“The most powerful weapon for silencing the mouth of the world is not brilliant theological apologetics, but the practice of a holy life that resembles Jesus Christ.” “Now it happened, as Jesus went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath, that they were watching Him closely. And behold, there was a certain man before Him who had dropsy. And Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, ‘Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?’ But they kept silent. And He took him and healed him, and let him go. Then He answered them, saying, ‘Which of you, having a donkey or an ox that has fallen into a pit, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?’ And they could not answer Him regarding these things” (Luke 14:1–6). (1) As I meditated on today’s passage, Luke 14:1–6, the phrase that first caught my attention was: “they were watching Him clos...
God who fulfills His word [Nehemiah 9:6-8] There is a French proverb that goes like this: ‘People count the faults of those who keep them waiting.’ This statement applies to the appointment time. In other words, being late for an appointment is more costly than you think. It's because you can buy the other person's hatred with something insignificant (?). If you look at the Internet site called “Money Today”, you will find a story about Chairman Jae-joon Lee, the founder of Daelim Industrial, told by his aide: I once went on a trip to China with him. I went out at the appointed time, but the president was already there. I was perplexed. The next day came 7-8 minutes ahead of time, but the president was still there. I had no choice but to leave about 20 minutes early the next day. Then, after a while, the president came out. I looked at my watch and it was exactly 15 mi...