The Missions That Finds Prepared Souls

Prayer Journal: February 6, 2026
27. Apr. 2025 Immanuel Church Sunday Worship 2nd Service
Scripture Reading: Joshua 2:1-15

We may not realize how important this 237 Missions Devotion Service is. We often realize its significance only after it has passed. Having the faith to know it in advance is crucial. When I meet many people, they often say things like, “It’s working,” “It’s not working,” “There is an answer,” “There is no answer,” “This is good,” or “This is bad.” It is difficult to achieve world evangelization with that kind of mindset. Joseph and the people who were taken as captives to Babylon—those who moved the world in the Bible—never used such words. For Joseph, there was no “it’s working” or “it’s not working.” Those taken to Babylon didn’t focus on whether things were going well or not. Their characteristic was that they knew what was important, so they confessed, “Jehovah is with me.” What does this mean?

[Gospel Meeting]

First, you must know that throughout history, there are meetings that fulfill the Gospel.

[Blocking Meeting]

Also, in the Bible, there are meetings that block the Gospel.

[Disaster]

Because Israel unknowingly had meetings that blocked the Gospel, their posterity fell into disaster.

[True Answer]

Meetings that fulfill the Gospel bring true answers. You must know these two things. You must know when true answers come and when disasters strike. The Jews unknowingly blocked the Gospel, and as a result, their descendants died miserably. Therefore, knowing what missions is is a tremendous thing.

Missions is finding the one whom God has prepared. Because the true blessing is finding the person God has already set aside, that is missions. Today is the 237 Missions Devotion Service. Something important emerged in the text we read, Joshua 2:1-15. What is the conclusion? It is the two spies and Rahab. This is missions. This is the true answer. Look at the extent of it. Real answers follow a meeting for the true Gospel. Conversely, curses inevitably follow a meeting that blocks the Gospel. Not knowing this, Pharaoh later tried to kill all the Israelites and prevent them from offering the blood sacrifice. Disaster came. People don’t know why it comes. Nations set up idols that block the Gospel. They all failed. They don’t know why they failed. There was a time when God set aside Europe and blessed America. Why? At one point, Europe essentially blocked the Gospel. They were seized by terrible wars. They don’t realize it. But at one point, meetings to testify to the Gospel began to take place on American soil. It reached a point where people said Europe is a Catholic continent while America is a Protestant nation. How much did God bless America? Even Americans themselves don’t fully know. They don’t know why. Through America, the doors for Protestant world evangelization opened widely. Americans were shocked when they came to Korea, asking how it developed so much. Our Korea has sent the second-largest number of missionaries in the world. Whenever I think of missions, something comes to mind. Missionaries entered when our country was in incredibly difficult straits. How underdeveloped was our nation? We only worshiped idols. How much did we fail to realize? We bowed down to trees. That was our country. At that time, subways were running in Europe. In Japan, underwater railways were running beneath the sea. In our country, we gathered to worship idols, fought just like we do now, and walked around in straw shoes. Even when I was young, there were lines of A-frame carriers at Busan Station. People coming down by train from Seoul would put their luggage on those carriers. That was our country. China and Russia constantly harassed us. Japan harassed us to check China and Russia. Our country was stuck in the middle, leaning this way and then that way. When we leaned toward Russia, Japan came and killed the Queen. Because we leaned toward Russia. The ones who blocked all this curse were the early missionaries to our country. It almost became a disaster. But the power of the Gospel began to appear in our nation. Now the Gospel is gradually disappearing and people are trying to restore other things, but we must restore the Gospel. Works inevitably happen after a Gospel meeting. Disasters inevitably strike after the Gospel is blocked. The Jews said something terrifying. “Crucify Jesus and release Barabbas.” The citizens said this during the trial. You can make a choice. Release the robber Barabbas and crucify Jesus. We need the Law; we don’t need the Gospel. We don’t need Christ. And then they said, “If this is wrong, let the price of this blood be on our descendants.” They said a fearsome thing. That is Matthew 27:25. It was about 30 or 40 years after Jesus died, resurrected, and the Gospel began. A wind of destruction blew through Israel. It was beyond imagination. Israel was scattered to every nation. Most died in gas chambers, drowned, or were burned to death; they almost all died. In Germany alone, 6 million died. They died miserably. How could that happen? That was the year 70 AD, and it continued into the 1900s. The Jews still don’t know why. When I meet Jews, I try to ask them and teach them. They still don’t know. You must know well what missions is; we cannot do missions if we fluctuate based on small answers. Remnants, don’t go around talking about how the church is, how the pastor is, or how the elders are. You can absolutely never do missions that way. we must grasp the proper covenant.

▣ Introduction

  1. 1:1-9

    What did He say in the first service today? Be courageous. Do not fear. Do not be dismayed. I have already given it. He said this, but upon going, the work is not easy.

  2. Jordan, Jericho, Amorites, Anak

    They haven’t even crossed the Jordan yet. In that state, they went to spy in order to collapse Jericho today. And tremendous dangers remain ahead. The battle with the Amorites. Also, the fearsome hill country of Anak remains.

  3. 7 Nations – 31 Kings

    What’s even harder is that the 7 nations are still waiting. It was so complicated that there were 31 kings. These idolatrous nations are there to occupy Israel. That is when they go. This is missions. At this time, three people were important.

[Two Spies – Rahab]

First, they had to collapse Jericho; since they had to collapse it after crossing the Jordan, they went as spies. There, they entered the house of Rahab the prostitute. A work that changed history happened there. An event that completely changed the age occurred there. You must keep this in mind. When you have a Gospel meeting, an evangelism meeting, or a missions meeting, three things inevitably happen. It is certain. Setting aside those who don’t believe. If you know this, you will realize how important missions, evangelism, and the church are. Entering the land of Canaan is the absolute plan, but this is the situation. Since they couldn’t just enter any house, they entered Rahab’s house, which served as a restaurant and a place many people could visit. The appearance of these spies was different. So someone reported to the king of that nation. “Spies have come. They are suspicious. I am reporting that they entered Rahab’s house.” The text we read today is about that. When the report was made, the police and special forces sent by the king came looking for them. “Where are these spies? Hand them over.” That’s what happened. So Rahab answered. When they told her to bring them out, she said they weren’t there. “I don’t know where they went. They went out around the time the gate was closing. If you hurry and follow them now, you will catch them. Go see.” She lied. Those people left thinking they had to catch them quickly. After they left, the city gate was closed. At that time, where did Rahab hide the two spies? She hid them on the roof. There were probably doors leading out to the attic. She hid them on the roof. In verse 7, it says those people went as far as the fords of the Jordan, but the gate was closed. Rahab went up to the roof, and the words she spoke are recorded. These are the words Rahab spoke to the two spies. “Jehovah has given this land to you.” Jehovah gave it. And then she said something important. “The people in this city are so afraid that their hearts have melted.” That is incredible information. She also said this: “Did you not overcome Egypt and come out? And today’s text: Did you not cross the Red Sea?” And she said that when the kings heard this, what happened? Their hearts melted. What happens when the heart melts? She said their hearts melted. Not only that, in verse 11, it says they lost their spirit. Some kings have no spirit. They think it’s a disaster. And she says, “When you come to save Jericho, help my family and my father’s house.” This woman is shrewd. She told them to swear and give her a sign. Then in verse 14, the spies said, “We will surely be victorious and protect your family.” They said they would set them apart. If you continue reading later, her confession of faith appears. This is the meeting I am talking about.

▣ Main

1. A meeting that is a turning point that changes history

First. It is a meeting that is a turning point that changes history. This is missions. You may think of it lightly, but it actually became this way. History changes. It is a meeting that becomes a turning point there.

[The Prepared One]

What do we call this? The one whom God has prepared. The prepared one.

  1. Spies (2:1-7): Looking at the spies, the fact that she hid them instead of reporting them is itself God’s work. In our terms, she hid spies. She hid spies, deceived the king, and lied. That is how it looks in the eyes of the world, but to Rahab, it was not so. “This person is a person of Jehovah God, the Creator of the heavenly hosts. It is natural that they overcame Egypt and came out, and they will enter the land of Canaan. Since we are occupying this land illegally, it is right that we die. Please save me.”

  2. 9-11: As I mentioned, in verses 9-11, she gave information that would give strength to Joshua. What did she say? “Everyone’s heart melted upon hearing the news of your coming out of Egypt.” She only heard the rumor, but this woman realized the covenant. To God’s chosen people, history comes even when they only hear the Word.

  3. 12-13: In 12-13, she speaks again. She asks them to choose her, and she sends the spies away. This simple mission became a historical turning point.

2. Time schedule where the living Word is fulfilled

God promised. It is the time schedule where the living Word is fulfilled.

[Disciple]

So this person is a prepared one, but also a disciple. This is missions. This is the 237 blessing. When you look at multi-ethnic people with these eyes, they look incredibly precious. It’s not just about being unconditionally nice; they are seen through 24 prayer. Look at these people.

  1. 40 Years in the Wilderness: Hearing the rumor. After hearing the news of what happened during the 40 years in the wilderness, she knew who Jehovah was.

  2. Red Sea: She spoke in verse 10. She heard the news of the Exodus and the Red Sea. After hearing this rumor…

  3. Tabernacle – Ark of the Covenant: She is a disciple who heard what happened on the path where the Tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant went and grasped the covenant. It is more than that.

3. A meeting that will save the world

This missions meeting becomes a meeting that will save the world.

[Committed Worker]

What do we call this? A committed worker. It is the time to meet the prepared one, the disciple, and the committed worker who move missions. Next week, the story of collapsing Jericho will come out.

  1. Canaan (Together): After that, Rahab’s family was saved. Where do they go? They go to the land of Canaan together. A miracle-like thing happens.

  2. Marriage – Salmon – Boaz – Obed – Jesse – David (JX): She gets married there. She meets a man named Salmon and gets married. And whom did she bear? She bore a son named Boaz. She bore Boaz. This Boaz got married and bore a figure named Obed. This Obed got married and bore a man named Jesse. This man Jesse got married and bore David. It is beyond imagination. Rahab the prostitute grasped the covenant and went to Canaan, but she didn’t make this happen herself. She just got married. She did, but David came out of here. What’s even more amazing is that 14 generations after this descendant, Jesus Christ came. That is why the blind man said, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.” This appears in Matthew 1; according to the physical lineage, Jesus is of the lineage of David. In John 1, it says He is not of human lineage but is the Triune God. This is missions. As you do multi-ethnic ministry in the future, you must realize the immense meaning of the three courtyards, evangelism, and missions and treasure them.

▣ Conclusion

  1. Bible – Meeting (Missions)

    In conclusion, the Bible shows blessings of meetings that are completely incomprehensible. These blessings of meetings are all evangelism and missions. I believe the first miracle was the meeting between Joseph and the people who sold him as a slave. It is amazing. What would have happened if this person had sold him elsewhere? He sold him to Egypt. What would have happened if this person had sold Joseph to a restaurant? He sold him to Potiphar’s house. Look at all the meetings of the 7 Remnants.

  2. Church History

    Look at the meetings in church history. Even now, what I find most amazing and incomprehensible is the church leader who hid Martin Luther. Even thinking about it now, church leaders are amazing when I see that. He received God’s guidance and hid Martin Luther. This became a work that changed the world.

  3. 237 – 5000

    Now, the question is who will save the 237 and 5,000 tribes. This is important. That is why we found the 237 and the 5,000 tribes. Many remnants will come. I only grasped this covenant, but as time passed, true answers have come. They unknowingly blocked the Gospel. They unknowingly blocked it, and disaster came. This has been proven historically. Therefore, missionaries, many very important covenants came out this time, so grasp them firmly. It’s not about whether there is an answer or not. Do not be shaken; grasp the covenant and go. Do not calculate whether it works or not. Grap only God’s covenant and relationship. I will pray.

Prayer. Father, let us receive Your grace for a week. Let us hold onto the Word that is fulfilled. While praying for a week, let all darkness be bound. Let the disaster that blocks the Gospel be bound. Let the door of 237 missions that preaches the Gospel be opened. Please bless the people who grasped the covenant and attended this meeting 10 million times over. Bless them so they can establish 10 million disciples. I pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.