How would you feel if you knew exactly when and how you would die? If the choice was given to me, I’d rather not know! Knowing the time and the manner of death would hang over me so strongly that I would not be able to enjoy the time that I’m alive! Even when good […]

Proverbs 28:26–Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered. It’s humbling to look back on some of the mistakes you have made in life and realize how much you trusted in your own mind.  Usually we listen to our own mind because we are convinced that what we are doing […]

​When we realize just how impossible it is to believe in God, we will give all credit to God Himself. Human will is such that once it chooses to believe in the self (rather than God), no amount of evidence will ever change that – not even a miracle from heaven! When Peter heals a lame man and […]

Sometimes despair sets in and we think to ourselves, “This is never going to change…” “This” could be a person, a situation, or even you! Perhaps it’s your spouse who’s got a nasty habit as long as you’ve known him/her. Perhaps it’s your job/family situation you’ve been wanting to change for years. Perhaps it’s your […]

Proverbs 27:14–Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, will be counted as cursing. It may be an exaggeration to say that good intentions are completely irrelevant.  But if those good intentions resulted into a disaster, we would be so overcome with the disaster, that we would hardly consider the good intentions the person had.  Ideally we […]

Sometimes, we don’t recognize God’s answer to our prayers because God’s answer was far bigger and grander than what we have asked for. We are like a small child who asked for a candy and God has given us the whole chain of candy stores, and because we haven’t received exactly what we prayed for, […]

Proverbs 27:23-24–Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds, 24 for riches do not last forever; and does a crown endure to all generations? 25  When the grass is gone and the new growth appears and the vegetation of the mountains is gathered, 26  the lambs will provide your clothing, and the goats the price of a […]

I must be getting old! I’ve always liked to listen to other pastors’ sermons, but now I enjoy listening to older pastors rather than the younger pastors. Perhaps because I realize it in myself, but in general, the longer you walk with Christ, the more complete your theology becomes. When I was a young pastor, I […]

It is amazing to what extent mothers will go to protect and provide for their children. In my (Korean) culture, mothers won’t hesitate to take the blame for their children’s crimes. They’d rather go to jail and even be executed if it would mean that their child will be spared. And as a parent who […]

Proverbs 27:1–Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. When we truly analyze how we prepare for the coming days, weeks, or months, we generally assume and plan that we know what is going to happen, which is not all bad.  But we can lose joy and expectation by negatively presuming that things will continue […]