Delight in your struggles because it pushes us into a race that has to live each step by seeking God's will, when we are in brokenness.

In the Great Commission (Matt 28:16-20), Jesus calls his disciples to "go and make disciples of all nations". As we run the Christian race, how are we to find our personal calling as part of this Great Commission?

Especially, when circumstances get tough and we find ourselves lost, remember that Jesus is with us “always, to the very end of the age”. Pray to free our hearts, so that we can find our calling in the midst of these circumstances and through it, exalt God.

Why did the Lord wipe the world out in the time of Noah?

It was because the corruption in the hearts of men that turned them away from God, got so great that there were only evil inclinations in their hearts.

So, as we run the run the Christian race towards the end times, let us guard our hearts against the antichrist - for he is the one that brings this corruption back in its full measure.

What can we look to in our imperfections and weaknesses? Where do we get the strength to run the Christian race? How do we overcome temptation?

We look to Jesus Christ on the cross. In His moment of apparent weakness, He shows His ultimate strength - He died on the cross to redeem us from our sins.

He has never failed, and will never fail.

What does the cross symbolise?

To the world, shame and suffering. To Christians, strength and glory.

Christ took both, scorning the shame and enduring the suffering with joy, for the glory set before him.

As Jesus did, so should we - to fix our eyes towards eternal glory while running the race set out for us.

Never be afraid to make a choice that jeopardise your earthly benefits. for Christ. Believe that if it is for God, His promises will reveal clearer and clearer to you through your submission. His plans are greater than your plans.

Losing World, Gaining Christ.

The world offers the promise of abundance, but these are empty promises and they ultimately lead to destruction. In the same way that the Lord rained fire and brimstone on the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, He will come to pass judgement on those who put their faith in the world instead of in Him.

Seek not the false riches of the world, which are lost in the blink of an eye. Instead, look toward the eternal glory of the Lord.

The promise of God is the only yet most fundamental foundation holding our relationship with God. It's not through our good conducts and obedience to the law that make us worthy of His promise. Instead, it's when we realise, and believe in God's promise that is freely given to us through His sovereign grace that leads us into submitting to Him, naturally, in all things.

We often proclaim "I believe in the promise of God!" without thinking deeper what we're actually looking forward to when we say this. At times, we believe that God will give us the result, relationship, the promotion etc that we think we need, and equate them to God's promise. But beyond what our human minds and eyes can imagine and see, God actually promises us more than these. God promises you HE Himself, in whom you can find all you everlasting purpose, joy and satisfaction.

In faith, everything that we do must come from what is within us.

Thus, to set ourselves apart, the focus has to be our spirit.

We need to restore the faith that continues to claim the complete gospel, the complete truth and the complete promise that God has given us.