Stage in Real Life

Sunday Service, March 25, 2012
JKI Gospel of the Kingdom
Pastor Petrus Agung Purnomo

Pastor Petrus told about Jogja "pasar rakyat" event last March 20 and took some lessons from that. 

In real life, there are two different stage. Always see two sides of them and have teachable heart so that we can be a humble person, mature, and please God.

1. First stage is in the locker room
Locker room is the place where we got the valuation from the coach. This is an unpleasant place. This is the place where the coach can yell and say that our play is not perfect. He can say a lot of flows here and there. This is the room where we are chastened by the Lord. We need to have a gentle, humble and teachable heart. We need to remember where we are taken from. This is not about us. It's all about Jesus.

2. Second stage is on the stage itself.
During football competition , the audience cheered when the player successfully make a goal.
On stage, people will see the greatness of our play, but they never know how much would we pay for the success. It's okey to enjoy compliments, but when we pursue the praise of men, then we will easily fall into arrogance. Never rely on our own strength, because when we rely on our own strength, we will easily fall into the sin of pride. So, it is better for us to love God's instruction in secret than the praise of men. Assessment of the Lord is much more important to us than people's assessment. 

-Amen-