Life of receiving the Word
Acts 2:14~17 “In the last days,” God says, “I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.” (17)
Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #94 I’d Rather Have Jesus (#102 in previous version)
We must hear the voice of God in order to live. The believer must listen to the pastor’s words as God’s voice, and the pastor must listen to the words of the believer as God’s voice. What is the mystery of receiving answers?
1. The living Word
If you hear the voice of God, the Word comes to life. If you relay the Word correctly, the Word comes to life. Also, when you listen to the Word, find a small thing to put into practice, and put it into practice, the Word comes to life. We have important channels through which we hear the voice of God. We have the pulpit message we receive through the church we serve, the Word we share together for the sake of world evangelization, and the Word that the individual must hold on to in the field and receive answers. When you apply this Word to today’s work, events, and people, you will receive important answers from God.
2. The Word that is given to me
Whenever there is an important Word in the Bible, it ends with the expression “declares the Lord.” The pastor must hear the voice of God when he listens to the words of the lay leader, and the lay leader must hear the voice of God when he listens to the words of the pastor. When you meet someone or face an incident, you must hear the voice of God in that. That is when you can save the future generation and the world. You must hear the voice of God not through sound but through the Word. Especially, you must find the Word that is given to you. That is how you can hold on to the historic baton that God will bless and discover a special personal contract with God.
3. The Word of the future
God has given us the blessing to save people through the Word. We relay the Word that we held on to through the pulpit, and works of that Word being fulfilled happen. In the Bible, the covenant to be fulfilled in the future has been given. It is telling us what will happen from now on (Matthew 24:1~25:46, 2 Timothy 3:1~13, Revelations 1:3). This age is an age in which the entire world will face disaster, and there are too many weak churches and believers. Furthermore, there are too many people who are suffering from depression, incurable diseases, diseases of the heart, mental illnesses, and spiritual illnesses. In such an age, you must be able to hold on to and see through the Word what the covenant God has given to you is.
- In what kind of state am I receiving the Word? Am I discovering the Word that God gives to me every day and every week? What is the Word that God has given me today? Deeply meditate.
World Businesspersons’ Convention Camp Training Lecture 2 / 2011.4.12