“Same question by different Bible writers, why do the wicked prosper? Why are Dictators living longer than good politicians? Murderers don’t seem to suffer cancer and die. They don’t get misfortune. Why?…Criminals are thriving, but why? They live in best houses, drive the best cars, but why? No one arrests them. No harm comes to them. Yet faithfuls seem to suffer.”
“Are you weak, our majestic God can use you to do great things. Do you feel unqualified? God will do things through you that the qualified can’t do. In His majesty, our God takes care of our deficiencies so that our weaknesses becomes unprecedented strength. May God make our weaknesses to be the winning point, in Jesus’s name, Amen!”
“God silences His enemies using children. God wins against His enemies using the least expected means – infants. God will ultimately have His way. Nothing stops God from winning.”
“There is a time when fasting is appropriate and a time when it is out of place…If you feel guilty and uncomfortable when taking good food and drinks, there is a problem. If you feel like you are losing faith because you are in a celebration mood, there is a problem. If you only feel spiritual when taking healthy but unpalatable foods and drinks, there is a problem. If you only feel closer to God when the mood is somber, there is a problem. The problem is you don’t know our God and what pleases Him.”
“Worship is responsive. Passive listening is not acceptable nor welcome…We respond in worship by saying “Amen!” We respond in worship by giving tithes and offerings. We respond by kneeling in prayer or standing. We respond by indicating that we are in agreement with what has been said and done. Worship is a dialogue. God does things and speaks, we respond by doing things and even speaking.”
“Since holy things and people are under direct God’s care, it doesn’t mean we should be careless about their safety. Ezra knew these things and people are holy and safe, but he still took precautions by distributing them for safety. Holiness is not a call to carelessness.”
“It is wrong to have bodyguards for show off. It is wrong to have bodyguards as a way of matching worldly standards of leaders…A church worker does not get power and respect from show of security force and opulence. Such power would be inferior to the power of our God. It is a sign of spiritual immaturity to seek respect in such worldly ways.”
“The one prayer is normally well thought out. The one prayer is made during occasions and ceremonies where we are focused and concerned about the present and future. That one prayer covers our core needs for the present and the future. Solomon highlights the one prayer and pleads with God not to forget it.”
“This is not creating an excuse to continue sinning. This is not to make the sinning problem lighter. In fact this makes the problem worse than we ever thought. All of us are sinners and helplessly so. Even those of us who do not want to sin, we end up sinning against our wish. For there is no one who does not sin! Someone must save us from sin, we cannot save ourselves. Everyone willingly and unwillingly sins!”