph's birthday gift?' Ben inquired.
'Yea.'
'What are your buying for him?'
Joash looked at Rachel and asked her the question. She shrugged.
'Errr... Not sure, still sourcing around.' replied Joash.
'Ever thought of the greatest gift of all?'
'Hmmm... what?'
'Salvation.'

Midnote

I heard of a story just the other day,
About a Man who gave His life away for me,
Complicated yet it seems so clear,
If I open up my heart You'll be near to me,
I believe in You,
I believe in You.

I believe in You,
I believe Your word has set me free,
With all that I am,
I will live my life for You,
I believe,

I read a story just the other day,
About the way You healed a blind man, made him see,
Here I stand I'm crying out to You,
All I need is faith to see a miracle in me,
I believe in You,
I believe in You.

I Believe

Planetshakers

Chapter 7

Jane was still working at the pub when she saw Rick and his gang. This time, instead of four or five people, Rick brought along dozens of gangsters.
'Something for all of them to drink!' shouted Rick, before proceeding to tell the rest of his gang, 'My treat!'
Meanwhile, one of the thugs looked at Jane. 'Come drink with me, my little lady.'
'I'm busy, I've got things to do.'
'Come on, don't be shy.' said the thug as he reached his hand out to her.
'No, I'm busy, I gotta go.' said Jane, who hoped she could get away from this man as fast as possible.
There was an evil glare in the man's eye, and he pounced on Jane.
'NO! Help! Don't! NOOOOO!" Jane screamed.

As Joseph played Ben's game, Ben looked at Joash and Rachel.
'What were your discussing just now?' asked Ben.
'Well, we were praying for a friend.' replied Rachel.
Something prompted Ben to pop his question.
'May I know your friend's name?'
'Rick.' answered Joash.
'Rick Peter?'
'How did you know?' asked the suprised Joash, 'well, he's a gangster anyway.'
'I know that.' replied Peter, 'I was working as a P.I for his dad.'

At the pub, Jane tried with all her might to push the man off, but to no avail. Out of the blue came a shout.
'STOP THAT!'
'NO! SHE'S MINE!'
It was Rick. He gave that thug a brutal punch on the face. Blood flowed as the thug spat teeth.
'You'll PAY!' shouted the thug, as he drew his blade.
'Be careful!' screamed Jane.
Rick kicked the man's hand, sending the knife onto the floor. He then elbowed the man in the chest.
'This will teach you to respect a girl next time!' said Rick, as he dealt a final low, sending the man crashing onto the floor.
He then turned to ask Jane, 'Lady, are you ok?'
'Yea,' said Jane as Rick turned,'Thanks!'
'No prob.'

Joash suddenly remembered Joseph's birthday.
'Wanna buy a gift for your brother? His birthday is approaching.' asked Joash.
'Sure! Let's go then.' replied Rachel.
'Hey Ben, we're going out to shop for something!' said Rachel.
Ben looked at them and smiled. Being cheeky, Joseph shouted, 'Enjoy your date!'
Both Joash and Rachel blushed, and they laughed.

Chapter 6

'Boss says that we are to raid the nearby warehouse. There will be police guards right there, boss warns us to be careful. This time, boss will only take 25 percent of the loot.' Danny said.

At the comfort of Joseph's home, Ben started talking to Joseph about games, while Rachel and Joash did their bible study.

'Hey Joseph, wanna try out my new game?'
Besides being a P.I and a youth pastor, Ben was also good at creating games.
'Sure!' exclaimed Joseph.

A dark figure approached the nearby public telephone.
'Police, I would like to make a report.' said the figure in a cold, monotonous voice, 'A group of gangsters are going to plunder a warehouse in the north near the sea, I do suggest you increase security there.'
'May I know who is that speaking?' asked the officer on the line.
'Just obey my orders.'
The caller hung up.

'I think that we should pray about Rick.' interrupted Joash 'it seems that he is in trouble, can you pray with me?'
'That guy beat you up you know, I really admire your forgiveness.' Rachel replied.
'Well, Ben said, love your enemies.'
'Fine then, let's pray for him then.'
The two of them began to pray for Rick.

Jeanie happened to pass by the telephone when she overheard the conversation. Somehow, she felt a sudden urge to call her brother. Sfter waiting for long, Rick finally picked up his phone.
'What?'
'Bro, are you going to the warehouse at the north?'
'What does that got to do with you, nosey parker!'
'I just overheard someone reporting a crime yet to be committed, and the venue is the warehouse at the north.'
'Oh, shut up!'

'Not my will, but Your's be done, Lord. Amen'
'Thanks Rachel, thanks for praying with me, I do hope that God would rescue him, if it's according to His will.'
Rachel smiled, and Joash returned the smile. Deep in their hearts, they hoped that God will keep Rick safe.

Chapter 5

'Hey there, heard that you're suspended from school, how long is that?' asked Danny, who was part of Rick's gang.
'Those freaks think that they can change me with those stupid punishments, I have a big million, enough to buy almost everything.'
'Hey, we've got a message from the boss, he says that we are to meet tonight at the dustbin near the usual place. There is a gang operating there, and they have stuff worth thousands. We ambush them, kill them and take the loot. As usual, half for the big boss, half for the rest.' said Jason, another member of Rick's gang.
The fifty gangsters took up their knives, and discussed their plans.

It was evening, and Ben, together with Rachel and Joash, was making his way to Rachel's house to visit Joseph. He and Joseph met before, and he had once tried to preach the gospel to him, but to no avail. Joseph would listen to other kinds of things, but the moment he heard the word 'God', 'Jesus' or anything related to christianity, he would just shut his ears and walk away.

Meanwhile, Rick, armed with a dagger, rushed to the pub. At his signal, the other gangsters rushed to attack. Never did the other gang expect the attack. It was like a pack of fifty wolves against ten lions. The first cries filled the air as the men were stabbed and the boys were punched. A while later, the night was silent as the surviving thirty of the gang returned victorious. They then proceeded to check the contents of the truck. It was indeed valuable. It was a drug.

Chapter 4

The cruel cane came harshly down on Rick. The searing pain was unbearable, but pride caused Rick to suffer in silence.
'Now, Rick is going to say his public apology to Joash, I want your to...' said the principal to the school, who was interrupted by Rick.
'NEVER!' shouted the defiant Rick.
'I tell you, if you defy your principal one more time...' said the discipline master.
'Shut up!' screamed Rick, before running away from the hall.

At a pub, there was Jane. She recently heard that there was a rich patron, and that he was handsome too.
'Here he comes!' said someone.
'You are our hero! Come on, give us a drink.' said another.
Rick appeared, flashing some fifty dollar bills in his hand.
'Here you go!' said Rick, as he sighted Jane. 'Here's something for you.'
'Thanks!' shouted Jane, as she took the glass of soft drink from his hand.
'No prob!' said Rick, as he offered another person a drink.

'So how's business?' asked Ben to his sister, Jane.
'Well, something nice happened. There was this guy... I think his name is Rick, handsome and rich, and guess what? He offered me a drink!' exclaimed Jane in excitement.
'Ok, that nice.' replied Ben.
He had spent a long time searching for Rick, and he hoped that the person his sister just mentioned was the right one. All he had to do was just to find out.

'Are you ok?' asked Rachel.
'Well, fine. It's already days and the bruises should have healed. Thanks for your concern,' responded Joash, 'I'm not that weak anyway.'
Both of them chuckled. Just then, Ben came into the room.
'So how's your week?' asked Ben, to the rest of the youths.
'Fine.' came the usual reply.
'Ok, let's begin. well, if you have been reading your bible, especially the book of Matthew, you will find that it's an interesting book. Just interested to know, how many of you have enemies?'
Many raised their hands, only a few left their hands down.
'I do see that your have enemies. I do admit that I have a few, but God says, love your enemies. Don't believe it? Check your bible. This is what Matthew chapter 5, verse 38 to 48 says. Can I have someone to read it for me?'

'You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.' But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
"You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others. Do not even pagans do that? Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.'

Characters

So far in the story, these are the characters, split into 2 groups, the believers and the undecided.

Believers
Joash; teen, same class as Rick and Joseph
Ben; mid twenties, Private Investigator, counsellor at his church
Jeanie; teen, Rick's sister.
Rachel; teen, Joseph's sister, same bible study class as Joash.

Undecided
Rick; teen, Jeanie's brother, class bully.
Mr. Peter; late thirties, father of Rick and Jeanie, owner of many huge companies.
Joseph; teen, Rachel's brother, friends with Joash.

Chapter 3

'WHAT IS THIS?' boomed Mr Peter, as he showed Rick the photos.
'My brothers, what's the big deal?' replied Rick with a smirk, before proceeding to tear the photos up.
'You...you...'
'Me what? So what if you're rich? Does that mean you can interfere with my private life? For all I care...'
'This is too...'
'Shut your big mouth up, old man...'
'I'm your dad!'
'So what?'
The duo quarrelled. Harsh words flew. Finally, Mr Peter said, "You want your freedom? You want to have it your way? FINE!'
'You're so clever, fancy dumping your son away without any cash...'
'You want cash? You'll have it!' replied Mr Peter, taking out his cheque book, 'a million dollars for the useless you! Don't ever come back again!'
Rick grabbed the cheque and walked out of the house, slamming the door, leaving an angered father and a sobbing sister in the house.

Joseph was walking on his way home, where he accidentally bumped into 2 tattooed men. Cursing his luck, he walked away, only to be cornered later by 4 boys, of which Rick was one of them.
'Bump into my brother never say sorry?' said Rick, who was their leader.
'What do you guys want? Rick, you are too much...'
A punch. Blood flowed from his nose.
'You should know what we want, you offended one of us. This is offending all of us. Maybe, if you join us...'
'Never! I don't want to be scums of society like you!'
'Heard what he said? He actually called us scums of society!'
A kick, a punch. More blood.
'Hey guys, stop it!' A voice from somewhere. It was Joash.
'There comes Joash the church mouse!' shouted Rick to his friends.
He watched as Joash took Joseph by the hand. 'Let's go, beware of these gangsters next time.'
'Wait!' Rick chipped in, 'only one of you can go; one must suffer for the other.'

Meanwhile, Rachel tried desperately to get her brother on his handphone. She was afraid for her brother's safety. After trying for a long period of time, she finally got through.
'Sis, something happened!'
'Joseph, slow down. Tell me what happened.''
Joash is in trouble!'
'WHAT!?' exclaimed the shocked sister.
'Joash! You should know him, your both were in the same bible study class...'
'Where are you now?'
'Downstairs!'
The line was suddenly cut off. Rachel was at a loss of what to do.

Meanwhile, trouble had just begun for Joash as he faced Rick and his friends.

Chapter 2

'What's wrong?' said Jeanie.
'I guess... I need it again...' replied Rick.
'I seriously think it's time to quit your smoking habit, I mean, it's not good for you...'
'SHUT UP, will you? If your purpose here is to deliver your incessant nagging, then quit it!'
'Fine then...' replied Jeanie. She was once part of Rick's gang of punks and pickpockets, but since a friend of hers brought her to church, things started to change. Meanwhile, as she looked at her poor brother with pity, she felt really helpless. Though their parents were too busy to know about their lifestyles, she knew they would eventually find out one day.

Mr. Peter looked at the photos in horror. He did not know that his son actually mixed with such youngsters.
'Tell me Ben, are you sure this is true?'
'Well, cameras don't lie, do they?' replied Ben.
'I'm really gonna scold him this time, but I'm not too sure how...'
'Well, you may wanna try some counselling at my church, it offers...'
'I don't believe in God, neither will I let my precious son go to any single church for any single thing! At worst, I'll leave it to the police to do everything.'
Ben sighed. Mr Peter having discipline problems with his son, but Ben knew Rick well, though they had not communicated much. He had seen Rick crying at the void deck at times when he was alone. He knew that Rick was only putting up a tough act.

As Joseph walked out of the cybercafe, he saw Joash, his classmate, and they chanced upon a conversation.
'How's life?' Joash asked.
'Daily routines... Gruesome school, games, gadgets, girlfriends...'
'Hmmm... You seem to be missing a G, a big G, see if you can guess it...'
'Not interested...' came Joseph's usual reply.
'Come on!'
'errr.... goals, goalkeepers, grades?'
'God.' answered Joash. 'God, He's the source to all meaning and...'
'There you go again, talking about some God which I don't even care about...' said Joseph, who hurriedly strolled away.
'Good friday's round the corner, my church has a special programme specially lined up for people like you, hope to see you there!' shouted Joash, just before Joseph disappeared from his sight.

Chapter 1

Rick was a boy whose path you would never want to cross. Having lost his mother at a tender age of 2, he lived his life with his rich father, who was too busy with his work. At the age of 11, Rick started to fall into bad company. Now, he was a 15 year old boy who often had trouble in school.

"Rick! That's too much! See me for detention today!" Rick gave the teacher a defiant glare, before walking out, muttering under his breath 'like I care...'

Meanwhile, when the class burst into laughter as the teacher sobbed silently, there was Joash, silently staring at the bruise on his arm. He knew something. Behind Rick's tough personality laid an empty heart void of love and forgiveness. He wondered if Rick would finally experience that wonderful love; that all-forgiving and everlasting love of his wonderful Saviour...

At a certain void deck, a group of punks were partying. "Yo Rick! Come join us for a puff!" "Alright, beer's on me!" replied the rich kid. Little did the group notice a dark shadow round the corner. The camera clicked, and in a matter of seconds, the shadow was gone as Ben strolled away, with his work in his camera.

When school was dismissed, Joseph went off from school. It was a hard day for him, especially with Rick around. He had been class to know Rick well enough. However, he was rather amazed with Joash's ability to tolerate Rick. He used words, but never did he use his fist, unlike the rest of the class, which walked in groups for protection against Rick. He heaved a heavy sigh, as he wondered if there was more to life than just school and computer games.

Prolouge

Prolouge

Better than the riches of this world.
Better than the sound of my friends voices.
Better than the biggest dreams of my heart,
and that's just the start.
Better than getting what I say I need.
Better than living the life that I want to.
Better than the love that anyone could give,
Your Love is...

Better than life; Hillsongs

New book coming soon!

Hey friends, I'm gonna write a book, and it will be posted on this site. Happy reading!

Wonderful Gift from a Wonderful Saviour

Around 2000 years ago, a great decision was made. God came down as a little human called (baby) Jesus.

But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus. Matthew 1:25

Then, the little baby Jesus was wanted by a power paranoid Herod.
Slash! Slash! That was the fate of the babies who stayed. Herod's plan failed. Baby Jesus was safe somwhere else.
Then he grew to a man of 33. Then one night, there came the chief priests and those with them. Their objective? To see Jesus... ... dead.
There was God. God on the cross. Two cruel nails pierced the very hands of the suffering Saviour. One was driven through the legs.
The agonizing pain.
The price of salvation. All sin was on Him. The sins of all the people.
About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"—which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"Matthew 27:46

I bet the Heavenly Father must have turned His face away. I wonder how the God-forsaken Saviour must have felt.Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." When he had said this, he breathed his last.Luke 23:46

The price of salvation.Wonderful Saviour. Wonderful Grace. The greatest gift of all.Not just a normal gift. The Saviour paid for it. The price? His very own blood, shed for us. Have you accepted the gift He gave?