2023.05.21 District Message
Scripture Reading: Hebrews 4:12-13
When God’s Word is fulfilled, there is no greater blessing than that. When it becomes like this (God’s Word), your life of faith becomes different. You have seen the Word clearly fulfilled. That is what we call the 25 answers.
“It says the Word is living and active.” Because it is God’s Word.
Joseph was sold as a slave—enough to be a great shock. So he came to Potiphar’s house, and there the Word of God began to be fulfilled.
Then he could overcome in any case. Ah—because God’s Word and its fulfillment occurred in Joseph, he could overcome any hardship. Even the unbeliever Potiphar saw and said, “God is with you,” didn’t he? When Jeremiah was in an extreme situation, the Word came at that time. “The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah a second time”—so it says. He was confined then. He was in great difficulty. What did He say then? “The LORD who does the work.” Then it means God is the One who has done this work now. What is the word that follows? “The LORD who forms it to establish it.” It looks a bit like hardship, but God spoke as the LORD who fulfills the Word. More importantly, it says, “Thus says the LORD whose name is the LORD.” And He said, “Call to Me.” “I will answer you. I will show you great and hidden things that you do not know.”
As this Word was thus fulfilled, Jeremiah gained strength. For us as well, when we say that the Word is fulfilled, we gain strength in any situation. Because the Word is fulfilled. Then what shall we do?
▣ Main Message
We must remember three things.
1. The beginning – Revive me
The Word is the power of the Creator God, and we must be revived by this power—this is the beginning. We revive ourselves by God’s Word.
1. Genesis 1:1 「Creation」
When you receive today’s Word, remember this: God created the heavens and the earth by His Word. If so, when I receive God’s Word today, it means that the work of creation arises. This is the Word. Because God is revealed by His Word, anything visible is an idol, not God. By His Word. Thus it is important for you to hold the accurate covenant. Regardless of hardships or anything else, hold the covenant accurately.
2. Genesis 1:3 「Light」
This Word is not just anything—creation; it is the Word that is shone as light. God shone the light.
3. [Genesis 1:27]
Where? Into my life. Into the image of God. It has come into us who were created in the image of God. This (Gen 1:27) is the true human. Humans have the image of God. Beasts do not. Thus, if a person is not saved and does not know God, he becomes a bit lower than the beasts. Beasts do not cheat, but people do. Therefore no matter how great a person is, if he does not know God, he only eats, sleeps, eats, sleeps, and dies—he can do nothing more. What kind of human is that? Eat, sleep, eat, sleep, die. That is a beast. Humans are not that. We were created in the image of God. When you taste this, you come to know what true happiness is.
4. Genesis 2:7
This Word comes into my soul. Not only giving life, it comes into my soul.
5. Genesis 2:18
This Word begins to appear in my life. This (Main 1) is the beginning. If this (Main 1) is not done, even if the next things are done, you will not know it. Right? Answers came, but he says, “A problem came.” Blessings came, but he says, “A curse came.” It becomes very strange. Even though God gave an opportunity, he says he has perished. Then what can he do at best? Only pick up others’ weaknesses, talk, fight—every day. That is all.
This (Main 1) must become the beginning. When you receive the Word today, while praying, you must enjoy this (Main 1) blessing. How do you enjoy it? Believe. Why? Because we cannot do it. Because it is fact, believe. Because it is fact—if you, from now on, worry continually just for three days, your whole body will fall ill. Isn’t that right? Because it is fact. If things keep happening that make you continually startled, your mind becomes abnormal. Isn’t that right? If you keep worrying from now on, what will happen? We believe this Word. We believe because God gave it to be believed. Why? Because it is not something we can do. We must believe.
2. Important timetables
Then second, very important timetables come. If the Word is like this, what are the important timetables?
1) Pulpit – Answer (future)
When you hear the pulpit message today, you find the answer. Those who follow the message every week see the answer. Among the answers, the future is clearly seen. It comes clearly like this.
2) Conference – Direction
When it becomes like this, how do you receive answers for the six days? At such times, at conferences—or even if you cannot go, when you listen to the messages—you see great things; the direction is clearly seen.
We are the only ones on earth who gather every week for evangelism. There will be none others. “Why do you keep gathering every time?” Those who say this do so because they do not know what evangelism is. To do world evangelization, we must gather, become one, pray, and move. Unless such a team comes out of America, evangelization of America will never be done. That is why Jesus told us to make disciples. Because it cannot be done by other methods.
So, if on Sunday morning you open your eyes and just play the conference messages, everything comes out—nowadays. The direction is clearly seen. Whether the sermon is good or bad—that does not matter at all. If you have never gone once to the neighborhood meeting in the area you live, you do not know how the neighborhood goes. Right? “I never listen to gospel messages”—then you miss the direction. Why? Because you rejected your very existence. Since you are a living being but you reject that, you do not know direction or anything. Every morning when you open your eyes, quickly go on the internet and ask, “What conference was there?” In a way, you must see the direction like this.
3) Prayer journal – Guidepost
As you do this, you have the prayer journal in your hands that you see every day, right? Other groups likely do not have this well. Because this prayer journal gathers the messages that have been up to now, it becomes a guidepost. Ah, even when I set only the direction—for example, “I will go to Pohang”—there will be a way to go.
4) District message – Confirmation
As you do this, this cell lesson meets in the field; so when you see the cell message, what is done here? Confirmation takes place. You get to confirm how people are living their faith—this is confirmed to a certain degree.
5) Core – Organization
After this, on Saturdays our group has the core meeting. What is this? The Word for the week and going into the next week is organized.
Therefore, if you properly hear the message, you will be led all week long. Strangely, those who succeed even abroad are those who do not miss and hold to the message. It is curious. There are many who disappear and are nowhere to be found—those who missed the message. Why did they disappear? Because things went so poorly that they were ashamed and disappeared. Even among those who came from overseas, those about whom I think, “Ah, this person will become a proper disciple,” are those who do not miss the message. Isn’t that so? This (Main 2) becomes the important timetable. Now, the Word does not end with this.
3. Field
It is connected to the field. And so important “works” come out.
1) The work that defeats the Nephilim
At last, a work that defeats the Nephilim comes out. If you do not know this, it is a big problem. The work that defeats the Nephilim clearly comes out.
2) Learning that saves the world
Then the students study, and it becomes learning that completely saves the world—because this (Main 2) answer comes.
3) Healing the world
And what then? Many people in the world seem to just live, but it is hard. The answer that heals the world comes out. Through you, it happens naturally.
4) Only · Uniqueness · Re-creation
From this time, what answers come to your work and studies? The answer of Only comes. If this is coming to your work, that is normal. It is evidence that you are not missing the message and are praying. Only. There is no need to compete. Only. If you hold to this, answers come. Uniqueness. And your studies and your work make others live. Re-creation. Such answers clearly come.
5) Disciples (the throne)
At last, what then? While you enjoy the blessing of the throne, the work of making disciples takes place. Jesus said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me, and I am with you always, to the end of the age.” He set a condition: “Go and make disciples.” “Make disciples” means, “Make them know the facts.” And “Teach them to obey all that I have commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
There is no need to give other reasons. If you hold to the covenant, answers like this (the text) come. The covenant and evangelism messages you are holding now—because these are what God has given—you must be startled, knowing they are Only, Uniqueness, Re-creation. Wow. There is no time to think of what is wrong or complicated. Is there so much time for such irrelevant things? There is no time to think. Those who are getting a bit older—you must be a bit healthy, so without useless thoughts, just hold to the covenant and go. You must gain strength so you can make others live.
▣ Conclusion
Then what conclusion comes? If you hold to this covenant and pray every day, what arises from then on?
1. The five powers
The five powers clearly arise. Spiritual strength comes, wisdom given by God comes, and from then on, soundness in spirit and body comes. At last, the economy of light begins to live; because disciples arise through the economy of light, manpower comes alive, and doors begin to open for ten million disciples to arise.
2. Seventy regions
At the very least, your work and studies must be able to influence the seventy regions. It goes like this. When it is not like this, do not do other things—do this (Main). If it is not working and you keep doing other things, that is not right. Jesus said so. “Wait.” “Lord, is it at this time that the kingdom is restored to Israel?” “It is not for you to know.” That means, “That is not something you can do.” We keep thinking like that. They were asking about the kingdom being restored then, political things being solved. “That is not for you to know. Wait.” “Wait for what the Father promised. Not many days from now you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit. Then you will receive power. You will be My witnesses to the ends of the earth.” Jesus spoke so.
3. Seventy disciples
Then, on top of that, you set up the seventy disciples.
Even unbelievers—those who are smart—raise disciples. Shall I give an example? In Seoul now, Chef Jang Ji-ho had held to the message since high school; he does not miss the Word. Holding to it firmly, he succeeded. After hearing my message, the next day he wrote to the president of the largest hotel in Daegu: “I want to work at your restaurant.” The president replied, “Come after you graduate high school,” because he had written while still in high school. And truly, he did so; he got a job at the top-level restaurant in Japan. There are many top places, surely, but Japan is entirely different. The head chef has a separate room. Not just anyone can go in there.
As he was cooking there, someone with eyes in Korea “picked” Jang Ji-ho: “I will set up a restaurant for you in Korea. Run the restaurant.” That person owns dozens of restaurants and looks for such talents. Seventy regions, seventy disciples—unbelievers do it even better. The fact that this person, though not believing in God, picked such a youth shows he has eyes. Right? Jesus said this. “Receive the fullness of the Holy Spirit, set up the seventy disciples, and go.” That’s it. He raised disciples.
So, looking at this person—down in Gangnam—he just sits and earns money. Others do all the work. He just sits and goes around to collect payments. This is smart. He raises talents. He earns money. He earns comfortably. Even if he sits still, money comes in. This is a smart person. For others, even if they work to death, money does not come in. How can one live like that?
Disciples. If you truly have answers, be witnesses. It is certain. Then, when I visited with my assistants—since he has skill, he has no worry about money. They set up the whole restaurant for him. People recognize it. When we arrived at the entrance, what was written on the restaurant? “We do not accept walk-in customers.” What happens if a restaurant does not accept customers? “We accept reservations only.” When we went in, they accepted no one else. Only us. And then, nationwide and worldwide, they gather high-level personnel and run restaurants this way. Truly, there are people who live like this. While some fail and wander every day, these people are full of leisure.
May our remnants acquire such skill. It is not difficult. If you miss everything, it is difficult—but why miss the message? Hold tightly to the message. That Ji-ho held tightly to the message from childhood. From what I see, he will greatly succeed. We must succeed within the gospel—what is the use of doing it outside the gospel?
May today be a time of power in which the creative Word comes upon you. I bless you in the name of Jesus Christ. Let us pray.
Prayer. God, let today also be an important day. Let it be a day of creation. Let it be a day of healing. Let it be a day when our eyes are opened to enjoy the answers of Only, Uniqueness, and Re-creation. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.