Posts by Jerry Chee (Page 4)

Dear LifeSpring Family, I am writing this devotion on Ash Wednesday, February 22nd. Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many Western Christian denominations. It is preceded by Shrove Tuesday and marks the first day of Lent. Wikipedia For many years I did not fully appreciate Ash Wednesday and the period of Lent.Lent is a period of 40 days during which Christians remember the events leading up to and including the death of Jesus Christ, whose…

Dear LifeSpring Family, Most of us know the universal acronym S.O.S means Save Our Souls or Save Our Ship. However, it currently means ‘Strengthen Our Soul’ to me. This is because I am in a course to Strengthen Our(My) Soul. Power To Change (P2C) has made this course available to all staff because Soul Care has been the primary focus of P2C as we transition out of the pandemic. The first assignment centres on the 3 Ps – Page, Person…

Dear LifeSpring Family, I have recently started walking at Markville Mall before the stores open. I do this as part of my exercise routine as well as to listen to the Lord. I took the opportunity to ask God for His message to me and LifeSpring regarding Kingdom Parenting this week. I sensed God affirming the need for Kingdom Parenting for the following reasons: Helps me mature a little more in Him as I focus on the needs of others…

Dear LifeSrping Family, Do you have one? Allow me to share a hymn that most of us are familiar with. Be Thou My Vision Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heartNaught be all else to me, save that Thou artThou my best thought, by day or by nightWaking or sleeping, Thy presence my light Be Thou my wisdom, and Thou my true wordI ever with Thee and Thou with me, LordThou my great Father, and I Thy true…

Dear LifeSpring Family A week ago I received a Christmas devotional from Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) in my email. Reading the devotional got me thinking about this almost-completed year of 2022. The devotional centered on the popular verses of Isaiah 9:6 and 7, which we usually read during the Christmas season. 6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful…

Dear LifeSpring Family, It has started. The Christmas gathering appointments, the gift buying, the decorations, the Christmas Tree, and the list of responsibilities/chores goes on. What was suppose to be a time of joy, rest and reflection can sometimes become a time of busyness, stress, and strained relationships. For me, knowing what love is and how love behaves has helped me to avoid sinning. I have memorized 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 to keep me focused on the reason for the season.…

Dear LifeSpring Family Dorothy and I were at a Weekend Getaway recently. In the relational oneness session, I was reminded of how I should be communicating with Dorothy and others around me. It reviewed the types of communication in a quadratic table. Top left quadrant – loving, but not clear“Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbors, for we are all members of one body.” Ephesians 4:25 n(NIV) Top right quadrant – loving and…

Dear LifeSpring Family This past weekend Dorothy and I had the privilege of serving God and 106 couples at Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville. We were a part of the team of FamilyLife Canada at our Weekend Getaway event. The Lord reminded me of my need of seeking and granting forgiveness in my marriage relationship. The verse from Colossians 3:13 (TLB) reminds me of this. “Be gentle and ready to forgive; never hold grudges. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you…

Dear LifeSpring Family, I am sure that many of you were thinking the same thought yesterday as we listened to Alex Soon’s testimony. “I thought I knew Alex Soon but apparently not”. His testimony reminded me of the truth in God’s word in 2 Corinthians 5:21. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. The righteousness of our Lord Jesus Christ was and is…

Dear LifeSpring Family, I have been listening to the Holy Spirit and thinking about Romans 1:17: 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” The question that comes to my mind is that “Am I living by faith?” Being in the life cycle that I am currently in sometimes does not require much faith. The kids are grown and do not require any financial…

Dear LifeSpring Family, This past Tuesday, I was on a plane flying back from Abbotsford to Toronto. I flew out to Abbotsford to attend the funeral of a good friend, mentor, and supporter of the ministry in Thailand. He and his entire extended family of 17 people consisting of his children and grandchildren have served in Thailand and Singapore on short-term missions on multiple occasions. At 73 years old, he was not young but at the same time, not old,…

Dear LifeSpring Family, As I was reading the Daily Bread (Wednesday, September 20th), a portion of the devotion was really challenging my spirit. “When Jesus asked a Samaritan woman for a drink of water—implying He’d drink from what she fetched from the well—He changed her life. She was surprised by His request. Jews looked down on Samaritans. But Jesus said, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have…