Fight the Good fight
Chaplaincy Board Meeting Valley
View University - 25/04/2012
Last Message as a member of the
Committee
In
every generation God has always raised up people who will stand and break the status
quo; people who will glorify His name by living an exemplary life, full of
modesty, honesty, and spirituality. In the midst of the 21st
Century, God is still in the business of raising an army of dedicated people
old and young, who will dare to make the difference by holding, on values such
as excellence, integrity, and service.
For
the past 4 years, I have been on this campus, and have been witnessing a
spiritual transformation that is taking place in the life of many people,
especially among students. And I can testify, without any mistake that, God has
already prepared us (Faculty, Staff, administrator and Students) to face the
spiritual battles that are rising today. For “To stand in defence of truth and righteousness
when the majority forsake us, to fight the battles of the Lord when champions
are few--this will be our test” (E.G. White, The Last day Events p.181)
Despite
circumstances, God is calling each one of us “not to conform to the pattern of
this world, but be transformed by the renewing of our mind” (Romans
12:2) and Paul urges us to offer our bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and
pleasing to God (Romans 12:1). I do believe that we can in this secular world,
live a godly life through the power of the Holy Spirit. This University can be
a powerful Evangelism Centre for Salvation, and yes, it is. This is possible
through a personal relationship that each one of us ought to have with Jesus
Christ, by praying and studying the word of God every single day.
Indeed,
we are the greatest want of the world in this very generation, on this very
campus. For “The greatest want of the world [VVU] is the want of men--men who will
not be bought or sold, men who in their inmost souls are true and honest, men
who do not fear to call sin by its right name, men whose conscience is as true
to duty as the needle to the pole, men who will stand for the right though the
heavens fall” (E.G. White, Education, p.57) This is our calling, this
what we stand for.
As
I close these lines, I would like to invite you to remain firm no matter what
may come. We have received the assurance and the promises of a resurrected
saviour who is coming soon to take us home. Lift up the trumpet an loud let it
ring: Jesus Christ is coming again; cheer up, ye pilgrims, be joyful and sing:
Jesus Christ is coming again; Echo it, hilltops, proclaim it, ye plains: Jesus
Christ is coming again; He is coming in glory, the Lamb that was slain on
Calvary; and when he comes we shall see the Lord we have been waiting for, in
glory; face to face I will see my Friend Jesus Christ.
This
is my wish for you, but until then let your heart go on singing; until then,
with joy carry on; until the day your eyes behold the golden city, until the
day God calls you home, fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the Eternal
life you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many
witnesses. May you say like Paul to Timothy: “I have fought the good fight, I
have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me a crown of righteousness, which the
Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day – and not only me, but
to all who have longed for his appearing” (2 Timothy 4: 6 – 8 )
May
God bless you, and keep you faithful until we meet again.
O.T
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