Loh Seng Kok believed it was God who opened the door for him to contest the Kelana Jaya parliamentary seat in the recent general election. When he won, he was convinced that God had called him to serve the rakyat “with a holy purpose”.
The first-time MP confessed his calling at a commissioning service in his church, Cornerstone Doulos, Subang, in May before stepping into the Parliament for its first sitting.
“In politics, one needs a lot of wisdom, strength and support. As a servant of Christ, if I do not seek His wisdom and support from fellow brothers and sisters at this time, who and when shall I seek? As the Lord has helped me to recognise my many weaknesses, I sincerely ask for prayer and support for me, particularly for wisdom and strength, to handle many issues and overcome many temptations, and protection for me and my family,” he said.
Loh quoted Psalm 127:1–2 as the basis for his career in politics: “Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labour in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain.”
Malaysia Bible Seminari Principal Rev Dr Tan Kim Sai had the privilege of commissioning Loh and his service centre to God. In his message, Dr Tan commended Loh for asking for God’s wisdom to not only fulfil his task as a public servant, but also “rule over himself”.
Rev Dr Tan quipped that by making the request, Loh was wiser than Solomon because Solomon had only asked for wisdom to rule over the people. “The YB (Loh) said that he realised in his position he would face a lot of temptations, and he needs and wishes for God’s wisdom and deliverance in these respects… Unfortunately, Solomon…was himself a victim of these traps, especially when he yielded to the lust for pagan women who led him into idolatry and apostasy,” he said.
He ended his message with a reminder to Loh to “Commence well, persevere well and finish well.”
Loh has served as political secretary to two government ministries and is currently the MCA National Youth Secretary-General.
Loh Seng Kok (centre), flanked by his wife and Cornerstone Doulos elder Micky Kua, accepting his calling to serve the rakyat.
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