Luke 18:8b

Service was great today. I managed to reach the venue on time (you'll never know when faced with the Tanah-Merah to Expo MRT) and when I entered & settled down, the spirit was strong today. As I worshiped & prayed, I felt the power of the Holy Spirit strongly and it felt like anything was possible...a rise in faith (oh no...I should have prayed more for my personal stuff :P). What's more! We sang my fave song Thank You For The Cross, which is not sung very often.

Ok, getting back to the point (as in the title of this post), this verse was more than I can comprehend. How come I never noticed it before? I actually underlined the verses before it and this "slipped out of my notice". If pastor didn't point it out, it would have remained hidden. The verse:

"However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?"

~ Luke 18.8b

Notice the word "faith"? Not "peace", not "love", not "hope", etc. but FAITH. I don't know, but at that point, something in me went "wow" as the impact of this verse came upon me/my spirit. It's not a difficult verse to understand, but what it means/encompass, succinctly tells of Jesus's desire. The most important thing is to have faith. With faith, we can experience all the blessings, including love. (Agape) "love" though the greatest is not the most important, for without faith, it is impossible to have that kind of love. Personally, I also felt like it was a poignant statement, entailing God's love.

There's 1 interesting phrase pastor used when running through the obstacles of faith under "human logic & wisdom" - "you will never raise the dead until you pray for the dead". One needs to act in faith.