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[Mourning for the Messiah] Zechariah 12:10 "And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son. Grace comes from Jesus Christ John 1:14, 16-17 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
[The Spirit of Grace] Hebrews 10:28-29 Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. How much more severely do you think a man deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God under foot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace?
[General Grace of God] 1. Air, water, crops and fruits, nature, medicines etc Matthew 5:45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. Acts 14:17 Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy." Zechariah 10:1 Ask the LORD for rain in the springtime; it is the LORD who makes the storm clouds. He gives showers of rain to men, and plants of the field to everyone. In India no charges for water Medicinal plants in India The total number of plant species in medicinal use in India ranges from 3000 to 8000 species. The first version of this database developed by FRLHT(Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Tradition) with financial support by NMPB (National Medicinal Plants Board) correlates 7263 botanical names with around 1,00,000 vernacular names of plants entities in nine different languages. Ex) Drumsticks[Moringa] The seed pods/fruits, even when cooked by boiling, remain particularly high in vitamin C and are also a good source of dietary fiber, potassium, magnesium and manganese. 2. What I am Psalms 139:14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. 송명희 시인 날 때부터 뇌성마비(cerebral paralysis) 장애를 얻어 절망가운데 살다가 17세에 하나님을 만나 성령으로 거듭나게된다. 그후 약 4년간 하루 5시간씩 기도하며 성경 삼십여번 통독으로 주님의 지도하심을 받아 시를 기록하게 되었고, 저서 스물 네권과 작사 찬양이 백여곡 발표되었다. <나> 나 가진 재물
없으나 3. Where I am Joseph Genesis 50:16-20 So they sent word to Joseph, saying, "Your father left these instructions before he died: 'This is what you are to say to Joseph: I ask you to forgive your brothers the sins and the wrongs they committed in treating you so badly.' Now please forgive the sins of the servants of the God of your father." When their message came to him, Joseph wept. His brothers then came and threw themselves down before him. "We are your slaves," they said. But Joseph said to them, "Don't be afraid. Am I in the place of God? You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.
[Happiness of Thanksgiving] The first reaction of the one who received grace? Thank you! Indian beggars never say “Thank you!” a. Religious reason-Karma(to discharge religious duties) b. Cultural reason They engrave the gratitude on the heart and express it in another way. Christian table prayers Jesus’ table prayers Luke 9:16 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke them. Then he gave them to the disciples to set before the people. Luke 24:30 When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. Thank God for everything 1Thessalonians 5:18 give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
[God’s Grace in Christ] Zechariah 12:10 "And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son. 1. God’s choice and selection Matthew 11:25-27 At that time Jesus said, "I praise[KJV thank] you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure. "All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. 2. Belief in Jesus 1 Corinthians 12:3 Therefore I tell you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus be cursed," and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit. 3. Forgiveness of sins Ephesians 1:6-7 to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace Justification Romans 3:23-26 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished--he did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus. 4. Ministership Romans 15:15-16 I have written you quite boldly on some points, as if to remind you of them again, because of the grace God gave me to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles with the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. 5. Heavenly kingdom 2Timothy 4:18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
[Our Response] 1. Thanks God for his grace 2Corinthisna 4:15 All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God. 2. Abound in good work 2Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. Spirit of grace and supplication_2014.8.31.docx |