March 8, 2025

Many of you know this story. When Hyemi and I had a long distance relationship while we were dating. I was in Michigan at the seminary and Hyemi was in Korea in her graduate studies. There was a whole Pacific Ocean between us with the time difference of 13 hours. We didn’t have smartphones back then. We had a medium of communication: skype on our computers. We spoke to each other twice a day using skype.

Fastforward many years, we are married, live together, and have kids. Hyemi has her desk on the second floor in the house, and my cave is in the basement. At first, when she needed to say something to me, she would yell at me from the second floor. Most of the time, I can’t understand what she says, and I would have to yell back, “What did you say?” One of us (that would be me) will have to move closer to communicate better. We don’t even do that anymore. While I am down in my cave, I get a phone call. It’s my wife, calling from two stories above me. Whether we are 7,000 miles apart, or only couple stories apart in the same building, we have our means of communication using our devices. They connect us together.

When Jacob was running away from his brother Esau, he fell asleep one night and used a stone as a pillow. He had a dream. “Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.” Genesis 28:12. The dreamed showed that Jacob was connected to God. The ladder was a representation of that. And the angels were moving up and down as messengers. I am so glad we have our Father in heaven that we are always connected to. And we can talk to Him anytime we want. And He wants to talk with us all the time. Let us “pray without ceasing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:17

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March 1, 2025

It was a windy morning, but that was not going to stop me from going for a run. The temperature wasn’t cold and I didn’t have to wear my gloves. The crosswind was evident, but it was not strong enough to cause me any trouble. I was having a good time and enjoying my run. I reached my turnaround point and I started running back. In a few minutes, I felt a strong tailwind and it felt so good. The wind from the back gave me a boost and let me run faster with ease and I felt like Usain Bolt! 

Sometimes you hear about jet planes flying over the Atlantic almost close to the speed of sound. Typically a Boeing 787 Dreamliner flies at about 600 mph, but this one time it was flying at 835 mph! This actually happens quite often as these planes fly on the powerful jet stream across the Atlantic Ocean that moves one direction to another.

There are many ways to describe the Holy Spirit, and John 3:8 is one of them. “The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” Jesus tells Nicodemus that one must be born of water and the Spirit, and the Holy Spirit here is described as the wind. Even though we can’t see the wind, we feel its presence. That is the same with our Holy Spirit. His involvement is a big part of our salvation and moves us closer to our heavenly Father. Just like the early church, we must seek the Holy Spirit to be poured upon us today!

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February 22, 2025

Once I arrived at the church last night for board meeting, I realized that I didn’t have my wallet on me. I immediately called my wife, and she confirmed that I did indeed leave my wallet at home. I usually don’t forget my wallet, but I must have been in a rush. I don’t know about you, but once I realized I didn’t have my ID on me, I started getting concerned. “What if I get pulled over? What if they ask for my license?” I was very careful driving on my way back home later that evening.

I also get concerned when I forget my phone. I am like, “What if I can’t make a phone call when I need to? What if I am in an emergency situation?” This sounds like a twenty first century problem, but to some people like me, the concern is real. There is a sense of insecurity when you forget to have these items with you. Maybe it’s just me.

Forgetting these items shouldn’t be the biggest concern of the day. The question is, are we missing God’s presence in our daily lives? That’s the bigger essence of insecurity that we ought to be concerned about. We must feel the difference in life when we are engaged with God versus when He is absent in your daily lives.

The Word of God tells us, “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be known to God; and the peace of God, with surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6,7. May we all find security and comfort in Jesus as we have His presence in our lives daily and find the ultimate joy.

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