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Pray : Thank you father for blessing us to worship you and praise you. Please be with us as you promised that For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them." Anoint us with oil of full of holy spirit. We are here to take a rest of our soul in Jesus, we want to take weary and heavy burden off to you and take a light burden that you give us. Lord be with us and take this worship. Thank you Jesus. I pray in Jesus name.
Scripture : Genesis 26:12-15
Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold, because the LORD blessed him. The man became rich, and his wealth continued to grow until he became very wealthy. He had so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.
Subject : Secret of became very wealthy.
I want to share God's grace with you having a subject of Secret of became very wealthy. There is a word of "All goes well" How great it would be if our life could go like " All goes well.
But as you understand well that our life don't move as our intention and our will. I'm wondering if you know Zhuge Liang famous prime minister in Han dynasty or Xiang Yu is popularly known as "Xi Chu Ba Wang. these two men were very famous heros throughout whole chinese history. last word of these men were that Heaven have had not helped and renounced me. If we want real success in life it is to be met the God's will as like Jesus pray that
Matthew 26 : 39 "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will."
It is perfect success if our will and plan is to be met the Father 's will. Bible tells us at the
Numbers 6: 24-26 "The LORD bless you and keep you the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace."'
Deuteronomy 1 ; 11. May the LORD, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand times and bless you as he has promised!
we can look at the man who became a very wealthy at last at the scripture. this man is right Isaac. he became very wealthy under very difficult situation of severe famine. He is the man who escape from severe famine to survive his life. He was empty guy
but he became very wealthy he puts even Philistines envied.
blessing all of you In Jesus name to became very wealthy more than Isaac. I want you to learn the secret thru scripture how Isaac became very wealthy and look back your life and apply it.
1. live God centered life.
You know well who God is. He is almighty. even none christian and other religions know it. this almighty God appears Isaac. What a surprise it is. How good it is if almighty God appears and show you, teach you and council you in the way you should go. We became learn thru bible that Isaac lives completely God centered life
26: 25 Isaac built an altar there and called on the name of the LORD. There he pitched his tent, and there his servants dug a well.
I wish you build an altar wherever you go and call on the name of the LORD. God isn't simply appeared.
Deuteronomy 6:5. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
God appears when we love all our heart and with all our soul and with all our strength. Hoping all of you take this word in yr heart and then God lead and guide your way always and bless you at last. God wants you to call His name as foreign country in Korea rather than afraid, sorrow, dismay, discourage, terrify,
2. Obey the Word of God.
God told Isaac clearly as following
Genesis 26:1-3. Now there was a famine in the land -- besides the earlier famine of Abraham's time -- and Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines in Gerar.
2. The LORD appeared to Isaac and said, "Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land where I tell you to live.
3. Stay in this land for a while, and I will be with you and will bless you. For to you and your descendants I will give all these lands and will confirm the oath I swore to your father Abraham.
Isaac is faced with a severe famine. so he left a land of Canaan and he reach the Philistines on the way go to the Egypt,
Egypt has a fertile land because of nile river. people could live without worry about famine. therefor it is the place where people take refuge. but God appears Isaac not to go to the Egypt and stay the land where God instructed.
At first Isaac wanted to go to Egypt but change his mind and when he obey the word of God, God unimaginably blessed Isaac under severe famine.
12. Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold, because the LORD blessed him.
13. The man became rich, and his wealth continued to grow until he became very wealthy.
If God decide to bless somebody, he could became very wealth without taking a long time. Hoping all of you take this blessing from God without delay even your enemy envy. God's blessing is used jump over any situation and condition. do you want to be blessed and wealth continued to grow until became very wealthy. then please obey Lord‘s word. Hard situations and conditions are problem of human's view point but God's blessing is all weather and all round.
As you might know that Isaac is not farmer but cowboy to take care of sheep. no experience at all to plant seeds and how to reap the crops. he might mention God that he is not farmer which has an experience. he must be afraid to get a new job in foreign country. He might doubt as " is this right God's voice when God told not to go to Egypt". but he obeyed and over come all troubles, difficulties with patient in faith. if you try to get a new job that you have not an experienced at all in korea, don't be worry God be with you and bless you as like blessed Isaac.
Faith is patient.
Rome 5: 3 Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
4. perseverance, character; and character, hope.
Hold promised word of God tightly then promised word is at last fulfilled those who believe in patient.
3. Keep all sins at a distance
What is sin? It is sin when we are in beside God's will. in viewing of worldly criteria, no sins has committed such as Buddhist priest who practice of Buddhistic thru their life. the bible says that It is sin to leave father which means leave His word.
Adam and Eve are good example that they resist God's word, against and break the word of God. that is to leave God and committed sins.
Egypt symbolize a sinful world as spiritual meaning. however we have a hard and difficult time, God never want us to go down the sinful world. God promise us rich blessing If don't leave word of God but remain in living word, dwelling house of the Lord. why we don't enjoy prosperity of God, that is because of sins. We can't enjoy blessing if our mind bear sins and partake sinful world.
Proverb 28: 13.says that He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
Basic desire of Human is to enjoy delicious food and live well. For this people hold sins but sins can't guarantee you to get a wealth as well as eternal life. I wish all of you seize the word of Matthew 6: 31. So do not worry, saying, `What shall we eat?' or `What shall we drink?' or `What shall we wear?' 32. For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them rather than holding sins.
4. Hold a promised word tightly.
Genesis 26:3. Stay in this land for a while, and I will be with you and will bless you. For to you and your descendants I will give all these lands and will confirm the oath I swore to your father Abraham.
Isaac believe faithful God and his promised word what he could success under severe famine. everyone, are you facing with difficult and too dark to see an inch before you. pls hold his promised word. then God bless you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as
your soul is getting along well. where is Isaac? Is here Isaac around us. NO. you and me became a Isaac when we take this lesson with faith. God wants to give rich blessing to everyone of you as like given Isaac and want you to became a very wealthy like Isaac.
I want to share my personnel testimony. I once met a severe famine and it was too dark to look at an inch before me in 1994. I didn't have a pocket money even buy a lunch and transportation fee. I couldn't help it but stay at the office all day long for 8 months. I couldn't pay tuition fee for my children. My wife had to make a money to support family. I was seized by fear and almost panic. It seemed there was no hope. because I'm not an able for business. no smoking, no drinking, no gambling, even a coffee. no under money, have no skills to get a favor from people. there was nothing but pray only what I could do in every night at the church. One Sunday night worship service, paster relayed God's message among pray to congregation that anyone who want to receive a material blessing, to give special offertory to God, and don't have a money now, give a determination offertory. so I write the 100USD on the empty paper and submit to Altar. I asked my wife to borrow 100USD after return home and give to the altar in very next day before change my mind. after one year, I could experience of God's blessing as promised word of Luke 6: 38. Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." Can you guess how much sincere God reward me? it was 13 thousand times.
Beloved congregation
Do you want to be very wealthy? Do you want to enjoy abundant life. Here are secrets that live God centered life. obey his word without doubt. keep all sins at a distance and hold his promised word tightly. Blessing all of you to live victorious life in Jesus name.