Rom 10:13 Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved"
A little testimony of His faithfulness:
It was a Tuesday of quite a gloomy session of lousy news. Cancer invasion and relapse in the 2 of the family members and friend's spinal pain issues. However, the Lord is always near and He often uses unusual ways of cheering me up. This was one of those days.
It was this evening on the what apps chat with another ex colleague whose husband too was receiving chemo treatment. Was always curious about her faith as she was using some of the 'christian cliches' in the chat.
So this evening. I decided to put a direct question " Hey , you also became a Christian?" To my surprise the answer was " I am not yet a Christian but soon"
Wondering "But soon" means ? And I could't help remembering this logo.
Nike! Just do it!
In Heb 3, in 2 separate verses, the exhortation was that when "today we hear his voice , do not harden our hearts" So I decided to apps the ABC salvation in simple form to her! No need to wait liao. Nike?
A- Acknowledge Jesus as Lord (Admit we are sinners)
B- Believe He died for our sins and rose again
C- Confess we are sinners and His blood shed for us is remission of our sins
Rom10:8 " The word is near you, it is in your mouth and in your heart." that is the word of faithwe are proclaiming. v9 That if we confess with our mouth, "Jesus is Lord" and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. v10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified , and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved"
And she replied " Yes, I believe it"
So I trust as in v11 "Anyone who trusts in Him will never be put to shame"
V14 " How then can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written" How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news"
And we thank God for the gift of salvation.
V20 As declared by Isaiah" I was found by those who did not seek me; I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me" But for those who seek Him, yes He can be found by just a mouth away. Why tarry? Today if you hear His voice, harden not your heart. Just a simple ABC to getting to know the greatest King of all the earth! No hell but heaven!
Reflections of the simple Tick! Nike
In 1971, Carolyn Davidson (lady above) charged 17.5 hours of work to come up with this Nike swoosh—which ended up in a $35 paycheck. While she didn't profit immediately from her work on the Swoosh, the designer was eventually celebrated by the company when they threw a party in her honor. She was also given a generous amount of stock in the company (estimated to be worth upwards of $1,000,000), as well as a diamond and gold ring featuring the Swoosh design.
As I thought about Davidson's small invoice amount of only S$35 back then, would anyone fathom the success of the company whose logo was designed by her in later years?
Is that a form of delayed gratification?
But in terms of eternity, it is priceless for a swoosh decision that would moved one from darkness to light. From death to life. Sometimes, people do not know how to become a child of God. But it is as easy as a kindy ABC ! No big hoo ha. Merely a call of the heart to simply believe in Jesus and the confession of our mouth.
Never tarry. Never delay. We may never know what would happen next suddenly to prevent us from calling out to the name of Jesus.
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