March 15, 2025

It’s a great joy to see our kids grow, and also when they improve in certain skills. When our kids first started swimming, they could barely stay on the surface of the water, and they would get scared if their feet would not touch the bottom of the pool. The kids would depend on flotation devices or hold on to me. I think many of you can relate to that. Once the kids started to get used to the water, I would challenge them to more difficult skills. They would swim for few feets, and I would assure them I will catch them right away. Other times, I would have them jump into the pool deeper than their height. I promised I would catch them. With fear, they would jump in, and I would catch them. After a few times, they gained their confidence, and they did not need my help anymore! Once they overcame their challenges, playing in the water became easier for them.

Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 10:13, “No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.” Challenges and struggles come our way in life, and there’s no way for us to avoid them. They do come. God give us the power to overcome them, and once we overcome them, the things of life will become more manageable. I can’t say that this will be the case every singe time, for every single one of you. But what is certain is that when we hold on to God, He will not give up on us and will give each one the strength and help to overcome, making you bigger than you were before and your faith in God growing more and more!

I have been gone for two Sabbaths, I will be back to see you all again next week. I miss my church family very much. See you soon, and happy Sabbath!

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March 8, 2025

Many of you know this story. When Hyemi and I had a long distance relationship while we were dating. I was in Michigan at the seminary and Hyemi was in Korea in her graduate studies. There was a whole Pacific Ocean between us with the time difference of 13 hours. We didn’t have smartphones back then. We had a medium of communication: skype on our computers. We spoke to each other twice a day using skype.

Fastforward many years, we are married, live together, and have kids. Hyemi has her desk on the second floor in the house, and my cave is in the basement. At first, when she needed to say something to me, she would yell at me from the second floor. Most of the time, I can’t understand what she says, and I would have to yell back, “What did you say?” One of us (that would be me) will have to move closer to communicate better. We don’t even do that anymore. While I am down in my cave, I get a phone call. It’s my wife, calling from two stories above me. Whether we are 7,000 miles apart, or only couple stories apart in the same building, we have our means of communication using our devices. They connect us together.

When Jacob was running away from his brother Esau, he fell asleep one night and used a stone as a pillow. He had a dream. “Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.” Genesis 28:12. The dreamed showed that Jacob was connected to God. The ladder was a representation of that. And the angels were moving up and down as messengers. I am so glad we have our Father in heaven that we are always connected to. And we can talk to Him anytime we want. And He wants to talk with us all the time. Let us “pray without ceasing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:17

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March 1, 2025

It was a windy morning, but that was not going to stop me from going for a run. The temperature wasn’t cold and I didn’t have to wear my gloves. The crosswind was evident, but it was not strong enough to cause me any trouble. I was having a good time and enjoying my run. I reached my turnaround point and I started running back. In a few minutes, I felt a strong tailwind and it felt so good. The wind from the back gave me a boost and let me run faster with ease and I felt like Usain Bolt! 

Sometimes you hear about jet planes flying over the Atlantic almost close to the speed of sound. Typically a Boeing 787 Dreamliner flies at about 600 mph, but this one time it was flying at 835 mph! This actually happens quite often as these planes fly on the powerful jet stream across the Atlantic Ocean that moves one direction to another.

There are many ways to describe the Holy Spirit, and John 3:8 is one of them. “The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” Jesus tells Nicodemus that one must be born of water and the Spirit, and the Holy Spirit here is described as the wind. Even though we can’t see the wind, we feel its presence. That is the same with our Holy Spirit. His involvement is a big part of our salvation and moves us closer to our heavenly Father. Just like the early church, we must seek the Holy Spirit to be poured upon us today!

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