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). ...
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...