Mystery that saves the age of disasters
Acts 2:41~42 Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day. They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #93 Jesus is All the World to Me (#93 in previous version)
Disasters continue to come without cease in this world. Most religions say that a beautiful world will come in the future, but the Bible tells us that there will be wars in many places, and disasters like earthquakes and famine will increase in the last days. In the Scripture, three thousand disciples to save the age of disasters were raised in the field in the Early Church. However, the church has lost its strength and the number of believers is decreasing. What have we lost hold of? What must we restore?
1. What we must find
What we absolutely need to find is what we have lost. These include things we have lost physically in our daily life, things we have lost in our heart and thoughts, and most importantly things we have lost spiritually. However, while the church is unable to give the right answer concerning this, many religious movements including the New Age movement is influencing many people with wrong answers. Correct exercise can help you find balance in your life; likewise, deep meditation inside of the Gospel can correctly cure illnesses of the mind, and prayer inside of the Gospel can cure spiritual aspects.
2. What we must heal
Know that the things that were lost or illnesses of the mind did not suddenly appear out of nowhere, but that they began from old problems from a young age. The answer to heal this is in the Scripture. The Early Church held on to the covenant of Christ who will restore all problems and devoted themselves to prayer. This is talking about great concentration. If you hold on to God’s Word and concentrate in prayer, then you will be greatly healed. Once you receive this answer, you will come to help the strange people through which you once fell into trials, help the poor whom you previously ignored, and see important elites. If this happens, you will rightfully see three thousand disciples being raised.
3. What we must restore
There are many things that have been lost and need to be healed, but eventually, all those things will be healed and restored when you restore your relationship with God. We have been created to be with God. Therefore, what we need most is the Gospel. If you are healed of all the things that you had once lost, then you will see God’s time schedule. The important work of the Holy Spirit began when the day of the Pentecost came, a crippled man rose up at the ninth hour of prayer, the church at Antioch was raised due to the persecution of Stephen, and missionaries were sent to the fields of the world in the midst of many time schedules of persecution.
- Quietly reflect on yourself and deeply meditate on what you have lost, what you must heal, and what you must restore.
Evangelism Disciple Message / 2011.3.22.