During our Korean Bible reading session, in which we are reading Leviticus, a member asked why the sacrificial system was instituted. To our modern senses, killing an innocent animal seems almost barbaric. I gave two answers. 1) It foreshadows what Jesus would do for us. He is the lamb of God that takes away our sin. […]
Psalm 30:5–For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.“Tough seasons” in life can cause us to lose perspective, struggling to see beyond “the darkness” to what God is bringing together for His glory and our joy…During this time of “Holy Week” leading […]
Psalm 22:2-3–O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer, and by night, but I find no rest. 3 Yet you are holy, enthroned onthe praises of Israel. What you hear is a man who is honest and open about his heart and desire for God to listen and answer his cry. Frustrated and desperate […]
How much weight do we give to God’s reputation in our day to day decisions? For example, would you pass up on a promotion if God’s reputation would be tainted for you to take the promotion? Do you consider God’s reputation in your battle again sin? For example, when you are resisting sin, is it so […]
1 Timothy 1:13-14–though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief,14 and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. In a great sermon PH preached this past week on “sin and the fall”, he highlighted a condition that all of […]
Psalms 13:1,5-6-How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?…5 But I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation. 6 I will sing to the Lord, because he has dealt bountifully with me. If you are anything like me, situations and circumstances can bring you through a […]
There are invisible hands that are guiding the events of the world. Physical hands are necessary, but what ultimately guide those hands are the invisible hands. As Christians, that is what we ought to focus on – the invisible.When the Israelites were in the desert battling the Amalekites, as long as Moses had his hands […]
Galatians 4:19–my little children, for whom I am again in the anguish of childbirth until Christ is formed in you! In general, though there are many exceptions, parents naturally strive in anguish to raise their children according to what they think is right. Even through their rebellion and dishonor, parents still grieve with a heart that desires what […]
One of the bloodiest battles of World War II was fought on Iwo Jima. It’s a tiny island southeast of Japan. The allies attacked it in hopes of securing land strips for their bombers in order to sack the mainland Japan. Over 50,000 young men died on that island on both sides. (The famous monument […]
It is a fearful thing when God is against you. He will raise you up, just to cut you down in the most dramatic fashion. Just as it is good for those of us whom God is FOR, it is a terrible thing for those whom God is AGAINST.This is how God treated Pharoah of […]