“I Can Do Nothing on My Own. Only the Lord Who Dwells in Me Can Do It.” “I can do nothing on My own. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me” (John 5:30). (1) After reading the entire passage of John 5:30–47 in Korean under the title “The Testimony That Leads People to Believe in Jesus,” I felt a strong desire to continue meditating on just one verse, verse 30. Therefore, today I would first like to meditate on this single verse. As I meditate on it, I would particularly like to focus on the expression “My judgment,” referring to the Lord’s judgment. I also want to consider it together with the judgment before the Great White Throne described in Revelation 20:11–15 and receive the lessons the Lord teaches us through these passages. (a) First, I would like to meditate on Jesus’ w...
The Victory community of faith, love and hope “We give thanks to God always for all of you, making mention of you in our prayers; constantly bearing in mind your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father” (1 Thessalonians 1:2-3). Today, I want to give thanks to God for the 30th anniversary celebration of our Victory Presbyterian Church. As we worship God together, I want to think about what kind of victory community we should be. I would like to receive three lessons from 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3. First, the Victory community must become a community of faith. What kind of community is the community of faith? The community of faith is the community that hears the word of Christ. Look at Romans 10:17 – “Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ.” Fait...