Specialty training

Colossians 3:1~4 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. (1~2)

♬ Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #374 Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah (#423 in previous version)

The people of the Bible who received answers were people of faith who did not lose hold of prayer even inside of hardship and countless crises. They did not lose hold of the mystery of prayer even in slavery nor when their lives were threatened. Rather, through prayer, they discovered God’s plan hidden in the problem and found their own talents, with them saving many people and receiving the blessing of uniqueness to sit at the spiritual summit and take on the commission of saving the world. What are the things I must search for and find through prayer?

1. Start of specialty training

God has a good and sure plan for us. The most important thing is to find out what that is. The Jewish people have produced countless elite people centered on coming-of-age ceremonies, through which Jewish youth seek out and personalize their faith. In this aspect, we have lost hold of a lot. You must acknowledge that your environment, background, and future are in the hands of a perfect God, find your talent through meditation on the Word and prayer, and discover your commission so that you can begin as a person of blessing who will save the world.

2. Challenge towards specialty training

As you discover who you are inside of prayer, you come to realize the you inside of the Gospel. You realize the power and the works of the Gospel happening in you and discover evidence of the Gospel when you go into the field. Paul, who discovered this blessing, said he considered his success as rubbish. Paul’s sincere confession was to say that he had learned and gained much but that it was all a loss and that he desired to discover Christ, the truth. In this way, everything seems new when you go into the mystery of God being with you through prayer. Newly interpreting and applying everything with the Gospel is the challenge to find your area of expertise.

3. Commission of specialty training

There is absolutely a commission to be fulfilled through specialty training. You must save the people who have succeeded without the Gospel. Moreover, there are many elite individuals wrapped up in the Gospel without having seen the spiritual part of it. There are also many successful people and professionals lost in religion without an answer. We must tell them what the true answer is and relay the Gospel to them. Our commission is to proclaim freedom to successful people who are in the midst of hardship, whose spirituality and lives are controlled by forces of darkness unseen to our eyes.

Forum Topic

Taking your faith and skills and focusing in prayer is an important part of specialty training. Try challenging yourself in prayer, taking the area of expertise you strive for and meditating on how you will restore the blessing of prayer.

Mission Home Message / 2013.7.23