God is always loving, merciful, and patient. He proclaims the truth, leaving us to decide whether to accept him or not. We won't be judged until after we leave this world. But if we totally reject, disobey, or revile him, we'll definitely face his wrath after we die. And he'll say to us, "I never knew you. Depart from me, you evildoers" (Matthew 7:23). This is something we should never ever hope to hear from the Lord, for even dying from a head-on collision would be better.
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Monday, January 13, 2025
**Yearning for the Lord**
Once you fall in love with Christ, you just want to be with him every single moment. Today it's his holiness that especially makes me yearn for him..
***The Three L's***
They are Love, Life, and Light. We already know that God is love and Jesus is God. In John 8, Jesus declared: "I am the light of the world. In John 14, "I am the way and the truth and the life." But he is more—he is everything that's good for us!
***Wise Advice
One of my brothers-in-law just passed away. He's one I'd been praying for for decades. The good news is that he finally accepted Christ as Savior before he left. It'd be so much better that we all accept the Lord as early as possible to maximize our time of enjoying peace, freedom, and joy on earth. Christ can save us in an instant—why procrastinate? Also, when the soul is at stake, we mustn't take any risk.
Sunday, January 12, 2025
***The One Who Perfects Our Joy***
Communion experience. The Lord removes all thoughts that disturb my peace, and my joy is restored and complete.
Saturday, January 11, 2025
***Where Is God?***
The current Los Angeles areas fires are still raging out of control. So far on day 5, thousands and thousands of structures have been damaged or destroyed, and close to 20,000 people have evacuated. There are people now starting to ask where God is. Here are some of my thoughts. If you think that God should not let bad things happen to us, then you are mistaken. God does not guarantee that we'll be happy in this life; he only promises that we'll be happy in our next life if we believe in him. As long as we sin, bad things will inevitably happen to us either as a warning or punishment. Also, misfortune is not necessarily bad for us. Let's look at two cases. A young person loves God very much, dies from a tragic accident, and goes to heaven; another unbeliever never has anything bad happening to him, lives to 100, dies peacefully in sleep, and did not make heaven. Which of the two is the fortunate one? I think you get my point. Yes, the Lord God is always with us. We are the ones who try to configure him to suit our like. By the way, pray for the victims of the LA fires if you feel so called.
**Totasl Fulfillment**
Common experience. I know that Christ is my endpoint; there is no one else I can go to nor want to go to. He alone fulfills my existence completely.
***Christian Privilege*
A sinner who does not repent of his sins piles sin upon sin, causing his soul to sink lower and lower—what a horrible state to even think about! On the other hand, a Christian repents and gets his sins taken away by Christ and remains clean at any time. What a delight state to be in!
***Our One and Only Obligation***
It is to do everything for the glory of God, the God of Christ, no matter who you are.
**Christ the Judge of All**
We'll all be judged by Christ. In the case of someone who doesn't know anything about him, he'll be judged by how much he loves others. In the case of a Christian, he'll be judged by how faithful he is in following the Lord. And there are numerous cases falling between these two extremes. I can't say what will happen to them, but I know that Christ will always be merciful and just in dealing with them.
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