What comes to your mind when you think of church?  Quiet pews and a solemn altar? A large gathering with vibrant worship and a dynamic preacher? A warm, loving community? A place to worship God?  All of these may be good, but here’s the real question: Are our views shaped by Scripture—or simply by our preferences, traditions, and past experiences?   Paul rebuked the Corinthian church for thinking about church in a worldly way (v1–4). Their attitudes, expectations, and measurements were shaped more by culture than by Christ. And if we’re honest, the same danger confronts us today. Church must never be built by the standards of this world. It must be built by God’s standards. God’s way.   Now imagine what church looks like when it is built God’s way.  Where love isn’t a vague, sentimental “50 shades of grey,” but the rugged, sacrificial love of Scripture.  The kind of love that gives, serves, and lays itself down as Jesus did on the cross.  Where community isn’t a slogan but a lived reality—practiced, experienced, and strengthened through real relationships.  Where godliness and righteousness aren’t just Bible study words, but deep desires of the heart—pursued with humility, shaped through challenges, refined through hardship, and proven genuine even in suffering.   God’s Church, built God’s way, isn’t flashy. It isn’t trendy. It’s authentic. It’s holy. It’s pleasing to Him.  There are many aspects to God’s way of building His Church, but from 1 Corinthians 3 we will focus on three essential elements—three foundations that help us build God’s Church, God’s way.   WHEN WE HONOR HIS BODY   1 Corinthian 3:16-17 (NIV) “ 16 Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you?    17 If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is sacred, and you are that temple.”   Paul makes a massive statement here—but most of its force is lost unless we understand the Old Testament backdrop. His entire argument rests on the sacredness of God’s dwelling place.  In Moses’ time, God’s presence wasn’t an abstract idea. It was visible. Tangible. Awe‑inspiring. A pillar of cloud by day.  A pillar of fire by night.  The glory of God filling the Tabernacle so powerfully that even Moses could not enter without permission.   Exodus 40:34–38 describes this vividly.  When the cloud settled on the Tent of Meeting, “the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.” Israel moved only when God moved. They stopped only when God stopped. His presence determined everything.  Later, when Solomon built the Temple, the same thing happened.  1 Kings 8:10–11 says the priests could not even perform their duties because “the glory of the LORD filled his temple.”   The message was unmistakable.  Where God dwells is holy. Untouchable. Weighty. Sacred.  Only priests could enter.  Only the High Priest could enter the Most Holy Place—and only once a year.  Anyone who entered wrongly was struck down.  This is the level of holiness Paul is invoking. Now, the Church—God’s people—is His temple   Why does Paul bring all this up? Because now, the Church—God’s people—is His temple.  His Presence no longer dwells in a tent or a stone building.  He dwells in His people. In us. Among us. The Holy Spirit lives in every believer.  The Spirit dwells in the gathered church. God’s presence marks us as sacred.   So the Church is holy.  Sacred.  Precious to God.  Because His very Presence is in the Church.  1 Corinthians 3:17 (NIV)  If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is sacred, and you are that temple.  God gave a stern warning, “Don’t touch My Church. Don’t harm My people. Don’t dishonor My dwelling place.” If we revere God, we must revere His Body the Church.  If we honour God's Body, we must honour His people who make up the Church.    Because the Church, His Body is so holy.  Because it is so sacred.  Because it is God's dwelling place.  We must honour His Church. Do not treat it with disdain.  Not with indifference. Not with carelessness.   If we revere God, we must revere His Body the Church.  If we honour God's Body, we must honour His people who make up the Church.  Give them respect that is due them as people who belong to God.  For His Presence dwells in them too. If we revere God, we must honour our own bodies as well.    If we revere God, we must honour our own bodies as well.  We are to keep ourselves holy precisely because He dwells in us.  When we sin, we sin against God.  When we sin with our bodies, we sin against God and His temple!  Sexual sin especially sins directly against God's temple.  How can we read or fill our minds with lust, pornography and immoral entertainment whether it’s “50 shades of grey” or anything else?  It totally dishonours God! We cannot claim to honour His presence while feeding our flesh with what grieves His Spirit.   If we have sinned against our bodies or against the Church, we must repent, confess, seek forgiveness and cleansing.  Otherwise, we slowly damage God’s temple—His Church, His people, ourselves—“by a thousand cuts.”   Let us honour God, His Body, His people.  May it elevate our perspective about God’s Church, that we may give it the honour it deserves in our hearts and in our actions.   WHEN WE SERVE IN GOD’S HOUSE   In 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 Paul confronts the Corinthian church for their immaturity. They were saved, but still thinking and behaving like the world—full of jealousy, quarrelling, and personality-driven loyalties.  Some said, “I follow Paul.” Others said, “I follow Apollos.” Paul’s response is sharp: “Are you not acting like mere men?”   They had turned God’s servants into celebrities. Paul, Peter, Apollos—great leaders, yes. But Paul insists they are only servants. Instruments. Vessels. Not spiritual superstars.  Not personalities to fight over.  We live in a world obsessed with celebrity culture.  People argue endlessly about who is the tennis GOAT—Djokovic, Federer, or Nadal.  Or who is the greatest female performer—Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, or Beyoncé.  If we’re not careful, we can treat preachers, worship leaders, or Christian influencers the same way.  But Paul dismantles that mindset completely. God grows His Church—but He chooses to work through us.   Paul says, “I planted.  Apollos watered. But God made it grow.”  The message is unmistakable. Only God can produce spiritual growth. Yet—amazingly—He chooses to involve us.  Not because He needs us. Not because we are impressive. But because He delights to work with us and through us. God grows His Church—but He chooses to work through us.   Some respond to God’s call. Some ignore it.  But God uses the willing.  Reinhard Bonnke the German evangelist who was used greatly by God in Africa, once shared that God told him he was not the first choice, nor the second—just the one who said “yes.”  God uses the responsive. God allows our faithfulness—or lack of it—to affect the growth of His Church.   This is astonishing.  God allows our faithfulness—or lack of it—to affect the growth of His Church. It’s like giving our children chores at home.  We don’t assign tasks because we can’t do them. We do it so our children learn responsibility, gain ownership, develop skills and grow in maturity.  Even when the children don’t do it well, we don’t give up. We persevere, hoping our children grows into the responsibility.  In the same way, God invites us into His work—not because we are perfect, but because serving grows us.  God opens the doors of His House wide. He invites every believer—regardless of background, personality, or ability—to participate.   Pastor Bayless Conley, founder of Cottonwood Church in California, once shared a powerful story. A mentally challenged young man in his church would often regularly though awkwardly greet him. One day, the young man brought a beautiful young woman to church. She responded to the altar call and gave her life to Jesus.  It turned out she was a former Miss California.  When Pastor Conley asked how this happened, the young man simply said: “You always told us to invite someone. I asked God who to invite. He pointed her out at the beach.  So I invited her.”  The young woman, with tears in her eyes, explained that she was going through a terrible season and had cried out to God in desperation, “God if you are real, send someone to me and invite me to church.  Then this young man came up to me at the beach with a big shy smile and said Hi! Do you know Jesus?  Can I invite you to church?  So I had to come and I am so glad I did.”  God used the least likely person—because he was willing. This is how God builds His House.   Serving doesn’t start with a title.  It starts with a willing heart.  Serve in your small group.  Bring lunch.  Help someone.  Don’t just consume—contribute.  Join a ministry. Offer your hands, your time, your gifts.  As you serve faithfully God will reward you. You will grow. You will mature. Your service will rise to God like a fragrant offering—just like the Old Testament sacrifices. God grows His Church. But He invites you to be part of the miracle.   WHEN WE INVEST IN HIS FAMILY   1 Corinthian 3:10-15 (NIV) “ 10 By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds.    11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.    12 If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw,  13 his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man’s work.    14 If what he has built survives, he will receive his reward.    15 If it is burned up, he will suffer loss; he himself will be saved, but only as one escaping through the flames.”   Paul didn’t casually build churches. He built intentionally. Skillfully. Faithfully. He invested his best into God’s people—because he knew the Church belonged to Christ.   To illustrate this, think of a master craftsman.  I once watched a glassblower in Murano, Italy create a stunning glass horse.  He pulled a glowing blob of molten glass from the furnace, shaped it with breath and precision with a pincher, pinched out legs, formed a neck, bent a head, sculpted hooves, and flared a tail—all in under two minutes.  Yet every movement was deliberate. Every touch was purposeful.  You could feel the love and mastery in the work.  You can always tell when something is made with care.   The same is true in the Church.  When we invest our time, our heart, our skill—people can see it.  God sees it even more.  Investment always reveals what we value.  We invest in what matters to us. A baker invests love into every cake. A parent invests in their children’s growth. A craftsman invests in every detail of his creation.  In the same way, my wife and I invest deeply into people’s lives.  We invest financially into our church building and Kingdom projects—not because we have to, but because we believe in what God is building.  Investment is a declaration of value. God is not only interested in what we do, but how and why we do it.   God cares deeply about how we build His House.  Jesus taught this in Matthew 25.  Each servant received talents to invest.  Some multiplied what they were given. One buried it.  The master rewarded them accordingly.  The point is this.  God watches how we invest what He has entrusted to us.  Right motives produce lasting fruit.  Wrong motives produce empty results.       Faithful investment brings eternal reward.  Neglect brings loss—even if we are still saved.  God is not only interested in what we do, but how and why we do it.   Lai Ling and I had the privilege of seeing the ceiling of Sistine Chapel.  It is simply a marvel of art.  It is said that once someone noticed Michelangelo painting away in a little corner of the ceiling and said to him, “Why do you bother to spend so much time on a corner that no one will notice?”  He replied, “But God will see it!”  That is the heart of true investment.  We don’t serve for applause.  We don’t give for recognition.  We don’t build for human approval. We invest because God sees.  We invest because God values His Church. We invest because Christ is the foundation.   Paul challenges us: “Be careful how you build.” So the question becomes: •     Will we invest our time? •     Will we invest our talents? •     Will we invest our treasures? •     Will we invest through tithes and offerings? •     Will we invest in people, relationships, discipleship, the next generation?   CONCLUSION   When we invest in God’s Church, we are investing in what is eternal.  Gold, silver, costly stones. Not wood, hay, and straw. May we build in a way that lasts.  May we invest in God’s family with love, excellence, and faith—because His Church is worth it.  Let’s build God’s Church, God’s way.   Copyright©️2026 by Wilson Lim. All rights reserved. Materials are free to be distributed in whole or part as long as proper acknowledgement is given to the author and not sold for profit.

We are all on a faith journey with God. And in the end, what matters most is not how we began, but whether we finish well. Finishing well depends on one thing: how we keep walking with God day after day. How we keep moving forward with Him.   Yet many believers find themselves stuck—caught in a kind of spiritual paralysis. They’ve heard God. They’ve encountered God. They’ve even stepped out before. But somewhere along the way, they stopped moving. Something froze their faith.  For some, it was a painful failure when they tried to do something for God and it didn’t go as planned. For others, doubts and fears crept in and quietly took over. And for many, they simply don’t know how to keep taking the next step with God.   But God never intended for us to stay stuck. He wants to move us forward—into maturity, into fruitfulness, into the very things He has called us to accomplish. To do that, we must learn how to keep moving with Him.   In this passage, we discover five key principles for moving on with God. The context is powerful: after more than 40 years of wandering, Israel is standing at the edge of the Jordan River. Joshua has been appointed to lead them into the promise. In Joshua 3:1–5, he prepares the people to step out in faith. And now, at last, they begin to move—one decisive step at a time—into God’s future for them.   MOVE WITH GOD   Make sure we follow God – nothing else   Joshua 3:6a (NIV)   “… “Take up the ark of the covenant and pass on ahead of the people.” …”   Why did the priests go ahead?  Because the people were meant to follow. Joshua 3:3 (NIV) makes it unmistakable: “When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God… you are to move out from your positions and follow it.”  The ark represented God’s presence. Israel wasn’t following a strategy, a personality, or a trend. They were following God Himself.  We must do the same. Our greatest danger is not outright rebellion—it’s quietly drifting into following our own desires, ambitions, or comfort.    Keep your eyes on God. Keep seeking Him. Our greatest danger is not outright rebellion—it’s quietly drifting into following our own desires, ambitions, or comfort.  Israel didn’t follow “someone” or “something.” They followed God alone.  We must resist the temptation to chase the latest Christian trend or copy what another church is doing. They may be doing good things—but the real question is:  What is God saying to us? To our church? To our ministry? To our lives?   Hard questions we must ask ourselves Are we following God—or just following our personal preferences? When God moves, do we hesitate because we’re too comfortable with our house, our job, our lifestyle? Has God shifted direction, but we’ve already locked in our own plans?   Perhaps the ark goes north, but we insist on going south.  Are we too focussed on these: My goals. My ambitions. My timeline. Nothing can change it.    The call is simple and urgent. Are we moving with God?  If we want to move with Him, we must learn to seek Him—to cultivate a life that pays attention to His presence. A life that listens. A life that watches.  Because when our eyes are fixed on Him, one thing becomes clear: When He moves, we move.   Leaders have a responsibility to move with God   Joshua 3:6b (NIV) “So they took it up and went ahead of them.”   The priests—the spiritual leaders—didn’t wait for the people to move first. They stepped out ahead. They carried the ark and walked into unknown territory because that’s what leaders do: they move with God before others do.  Joshua 3:3–4 (NIV) “When you see the ark… you are to move out… Then you will know which way to go, since you have never been this way before.”   The people had never travelled this path. They couldn’t discern God’s direction on their own. They needed leaders who were already listening, already watching, already moving with God.  This is the weight of spiritual leadership.  Leaders must walk closely with God so they can lead others in His way.  When leaders follow God well, they become living examples—visible models of faith, courage, and obedience. Their lives inspire others to follow. Leaders must keep one eye on God and one eye on the sheep—attentive to His voice, and attentive to the people entrusted to them.   It’s an awesome responsibility. Leaders must move with God in a way that others can follow. Leaders must keep one eye on God and one eye on the sheep—attentive to His voice, and attentive to the people entrusted to them. So we should thank God for our leaders. Who have been faithful.  And we pray for them—because when leaders move with God, the whole community moves with God.   BE ATTENTIVE TO GOD’S LEADING   Be alert to God’s continuing instructions   Joshua 3:7 (NIV) “And the Lord said to Joshua…”.   God had already spoken to Joshua about crossing the Jordan. Joshua even told the people, “In three days you will cross” (Josh 1:11). By Joshua 3:2, those three days had passed and right at that moment, God spoke again.  Joshua was listening. He stayed alert for God’s next instruction.  For God often speaks progressively, not all at once. Hearing God once is rarely enough. In a variety of ways, He confirms, clarifies, and deepens His instructions over time.  This is captured beautifully in Isaiah 30:21 (NIV) “Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you saying, ‘This is the way; walk in it.’”   Many believers hear God at the beginning but stop listening along the way. Then they wonder why things drift off course. The issue isn’t that God stopped speaking; it’s that they stopped listening.  NASA has sent out many probes to explore our solar system, like the Voyager series.  NASA maintains constant radio communication with their probes. The probes continually adjust their trajectory based on those signals. But if the receiver fails—even slightly—very soon the probe drifts off course.   The same is true spiritually.  We stay on course only as we keep receiving God’s ongoing guidance. This is why God didn’t give us only a manual—He gave us a Guide.  Scripture is essential, but the Holy Spirit is the One who leads us step by step.  So keep your ears open. Stay attentive. Stay listening. When God speaks again, be ready.   God’s instructions become clearer as we move with Him   Joshua 3:8 (NIV) Tell the priests who carry the ark of the covenant: ‘When you reach the edge of the Jordan’s waters, go and stand in the river.’ ”   In Joshua 1, God told them what would happen (cross the Jordan) and when it would happen—but not where or how.  In verse 6, God revealed the “where” by telling them to watch where the ark went.  In verse 8, God revealed the “how”: The priests were to carry the ark and step into the river.   God leads us step by step.  He rarely gives all the details upfront.  He starts with the big picture, then clarifies as we obey.  The more we move with Him, the more He reveals.  Abraham is the classic example.  God first said in Gen 12:1 (NIV) “Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you.”  When Abraham travelled to Canaan, God spoke again “To your offspring I will give this land.”  Then in Gen 13 (NIV) “All the land you see I will give you...” Then in Gen 15 God defined the boundaries. And in the same chapter, God revealed the timing for taking ownership of the land. Clarity grows as obedience grows.    The pattern we see is this.  First God spoke of a land.  Secondly, God points out the land.  Thirdly, God gives an idea of the scope of the land.  Fourthly, God outlines the land as well as the timing.  Step by step.  Layer by layer.  Clarity grows as obedience grows.  So don’t panic when God hasn’t given you all the details.  Some personalities—especially detail-oriented ones—get anxious when the full plan isn’t laid out. But God rarely works that way.  If you don’t move, God won’t reveal more.  Movement brings deeper revelation from God. Just as a car can only be steered when it’s moving. Movement brings deeper revelation from God.   Why does God lead this way? Because He is forming something in us—trust and obedience.  In June 1956, just days before his twenty‑first birthday, Loren Cunningham was praying in a small guest room in the Bahamas, asking God what he should speak on that evening. As he looked up at the plain white wall, God gave him a vision that would change the course of global missions.  Loren suddenly saw what he later described as a “living map of the world.”  He watched as waves crashed onto the shores of every continent—again and again—each wave coming further inland than the one before, until the continents were completely covered. Then the scene sharpened.  The waves turned into young people.  Teenagers. College students. Even children.  They were everywhere—preaching on street corners, sharing Christ outside bars, going house to house, caring for the poor, and carrying the gospel to every nation. They came from everywhere and went everywhere. Then, just as suddenly, the vision ended.  God gave him a vision. God didn’t give him a full blueprint. He gave him a vision—and as he moved, God unfolded the details until YWAM was formed and undertook its global missions until today.   TRUST THE LORD TO LEAD THE WAY   Trust in the provision and power of the Almighty God   Joshua 3:10 (NIV)  This is how you will know that the living God is among you and that he will certainly drive out before you the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites and Jebusites.   God promised Israel that He Himself would drive out the nations before them—nations stronger, more experienced, and more battle‑hardened than they were. Humanly speaking, Israel had no chance. When the odds are overwhelming, our minds whisper: “Is God really able?” “Can He actually do this?” Or worse: “It’s impossible.”   But Joshua anchors their faith in one truth: “The ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth…” Not the Lord of Israel only. Not the Lord of the wilderness. The Lord of all the earth. He is Almighty.  Nothing is too hard for Him. Nothing is beyond His reach.   Once Smith Wigglesworth was called to pray for a man who just died. The atmosphere was heavy with grief.  Wigglesworth walked into the room and felt a fierce unshakable faith rise from within. He pulled the dead man’s body out of the bed.  Propped the body up against the wall and declared with authority, “In the name of Jesus, walk!”  Nothing happened.  He stepped back, grabbed the body again and threw him against the wall, commanding life to return.  Still nothing.  The family grasped.  Some thought he had lost his mind. Others begged him to stop.  But Wigglesworth refused to back down.  The third time, he lifted the corpse, slammed it against the wall and shouted, In the name of Jesus – Live!”  This time, the body gasped, his eyes opened and stood to his feet – alive!  The room erupted with shock and joy.  The man lived for many years after that moment. Wigglesworth wasn’t reckless — he was utterly convinced of God’s power. His actions came from a deep, Spirit‑filled certainty that Jesus is stronger than death.   Trust God to lead us   Joshua 3:11 (NIV) See, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth will go into the Jordan ahead of you.   Some believers believe God can do all things…but quietly wonder whether God will really lead them. But when God calls us to move with Him, He does not abandon us halfway. He does not lead us into uncertainty and then disappear. God promises in Isaiah 42:16 “I will lead the blind by ways they have not known… I will guide them… I will not forsake them.”  He leads.  He guides. He supports.  He comforts. He provides.  We are reminded in Proverbs 3:5–6 (NIV) “Trust in the LORD with all your heart… and He will make your paths straight.”   When we choose to trust Him and follow Him, He proves Himself the Great Shepherd. Faithful, present, and utterly dependable.  We saw this when we planted the church in Brisbane—stepping out even though my work visa for Australia had only 3 months left. God led. God provided. God made a way. He always does.   STEP OUT IN FAITH   Faith receives God’s Word (v12-13)   Joshua 3:12-13 (NIV) 12  Now then, choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe. 13  And as soon as the priests who carry the ark of the Lord—the Lord of all the earth—set foot in the Jordan, its waters flowing downstream will be cut off and stand up in a heap.”   Joshua delivered God’s instruction to the people—and they didn’t argue, negotiate, or complain. They received it by faith.  Humanly speaking, the command made no sense.  “You mean… step into a flooded river? Seriously?”  But faith begins right here: receiving God’s Word even when it stretches us. Before we ever step out, we must first take God at His Word.   Faith acts upon God’s Word   Joshua 3:14–15 (NIV) 14  So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant went ahead of them. 15  Now the Jordan is at flood stage all during harvest. Yet as soon as the priests who carried the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge…   Joshua and the priests were commanded to step into the Jordan River—a river that was no gentle stream.  A few realities about the Jordan:  It begins at Lake Huleh, runs through Galilee, and plunges down to the Dead Sea—393m below sea level, the lowest point on earth.  Its banks are steep and deep.  Near Jericho, the current is fast even in normal seasons. But in flood season—as in verse 15—the river becomes a raging, kilometre‑wide torrent.   For three days, Israel camped beside this impossible river.  They watched it roar.  They felt its spray. They saw its fury. And they knew: There is no human way across. Yet by faith, they acted. They broke camp. The priests lifted the ark. And they stepped toward the impossible. You can almost hear the Levites whispering, “Step into that? You’ve got to be joking.” But faith always begins with a step.  The priests stepped forth into the raging river!  And the miracle of God began! A journey of a thousand miles begins with one obedient foot forward. As we obey, God moves.   A journey of a thousand miles begins with one obedient foot forward. As we obey, God moves.   Years ago, friends of ours were informed that someone they knew was dying from a brain tumour.  He was going to be operated on but the prognosis was not good.  God prompted them to visit and pray for the man the night before.  His relatives were gathered around him because this may be the last time to see him.  Even though he was not a believer, he allowed them to pray for him.  The next morning as the surgeons prepped for surgery, the last scan revealed that the tumour had disappeared.  Although the man never turned to Christ, many of the relatives who were there did.  Faith is not passive belief.  Faith is obedience in motion.  Faith is not passive belief.  Faith is obedience in motion.   Faith in action encounters God   Joshua 3:15–16 (NIV) 15  Now the Jordan is at flood stage all during harvest. Yet as soon as the priests who carried the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge, 16  the water from upstream stopped flowing. It piled up in a heap a great distance away, at a town called Adam in the vicinity of Zarethan, while the water flowing down to the Sea of the Arabah (that is, the Dead Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.   Yet as soon as…”  Those four words change everything.  The moment the priests’ feet touched the water’s edge, God acted.  Just imagine every step the priests took.  Each time they stepped ankle deep into the water, the water subsided further.  Until they reach the bottom of the river and the river dried up!  Upstream—26 kilometres away at the town of Adam—the waters stopped.  The river piled up.  And suddenly, the impossible became a highway. This is the pattern of faith.  God opens the door after we step—not before.   This is the pattern of faith.  God opens the door after we step—not before.  Hebrews 11:1 (NIV) “Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” We don’t wait to see before we step.  We step—and then we see.  When we move in faith, we encounter God’s power. When we obey, we experience His provision. When we step out, we discover He was already there waiting.   PERSIST IN FAITH   Joshua 3:17 (NIV) “…until the whole nation had completed the crossing…”   The priests didn’t just step into the Jordan—they stood there. Right in the middle of the riverbed.  Holding the ark. Holding the line. Holding their faith. Until every man, woman, child, animal, and possession had crossed safely. That could have taken the entire day.  Imagine the pressure.  Were they tempted to worry? “What if the water suddenly comes crashing back?” “What if this miracle doesn’t hold?” But they didn’t flinch. They didn’t retreat. They persisted—because faith doesn’t just start; faith finishes. Persistence in God is the difference between almost and fulfilled.   If we want to reach what God has called us to, we must persist in faith.  Many people start well but give up too soon. They step out in faith… but they don’t stay in faith.  They begin the journey… but they don’t endure to the end.  And because they stop halfway, they never see the miracle God intended. Persistence in God is the difference between almost and fulfilled.   John Wesley understood persistence.  A page from his diary reads: •     May 5 (AM): Preached at St. Ann’s — asked not to return. •     May 5 (PM): Preached at St. John’s — deacons said, “Get out and stay out.” •     May 12 (AM): Preached at St. Jude’s — barred from coming back. •     May 12 (PM): Preached at St. George’s — kicked out again. •     May 19 (AM): Preached at St. Somebody’s — deacons held a meeting and banned him. •     May 19 (PM): Preached on the street — kicked off the street. •     May 26 (AM): Preached in a meadow — chased out when a bull was released. •     June 2 (AM): Preached at the edge of town — kicked off the highway. •     June 2 (PM): Preached in a pasture — 10,000 people came to hear him. If Wesley had quit on May 5… or May 12… or May 19…He would have missed June 2. Persist in faith—because the miracle is often on the other side of endurance.   Don’t give up too soon. Keep persisting until you see the fruit. Keep standing until God completes what He started. Keep believing until God says, “Turn.” Hebrews 12:1 calls us to this kind of endurance: “Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.”   Persist in faith—because the miracle is often on the other side of endurance. CONCLUSION   Let’s determine to move on with God.  By focussing on God. Paying attention to God’s instructions step by step with faith and obedience.  Trusting Him for His provision.  Stepping out to act in faith.  With perseverance.  And we will see the amazing things God will do. Copyright©️2026 by Wilson Lim. All rights reserved. Materials are free to be distributed in whole or part as long as proper acknowledgement is given to the author and not sold for profit.

Does the error of your past hang over you like dark cloud? Like a guillotine hanging over your neck? We may have mucked up but God has not given up on us. In Part 1 we discovered that God will not forsake us despite our wrongdoing. Instead, God provides us the opportunity to find reprieve, in order that He may bring redemption and help us rebuild our lives – if we would look to Him. In Part 2, we explain more on how God works. God provides us the opportunity to find reprieve, in order that He may bring redemption and help us rebuild our lives – if we would look to Him. NOT FORSAKEN DESPITE LENGTH OF TIME Exodus 2:23 (NIV84)  During that long period, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned in their slavery and cried out, and their cry for help because of their slavery went up to God. Two things to point out: Length of time does not mean God forgot. On one hand, we see Moses in a rash bid to take leadership over Israel and now a "long period of time" in which we see Moses doing something seemingly unrelated to his calling - shepherding sheep! Moses could be forgiven for thinking that he has been forgotten by God! To think he has lost his chance to help Israel! However, God is not a prisoner of time. God is not hasty. It is this fact that means we can trust Him. It is because God isn't rash, He doesn't quickly react, that we can really trust His character. Sometimes our time schedule is based on our agenda, not God's. Are you rushing into things that God isn't? When you are stressed about things that "aren't getting finished fast enough". Are you in God's timing or in your own? How about waiting on God in your quiet time? Do you actually wait for Him? With patience? Or are you fidgety and distracted because you don't value the wait? Imagine if we had a health condition develop. Do we go to see the medical specialist even though it may take a little while for the appointment? Or do we rush off and self-medicate with the quick advice of Dr. Google? How about waiting on God? Better for us to wait on God than to rush of and mess things up further! God will work according to His timing. God does not forget, even though it may seem like forever. God will work according to His timing. God does not forget, even though it may seem like forever Why it can take time Notice how during that the long period “the king of Egypt died” and “the Israelites groaned in their slavery and cried out, and their cry for help because of their slavery went up to God.” God was waiting for certain things to progress. The present Pharoah to die. The enslaved Israelites to really turn to God in desperation. Moses to gain the heart of a good shepherd, as he will really need that later. God's agenda is bigger than our tasks, it includes our character, and His greater plan for His Kingdom. It is funny how when we get a dream or a vision, we expect God to drop His agenda to match our timing! However, God is not impressed with our timing, our goals, our ambition. He is impressed with our submission to His will! God is not impressed with our timing, our goals, our ambition. He is impressed with our submission to His will! Clearly Moses had ambitions, that were on the surface godly, to save God's people. But these ambitions had to be tempered and submitted to God's character and purposes. Sometimes God will call us to great things, but He still can't use us if we are not submitted to him, or if our calling becomes selfish ambition. James 3:14-15 (NIV84)  14 But if you harbour bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. 15 Such "wisdom" does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, of the devil. God is not focussed on building our kingdom, but His! Everything God does is in accordance with His perfect timing. Even the saving of our souls! Jesus came to die in perfect timing to God's will. Why did Jesus not come earlier, so more people could hear the gospel earlier? It is according to God's perfect plan. There are many things that God will patiently wait for. Even including the repentance of the nations. 2 Peter 3:8-9 (NIV84)  8 With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. 9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. What about you? Are you willing to wait for the same things that are important to God? What does your list of priorities tell you about how well you know God? Moses had to be trained through those years to discern the character of God, to develop a quieter, calmer heart, to learn gentleness, to learn patience. What gets you impatient? Are those the same things that God is "urgent" about? What things aren't happening fast enough for you? Is it because God is slow, or is He trying to do something in you first? What things aren't happening fast enough for you? Is it because God is slow, or is He trying to do something in you first? NOT FORSAKEN BECAUSE OF GOD’S COVENANT The Israelites could have been left in affliction and forgotten. But the people of Israel were not forgotten by God. Why? Because of… His covenant to His people Exodus 2:23–24 (NIV84)  23 …The Israelites groaned in their slavery and cried out, and their cry for help because of their slavery went up to God. 24 God heard their groaning and he remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob. Long before Moses' time, God made a covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the forefathers of the Israelites. As part of this covenant, God promised that He would bring them out from Egypt and bring them back to the Promised Land. Gen 15:16 (NIV84)  In the fourth generation your descendants will come back here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure.” Our God is a covenant making God. A covenant is an agreement made between God and man. With these covenants, God makes clear to us what we can expect of Him and what He expects of us. He spells out the terms of His covenant to us so that we may understand the scope and boundaries of His covenant with us. When we are stuck in a tight corner, God's covenant become very important to us. Why? Because it assures us of God's faithfulness. Deut 7:9 (NIV84)  Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands. When we are stuck in a tight corner, God's covenant become very important to us. Why? Because it assures us of God's faithfulness. God has established the New Covenant with us through the sacrifice of Jesus, as the sacrificial lamb, on the cross. When we accept Christ as our personal Saviour, we enter this New Covenant with God. As part of this covenant, God assures us that He will never forsake us. Heb 13:5 (NIV84)  … God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” Amazingly, God has obligated Himself to us. Hence, rest assured. Even when we are in the tightest of corners, God will never forsake us. So let us make the decision to continue trusting God. Remember the story of Donna Rice? She was a committed Christian in high school and a high achiever academically and a cheerleader. But she began to compromise, dating non-Christians, began to make her decisions her own way. Dropped out of church. Then one day she was date raped. That was when she began more involved sexually and got involved in glitzy social circles. She tried becoming an actress and model and got involved romantically with a drug dealer. She tried to work hard in a pharmaceutical company but her workaholism was an attempt to run from her past. Then she met Senator Hart in a party in 1987. Then everything fell apart when their adulterous relationship was found out. She was distraught and in depression. Her mother' friend encouraged her to come back to God. Donna knew that she had created her own mess. She repented before God. God brought her into a church that began to nurse her back. God never gave up on her! His covenant of love Exodus 2:23–24 (NIV84) …  God looked on the Israelites and was concerned about them. God's concern on the Israelites revealed His heart for them. This reveals to us that when God makes a covenant with us, it is not some sterile business deal. God was not counting business opportunities, leveraging of greater market share or even win-win solutions. It is a covenant birthed out of compassion and love. 2 Chr 6:14 (NIV84)  “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven or on earth—you who keep your covenant of love with your servants who continue wholeheartedly in your way. Because God's love is behind His covenant, we are doubly sure that He will search us out and not forsake us. Rom 8:38-39 (NIV84)  38For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Because God's love is behind His covenant, we are doubly sure that He will search us out and not forsake us. In Sydney Dec 15 2003, an out of control car smashed into a child care centre where 36 toddlers were sleeping. It burst into flames trapping 2 girls under it. One girl was Sophie Delezio who suffered horrific burns to 85% of her body. When her mother Carolyn arrived at the hospital the doctor told her that her daughter looked like she was in the Bali bombing. The doctors did not expect her to survive. Carolyn called everyone she could to pray. The little toddler surprised many by surviving. But she lost her right ear, her right leg, her left foot, her fingers of her right hand. Carolyn fought with her daughter every step of her recovery. Carolyn never gave up. Today Carolyn and her husband has set up a charity Day of Difference Foundation. That is the strength of a mother's love. Yet God's love is even greater. Nothing can separate us from the love of God. Not our unloveliness, not our failures, not our situations. CONCLUSION Even though we may have mucked up bad in our lives, God does not forsake us. If we will look to Him, He will give us the opportunity to find reprieve, find redemption and rebuild. He will take the appropriate time to do what He needs to do with our lives, even though it does not match ours. For God knows the perfect timing. What we need to do is to trust Him. Trust His faithfulness, His covenant with us that He will not give up on us.       Are you feeling squashed in a tight corner? Look to God. For God does not forsake us. Copyright©️2026 by Wilson Lim. All rights reserved. Materials are free to be distributed in whole or part as long as proper acknowledgement is given to the author and not sold for profit.

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If… Wilson Lim 5 April 2023 We need to simply obey God’s Word Sometimes we need to simply obey God’s Word, even in details that may seem unimportant… Wilson LIm 8 March 2023 The ultimate aim of the Christian life? What do you think is the ultimate aim of the Christian life? The Christian… Wilson Lim 8 March 2023 Have you ever considered what kind of giver God is? Have you ever considered what kind of giver God is? God loves to give. Ye… Wilson Lim 8 March 2023 I pray and I obey Someone once asked Dr. Yonggi Cho (pastor of largest church in the world some years… Wilson Lim 8 March 2023 What fuels us? What fuels us? I mean what keeps us going when it gets tough? What help… Wilson Lim 8 February 2023 Why is it so crucial that Jesus is alive? 
 Why is it so crucial that Jesus is alive? One of main elements of… Wilson Lim 8 February 2023 Can all of creation worship? Can all of creation worship? Is it even possible? Rev 5:13 (NIV) Then I… Wilson Lim 8 February 2023 Why should we follow Jesus? Why should we follow Jesus? Because Jesus commanded us to follow Him. Matthew 16:24 (NIV)… Lai Ling Lim 8 February 2023 God will take your inabilities... Jeremiah 1:4-8 (NIV) The word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Before I forme… Wilson Lim 4 January 2023 God knows what we need... Did you know that God leads us with full appreciation of our weaknesses and limitations?… Wilson Lim 4 January 2023 Would you trust God to lead you? Would you trust God to lead you? Consider this. God is omniscient. He is all-knowing. Wilson Lim 4 January 2023 Givers will be blessed... Givers will be blessed both here and in heaven. Luke 6:38 (NIV) Give, and i… Wilson Lim 4 January 2023 Maintaining spiritual virtues... 1 Timothy 4:8 (NIV) For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value… Wilson Lim 7 December 2022 How can our children learn about authority? Deut 8:5 (NIV) Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son,… Wilson Lim 7 December 2022 We listen when God speaks. Exodus 7:6-7 (NIV) 6  Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD commanded them. 7… Wilson Lim 7 December 2022 Natural wisdom and godly wisdom... There is a difference between natural wisdom and godly wisdom. We can become rich becaus… Wilson Lim 9 November 2022 We may seem insignificant amongst people. We may seem insignificant amongst people. But God knows His chosen instrument well. Despite our… Wilson Lim 9 November 2022 Promises from Scripture... Have you ever found God reminding you of some promises from Scripture? Why do you… Wilson Lim 9 November 2022 Why doesn’t God perform miracles... Have you ever wondered why God does not just do amazing miracles to convince us… Wilson Lim 9 November 2022 Are you facing some really tough situations? 
 Are you facing some really tough situations? We may not see light at the… Wilson Lim 5 October 2022 God's perspective on disappointing situations... Have you ever considered that God's perspective on disappointing situations may be very different from… Wilson Lim 5 October 2022 Resistance to believing... Did you know that resistance to believing can be a sign of a hardened heart? Wilson Lim 5 October 2022 Who is God to you now? The important question is: Who is God to you now? If you consider God… Wilson Lim 5 October 2022 God's promises... Have you ever had a clear sense that God has given you some promises? Perhap… Wilson Lim 7 September 2022 Wealth does not guarantee us happiness Scriptures puts it very clearly – do not put our hope in wealth. Why? F… Wilson Lim 7 September 2022 Dealing with disappointments... All of us have to deal with disappointments. Disappointments can be harsh, stripping away a… Wilson Lim 7 September 2022 Grow in our relationship with God I came to realise that the deepest convictions we could ever develop in our journey… Wilson Lim 7 September 2022 Unforgiveness and bitterness... Have you realised that our past can cause unhealthy preoccupations? For example, unforgiveness and bitterness… Wilson Lim 3 August 2022 Sometimes, our past can constrain us Exodus 4:19 (NIV) Now the LORD had said to Moses in Midian, "Go back to… Wilson Lim 3 August 2022 Have you ever wished you were rich? Have you ever wished you were rich? If only we had a fat bank account… Wilson Lim 3 August 2022 Convictions in Jesus the Christ 2 Timothy 1:12 (NIV)  That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I… Wilson Lim 3 August 2022 Sincerity of our faith Did you know that God is very concerned about the sincerity of our faith? Probabl… Wilson Lim 6 July 2022 Will you pursue authenticity? Whether a person leads an authentic, consistent life, his family will be the greatest judge.… Wilson Lim 6 July 2022 When we reject or fail to seek God... When we reject or fail to seek God, that is when we miss out on… Wilson Lim 6 July 2022 Our biggest problem... Do you know our biggest problem in our lives is sin? Often in the Gospels,… Wilson Lim 6 July 2022 Our Saviour... In the movie Superman Returns, there was a scene when Superman shares to Lois Lane… Wilson Lim 8 June 2022 Want to get out of survival mode? Want to get out of survival mode? One of the keys that help us step… Wilson Lim 8 June 2022 Jesus showed us on the cross... Jesus showed us on the cross the extent which He is willing to go. The… Wilson Lim 8 June 2022 Retaining God's Word... Matthew 13:18 - 19 (NIV) 18“Listen then to what the parable of the sower means: … Wilson Lim 8 June 2022 Being close enough to God... John 5:19 (NIV) Jesus gave them this answer: “I tell you the truth, the Son… Wilson Lim 4 May 2022 How then should we love? How then should we love? The correct priority was given by Jesus Himself in Matthew… Wilson Lim 4 May 2022 Would you be described as sincere in your faith? Would you be described as sincere in your faith? 2 Timothy 1:5 (NIV)  I have… Wilson Lim 4 May 2022 How valuable is the Bible to us today? In the movie “Book of Eli” it tells the story of Eli (Denzel Washington) in… Wilson Lim 4 May 2022 Enduring Faith 2 Timothy 2:1 (NIV) You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is… Wilson Lim 6 April 2022 God disciplines those He loves Have you ever noticed that God uses both the carrot and stick approaches? In the… Wilson Lim 6 April 2022 A God-encounter... A God-encounter can reveal a better way, mission or vision. God comes and it is… Wilson Lim 6 April 2022 Humility is the antidote to being conceited. Humility is the antidote to being conceited. Humility begins when we begin to realise tha… Wilson Lim 9 March 2022 God chooses to use normal people God chooses to use normal people with personal inadequacies and challenges to be His vessels. … Wilson Lim 9 March 2022 Be honest to God I have come to realise that it is important to be able to talk honestly… Wilson Lim 9 March 2022 Intimacy With God Knowing about God intellectually lays a foundation for us to know God intimately. Yet it… Wilson Lim 9 March 2022 God's ways are higher Have you thought about this? We often look at situations from a very limited perspective. … Wilson Lim 2 February 2022 How much do we want God? Why is it that one Christian can come into a Sunday service and encounter God… Wilson Lim 2 February 2022 Rebound in our faith How can we rebound in our faith after our faith have been through a wringer? … Wilson Lim 2 February 2022 God instituted a system of restitution Something terribly missing from our justice system these days is the concept of “restitution”. God… Wilson Lim 2 February 2022 Crushed due to disappointments? Have you ever being in situations where your faith felt like it had been crushed… Wilson Lim 5 January 2022 Say yes to our fears or say yes to God? Would we rather say yes to our fears or say yes to God? The more… Wilson Lim 5 January 2022 Freedom from the past We may be able to escape from some consequences from our past, but we are… Wilson Lim 5 January 2022 Giver of Wisdom Why is it many sought wisdom but fail to find it? Because they sought Wisdom… Wilson Lim 5 January 2022 Realign to God's perspective Have you noticed that our perspective is usually based on our observations. On the other…

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