28, July, 2023, Friday.
Heavenly Insurance Regarding True Life(Mark 9:2~8)
Suddenly, when they looked around, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus(8).
Hymn #244 For All the Saints
After Peter made his confession of faith, Jesus took him; James; and John to the Mount of Transfiguration. There, Jesus' clothes became dazzling white, and Elijah and Moses appeared. As such, Peter said that he would put up three shelters for Elijah, Moses, and the Lord. At that moment, a cloud enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud. "This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!" Afterward, Elijah and Moses disappeared and only Christ remained. Here, the turning point that you must hold onto for the rest of your life has been given. Because God is the Creator and the Almighty, all you need to do is find your personal Mount of Transfiguration so that poverty; diseases; and powerlessness can be changed. Building a shelter for Christ is gaining the most important "heavenly insurance" in your life. How can you build a tabernacle for "only Christ"?
1. You Who Are within Absolute Impossibility and God's Absolute Plan
Peter, who was absolutely impossible, discovered God's "absolute plan." Peter knew and confessed, “Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God."(Matthew 16:16) Because he knew the value of "only Christ" who was Jesus, Peter said that he would build a shelter(tabernacle, Mark 2:9). He knew the truth that he had been called as "a royal priesthood, a holy nation, and a chosen people to declare His wonderful light."(1 Peter 2:9)
2. Acknowledge Your Absolute Powerlessness and Believe in God's Absolute Answer
God called the disciples to the Mount of Transfiguration because Calvary, the Mt. of Olives, Mark's upper room, and world evangelization still remained. That couldn't be accomplished through the law of Moses and the power of Elijah. It was possible through the power of the light of "only Christ." That's why you must believe in this "absolute answer."
3. Follow God's Absolute Journey
People from the 237 nations must be able to go to a church that can help change them. In addition, those who are sick must be able to go to a church that has a system to heal them. Finally, the posterity must be able to go to a church that has a system to save them.
All believers must pass through the Mount of Transfiguration. They must also discover God's "absolute plan" within their powerlessness, believe in God's "absolute answer” inside their reality, and follow God's "absolute journey."
[Covenantal Prayer] Dear God, may I go through the Mount of Transfiguration to see Your "absolute plan." Because I don't have any power, may I experience the Mount of Transfiguration to see Your "absolute answer." Because I really don't have any strength, may the Mount of Transfiguration begin so that I can go on Your "absolute journey." In Jesus Christ's name, I pray. Amen.
Immanuel Church Sunday Worship, 1st Service / 17, July, 2022.