VIEWPOINT MAGAZINE Volume 5.1 October 2016 | Page 14

Mind and Spirit

“Johnny
Smith:
Belonging”
by
Sarah Lee

“Worthy of
Worth?”

by
Josiah Watanabe

-Pg. 17

Let Light Shine
Through You
-Pg. 16

By Joy Park
s sons and daughters of God who were made
A
new in His perfect love, our action must change to

However, God not only chose him to be the
shepherd, but to be the courageous one: “Be
strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do
not be discouraged, for the LORD your God
will be with you wherever you go” (Joshua 1:9).
Of course, he sometimes made mistakes and
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fell. There were severalVolume
times when
did not
consult with God before leading the people.
However, God gave him the strength to stand
up every single time he humbled himself again.
When he trusted and obeyed God, he became
strong and courageous even in front of the huge
walls of Jericho. Even when other nations were
much stronger, God gave thirty-one kings into
Joshua’s hands. In the end, Joshua successfully
divided the lands to the twelve tribes and
completed his mission. Yes, God clearly works
through our weaknesses.
Today, Jesus says to us: “And surely I am with
you always, to the very end of the age” (Matt
28:20b). The almighty God, our Father,
promised us that He is going to be with us all
until the end. Let us hold onto this like Joshua
did; be strong and courageous. Ask God what
plan He has for each one of us and obey Him,
remembering that He goes before us in every
step that we take. Be humble, so that the Light
can truly shine through us.

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glorify God. In Romans 12:2 it says: “Do not
conform any longer to the pattern of this world,
but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
Then you will be able to test and approve what
God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
We have to be different from the world to glorify
our Father who is the Light in the darkness.
In order to do that, we have to become salt and
light. “Let your light shine before men, that they
may see your good deeds and praise your Father in
heaven” (Matt 5:16). We have to reflect His glorious light and just like the moon shines brightly by
reflecting the sunlight.
However, we cannot do this by ourselves. We
are weak, imperfect human beings. God created us
in such a way so that His grace can fill our
imperfections because “His power is made perfect
in weakness” (2 Cor 12:9). He does not want us to
be perfect, but instead be humble and weak so
that His all-surpassing power could be manifested
through us. This is shown clearly in Joshua’s life:
After Moses died, Joshua was chosen to become
the next leader of the Israelites, not because he
was perfect, bu