Mr Christopher Yuan message part 2 10-04-08

well today devo is really special no one from AGC wrote it. This time its from well you'll see you gota read the devo other then that get ready for an LAYOUT update really soon...anyways heres today devo:

On Friday, I had the opportunity to hear Christopher Yuan speak at chapel. He had many points to his speech, but one stuck with me the most: “Are you a thermometer or a thermostat?”

All of you must be thinking, “What?! What does this mean? What do you mean by a thermometer, a thermostat?!”

Well, imagine if it was a really cold winter morning. You go downstairs and look at the thermometer hanging on the wall. What do you see on the thermometer? You read something around 40˚ F, right? Ok, now imagine it’s a really hot day in July. You’re sweating just sitting there. You go look at the thermometer again, and now what do you see? Something like 80˚ F, right? As you can see, the thermometer’s reading changes as the weather around it changes.

Now, a thermostat, however, CHANGES the weather. Even if it’s freezing cold, you can make your house nice and snuggly. If it’s burning hot outside, you can make it nice and cold. A thermostat changes the weather. You can set the thermostat to the way you want the temperature to be.

So now you have this question: “Are you a thermometer or a thermostat?”

Are you like the thermometer that is affected by its environment? In other words, are you affected by your surroundings and the people around you? Do you just ‘go with the flow’ and follow what your friends do? Let’s say your friends decided to start cussing one day. They say it’s ok, and everyone is doing it. Do you do it too? Everyone at school seems to be watching pornography and making jokes about inappropriate things. Does your view on those things change? You know it’s wrong, but now that everyone says it’s ok. Do you think its okay now too?

Or, are you like the thermostat that changes its surroundings. Do you try to make an impact on the people around you? Are you the trend setter? Just because everyone is cussing, do you know that it is wrong and stick with that? Do you try to stop your friends and explain to them that it isn’t the right thing to do?

Be like the thermostat that stands firm rather than the thermometer that goes up and down and changes as the environment changes. Be the trend setter and stand firm with what you know is right. Turn to God when it’s tough, and it seems like you’re the only one. God will guide you, and He will open your eyes to the path that is right; if you just ask with one simple prayer.


This is written from our guest writer today, Tiffany Lim. She has made a very good point. Thank You for writing and sharing!

1) Do you get affected by your environment?
2) After this devotion, would you still be a thermometer or would you change into a thermostat?

1 Corinthians 6:9-11 (These verses was heard from our speaker Mr Christopher Yuan. Thank You for showing us these verses.)
Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.