Peter Chen
Micah 5:2-4 The Messianic Message of Micah

Micah prophesied of the Messiah that He is the LORD God and that He is the shepherd over His people. This is the true message of Christmas that woos us to worship Christ, to love, honor, and serve Him. May we ponder deeply the wonder of Christmas, that the LORD, the eternal God, came from heaven in human flesh, born in Bethlehem, born of a woman, in the person of Jesus, to seek and save that which was lost and to shepherd all His elect who repent and trust in Him, to guide them away from sin and in the pathway of sanctification all the way home to glory.

Peter Chen
Psalm 37 - God: Your only refuge!

Psalm 37 is a Psalm written by Israel’s greatest king, king David. It reveals only two possibilities for the end of a person’s life. The wicked will be cut off by God’s judgment. Although they prosper abundantly in the present, their end is certain. They are not satisfied with prosperity, so they seek to destroy the righteous. Yet, the righteous seek refuge in the LORD. A repeated refrain in the Psalm is, “do not fret.” The path for settling your soul is through seeking refuge in God. The Christian’s heart is encouraged through this revelation of God, who sustains the righteous. Moreover, the Psalm directs Christians to trust, with great hope, in the LORD. The result is that they can progress through life’s difficulties and into eternity because of the salvation of God. He truly delivers those who seek refuge in Him from evildoers.

Dan Lee
Revelation 4-6, The Reign of God

The revelation of the future is given from the perspective of heaven. God reigns as the supreme ruler and deity who is enthroned and worshipped in heaven. What is true in heaven becomes the reality on earth as the revelation of the future unfolds. This revelation commences with Jesus breaking open the seals and shows the backdrop against which the judgments of God will come: ordinary and natural suffering in the fallen world and the persecution of Christians and their holy prayer for justice. In response to their prayer, divine wrath is poured out upon the world (with the seventh seal [8:1] and the trumpet and bowl judgments that ensue). All of this affirms the resounding biblical call to be ready for Christ. He is indeed coming quickly. May we be dressed in readiness and keep our lamps lit.

Dan Lee
Revelation 2-3, Exhortations of our Loving Lord

Jesus knows the future, that judgment is coming. He, therefore, prepares His elect with strong exhortations to prepare for that day. He speaks strong admonishments out of His immense love for the churches. There is no greater proof of love than to warn your beloved of an impending danger. Divine judgment is coming and Jesus wants none to perish but for all to come to repentance. May we all have ears to hear what the Spirit says to the churches!

Dan Lee
Revelation 1, The Blazing Glory of Jesus

Revelation comes from the triune God who reveals the future return of Christ in blazing glory. This is John’s introduction to the riveting book of prophecy. Jesus is coming again bodily and visibly for all to see. The revelation of His return and all the events surrounding His return are given by the triune God. Christ is revealed in blazing glory with which He will come again.

Hebrews 11:4-10, Examples of Faith

Throughout our devotions together over the weekend camping trip, we give attention to four examples of faith: Abel worshipped God (11:4), Enoch pleased God (11:5-6), Noah listened to God (11:7), and Abraham hoped in God (11:8-10). All of these were acts of faith, teaching us how men of old exercised their faith in the LORD and how He accepted and approved of their acts of faith. May the Lord evermore build us up to live as men and women of faith who know how to trust in our God and live by faith not by sight.

Hebrews 11:1-3, Biblical Faith

What is faith according to the Bible? This is a pivotal question since the nature of our faith makes all the difference as to whether we truly belong to the Lord, whether we are recipients of His blessing, whether we are forgiven of our sins, and whether we possess eternal life. In this kickoff study to our four-part devotions during our annual vacation together (“Examples of Faith” from Hebrews 11:4-10), we examine the definition of biblical faith, how that is proven by the examples of faith, and what is the fundamental starting point of that faith. May the Lord ground us and strengthen us in true biblical faith which is based on God’s self-revelation to us in His faithful word.

John 15:1-8, To the Glory of God

All things exist for the glory of God. Jesus shows us this in this discourse on fruitfulness and abiding in Him that our chief end is to glorify God. Jesus brings up this fundamental truth of God because this is the underlying reality from which all biblical revelation issues. Jesus points our attention to the glory of God because the glory of God is the purpose and the reason for the existence of all things. May the Holy Spirit open our eyes to see and savor the glory of God as the fountainhead of all blessing and good and the rarest gem which is the source of our great enjoyment and delight.

John 15:1-8, I in You

”I in you” are the words of our Lord to capture His manifest presence in His people who abide in Him. This speaks not only of the power and life of Jesus in us, but His very presence in us through His Holy Spirit. The only way to be sanctified and live the Christian life is for Christ to live in us, and Jesus shows us this is what is true of those who abide in Him. May we attain to the measure of the stature that belongs to the fullness of Christ as we learn to daily abide in Him.

John 15:1-8, The Fruitful Life

To live a life that bears much fruit is to live according to God’s intent for our lives. In this passage, Jesus explains to us what the fruitful life of a Christian is. He shows us that a life that conforms to the Lord Jesus Christ is the product of the Father’s expert orchestration of all things and the Son’s provision of all that need for life and godliness. Jesus explains this to us with a beautiful picture of a vineyard wherein the Father is the vinedresser, the Son is the vine, and humans are the branches. In this part 1 of the study of the fruitful life, we examine what fruit-bearing is and how it is that God operates in this world to bring about maximal fruitfulness in His people: cutting off the fruitless branches and the pruning of the fruitful ones.

Job 42:1-13, An Exemplary Father (Part 2)

In addition to being a man of godliness and spiritual leadership, Job was a man of faith. In this follow-up study from the book of Job, we focus on six facets of his faith: Worship, Acceptance, Honesty, Hope, Teachability, and Repentance. May the Lord mold and shape the men of our church to be men of faith who can lead our wives and our children with courage and conviction that come from our great and awesome God.

Job 1:1-5, An Exemplary Father

For this Father’s Day, we give our attention to an earthly example from the man named Job. This man is an example for men of godliness, spiritual leadership, and endurance/faith. May the Lord encourage the men of our church to be men of God who know how to walk with the Lord and make an impact on those under our care for His honor and glory.