After Christmas, a group of 14 of us came to Urbana. This is the third day of Urbana now, and I have heard some good speeches.
We started today with a group bible study on Matthew 20:1-16, “The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard”, when I was reading this passage, God was asking me to reflect my heart on how much do I really understand God’s grace and His authorities. Am I comparing myself with others, am I using my definition of “fairness” to justify myself or others? These are all wrong, God is the One who have full authorities on His plan and His timing, all I need to do is to ask for obedience and a submitted heart to be a real disciple of Jesus Christ. Then, the big morning session’s message was on Matthew 25:1-13 “The Parable of The Ten Virgins.” It was a great reminder to me to be alert and not be distracted by things in life and forgot that the Lord is coming, and I do not know the timing, but when He comes, I would not have time to get oil. Christian life is a daily journey, it’s not paused or stopped after we committed ourselves to the Lord, instead, we do need daily bread to feed our spirit so when the Lord comes we can join the banquet with Him.