June 20 Is God There? – Isaiah 8：16-18

Tough times come and go. We cannot understand why it occurs and avoids it if we can. It seems

to indicate the mystery of life. I just heard from the radio a family car was hit by a young driver. The young driver was in critical condition while all passengers and driver were killed in the family car. The driver of the family car was a young mother with three daughters from ages 1, 5 and 7. It was a terrible thing that happened in the community. Can this be avoided? Did the young mother do anything wrong so that was her punishment? Another incident was a man was caught carrying 7.5 kg of drugs and he was sentenced to death in China. While the US government protested that this man did not deserve the death penalty. Is there justice in our world? I really cannot answer the question!

A similar situation happened to a Christian family. He cried out to God “Why did this happen to me?” The whole church was dumbfounded. There are so many things that happened beyond our understanding or any logic. The only thing we can trust in God is that there is a reason and goodwill behind yet we don’t know. Suddenly I remember a song called “Trust and obey”.Perhaps this will echo in Isaiah 8:17. Even when he couldn’t feel God’s presence as he braces for trouble from his enemies, he would “wait for the Lord.” He trusted in God because of the signs He’d given of His continuing presence.

There are times when we might feel as if God isn’t with us in our troubles. That’s when we depend on what we can see of His works in our lives, in the past and present. They’re the visible reminder of an invisible God – a God who is always with us and will answer in His own time and way.

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....