Devotion & Global News
Devotion & Global News
The Most Precious Road
While Psalms 23 is a well known passage of the sheep and shepherd , we sometimes tend to forget to apply it to our lives . But we will see God ’ s kingdom as we follow His footsteps
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heep are meek animals . One thing they do best is listen to their shepherd and show respect for him . We are like sheep . We are fragile , incompetent creations that stumble on our weakness . However , Jesus became our good shepherd to guide us into His eternal kingdom . He called us to follow His steps daily , to reflect His glorious light to the world , to walk on the most precious road that leads to everlasting life .
We humans do not have any ability to join His ministry on our own . Jesus knew this and assured us with His word . In Psalms 23 , God describes a shepherd , ra ’ ah ) רָ עָה ( in Hebrew , as the ruler , teacher , provider , and friend . He promises us that He will guide us through every situation , to complete His will to build His kingdom . He will feed us in green pastures and quench our thirst in quiet waters . He will restore our soul when we crumble and fail . He will guide us in paths of righteousness for His name ’ s sake . He will protect us in the Valley of Death with His rod and staff . He will lead us through everything . Like as sheep , we should fix our eyes upon Him and listen to His voice in reverence and adoration . And follow Him step by step . However , following Christ is not easy . It does not promise us comfort and wealth . And it will get harder to fully stay in Him as the temptation grows before us because the world tries to take us away from the road . Therefore , we have to choose daily to walk on the most precious road and be strong in faith in times of temptation because there is everlasting life in Jesus .
By Joy Park
Korea ’ s Democratic Achievement
By Joy Park
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n July 2016 , KBS ( Korean Broadcasting System ) reported that 53 Korean businesses contributed 74 billion South Korean Won ( 65.8 million US Dollars ) into the MI-R Foundation and K-Sports Foundation . Then , a couple of Korean reporters raised suspicion about this process . As the investigation proceeded , the public began to suspect that Park Geun-hey accompanied Choi Soon-sil ’ s involvement in the establishment of the MI-R Foundation and K-Sports Foundation . This Political situation of Choi and her gang using the two foundations and governmental power for personal gain became the foremost issue in South Korea . The Blue House categorically denied this fact . However , the media acquired Choi ’ s tablet PC and found Choi ’ s manipulative interactions with president ’ s speech and government policy data . The media found out that Choi not only corrected the president ’ s speech , but also instructed her in regards to unification , foreign policy , and state affairs . The anger of the people began to boil . Then in October 2016 , the first candlelight assembly was held to support the impeachment of the corrupt politicians . Prosecutors then arrested Choi and her people in November . Seeing the corruption in the country and the president ’ s untruthful reaction and attitude , 16 million protesters in total came up into streets with candlelight , desiring true democracy in the country . After few months of investigation and trials , on March 10 , 2017 , South Korea ’ s Constitutional Court impeached Park Geun-hye . On March 24 , Park was arrested on charges relating to abuse of power , accepting bribes , and leaking important information . To replace the impeached president , the 19th South Korean presidential election was held . On May 9 , Moon Jae-in beat four other candidates with 41.08 % of the vote . Because of this presidential scandal , the corrupted powers behind the scenes were revealed and the desire for real democracy was planted in the citizens ’ hearts . Moreover , a door for the new era of democracy opened up in South Korea .
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