Due to the unpredictable recurring epidemic, everyone's life has been affected. Even though the government has not locked down the city like before, many people choose not to go out. Of course, this also affects the congregation returning to church to attend services.
We are grateful for the thirty brothers and sisters serving in the IT team, worship team and the welcoming team in the past few weeks in Mandarin service. They have been faithful in their service by turning up to church on time every Sunday morning to rehearse and prepare for online live broadcast, despite the current unstable pandemic situation.
I am greatly encouraged by this group of brothers and sisters who are united and faithfully serving God. We serve God with the same heart and mind, we understand there may be challenges but most importantly we know why we serve, that is to serve our Lord Jesus Christ alone.
Recently we read the very familiar story about Jesus feeding 5,000 people with five loaves and two fishes. This passage reminds us again that with the seemingly insufficient resources “Jesus already had in mind what he was going to do.” God has His plan. What is impossible for man, but if He is willing, He can do everything because all things in the universe are created by Him. There is nothing that God cannot do.
This story reminds us not to look at the constraints of the environment or resources, but who is in charge of the situation.
The heaven and the earth were created through Jesus Christ. He is willing to be with us. He is willing to take care of us and save us. He will not withhold any good thing from us, so what should we fear?
We are in an epidemic, and looking at the environment may make people lose their confidence, but in our church, we see people do not lose heart. The diligent service of the brothers and sisters becomes our encouragement.
We will never know the good deeds that God has planted in everyone's heart, but seeing every witness, the life changed by God, reminds us that we should continue to focus on the works of Jesus Christ. Keeping our eyes on the works of Jesus Christ will neither discourage us nor make us stumble.
Thank God, during the epidemic, we are challenged by God to build our faith in Him. Let us continue to focus on God and trust in Him no matter what the situation is.
最近幾星期，因為疫情不斷反復，大家的生活繼續受到影響，雖然政府沒有封城，但很多市民都不想出門。當然，這亦影響到會眾回教會參與崇拜。
在國語堂，很感恩這幾個星期，雖然疫情不穩定，仍然有三十位弟兄姊妹,同心服侍,緊守崗位。無論是影音、敬拜隊、司事等，每星期天早上，都準時的回到教會，綵排，調音，預備線上直播。
看到一班忠心服侍神的弟兄姊妹，真的感到很欣慰，大家都是同心向著神，明白服侍雖然有困難，但更重要的是，我們知道我們所做的是為了什麼，我們單單服侍我主耶穌基督。
最近讀經，讀到大家都很熟悉的五餅二魚的故事，當時有五千人，但只有五個餅，兩條魚，怎樣可以餵飽五千人? 這經文再一次提醒我們，在人看來是不足的資源，不可能的事，但"耶穌是知道應該怎樣做"。神有衪的計劃，在人看來不可能的事，在神只要衪願意，衪凡事都能，因為天地萬物都是衪的創造，神還有什麼不能做到。
這故事提醒我們，不要看環境或資源的限制，而是要看誰在掌管環境。
天地也是藉著耶穌基督而造，衪是願意與我們同在，衪願意看顧我們，拯救我們，衪不會留下一樣好處不給我們，所以，我們還有什麼懼怕呢?
雖然是在疫情中，看環境，可能會令人失去信心，但在教會，我們看到的，不是低頭丧氣，而是弟兄姊妹的更用心服侍，每一位的弟兄姊妹，都成為我們的鼓勵。
我們永遠不知道，神在每個人心裡所動的善功，但看到每一位見證人，被神改變的生命，這便提醒著我們，應該繼續把目光定睛在耶穌基督的作為上，這便不會使我們丧膽，也不會使我們失腳。
感謝神，在疫情中，是神要鍛鍊我們對神更有信心的機會，讓我們無論在什麼情況，繼續專心仰望神，信靠神。
