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  Downcast and disturbed     “Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God” (Psalms 43: 5).     There are many reasons why people are downcast and disturbed.  One of them is being abandoned by the beloved.  For example, we may be downcast and disturbed when we feel that we have been abandoned by our beloved spouse.  The same is true of children.  If they have been abandoned by their beloved parents, they may feel downcast and disturbed.  But what if we feel that we Christians have been forsaken by our Heavenly Father?   In the context of Psalms 43, the psalmist was downcast and disturbed because he felt that he had been forsaken by God.  He said, “You are God my stronghold. Why have you rejected me?  …” (v. 2).  He had been suffering because of “deceitful and wicked men” (v. 1).  And ...

  A fearful situation     [Psalms 27:1-6]     Are there any of you who are in a fearful situation in these days?   If you are, why are you afraid?  The reason we are mostly afraid is that fear, anxiety, and worry cause fear in our hearts.  One of the bible passages that comes to my mind regarding "fear" is Isaiah 41:10 – “Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.”  Also, when I think about “fear”, I personally like 1 John 4:18 – “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love.”  Obviously the Bible says that there is no fear in love.  But why are we afraid?  The reason is lack of perfect love.  Although the Bible says that “perfect love casts out ...

  The benefit of suffering     “It is good for me that I was afflicted, That I may learn Your statutes” (Psalms 119:71).                     I came to hear news that I am deeply disturbed even today through the internet news.  A 34-year-old father stabbed his 8-year-old daughter and 9-year-old daughter's friend, a woman, with a knife each 20 and 11 times, in a small town in Chicago.  I heard the news that this cruel father who killed even his own daughter stabbed her eyes with a knife.  When I heard this, I was angry because I couldn’t believe how evil human could be in committing such horrible crime.  My reaction was: 'Is this man really a human?', 'Is he really qualified to be a father?'  In order to drive a car, we need to get a driver's license.  But there is no such thing as a license to be a father.  That’s w...