Tapping into God’s Blessings

Rev. Trevor Tinda

15 Feb 2013 by Donna CM –

 

 

Every Sunday School Rev. Trevor Tinda stood in front of the class and declares three things: “These children are deeply loved by Jesus, these children are greatly blessed by Jesus, and these children are highly favored by Jesus.”

It is just after Christmas and Rev. Trevor attends a Christmas gathering at a friend’s house in Kuching. Yesterday, he was at a wedding at St. Faith’s Church, here. It was no surprise that he drives down to Kuching often, and many would drive to St. Helen’s services. I get to sit down with Rev. Trevor for a short while and asked him about his a message a couple of months ago on God’s favor.

“All because of the final work of Jesus on the cross,” said Rev. Trevor.  Jesus said, ‘It is finished.’ Telesai, a Greek word used by servants describe this well. For example, when a person is given a task like mopping the floor, when he’s done, he reports back to the master with the word telesai. There is nothing else to be done. It is finished. “Jesus has done everything,” he said.

“All we have to do is tap into the blessing of the final work of Jesus,” he said. In the (Anglican) creed we often say, ‘He is seated at the right hand side of the Father.’ He is seated means there is nothing else to be done. Jesus is seated. He has done everything.  At the right hand side means He has authority, he explained.

“What we failed to claim as Christians is to tap into the blessing,” he pointed out. Naturally we think, ‘I have to do it.’ Christ says, ‘I have done it.’ He mentioned that one of the things he talked about at St. Thomas’ Cathedral several months ago touched on prayers that proclaim.

When we beg God, we are saying, ‘I know you can do it, but you are not willing,’ he said. “God is always willing to do something for you,” he reminded. We are following Jesus when we pray prayers that proclaim. When the woman with the issue of blood came to Jesus, He did not say, ‘pity you’ to the woman. He proclaimed, ‘you are healed’.

“Once we know these things, we can declare it,” he said. In Serian, he encourages his congregation to declare daily proclamation. Most of the people there are oil palm farmers. Rev. Trevor said he encouraged them to lay hands on the palm trees and claim favor from God.

“Come visit our church. We have traditional Iban instruments, tambourines, flags, shofar and more during praise and worship,” he stated as we ended our conversation.

At St. Helen’s Church, Serian, Rev. Trevor’s wife, Mildred runs the Sunday School class of about 30 children. Exactly three years ago, Rev. Trevor Tinda answered the call to serve at St. Helen’s. From a congregation of 65 three years ago, the church now has 200 members. Serian is about an hour’s drive from Kuching. Rev. Trevor and his wife drive to and fro Kuching-Serian often. They have four children.

 

 

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