The Word was with God, and the Word was
God” (John 1:1, NLT).
Greetings to
you all in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!
We feel like
spring is really here! But I know some of you still doubt about it since we are
in Wisconsin. It is true that the winter is jealous of warmness of this season,
the blooming of the splendid colors, I means the flowers. So, from time to
time, we might have snow in spring time, even in summer time! However, no one
can stop the clock that God has set for us even in Wisconsin! In other words,
the new season is here, definitely!
However, it
is not only the outside of our home but also the inside of our home, even inside
of our heart in our life. Why? Because of the gift of Christ’s Resurrection.
True spring begins with the power of Christ’s Resurrection as we overcome the
human reality of the eternal darkness and coldness, I mean, the reality of sin
and death through Christ Jesus.
“The light shines in the darkness, and
the darkness
can never extinguish it” (John 1:5, NLT).
The darkness
can never extinguish it, the light! You know whom we are talking about. It is
Christ Jesus. And that is the reality of the eternal life, God’s new creation
though Him, through the Word!
“The instructions of the Lord are
perfect, reviving the soul... they are sweeter
than honey, even honey dripping from the
comb” (Psalm 19:7a & 10b, NLT).
Can you
imagine that “honey dripping from the comb.” For David, the Psalmist, the Word
of God is sweeter than that honey dripping from the comb. However, when we open
up our bible, most of us can fell asleep very easily. And we know that there
are countless things sweeter than that.
For some, a
chocolate ice cream is sweeter than the Word of God; for some, gardening is
sweeter than the Word of God; for some, shopping is sweeter than the Word of
God; for some, a cold glass of beer might be sweeter than the Word of God. You
name it-fishing, skiing, watching movies, playing computer games, etc. Because
all those can make us feel good at the moment!
However, for
David in the Old Testament time, the Word of God was sweeter than any other
things. How come? Because he was able to find a treasure of heaven from the
Word of God. It means he was able to enjoy the season of spring fully when God
brought it through the Word of God!
So what if
we can taste the Word of God as something sweeter than honey dripping from the
comb so that we can delight in it and meditate on it day and night?
“They are like trees planted along the
riverbank, bearing fruit each season.
Their leaves never wither, and they
prosper in all they do” (Psalm 1:3, NLT).
Brothers and
sisters in Christ, it is about God’s creation and it is also about God’s
salvation once we can taste that sweetness from the word of God, sweeter than
honey. Would you like to taste the Word of God like David did? Then we know
what we will happen. Like a trees planted along the riverbank...
So for the
month of April, we will begin our new journey with our risen Lord to search for
the treasure of heaven in our everyday life in the word of God, something
sweeter than honey. We will taste that!
Join us!
Grace and
Peace,
Pastor
Kyochul
