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Today for KDU Christian Fellowship, we had a special screening of a very interesting, thought provoking and faith stirring movie: Left Behind.

If you are wondering whether the movie (or movies: there is a part 2 (and 3 I think), to be screened during CF soon) is related to the best selling books, the answer is yes, yes. The movie is basically about the events surrounding the rapture and the end of the world as prophesied in the book of Revelations.

The movie stars Kirk Cameron and Chelsea Noble, two actors who used to grace the small screens of my home on 'Growing Pains' (anyone still remember?). The last I read they are married and are very dedicated Christians (yayy). The storyline revolves around a group of people, separate at first, and soon brought together by the 'loss' of certain loved ones due to the rapture*. So begins the adventure of a lifetime for this small group of people, who have been left behind, in a most exciting and terrible time (end of the world) in earth's history. The story ended hanging, to be continued in part 2.

Personally it reminds me not to take our salvation for granted. God commands us, His children to live holy lives, sacrificial and pure, to take everyday we live as a chance to praise, thank and serve Jesus wholeheartedly.

Lord Jesus, into Your hands I commit myself again. Forgive me for my sins, for being complacent and for being disobedient. Yes, time is short. Help me to serve you in bringing others to You, so that no one need be left behind. Amen.

*(For those asking what the rapture is: the rapture is when Jesus Christ comes back to earth for a second time to bring His saints (us, those who put our trust in Him as our Lord and Saviour) home eternally to Heaven. The Bible makes a few references to this event. For example in 1 Thessalonians 4:

'The Coming of the Lord

13Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. 14We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. 15According to the Lord's own word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. 18Therefore encourage each other with these words.')

Run now to the Lord Jesus.

God bless you.