Reading “Judges” and continuing on to “Ruth” is like traveling from a hopeless land to a place of joy. My heart suffers along with the Holy Spirit while reading “Judges” because of everything Israelites did before the Lord. It hurts me deeply because what the Israelites did were a vivid type of what[……]
Dear brother, I recall the years in which the Lord purposefully blocked the sight on the path ahead of me and patiently waited for the growth of my faithfulness. (He still does, but only in a different way in my life at this time.)
I was no Ruth, the blessed Moabite who with her pure and simple he[……]
I remember the several days after the event of 9/11 in the year of 2001: I struggled through to come back to my senses then. There are no right words for it. Terror, sorrow, anxiety, anger, and all.
But one night as I was praying, my heart sensed a gentle voice of the Holy Spirit asking me not t[……]
With the time of Christmas focusing mainly on blessings and our own “warm feelings” (not to even mention the commercialization that doesn’t have anything to do with the the real meaning of the birth of our Lord), I ask myself: “Did the Lord come so that we may celebrate his birth?”
Many Christians[……]
My Lord was born in a manger.
From a human perspective, there is nothing glorious about such a birth. It took divine humility and infinite love for that to happen.
His birth in my life was the same. When the Lord’s life entered into my heart, my heart was no cleaner than a[……]
Why is it that on the first day of every seven days God’s children go to churches to listen to sermons but refuse to come to the Lord’s table to fellowship with Him?
Why is it that God’s children seem to enjoy ritualistic ceremonies called “holy communion” conducted by a trained person but immedi[……]
Men squander the earth and their own lives, but refuse to acknowledge the Maker of heavens and earth, even their lives; Men build alters and “high places” in their minds to satisfy their idolatrous hearts but deny Jesus precisely because of, not in spite of, Jesus’ “lowliness” of coming down from he[……]
In ultimate sense, who takes the responsibility of your life?
If you are a child of God, your Father does.
It may surprise you, but being able to take care of you in Christ to the end without shame is a part of God’s eternal will in Christ.
Years ago, I saw a scene in TV news that I could never f[……]
I am a full-time professional and a business person, so I let work occupy a significant part of my life, for the time being at least.
We should never look at our work life as something entirely separate or even contradicting to our spiritual life. Work life is an integrated part of our spiritual li[……]
Through the years, I have developed a habit of walking outside and listening to recorded messages.
A great number of audio messages are now available online. But because one’s time is limited, we should be very careful in selecting what to listen to.
One notable message resource is Christian Tape[……]