A New Beginning – An Encounter with the HOLY SPIRIT

A New Beginning – An Encounter with the HOLY SPIRIT

It started in a rocking chair when a 20 year old was coughing and trying to catch a breath as his asthmatic attack caught up with him again. Panting and wheezing away. Life was terrible and he felt that anytime his life may have ended.

In the midst of the coughing and struggle for a breath, something inside of him was crying out if there is a God, please help me. Many times that was the outcry and it was never answer as there was no such thing as miracles. Strangely as the young chap composed himself he begin to regulate his breathing better and as he close his eyes to focus on controlling each passing breath, 4 letters FCBC appeared in front of him. It was as if the letters were floating over him and he couldn’t make sense of it. All of a sudden the panting stopped and something seem to be changing inside of him.

FCBC these four letters were to be the changing point of a life that till then he was searching for. Accustomed to experiencing the supernatural, he knew that was something unnatural about this four letter encounter he had the previous night. He ended up asking around many people what these four letters would mean. It was then that he talked to his close female good friend Vanessa, who told him that it was the named of a church in Marine Parade. He told her that he must visit this place because he felt that he saw something spiritual that he needed to find an answer in.

The nicely renovated and newly opened Touch Centre auditorium was a welcoming sight for this young chap who was wondering what he would be expecting to see. They met a common friend called Johnny who was a member of the church. As they took their seat in the just right of the centre aisle, five rows down the entrance. He began to tremble from within. Strangely this has never happened before and he was experiencing a tingling sensation from within his heart.

The next 45 minutes was an extremely weird and scary experience for him. Weird because many gals were dancing with tambourines and wearing long skirts looking more like some tribal people. The songs were scary as they sang of being wash by the blood of the lamb. He thought it was out of his mind, that this was a cult that was killing lambs and washing people by the blood of these poor sacrifices. He felt the need to run away, yet a voice in him was saying, stay a little while longer. So he decided to press on.

He didn’t remember what the pastor said in the whole sermon, but he heard the invitation. The Pastor whose name was Lawrence Khong was singling out a JC Student who struggling with many issues in life and that God had given him a sign to come to this place. That FCBC was where God had waited to meet him. He didn’t know what it was about but he knew he needed to come.

As Ps Khong made to invitation to give his life to Jesus, the young man begin to weep. It was probably the first time in his 20 year as a man that he had cried publicly. He tried to escape the embarrassment and wanted to run out immediately, but by now he was trembling uncontrollably and against his will he found himself walking down the aisle with tears streaking down his cheeks not knowing what was next. But that day, Danny Lee gave his heart to Jesus because God decided it was a life He would change.

That was the beginning of my conversion from a devout Buddhist to a Follower of Christ. There are a few points I would like to highlight in my testimony.

First, God has first chosen us. Very often we feel that we are the ones who was choosing God. The truth is God was the one who has called and chosen us. In Ephesians 1:11 it reads “In Him we were chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of His will,”

Second, it is the Holy Spirit. You may not have experience the chain of events I’ve gone through but nevertheless, if you string the journey of your own salvation you will see that it was one beautifully orchestrated work of God. There are no coincidences in life, Coincidences are God’s way of staying anonymous. It is the Holy Spirit who is at work in us. Learn then to recognize His voice and follow His leading.

Lastly, OBEDIENCE to the Lord often doesn’t begin with complete understanding alone. It is first a trusting surrender and an abandonment of oneself because the object of our faith is worthy of our confidence and trust. Take some steps and let Him be the Rock of your faith and confidence.

Love,

Pastor Danny