Ahead of the controversy over constitutional amendments surrounding the identity of South Korea’s 80-year modern history, many citizens are waking up to the reality of the situation. Even as authoritarian regimes around the world are losing ground and collapsing one by one, South Korea is facing a systemic crisis in which the values of liberal democracy are being eroded—a trend that runs completely counter to this global trend. The forces leading this anti-national movement seem to sense that time is running out. Evidence of this can be seen in the observation that there are moves to push through constitutional amendments rather hastily, timed to coincide with the current political situation. Some are voicing concerns not only that past administrations’ efforts to curtail the value of “freedom” enshrined in the Constitution are being revived, but also that there may be an intention to alter the roots of the Republic of Korea’s legitimacy by explicitly mentioning specific historical events in the preamble to the Constitution—and many citizens are already keeping a close eye on these developments.
Voices calling for a balanced reexamination and correction of historical facts have emerged, including past testimony from a former CIA agent and, more recently, remarks by a well-known history lecturer. Through the concerns expressed by various Christian leaders, we have come to understand that attempts to hastily incorporate a specific historical ideology into the Constitution may, in fact, be motivated by an intent to restrict the space for free academic and historical criticism and discussion. Over the past period, as individual freedoms have been curtailed, invisible restrictions on religious beliefs have persisted, and innocent citizens have suffered due to the aftermath of inadequately verified public health policies—it felt as though we were witnessing the biblical plagues of locusts and grasshoppers. Though these events seemed to gradually threaten our freedoms, we found comfort in the words of the Book of Joel: “I will repay them for all this.” For though the world changes and the mountains and rivers may vanish, only God’s Word endures forever.
The news that a person from a family of displaced persons has been nominated for the position of U.S. Ambassador to South Korea—a post that had been vacant for a long time—is also interpreted as a sign that the time of restoration is near. Even in the darkness of this era, it seems God has already laid out a plan to lead South Korea onto the right path. After learning about the newly nominated ambassador’s past actions and convictions, I was deeply impressed. It struck me that she is a person with a mission similar to that of Sheshbazzar, who came as governor after receiving King Cyrus’s decree to rebuild the ruined walls of Israel. Furthermore, my conviction deepened when I heard that she had recently met with former high-ranking U.S. officials who have addressed election integrity from an international perspective.
When I saw that a current U.S. government official had expressed positive resonance with the Bible verse I posted, I was surprised and intuitively sensed that a full-scale movement to rebuild our values had now begun. In particular, the voices rising in the public squares every weekend—led primarily by the younger generation—are growing in scale, and we are now at a point where all that is needed is for leadership to emerge that will guide the power of this pure crowd in the right direction. From my position, I am committed to fulfilling my calling—to awaken even one more Christian and help even one more innovative startup founder succeed. Today, I began the day with vigor, having dreamed of joining 100 coaches in early morning prayer.
“I will restore to you the years that the locusts, the grasshoppers, the crickets, and the caterpillars have eaten, which I sent against you” (Joel 2:25).
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