Prayer and the spiritual realm




1 Corinthians 2:1~12 We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. (12)





♬ Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #368 Heart Longings (#486 in previous version)





 We are children of God who did not receive the spirit of the world but the Spirit that comes from God alone. God has a plan for all of the problems that come to children of God. Consequently, we must not worry and fall into our problems, but look at our problems in a broad, wide, and deep way. We must look far into the distance and enter into prayer. We will come to experience an important answer at this time.




1. A new start begins if we experience Christ
 There are many people who know about Christ. However, in order to go beyond hearing and knowing about Christ, we need grace. When we sincerely realize the Gospel and mystery of Christ, we will come to realize the answers inside Christ are ours. At this time, we will finally be able to see bigger answers.





2. If our spiritual eyes open, we will factually be able to enjoy
 After we realize the Gospel, we will see the spiritual realm. To what extent can we see it? As we have not received the spirit that comes from the world but the Spirit that comes from God, God reveals to us what He has given us by grace. The Holy Spirit dwells inside of us, guides us, and works in the midst of our prayers. Every place we go to, the angels of heaven are mobilized in the name of Christ, all the forces of darkness are bound, and the kingdom of heaven comes upon that place. We will come to meet the disciples prepared in the field. Then, we will be able to see the state of the nonbeliever. The nonbeliever has been seized by the hand of the devil, is living in the midst of suffering and is worshiping idols. As a result, of course they have no choice but to experience mental problems, physical problems, problems with future descendants and the problem of the afterlife. We will come to enjoy the authority to save nonbelievers lost in these problems.






3. We will come to pray with the spiritual reality
 The essence of prayer is enjoying while possessing the mystery of the spiritual reality. Because there is a sure answer to problems, we must not be afraid, but seek out the solution. Starting from that moment, our eyes of the Gospel will open. We will come to truly realize that Jesus is the Christ and realize there are tremendous blessings inside of Christ. Starting from this moment, we will start to enjoy the lifestyle in which we look up to God. We will start to pray the prayer of giving ourselves to God in the midst of this blessing. We will start to enjoy the power of the Gospel to the point where things are okay no matter what circumstance we are placed in. Even if a problem comes, go into the deep stage of prayer and you will find your answer. Starting from this moment, we will start to enjoy the prayer of enjoying the authority God has given to us. We can bind the forces of fortunetelling, divination and idolatry with the name of Christ. This is the blessing we must enjoy through prayer.






● Forum Topic - Pray that you don''t simply know the Gospel but that the grace of true realization comes upon you.




Remnant Study of Evangelism Lecture 195 / 2009.8.29