Useful for the Master - Part 1

The Lord has done great things for them, the Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy. We are going to share with you later how the joy came about, but that is the song of someone who has dreamed and true, and I want to say to those of you here who dream, that it was probably, okay, probably prepared by God. You probably got it very soon after you came to know me.

It's usually very soon after. And it's the thing that's in your heart that really is like a dream. The one day I loved you, the one day would I see you, if only it were enough.

And you were meant to have that dream, and it is meant to come true, because the Lord put it there. You see, the man who sang that song had a dream of going home. That was a song of a sense, and there are lots of them.

And the songs of a sense were sung as people were returning home to Zion. And they would walk around the city, and as they got nearer and nearer to Zion, they would sing the song faster and faster, and more and more happy, that they were going to be home so soon. And that's why I'm out to give you laughter and a chance with thoughts of joy, because our dream, mine anyway, came true.

Except it was better than the dream. I want to go on now to say that the song finishes like this. Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy.

He who goes out weeping, carrying his sheep to sow, will return with songs of joy. Carrying sheeps with him. When Jesus wept for us, Jesus' heart was broken for us.

And this will be the way for those who want to minister in His name. This is not a hard thing, because you see, we will not be weeping for ourselves at all. We will not be crying because we're having a hard time.

We will not be seeking ministry because we're going through difficulties. We will be weeping with the heart of Jesus. The letters that most love to receive are the letters from people who have just begun to minister to difficult people.

To reach them. And they will be the ones who carry sheeps with songs of joy. As Jesus did.

The first glance. The first one to rise from the dead. Those sheeps of joy.

Never forget, as we sing these songs of joy. If you cry a little, that's what it costs to love Jesus. Before we came here, one of our helpers saw those of us who were living.

And he's standing with his eyes shut because he doesn't understand my English. By one of the mics now. He's got glasses on.

And when she looked at him going out to catch the bus for the airport to come here, she began to cry. But they were tears of joy because she said, I remember him. She said, I remember him.

Two years ago. He had nothing. He'd been sleeping in the streets for 20 odd years.

He'd been in prison over 30 times. When he came to us, he had no clothes and no teeth. Now he's dressed in righteousness.

I don't know when I'll see Jesus. There will be shouts of joy and tears of joy. I don't know which.

I don't know what it will be like to see him. I don't know whether I'm going to reach up and hug him while he let me speak. I don't know.

But thank the Lord for his heart for me. And reaching me. And in his mercy that he allows us to share that same heart.

Make you feel it. Restore what we haven't finished, but confess it now for a moment. Thank you.

I'm as happy to share my story. And I'm so tragic. Thank you.

And I have been really one of the worst. In 1979, I was considered by the Hong Kong government not to be a person. But I was.