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25 Hour Answer of the 1st 2nd 3rd RUTC:
25 Hour Answer of Family Gospelization (Genesis 37:5-11) 2/26/2023
For three weeks, we shared the Word about how Jacob’s life was full of struggles and scars because he lacked assurance, but God healed and blessed him with the 25th hour answer. Jacob is a model from the Bible that is the closest reflection of ourselves. We also live with many scars, humanism, and the failure and suffering that comes from those things.
God restored, blessed, and raised up Jacob as the one to save the world through three steps.
First, it was Genesis 28:13-15. God gave Jacob God’s absolute plan toward him as the covenant and imprinted that covenant in him. As Jacob was running away after deceiving his father, God came to him and instilled in him his identity. This was the first event of Bethel.
Second, it was Genesis 32:22-32. God allowed Jacob to experience prayer at the Jabbok River and rooted the covenant deeply within him. There, God healed Jacob of his internal deep scars. There are three internal healings. He no longer feared (healing of his heart), he no longer thought of using humanism (healing of his thoughts), and he reconciled his relationship with his brother that had been broken for a long time (healing of relationships).
Third, it is Genesis 35:1-5. Jacob receives a conclusive answer that completely restores all of God’s plan for him. There is something important to keep in mind. Up until now, it had been a time of personal healing for Jacob. Genesis 35 reveals how God restored his entire family, family line, and his descendants. He told Jacob to go up to Bethel, and bring his entire family with him to build an altar. They gathered all their idols to throw it away, and there were so many.
This is the core of family, family line and posterity healing. Each family member had their own idols (statues, religion, money, flesh and success-centered lives). Are you facing conflicts and problems within your family? It may very well be an opportunity for you to hold onto the gospel again and experience healing and restoration take place in your entire household.
- Later, there was a 25th hour answer given to the family, family line, and the entire posterity (Genesis 35:10-15). God promised three answers.
1) It says, “a community of nations will come from you.” This is a covenant regarding posterity. Just as God promised, through the 12 brothers that could have been just people with scars and conflicts, the 12 tribes that represented Israel was raised. Hold onto the covenant that your family and family line will be the family line of the gospel as well as the household that God will use in the end times.
2) “Kings will be among your descendants.” This is a covenant of the summit. According to this covenant, Joseph was raised, as well as King David whom God used like never before, and finally, the eternal King Christ. Hold onto the covenant that your family line, however lacking it may be, will be a family that God blesses, and from which summits that will save the world will be raised.
3) “I will give this land to your descendants after you.” This is a covenant of being used as evangelists and conquerors. Our future is so uncertain. That is why we must prepare the 3 ages. Hold onto the covenant that the figures who will save the 3 ages will come from our family, family line, church, and among all remnants around the world.
- The passage is a record of the 12 tribes and Joseph who began within this covenant.
A historical figure like Joseph did not just come about. He did not come from studying diligently.
1) God fulfilled what He had promised. God gave his covenant accurately through the Word (covenant), and fulfilled the promised he had promised (God of covenant). That is why every time you listen to the Word, you must accurately understand the covenant and hold onto it. God confirmed the covenant to Joseph through his dream.
2) Joseph was 17 when he was able to realize and confirm God’s covenant (2). That means that his parents were able to completely imprint the covenant within Joseph by the time he turned 17 (missioning ceremony). That is why the infant ministry to the youth ministry is important. We must complete it by the time they turn 18. In America, when kids turn 18, they graduate high school and go off to the workplace or college. It is an age where spiritual, mental, and financial independence is established. We must now help them go to the field as missionaries (commissioning ceremony).
3) God prepared Joseph this was and sent him out to the world.
① He was sold as a slave because of his conflicts with his brothers, but that was God’s plan and method. When problems come, we look at them as painful problems. That is the real problem. We must see God’s plan within our problems. Seeing God’s plan within problems is called “spiritual eyes”, and when we gain strength and challenge, that is called “spirituality.”
② God sent Joseph out to the world and allowed him to see the world and the field that is suffering (eyes to see the world). It was to use him as an evangelist (disciple). God allowed Joseph to see the pain of God toward the field in suffering. He also allowed Joseph to gain specialty (uniqueness). As a slave, he was able to learn the economy, and in prison, he learned politics. There, Joseph was able to gain evidence (witness). Because Joseph enjoyed only God wherever he went, everything became evidence. Even for unbelievers, important figures teach their children to be independent by the age of 18.
- Now, there are things we must do. This must be our prayer topic and something to challenge towards.
1) Hold onto the covenant. Especially hold onto the covenant of family gospelization. What is the family gospelization that the Bible talks about?
① For unbeliever families, hold onto the covenant that says, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved – you and your household” (Acts 16:31).
② For believer families, pray so that the spiritual stream and the stream of the Throne will flow within your family and family line (Isaiah 103:20-22). That is family worship. A husband and father has been given the blessing of a spiritual priest that leads the family worship.
③ Pray to be a family that truly makes the devotion of making your home a mission home (Acts 16:15). Your house will become a house of evangelists where many people receive salvation and a RUTC where remnants and disciples are raised.
2) Pray for the power of the Holy Spirit and blessing of the Throne that prepares for the 3 ages. We may have scars that goes beyond those of Jacob. The God who raised Jacob to fulfill this blessing is our God. As you practice deep breathing 24 hours, continue the prayer of 3, 9, 3. Everything will be restored, and you, your families, and your church will become the platform, watchtower, and the tower that saves 237 nations.
3) No matter what problem or conflicts come, do not fall into discouragement, despair, or unbelief. Look upon only Christ, only the Kingdom of God, and only the power of the Holy Spirit and restore true faith. When Joseph talked about his dream, his brothers hated him. However, his father Jacob “kept the matter in mind.” That is faith (Genesis 37:11, 45:28 ).Your faith will save you, your children, and the church. That is when darkness is broken down (Mark 16:17-18, 1John 5:4).
Conclusion – Hold onto the covenant of saving yourself, your family and family line, as well as your children and the church. With that evidence, you will save 237 nations.
25 Hour Answer of Family Gospelization (Genesis 37:5-11) 2/26/2023 February 26, 2023The 25 Answer of the 1st 2nd 3rd RUTC:
The 25-Hour Answer that is Completed at Bethel (Genesis 35:1-5) 2/19/2023
Through Sunday and Wednesday service, we discussed the two levels of the 25-hour answer that Jacob experienced. People whom God loves, blesses, and uses are bound to go through these levels. First, it is the blessing that God gave to Jacob when he was fleeing after deceiving his father. The answer was given to him as God came to him while he was running. In other words, it was a restoration of self-identity. Jacob was unaware of how God would choose, bless, and use him. His parents had failed to instill this in him (failure to relay the covenant). To have realized the gospel means that we have realized how Christ has come to solve my life’s fundamental problems and how my identity and authority have changed when I accepted Christ as my life’s Savior. I have become a child of God (self-esteem). God considered me worthy to where He changed me with the life of God’s Son (self-worth). We are no longer insignificant individuals. We live our lives enjoying the power of the Holy Spirit and the power of the throne (self-pride). It does not matter, even if I yield everything or lose everything. It is because there are separate answers and blessings we will enjoy. Second, although Jacob received the covenant, he still lived a life of difficulty and suffering. The covenant had not been imprinted in his soul, rooted and become his nature. He only knew it by the head and continued living a self-centered, flesh-centered, world-centered life. Eventually, he was alone by the Jappok River and prayed deeply (Hosea 12:4-5), and the scars that bound him to live that way were healed. There were things in him that had become channels for Satan to work throughout his life. Three things were healed (healing of heart, thoughts, and relationships). God heals and revives me through all problems and incidents. That is how we become vessels that God uses. Today’s passage is the third level for the 25-hour answer.
God restored Jacob to where he went beyond being revived and raised him as a conqueror and victor that saves the world. What problems and incidents are you facing? It is God’s time for you to restore your self-identity in Christ, heal your hidden scars, and stand as an individual who saves others like yourself and the world.
- What events took place? A war broke out with the Canaanites.
The Canaanites represent the world. It signifies the spiritual beings that are ruling over the world. If we do not have the mystery to overcome them, our lives will suffer as we live in the world. What kind of work is Satan doing?
1) He destroyed the first life, Adam, and continues to lead people to corruption, suffering, and darkness.
Adam had been created in God’s image, had communicated with God, and enjoyed God’s blessings (Garden of Eden). Satan separated Adam from God by deceiving him, saying, “you will be like God” (Genesis 3:5). Satan led him to be a follower of the Devil (John 8:44). Unbeknownst to himself, he ended up living his entire life in greed, sin, and curses (6 fates of the life of an unbeliever).
2) These spirits of darkness continuously penetrate our hidden scars and oppress our lives (Acts 10:38).
① There are things that oppress us. These are called “trauma.” Most of the time, we were traumatized because we were helpless, unaware, or unfairly treated. Some people do things without knowing why they do them (Luke 23:34). All lives are spiritual victims when viewed with spiritual eyes.
② These are mostly problems we face as we live in the world. Jacob went through a time to finally heal the scars he had from his relationship with his father and brother, but now, there was another problem. He went to Canaan, but there, his daughter had been raped by Shechem, the ruler of the Hivites. He felt wronged and enraged, but he had no power to go against him. That is the world. Even what he came up with was just humanism again. His sons schemed to marry the two and have the Hivites circumcised with that condition. Then, the sons attacked them before their pain from the circumcision could heal. Consequently, this would become a destructive war.
- How did Hod resolve this problem? We must enjoy the victory God gives us.
There are three ways by which God works(Verse 1). We must resolve our problems and suffering this way and be trained to have victory.
1) They were to go up to Bethel. God reconfirmed the covenant He gave Jacob firsthand by coming to him when he fled from his father after deceiving him. God said that Canaan would be given to him (Genesis 28:13). No enemy can overcome me. God promised a life of a conqueror and victor.
2) He was to discard all idols.
① Why are idols created? It is because one does not know the God one must depend on and look upon or because one has not met God. It is replacing my object of dependency with something I have created. That is what idols are (image, charms, beliefs, money, fame, covetousness). Verse four shows that when they gathered all their possessions, many idols were poured in (foreign gods, gold rings, etc.).
② Unbeknownst to ourselves, there can be something other than God that has settled in us. Therefore, we must look upon only Christ (absolute answer), God’s kingdom (absolute background and mission), and the power of the Holy Spirit (absolute power).
3) God had them build an altar. That was so that they may restore worship and prayer and be strengthened by God. That is how our fear and rage within problems disappear, and we can wait until God solves that problem (faith). What do we explain true worship and prayer as? It is Psalms 50:14-15.
① “Sacrifice thank offerings to God” – Christ saved me and held onto me to this day. Do not be deceived by the environment, reality, Devil, and my level, and change everything into thanksgiving.
② “Fulfill your vows to the Most High”—although it seems like a problem, it is time for long-kept prayer topics to be answered. It is just disguised as problems. Afterward, see the things that God has prepared (Jeremiah 33:3).
③ “Call on me in the day of trouble, I will deliver you, and you will honor me”— we are to have deep time. God goes beyond solving problems. He will give you evidence and make you a witness.
- What kinds of works does God do now? (Verse 5). It is the life of a victor, the conclusion of the 25-hour answer.
1) It says that God brought terror upon the Canaanites. It is God who moves the hearts of people. God may make me into a helping individual through tough or soft means.
2) It said that no one pursued Jacob’s sons after that. Even today, God destroys Satan, our real enemy, this way (Luke 10:19, Romans 16:20, Revelation 21:7).
3)Afterward, Jacob became the spiritual master of Canaan and saved Canaan.
As we pass through these times, we stand as the ones who save ourselves, the three ages, the 237 nations, and the five thousand people groups (70 disciples).
Conclusion – What does Bethel mean? What kind of time schedule am I currently in? May the 25-hour answer experienced and enjoyed lifelong by Jacob, who was covered in scars, become everyone’s answer.
The 25-Hour Answer that is Completed at Bethel (Genesis 35:1-5) 2/19/2023 February 19, 2023The 25 Hour Answer of the 1st 2nd 3rd RUTC:
Answer of 25 that Jacob Experienced (Genesis 28:10-15) 2/12/2023
Last week, we talked about Isaac, who enjoyed answers and blessings that transcended those of his father Abraham.
Isaac, who was a model for three things (Answer of 25, Enjoyment, Disciple), had two twin sons. However, very painful things happen to them. They married women among the Canaanites and the descendants of Ishmael, and their children become the Edomites. They constantly quarreled with the Israelites, and King Herod who tried to kill baby Jesus was a descendant of the Edomites.
The problem was the second son, Jacob. He disguised himself and deceived his father to snatch the blessings of his older brother. He feared his father and brother after doing so, so he ran off to his uncle’s land in Haran and faced great suffering. He endured the cold night and day to work without sleep and had a rough life there (Genesis 31:40, 47:9). This may be the life of us, who live as immigrants here. He had four wives, but other than Rachel, the rest were wives that he had to take in because his uncle forced them unto him. We all know how the twelve children he had from the four different wives fought and competed to survive.
The name Jacob means he “grabbed onto his brother’s ankle” (Genesis 25:26). This name signifies many things. From the moment he was born, the name embodies greed, ambition, and victim mentality. Later on, God changes Jacob’s name to Israel, and through the twelve brothers who used to fight and quarrel, the twelve tribes form. Among the brothers arise a political missionary Joseph, who was sold as a slave by his brothers but became the governor of the superpower nation Egypt.
We want to think about two things. Why did these descendants of Abraham and Isaac live in such failures and suffering, and how did God turn Jacob into a main figure that saved the age?
- There is a reason for Esau and Jacob’s life of unavoidable failure and suffering. This becomes an important mirror for our own lives.
1) Esau and Jacob had thoughts and greed based on worldly standards.
① Esau was possessed by the thought and greed of being the first-born, so he resented his brother all his life for stealing it away. Moreover, he lost hold of the spiritual blessings and sold off his rights of a first-born for a bowl of soup (Hebrews 12:16).
② Jacob did whatever he could to gain the blessings that God promised to the first-born and deceived his father. It may seem like they had faith, but they did not. It is more humanistic belief, and belief in receiving blessings. We do whatever it takes to make a lot of money and succeed. We must think about whether or not these are truly God’s blessings.
2) Behind them, there were their parents. There was favoritism (Genesis 25:28).
① Isaac’s faith from his younger days may have faded away as he had children and grew older. The mother Rebekah was focused on Jacob. Jacob was a mama’s boy or a baby boy. The father Isaac was focused on Esau. He liked Esau because he liked the fish that Esau would hunt and bring to his father.
② We know that Isaac was a man of covenant. However, his parenting style was at a lower level. That is why the fundamental of a parent is so important. We must love our children, but not be obsessed with them. We must never do whatever it takes for favoritism, comparison mindset, or success.
3) There is something that is most important. The parents failed to relay the covenant down to their children (Covenant of Christ). If you are inside the covenant, even if you do not try so hard to succeed, God will take care of you and be with you. That is a child of God and remnant. They are those who have been chosen to be used as diasporas, spiritual summits, and evangelism disciples. This must be imprinted into the children, but they only pushed for blessings and success. We need to teach our children that people who truly have the covenant need to know how to yield and know that even in unjust situations and persecution, there are separate blessings that they will receive.
- Within all of this, God still chose Jacob and raised him up as the main figure of Answer 25. There are three mysteries. This is the identity, covenant, and blessing that we must hold onto, enjoy, and experience in this age. For Jacob to experience this identity and blessing, there were times of important resolution and training (Wednesday Service).
1) God had decided to use Jacob and chose him from the beginning (Ephesians 1:3-6). Why was it Jacob and not Esau? There are many people in this world, but why did God choose us, who are like Jacob? It is not because of our actions. It is God’s absolute sovereignty and grace. It is because God took compassion on us (Romans 9:16). This is our identity. We are God’s children; his chosen ones (1 Peter 2:9). We must have deep sense of self-identity. When Jacob was still in the womb, it was told to his parents. However, they lost hold of this because of their physical standards (Genesis 25:23).
2) When Jacob was running away after deceiving his father and brother, God came to him (12-13). This is the gospel. We have no choice but to fail and live inside fate and curses, but Christ came for us. Christ came to die for the original sin that began from Adam (Romans 5:12), the generational sin that comes from our ancestors (Exodus 20:4-5), and the sins that we commit as we live our lives (Romans 3:10, 3:23). He came down Himself to die and bring us back to life (Philippians 2:6-8). We must have deep gratitude and self-worth (self-significance) that comes from this. We have no reason to throw our lives into the world, the dirty things, and meaningless things. That is how precious our lives are.
3) There is a covenant regarding the answer and blessings of God (13-15). He promised three absolute blessings.
① God said He would give him the land you are laying on (Canaan). This is the land where Jesus would come, and in Christ, he will use us as the ones who will conquer the world. Satan tries to step on us with scars, environments, and realities, but we will have victory in the name of Christ.
② All nations on earth will be blessed through you and your descendants. We are not merely to succeed and conquer. We are to save. This is the blessings of evangelism and missions. Look at everything with the eyes of the gospel, and not the eyes of the law. Look with the eyes of God, not the eyes of man. We can save all. God is the one who will save. Our pain, tears, diseases, and disabilities are the heart of God and a message from him.
③ In order to fulfill this promise, God will be with you and protect you wherever you go. This is the blessing of With, Immanuel, and Oneness. God will make the lives we live into evidence. He will be with us when we look to only Christ and share the heart of God for evangelism and missions. When we live holding onto this covenant 24 hours, he promised the power of the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:8) and the blessings of the throne (Mark 16:19-20). We are people who possess everything. This is the greatest self-richness that we must have (2 Corinthians 6:9-11).
Conclusion – We may have lived a life full of scars, loneness, and suffering like Jacob. However, as soon as we hold onto the covenant given to Jacob, all our past problems, present problems, and future problem will be finished. God will make everything into a platform and evidence (Answer 25).
Answer of 25 that Jacob Experienced (Genesis 28:10-15) 2/12/2023 February 12, 2023The 24 Answer of the 1st 2nd 3rd RUTC:
The 25-Hour Answer That Isaac Experienced (Genesis 26:1-5) 1/29/2023
Last week, we thought about the five reasons why God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son, Isaac, whom he had received at the age of 100. Think about this reason whenever you face incomprehensible problems and shocking incidents. Abraham's resolution of faith and obedience became a platform for Isaac to enjoy all blessings and a covenantal contract with God. Another important reason was that God also trained Isaac through this incident. He experienced how God gives the covenant and how He accurately fulfills it. It went beyond hearing the covenant from his father. The covenant was fixated on his soul, and he experienced Jehovah Jireh. However, problems and crises came to Isaac, who had been trained this way. Another famine, like one in his father’s time, had come to the land again (verse 1). Isaac portrayed faith that went beyond His father, and the answer and blessings were tremendous (25-hour answer).
- The three contents of the 25-hour answer Isaac enjoyed. He was also shown to us as a model of the answers we must enjoy in this age.
Abraham fled to Egypt to escape the famine, but Isaac did not leave the land as God commanded (verse 2). What did going to Egypt signify? It signifies following the resolution of immediate problems and physical needs rather than the covenant. What kind of answers began when Isaac held onto the covenant of Canaan, did not waver, and firmly followed the word?
1) He farmed during famine and received a hundredfold in that year.
① When he held onto the covenant and only looked upon God, it said, “the Lord blessed him.” It is the blessing of uniqueness and the throne. Even if famines and recessions come, God has prepared different answers we will receive.
② Jesus said the same thing. If we face any loss, injustice, or persecution for the gospel, we will receive a hundredfold on this earth, and eternal blessings will be with us in our afterlife (Mark 10:29-30). We can save the three ages when we receive these answers. We need one person who receives answers to where the individual can save the church, lead the regional church, and save posterity with one’s offering. That becomes the stream and changes all the streams around me.
2) Although people kept filling up the well Isaac dug up (verse 15) and started quarrels with him, Isaac yielded everything. Instead, God gave him the source of sources (fountainhead) and the blessing to expand his territory (Rehoboth). Why did God allow him to expand his territory? It was so that through that, the works to save posterity could take place. The early church was scattered due to persecution, but they saved Samaria, Antioch, and Rome, where they spread.
3) It is a conclusive blessing. The enemies who gave Isaac difficulty and persecution acknowledged him (verses 28-29).
They said they saw that the Lord was with Him, and God blessed him. If we enjoy the “24-hour with” and enjoy the “25-hour answer” there, no enemy can do more evil. They have no more power to resist. That is how Satan gives up on going against us (Romans 16:20, Revelation 21:7). Is it a time of difficulty? Enjoy the “24-hour with,” look upon the “25-hour answer,” and grow real power (five powers).
- What was different about Isaac? What was the mystery by which Isaac could enjoy the blessing of the 25-hour answer?
1) When God blessed Isaac, He attached Isaac with people who prayed and supported him.
Abraham did not have this background. Rather, he had difficulty leaving his father, Terah, who worshiped idols (Genesis 11:32). Therefore, God said, “I am your shield, your very great reward” (Genesis 15:1). For first-time believers, hold onto this covenant.
① God attached Abraham to Isaac. The father of a household is the first teacher who educates his child and the first priest who blesses the child. He must become the first watchtower that prays. It was the father who led Isaac to experience Mount Moriah, and this was what was emphasized three times whenever Isaac was blessed (verses 3,5,24).
② Next, the church background is important.
All believers of the church are made to have a relationship of spiritual parents and siblings. We are one body and family in Christ. Our church must establish four systems for our posterity to rise as remnant disciples (1st lecture of youth retreat).
③ There are pastors and church officers who relay the word, guide direction and pray for the believers and posterity. (Moses who taught and blessed Joshua, Eli who taught and blessed Samuel, the three prophets who blessed and helped David). Make it so that the servants of the Lord and church officers pray for and bless me.
2) Isaac’s resolution and action of faith. It must have been very difficult when Isaac faced the worst famine, unjust events, and enemies' attacks.
① He made a covenantal resolution amidst the crisis and problems. One’s faith in difficulty is true faith, and faith with works is true faith (James 2:26).
② He resolved to yield everything and wait for the things of God (blessing of the throne) whenever there were disputes and persecution. Although it seems like everything is being taken away and you are on the brink of death, it is not. That is the time schedule to enjoy the 25-hour answer and God’s things. That is the answer that transcends time and space, that becomes the unprecedented evidence, and the time for all darkness in my life to completely crumble and the power of light to take place.
③ He waited and enjoyed what God had prepared in all problems (model of enjoyment).
To enjoy does not mean that something will immediately work out well. It means that whatever happens is okay. It is because one has the covenant and knows the conclusion. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 comes out of that.
3) Isaac is a model of Christ who obeyed God. It is also a model of disciple.
① It said that the event of Mount Moriah is an antitype of Christ’s death for us on Mount Calvary (Isaiah 53:5). All problems, pain, and times of despair are the greatest opportunity for us to experience Calvary, where Christ received all suffering and died for me.
② Isaac silently obeyed when his father raised his knife while following God’s will.
It is like Christ who silently obeyed His Father’s will on Mount Calvary. Although Adam led all life to fall into curses through disobedience, Christ’s obedience led all to receive God’s life and blessings (Romans 5:19). Therefore, those who obey God save the world and are the disciples (Matthew 16:24). This is why we are to obey our parents in the Lord (Ephesians 6:1), and why it says that obedience is better than sacrifice (1 Samuel 15:22).
③ What is the difference between blind obedience and obedience? Blind obedience is done with force, and one has no covenant, future, and strength (unbeliever’s life). Obedience is done when one who has everything knows the covenant and knows in advance the answers to receive and the future. It is following the deep things of God.
Conclusion – This age becomes more difficult as time goes on. Within that, the God who made Isaac who he was is the same, our God. Hold onto the covenant, wait, and enjoy it 24 hours. May you experience the hundredfold blessing, the blessing of the fountainhead and Rehoboth, and the 25-hour answer that crumbles all enemies.
The 25-Hour Answer That Isaac Experienced (Genesis 26:1-5) 1/29/2023 January 29, 2023The 24 Answer of the 1st 2nd 3rd RUTC:
The 25 Answer that was experienced at Mount Moriah (Genesis 22:9-14)
Sometimes, you may have a difficult time with understanding the work that God does. It may come as traumatic or painful. That is why the Israelites in the wilderness resented God and experience tremendous failures (1 Corinthians 10:10-11). God trained Abraham and allowed him a son Isaac at the age of 100. Now, God wants Abraham to give Isaac as a sacrifice offering. Why did God allow such a time to Abraham? There are at least five reasons.
First, this event was the last training for Abraham’s entire life. God chose Abraham as the source of blessings, trained him to become the vessel that would be used for all nations to receive blessings, and gave him a final test (1). There is no condition or training needed to receive salvation (Ephesians 2:8-9). However, to bless and use His people as the ones who will save the age, God trains them. For that training, we need patience, and He gives them tests (James 1:3-4).
Second, that is the time schedule in which the answer of 25 begins. It may seem like a horrible event, but it becomes the greatest time schedule for answers. Later on, Abraham stands as a person that is greatly respected among all Canaanites. As we grow older, we must live this kind of life and stand before God. The blessing of 25 is connected to the blessing of eternity.
Third, after this event, all blessings are inherited down to his son, Isaac. When God called Abraham for the first time, He said, “I will make of you” (Genesis 12:1-3), but after this event, He said, “I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore”(17-18) “Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies,” “and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed.” Finally, He says, “because you have obeyed me.” Abraham’s resolution became the covenantal contract for all blessings that Isaac was to receive.
Fourth, this event was a time in which Abraham and Isaac experienced the work of God together. When the father went up to Mount Moriah, tied Isaac, and held up a knife to strike down on him, Isaac was quietly obedient. That was when the covenant was deeply struck into Isaac and when the blessing that God prepared was confirmed. Later, Isaac goes beyond the answers and blessings that his father enjoyed.
Fifth, there is a spiritual reason that is most important. This event foreshadows the Christ that will later die on the cross at Mount Calvary. The event of Mount Calvary, where God sacrificed His son for us to save us was fulfilled on Mount Moriah. This embodies the heart and pain of our heavenly God that had to sacrifice His own son for our lives. That is why we must see the heart of God towards this crumbing field and age through all of our problems and sufferings.
- How was this resolution possible? It was through God’s training.
1) From the moment Abraham was called by God, he knew of the covenant that God gave him (Genesis 12:1-3). It is not about merely going to church. There is a world of difference between people who know the covenant and people who do not. Without the covenant, we do not have a vision for life, and we do not know the conclusion for our lives. How difficult is it to forcibly make it up?
2) It was not only about knowing the covenant. God trained Abraham so that this covenant became Abraham’s imprint, root, and nature. Every problem, event, and failure was a form of training that made this covenant become his imprint, root, and nature. May you receive courage from this. Judas and Peter both failed, but their difference was this. It was the same for David and Saul. One person blamed other things and gave up, but the other repented in humility and got back up again as he looked to God. How trained was Abraham? He believed. That even if God killed his son, He would bring him back to life again (Hebrews 11:19).
3) The resulting resolution. Abraham did not even consult with his wife when God gave his commands. He did not look down on his wife. This isn’t something that can be easily explained. That is because it was a time where Abraham needed to stand before God 1 on 1. This was a time of “only,” and a time for him to make a personal covenantal contract with God. Moreover, he knew the ending. True believers know the resolution and conclusion of all problems and tribulations (James 5:11).
- Draw a picture (CVDIP) looking to the answer of 25 that God has prepared behind and within all problems and events.
1) Abraham took with him fire and wood, knowing that God has already prepared something. When Isaac asked Abraham, “there is fire and wood, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?” he answered, “God himself will provide” (8). This is DVIP. He knew in advance, believed, drew a specific picture, and challenged.
2) It says, “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for.” (Hebrews 11:1-2). Only when we hold onto the covenant and pray, we will have that faith, see the future, draw a picture, and gain strength to challenge. This is why we must pray the 3,9,3 prayer 24 hours, and look to the blessing and answers of the throne.
- Make a resolution of faithful actions and challenge.
1) Faith isn’t something you simply know or talk about. You must believe in your heart, and carry out faithful resolutions and actions. That is true faith. That is when our faith becomes complete (James 2:21-22). It says that faith without deeds is dead (James 2:26). According to one’s portions, start with rightful and small things (when Joseph was a slave, and when David tended sheep).
2) When deeds of faith begin, the works of the answer of 25 also begin. When Abraham was about to knife Isaac, he heard the angel’s voice say “Abraham!” and he also saw the “prepared ram.” When the feet of the priests who carried the ark of the covenant hit the water, the Jordan river split (Joshua 3:15). After circling the Tower of Jericho every early morning, when they shouted and blew their trumpets of victory on the last day, the tower fell (Joshua 6:16).
3) When you make a resolution of faith and begin prayer, God begins to work. It says that the day Daniel saw the upcoming age of difficulty and resolved to pray, God’s answers began (Daniel 10:12). Even if you begin to pray holding onto the covenant, God will send his angels, and the answer of 25 will begin (Revelation 8:3). William Carey said, “Expect great things from God, and attempt great things.” Satan blocks us from attempting anything by making us look at our current environment and realities.
Conclusion – We live our lives in an age where problems, conflicts, and crises continue. Sometimes it is very difficult to understand, and sometimes we face unjust situations. However, God has prepared from the throne the blessing of the answer of 25. There are separate answers and blessings that we will enjoy. Those things are unprecedented, will be inherited down to our posterity, and are eternal. All that we face, is more than just a sad or a happy ending. It is a “never ending” that fulfills the eternal plan of God. May we all enjoy victory in all the trainings and tests that prepare us for those blessings and answers.
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The 25-Hour Answer That Abraham Enjoyed (Genesis 12:1-5) 1/15/2023
After Noah’s flood, people were scattered across the world. The human race and nations were formed through their posterity. However, humans, corrupted by nature, again fell into self-centeredness, flesh-centeredness, and success-centeredness, and the age of the Babel Tower opened. The Mesopotamian civilization, historically known as one of the greatest empires, was established during this period. What is the age of the Babel Tower? It is the worst culture that humans who have lost God have created. It is one where man strives to go to the greatest place without God. They made and worshiped idols for that desire (Satan worship). The Babel Tower was an idol shrine built in each region. Then, humankind began to become endlessly corrupt. The worldly culture filled with human desires, outbreaks of war (superpower nations) derived from corruption and desire to seize territory, and idol worship that follows continues to this day (Matthew 4:8-9). God chose one person, Abraham, during that age and used his descendants and family line to save the world. God chose Abraham Himself, sent him to the land of Canaan, and gave him unprecedented blessings (25-hour answer). God strengthened him to where he could raise 318 trained men and save his nephew Lot (Genesis 14:14). He received financial blessings to where he gave large amounts of tithes by receiving the blessings of the High Priest (Genesis 14:20). Later in his life, God also allowed him to be greatly respected by all the tribes in Canaan (Genesis 24:11). The twelve tribes of Israel were established through his descendants, and Christ came through that. It says that all believers in Christ have become people of the covenant who will enjoy the blessings of Abraham (Galatians 3:14,29). May you become the main figures of this 25hr answer.
- What is the beginning of the 25hr answer that Abraham enjoyed?
1) It was God’s selection of grace (Romans 4:2). God has an absolute plan for each of us within this.
① Salvation is also by God’s selection of grace (Ephesians 1:3-5).
② Disciples used by God are also God’s selection of Grace (Mark 3:13).
③ It said that the standard and reason was to choose the weakest so that they may only boast of Christ (1 Corinthians 1:29), in order that in the coming ages we might show the incomparable riches of God’s grace (Ephesians 2:7). The remnants of powerful nations are especially important. God sent the weakest to the powerful nations and raised them as witnesses and summits.
2) God desires to raise us as witnesses of these answers and blessings from His Grace. It is a life of thanksgiving and testimony regarding the incomparable riches of God’s grace. People are living contrasting lives (three incorrect misconceptions).
① People think their lives belong to them. Therefore, people according to what they want, their greed, and do whatever for those things (Romans 1:24-25).
② People have a misconception that they can do anything however they want and by their power (Romans 1:28). Then, they become arrogant if they fulfill something and fall into darkness, confusion, and emptiness if they are met with limits.
③ They rely on various religions and idols at that time. It is the most foolish misconception (Romans 1:22-23). We do not believe in religion. Religion has the misconception that humans can save themselves through their own effort. Christianity is not a religion. He came for us because we could not do it. He came as Christ. He became flesh, came to the lowest place, and he received the curses of humankind in our place (Colossians 1:13-14), destroyed Satan’s authority through His resurrection (1 John 3:8), and became the way, truth, and life to meet God (John 14:6). That is the gospel (Luke 2:10).
- What was the method of the 25-hour answer that Abraham enjoyed? We need to do 24 hours with what God has given us.
1) It is covenant 24. It is this week’s scripture passage. It said to leave your country, people, and father’s household and go to the promised land.
① It is a field in which all scars, limitations, and spiritual problems that we have come. No longer be bound by that. What is the covenant God gives us? It said you will be a source of blessings (foundational covenant), a great nation will be established (representative covenant), and those who bless you will be blessed, and those who curse you will be cursed (irresistible covenant). It said that all nations on earth will be blessed through you (historical covenant).
② If people lose hold of this covenant, they fall into anxiety, worries, and unbelief, and they have no choice but to dwell in their own standard and level (humanism).
Difficulties and problems coming is the greatest opportunity for this covenant to become imprint, root, and nature.
2) It is Word (pulpit) 24(Acts2:42, I Thessalonians 2:13).
① God accurately gave the Word to Abraham (daily, during conflict and crisis, during the uncertainty of where to go). God surely gives the Word to those whom He loves. Abraham meditated on that Word and followed that Word (verse 4).
② It says He still disciplines, rebukes, and corrects with the Word (2 Timothy 3:16).
He makes all things prosperous (Psalms 1:1-3) and moves angels to fulfill the Word (Psalms 103:19-21).
3) It is worship 24. Abraham built an altar wherever he went (verses 7-8). He received God’s strength through worship. A life that loves and looks unto God daily, discovers His will, and exalts Him is worship 24 (Romans 12:1-2).
- It is what we must do now. We need to do this as we enjoy covenant 24, Word 24, and worship 24. In other words, we must see God’s time schedule and enjoy God’s things (blessings of the throne) in all problems and incidents.
1) For believers, God’s time schedule is in all problems and incidents. It is not merely time that passes. It is a time schedule for the things God promised to be fulfilled (Kairos’ time).
① There is a time schedule for all the things we pray for to be answered (Revelation 8:3-4). It never falls to the ground.
② The various problems, conflicts, and failures are a time schedule for us to see our hidden spiritual problems and be healed.
We cannot be used for important works without being healed. We should not be attacked by Satan when in an important position (Luke 22:31-32, Acts 5:3).
③ Times of despair are for us to enjoy God’s 25. Only, uniqueness, and recreation come from that. The time we call an ‘end’ is God’s beginning. The time Abraham and Sarah had Isaac was a time such as this (Hebrew 11:11).
2) The things of God are the blessings and answers of the throne. God still reigns over all creation on the throne. Christ protects, helps, and gives signs to the evangelists while He sits on the right hand of the throne (Mark 16:19-20). Although the Devil works to destroy the believers and evangelists, he cannot defeat the throne (Romans 16:20, Revelation 17:14, Revelation 21:7).
3) The conclusion of the blessing of the throne is the world evangelization that saves all 237 nations and 5,000 tribes.
It said, “because of you,” and later, “through your seed” (Genesis 22:18), all nations and peoples will be blessed. Pray that I, my posterity, and my church which is my spiritual family, will be used in the works to save the coming three ages.
Conclusion – The entire world is filled with Towers of Babel that has no choice but to crumble. May you stand as the main figures of the 25-hour answer within that.
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The 25-Hour Answer That Noah Enjoyed (Genesis 6:13-21) 1/1/2023
During the Nephilim Age, when mankind’s corruption was at its worse, God saved the world through Noah and his family alone. While Genesis four records how the world corrupted and crumbled because of the household created through Cain alone, Genesis five records how God’s covenant was relayed through Seth and his descendants and works arose to save the world. The passage of Genesis six records how Noah and his descendants changed the world and carried out works of saving the world. We are looking at what kind of spiritual person Noah was and what he challenged towards. To this day, scientists do not understand how it was possible to build an ark during that time and are merely amazed at the ark that took Noah’s entire life to build. He is the first model of the 25-hour answer. It was not Noah who did this. That was a masterpiece of absolute power and blessing that came from God’s absolute plan. Noah held onto that blessing, enjoyed it, challenged towards it, and was used for it. The world is corrupted, and crises will continue. God’s conclusion is that He will make us into His masterpiece.
- How is that work possible?
1) The beginning of all things of a believer is God’s grace. If we are bound by my power, skill, and level, eventually, we will be met with limitations, and everything will only become more difficult as time goes on. In an age that was so difficult where God was deeply troubled, it said, “But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord” (verse 8).
① This is the start of an identity that all believers must hold onto. We have been chosen and saved by grace. He chose us according to his pleasing will (Ephesians 1:3-5). God did not look at our actions. It said that it is a gift of grace (Ephesians 2:8-9). The reason for that was that we might not praise ourselves but praise His glorious grace (Ephesians 1:6). In each age, some were chosen this way in God’s grace, and we are within that in this age (Romans 11:5).
② The workers God used were all within this grace, and the masterpieces they made were all gifts of grace. This was the lifelong confession of Paul, who once gave much difficulty to the church through his zeal but who eventually saved the world (1 Corinthians 15:10). The moment we lose hold of this grace, me and what is mine comes forth. Conversely, if we look upon this grace, enjoy and confess it, then it is no longer I, but the things of God that transcend ourselves come forth. This is the 25-hour answer.
2) Noah was described as “a man who walked faithfully with God” (verse 9. What does it mean to walk with God? There is also much meaning when saying one can walk with other interpersonal relationships.
① He knew God’s heart, connected with that very heart and thought, and with the mission, vision, and conclusion God desired to do. What is God’s heart? It is taking compassion upon all souls and saving them (God’s aching heart and troubled heart). What is God’s thought? He desires to raise us who are lacking and raise us as witnesses. We must look at people with those sets of eyes. What are God’s mission, vision, and conclusion? This earth is not everything. It says that there will be judgment, and He will start anew. It said that all creations would be made new through Christ. We have been raised as evangelists and disciples who will be used for that work. The judgment of the flood of Noah’s time is just a trailer for that. It said to remember the rainbow after the flood (Genesis 9:12-13).
② God showed what must be done through the Word because he connected with God’s heart, thought, and vision. I have become distant from God if I don’t have the Word, and the Word does not come in me. Therefore, we must have the time to receive the Word, concentrate on the Word, and meditate on the Word during every worship time. Noah received the Word and followed it. He was used as someone who fulfilled the Word, and the ark came forth from within that.
- Then, what does the ark built through Noah signify? He did not merely make the greatest masterpiece of that age. Even unbelievers can create a masterpiece like that. The ark that Noah built was a masterpiece that possessed God’s everything. That were the three points of Acts 1:1,3,8.
1) God’s absolute answer, Christ, was within that (Acts 1:1).
① It was to relay Christ through the ark. What did God instruct to build the ark? The cypress Noah was told to use signifies Christ, who never changes (Hebrews 13:8). The pitch instructed to be used means that whatever storms of curses, disasters, and fate may come crashing in, it does not matter. It is Christ who is perfect (John 19:30). There was to be only one door. Only Christ is the way and the door to go God, and it means that Christ is the unique answer(John 10:9, 14:6).
② This is why we must study, work, and receive financial blessings (absolute reason).
It is to proclaim Christ to all the earth. It is because my life needs to be used as evidence of Christ. We must challenge ourselves with God’s reason in everything we do (1 Samuel 17:29). The 25hour power and answer will have no choice but to take place.
2) God poured everything into Noah, who held onto this reason and challenged himself. It is an absolute background and power (Acts 1:3). Everything about God’s kingdom and the answers and blessings of the throne is an unlimited power and strength that transcends all things. This is the 25hour.
① God will hold onto that faith so that we may not be shaken before any circumstances, misunderstandings, and persecution. Even when Peter was deceived by Satan and denied Jesus, He said, “I prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail” (Luke 22:32). Although he was momentarily deceived because his flesh was weak, he eventually stood as someone who saved others like him and as the true evangelist of the church of Mark’s upper room.
② God prepared everything needed to build God’s masterpiece, the ark.
How can one build such an ark? He gave all finances and health that could not even be calculated. It was to where he could begin storing beforehand (verse 21). We must enjoy the blessing of storing up in advance for what the church needs and the works of saving the posterity and 237 nations (1 Chronicles 29:1-9).
3) The ark was God’s absolute conclusion to use the individual and the individual’s posterity as witnesses who save the world (Acts 1:8). We must no longer give any excuses and challenge ourselves towards this absolute conclusion that will make everything into evidence.
① Hold onto God’s time schedule in every moment and make time to enjoy God’s things. It is not a problem. It is a time to enjoy God’s deep things and experience the evidence that transcends all things. It is not a failure. It is a time to heal all hidden scars, unbelief, and destiny and form a vessel God uses. This is why Noah was told to place one window on top of the ark. It was so that we may look above, upon the throne 24 hours (Colossians 3:1).
② That is when Galatians 2:20 is genuinely experienced.
It is no longer my standard, level, and power. We triumph over all things with the faith that believes in the Son of God. The power that transcends my weaknesses, the world of darkness, weak people, and all things, the unlimited power, and spiritual power come from this faith.
Conclusion – The ark that is made within me is my spiritual system. Through me, my church, work, and posterity rightfully become the ark that saves the world and God’s unprecedented masterpiece. May this be a new year in which this answer starts anew.
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The True Meaning of Merry Christmas (Luke 2:8-14) 12/25/2022
The greeting, “Merry Christmas,” means we worship and exalt Christ with joy and happiness. What must we be happy and joyful about as we worship? We hold onto and believe at least five spiritual facts when we believe in Christ. Rejoicing and enjoying that is faith. First, it is Christ who existed long before creation. That means that He is not merely human but God Himself. That is how He was able to solve the curse of Genesis 3 and the fundamental curses of life that mankind could not solve on their own. Second, He became flesh and came to earth as a human being. We must firmly hold onto that reason today. Third, we believe in His death and resurrection of the forgiveness of sins. He received all the curses we should have received in our place with the authority of the priest, king, and prophet. He resurrected and gave us new life to live as Children of God who enjoys God’s blessings. Fourth, we believe in His return to earth. When will He come? It is when all those predestined to be saved through Christ are saved (Matthew 24:14). Therefore, our missions and evangelism are important. God promised to make all our meetings, work, problems, and even pain into evidence so that evangelism has no choice but to take place through us (Acts 1:8). Fifth, all lives will receive judgment before Him (Revelations 20:11-15). We also have committed many evil deeds. Thus, we must hold onto Christ, who has received all curses and judgment in our place on the cross in advance. Afterward, believers will enjoy eternal life and happiness in a new heaven and earth.
- Why did Christ come as a human? Why must we truly rejoice and be happy this Christmas?
In other words, He finished at least three curses that mankind should have faced. It is a curse related to sin (original sin, ancestral sin, self-committed sin). It is a curse that came as we were bound by Satan (destiny). It is a curse of eternal hell. Our curses did not merely end. Christ came in human form (incarnation, self-humbling) and finished all our curses through excruciating shame, suffering, and death (redemption). Although it was a time of extreme suffering for Christ, it became a time of great joy and thanksgiving for us.
1) God sent angels to the shepherd tending sheep in the fields, and delivered this joyful news (gospel) (verse 10). They said Christ had come to save us, but He will be in a manger (verses 11-12). God had already lowered Himself by coming as a human, and even his place of birth was humbling, which was a manger. It said that would be the sign (evidence) of the Son of God that had come as a human.
2) At that time, there were sounds of the heavenly armies and angels praising together (verses 13-14). “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” What does this mean?
① What does “Glory to God in the highest heaven” mean? It means that although He has come as flesh for our forgiveness of sins, he is the God who will receive all glory.
② What does “on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests” mean? The world is filled with disputes and war. Therefore, the blessing of blessings that Christ gives us is peace. That is why it said He became the peace offering. First, it is the peace we enjoy with God. All life problems began with the severed relationship with God. Christ came so that life could enjoy peace with God and God’s blessings (Ephesians 2:14). Second, it is peace given within us. After the fall of the first life, life became filled with shame, worries, and fear (Genesis 3:1-10). However, now, we can enjoy the peace God gives us in Christ (John 14:27). Lastly, He has made it so that all lives and all creations can enjoy God’s peace (Colossians 1:20).
- We become those who enjoy three blessings when we accept Christ as my Savior and become children of God.
1) Christ finished everything by lowering Himself, facing suffering, and receiving all curses (John 19:30). But why do I still face problems, suffering, and shame? It is not a problem. It is a time to experience Calvary. Although my problems are incomparable to the humiliation and suffering Christ faced, that becomes an opportunity to experience Calvary. Therefore, if we meditate on Christ’s suffering during times of pain, important healing will occur (Isaiah 53:5).
2) Now, we have become those who will enjoy God’s glory. This was a blessing that life possessed from creation (Genesis 1:27, 2:7).
① Christ brought God’s glory to restore this blessing (John 1:14). The moment we accept this Christ in us, we become ones who possess God’s glory (Isaiah 60:1-2).
② Our lives will shine if we enjoy God’s glory through faith, prayer, and 24.
Darkness will crumble before that light, and our life will become a masterpiece of light that reveals God’s glory.
③ Do not struggle to find this before people because of people and through the things of people. Eventually, you will be deceived. We became worthy before God, who is perfect and eternal, because of God and through the things of God. Enjoy the abundant blessing of God in me. That is the filling of the Holy Spirit and the blessing of being established on the throne. Joseph, who was unfairly sold, David, who was a shepherd, Moses, who was a fugitive, and Paul, who was a persecutor, all enjoyed this blessing.
3) The blessing that follows here is the peace He gives us. This is what we really need.
① Enjoy the peace between God (Romans 5:1). Train yourself in worshipping God (worship-centered), looking upon God (prayer-centered), and communicating with God (holy meditation-centered). I receive spiritual strength (spirituality, the blessing of spiritual summit), and the darkness working behind all problems will crumble at that time (Romans 16:20).
② The peace God gives us comes upon our hearts at that time.
The Devil continuously tries to steal the peace of your heart through problems, conflict, and difficulty. Thus, some hearts become sick (stress, depression, panic disorder, mental problems). Even the body becomes ill (cholesterol, diabetes, cancer). Change everything into thanksgiving and pray. It said that the peace of God will take control over me (Philippians 4:6-7).
③ Then, peace between people will be restored. It said everyone will return, and the Father’s house will be glorified (Isaiah 60:4-7). This cannot be done by struggling to do so on my own. It will be done if we change our thoughts and restore our faith.
Conclusion – The world only becomes more difficult as time goes on. Therefore, hold onto the three absolute answers of Christ who has come(absolute faith). Christ came in the lowest form for me (absolute salvation). Christ died and resurrected and gave me His glory (absolute blessing). Christ gave me peace and has made me an apostle of peace (absolute mission).
The True Meaning of Merry Christmas (Luke 2:8-14) 12/25/2022 December 25, 20221,2,3 RUTC 응답 24 : 메리 크리스마스의 참된 의미(눅2:8-14) 12/25/2022
우리가 하는 “메리 크리스마스”라는 인사는 기쁘고 즐거움으로 그리스도를 높이고 예배한다는 뜻이다.
무엇을 기뻐하고 즐거워하며 예배해야 할 것인가? 우리가 그리스도를 믿는다고 할 때는 그 분에 관한 적어도 다섯 가지의 영적 사실을 붙잡고 믿는 것이다. 그것을 기뻐하고 즐거워하는 것이 믿음이다.
첫째는 영세 전에 계셨던 그리스도이다. 그 말은 그 분이 단순히 인간이 아니고, 하나님 자신이었다는 뜻이다.
그래서 인간이 스스로 해결할 수 없는 창3장의 저주, 인생의 근본 저주를 해결할 수 있었던 것이다.
둘째는 그 분이 육신을 입고, 인간의 모습으로 이 땅에 오신 것이다. 오늘 그 이유를 분명히 잡아야 한다.
셋째는 그 분이 대속의 죽음과 부활을 믿는 것이다. 제사장, 왕, 선지자의 권세를 가지고, 우리가 받을 모든 저주를 대신 받으시고, 부활해서 우리에게 하나님의 자녀로 하나님의 축복을 누리며 사는 새 생명을 주신 것이다.
넷째는 그 분이 이 땅에 다시 오신다는 것을 믿는 것이다. 언제 다시 오실까? 이 그리스도를 통해 구원받기로 작정된 모든 자들이 구원받는 날이다(마24:14). 그래서 우리의 전도와 선교가 중요하다. 하나님은 우리를 통해 전도가 되어질 수 밖에 없도록 모든 만남, 일, 문제, 아픔까지도 증거로 바꾸어주신다고 약속하신 것이다(행1:8)
다섯째는 모든 인생은 그 분 앞에서 마지막 심판을 받을 것이다(계20:11-15). 우리도 악한 행위가 많다.
그래서 나를 대신해 십자가에서 저주와 심판을 미리 받으신 그리스도를 붙잡는 것이다.
그 이후에 성도는 새 하늘과 새 땅에서 영원한 삶, 행복을 누리는 것이다.
- 왜 그리스도께서 인간으로 오셨을까? 이 성탄절에 우리가 정말 기뻐하고 즐거워해야 하는 이유가 무엇인가?
한마디로 하면 그분이 인간의 모습을 가지고, 인간이 겪어야 하는 적어도 세가지 저주를 끝내야 했기 때문이다.
죄에 대한 저주이다(원죄, 조상죄, 자범죄). 사단에게 묶여 당하는 저주이다(운명). 영원한 지옥 저주이다.
우리의 저주가 그냥 끝난 것이 아니다. 그리스도께서 직접 인간의 몸으로 오셔서(성육신, 비하), 십자가에서 처 절한 수치, 고통, 죽음으로 우리가 받을 모든 저주를 끝내신 것이다(대속).
그리스도에게는 너무 고통스런 시간이지만 우리에게는 너무 기쁘고, 감사 할 수 밖에 없는 시간이 된 것이다.
1) 하나님이 천사들을 보내어 들판에서 양을 치던 목자들에게 이 기쁨의 소식(복음)을 전해준 것이다(10절).
우리를 구원하기 위해서 그리스도가 오셨는데, 그 분은 마구간의 구유 위에 있을 것이라고 했다(11-12절)
하나님이 인간의 몸을 입으신 것도 낮아지심인데, 출생하는 장소도 가장 비천한 말 구유였다.
그것이 하나님의 아들이 인간의 몸을 입고 오신 표적(증거)가 될 것이라고 했다.
2) 이때에 하늘의 천군과 천사가 함께 찬송하는 소리가 들려온 것이다(13-14절)
“지극히 높은 곳에서는 하나님께 영광이요 땅에서는 하나님이 기뻐하신 사람들 중에 평화로다”, 무슨 의미일까?
① “지극히 높은 곳에서는 하나님께 영광”이라는 말은 무슨 뜻일까?
우리의 대속을 위해 인간의 몸으로 오셨지만 그 분이 모든 영광을 받으실 하나님이라는 뜻이다.
② “땅에서는 기뻐하심을 입은 자들의 평화”라는 말은 무슨 뜻일까? 온통 세상은 분쟁과 전쟁만 가득하다.
그래서 그리스도께서 주신 중요한 축복 중에 축복이 평화이다. 그래서 화목 제물이 되셨다고 했다
첫째는 하나님과 누리는 평화이다. 모든 인생의 문제가 하나님과의 관계가 깨져서 시작된 것이다.
그런 인생이 하나님과 평화를 누리고, 하나님의 축복을 누릴 자가 되도록 그리스도가 오신 것이다(엡2:14)
둘째는 내 안에 주시는 평화이다. 첫 인생이 타락하면서 수치, 근심, 두려움이 가득한 인생이 되었다(창3:1-10).
그런 우리가 이제 그리스도 안에서 하나님이 주시는 평화를 누릴 수 있게 된 것이다(요14:27)
마지막으로는 이제 모든 인생 뿐 아니라 만물까지도 하나님과 화평을 누리게 만드셨다고 한 것이다(골1:20)
- 이 그리스도를 나의 구주로 영접해서 하나님의 자녀가 될 때 세가지의 축복을 누릴 자가 되는 것이다.
1) 그리스도께서 낮아지시고, 고난을 당하시고, 저주를 받으심으로 다 끝내신 것이다(요19:30)
그런데 왜 내게 문제, 고통, 수치가 또 오는가? 문제 아니다. 그 시간이 갈보리를 체험하는 시간이다.
내 문제가 그리스도가 당한 수치, 고통과는 비교도 안 되지만 그것이 갈보리를 체험할 기회는 된다.
그래서 아픔의 시간에 그리스도의 고난을 묵상해보면 중요한 치유가 이루어질 것이다(사53:5).
2) 이제부터 우리는 하나님의 영광을 누릴 자가 된 것이다.
이것은 창조 때부터 인생이 가진 축복이었다(창1:27, 2:7)
① 그리스도가 이 축복을 회복시키기 위해서 하나님의 영광을 가지고 오신 것이다(요1:14).
이 그리스도를 우리 안에 영접한 순간 우리는 이 하나님의 영광을 가진 자가 된 것이다(사60:1-2).
② 우리가 조금만 믿음으로, 기도로, 24로 이 하나님의 영광을 누리면 내 인생에 빛이 나게 되어 있다.
그 빛 앞에 흑암은 꺽이고, 우리 인생은 하나님의 영광을 드러내는 빛의 작품이 되는 것이다.
③ 사람 앞에서, 사람 때문에, 사람의 것으로 이것을 찾으려고 애쓰지 마라. 결국 속는다.
완전하시고 영원하신 하나님 앞에서, 하나님 때문에, 하나님의 것으로 존귀한 자가 된 것이다.
내 안에 하나님의 영광이 가득한 축복을 누리라. 그것이 성령 충만이고, 보좌화의 축복이다
억울하게 팔려간 요셉이, 양을 치던 다윗이, 도망자였던 모세가, 핍박자였던 바울이 이 축복을 누린 것이다.
3) 여기서 따라오는 축복이 그 분이 주시는 평화이다. 정말로 우리에게 필요한 것이 이것이다.
① 하나님과의 평화를 누리라(롬5:1)
하나님을 예배하고(예배 중심), 하나님을 바라보고(기도 중심), 하나님과 소통하는 법을 훈련하라(묵상 중심)
내가 영적인 힘을 얻고(영성, 영적 써밋의 축복), 그때 모든 문제의 배후에 있는 어둠이 무너진다(롬16:20).
② 그때 내 마음에 하나님이 주시는 평안이 임한다.
마귀는 계속 문제, 갈등, 어려움으로 내 마음의 평안을 뺏아가려고 한다.
그래서 마음의 병도 든다(스트레스, 우울증, 공황장애, 정신문제). 몸에도 병이 든다(콜레스테롤, 당뇨, 암)
모든 것을 감사로 바꾸어 기도해보라. 하나님의 평안이 나를 주장하신다고 했다(빌4:6-7)
③ 그때 사람들과의 평화가 회복된다. 다 돌아올 것이고, 아버지의 집은 영화롭게 될 것이라고 했다(사60:4-7)
내가 애쓰고 노력해서 되는 것이 아니다. 생각만 바꾸고, 믿음만 회복하면 된다.
결론-갈수록 어려운 세상이다. 그러나 그래서 오신 그리스도의 세가지 절대 해답을 확실하게 잡으라(절대 믿음).
그리스도는 나를 위해 가장 낮은 모습으로 우리에게 오신 것이다(절대 구원). 그리스도는 죽으시고 부활해서 내게 그의 영광을 주신 것이다(절대 축복). 그리스도는 내게 평화를 주시고, 나를 평화의 사도로 삼은 것이다(절대 미션)
메리 크리스마스의 참된 의미(눅2:8-14) 12/25/2022 December 25, 2022The 24 Answer of the 1st 2nd 3rd RUTC:
A Church Leader that Stands as God’s Masterpiece (Ephesians 4:6-12) 12/18/2022
God desires to make the lives of His saved people into a masterpiece. That is His absolute reason for saving us, being with us, answering us, and blessing us. He desires us to glorify His church and save the 237 nations and the future generations. That is his absolute goal that he desires to fulfill by forming us into His masterpieces.
God created life to be that way from the beginning. He created us in his own image (Genesis 1:27), He poured over His power on us (Genesis 2:7) and blessed every home and every work of mankind (Genesis 2:8-18).
Genesis 3 caused mankind to completely lose this blessing. They became deceived by Satan, the authority of darkness (Genesis 3:1-4), fell into arrogance that led to crimes (Genesis 3:5), their relationship with God was severed (Genesis 3:6-8), and lost everything that God had given them. God sent his son to restore this lost blessing. That is salvation.
There are three powers that God gives to the saved people.
First, it is the power of the gospel (Romans 1:16-17). He freed us from all curses and made us someone that will enjoy God-given blessings.
Second, it is the power of the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:8). We are no longer weak and lacking. God will make us witnesses to the ends of the earth through the power of the Holy Spirit. Everything and anything will become evidence.
Third, it is the power of light (Isaiah 60:1-7). It doesn’t matter if the darkness covers the earth. The moment we received Christ who came as the light, we became a child of light that possess the power of light. We will save people, finances, and the church. It will be a masterpiece of light. The lay leaders are the ones who will be the model of this blessing and be used by God. Starting next week, we must raise new lay leaders. If the Lay leaders become the masterpiece of the gospel, masterpiece of the Holy Spirit, and the masterpiece of light first, they will be able to save everything.
- What is the beginning of a Church leader? It is the position itself that God gives through his grace.
1) He is the Father of all creation, He is above all creation, and He is among all creation as the triune God (6).
① Whether the lay leaders are raised through appointments or votes, whatever the method, they happen with God’s permission. That is why the church must pray with the faith that all things that go on in the church happen within God’s sovereignty.
② When Jesus appointed His 12 disciples, he prayed all night and chose the 12 (Luke 6:12-16). When the Mark’s Upper Room appointed Matthias over Judas, they did so by a lottery (Acts 1:26). When they chose their deacons, the congregation cast a vote (Acts 6:5). Whatever the outcome, they believed in God’s sovereignty and became united.
2) A position that gets filled that way is a gift of grace that only God gives (7). Since it is given by God, there is nothing to be arrogant or boastful about. We must all live in deep humbleness and thanksgiving. Salvation was given to us as a gift of grace (Ephesians 2:8-9). It does not come from our deeds or efforts. The grace and answers we will receive is also God’s grace. Evangelist Paul lived his entire life with this confession (1 Corinthians 15:10). Satan makes us lose hold of this grace. We mistakenly think that we can either do something, or we can’t do anything.
3) The blessing of blessings that a lay leader who is raised this way will enjoy is the blessing of the Throne.
① When Christ ascended into heaven, he gave each person a position as a gift (8).
Even now, the one who ascended into heaven is the one who blesses all lay leaders that Christ appointed.
② The blessing of the Triune God, the Throne, and the blessing of saving the 3 ages will come upon us. The specific content is the 3,9,3 prayer. A Church leader can lack many things. However, if they enjoy the deepest of things of prayer, everything will stem from it (blessing of Tower).
- This is the blessing that the Church leaders that arise this way will enjoy. The masterpiece of the Church leader is what comes from it.
1) There are many Church leaders in the church. The Triune God has raised some people as priests, some as evangelists who proclaim the gospel, some as pastors, and some as teachers in the Bible (12). Not only elders, deacons, and encouragers are lay leaders of the church. All people who carry out the important works of God in the church are lay leaders. Because they need to do important errands in the church, they must receive important blessings and answers. They will have no choice but to become God’s masterpiece.
2) God desires for all Church leaders to become three masterpieces (12).
God desires for the Church leaders themselves to become the best masterpiece before God (rightful masterpiece). “This position makes us whole.” It is talking about the grace and answers that Church leaders themselves will enjoy. How can we do God’s work when we are so lacking? It is hard to even do work in this world. Therefore, when we go forth looking for God’s grace all the more, He will give us all the wisdom, power, and strength to handle all things (Romans 12:6-8, 1 Corinthians 12:4-11).
② With that spiritual gift, God desires us to become masterpieces to serve all congregations (necessary masterpiece). It says, “to equip his people for works of service.” People who do “service” are called the “servants” (Colossians 1:23, 25). They are not people who are served or demand things of others. They think of what the congregation may need before others and serve them. They notice what the church members may need and have the heart to help quietly. To show this posture, Jesus washed the dirty feet of his disciples (John 13:14). There are individuals that discover what others need before anyone else and serve according to the needs. They become acknowledged, and they succeed.
③ Through me, the masterpiece of the entire church standing firmly will be established (absolute masterpiece). “So that the body of Christ may be built up.” There is no reason for the church to shake or crumble.
- There are three missions that the Church leaders and the church, that is the body of Christ, must be strengthened to carry out. From there, the conclusion of the Church leader and the future of the church is revealed. There are three courtyards that must be restored within the temple.
1) Courtyard of the gentiles. Within the church, all people of all nations must come together as one and share their strength. The Israelites of the Old Testament lost hold of this, so they became slaves and captives of the gentiles.
2) Courtyard of the children. We are preparing the future for our remnants (the ones who remained, the ones who remain, the ones who will remain, and the ones who will leave behind), who are the future generations. Therefore, we are told not to treat children harshly (Mark 10:13-14). It is because they are the future of God’s Kingdom and the future of the church. We will start the summit school in the new year. All churches and lay leaders should try to pray, devote themselves with their talents, and support them through offering.
3) Courtyard of prayer. The mystery by which the church is strengthened is the power of prayer (Pastor Charles Spurgeon and his co-workers in prayer). All there for the congregation and lay leaders to do when they gather is pray, and all there is to do when they disperse is evangelize. Everything will become a masterpiece.
Conclusion – Have you been facing many problems throughout the year? It was God’s time schedule and process in which he makes you a masterpiece. Many new lay leaders will be appointed and raised. May all congregation and Church leaders become established as God’s masterpiece.
A Church Leader that Stands as God’s Masterpiece (Ephesians 4:6-12) 12/18/2022 December 18, 20221,2,3 RUTC 응답 24 : 하나님의 작품으로 서는 중직자(엡4:6-12) 12/18/2022
하나님은 구원받은 우리의 인생을 하나님의 최고 작품으로 만드시기를 원하신다. 그것이 우리를 구원하시고, 우리 가운데서 함께 해서 응답하시고 축복하시는 절대 이유이다. 그렇게 해서 하나님의 교회를 영화롭게 하고, 237 모든 민족과 후대까지 살리기를 원하신다. 우리를 하나님의 작품으로 만들어서 반드시 하고자 하시는 절대 목표이다.
처음부터 하나님은 인생을 그렇게 창조하셨다. 그래서 하나님 형상으로 지으시고(창1:27), 하나님의 능력을 부으시고(창2:7), 인간이 사는 장소, 하는 모든 것을 축복하셨다(창2:8-18).
이 축복을 완전히 잃어버리게 만든 것이 창3장 사건이다. 어둠의 권세인 사단에게 속고(창3:1-4), 그래서 교만에 빠져 범죄하고(창3:5), 하나님과의 관계가 끊어지면서(창3:6-8) 하나님이 주신 모든 것을 잃어버린 것이다.
하나님은 그 아들을 보내어 이 잃어버린 축복을 회복하고 살라는 것이다. 그것이 구원이다.
그 구원받은 받은 자에게 주시는 세가지 능력이 있다.
첫째는 복음의 능력이다(롬1:16-17). 모든 저주에서 해방 받고, 하나님의 축복을 누릴 자로 만들어놓으신 것이다.
둘째는 성령의 능력이다(행1:8). 더 이상 약하고 부족한 자가 아니다. 성령의 능력으로 땅끝까지 증인이 되게 만드시겠다는 것이다. 뭐든지 증거가 되도록 만들어주시겠다는 것이다.
셋째는 빛의 능력이다(사60:1-7). 어둠이 세상을 덮어도 상관없다. 빛으로 오신 그리스도를 영접한 순간 빛의 자녀, 빛의 능력을 가진 자가 된 것이다. 사람도 살리고, 경제도 살리고, 교회도 살린다. 빛의 작품이다.
이 축복에 모델이 되고, 먼저 쓰임 받을 자들이 중직자들이다. 다음 주부터 새로운 중직자들이 세워져야 한다.
중직자들이 먼저 복음의 작품이 되고, 성령의 작품이 되고, 빛의 작품이 되면 다 살리는 것이다.
- 중직자의 시작이 무엇인가? 성삼위 하나님이 은혜로 주신 직분이라는 것이다.
1) 만유의 아버지시요, 만유 위에 계시고, 만유를 통일하시고, 만유 가운데 계신 성삼위 하나님이시다(6절)
① 직분자들을 교회가 임명하든지 투표를 해서 하든지 어떤 방법으로 하든지 하나님의 허락 속에서 되어진다.
그래서 교회는 모든 일이 하나님의 주권 속에서 이루어지도록 믿음을 가지고 기도해야 한다.
② 예수님이 열두 제자들을 임명할 때도 밤새 하나님께 기도하고 그 중에 열둘을 임명을 했다고 했다(눅6:12-16)
마가 다락방 교회가 그렇게 기도 속에서 유다 대신 맛디아를 세울 때는 제비 뽑기를 했다(행1:26).
집사를 세울 때는 성도들이 투표를 했다(행6:5). 어떤 결과가 나오든지 하나님의 절대 주권을 믿고 하나되었다.
2) 그렇게 해서 세워지는 직분은 오직 하나님이 주시는 은혜의 선물이라는 것이다(7절).
하나님 은혜로 주신 것이기 때문에 교만할 것도, 자랑할 것도 없다. 한없는 겸손과 감사 속에 살아야 한다.
구원도 은혜로 주신 선물이다(엡2:8-9). 우리의 행위나 열심에서 나오는 것이 아니라는 것이다.
우리가 받을 은혜와 응답도 은혜이다. 전도자 바울이 평생 그 고백을 하고 산 것이다(고전15:10)
사단은 성도가 이 은혜를 놓치게 만든다. 내가 뭔가를 할 수 있다고 착각하고, 나는 할 수 없다고 속게 한다.
3) 이렇게 해서 세워지는 중직자들이 누릴 축복 중에 축복이 보좌의 축복이다.
① 그리스도께서 보좌로 올라가시면서 각 사람에게 주신 선물이 직분이라고 했다(8절)
지금도 하늘 보좌로 올라가신 그리스도께서 세우신 모든 중직자들을 축복하시는 것이다.
② 기도할 때 성삼위 하나님의 축복, 보좌의 축복, 3시대 살리는 축복이 임한다. 그 구체적 내용이 3,9,3 기도이다. 중직자는 다른 거 부족해도 된다. 누구보다도 기도의 깊은 것을 누리면 거기서 다 나온다(망대의 축복)
- 그렇게 세워지는 중직자들이 누릴 축복이다. 여기서 나오는 것이 중직자의 작품이다.
1) 교회 안에는 여러 중직자들이 있다.
성삼위 하나님께서 어떤 사람은 사도로, 어떤 사람은 선지자로, 어떤 사람은 복음 전하는 자로, 어떤 사람은 목 사로, 어떤 사람은 교사로 세우셨다고 했다(12절). 장로, 집사, 권사만 중직자가 아니다.
하나님의 교회에서 중요한 심부름을 해야 하는 모든 일군들이 중직자들이다.
중요한 심부름을 해야 하기 때문에 중요한 축복과 응답을 받아야 하는 것이다. 하나님 작품이 될 수 밖에 없다.
2) 하나님은 모든 중직자들을 세가지 작품으로 만들어지기를 원하시는 것이다(12절)
① 중직자 자신이 하나님 앞에 최고의 작품이 되기를 원하신다(당연한 작품).
“이 직분이 성도를 온전하게 한다”고 했다. 그 속에 중직자 자신이 있다.
부족한 우리가 어떻게 하나님의 일을 하겠냐? 세상 일도 하기가 어렵다.
그래서 더 하나님의 은혜를 바라보고 가니까 감당할 모든 지혜, 능력, 힘도 주신다(롬12:6-8, 고전12:4-11)
② 그 은사를 가지고 모든 성도를 섬기는 작품이 되기를 원하신다(필연적 작품).
“봉사의 일을 하게 하며”라고 했다. 봉사(Service)하는 사람을 서번트(Servant)라고 한다(골1:23, 25).
대접받고, 명령하는 자가 아니다. 성도들이 무엇을 필요로 하는지를 먼저 생각해서, 먼저 봉사하는 사람들이다.
다른 성도의 부족한 부분이나 필요한 것을 보면 말없이 내가 도와야겠다는 생각이 앞서는 자들이다.
성찬식에서 예수님이 제자들에게 서로의 피곤하고 냄새나는 발을 닦아주라고 한 이유가 그것이다(요13:14)
가정에서도, 직장에서도 남이 필요로 하는 것을 찾아내서 하는 먼저 섬기는 사람들이 있다. 인정받고 성공한다.
③ 그렇게 해서 나 때문에 교회 전체가 든든히 서도록 만드는 작품이 되는 것이다(절대적 작품).
“그리스도의 몸을 세우려 함이니라”고 했다. 교회가 흔들리거나 무너질 이유가 없다.
- 이렇게 중직자와 그리스도의 몸인 교회가 힘을 얻어서 해야 하는 세가지 미션이 있다.
거기서 중직자의 결론과 교회의 미래가 나온다. 성전 안에 반드시 회복해야 할 세가지 뜰이 그것이다.
1) 이방인의 뜰이다. 교회 안에는 모든 민족이 와서 함께 하나 되고, 힘을 나누는 역사가 있어야 한다.
구약의 이스라엘 백성들이 이것을 놓쳐서 모든 축복 놓치고, 오히려 이방인들의 노예와 포로가 된 것이다.
2) 어린이의 뜰이다. 우리의 후대를 렘넌트(남은 자, 남는 자, 남을 자, 남길 자)로 알고, 미래 준비시키는 것이다.
어린 아이를 함부로 대하지 말라고 한 이유다(막10:13-14). 하나님 나라와 교회의 미래이기 때문이다.
새해부터 써밋 스쿨이 시작된다. 모든 교회와 중직자는 기도하고, 내 달란트로 헌신하고, 헌금으로 지원해봐라.
3) 기도의 뜰이다. 교회가 지속해서 힘을 얻는 비밀이 기도의 능력이다.
모든 성도와 중직자들은 모이면 기도하고, 흩어지면 전도할 것 밖에 없다. 모든 것이 작품이 되게 할 것이다.
결론-한 해 동안 여러 가지 문제 어려움을 겪었는가? 하나님이 나를 작품으로 만드는 시간표이요, 과정이었다.
이제 여러 중직자들이 임명되고, 세워질 것이다. 모든 성도와 중직자들이 하나님의 작품으로 세워지기를 축복한다.
하나님의 작품으로 서는 중직자(엡4:6-12) 12/18/2022 December 18, 2022The 24 Answer of the 1st 2nd 3rd RUTC:
The Believer Who Makes a Masterpiece of Light (Isaiah 60:1-2). 12/11/2022
God has given us a gift, light. It can save lives and shine light to the world. The Bible explains this light as a spiritual blessing. When forces of darkness worked amidst the world due to the corruption of the spiritual world, God granted the light that overcame the darkness. Christ came as that very light (John 1:1-5). Christ became flesh and came as the light to the world, but the world did not recognize him (John 1:9-10). People still do not know who Christ, He who came to the world as the light to overcome darkness, is as they live their lives. As a result, verse two of the passage states, “darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples.” Why is the world so corrupted, people so evil, and everything so difficult? Simply put, the world is filled with masterpieces made by spirits of darkness. Darkness has covered culture and even science. It is not only the world that has become more convenient through the power of science. Wars and destruction continue through cutting-edge military weapons. Nuclear and chemical weapons that can destroy the world have already been created. Family problems, addiction, and mental problems will only become more severe. Everything will become a masterpiece of darkness. How should believers live during these times? God desires to use us as ones who make masterpieces of light.
- We must open three kinds of spiritual eyes first.
1) Eyes to see the spiritual fact. There was spiritual corruption before the visible worldly corruption took place. It is a spiritual fact (Genesis 1:2). We must first realize that there are works of darkness working behind and at the root of all problems in the world.
2) Eyes to see spiritual problems. Why did Adam and Eve fall? It was a spiritual problem of being deceived by the spiritual being Satan (Genesis 3:5). When we see people who are failures, weak, and crumbling with this set of eyes, we revive ourselves and them. Unbeknownst to themselves, people are bound by darkness. People who were used to kill Jesus were also used that way (Luke 22:53).
3) Eyes to see the spiritual stream. This is what is meant by that darkness will cover the entire world. Thus, problems, conflict, and suffering come to all fields (family, business, school, region). Darkness is flowing.
- God has given us the power of light that can overcome this darkness.
1) The moment we accept Christ, we already possess the power of light (verse 1).
① It is because He who came as the light is in me. That is the blessing of salvation. The curses and destiny that dim my heart and life and lead me to darkness and the Devil working behind that cannot control me anymore. Therefore, it says, “For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord” (Ephesians 5:8). Confess and proclaim this faith.
② It said that there will no longer be darkness when we go to the new heaven and earth when the Lord returns. It is because Christ the Lamb has become our eternal light and lamp (Revelations 21:23).
2) Raise the tower of prayer to enjoy this light in me realistically. A tower is a place that is ready to receive the Kings’ news and a place that is ready to fight in case of enemies come.
① It says that God is our fortified tower (Proverbs 18:10). It says God’s people are safe there. It is a time for me to meet God, draw near Him, and receive God’s help. Our scheduled worship and prayer are that time. A tower is when we meditate on God and the given Word alone. Do that continuously(Ephesians6:18), and when doing it for 24 hours, do it by praying the 3,9,3 prayer while breathing. The darkness in me will be healed.
② God said He will send the watchmen to that tower Himself (Isaiah 62:6-7).
He mobilizes heavenly angels and sends us helpers when we are weak, lacking, and faced with a crisis. Until God receives praise by raising us who are lacking and weak, He will give no rest. Raise this in my family, school, workplace, and business.
③ The stream of the field I am in changes to a stream of light at that time. A culture of light is created. Joseph and David, who had this mystery, saved an afflicted king (Genesis 41:38, 1 Samuel 15:14-16), and Philip saved a region covered in darkness called Samaria (Acts 8:4-8). This blessing has been given to us in this age.
- The blessing that follows is the masterpiece of light. God promised that at least three masterpieces will be made in my life (verses 3-5).
1) It is a masterpiece of a platform that gathers people who need this blessing of light around me (verses 3-4).
① It said that nations and kings will come to the light I enjoy. This is the blessing of missions and evangelism that saves the 237. It says that crowds will come to me, and the crumbling and dying posterity will come. It is a blessing to save posterity. There is no greater happiness than when someone I met receives the answer of Christ and becomes revived and when a life of posterity is changed.
② Accurately relay Christ. Pray that the power of light will work and destroy the dankness working behind. A masterpiece of the field will be made, and disciples to go together will arise. That is the upper room and regional church. A disciple like Paul was raised through the gospel that martyr Stephen relayed once while being stoned to death due to persecution (Acts 7:58).
2) My business becomes a masterpiece of light to where it saves the world covered in darkness (verse 5). The entire economy of the world is one of darkness, corruption, and curses. The poor always remain poor, and the rich crumble even as the rich.
① It is not merely a financial blessing. It says that your heart will throb and swell with joy, and the wealth on the seas will be brought to you. When God pours the blessing of the throne and the blessing of light upon my work and business, my business becomes a business of light.
② God is saying that He will allow us to enjoy the blessing of the economy of light that saves the 237 covered in darkness and amidst suffering. All people of God in the Bible enjoyed this blessing (Genesis 14:14, Romans 16:1,3-4, 16:23).
3) What is made through that is the masterpiece called the church (verses 6-7). It says that God will glorify that church so that it is bound for all nations to gather there and testify.
① Become a masterpiece that can help all churches at a time when churches are losing strength.
② Become a masterpiece that can be relayed to the posterity at a time when churches are crumbling. God is creating that masterpiece through our small faith, small labor, and small devotion.
Conclusion – God gave this covenant during an age when the temple was destroyed, and the posterity had become captives. Do not be deceived by anything. We are those who have the light of Christ that overcomes darkness. May you raise your tower, enjoy the power of light, and become a masterpiece of light.
The Believer Who Makes a Masterpiece of Light (Isaiah 60:1-2). 12/11/2022 December 11, 2022