2014. 2. 21. Friday.
The commision of the spiritual summit(Acts 19:8~10)
Paul entered the synagogue and spoke boldly there for there months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God(8). This went on for two years, so that all the Jews and Greeks who lived in the province of Asia heard the word of the Lord(10).
Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #412 Far away in the depths of my spirit(#469 in previous version)
In the world right now, the transcendental meditation movement that helps people have the experience of transcending their reality in a state of unconsciousness in on the rise. As they go through such spiritual experience, they place themselves or their desires in the place where God should be. Mankind cannot resolve the problems of life themselves, and yet this meditation movement induces people to feel like they have the power to resolve everything and hinders them from finding God, who is the true solution. If so, then what are the things that we must do as the spiritual summit of this age?
1. Restoration of the kingdom of God
Restoration the world seized by Satan into the kingdom of God is our commision. It is not about meditation where man is the center of all but about meditating on the Word fo God and Knowing the spiritual world, not the unconscious realm. Moreover, it is about the Word of God being deeply imprinted in our souls so that we can restore the kingdom of God with the answer of the spiritual summit. As the ones who have the Gospel, we must know the heart of God for the world.
2. Restoration of the 2nd synagogue movement, the lecture hall movement
Paul, who experienced the restoration of the kingdom of God, went into the synagogues and preached the Word of God full-force. He shared Christ, the one and only way to resolve the problem: the cause of all problems on the face of the earth(Genesis 3), the fall of mankind(Genesis 6), the world trying to become like God(Gensis 11), the demonic culture(Acts 13), the culture of fortunetelling(Acts 16), the world filled with idolatry(Acts 19) and the spiritual problems of individuals that have originated from being separated from God.
3. God's time schedule
God enables us to see the time schedule of the spiritual trend when we restore the kingdom of God and begin the movement that God is pleased with. On the day of Pentecost when those who experienced Christ gather in one place, they foresaw the future that God had prepared in the midst of the important time schedule(Acts 2:5, 41) that God had arranged. We will come to see the time schedule of the disciples arising, the time schedule of the doors of world missions opening and the time schedule of the answer of world evangelization being brought to fulfillment. The works of the Holy Spirit will begin when we give all our attention to God.
[Forum Topic] Let us begin now with meditating deeply on the Word of God. God will begin the restoration of the kingdom of God that we need in this time and age.
Philippine Remnant Conference Lecture 3/2013. 10. 30.
[Minute Meditation] Now is the time to confirm God's plan.
[Today's Word] 1 Corinthians 4~5, Jeremiah 44~45.