Love is a double-edged sword. When you love someone, all their joys become your joy but their sorrows become your sorrow as well. Last weekend, my heart was overjoyed as I witnessed my former youth and her family rejoice in her marriage. But this weekend, my heart was heavy when I found out that a family […]
God is not a reluctant forgiver. He jumps at the chance to forgive and relent. No matter how bad you have been or what your conscience tells you, come to God and He will forgive. Ahab was an evil man. The Bible says that there was not a man as evil as he was. He murdered, […]
John 1:29-31–The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God,who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me.’ I believe most people would agree that we are creatures of […]
I just came back from New York City. Thank you to those who prayed for me. I could feel your prayers as I realized how much I needed what transpired over the weekend…I went there to officiate a wedding of a former youth student of mine. I was there for her and her siblings through hills […]
Romans 16:25–Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages 26-but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about […]
I just finished a conversation on the phone with a man suffering. His questions were full of why’s. “Why would God make me suffer if He loves me?” “Why would He not listen to my prayers if I am His child?” “Why is He not taking me home so that my family doesn’t suffer with […]
1 Samuel 17:37–And David said, “The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “Go, and the Lord be with you!” One of the things we learn to cherish from a relationship with God, […]
You could be the world’s fittest person and yet be struck by an on-coming car and be dead. Your life is in God’s hands entirely. So, if we want to live long, we must give God a reason to do so. Listen to my argument… How have you experienced God to tell your children? Do you […]
Romans 13:14-But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. This may go without saying, but the more responsibilities we encounter the greater the capacity we need to handle them. As a Christian we are called not only to “endure” them, but also called to be effective for Christ […]
When I was a child living in Korea, adults would come up to me and ask me who my father was. They would never ask me for my name, but who my father was. In that culture, you were identified not as an individual, but by whom you are associated with – especially your family.I […]