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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
I hear reports of people getting sick from the covid vaccine. Usually after the second dose, they would develop chills, mild fever, aches, and pains. But after two days or so later, they are fine. This is almost a small price to pay to inoculate ourselves from the deadly disease. This same scenario seems to happen […]
It’s not that God will not give you anything you cannot handle. It’s that He will enable you handle that which you cannot handle on your own. We are like a little boy who tried to remove a large rock in the middle of the sandbox. He tried his best but he simply didn’t have the […]
Another scandal hit the air waves. This time, governor Cuomo of New York. As we repeatedly hear of these scandals – men from all walks of life – I ‘m surprised that we get surprised! It’s almost like we expect some men not to have any of these dark stains. And then we get surprised […]
God’s calling is almost always to something that is unlikely. God does not usually call you to something that will suit you. You would think God got the wrong person. Moses thought that way. He wasn’t a good speaker, and therefore he could not lead a nation of people (so he thought). There are plenty of […]
God’s calling is never for our blessing directly. The blessing comes only as a by-product of that calling. And the calling itself will bring much “trouble” to our lives. When God called Moses, it wasn’t about Moses or his future. It was about the Israelites. God wanted to deliver the Israelites from the hands of the […]