Great peace have they who love your law, and nothing
can make them stumble.
(Psalms 119 : 165)
Dr. Cho tells a story about a Korean fisherman who had
a debt of 300 million won (US$ 230,000). However, this
devout churchgoer, after seeing the leaky roof of his
church, decided that with his next catch, he would first
repair the leaky roof. The other fishermen cast their
nets to the left and to the right, where the fish were
known to bite. Left with no other choice, the devout church-going
fisherman cast his nets into the center. When the nets
were drawn up the day before Christmas 2000, surprisingly,
there was very little fish in the nets drawn up from either
side. But in the fisherman's net in the center, there
were over 4,000 fish! The nets were cast again the next
day and again the fisherman caught over 4,000 fish. From
two days of fishing, he made almost one billion won (US$
769,000). With his earnings, the fisherman repaired the
church roof, paid his debts and still had money left over.
Recently, he was fishing again and caught a mink whale
in his net - something not easily caught in normal fishing
nets. The fisherman was able to sell the whale for 150
million won (US$ 38,000). God makes His presence known
through prayer.
he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,