The Word and the expertise

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 MONDAY earth.

♬ Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #569 Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us (#442 in previous version)

God’s greatest promise is being with us, ‘Immanuel.’ The start of the blessing of being with God is the Word and prayer. If the prayer of holding on to God’s Word begins for us, our lives will change into a blessing. The hardships that find us from time to time will become opportunities to challenge and become the platform to firmly stand upon God’s covenant. If we want to contain the Word and prayer in our lives, what must we do?

1. Spiritual blessing

The first thing God gave humankind is spiritual blessings. Among all creation, God only made humankind in His image, and commanded us to be fruitful and increase in number and to fill the earth. However, the representative of humankind, Adam and Eve, fell into the temptation of Satan and lost hold of the blessing of being with God. At this time, God gave the Gospel of sending the offspring of the woman. The one who came to this earth as the promised offspring of the woman is Jesus Christ. When we believe in Him, we become children of God and restore the spiritual blessings we had lost.

2. The spiritual top

If we realistically know the spiritual blessing and begin to enjoy this blessing every day, one day, we will stand at the spiritual top. If we stand at the spiritual top, we gain the mystery to overcome all environment and hardships, incidents and problems. This is precisely the filling of the Holy Spirit. God promised to be with His children to the very end of the age, to give the peace the world does not know, and to give the filling of the Holy Spirit so they would receive power. If you concentrate on this Word of promise and hold on to it only, you will enjoy the blessing of the spiritual top.

3. Spiritual summit

God desires for us to be the blessed ones who restore the spiritual blessing, rise to the top and save many people. The Word, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you,” is the greatest promise and answer that God will raise us to the spiritual summit. If you hold on to the covenant, are not deceived by the atmosphere of the world, do your best today, and wait for the works of God, you will see that the blessings that the world cannot follow will become your own.

Forum Topic

What makes you shake in your faith and get deceived? Restore the spiritual blessings that God has given to you today, rise to the spiritual top and do your best in order to change today into a blessed day of giving glory unto God.

New Believer Retreat Lecture 2 / 2013.6.4