Job 8-11   Dear beloved congregation, Job chapters 8 through 11 provide us with profound spiritual insight. Here we encounter the second and third speeches of Job's friends Bildad and Zophar, along with Job's responses to them.   The Danger of Faulty Theology Bildad presents a clear logic of retribution in chapter 8. "When your children sinned against him, he gave them over to the penalty of their sin" (8:4) - what harsh words these are! He tells Job that if he would only rep

Job 5:1 – 7:21 Beloved congregation, the deepest wounds we receive in life often come not from the suffering itself, but when the 'loveless right answers' of those who fail to understand our pain pierce our hearts. First, 'right words' can sometimes be the 'wrong prescription'. In Chapter 5, Eliphaz delivers a brilliant sermon: "God wounds, but He also binds up. Blessed is the one whom God corrects." These are incredibly true words. However, to Job, who has lost his children

Beloved saints, what is the greatest challenge to our Christian faith? It is when the formula— "If I live righteously, pray earnestly, and believe in God, I will be blessed" —shatters before our eyes. Today, the Book of Job poses a shocking question to us: "Do you love God because of the 'blessings' He gives, or do you love 'God Himself'?" First, true faith is a ‘Relationship,’ not a ‘Transaction.’ Satan’s argument is simple:  "Does Job fear God for no reason? You have blesse

Genesis 37-39 The chapters we read today, Genesis 37 through 39, feel like a roller coaster. In chapter 37, Joseph is thrown into a waterless 'pit' because of his brothers' envy. But then in chapter 38, Judah voluntarily walks into a spiritual 'pit.' And in chapter 39, Joseph ends up in a 'pit' again—this time, a prison. The arrangement of this text is shocking. Judah, who ought to be the most holy, becomes the most corrupt; while Joseph, who has every reason to be in despair

Genesis 36, 1 Chronicles 1 Dear saints, yesterday in Genesis 35, we saw Jacob go up to Bethel and experience a spiritual revival. But then, all of a sudden, the Bible shines a spotlight on Esau’s story for the entire 36th chapter. Reading through this genealogy, we might ask ourselves, "Why did God record the family tree of Esau—who seems to have been cast aside—in such great detail?" Well, there is a solemn message and deep insight from God for us right here. 1. The Back of

Genesis 25:5-6, 21-23 Hallelujah. It is a morning filled with the Holy Spirit.   In the text we read today, we witness the funeral of the giant of faith, Abraham. The great patriarch has departed, but God’s history does not stop; it continues to move forward. But friends, if you look closely at Genesis chapter 25 today, a very important ‘Spiritual Crossroads’ appears. Abraham had many other sons besides Isaac. He had Ishmael, and in his old age, he had six more sons through K

Genesis 11:31-32, 22:1-2  (The Limit of Human Will VS The Life of a Disciple Led by the Word)   Hallelujah. It is another blessed day in the Lord. We often hear the saying,  "Well begun is half done."  But in the world of faith, starting is merely starting. If you do not go to the very end, it amounts to nothing. If a marathon runner is supposed to run 42.195km but stops at the 40km mark, we do not call him a 'finisher.' In today’s text, there is one person who set out on a j

Scripture: Genesis 21:1-2 (Background: Chapters 18-20) The word we need to focus on today is ‘Timing.’ We often complain like this:  "God, how much longer? When on earth will it happen?"  But God’s time is different from ours. He is the One who rules and oversees the time of the entire universe. Look at Abraham and Sarah in today’s text. In Genesis 18, God visits them and says,  "By this time next year, you will have a son."  How did Sarah react then? She laughed. She didn’t

Genesis 15:6, 17:1 One of the biggest mistakes we make in our life of faith is precisely "trying to help God out." We do pray to God. "Lord, please open a way." But as soon as the prayer ends, I grab the doorknob and shake it myself. Because we think God's clock is ticking too slowly. It feels like God is dozing off, so I try to play the role of an alarm clock. Abraham in today’s text was exactly like that. He believed God who showed him the stars. But before the wall of real

Why do you exist? In Genesis 1:26, God says: "Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness." The Hebrew word for "image" is "Tselem" (צֶלֶם). This is not just a simple picture. In the Ancient Near East, a king would set up images of himself throughout his empire. Why? It was a proclamation: "This is the king's territory." What does it mean that God made human beings in His image? It means He has sent you to this earth as God's representative. Your very existence is a dec