Prayer Journal: December 26, 2025
23. Mar. 2025 Immanuel Church Sunday Worship First Service
Scripture Reading: Exodus 23:14-19
Thank you. When I was young, I did not understand the saying, “On the day Jesus returns, everyone will see it.” I thought, “But it’s night in America and day here—how is that possible? And we have a limit to how far we can see, so how can everyone see it together?” But now I understand. Everyone sees it through video. The whole world. What does that mean? Right now, in Ulsan, we are worshiping in the world church service. Your 모습 is going out to the whole world. So you must not do things like dozing off or picking your nose. If possible, even now, in addition to always praying, we are also praying to reinforce more manpower so that the whole world can watch the video together. It will be possible. Anyway, today, in Ulsan, we are worshiping in a worldwide community service.
▣ Introduction_ The answers that must be received first
Then what is the first answer that new believers must receive? This is very important. And what must Remnants do first in order to become spiritual summits? Precious multicultural people are here now as well, right? What must they do first to see answers? And many saints and church leaders are here. What must you first make certain?
1. The wilderness road – a difficult road
Especially now, the people of Israel are traveling the wilderness road. It is a difficult road. The wilderness road is, in a sense, a difficult road, but the road we are traveling now is even more difficult.
1) Slave mentality
Because the people of Israel suddenly escaped and came out, it is not a normal situation. Because they have the mentality from being slaves, doing whatever they were told, the wilderness is difficult for them. To the point that whenever they are bored, they say, “Send us back to Egypt,” these people have a slave mentality. It is like we also have such a mentality and therefore miss what is important. From when I was young, I used many Japanese words like “후로시키,” “다마네기.” Because my parents had been in Japan and came out. So whenever they had something difficult to say to us, they said it all in Japanese. So they lived as slaves in Egypt and then suddenly came out like this. And now, this place is the wilderness.
2) A place with a high probability of getting sick
There are so many chances of getting sick.
3) Trauma
There are many shocking things. And it is painful. Trauma also forms.
4) Anxiety about the future
On top of that, they are anxious about the future.
5) Problems of food, clothing, and shelter
Walking the desert road is not an easy thing, right? First, you must sleep, and you must eat.
6) Attacks from enemies
And in addition, dangerous enemy nations are waiting here and there and attack.
7) Unbelief
What is even more difficult is that most of the people of Israel are in unbelief. When they should say, “God’s will is clear—let’s go,” they keep saying, “We cannot go. Let’s go back.” They keep doing that.
2. Keep the feasts three times every year
At this time, God gave something tremendous that is invisible. You must not miss this. God said this: “Keep the feasts three times every year.” What does that mean? “Keep them every year.” That means, “Imprint it.” Only then will you live. “Let it take root. Let it become your constitution.” What does it mean?
1) The Feast of Unleavened Bread
The Feast of Unleavened Bread that came out after being liberated.
2) The Feast of Weeks (Pentecost)
The Feast of Weeks when they tasted God’s power—simply put, Pentecost.
3) The Feast of Tabernacles
The Feast of Tabernacles that made them enjoy the fact that our background is greater than anyone else’s. He is saying to imprint this. It is important. When the imprint changes, works arise.
3. The answers that must be received first
Then today, we must go holding onto this covenant—what is the first answer we must receive? This road we are traveling is a difficult road. Then what should we do?
1) Tacit Power, invisible power (Hebrews 11:1)
I think our students must 반드시 remember two English words. There is the word Tacit. T.A.C.I.T. tacit. There is that word.
2) Priority, what enters first
There is also the word Priority. P.R.I.O.R.I.T.Y, what is prioritized. Wherever you go, you see “senior priority” written, right? That is Priority. So when we say Tacit, it is something invisible. So when do true answers begin? When that person has invisible power—Tacit Power. And Priority—what entered first. This is important. It governs everything. What is the invisible power, and what entered first into this person? In the wilderness, this is what must be changed. It is so important.
※ You must hold onto this and pass it on to the next generation. If you do not, answers and the fulfillment of the Word will not come. It is like being dead. The church disappears.
You must hold onto this and pass it on to the next generation. If you do not do this, it will not work. First, answers do not come. No matter how excellent you are, if answers do not come, it is useless. If you do well but the Word is not fulfilled, it is like being dead.
That is why world churches are closing. We must block it quickly. Right now, advanced nations have an even bigger problem. This wind has blown into Korea too, and we must block it. The church disappears. So today, this covenant is not only for Ulsan, but a covenant the whole world must firmly hold. So I say again: Tacit, Priority—what is this invisible power? First, the Bible says this: “Faith is the substance of things hoped for.” It has not come yet. “The substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” What many people miss is: because they miss the substance, they hold onto an illusion. Because they hold onto what is not evidence, they cannot become witnesses.
▣ Main Body_ What was given in the wilderness
So what exactly was given in this wilderness?
1. The covenant of prayer that reverses destiny
First. You must remember. He gave the covenant of prayer that reverses destiny. He is saying to change this into prayer—reversing destiny.
1) The Feast of Unleavened Bread (Passover)
It appears in verse 15. The Feast of Unleavened Bread that explains eternal salvation—Passover. The day they came out by applying the blood of the lamb. Coming out of Egypt is not the important thing. You must come out of darkness. Destiny must be reversed.
I once heard a Buddhist monk, a Buddhist believer, explain something: “Monday is this kind of day, Tuesday is this kind of day, Wednesday is this kind of day,” and for each day he said, “This kind of thing will happen on that day,” explaining it all. I thought, “This will really attract people.” Dates—day names—like that. That is what an unsaved person does.
2) John 8:32, Romans 8:2, Hebrews 4:12 Truth
In John 8:32: “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” You must believe. In Romans 8:2: “The law of the Spirit of life has set you free from the law of sin and death.” In Hebrews 4:12: “The Word is living and active.” We do not need 그런 것. We follow the fulfillment of the Word. It is very important.
3) From the time you enjoy Passover, Pentecost, and the Feast of Tabernacles through prayer, the door of world evangelization opens easily, and you remain within the fulfillment of the Word.
These three feasts are: Passover, the eternal salvation that reverses destiny; Pentecost, God’s eternal power; the Feast of Tabernacles, the eternal background of the throne. It is tremendous. Reverse destiny with this. Enjoy it through prayer. This is what is first formed invisibly. From this point, you are amazed. The door of world evangelization opens easily. It is real.
As for me, my ability or character is not outstanding. I have nothing I do well. To do things well, you must make effort, but it does not work for me. I cannot play piano well like that 권사님, and I have nothing I do well. It is true. I want to do something, but there is nothing I do well. That is me. But I saw this. Ah… this was my prayer. The bartizan, journey, and guidepost that God sends down from the throne—this became my prayer day and night. It is true. Starting from the Upper Room movement, I saw God’s Word continually being fulfilled. I did not teach something. The Word is being fulfilled, and how far has it come now? It has come to the 5,000 tribes. This year, many talented people will come among the 5,000 tribes. Today, you must firmly hold onto this. So “Keep the feasts” means, “Imprint it. Do not forget.”
2. Imprint God’s bartizan, journey, and guidepost that change the world (the wilderness)
Second. What is even more important? The wilderness—imprint God’s bartizan, journey, and guidepost that change the world. It changes the world. It changes the wilderness.
1) The Passover work that arose through the 10 miracles, the journey that appeared as wilderness miracles, and the miracles that arose as the background of the throne must be made into yours.
Through the 10 miracles, the Passover work happened. Through wilderness miracles, the journey appeared. Through the background of the throne, countless miracles happened, right? These are guideposts. You must make them yours. Wherever the ark went, God’s power appeared. It is hard to understand. The Red Sea split. To pass on to future generations, the Jordan split. It is hard to understand, but it is true. Jericho collapsed. When they defeated the Amorite coalition army, the sun and moon stopped. Now it has been scientifically proven. Old Caleb conquered the Anak hill country. What is this? Such tremendous things appeared. At this time, two kinds of people arose. They did not believe. They did not believe. Sorry, but in the wilderness, they all held funerals. The ones who believed this fact went to Canaan and did world evangelization.
2) You must experience the bartizan, journey, and guidepost of the throne that Jesus completed and concluded.
Jesus completed it and concluded it. The bartizan—the bartizan of the throne—Jesus. The road ahead is the journey of the throne. Here and there, works of saving people occur. The guidepost of the throne—Jesus said it. Now with this, you must begin to receive answers. In your lifetime, you must experience this. It is an answer you will receive. You must not be deceived. People keep deceiving themselves. You must not be deceived by the world. You get deceived by Satan.
3) Two reasons He showed difficulties and answers in the wilderness
Why did He show so many difficulties and then show answers in the wilderness? There are two reasons.
(1) To make you have faith to save the world
Our next generation must have faith to save the world. You must have this faith. We are not slaves of darkness. Our destiny has been reversed. He gave us power with the throne’s bartizan and guideposts. Why? To save the next generation and to save the world.
(2) To melt the courage of darkness
There was another reason. Hearing these rumors, the seven nations of Canaan and the 31 kings had occupied it unlawfully. Without even fighting, they were defeated—their hearts melted. “The Israelites who defeated Egypt are coming back.” They would have been shocked. They split the Red Sea, split the Jordan—does that make sense? Such a nation is coming. They destroyed Jericho, and Israel that completely won the Amorite coalition battle is coming to us now. It says the people inside had their hearts melt. It may look like you are suffering, but it will become evidence. Darkness will melt in fear. Hold onto this covenant firmly—in prayer, in faith.
3. The covenant of the watchman that saves the next generation and the future
So what is the third thing these three feasts are? He gave you a covenant so that you become watchmen who save your next generation and the future.
1) Pass on the evidence that was in the Exodus (Deuteronomy 6:4–9)
Pass on the many evidences that were in the Exodus. “Hear, O Israel!” “Pass on everything that has happened until now to the next generation. Put it on the wall. Bind it on your hand. Put it on your forehead.” What is it? Pass it on surely. Before that, what did it say? “Love the LORD your God with all your strength and heart and devotion.” You must do this.
2) Pass on what was given in the wilderness
And there are so many things God gave in the wilderness for the next generation and for the whole world. Pass them on. Pass on what was inside the ark. Even now, there are people who are dying in discouragement. Tell them what was inside the ark. No one else can do it. People are collapsing with spiritual problems, and there is no one to help them. Explain it to them.
3) Tell them the evidences of entering Canaan
Tell them the evidences of entering Canaan.
He gave these three feasts and such an important background. Jesus said you must always enjoy this. Today, this prayer must truly begin in you. For this prayer to begin, you must first hold onto the evidence.
▣ Conclusion_ Evidence
This is the conclusion. You must hold onto the evidence first.
1. The powerless early church did world evangelization
A powerful king rises and builds a shrine. He builds a temple. Now tourists gather there. But they never did world evangelization. We talked about it in the district lesson, right? A conglomerate leader rises and does something visible. They cannot do world evangelization. You must remember. They never did it. The powerless early church did world evangelization. What is it? A bartizan, journey, and guidepost that move the world’s 237 were formed. It is clear evidence. This gospel began to spread to the world.
2. When the prayer that enjoys the bartizan, journey, and guidepost of the throne becomes happiness, the bartizan is established, healing begins, and when it becomes power, world evangelization begins
That is the conclusion—hold onto the evidence first, and second, what is it? You must start this prayer from now on. When this prayer becomes happiness to you, the bartizan has begun to be established. Healing begins. When this prayer becomes great power to you, world evangelization begins. You must never miss it. We did not come here because there is something to learn. Right? It is not, “I should study something—let’s go to church.” That is not it. “If I go to church, there is a lot to learn”—why does that person come to church? They should go to school. That is not it. You must find the three feasts that reverse the destiny of life. Enjoy the three feasts that establish the bartizan, journey, and guidepost that change the world. You must do it. Stand as watchmen who change the next generation and the world. Then there is nothing else. We are witnesses. We must hold onto evidence. Rome never did world evangelization, but a small number of people with the gospel did it. Generals and kings could not do world evangelization, but Paul did it. We must hold onto that evidence.
※ What makes you happy? That is how your life ends.
So these three feasts are the bartizan, journey, and guidepost of the throne. The time you enjoy this must be the happiest. From this point, it begins. What makes you happy? That is how your life ends. Someone hides and plays cards all day—that is their happiness, and they die with that. What makes you happy? Enjoying the throne’s bartizan, background, covenant, and guidepost is so happy. This gives such strength. That is everything.
※ If you gain strength with this in the morning and evening, daytime things look different.
Gain strength with this in the morning. Gain strength with this in the evening. Then the daytime looks different. This is different. You must absolutely hold onto this covenant. Do not be discouraged.
3. Suffering, spiritual problems, discouraging things
If someone says, “I am suffering now,” it may be the best time. “I have many spiritual problems,” you will receive the greatest blessing. It is the timetable to enjoy this blessing. Knowing this covenant, Moses ran away for 40 years. He ran away. He had nowhere to go. He was ruined. Last week, Jethro helped with this. That is important, but Moses found this strength there. The real thing began from that point. Are you in suffering? It may be the best time in God’s eyes.
So Crosby, who became blind, had an extremely difficult time. “I am suffering so much I cannot live.” If you were blind from the beginning, it is okay. But if you had your eyes open and then became blind, you feel suffocated to death. But he enjoyed the bartizan, journey, and guidepost of the throne. Through Crosby, a work of saving the world took place. His thinking changed. Before, my prayer topic was to open my eyes and see. Now my prayer topic has changed. I do not need to open my eyes; I do not need to see, because God guides all my ways. That is right. So, “Jesus leads me all the way.” That is Crosby’s song. “How can I describe His love in words?” It is all about the way. In that hymn, it says, “Though I walk this road all day long, I do not grow weary.” Walking this difficult road all day long, yet not weary—he changed the world. If something discouraging happens to you, it may be the best time. You are making this bartizan. You are walking this journey. You are establishing these guideposts. The three feasts—Passover is the bartizan of the throne. Pentecost is the journey of the throne. The Feast of Tabernacles is the background of the throne—power. This becomes the guidepost. Today, first service, second service, and all-day prayer will be 이루어질 by the kingdom of God, by the work of the kingdom of God. New answers are waiting for you. I bless you in the name of Jesus Christ that you may hold firmly to this covenant today. I will pray.
Prayer. We give thanks to God. Let there be no one who holds onto a wrong covenant and wavers. Let this be a day of victory as we hold onto God’s Word. We thank You for letting us see today the most important covenant in the Bible. Let us change destiny, the field, and the future. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.