God’s love, which is stronger than death, is causing me to continue walking the path of the mission the Lord has given me (John 6:1–15). “At that very time some Pharisees came and said to Him, ‘Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill You.’ He replied, ‘Go tell that fox, “I will keep driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach My goal.” In any case, I must press on today and tomorrow and the next day—for surely no prophet can die outside Jerusalem! Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing. Look, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see Me again until you say, “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord” (Luke 13:31–35). ...
Jonah’s God (6) [Jonah 3:1-10] How should we view the crisis in our journey of life? When we encounter a crisis, we often think, "Why did this crisis come to me?" When we do that, we tend to blame on someone whom we think that brought crisis in our lives. And we tend to immerse in the crisis we faced in this thought and resentment. As a result, we don’t see others other than ourselves. And we are even more depressed in despair by falling into the swamp of crisis and losing the desire and hope of salvation. Is this the reaction of the crisis that God who controls the crisis wants from us? I don’t think so. I think crisis can be a good opportunity for us to experience His love in depth. Also, crisis can be the good opportunity for us to love those who are going through the similar crisis in their lives. If we don’t leave the Word of God in our crisis, then it can be a good opportunity for us to trust God and obey His Word so that His Word can bec...