July 9 The Foolish Way of New Life？－1 Corinthians 1：20-31

Some things just don’t make sense until you experience them. I remembered an incident during my study in university. I got stuck with an assignment and I sat there unable to think properly. Suddenly the phone rang and my classmate asked me to go out and I told him I had a problem with my assignment. He said do it later. I went out with him, after I returned to my place and I had some clue to start working on my assignment. 

Paul writes in 1 Corinthians that birth into God’s kingdom, the salvation that God offers us

through Christ, seems impossible to those who haven’t experienced it. It sounds like “foolishness” to say that salvation could come through a cross—a death marked by weakness, defeat, and humiliation. Yet this “foolishness” was the salvation that Paul preached! 

It wasn’t what we could imagine. Some people thought that salvation would come through a strong leader or a miraculous sign. Others thought that different ways. But God surprised us by bringing salvation in a way that would only make sense to those who believed and to those who experienced it. God chooses the weak and foolish of the world to make it the foundation of wisdom and power. God does the unimaginable. He makes the wise ashamed.

February 28, 2021 New Every Morning – Lamentations 3：19-26

In certain stages of our lives, we experienced some severe forms of affliction and tormenting. It was beyond our control with one’s finances and human abilities. We could not imagine how bleak in the future and the situation was hopeless. At that moment, we cried out...

February 27, 2021 No Longer Yourself – Galatians 2：14-21

Before I was baptized to become a Christian, it was hard to believe what in the bible said and then I began to walk with God. All these were incredible and I wouldn’t believe I could do as the bible demands. “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has...

February 26, 2021 Facing Fear – Psalms 56：3-11

When someone made up some story of false accusation or slander against us, how would you handle this kind of situation. It is quite common in a political campaign or an election. This really made our life upside down and distressful. The only solution is to clarify...

February 25, 2021 To Be Human – Philippians 4：6-8

There is an old Chinese adage: A real man sheds blood but not tears. That implies if one cries to show that he is weak. So when we were young as a boy, we tried not to cry for any reasons. But when I grew older I learned from books saying that crying was a sign to...

February 24, 2021 Never Alone – Ecclesiastes 4：8-12

Loneliness is an all-time high afflicted disease of all ages, social or economic status. Particularly in our digital era and pandemic plague, there are alarming rates of increasing loneliness in our society. And in the long term, the symptoms will become depression....