Did our Lord Jesus say to build churches in the form of brick & mortar? No... Infact, I distinctly remember that the church He spoke of was us, coming together as a Body of Christ that is the church! Not the building.
It is indeed a very very sad thing to see a property destroyed to such degree. For me (as a Christian) the sorrow is deeper as it is my family in Christ that is affected. And I thank and praise our Lord that no one was actually hurt despite the numerous attacks and also the degree of damage on one of them.
Even the night guard (who was on duty at the Metro Tabernacle) escaped as he needed to use the toilet. How wonderful our Lord is in His the complete protection He provides to us ALL! Especially His churches (the people)
Having said all that, it was still sad to hear the building so badly damaged. I was thinking to myself, why would Abba allow this to happen to one of His property? There must be a very good reason.., THERE HAS TO BE.
Then, the reason was revealed in the show of support from Muslims & other Malaysians alike. A nation that can rise to condemn and speak against this atrocity will unite as a people. We will no longer look at each other based on our differences, but based on our commonality. We are Malaysians and no one does something like that to our people and hear nothing from ALL of us (even if the perpetrators are amongst us).
One of our pastor friend received this wonderful text from the President of the Islamic Propagation Society International (IPSI).
"Good Evening Mr Kuilan, I Haji Kamaruddin Abdullah of IPSI strongly condemn the arson attack of the Metro Tabernacle Church in KL. We are now prepared to protect the safety of the churches in Malaysia. Please call us. OUR LOVE AND CARE TO OUR CHRISTIAN BRETHREN."
I KNOW my Lord has plans for this nation.
I KNOW His plans are to give us a hope and a future, and never to harm us.
So, while the building is destroyed, I am glad to say that the spirit of unity is strengthened. And that is what we should all focus on. At this time of trouble, there is enemy in our midst hoping to tear us Malaysians apart. After they have done that, they will rape our country and pillage our people.
Let all Malaysians stand together against this act of violence and terrorism. Let us unite for our beloved country.
It is indeed a very very sad thing to see a property destroyed to such degree. For me (as a Christian) the sorrow is deeper as it is my family in Christ that is affected. And I thank and praise our Lord that no one was actually hurt despite the numerous attacks and also the degree of damage on one of them.
Even the night guard (who was on duty at the Metro Tabernacle) escaped as he needed to use the toilet. How wonderful our Lord is in His the complete protection He provides to us ALL! Especially His churches (the people)
Having said all that, it was still sad to hear the building so badly damaged. I was thinking to myself, why would Abba allow this to happen to one of His property? There must be a very good reason.., THERE HAS TO BE.
Then, the reason was revealed in the show of support from Muslims & other Malaysians alike. A nation that can rise to condemn and speak against this atrocity will unite as a people. We will no longer look at each other based on our differences, but based on our commonality. We are Malaysians and no one does something like that to our people and hear nothing from ALL of us (even if the perpetrators are amongst us).
One of our pastor friend received this wonderful text from the President of the Islamic Propagation Society International (IPSI).
"Good Evening Mr Kuilan, I Haji Kamaruddin Abdullah of IPSI strongly condemn the arson attack of the Metro Tabernacle Church in KL. We are now prepared to protect the safety of the churches in Malaysia. Please call us. OUR LOVE AND CARE TO OUR CHRISTIAN BRETHREN."
I KNOW my Lord has plans for this nation.
I KNOW His plans are to give us a hope and a future, and never to harm us.
So, while the building is destroyed, I am glad to say that the spirit of unity is strengthened. And that is what we should all focus on. At this time of trouble, there is enemy in our midst hoping to tear us Malaysians apart. After they have done that, they will rape our country and pillage our people.
Let all Malaysians stand together against this act of violence and terrorism. Let us unite for our beloved country.
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