I used to think that the gospel – the good news of Jesus dying for our sins – is the most basic knowledge we must have to become a Christian and then we move on to greater and deeper truths from there. But I know now that the gospel is also the bases upon which […]

How could God judge the people so that it would be fair regardless of people’s talents, gifts, circumstances, status, etc? God cannot judge people based on their intelligence, for example. That would be unfair. God cannot judge people based on their gifts and talents since they were born with them. God cannot judge people based […]

The more I read the Bible, the more troubled I seem to become. I always believed that God may not give us what we want, but He always gives us what we need. I’m sure I’ve used that in my preaching many times. But I just discovered that that’s not true! Not only does God […]

Sometimes God confirms what I preach on Sundays in my own devotionals the following week. I read this this morning: Job 33:27, “I sinned, and perverted what was right, but I did not get what I deserved. He redeemed my soul from going down to the pit, and I will live to enjoy the light.” […]

Good morning everyone, 2 Timothy 2:3-5–Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4 No one serving as a soldier gets involved in civilian affairs — he wants to please his commanding officer. There is a brilliance that goes into television programming that makes me ask the question why is "reality television" […]

I feel afraid for most American Christians, including myself, when I read the following passages: Luke 14:26, “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters – yes, even his own life – he cannot be my disciple.” Matthew 10:37, “Anyone who loves […]

Prayer. It’s such an integral, crucial part of our relationship with God, and yet so easy to pray for all the wrong things or with the wrong motives. In the second sermon of his “Lord’s Prayer” series, Pastor Hong said that at times we like to treat God as if He is a banker when […]

Saying the right things at the wrong time make them the wrong things. Wisdom is knowing not only the right things to say but also when to say them. Have your parents quoted you Bible verses out of their anger as to why you can’t do certain things ? Has someone said to you, “he’s […]

A girl told me long time ago, “Since God loves me, He won’t let anything bad happen to me.” Ironic thing was that her mom left her dad and took the children, of whom she was one, to the States to avoid the shame in Korea… Back then, I didn’t know how to counter that […]

Deadlines Even as I’m writing this very devotional, my mind is fogged with deadlines. Deadlines on when that assignment is due, or when I have to submit that form or application. Even a deadline on when I have to submit this devotional to Pastor Hong for him to post on the blog. As we’re pressured […]