Only one thing
Acts 1: 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #413 When Peace Like a River Attendeth My Way (#470 in previous version)
Your walk of faith is not about doing a variety of things well, but grabbing hold of one thing properly. Jesus said, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you.” If we receive the filling of the Holy Spirit alone, no matter what the situation, all conflicts, discord and misunderstandings will subside. Through the Word, prayer and evangelism, we enjoy all things and put it into action. What must we do to enjoy the filling of the Holy Spirit?
1. The important start
The Early Church had an important start of only the filling of the Holy Spirit. The work of the Holy Spirit began when the disciples who believed in Jesus’ promise gathered together in one place to pray, and they experienced the answer of the Pentecost that arose in Mark’s upper room. When the disciples of 15 nations who had the conclusion of evangelism scattered into the evangelism field, the Word was fulfilled and they experienced the works of revival in which 3,000 disciples arose. When the work of the Holy Spirit was proclaimed, the crippled beggar stood and walked; they experienced the work of God in which the Ethiopian eunuch received salvation; the persecutor Paul changed into an evangelist; and they were used for the ministry of world evangelization.
2. Continuation for the sake of answers
If you continue and enjoy your personal filling of the Holy Spirit, families will come to life and you will even gain the strength to save the church. Through worship, the work of the Holy Spirit that no person can block arises, the Word is fulfilled, disciples are established, and we can see the answers God has prepared in the field. The church will come to life if we succeed in worship with the mystery of the filling of the Holy Spirit. If the church gains strength, the ministry of missions is possible, influence is exerted to the region’s culture and the true Remnant movement that saves the future descendants will begin.
3. Problems change into blessings
If you lay down your conclusion in only the filling of the Holy Spirit, problems become a platform of blessings. You end up developing the strength to wait while praying in any problem or situation. If you enjoy the strength of prayer, you can see answers even if problems come, and worries about the future change into boldness. You develop the ability of discernment, and like Joseph, you can distinguish between the work that God does and the work that man does. You possess uniqueness regarding Christ, like Paul, and discard your material boastings, and end up triumphing.
-Try meditating upon whether or not you are enjoying ‘only one thing’ in your walk of faith. In addition, realistically anticipate the answer God gives while beginning an important resolution.
Pastor’s Wife Retreat / 2011.5.10