Have you heard the story of Tatty Teddy a.k.a Me to You bear? It's about this little brown bear who got thrown out along with the unwanted stuff from a house. Through the cold winter, this brown little bear, feeling so cold, so unloved and so unwanted, turned into a bear with grey fur and blue nose. One day, a girl playing near the heap of unwanted things, spotted this little bear. The girl picked up the little bear. Its stitches were coming off and its fillings were falling out. The girl fell in love with this little bear despite it looking so strange and haggard. She ran home with it and asked her grandma to patch up this little grey bear with the blue nose. Then she kissed the bear on its nose and whispered, "From me to you."

It was during worship from last Sunday's service that i was reminded of this story. God reminded me of how He is like that little girl and we, like the little bear. There are times when we feel so unworthy. Yet, instead of seeing us as a lump of broken stitches, God saw us as a special individual. He sewed the stitches and patched us back. He made us new again. He loved us beyond our imagination. He whispered, "from me to you" when He picked us up and embraced us in His arms.

In His hands, i know i am safe. I feel secure because im in the hands of Love.

"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
-Romans 5:8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Echgat2uFU8&feature=player_embedded

This is simply too scary. I feel compelled to share it. I hope it speaks to all of us.

I think the movie 2012 is a reminder of the Lord's coming. It hit upon me how real it is. Aside from the selfishness and cruelty of humanity, i saw the desperation and helplessness of the people in the face of such a disaster. Of course i witnessed the compassion and selfless love displayed as well.

The movie sparked in me a new burden for the unsaved. Indeed that is what is going to happen when the end of the world comes-- people will start to panic, anxieties will flood across nations. The natural instinct will be to run, to escape from the calamities, to survive. But where do we run to? Can we really survive? Are we able to escape what is destined to happen? In John 11:25-26, Jesus said, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die." And in Isaiah 57:2, it says that those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest as they lie in death.

Those who walk with the Lord will be assured. They will have in them, a kind of peace that the world does not give. And even in circumstances like the end of the world, they will not worry or panic, for they keep the faith and the promise of the Lord that He will bring them away into eternal life.

Another thing i observed from the movie is that, innately, everyone probably knows that there is a God and He is real and almighty. In preparation for the end of the world, people start building huge arks. They also prepared animals of all kinds to bring with them into the ark. All these just go to reflect the story of Noah and the ark God asked him to build. Why do people do all these? I believe it is because there is a certain level of faith in the bible and in God.

It is better to be late than never. Furthermore it is not too late now. Will we share? Will you come?