https://odb.org/2025/07/04/the-treasure-christ-offers
1 John 5:6–13 (NIV): 6 This is the one who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies because the Spirit is the truth. 7 For there are three that testify: 8 the Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement. 9 We accept human testimony, but God’s testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God, which he has given about his Son. 10 Whoever believes in the Son of God accepts this testimony. Whoever does not believe God has made him out to be a liar because they have not believed the testimony God has given about his Son. 11 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. 13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.
I came into the faith at 14. I wanted to embrace Christianity after professing to be a Christian since I was young. I knew at that time I was not really a Christian as much as I had a Western name tagged to my Chinese name. When I was 12, my family moved back to Pasir Puteh in Kelantan. I was staying in Situawan before that. I had a childhood friend who encouraged me by ending her letters with bible verses. So, when a group of Christian teachers from outstation offered me to follow a bible study booklet on knowing Jesus, I jumped at the chance. I accepted Christ about a few months after we completed the bible study
It has been more than 40 years since those teenage days, and over the years, I’ve had my ups and downs in the faith. Fortunately and to the Holy Spirit’s credit, I’ve never ventured into other spiritual domains like other faiths or any new age spiritualism. I didn’t dabble in the occultic or look for spiritual aids in search of riches or fame. I may have backslided before in God, but I have always remained faithful to Jesus Christ in my heart. Except for the few years when we had our babies (both are now adults), we have always served God in music, governance, and ministry.
As I reflect upon my conversion experience, I am forever grateful for the Holy Spirit opening my eyes to see Jesus as my Saviour and Redeemer of my sins and sinful nature. I accepted Christ in faith and dealt with the questions as I grew in the faith. Of course, the biggest question was, what if Jesus is not the way, the truth, and the life?
We will only find out for sure when we leave this world one day. But seriously, have my life been worse because I had put my faith in Christ? Would I have better and more material things if I had not known Christ? Perhaps, but does that really matter? In the process, I gained a purpose and a pathway to eternity. Even if the world view that “all roads lead to Rome” is true, I have no regrets choosing this road, this narrow path. I have had a relationship with my Lord and Saviour all these years. I have gained immense knowledge of the mysteries of His kingdom of heaven.
If we find earthly tresures in real life, we are blessed. That’s true. But it still can’t compare to the treasure in Christ that is for all eternity. That is why the kingdom of heaven is like a hidden treasure in a field. If a man discovers the field, he will sell everything he has to buy the field. Nothing in this world is worth more than Jesus Christ in our lives! To die is gain, but to live is Christ! Amen!
Ronnie's Thoughts 