John 5:44-47
"How can you believe since you accept glory from one another but do not seek the glory that comes from the only God? But do not think I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, on whom your hopes are set. If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me. But since you do not believe what he wrote, how are you going to believe what I say?" Amen.
The Invisible Real Train and Our Gaze
Everyone loves toys as a child, and I was no exception. I still vividly remember a small mini-train sitting behind the glass window of a stationery store in my neighborhood. Looking back, it was a crude plastic toy, but to me at the time, it was a treasure I wanted more than anything. Every day, I went to that store, pressed my face against the glass, and stared at it. I promised myself that one day I would surely buy it. But what money does a preschooler have? All I could do was pester my parents.
During that time, my father, who was working abroad, returned home. Back then, it was common to stop by Hong Kong on the way back to Korea to buy gifts. Knowing how much I talked about trains, my father bought me a huge "American-made toy train." When I went to the airport to meet him, he kindly said, "I bought the train you like so much," trying to match my excitement. However, his words did not reach my ears. Throughout the ride home, my mind was occupied only by the small mini-train behind the stationery store window.
The moment we arrived home, I let go of my father's hand and ran to the stationery store. Again, I pressed my face against the glass and stared at that mini-train. No matter how much my father said, "That is a tiny thing; I have a much better train right here," it was of no use. He even took the large toy train out of the bag and showed it to me right there, but I didn't even glance at it. I had no interest in anything other than how to get that mini-train. Even though something incomparably better was right beside me, my eyes, already captivated by something else, could not see what was truly precious.
The Gospel Unheard While Seeking Self-Glory
The Jews of that time were earnestly waiting for the Messiah. They longed for a deliverer who would rescue them from their painful reality. The Messiah they desired was a political victor who would overturn the world and hand them glory, joy, and eventually, wealth and power. Then, a man appeared, claiming he had seen God and beginning to perform the works of God. However, the things he did were far removed from what the Jews wanted. Consequently, they did not listen to the words of the Messiah standing right before their eyes.
The church today is often in a similar state. Our interest often remains elsewhere rather than on Jesus Himself. We pour our hearts into how to be healed of diseases and how to prosper in all things. What is truly startling is how easily we are enticed by the sweet talk that "if you only do this, all problems will be solved and everything will go well." Even today, people frequently give away their hard-earned assets for such shamanistic promises.
Doesn't this phenomenon seem strange? The Bible diagnoses the reason we fall into such delusions: "because we are seeking our own glory." Jesus came to this earth and began to perform the holy work entrusted by God within our inner selves. He granted us heavenly glory and joy, teaching us what it means to live as citizens of the Kingdom of God. Yet, we have little interest in that fundamental work. If you do not set your heart on heavenly things, you will not only fail to understand the Gospel but also fail to even hear it. In such a state, no matter how much you read the Bible, the Lord’s declaration that "My kingdom is not of this world" will not touch your heart. Those words simply remain unreadable.
Prosperity Gospel and Jesus as a Real Estate Agent
Even when reading the Bible daily, only verses like "Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers" catch the eye. Even when accepting these words, people interpret them selfishly in the direction they want, thinking, "Since my soul has prospered and gained salvation, now only the blessings of making money and business prosperity remain." This is because their gaze is fixed only on their own glory rather than the work of God. How can one be said to believe in Jesus in the true sense in such a state? Calling His name without accurately knowing who He is cannot be called a wholehearted faith. Because everyone is busy seeking their own glory, even when reading the famous Sermon on the Mount or the Beatitudes, they eventually end up trapped in the framework of a prosperity-oriented perspective.
Upon reading "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth," they think, "If I believe in Jesus, God will give me earthly blessings so that I can actually occupy real estate." Then, using that word as justification, they buy land. Curiously, sometimes the price of that land actually rises. When they make a fortune as the value jumps fifty or a hundred times, a place for testimony is inevitably prepared. They say, "I bought land relying on God's word, and the Lord blessed me to bear a hundredfold fruit as recorded in the Bible." It is truly shameful to see people shamelessly spinning such stories, instantly relegating Jesus to the status of a real estate agent.
True Blessing and the Address of Our Prayers
We are not people who came before the Lord having received the visible land of Canaan as a promise. If the church begins to pursue only these secular values, it can never see the glory of God. If we do not see God's glory, we cannot experience the countless true blessings that flow from that glory. And without experiencing those true blessings, we simply cannot endure the various temptations and pains the world throws at us. When we occasionally hold prayer meetings and share prayer topics, they are usually dominated by similar themes.
The most common is undoubtedly "prayers for children." This is a truly precious and important topic. In the context of Korea, people pray earnestly for entrance exams, youth delinquency, or various family issues. How noble is this? Also, we gather to pray for healing from diseases. This, too, is certainly a good work.
However, in all my time leading prayer meetings, I have never seen a gathering under the theme "Let us not love money." I have yet to see a prayer topic like "Loving money is the root of all kinds of evil; therefore, let us repent." I don't think anyone would come if I held a prayer meeting with such a title. Who would come to "not love money"? When the flesh is weak and hearts are secretly hoping for a windfall of money, who would welcome hearing that money is the "root of all kinds of evil"? If I tell business people that "loving money is the root of all kinds of evil," wouldn't they immediately retort, "Pastor, what do you want us to do? Are you saying we shouldn't earn money?" Of course, the meaning is not to stop economic activity or work. However, if we quietly examine our prayer topics, we can clearly see where our interests lie. We cannot deny the fact that, in a true sense, we still prefer taking our own glory rather than seeking God's glory.
Moses’ Accusation and the Trap of the Law
The text says that the Jews "hope in Moses." Verse 45 records, "Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father; there is one who accuses you—Moses, in whom you trust." For the Jews to hope in Moses means they hope in the Law. They absolutely trust the Law recorded by Moses and firmly believe that keeping the Law is their salvation. If the Jews lived trusting the Law that much, what would their lives have been like? Think about it. Their interest was only one: "Who can keep the Law given by God better?" There was a clear reason why the Pharisees stood before the temple raising their hands to pray, fasted, tithed strictly, and prayed aloud with thanksgiving. They wanted to flaunt how well they were keeping the Law and regulations, saying, "I am more diligent than you." Ultimately, they were engaged in a futile battle over "who is superior and who is more faithful to the Law."
Today, there are many who get caught up in this kind of struggle even while believing in Jesus. They confess with their lips that they believe in the name of Jesus, but inside, they are immersed in comparisons such as "who prays more," "who serves better," or "I am working so hard, why aren't you?" Some, in a seemingly more sophisticated manner, judge others with moral superiority, saying, "I live more uprightly and honestly; why do you lie?" This attitude is ultimately no different from walking into the trap of the Law yourself. It may look pious on the outside, but it holds a serious fundamental problem. Because in all these cases, we are not standing before God, but in fact, standing before people. Thinking "I am keeping the Law better than that person" is evidence that one is conscious of human gaze. No matter how much we try to deny it, deep in our hearts lies a desire to receive more praise and fame from people. We all have a heart that wants to hear the evaluation, "That person has such good faith and lives so uprightly."
The Futility of Self-Righteousness Through Comparison
How insignificant it truly is for us to keep the Law a little better, live a little cleaner than others, or lie less is clearly recorded in the Bible. Galatians 3:10 says, "For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse; for it is written, 'Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things which are written in the book of the law, to do them.'" When the people of Israel boasted that they had kept the Law, Paul delivered a sharp blow: "What is recorded in Scripture? Does it not say that if you want to keep the Law, you must keep all things at all times? If you cannot keep all of it perfectly, you are likewise under the curse." Ultimately, the fact that we are slightly better than others means nothing before God. This is the 'Accusation of Moses.' Moses accusing means this: "Do you truly boast of keeping the Law? If so, keep this Law perfectly, without missing a single moment. If not, I have no choice but to accuse you."
In life, we often think, "At least I'm not that bad." We find comfort in setting standards like, "I'm not saying I'm a great person, but I don't act like that person. Even though they say they believe in Jesus, I don't act like that pastor, elder, or deacon. At least I know how to keep the basics." We reassure ourselves by saying, "At least I do these good deeds," or "At least I don't commit such evil acts." However, the Bible warns that such an attitude—the heart that tries to claim its own righteousness by comparing itself with others—is the most terrifying sin.
The Pharisee’s Thanksgiving and the Publican’s Contrition
Do you remember the scene where the Pharisee and the tax collector prayed together? This famous parable recorded in Luke 18 pierces through our current state of faith. "Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.' And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me a sinner!'" Between these two starkly contrasting prayers, the one Jesus declared righteous was, unexpectedly, the tax collector.
What was the core of the Pharisee’s prayer? He confessed, "I thank You that I am not like this tax collector." He made the moral superiority gained by comparing himself with others the subject of his thanksgiving. However, the heart that feels relieved thinking "at least I am not that bad" is the very root of the greatest sin the Lord warns against. Thinking "at least I am better off than others because I believe in Jesus, and I'm a pretty decent person" is like a dangerous toxin to a believer. The fact that a life of serving in church, giving offerings, and obeying the pastor's exhortations can instead become a tool for building one's own righteousness before God, leading to fundamental sin, rings a deep alarm for our usual thoughts.
What we must note here is that the Pharisee gave 'thanks' to God. Do not be easily deceived by modifiers like "thanks to God" or "giving glory to God." Using such religious language frequently does not necessarily mean one has a faithful attitude. The Pharisee was also a person who always confessed thanks with his lips. What matters is whether that confession is truly a means to take one's own glory, or if it is a reality filled with the glory of Jesus Christ. Only when the center is upright does our thanksgiving and giving of glory truly hold value.
The Pride Accused by the Law and Whitewashed Tombs
If we remain in an attitude like that of the Pharisee, the Bible solemnly warns that the Law of Moses will accuse us. If you harbor a sense of merit thinking "I did not miss the service today," that Law will accuse you. If you stand here with pride, thinking "I tried to live cleaner than others" or "I did not commit evil acts like others," the Law of God will instead reveal your hidden sins in detail. In this way, the Gospel declares a story on an entirely different level from secular values or human judgment standards.
The message of Scripture toward the Pharisee is clear: although they seem to have perfectly equipped the form of godliness on the outside, inside there is nothing but pride saying "I am superior to others." Before the question, "No matter how hard you try, can you reach My holiness?", the only answer we can give is "No." Among those who hear the word of grace and fall into self-reproach, there are cases where they are disappointed, saying, "I am a person who could do better, why am I like this?" If that is not true lamentation for sin but regret stemming from a broken 'self-righteousness,' the Law will again accuse us, saying, "Do you truly believe you can achieve good by your own strength?"
Therefore, the Lord used the powerful metaphor of "whitewashed tombs" toward the Pharisees. It is a solemn diagnosis that while the outside may be beautifully adorned to look like a great believer, the inside is full of the smell of a decaying corpse. We must be wary that while outward religious life may be respectable, the stench of sin can still vibrate within. Some may say, "I am by no means trying to exalt myself by comparing myself with others; I am simply purely pursuing a good life." If that confession is true, it is a very precious attitude as it is evidence of standing before God beyond human eyes.
Rags of Righteousness Discovered Before God's Holiness
A person who pursues true good eventually stands honestly before God. And the moment we stand before the holy Creator, we burst into a completely different confession than before. This is because we painfully realize that all the good works we performed and all our efforts to live uprightly are not shining garments before God, but like filthy rags. Before that overwhelming holiness, human righteousness loses its place. Only then do we take the prayer of the tax collector, who beat his breast crying "Be merciful to me," as our own confession.
In Matthew 8, we see a scene where Jesus, after finishing the Sermon on the Mount, meets a centurion in Capernaum. "'Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented.' And Jesus said to him, 'I will come and heal him.' The centurion answered and said, 'Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed.'" Jesus was marveled by the confession of this Gentile centurion, who used the order of military organization as a metaphor to trust only in the Lord’s authority. And He praised him, saying, "Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!" Confessing one’s unworthiness and seeking only the power of the Lord’s word—that is the essence of true faith that the Lord seeks.
The Centurion's Faith and the Confession of Sovereignty
The story of this centurion is the very one we often cite as a paragon of faith to emulate. Thinking "Why did Jesus praise this man so much?", we consider his conviction—"Lord, You do not need to come to my house. Just say the word and it will be healed"—to be a great faith. But everyone, if the size of faith were simply the intensity of conviction, wouldn't a greater faith be possible? Wouldn't it be an even greater faith to say, "Lord, there's no need even to speak. Just looking from afar will heal," or even further, "Lord, You don't even need to look. Just thinking of me once will completely heal the disease"?
We often compete over the size of faith in this manner. We use how passionately and devotedly we believe, or how strong a conviction we harbor, as the measure of faith. Because of this, a strange competition arises even when distinguishing the superiority of faith. When someone testifies, "I was healed after receiving prayer," the person next to them responds, "I already believed I would be healed and stood up, and I was already better." Then another says, "I went home believing I was already healed," and the last person boasts of their faith, saying, "I have already fully recovered, finished my meal, and prepared to go to work." Who among these truly has the greatest faith? To human eyes, the further back it goes, the stronger and more amazing the faith appears to be.
However, the story of the centurion has nothing to do with that kind of conviction or passion. Jesus did not praise the centurion because he believed it was already done before He even arrived. The core of the faith the Lord noted was not the boast "I will be healed even if You don't come," but was contained in his following confession: "For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes." The key lies in these words. That is, "Lord, I am Your soldier. You are my Commander, so just give the order. If You say the disease shall be healed, it will be healed; even if not, I will follow Your will. If You say go, I go; if You say come, I come; if You say die, I shall die. I am merely a soldier who obeys the Lord’s command."
This is the essence of the 'great faith' Jesus spoke of. It is clearly knowing who the owner of life is and who the servant is. Through this confession, the centurion showed what a life that seeks not its own glory but only the glory of the Lord looks like. Connecting this with today's text, he did not try to take his own glory but only revealed the glory of God. This is the common characteristic of people who have discovered themselves before God. In doing so, we can pray with contrition like the tax collector and show perfect faith like the centurion. "Lord, I desire that not my glory or my will be done, but only the glory of Jesus Christ be manifested. I am Your soldier, and You are my eternal Commander."
The True Purpose of the Law and the Glory of Christ
Therefore, the Law of Moses was by no means given for one to take their own glory. The text clearly testifies that the Law was given to make us look toward Jesus Christ. Verse 46 says, "For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me." This points out that they did not truly believe. It follows with, "for he wrote about Me," but they did not realize this fact. They could not see the truth that the Scriptures only testify of Jesus Christ. Everyone, think of the tax collector and the centurion once more. They did not seek their own glory. Rather, they poignantly confessed how miserable and weak they were before God. They did not look at their own glory or the light they produced themselves, but only at the glory of Jesus Christ, who is the true Light. Because the principle of the Gospel is so clear and simple, there are many times when it does not deeply touch our hearts.
If I were to say to you now, "Let us have earnest all-night prayer starting today. Let us seize the love and grace of God that way," you might burn with a fighting spirit, saying, "Yes, let's settle it with prayer starting today. I will stay up for several nights on the mountain and receive the Holy Spirit by any means." But what does the Bible say? It proclaims, "I have already blessed you." The Bible emphasizes that everything has already been given to those who fully know God and Jesus Christ, rather than snatching something away by knocking and seeking with our zeal. When we seek the glory of Jesus, we finally become people who believe the Law in a practical sense. The expression 'believing the Law' might sound strange, but it means confessing that one is only a soldier of the Lord, rather than using the Law for one’s own glory. It means seeking only the Lord’s glory and looking only at Jesus Christ, the owner and fulfiller of the Law. Looking at Him is a confession of faith that one entirely relies on Him for everything.
Beyond the Law’s Accusation and into the Bosom of Christ
Everyone, do you currently feel proud of the fact that you are keeping the law of conscience—which is also a kind of law—or the provisions of the Law you know in your own way? Are you enjoying peace thinking, "At least I am doing this much while believing in Jesus," and secretly making it a boast in your heart? If so, get out of that place immediately. It is like a rotten bridge that might collapse at any moment. You must quickly turn away from that heart that believes "I am safe because I am doing these things." Rather, it is proper to go to the place where, like the tax collector, you confess, "The Law I know is instead killing me. The guilt of my conscience is choking me. Lord, help me. Have mercy on me."
When Jesus becomes my Commander, only then can we endure any judgment. At that time, neither the Law nor conscience can ever accuse us. Because we dwell in the refuge called Jesus Christ, the Law no longer condemns us and conscience no longer accuses us. The greed within me can neither lead me to destruction nor knock me down. Some might ask, "Does that mean it's okay to be as greedy as I want?" Absolutely not. Rather, it means that the Holy Spirit works within you so that you are no longer swayed by greed. The Holy Spirit never leaves us alone. There is no place in the Bible, nor can it ever happen in the life of a saint, where God says to those called as His children, "Now that you are saved, live as you please," and abandons them.
A Holy Battle Formed by Love
When you come before God, the God who holds your life will make us fight against our own greed through the Holy Spirit. He makes us hate the ugly appearance and all sins within us and makes us mourn because of those sins. Thus, He makes us deeply meditate on what a true life is before God and move forward with determination. We come to hate sin. We come to be heartbroken seeing sin. It is because we know that it hurts the heart of the God we love. Because we do not want to hurt the heart of the one we love, we come to stay away from sin. Even when an opportunity to lie comes, we endure once more. It is not because I want to become more morally superior than others, but because I do not want to hurt the Lord I love. So, we strive to live honestly. Even if we stumble and fall and things do not go as we wish, we come before God again and confess with tears.
"God, I have knelt before the Lord again because I am so weak. Please forgive me and have mercy on me. Let me listen to the voice of the Holy Spirit coming from within my heart and help me in this weakness. Let me fight against this sin, and give me the strength to fight this sin even if I have to shed blood, no, even at the cost of my life." If such spiritual struggling does not occur within us, it would be an image too strange to be called a saved saint. It would be staying in a truly pitiful place, far from the life of a saint testified by the Bible.
The Only Refuge, the Cross of Christ
Everyone, what do you fear most in life? What we truly should fear is not losing a job, nor is it a company we belong to going bankrupt and disappearing. Losing physical life due to an incurable disease is also not the most fearful thing. The truly scary and fearful thing in our lives is the very fact that one day my entire life must be judged before God. What if at that time you stand before that judgment seat with only your own strength? If you stand before God relying on the merit of having followed your conscience all your life or putting forward the Law you kept like the Pharisees in today's text. God is by no means one who moderately compromises and forgives, saying, "Yes, as a human, that much effort is enough. Where else could you have done that much with that weak nature?" It is because God never created humans to be so incomplete and evil originally. God created humans truly beautiful and good, but humans brought sin in themselves and were submerged in that sin. Therefore, we are beings who have no excuse whatsoever before the holy God.
However, at that very moment of despair, if you have fled to Christ, the story completely changes. Blessed is the one who kneels before God and pleads, "Have mercy on me. Have mercy on me who cannot handle the weight of all this sin. Let the Holy Spirit move my heart and hold me so that I never push away the work of the Holy Spirit happening within me." If you have fought fiercely against sin to the point of shedding blood and tears and hidden in the bosom of Christ, now boldly hold onto the cross. "Lord, look at this cross. Is this not what You have done for me? I now live relying not on my merit but on the power of the Lord, and not by my righteousness but by the righteousness of Jesus Christ. Since I am standing relying only on what is the Lord’s and not mine, Lord, accept me and have mercy on me."
To all those who have fled to Christ like this, it can be said with certainty that nothing can harm them. Not your conscience, nor the constantly surging greed, nor the temptation of Satan shaking your heart—no power can ever shake your life. It is because the one who dwells in Christ is confident that all their transgressions have already been forgiven and that they are safe within that love.
The Grace of Forgiveness and the Urgency of the Gospel
Everyone, have you deeply thought about the true meaning of "forgiving sins"? When we rely on ourselves within the limits of our lives that we can do nothing about, there is no way to wash away that sin. It is because we ourselves can never resolve the numerous transgressions and weaknesses we have accumulated, nor that inner filth. However, the Bible proclaims that Jesus Christ has washed all that filth clean. Only those who have deeply realized this grace know what true forgiveness is. Because they know the weight of forgiveness, they can finally forgive their neighbors. They no longer swing the sharp Law to scratch not only themselves but also the hearts of others. Because they painfully know how weak they are and that they were in a situation where they could not avoid the wrath of God, they now earnestly exhort others to flee together into the Lord’s bosom.
On the day when God judges everything in the future, in what form will you stand? Even when an ordinary person judges, there are many flaws and you yourself think there are many shameful points; if the righteous God judges you, what will the result be? Wouldn't the judgment of God fall upon your head? Therefore, do not delay and flee quickly to this refuge. Let us go together quickly. The reason we shout and call someone, try to bring them somehow, and appeal with tears is right here. It is not because you are better than others, nor because you have great knowledge. It is only one thing: there is an unavoidable judgment at the end of life, and in fact, even at this moment, God is judging our center. The reason we evangelize is because we know this heart of God and to rescue souls from that solemn judgment.
The Eyes of One Who Overcame Hellish Training
Everyone, if the problems of life you are facing now seem too big, please remember this story. If we were to pick the toughest place among the military, it would surely be the Marine Corps. Among the heroic stories I heard from Marine Corps veterans, there might be some exaggerated parts, but once I heard about this training story. Running endlessly through the mudflats, he felt like his heart was going to burst and he was going to die as his breath reached the tip of his throat. When he could not take a single step further and collapsed on the spot, the instructor ran over, showered him with profanity, and stood him up. He reportedly pulled out his bayonet, threw it down, and shouted, "Just kill me and go!" How hard must it have been for him to even ask to be killed?
But have you ever seen the faces of soldiers who finished that hellish training? The eyes of those who just came out after finishing the training shine brilliantly. Their bodies are filled with confidence, and a spirit that feels like they can do anything is felt. It is because they overcame a pain like death. Everyone, what is the most fearful judgment in the world? Something more fearful than that judgment where brimstone fell on Sodom and Gomorrah and everyone perished—the eternal judgment we deserve because of the sins we committed and despair. But if we are in Jesus Christ, who enables us to sufficiently endure and overcome that fearful judgment, then what in this world could we not endure? If it is the heart of a person who has crossed the wave of that enormous judgment, shouldn't it naturally be filled with confidence and joy given by heaven? What could dare shake you? You are already people who have returned alive from the threshold of the most hellish judgment by the grace of Christ.
Complete Liberation in Christ Jesus
Therefore, beloved, engrave this great declaration of the Bible deep in your hearts: "There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, for the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death." Because it could not be achieved with our weak flesh and thus the Law had failed, God Himself resolved that work. That is, God sent His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and condemned sin in His body. Now, He has worked so that we, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit, might fully achieve all the righteousness required by the Law. God has called you for this very work.
Only this Lord must be your strength, and only this Lord must be your only satisfaction. We know nothing more precious and blessed than this mystery of salvation. One who possesses this truth cannot help but have their shoulders straightened, their eyes come alive, and a bright light stay on their face. How could one not be joyful? All the suffering I am going through begins to look small before the Lord’s grace. Even the storms of the world that were rushing at me as if to swallow me up look merely trivial compared to the fact that the Lord received the judgment I deserved and embraced me in this amazing bosom of Christ. The tribulations of the world can never do anything to us. My pain, my weakness, and my ministry are now in Christ. Your workplace and business are also together in Christ Jesus. So what is there to fear? I only praise the Lord.
Let Us Pray
Loving Lord, we praise Your glory and Your wonder once more. We reflect on how You saved us and from where we are those who were rescued. To us, who were wandering without even realizing what a life following the Law as a slave was, Jesus Christ became a true refuge. We truly thank You for becoming the Master of our lives and our Commander and bearing all our transgressions instead. The Lord is my shield and my fortress; before the Lord who is my Commander, my weapons, my armor, and even I myself all belong to You.
My worries, the inner conflicts I experience, and the numerous difficulties I face here now stay within Jesus Christ, our Commander. We have entirely become the Lord’s possession. So how could the Lord not lead us to the most good path? Lord, we only give thanks and praise.
We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.