2024.08.13 District Message
Scripture Reading: 2 Kings 6:8–23
A student who will soon study abroad in America came to say goodbye. You must go with the covenant that can conquer America already in your hands. The adults didn’t really have this part prepared. Our remnants must absolutely discover this.
During the Remnant Conference held with the President of Vanuatu, I received a prayer topic: “Ah, next year I must invite remnants from 14 nations.” That’s the prayer topic I held onto. So what you must always pray about is this: we must first hold onto the covenant. Only then. Just doing your best unconditionally? That’s not it. You may have been taught that—“Just work hard no matter what.” But the Bible doesn’t say that. Starting from the very important time of Abraham, the Bible says, “Go to the land I will show you.”
Non-competition and the 25 answers
This is my deepest, hidden concern. When I look at many people, they try to do things in the same way as unbelievers. Ah… if you do that, you’ll lose. True remnants—those truly of faith—were people of non-competition. Right? That’s because they received the 25 answers. The 24 is our time, but the 25 is not our time. In other words, this (25) is God’s time. They secured that in advance.
▣ Introduction
So you must absolutely remember this.
Covenant (C)
First hold onto the covenant, the accurate covenant. Right? If you first hold onto the accurate covenant, that becomes the Covenant.
Disaster (V)
Then, you must really see what the disaster is. You say, “I’m going to America”? Do you know what the disaster in America is right now? A massive culture that makes people not know Christ has taken over America. It’s easy to fall into strange cultures. You must see this first, and only then will you see what Vision is.
24·25·Eternity (D)
Then what kind of covenant do you hold onto? From this point on, 24·25·eternity becomes visible. When you see this, that is the Dream. You didn’t just see the future; you saw eternity. That’s the true Dream.
Airborne authority (I)
Now, there is a remaining battle, right? It’s the airborne authority. Your real battle is this (airborne authority). It’s not about this (Covenant (C), Disaster (V), 24·25·Eternity (D)). It’s not a matter of “How should I study when I go there? How should I get a job? How should I run my business?” It’s not at that level. Because you can overcome this with the Spirit of God’s creation, it is called the Image.
Throne (P)
Now, we already know this, but it’s about enjoying the power of the throne. Your life must become one that creates masterpieces. That’s Practice.
This is CVDIP. Adults must absolutely remember this. If you forget, your remaining life will continue to be difficult. From what I’ve seen—even though I’m not a businessperson—when I look at those who do business, they hold onto many dangerous and unworkable things. One day, it will collapse. Then you’ll say, “Ah, is it because I didn’t pray?” That’s not it. It’s because you were already holding onto conditions that would cause collapse. Remnants must remember this, and so must the adults.
〔Survival competition〕
Right now, we’ve been taught by the world without even knowing it—things like survival competition. If you study history, history teaches that too. The book Art of War by Sun Tzu is all about how to defeat others. So it’s all about killing and winning. Since the entire world teaches that, people act that way. But our believers are not like that. We’re not about this (survival competition). We’re about non-competition. Yet people still teach others to fight. Even when you go out to the field, it’s really like that. You must absolutely remember this and teach it to the remnants.
▣ Main point
1. Victory without fighting (Identity)
God’s children receive the blessing of victory without fighting. This is the identity of those who have truly received answers. How do we explain this?
- Triune God
Though invisible, the work of the Triune God is with us. It’s certain. - Throne (identity)
That’s why, according to our identity, many blessings of the throne begin to arise. That is identity. - Authority
And if you have this identity, authority follows. If you have the identity, authority naturally comes. This part (Main point 1) doesn’t exist in the world, and it’s not taught in schools, so people—believers—don’t think it’s important. If you don’t think this is the most important, even those listening now will end up following unbelievers. Then, you’ll have no choice but to do this (survival competition). In the end, this (survival competition) will seem right. Even though it’s wrong, it’ll sound right. “Ah, that’s how it is. I must survive this survival competition.” It sounds right. It’s become like truth. But it’s absolutely not.
2. RT 7 (Loneliness)
Second, what positions were the seven remnants who received the answer of non-competition in? This is something to consider. A distinct feature of the seven remnants was that they were often in this state (loneliness). It was a feature—they were in loneliness with no one to help them. This is important. If you are in a position where no one can help and you have no strength, then that’s when true answers came.
- Crisis – Independence
So it looked like they were facing a crisis. But these were secrets of coming alive with God alone. This became the way to discover spiritual facts. In the end, God’s true answer was on the other side. These blessings began to appear and became an opportunity to save all people. Joseph looked like he was going to prison, but that later became the means to save Egypt, save the king, and save everyone. Remnants must be most careful about this. - God’s method
God lets you learn His method. He allows crisis or what seems like loneliness so He can give you the answer to survive alone. - 24·25·Eternity
From this point, this begins to emerge. “Ah, now I’ve failed.” Many think this way. But it’s not true. This is when the answer of 24·25·eternity comes. During first service, I tried to preach briefly—perhaps you were taught in the world, “Don’t be discouraged. Don’t give up.” But the Bible doesn’t say it like that. There’s no need to be discouraged or to give up. You must give up what is unnecessary. Right? Joseph went to prison—there was no need to cry out “Save me!” There was no one to save him. But God’s tremendous plan was in it. “Ah, why do I keep facing failure? I need to escape failure.” That’s what many think. And it’s hard. That’s why people hate it. But if you really know this (Main point) and start enjoying the secret of prayer, and if you have this (Introduction), you can overcome. Not just overcome—there’s something far greater. Always remember. You’re not suffering difficulty—the real thing is on the other side.
Remnants in America or overseas, and those going abroad, must remember. It may look like you’re going through hardships, but the true answer is inside that. That’s why crisis is important.
3. Power of the throne
From this point on, you begin to enjoy the power of the throne, where the Triune God is with you. Let me give a few examples.
- 2 Kings 6:16
Second Kings 6:16. It’s a power that ordinary people don’t know. Around Elisha, God deployed the armies of heaven. - 2 Kings 19:35
Second Kings 19:35—on the night that King Hezekiah prayed, God sent an angel of heaven and something amazing happened. 185,000 Assyrian soldiers died. Historical records from Assyria said they died of a plague. Either way, they all died. That night, Hezekiah was praying. The Bible says he turned toward the wall. And Scripture records: “That night,” it says, “God sent the angel of the Lord and struck down 185,000 Assyrian soldiers.” The general who led the invasion didn’t die. All the others did. Why didn’t the general die? So he could return to report—and he got stabbed and died. The reason is simple: God let him live so people could see this (2 Kings 19:35).
Even believers don’t believe in this kind of power. That’s why your prayer is ineffective. If you don’t believe, what’s the point? Then you spend your whole life running errands for unbelievers and die. What could be more unjust? If you just hold onto this covenant, it doesn’t matter if enemies come from all directions. Even if the 7 billion people of the world attack the remnant, it doesn’t matter.
- Daniel 6:22
Same thing—Daniel 6:22. Daniel said, “Last night, the angel of the Lord shut the mouths of the lions, so they did not harm me.” The lions didn’t bite Daniel. That’s how he lived.
▣ Conclusion – Spiritual strength
You must absolutely gain spiritual strength first. No matter what anyone says, gain it now through faith and prayer. If you are shocked for three days straight, 24 hours a day—you’ll die. Right? If your spirit dies, your body dies too. But if you are happy 24 hours a day for 3 days, your body will even be healed. So gain spiritual strength first. It will surely come.
I am most thankful for our elders, our elders and deaconesses—I truly respect them. Why? In Busan, those elders prayed and revived the city. Once I passed by the church and saw the lights were on, so I came down and saw elderly people praying. At that moment, I had many thoughts. Who would come and pray like this in church? When our church had just barely started. But God established it as a church for world evangelization. So our elders and deaconesses, especially, must gain great spiritual strength on Sunday. I bless you in the name of Jesus Christ that today will be the day you overflow with the greatest grace and strength.
Prayer
God, we give You thanks. Let today be a spiritual day when the gates of heaven are opened. Send Your heavenly army today to destroy all unbelief and all that hinders the gospel. Let today be a day of gaining new strength. During today’s message and prayer, may it be a time when even unknown diseases are healed. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.