2026.01.25 Sunday 2nd Service
Church Construction Devotional Worship
Scripture Reading: Genesis 32:23-32
Most churches engage in a lot of construction. While constructing, they argue. While constructing, they fight over seats. While constructing, they fight over money. That is “construction,” not “temple construction.” You must keep this in mind. Building quickly is important, but you must build a temple. God spoke of this from the beginning. He spoke of the temple to Jacob from the start. Therefore, you must build the true temple. The king during Jesus’ time was King Herod. King Herod was originally a descendant of Esau, an Edomite. He was a person who could not become king. Despite this, he exploited the fact that they were a Roman colony. The Roman Emperor came to visit. This man set a table for sacrifice and waited. When the Roman Emperor visited, he asked what this was. The Emperor is a god. So, he said he came out to worship the god. To an emperor possessed by Satan, this was a very pleasing sound. So he asked, “What is your wish?” He said if the country were entrusted to him, he would make it a nation that serves the Emperor well. He was appointed king. Because of this, the Israelites kept saying, “That man is a descendant of Esau, not of royal blood.” So, after agonizing, he found one answer. He agonized over how to win the hearts of the Israelite people. What the Israelite people love most is the temple. So, he tore down the perfectly fine temple built when they returned from Babylon and rebuilt it. The Bible records that it took 46 years. Some historical records say it took over 60 years, not 46. That is how the temple was completed. Jesus cursed that temple. He said it would collapse, and it has already collapsed. Emperor Charles of France agonized over how he could win the hearts of his citizens. So he constructed a temple. He built a tremendous temple. I have not been to that temple. I have only seen it in writing. The King ordered that temple to be built, and it was finished. Then the King ordered something to be attached to the front. He commanded that it be recorded in history that this temple was built by Emperor Charles. So it was written. But while this King was sleeping, they say a palm appeared. It wiped away all those words, and a finger came out and wrote other letters: Zinzendorf. The King had such a dream. If you have a dream once in a while, it’s just a dream, but if you have the same dream repeatedly, it’s not just a dream, is it? He had it again. This is God working. Whenever it became night, he had that dream. The King issued a command: “Find out who Zinzendorf is.” There wasn’t just one or two Zinzendorfs. They found them and asked, but most said they didn’t believe in God. Then they found him. It’s a kid. A child living in the house in front of the site where the temple was being built. This child, seeing the temple being built, was so happy that whenever a wagon carrying bricks came, without missing a single time, he gave cool water to the driver and the horse. So the King heard those words and understood. He had paid all the money to put his own name on it, but he erased it. Instead, he left the child’s name. That man did “construction,” but he did not build a temple. David did not do construction, but he built a temple. He prepared everything. He prepared even how it would be built. To protect that temple, he established 1,000 bartizans first and then built the temple. For Rockefeller, from the time he was young, his parents planted the covenant to build temples throughout America. God could not help but bless the work of the Rockefeller family. Before you construct a temple now, you must build the temple first and know what a temple is.
▣ Introduction_ The Blessing and Answer of the Temple
You must know what the blessing of the temple and the answer of the temple are. From the time of Abraham’s family reaching down to Jacob, about 10 secrets regarding the temple appear.
1. Genesis 1:27 Restoration
Genesis 1:27. You must restore this first. The Spirit of God must come upon us. Because this image of God was taken away, problems came to humanity.
2. Genesis 1:28
And there is the very first word God spoke toward man. It is Genesis 1:28. Subdue and rule everything. He gave this blessing in advance.
3. Genesis 2:7
And then He made the Garden of Eden and gave perfect blessings. Genesis 2:7. He breathed the breath of life into man. These parts are all related to the temple. You must know and enjoy this blessing first. What kind of church will you build? You must build a church that has this. This was taken away.
4. Genesis 3:15
He gave the Word without asking anything. The offspring of the woman will bruise the head of the serpent. He told us to believe. You must believe this. There is no other way. Because it cannot be created, you must believe what God has given. Works occurred in Abraham’s family who believed this fact. Things that were completely unimaginable happened.
5. Genesis 6:14
He gave it in advance. During the age of great disaster, build an ark. This is the temple.
6. Genesis 12:1-3
So God told him to leave the place of origin that would suffer disaster. He said that through you, all nations would be blessed. This is the temple and the gospel.
7. Genesis 13:18
And holding this covenant, Abraham realized and began to build an altar. This is also a type of temple. Then God spoke to Abraham like this.
8. Genesis 15:1
“I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”
9. Genesis 22:1-14
And finally, He told him to go to Mt. Moriah and offer his son. To Abraham, who obeyed, God prepared a ram instead of his son’s death. He exactly imprinted the gospel in that family.
10. Genesis 26:10-24
From then on, whenever Isaac farmed, he received a blessing of 100 years. Only then can world missions be done. When enemies blocked the wells—the greatest of assets—God gave him the source of the spring. When they blocked it again, He gave something even greater. The blessing of Rehoboth. Why? Because world missions must be done.
▣ Main_ Israel (Representative)
In fact, Jacob was established as the representative of Israel. First of all, the name itself is Israel. This “Israel” that you use so much is Jacob’s name. It means “You will become the representative of Israel.” Because there is what was promised to his grandfather and father. He actually experienced this part.
1. Running Away
First. What kind of experience did he have?
[You – Temple]
When he was running away, God said that you are the temple of God. He made this known first.
[Genesis 28:10-24]
That is Genesis 28:10-24.
1) Stone Pillow (28:12)
While running away, he collapsed and slept using a stone as a pillow. It is 28:12. At that time, a ladder came down in his dream. There are all kinds of dreams. The messengers of the Lord went up and down. Jehovah spoke. He said He would not leave him until all the promises were fulfilled.
2) Temple
There, Jacob woke from his sleep and confessed, “I did not know.” He confessed that this is a temple where God is with him. And he poured oil on that stone.
3) House of God, Gate of Heaven
He said this place is none other than the house of God. He called it the gate of heaven. The temple is the gate of heaven. God made him know this. All the previous covenants are related to the temple. You must receive this blessing as a lifelong answer. Like David.
2. Taking Refuge
Now, he fled and lived a life of taking refuge.
[The Place Where You Are]
Thus, God blesses the place where you are as a temple.
[Genesis 31:1-19]
It is Genesis 31:1-19. Your place of work is a temple.
1) Genesis 31:8
In Genesis 31:8, these words appear. The uncle, who was his father-in-law, tormented Jacob severely. He deceived him for 20 years. He even deceived him regarding assets. So Jacob spoke up. “Even so, I am working, so shouldn’t I also have a share?” So he suggested a good opinion. “Then let the speckled ones be your property. The ones without spots will be mine, and the speckled ones yours.” At times, “Let the spotted ones be your property. Let the ones without spots be mine and let’s raise them together.” As soon as the words were spoken, all the animals changed into spotted ones. The uncle was going crazy.
2) Genesis 31:41 (For 20 years)
If you look at Genesis 31:42, he lived there for 20 years. Of course, it was also to marry Rachel. Then they should have treated him well, but they tormented him for 20 years. They even made a pillar to distinguish assets.
3) Mizpah (31:49) – Bartizan
That was called Mizpah. Samuel did the Mizpah movement, but here it was called Mizpah. This “Mizpah” means a bartizan . The place where a person with the covenant has gone is a temple. In that way, he settled everything and returned with many assets. Shouldn’t he come home? He came to the land of promise. At this time, he encountered a crisis.
3. Crisis [Crisis]
I didn’t read it all, but why did Jacob run away? He ran away because of his brother. Much time passed. While returning, just in case, he sent gifts to his brother. He sent them, saying he was giving tremendous assets to his brother. He probably thought his older brother’s heart would soften and he would agree to do so. And he sent his family and animals ahead. But what was this? He came out leading an army of 400 men. He was going to kill him. At that time, Jacob made a choice.
[Jabbok River]
After sending everyone, he went to the Jabbok River. Isn’t this the content you know? You must not miss the important thing. He was left alone. We need this time. You must send everything away and be left alone. There, as you know, the content of wrestling with an angel appears. He prayed so hard that his hip socket was broken because the angel struck it. But that is not the important thing.
1) Angel (Army)
Wherever Jacob went, God sent messengers of the Lord and heavenly armies that people do not know to achieve God’s work .
2) Israel (World Temple)
That is not the most important thing. Now, I have called your name Israel—what does this mean? It means build a temple to save the world. There is a famous name that came from there.
3) Peniel
It is Peniel. It means the face of God. There, he received a blessing and answer as if facing God. He finished it. He was told to call his name Israel. It means he struggled with God and with humans and overcome. These kinds of important things appear. Ultimately, the conclusion is world evangelization. The one given to Abraham. The one given to Jacob. The one given to Jacob’s son, Joseph. To a person who actually holds this covenant, such things have no choice but to happen. So what is the covenant you must grasp today during this week? The important thing is he prayed until the end, but if you pray until the end, does the answer come? If you pray until the end, does the answer come? No. It doesn’t, but if you hold on until the end, a big problem occurs. This Jacob demanded what he should receive from God. “Assets are not important to me either. I sent them all to my brother. Truly give me the answer.” He did this prayer. So, “Call your name Israel.” It is a tremendous name. Physically too, it is a great name. Israel holds all the world’s economy. They hold 1/3 of Nobel Prizes. They are seizing the important Wall Street in America. As for figures, the great figures are all Jews. People like Einstein are all Jews. Edison, all Jews. Tremendous figures are all Jews. That is why Paul wrote: “True Israel.” Then, how blessed is that?
▣ Conclusion
1. Messenger of the Lord, Angel
There are a few things God always blessed Jacob with. Messengers of the Lord. Without anyone knowing, He sent messengers of the Lord to Jacob every time.
2. Supra-scientific, Answer
And God gave Jacob supra-scientific blessings. It is not non-scientific. It is a supra-scientific answer. You can’t control the color of flocks or animals as you wish, can you? God made them all. God’s power is not science. It is supra-science. He gave amazing answers. We prayed for a long time regarding our temple. I think there is a reason. Do not feel frustrated, do not look at construction as important, but look at this. You must see the temple first. God wants the temple blessing found in the entire Bible to properly enter you. Even unbelievers do construction. Unbelievers do it too if they have money. But building a temple is different. Let’s look while building the answers found in the Bible. You must confirm what the overall blessing of the temple is. We are looking from Abraham’s family now. What kind of result came out? It transcends imagination.
3. Result (Joseph)
It truly was achieved. What was said to Abraham was achieved. We cannot believe it, but what was promised to Jacob was achieved. Through whom? Through Joseph. It was amazingly fulfilled. You must enjoy the blessing of the Jabbok River today on the Lord’s Day. You must enjoy it now. You must believe and grasp it as a covenant now. We will certainly restore the blessing of the temple and its answers. Because of you, the work of poverty being bound occurs. Because of you, the work of disease being bound must happen. Because of you, the work of many forces of darkness being bound must occur. During this week, those answers will be achieved. Holding the Word, always pray in your heart even for a moment. If necessary, do it for six days. I bless you in the name of Jesus Christ that you will stand as the most important church and disciples of this age for whom the blessing of the temple is completely restored. I will pray.
Prayer. God, we give You thanks. Let us restore the temple. Thus, let us construct the temple that God desires. I pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.