2025.11.29 Business Missions
The 237 Nations and the Start of Eternal Answers of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd RUTC (48)
– Bartizan 42 of the 3-day Weekend Age –
Scripture Reading: Romans 16:1-27
Workers must see the heavenly mandate God has given them. This is the secret of success in work, the secret of transmitting the covenant, and the secret of missions.
▣ Introduction
- Difficult memories
Everyone has difficult memories. - Shock and scars
When those memories are shocking within one’s life, they become many scars. - Giving up
Sometimes situations come to the point where you think, “I should just give up.”
Since these things exist in every field, workers must turn them into the greatest tools for evangelism and missions.
▣ Main Message_ Heavenly, Thronely, Eternaly
Because the forces of darkness have seized those who rule the kingdom of the air, we must restore this. It is done by the power of the throne. Therefore, we must hold onto what is eternal.
- Exodus 18:1-21 – Jethro and Moses
At the most difficult time, Moses and Jethro met. Moses had committed murder and fled, and he hid in Midian for forty years. At that time Jethro helped him. There, Moses saw God’s heavenly mandate. That is why workers are important. When workers evangelize other workers, they are the ones who can best transmit God’s heavenly mandate. - 1 Samuel 17:1-47 – Jesse and David
Israel faced its greatest crisis. At that time, the people who heard God’s voice were Jesse and David. Wherever you go and whenever you set up an absolute bartizan, you must see what God has given. - 1 Kings 18:1-15 – Obadiah saw God’s heavenly mandate when Israel was in its most difficult time.
- He hid one hundred prophets.
- He influenced the remaining of the seven thousand disciples.
- He influenced the Dothan Movement.
- Daniel 1:8-9 – Resolution
While Israel was completely collapsed, the most miserable thing was that the temple was burned. In that situation, Daniel made his resolution. He discovered God’s heavenly mandate. - Romans 16:1-27 – Despair
In an age of complete despair, the workers of Romans 16 carried out great errands for world evangelization. They heard God’s heavenly mandate. Therefore, the great power of world evangelization appeared and they could not help but receive answers.
▣ Conclusion_ From the very lowest → to the very highest
They held onto the answer that moves from the lowest state to the highest. Their outward position was very low, but their prayer was directed very much toward the throne, and their mission and heavenly mandate held onto what is at the very top. Joseph went as a slave, yet he held onto the greatest covenant of world evangelization. You must not leave anything at the lowest or at some “moderate” level.
(Transcript)
Workers’ very first step toward success—what is it? Especially for God’s children, are they not different from unbelievers? That is why, wherever you are, you must see this first. You must see this throughout your lifetime, but wherever you go, you must see it and be able to explain it. What is it?
“Workers – Heavenly Mandate”
Workers must see the heavenly mandate that God has given them. This is the secret of success in work, the secret of transmitting the covenant, and the secret of missions.
▣ Introduction
You can usually find this in these places.
- Difficult memories
What are the most difficult memories you have right now? Everyone has them. “Ah, that time was really hard for me.” Those kinds of memories. - Shock and scars
And sometimes, within your life, there were things that were quite shocking. Those things. And then you end up with many scars. - Giving up
And sometimes a situation comes to the point where you think, “Ah, I should just give up.”
In fact, since things like this exist in every field, workers must turn them into the greatest tools for evangelism and missions.
▣ Main Message_ Heavenly, Thronely, Eternaly
From this, I discovered three words. “Ah, without this, it absolutely cannot be done.” Heavenly. Because the forces of darkness have seized those who rule the kingdom of the air, this must be restored. With our own strength it is impossible; it must be done by the power of the throne. And because it cannot be done with something temporary, we must hold onto what is eternal.
- Exodus 18:1-21 – Jethro and Moses
Let us see the biblical evidence when workers look at this. Exodus 18:1-21 is the meeting of Jethro and Moses. It was the most difficult time. Moses had committed murder and fled. “Should I really take this man as a son-in-law? How should I help this man?” And Moses, having been driven out, hid in Midian for forty years. It was the hardest time.
But in that situation, they saw God’s heavenly mandate. That is why workers are important. When workers evangelize other workers, they are the ones who best transmit God’s heavenly mandate.
- 1 Samuel 17:1-47 – Jesse and David
In the midst of a crisis in Israel, the greatest crisis came. It was not merely that a war broke out; Goliath came and said, “Let us fight one-on-one and change nations.” He said, “If there is someone who can defeat me, we will surrender. If you cannot defeat me, give us Israel.” That was the situation.
At that time, the people who heard God’s voice were people like Jesse and David.
So you must surely keep this in mind. Those of you who are in business, wherever you go, you must first see this (Heavenly, Thronely, Eternaly). And when you go to evangelism fields and mission fields, when you set up absolute bartizans, the most fundamental foundation is this (Heavenly, Thronely, Eternaly). When pastors build the 12 world regions and 70 large regions, this (Heavenly, Thronely, Eternaly) is something they absolutely must consider.
Evangelism is not merely a “duty”; it is a heavenly mandate. If you cannot see what God has given—this (Heavenly, Thronely, Eternaly)—then you cannot do it. I have seen many of our workers who collapsed while doing business. Why? Because they could not take reference from this (Heavenly, Thronely, Eternaly) part.
- 1 Kings 18:1-15
Look at this person: Obadiah. At the most difficult time, he saw God’s heavenly mandate.
- One hundred
He hid one hundred prophets. - Seven thousand
He influenced the remaining of the seven thousand disciples. - Dothan
He influenced the Dothan Movement. All of these are heavenly mandates.
- Daniel 1:8-9 – Resolution
While Israel was completely collapsed, the most miserable thing was that the temple had been burned. They destroyed the temple. And they took all the sacred vessels. They took all the holy vessels from the temple and used them for drinking parties in Babylon.
At that time, Daniel made his resolution. That is tremendous. It was not just a “great crisis”; it was the crisis of all crises. In that situation he set his heart. It is the same thing. It is not merely that he “heard God’s voice”; he discovered the heavenly mandate.
- Romans 16:1-27 – Despair
When the age had become an age of complete despair, the workers of Romans 16 carried out great errands for world evangelization. It was an age of despair, but they heard God’s heavenly mandate at that time. So the great power of world evangelization appeared, and they could not help but receive answers.
So I say it again. When you go to evangelism fields and mission fields, the very first thing you must see is this (the heavenly mandate). Almost without fail, works arise. The reason why you, as workers, must do your work also must first come from this.
▣ Conclusion_ [Very lowest] → [Very highest]
Then, although you are now in the most difficult time, what is the conclusion? You were in the very lowest state, but you always held onto the answer that goes to the very highest.
“I am in a very low position, but my prayer is directed toward the highest throne.” These two aspects are extremely important. “I am placed at the very bottom, but my prayer, my mission, and my heavenly mandate are holding onto what is at the very top.” There must not be even a small deviation here.
If you do not go all the way down to the very bottom and instead stay at some “moderate” level, it will not work. Joseph went as a slave, but he held onto the greatest covenant of world evangelization. These two things work together in harmony.
Those of you who are doing business must not just start things roughly and vaguely. You must start from the very bottom. And your goal must be set at the very highest. Then you will succeed. If you do not place yourself at the very bottom but simply remain somewhere in the middle, it will not work.
It was the same when I went into Yeongdo. That was a place of absolutely nothing—the true “very lowest.” Starting from a place of nothing, what did I begin to see? I began to see the Bible. We did not even have a place to hold worship. How could things be any worse? In that worst state, as I looked in the Bible, I saw that for the early church, every place and every region was the church. I saw that.
For those of you starting businesses, from the very lowest, you must move toward the very highest. There, the way to see God’s heavenly mandate opens. It is extremely important. Let us pray.
Prayer. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the King of kings, the eternal love of God, and the working of the Holy Spirit be with the workers who are going from the very lowest to the very highest, and with the workers who will see God’s heavenly mandate in every place, from now on and forevermore. Amen.