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Grace for the sinners

These few days, I feel grateful as I now reading the gospel of Matthew. Every time I read this gospel, I feel God's grace more and more again. His grace is endless. His love endures forever! When I read the first chapter, I can always see God's grace. He had put Tamar, Rut, and  Uria's wife (Bathseba) in the genealogy of Jesus Christ. Tamar slept with her father-in-law, Rut was a Moabitess, and Bathseba was an unfaithful wife. How could a holy God set those sinners in the genealogy of Jesus Christ? Continue to the next chapter, I read on how the Magi visited baby Jesus. They were also gentiles, but once again God gave them a privilege to know that the King of kings was born so they could come and worship Jesus. Was it a grace, wasn't it? Jesus taught and healed many people. He even ate with the sinners and tax collectors, including Matthew. When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?...

Be blessed, be happy

When struggles come to our way, often we think that we would be happier if the problems are solved. We would be happier if we earn more money. We would be happier if we always healthy. We would be happier if we marry a right person. We would be happier if we are famous. We would be happier if we...... There are a lot of requirements needed to be happy. We try our best to fulfill the requirements.... do we live happier? Almost all people live to be happy. Is happiness our life's purpose? What life is for than just to live happily ever after?