Save your inner being!
Ephesians 3:14~21 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being. (16)
Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #356 War of the Soul (#396 in previous version)
A drug addict does drugs fully knowing that he should stop. This is because his inner being has crumbled. Some people see something bad just once when they are little, but it becomes engraved in their mind and they follow the path of destruction. That is how much our inner being is important. You may play computer games for fun but gradually fall into it. As that continues on, it later becomes your spiritual problem. You are bound by your spiritual problem as if you are bound by chains. Healing the inner being of people dying from spiritual problems is evangelism and missions. Then, how can we correctly enjoy this blessing?
1. Faith of believing in Christ
God sent Christ to save our inner being. Christ destroyed the devil’s work, removed all curses, and opened the way to meet God. The one who can heal our inner being is no one but Christ. When we put our faith in this truth, the forces of darkness will crumble. In addition, when we cast aside all of our resentment, the forces of darkness will crumble. We put our faith in Christ and therefore can do everything.
2. Our inner being must be strengthened
What must we do so that our inner being becomes strengthened? Our inner being is strengthened through the Holy Spirit. Whenever God’s children who have received salvation pray and hold on to the Word, God works by the Holy Spirit. By faith, Christ is in our hearts and we are rooted in Christ’s love. As we become rooted, Christ heals our inner being. When we grab hold of God’s Word, what Word must we hold to? Because we are the saved children of God, we can uncover the answer through the message that we held on to as we become rooted in the mystery of Christ.
3. We must find our own prayer
We will receive sure answers if we begin to grab hold of the Word and pray. Three times a day, Daniel got down on his knees and prayed at an appointed time as he was facing Jerusalem. Good prayer is scheduled prayer, but better prayer than that is continuous prayer. Because we as God’s children must save the field, we will receive our own message that God grants to us if we find our own prayer. If this takes place, our inner being will be strengthened and we come to understand by the working of the Holy Spirit the width, breadth, height and depth of the Gospel.
- There is no other method but Christ to heal what has been incorrectly engraved in our inner being. Our inner being will be strengthened when we know Christ and are filled with Christ. Set aside some time to deeply meditate upon Christ.
Immanuel Church Sunday Worship 2nd Service / 2010.10.31