2026.06.21 District Message Week 25
「After Abraham’s Victory in Battle」
(Ge 15:1-7)
Genesis 15:1-7
01 After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
02 But Abram said, “Sovereign Lord, what can you give me since I remain childless and the one who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?”
03 And Abram said, “You have given me no children; so a servant in my household will be my heir.”
04 Then the word of the Lord came to him: “This man will not be your heir, but a son who is your own flesh and blood will be your heir.”
05 He took him outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars — if indeed you can count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.”
06 Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.
07 He also said to him, “I am the Lord, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to take possession of it.”
Chalkboard
– Lot, the king of Sodom, Mt. Moriah
– Difficulty
– Genesis 3:4-5, 6:4-5, 11:1-8
Introduction
1. Satan’s temptation
2. Satan’s children
3. Satan’s product
[Christ]
Abraham after victory
1. Conflict ?
2. Resolution (Genesis 13:14-18)
3. Blessing – [righteousness]
Conclusion – Altar
Genesis 13:18
Summary
Abraham initially kept repeating between unbelief and faith. Abraham thought he was thinking correctly, but when he looked according to his own thoughts, God’s word was not being believed.
Lot, the king of Sodom, Mt. Moriah
Abraham continued in unbelief, then made a resolution and sent Lot away. Also, when the king of Sodom offered him much wealth, he refused. He said that since God would bless him, he did not need the king’s wealth. After that, when tested on Mt. Moriah, God greatly blessed Abraham.
Though difficulty seems to come, that time can be the most important time. When my thoughts do not align with God’s word, one must be careful. At such times, Satan attacks at any moment.
Genesis 3:1-5, 6:4-5, 11:1-8
In Genesis 3:4-5, Satan tempted with something greatly appealing to the heart. “You are important. You are becoming like God. You need to gain power. You need to gain your strength.” This is the Nephilim movement and the Tower of Babel movement. Paul, who conquered the world, said, “My thoughts are not needed. I have been crucified with the cross and died.” We must receive enough answers that our own thoughts are not needed, and receive enough of God’s blessing that our own assertions are not needed.
▣ Introduction
1. Being swept away by Satan’s temptation.
2. Becoming Satan’s children. The Nephilim.
3. Building Satan’s product — the Tower of Babel — thus creating a complete product of Satan.
Christ — God promised Christ. Through Christ, He caused the restoration of the foundational things.
▣ Main
1. Conflict – ?
Because they could not realize, they kept conflicting. So failure and success were repeated over and over. Because there was a famine in Canaan, he went down to Egypt. And since there were no children, he took his nephew Lot along. He even went to Egypt and, fearing he might be killed, told his wife to say she was his sister. Through Hagar he produced Ishmael. The two nations currently at world war in the Middle East are both descendants of Abraham. Here, Abraham gained nothing.
2. Resolution (Genesis 13:14-18) — After Abraham won this battle, he completely made a resolution. Abraham built an altar, refused to accept the wealth given by the king of Sodom, and met Melchizedek and gave a tithe.
3. Blessing – righteousness
“You will become a source of blessing. I will be your shield and your reward. And your descendants will receive the great blessing of evangelizing the world. Your descendants will rise up as numerous as the stars of heaven and the sand of the sea.” When Abraham believed God, God counted Abraham’s faith as righteousness.
▣ Conclusion_ Altar, Genesis 13:18
Abraham began to build an altar to God, and God’s history began to happen. When God’s history happens, my own thoughts become unnecessary. That is the true answer. It is not that there are no thoughts of my own — it is that when God answers, there is no need to worry about the future. When the gospel is grasped, in the midst of every field’s problems, God’s blessing is seen. When prayer is grasped, you go carrying the power of prayer. When evangelism is grasped, three camps arise in our work, studies, and careers. We must go carrying the power of the gospel, the power of prayer, and the power of evangelism that evangelizes the world. Especially our Remnants must study while holding onto that covenant.
Transcript
Abraham initially kept repeating between unbelief and faith. We easily become the same way. Why did that happen? Abraham thought he was thinking correctly, but when he looked according to his own thoughts, God’s word was not being believed. There are many times we are like that. My position is not that, but God’s word says this. And in the Bible there are many parts we cannot understand at all. That is why Abraham kept going through unbelief at first. And then Abraham makes a few important resolutions.
– Lot, the king of Sodom, Mt. Moriah
He sends Lot away. At this time God greatly blesses Abraham. Also, something happened when he fought with the king of Sodom. The king of Sodom offered much wealth and he said he would not accept it. Now, that is a difficult thing. He said he would not accept it. The reason is that since God would bless him, he did not need the king’s wealth, he said. After that, God greatly blesses him. Also, when he is tested on Mt. Moriah, God greatly blesses Abraham at this time too.
[Difficulty]
So for us, though difficulty seems to come, that time can be the most important time. So you must look carefully at my thoughts and God’s word. The reason that living by faith is difficult is that my thoughts do not align with God’s word. At such times you must be careful. And so at such times Satan attacks at any moment.
Genesis 3:4-5, 6:5-6, 11:1-8
In Genesis chapter 3, verses 4 and 5, this Satan tempts. And he tempted with something greatly appealing to the heart. God’s word seemed too misaligned with me, but this Satan speaks as though it is perfectly aligned. What was the very first most important thing Satan said? “You are important. You are becoming like God.” That is what he said. Everyone falls for it. “You need to gain power.” All correct statements. “You all need to unite and get strong.” All correct statements. Right? Here we must be careful. When we see many things, when we do many things, they seem right, but very often they are the complete opposite of God’s word. We are still doing this now. “Hero, you need to gain strength.” You look into it and this is the Nephilim movement. It is the Tower of Babel movement.
So Paul, who conquered the world, said this: “My thoughts are not needed. I have been crucified with the cross and died.” You must receive enough answers that your thoughts are not needed. Right? You must receive enough of God’s blessing that your own assertions are not needed. When God’s history truly happens, those things become unnecessary.
“Abraham After Victory”
Today is about the content of God’s blessing on Abraham after he won in battle.
▣ Introduction
1. Satan’s Temptation
So what happened is that humans fell — even though they did not need to fall — they fell for Satan’s temptation.
2. Satan’s Children
Eventually they became the Nephilim. They completely became Satan’s children.
3. Satan’s Product
Not even to that degree. They said they would build the Tower of Babel — they completely created Satan’s product.
It cannot be resolved. No matter how much you try, you cannot win.
[Christ]
So God promised Christ. You cannot win. And after that, through Christ, He caused the restoration of the foundational things completely.
Now, understanding this (Introduction) part may not be easy for you today. But if you understand this (Introduction) part, tremendous answers follow. “I cannot do it and God can do it” — in a way, this may seem like a strange statement. It is not saying I will do nothing. It is not saying we just stay put and go as God leads. Absolutely not that. Only by God’s power can I be saved and can others be saved. Study while carrying that power — that is what it means. It is not saying do not study. Go into the world carrying that faith. Go to evangelize the world with that faith, Abraham.
▣ Main
1. Conflict
Not having realized that, what kept happening? Conflict. So failure and success were mixed all over the place. He was told to go to the land of Canaan and went, but when he arrived there was a famine. Right? Because there was a famine he immediately went down to Egypt. We easily become like that. Even, as it appears in today’s Bible study, he was told to leave his country, his people, and his father’s household, yet he brought Lot along. In a way, that seems like a natural thing. Well, there was a famine in Canaan so he went down to Egypt. I have no children, so I took my nephew Lot. Even further, he went to Egypt and was about to perish. Fearing for his life, he told his wife to say she was his sister. Things went to this degree of conflict. And even further, as you know, he was promised a child, but through Hagar, Ishmael was born. Still now the two nations at war against each other — Israel and the opposing side — are all descendants of Ishmael. The two nations currently at world war in the Middle East are all of Abraham’s lineage. They were raised the same way and yet divided into something so great. And then Abraham was told to leave Chaldea and left. He continued doing these things.
2. Resolution
After this Abraham won in battle and he completely resolved. At that time what did God say? Abraham built an altar, then refused the wealth given by the king of Sodom entirely, and met Melchizedek and gave a tithe.
3. Blessing – [righteousness]
God promises a blessing. “You will become a source of blessing. I will be your shield and your reward. And your descendants will receive the great blessing of evangelizing the world. Your descendants will rise up as numerous as the stars of heaven and the sand of the sea.” At that point God believed Abraham. When Abraham believed God, God counted Abraham’s faith as righteousness.
Now, next Sunday as well as today, when you worship, you must hold onto the complete word of God.
1. Conflict
?
In this section, Abraham gained almost nothing. The truth is, God worked on Abraham after the resolution of faith was made.
2. Resolution
(Genesis 13:14-18)
This section was the most important.
▣ Conclusion
So eliminating my thoughts and grasping God’s will? That may be difficult.
[Altar]
So that is when Abraham began to build an altar to God.
Genesis 13:18
Then God’s history begins to happen. Now, let me say this accurately. When God’s history happens, my own thoughts become unnecessary. Right? That is the true answer. It is not that there are no thoughts of my own. When God gives the answer, there is no need to worry about what to do next. Right? When God has worked on you, there is no need for me to be anxious about how to handle the future. This is the very moment Abraham encountered.
During your all-day worship today, you must gain strength in holding onto the grace God has given. Then He will certainly show you tomorrow and open the path.
Here right now there are many precious multi-ethnic peoples. You need to go knowing fully what the power of the gospel is, what the power of prayer is, and what the power of evangelism is. When the gospel is grasped, in the midst of every field’s problems, God’s blessing is seen. When prayer is grasped, you do not go there to pray. You go carrying the power of prayer. When evangelism is grasped, three camps arise in your work, studies, and career. You must go carrying those. Multi-ethnic peoples absolutely must remember. Without those three things, it will not work. What is the power of the gospel? What is the power of prayer? What is the power of evangelism that evangelizes the world? You must go carrying them. Do you understand? Especially our Remnants must study while holding onto that covenant. Now, many of our church members, church leaders, and older members who are facing the last opportunity — in your lifetime, you must build this bartizan.
May today also be a day of victory, I bless you in the name of Jesus Christ.
Prayer. We thank God. May today become a day of receiving new grace. May those who are sick gain strength today. May it become a day of receiving God’s grace all day long in deep prayer. May even the diseases we do not know about be healed. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.