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“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love His appearing.” – 2 Timothy 4:7, 8 King James Version (KJV). On this text, Paul, the writer of the epistle to Timothy, had written his personal testimony to encourage us to do three things that will lead to the greatest satisfaction for all mankind. The first point is, “I have FOUGHT a good fight.” As human being, not just Christians, we are daily fighting with our conscience to do the right thing. We fight against what we know is wrong; e.g., lying, gossiping, stealing, and even perhaps punching somebody on his face. There is that conscience, whispering in our hearts, letting us know that it is wrong to do what is unrighteous. The Bible does say, in Ephesians 6:12, “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principa

Dear reader, December 1, 2010, 12:00AM. Ninth day after leaving Emmanuel Institute of Evangelism, I had so much struggle. Here are the highlights: 11/21/2010 – My flight supposed to leave at 9:00AM from GRR airport and supposed to arrive at DIA in Denver at around 10:00AM. On the drive to GRR airport, I had a great talk with Pr. Roth. He inspired me on going out to do God’s will. I also told him that on that day, I would like to go out in the afternoon to go door to door, and I was excited about doing that. When I entered the airport, I found out that the Flight from Grand Rapids, Michigan to Denver, Colorado was delayed. It was the only flight delayed until afternoon. I couldn’t believe it. On the line to get tickets, I had time to talk to this boy. However, I did not catch his name. In the airplane, I got to sit with a man named Doug. He is in the military, a navy reserved and he was spending his vacation in his hometown, Holland, Michigan. He shared a lot about himself, about drinki