16 May 2008 (Friday), 08:00pm
(Freedom Service @ NLCC, Singapore)
It was the first service I attended since I came back from my hometown Sabah after a two-week holiday. When I went up for prayer, Pastor Simon told me that "You will have a job". This is the answer for one of my prayer requests that I have been asking for the last few months. "But where?". There are some opportunities offered to me when I was back in Sabah. They seems to be some great and wonderful ones. I really cannot make up my mind whether should I stay in Singapore or go back to Sabah. Also for this very reason, I went up for prayer. Event without telling Pastor my prayer request, God answered my prayer immediately by telling me that I will have a job, but He didn't tell me which one.
Just as I heard God answered my prayer, I started to ask myself, "which one should it be?", "should I be staying on here in Singapore or go back to Sabah?" and lots other questions. In fact, God only tell me that I'll have a job, but didn't tell me where should I stay. Somehow, these worries started to come. Well, God loved me so much that He wants me to be secured in Him. My worries don't even lasted long before He gave me the answer.
"Zachary, this is what God tells you... you will be conducting a choir of 1,000 members." This was what Pastor Simon told me before the end of the service. It came to me as a surprise. It was a mixed feelings of joy, tears and excitement for me. Although the word is for me, it was made known to the whole church. Pastor said it to the whole congregation. Everyone cheered. Remembering that it was just not too long ago (back on 28 April 2008) when I conducted the choir for my very first time in church. It really makes me feeling odd.
As for me, God answered my prayers and desires in just these one short sentence. Few things in one go. He gave me a picture of myself, standing in front of a 1,000-men strong choir, conducting the choir and leading the whole congregation worshiping Him, bringing all into His presence. It is also my strong belief that our church has strong anointing in the area of music. Our songs, even voices, can bring healings and miracles. And then, I remembered that I did have a vision for our church choir few months back. It is exactly what my heart desired for the church. It's a habit for me to keep all my emails, and this is what I wrote dated 22 January 2008.
Dear Dorcas,
Thanks for giving me the opportunity to serve in the choir ministry. As spoken yesterday, I just want to share with you the vision that I had. I want to see our choir to grow to something like the one City Harvest has in the years to come. However, I am not limiting ourselves to be exactly the same, as we are all made different. But, I would really want to see our choir to be greater and to be one of the important ministries in the church that can touch lives and bring salvations. God can definitely give us something greater than this.
Choir singing Baruch Adonai
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIxdJWWduBM
Love in Christ,
Zachary.
God confirmed and answered my desire for the church choir through Pastor. At that point of time, using my usual logical and structured ways of thinking, in order for me to fulfill what God has planned for my future, I will have to make the decision to stay with the church. I know that my heart and desire is to serve the Lord, so I made the decision to stay on with my church and serve the church. And I know that God will provide me with what is best for me, and He will take care of the rest.
In memory of what God has done for me, I wrote down this testimony. All glories belongs to Him. In Jesus Name, Amen.
