2016. 09. 12. Monday.
Continuation of the rightfulness, inevitability and absoluteness of the saved(Acts 12:1~25)
Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down, because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last. But the word of God increased and multiplied(23~24).
Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #84 The Lord of Glory, the Light of Earth(#96 in previous version)
Our future is decided by the standards we use to make decisions. Our decisions are this important. It is also our decisions that make the difference between a person who receives great answers and another who receives continuous suffering. The decisions we make as children of God must be different. No matter what we must decide with the Word of God as our essence of life, roots, standards, and direction. Also, we need to decide on what God desires according to the standard of the Word of Gospel. Then, we can continue the rightful, inevitable and absolute work of the saved. There is something we need to know beforehand.
1. Cause of failure
Satan is leading us even now to a path of failure. He deceives us from knowing God and leads us to live our lives believing in ourselves. Furthermore, he makes us align the standards of our decisions in life with the direction of material wealth and false success. If we are inside of this, we cannot escape the disasters and failures that come to the world that has left God, no matter what we choose.
2. Life of the evangelist that escapes failure
The children of God have been chosen to block the disasters and failure of this age. That is why we must not only escape failure but also live the life of doing the work that God desires, which is testifying the Gospel. For this purpose, we just need to enjoy the rightful blessings that are in the Gospel every day. Also, we simply need to live our lives today, which God uses to fulfill His necessary plan in our lives. And we just need to pray for the absolute commission of world evangelization that God has given us and live a life of challenging towards this.
3. Method of the life of the evangelist(one heart, whole heart, continuation)
God fulfills His plan for the age through the people who have made their new imprints, roots, and nature with the Gospel. We are the main figures to be used for this work. That is why we must hold on to the Gospel(Acts 1:1, 3, 8) and focus every day. Then, we will be able to challenge to save the world with the uniqueness that God has granted us. Furthermore, God will crumble down all disasters, work by His power of re-creation, and reveal God’s eternal glory.
[Prayer of the Evangelist] Creator God! Let only Your Gospel become my life’s essence, roots, standard, and direction. Let me live the life that challenges to receive the answer of uniqueness that saves the world inside the power of the Gospel.
Core Training Message / 2007. 05. 28.
[Bible Reading] Amos 1.
[Gospel Memory Verse] For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit(1 Peter 3:18).