Time to PLAY

Well! Today went to SAC New Sanctuary to watch this musical play put up by the youths from Church of Our Good Shepherd! It is entitled "Storm in a fishbowl" I must really say they put in a very good effort! I have heard they had some very 'last minute' preparations. But I could see that they were pretty comfortable in their roles. I won't go into details of the play but I must say i really enjoyed it! (usually i'm quite demanding and critical) And as the play ended, I just sensed the Lord bringing up an 'old' issue which was left untouched. I was inspired to do up plays quite a while ago. I guess it could be the influence from writing and directing the mime for the Mission Trip we had 2 years back! Though at the time I felt that inspiration to start a play, I never got down to doing it. I believe I was not ready and the timing was not right! And even now as the Lord brought this issue back, I am really enthusiatic but at the same time, I know that I had to be in tuned with God and not simply just following that 'feeling'. Somehow or rather, the 1st question that the Lord posed to me was "How do I rally the youths(christians) to invite their non-believing friends?" Many a times, when such evangelistic outreach is carried out, most of the audience are Christians themselves. Little had invited non-believing friends (well maybe they did invite but their friends turn them down) I always feel that we as Christians are not mentally and spirtually prepared for such outreach. Mentally as in having the courage to pop the invitation question for fear of rejection, discrimination. Spiritually as in trusting in God and praying feverently for the non-believers! So I guess that's the first issue the Lord has revealed to me to tackle. And then I saw a picture of corns. I must be hungry till i'm hallucinating. Nope! I had an over-caloried McDonald meal! The picture reminded me of this verse: "I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds." John 24:12
And I sense the Lord telling me that we Christians must really die to ourselves or else nothing will bear out of us! Unless we die and allow Jesus to enter, we will just bear our own 'fruits'. I'm not sure how the Lord wants me to deal with this issue but one thing I know I must do, PRAY!

When this issue is dealt with, then will I move into the real evangelistic outreach! I would really love to have a musical play which will touch many people's hearts. Imagine a stadium of audience, many of whom who had not heard about Christ, raising their hands in response to the call from God! Indeed, a revival! That's the vision but I will rather not go so far to talk about it. There must be a revival in our own life first. The light from a light-tower which is not visible can never direct any ship! Until we ourselves are light up, then can we shine forth to the others! So my prayer to all those who are like-minded and holds a common goal, let's us first renew ourselves in Christ and in unision, pray for God's work to be done!