People will always put their trust in you
Exodus 19:7~15 The Lord said to Moses, “I am going to come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear me speaking with you and will always put their trust in you.” Then Moses told the Lord what the people had said. (9)
♬ Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #89 Jesus, Rose of Sharon
The only beings created on earth to give worship are people. Worship is a time to connect with God. It means that we must find the essence of man inside of God. Man is dead in his sins and can only be happy when he meets God. Nevertheless, he commits an act of foolishness by seeking God only in the face of sufferings and death. Man is created to believe in God. We who have been created as beings to rule over all creation must hear God’s voice today. This is because God’s plan for us is the same as His plan for Israel - He desires for us to always put our trust in Him. The only thing that is unchanging and eternal is God''s Word.
1. What we must never forget
There are two things that take place while we are living. Satan constantly attacks our lives, and the Holy Spirit of God guides those who are saved. God said “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery,” and He saved us and brought us out from the hand of Satan. When we put our faith in this, we become a kingdom of priests and our status and authority change to that of children of God. Even so, we must remember that if we do not lead our life inside the Gospel, the forces of darkness will attack us. If we pray continuously with the shield of faith and the sword of the Word of God, we can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one and be more than conquerors. We must keep in mind that all these things are a spiritual reality and that although unseen to our eyes, they are real.
2. What we must always do
We must speak of the spiritual reality that we must never forget, the truth. We must make it so that there are no people of God who do not believe because they did not hear. God’s will is to make it heard and known to the future generation (verse 6), elders (verse 7) and all the people (verse 8). You cannot believe unless you hear, and you cannot hear unless someone relays it to you. Sharing this Gospel in the field where we are is evangelism. Going to a place with a different culture than ours and sharing the Gospel is missions. Evangelism and missions are the commission that we must undertake forever. Then how can we continue with the life of spreading the Gospel? We can do it if we experience the power of God. God’s power comes upon us by the Holy Spirit when we put our faith in God. From then on, a new life of living, not with our own strength but with God’s power, will begin.
° Forum Topic - Do we have the Gospel of Christ who saved us from the power of darkness? We must make plans to share the Gospel to people that come to mind right now. Let us check our schedule to see if it is centered around God’s Word and prayer so that today becomes a day in which we experience God’s power.
Immanuel Church Sunday Worship 1st Service / 2009.06.28