Correct beginning

Acts 2:46~47 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

♬ Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #505 Christ for the Whole Wide World (#268 in previous version)

There are times when prayer answers come slowly, but we must also check whether the direction of our prayer is correct. Moses received the command from God to take the Israelites out of Egypt, but he did not follow at first because of his misgivings regarding his weakness. It is because the scars he had and humanism were engraved in him and this, in turn, planted unbelief inside of his heart. In order to receive God’s complete blessing, a correct beginning is important.

1.The miracle of the Gospel movement that is unseen to the eyes
There is a reason why we don’t receive answers no matter how much we pray. It is because of our worldly greed, scars that bring discouragement, and pressure that we must accomplish something. If we discard greed, scars, and pressure and hold onto God’s plan and covenant, then we will discover the blessings we have already received. If we lay everything down and hold onto God’s grace, God’s answers and works will rise. The moment you have the nature of prayer of enjoying the Gospel, the words you say to another person will become an answer to them even if you don’t try to evangelize. If we have the nature of gaining strength through prayer at every moment, answers are bound to come.

2. Miracles of the evidence of the Gospel that are seen to the eyes
Whenever hardships come, we simply need to change the things that are incorrectly engraved in us with the strength of the Gospel. Every time we lay down our wrong nature and change it, God gives us grace. When the Israelites who had the nature of slavery came out from Egypt and were walking through the wilderness, God gave them the blessings of the Passover and PentecostExodus 14:21 and Feast of Ingathering.Exodus 23:16 Because God gives us strength every time we let go of ourselves, we only need to cast aside our worries.

3. Evidence that arises when we hold onto the blood covenant
Moses restored the blood covenant through circumcision and held onto the great evidence of the Exodus through the Passover. Moses discarded all scars and unbelief in his heart as he experienced the Gospel of the blood covenant. Likewise, we can see the answer if we go into the covenant of Jesus Christ when we face a problem. Thereafter, Moses split the Red Sea with the strength from God and experienced faith. If this happens, we will come to thank God whenever or wherever we are even when answers don’t come, amidst blessings that we already received or even amidst suffering.

Forum Topic
Just for one minute, lay yourself down and earnestly ask God for His will and plan.
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