To continue the mission of Jesus Christ
Date: 28-12-25
Preacher: Ps Colin Wong
Title: A Year-end Prayer from Eternity
A Year-end Prayer from Eternity
It was the last message of the year and a preacher worth his weight would deliver a message that is relevant to the times, the occasion and to the people he is speaking to. Ps Colin did all that using his familiarity of the ground to God’s advantage. By ground I am talking about the fact that he’s been invited to church many times before so he knows the church well.
Before worship started, Ps Png spoke about what most of us would have gone through in the whole of 2025: the ‘sour, sweet, bitter and spiciness of life’, according to a Chinese saying. Then Brother Swee Nam gave a testimony for what he had gone through with his family testifying on both the trials and goodness of God.
Ps Colin then asked the congregation whether the ‘sour, sweet, bitter and spiciness of life’ should define us and asked the congregation whether we live according to the calendar of the year or we live in God? Of course he was not disparaging all that had been said before him but he was using what had been said as a lead-in to his message.
Ps Colin listed four points in relation to the theme of his message.
- Pray from eternity and not to worry
The biblical reference is from Psalms 90:1. This is an acknowledgment of God as our dwelling place. The world can and will change but not God, and since He is also close to us, wouldn’t that give us the best of security? - Examine and pray: number our days
The biblical reference is from Psalms 90:12. Here Ps Colin spent much time telling us how important this is using numerous examples and reasons. By doing that we then live our lives with purpose and direction. He talked about investing our time, know our order of priorities and being able to gain a heart of wisdom in the process. He shared how once he finished up a painting job which he had started 9 years earlier! Related to this understanding of what it means to number our days is also the importance of forgiving others as we do not want bitterness to cloud our days and to depend on God as we accept our own limitations. He also cautioned the congregation that numbering our days does not mean rushing through life too. - Recognise the limitation of man, the eternity of God
The biblical reference is from Psalms 90:3-6. We therefore need to have a humble heart when we know that matters of life and death are in the hands of God. - New Year Call: May you satisfy and strengthen us
The biblical reference is from Psalms 90:14-17. The crux of this point is when we walk in His way, He will open up doors for us just like He did for Moses, whom the biblical reference was taken from.