In March 12 of 1998, the present leader declared to some of his troops:

"The soldiers of your unit have turned your naval port into an impregnable fortress and become brave sailors ready to defend your leader with your lives as human bombs and make suicidal attacks."

Belke goes on, "New Year's editorials of 1996 and 1997 featured ‘Red Flag' terminology. Red Flag ideology calls on the people to embrace the spirit of self-reliance (Juche), the revolutionary struggle and spirit, and to become ‘bullets' and ‘human bombs' to protect the Leader. ...the 1998 Joint New Years editorial declared, ‘We should firmly defend General Secretary Kim Jong Il and guarantee his absolute authority in every way in the spirit of defending the leader at the risk of life and the spirit of human bombs.' "

Typical NK wordiness and redundancy, but you get the point. People, just like you and me, willing to give all for their lord. People who have had very little in this life anyway, willing to lay their lives down before any more of their dreams are met. To serve as a living weapon for a man who has lied to them, hurt them, intimidated them, they pay the ultimate price.

Our Lord has told us the truth about ourselves, our world, and Himself. He has never hurt us, only brought good things to us. But He asks us to give our lives in the very same way. How many excuses we throw up at him only your heart and mine know. But it's time to stop that. That beautiful thing that is on your heart to do for Christ, and perhaps for North Korea.... just do it. Rebuke the fear, the distractions, and give your life away.