The One Who Receives the Greatest Grace May Be the Most in Danger “Woe to you, Chorazin ! Woe to you, Bethsaida ! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon , they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. And you, Capernaum , will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades . The one who listens to you listens to Me, and the one who rejects you rejects Me; and the one who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me” (Luke 10:13–16). (1) Today, I would like to meditate on the lesson given through Luke 10:13–16 , together with its parallel passage, Matthew 11:20–24: (a) First, Jesus rebuked the cities in which most of His mighty works had been done, because they did not repent (Mt. 11:20)...
3 C’s of Leaders (1) The first “C” is Conviction. If we do the Lord's work without conviction, one day we will have to lean left or right. Especially in the work that the leader wants to do, if he doesn’t have conviction in the words of the Holy Spirit, those who follow him cannot help but be anxious. Therefore, the leader must first be sure whether it is the will of the Lord or not. (2) The second “C” is Confidence. The leader who has conviction that it is the Lords’ will has confidence. Therefore, he is confident that what he is doing is what the Lord wants him to do. So he doesn’t get discouraged, shaken, and confused by what anyone says. The basis for this confidence is the assurance given by the Holy Spirit. We have confidence because we believe that it is the Lord’s will, and we are confident that the Lord will faithfully accomplish it through us. (3)...