Person to receive the greatest blessing
Haggai 2:4~10 “This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘In a little while I will once more shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land. I will shake all nations, and what is desired by all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,’ says the Lord Almighty. (6~7)
Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #320 How I Praise Thee, Precious Savior (#350 in previous version)
In the Bible, those who were scattered, left behind for the evangelism movement, and remained to accurately relay the Gospel to the next generation, received God’s greatest blessings. However, these individuals did not live comfortably with amazing circumstances. They were people who were victorious through faith amidst slavery in Egypt, captivity in Babylon, and colonization under Rome. God has called us in this age to be those who are scattered, left behind and remain. Because God prepared the greatest blessings, we must prepare our faith without falling into unbelief.
1. Reason for faith
Joseph and Moses never wavered, knowing that God sent them to Egypt with an important reason in mind. Samuel and David uncovered a significant reason while suffering greatly by the Philistines. While a Babylonian captive, Haggai discovered the reason through God’s Word. This is when God promised to move the heavens, earth, land and water. The Gospel is faint while spiritual problems are grave. The church has no interest in sharing the Gospel, but the world is in an age of crises. When we hold on to the vital reason God gave to us by faith, God will do the work.
2. Faith of believing in the spiritual science
Christ is the science of all sciences. Christ is the true priest who demolished all sins and disasters, the true king who utterly destroyed the authority of Satan, and the true prophet who bound the background and power of hell and opened up a way to God. The moment you believe in this spiritual science, the Holy Spirit will work. When you are filled with this faith, the works of the filling of the Holy Spirit will arise. Henceforth, the heavenly forces will mobilize, the forces of darkness will flee, and the kingdom of God will be manifested. Moreover, with this faith, you will know that there are disciples to do world evangelization and souls to be saved waiting. We are the main figures of these answers.
3. Great faith
When the Israelites were facing the most trialing hardship after leaving Egypt, God told them to construct a tabernacle, and to the Early Church members who were on the verge of death, God told them to make disciples of all nations. We are powerless, and the world seems so vast. Hence, we must possess great faith.
- Looking at your past, present and future, make a resolution of faith as one who is scattered, one who is left behind, and one who will remain.
Europe Conference Lecture 1 / 2011.4.19