True relative
Romans 16: 7~ 9 Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews who have been in prison with me. They are outstanding among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was.
Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/ English Hymnal #507 From Greenland’s Icy Mountains (#273 in previous version)
Romans 16 contains imperative blessings for the children of God who have received salvation. What is the path of answers for the evangelism movement? It is to support the evangelists. There are several individuals who carry out the evangelism movement correctly, and helping these persons is the greatest blessing. Paul did not call everyone his relative or his brother. However he did call Andronicus and Junia his fellow relatives. What kind of person is a true relative?
1. People who connect in the Gospel
It is the person who connects in the authority of the Gospel. What happens if we meet someone who connects with us in the Gospel? Meeting someone like this is the blessing of all blessings and the miracle of all miracles. Also, it is the person cognizant of what the beginning of the Gospel is. Although the Gospel is unseen to the eyes and is soundless, it produces many fruits. A person who truly knows the Gospel is capable of delivering the Gospel quietly. It is because they are aware of Jesus Christ, and what the kingdom of heaven, and the filling of the Holy Spirit are. They know the background of the Gospel and its results. Even when Paul was in the midst of difficulties and was imprisoned, because they connected within the Gospel they followed Paul to the end.
2. People who know the blessings of God
When Moses escaped from Egypt and was facing the greatest turmoil of his life, Jethro embraced him as his son-in-law and supported him. When the Israelite spies were chased out, it was Rahab who helped them. David thought Jonathan was his greatest enemy, but in fact, Jonathan gave him the greatest help. Obadiah helped hide all the priests while under the command of King Ahab. The people of Romans 16 supported the evangelist Paul for the evangelization of Rome. This kind of person can enjoy the greatest blessings.
3. It begins from the small things.
The most important method to receive prayer answers is not in great tasks but in the daily miniscule tasks we perform. Although Rahab did a minor task of hiding Caleb and Joshua in her house, she was included in the genealogy of Jesus Christ. Saving Martin Luther and allowing him to finish translating the Bible greatly impacted the world. It became God’s work in which the small applications changed the entire world. Do not do it difficultly, but know the method to fulfilling today’s Word, prayer, and evangelism
- If God is not the priority in our lives, then God has no reason to provide us with answers. When you truly give support to an evangelist, you have no choice but to receive answers. Analyze the answers you are receiving right now.
Immanuel Church Sunday Worship 2nd Service / 2010. 8. 21