Find Us Faithful

Tonight, the Swallow's family had the opportunity to watch 'Modern Pilgrims' on Channel News Asia.  The documentary traced the journey of a Christian couple who went on a pilgrimage to Israel.  They followed the route the Lord Jesus had taken while He was on earth, looking at places where Jesus had been.

The Swallow and her family may not be able to have such a chance to see first-hand the places described in the Bible, but watching the documentary offered them a glimpse of some of these places such as the Sea of Galilee, the Mount of Olives, the River Jordan, the Mount of Beatitudes, Capernaum, the city of Jerusalem, the Place of the Skull (Golgotha), the Garden of Gethsemane and the Garden Tomb, just to name a few.

Their young ones too were caught up with the documentary. They had so many questions to ask, and after the documentary, the Swallow took the opportunity to read again the relevant passages in the Bible that recorded the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.

It was an appropriate way to end a weekend of remembrance as the Swallow's family celebrated Easter.  The Swallow and her mate hope that this visual of the places in the Bible will provoke their young ones to look at God's Word in a fresh and new way, that His Word need not be dry or irrelevant.  They hope their young ones will be able to see with eyes of faith what the Lord Jesus had gone through for them and for mankind.

It was a wonderful way too for the Swallow and her mate to re-affirm their commitment to their Lord God, to continue in faithful service to their Lord, their Master and their King.

FIND US FAITHFUL by Jon Mohr (sang by Steve Green)

We're pilgrims on a journey of the narrow road
And those who've gone before us lined the way
Cheering on the faithful, encouraging the weary
Their lives a stirring testament to God's sustaining grace.

Surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses
Let us run the race not only for the prize
But as those who've gone before us, let us leave to those behind us
The heritage of faithfulness passed on through godly lives.

O may all who come behind us find us faithful
May the fire of our devotion light their way
May the footprints that we leave, lead them to believe
And the lives we live inspire them to obey
O may all who come behind us find us faithful.

After all our hopes and dreams have come and gone
And our children sift through all we've left behind
May the clues that they discover and the memories they uncover
Becomes the light that leads them to the road we each must find.

O may all who come behind us find us faithful
May the fire of our devotion light their way
May the footprints that we leave, lead them to believe
And the lives we live inspire them to obey
O may all who come behind us find us faithful
May the fire of our devotion light their way
May the footprints that we leave, lead them to believe
And the lives we live inspire them to obey
O may all who come behind us find us faithful
O may all who come behind us fins us faithful.