when small means keng...

We often ask why God create us "small"? Why not smart enough? Why not cute, rich, handsome, pretty, tall, fat enough?

Let us hear God's reply via nature.

Nature is the most interactive class room where God teaches us about many things. There are many precious truth in life we can learn by carefully observing nature.

Particularly, I am very excited about the chilli paddy (direct translation from Malay language, cili padi).


http://www.botgard.ucla.edu/html/botanytextbooks/economicbotany/images/Capsicum/Capsicumchilies2.jpg

Cili padi is one of the smallest kind of Capsicum. It is so small that you manage to stuff five of them in to your nose. However, it is the most hottest chilli known to me. A small bite on its tail can easily ignites your nerve. I bet you, panadol don't help either. I tried it.

You know, God is so excited in you. He makes you small.Because by His power, He gonna transform you to be the most hottest, kengest and powerful person ever live if just we depend on Him. ...like the cili padi...

One of my fave bible quotation is:

(1Co 1:27) But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

In a small country, there is a small state, and there is a small province, small town and a small church -- the Kulai Chinese Church had made big things, and still making it bigger. God had used it wonderfully. (by the way, Kulai is in Johore, Malaysia)

One of the bible worker from Kulai, Ta Ying, came to Kuala Lumpur couple weeks ago and stuned those BIG guys from BIG churches, on how the Lord had blessed them.

He reported that in his presentation, small ( means young) people from his church had been ambitious in big projects constantly pray earnest for rival and transformation in their own personal life. That means, they wanna experience the power of God changing their character (ie from a bad boy to a good boy).

And that's how they get everything started. God's hear their prayer, and bless them more... and more... and more... and turning them to great cili padi for God.

The BIG DEAL blessing in Kulai Church, as reported in Ta Ying's presentation:

1)personal life transform in God's love, as requested in member's
prayer.

2)this infecteous love spreads among church members. Most got infected. The
bond of love between church members strengthen. Visitor's have high
risk exposure to this infection.

3)the agape department is form to fuel the boost of infection.

4)members venture outside to widen the infectious love scope. Many hate Christ become love Christ. I personally know a guy who tell me how he dislike the idea of Christianity. Now, he got infected with the love of Jesus and became a faithful Christian.

5)youth have vision on medical missionary who said that they willing to dirty their hands to minister the poor and the sick.

Their website for banana people (like me).




And the original version of it.




My point is this, when you feel you are small. Here is the good news for you. He will make you hot!

check out their projects on Pathfinder:
http://sdakulai.blogspot.com/2005/09/2005pathfinder-zone.html

and photo:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdakulai/45481742/

by the way...

Contrast with the BIG chili,cili padi remains small and humble as it grows and matures.

Big chili face down and small cili padi spike up, constantly praising God!

Blessed are those cili padi!