A few verses and an evening to remember!

Now I know this blog is titled 'A few verses and....', but I'll start with the evening first!

Saturday evening saw me become an emcee or a host / compere for the first time in my life. The occasion was the graduation ceremony of my seniors and included the handing out of their Bachelor Degrees to them and Associate Degrees to a few others. This was a very important evening then with guests like the Consul General and the vice-consul of the U.S. in attendance along with other dignitaries from the parent campus. Compering the event was a big step-up for me as I have very rarely participated in college activites in this manner.

The evening, however, was one to remember and I had the time of my life! The normal back-stage messups notwithstanding, the event went off very well. Some of my teachers who knew this was a first time said, it did not seem like one at all. They said I was not nervous at all! After the end of the show, even a parent came up to appreciate the job done apart from my student colleagues.

But this brings me to the second part of my post! As always, I had to draw confidence from scripture, and here are a few verses, that I depended a lot on in the few days preceding the event:-

1) Isaiah 42:4,5 => "Since you were precious in My sight, You have been honored, And I have loved you....Fear not, for I am with you..."

2) Isaiah 41:15 => "Behold, I have made you into a new sharp threshing instrument with teeth..."

3) Psalm 18:1,2 => "I will love You, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust;
My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold." and finally....

4) Psalm 18:31, 32, 34

Those are verses I drew my strength and confidence from and I hope they bless you too!

Ciao,
Joeljc