September 20, 2025

I have this Bible app on my phone, and I added a widget that shows me the verse of the day when I swipe my screen to the left. This morning, it took me to Galatians 3:28, which says, “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” 

My brother and I are so different. Physically, he is taller and slimmer. Intelligence wise, he is way smarter than I am. Personality wise, he and I can be at the opposite ends of the spectrum. Many of you have similar dynamics in your family as well. When I introduce my brother to other people, I would say, “He and I share the same parents.” Despite all the differences we have, the one thing that does not change is that we have the same parents. So when I see him preach, or make certain gestures or expressions, I think to myself, ‘that’s exactly the same as our dad!’ I get that, too. I don’t think I resemble my dad, but many times, Hyemi would tell me that I act like my dad. It’s like, we are different, but we are still one.

I think the same about the verse above in Galatians. We are all different, yet we are one. That is because we are all God’s created beings, and we are all His children. Moreover, Jesus has died for every single one of us in this world, past, present, and future. We are also brought together by the blood of Jesus Christ. That’s why I can call you brothers and sisters. I pray that we can always remember this in our homes, community, and our church. We are different, but we are all one in Christ.

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September 13, 2025

Somewhere in the house, there is a box full of letters that I received since I was in middle school. We are talking close to 30 years ago, and there are not just a few of them, but a whole box full of letters. I have to admit, they are mostly from girls. Over the years, I collected them and kept them somewhere in the house until I completely forgot about them as I grew up. It turns out, my parents had kept all my old belongings even after I became an adult and left home. A few years ago, my mom reminded me of the box full of letters and she gave it to me. I remember reading some of them, recollecting some good old memories from the past. 

Later in high school senior year and into college, this is when email became a thing, and we would email to each other all the time. In Korea, an email domain called “hanmail.net” was the most popular in the early 2000s and my Hanmail inbox would get filled up. We use emails mostly for businesses nowadays, but you will recall that we used to write emails in place of snail mails, where we talked about everything. This happened until we started using smart phones. I still have all those emails stored in my inbox. 

Some of you are like me, saving everything from the past about your memories, or you may have forgotten all of them and lost them. I am glad I still have those letters and emails with me. It’s not just my history, but it shows me the dynamics of my personality and the joyful relationships I had over the course of time. We actually have something even better. It’s called the Bible. Some people even call it the “Love letter from God to us.” I agree with that. The Bible was written to us thousands of years ago and yet, it still functions as the bread of life to us. It also functions as “All Scripture is given by the inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 3:16, 17. I pray that we will always take the time to read the love letter from God and be blessed by what He provides for us through the Scriptures.

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September 6, 2025

I enjoy long runs on Sunday mornings and I would usually start around 6:30 am. This is the time when the sun would start coming up (depending on the time of the year). The run trail I take is straight and it’s mostly out and back round trip. So when I start the run, it’s a bit dark, but I can feel the sunlight starting to hit my back and it feels really good. Now the situation changes when I turn around and return to the starting point. I am facing the sun, and it’s coming directly into my face and it is very challenging to keep my eyes open while running.

I know that many of you have similar experiences while driving. During the winter, when I drive the girls to school, the sun is always in my way. The path of the sun rising in the winter always lines up with the road that I take, and even with sunglasses on it can be quite dangerous. Usually at that time, we pass the Waukesha post office, and many of their employees walk across the road to get to the building. Because of the strong sunlight, it’s really hard to see the people crossing, and it takes extra caution when I drive by.

In Exodus 33, Moses asks to see God’s face. But God only allows Moses to hide behind the rock as His glory passes by. This is because of our sinful nature, we cannot see God’s glory directly. It is not possible for us to face God in our sinfulness. Yet in John 8:12 Jesus declared, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness but have the light of life.” Jesus is the light! And when we walk in Him, we will also have the light that matches for us to see God. When John saw Heaven in his vision, he saw that “the Lamb is its light” Revelation 21:23, this is where we would reside with God forever, but we are able to live in the Light because Jesus cleansed us from our sinfulness. Therefore, let us learn to walk in Jesus.

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