Prayer Journal: February 26, 2026
18. May 2025 Immanuel Church Sunday Worship 1st Service
Scripture Reading: Joshua 14:6-15
▣ Introduction
※ First thing to do – You must discover the fact that there is an unprecedented answer and blessing from God for you individually.
What must our new family members do first as they start their walk of faith? And our church officers have much experience. What must they find first? Specifically, for the Remnant, it is a must. What must they find first? Here also, there are many multi-ethnic people. What must those people take with them? Of course, it is the Gospel, but I mean what kind of Gospel.
As you know, 10 emperors equal 250 years. During this time, Rome killed people who believed in Jesus. The reason was simple. Toward Christ, we say “Lord.” We use the word “Kyrios.” We say “Lord” like this, but they said do not use that. This word “Lord,” this word “Kyrios,” is only for the Roman Emperor; why are you using it? That was the reason. Therefore, they killed people who believed in Jesus unconditionally. So, what would you do if it were you? In the midst of that, one woman became a believer who believed in Jesus as Lord and believed in Christ. This person set her will. “No matter what happens, I believe in Christ as Lord. If there is only one desire, I must deliver this faith to my son and deliver it to my disciple. This is my mission. I cannot do a great work. It is to keep this faith.” That is what she said.
One day arrived. Rome is a country that moved the world. A new emperor stood up. This new Roman emperor stood and declared Christianity as the state religion. “From now on, our Lord is not the emperor but Christ. We set believing in Christ as the state religion.” That was around 313 AD. This was proclaimed. Now, it is something that happened about 400 years after the Jews collapsed; how did it happen? That emperor is exactly the son of that woman who said she would only keep and deliver this Gospel. That emperor’s name is Emperor Constantine. It is an amazing thing.
Today, what must you discover? Last week, there was Joshua’s prayer that stopped the sun and moon. Therefore, the Bible records that such a thing had never happened before and would never happen again—an unprecedented event. Of course, that is so. If the sun and moon stopping only happened at that time, that’s enough; if it kept happening, what would happen? That event ended with that, but however, there is something important. You must discover the fact that there is an unprecedented answer and blessing from God for you individually.
She did not think her son would grow up to be the emperor. I mean, she did not expect, “My son will become the emperor and declare Christianity the state religion.” “I will keep only this Gospel and deliver it to my son before I go. This is my unprecedented work.” She discovered this.
For you, specifically the church officers, this does not even take a long time. You come to discover this. If a Remnant discovered it, this is the start of success. Immediately, the answers begin. Among the 7 Remnants, there are those who discovered this answer early. There are also those who discovered it later. It does not matter.
Entering today’s scripture, it is a very important story. I mean, what kind of story is this: we humans have received scars? This comes out one day. However, when these scars are hidden and then come out, when it is severe, one becomes not normal, doesn’t one? I mean, for some people, when the scars they had as a child appear after they get married, the home becomes difficult. There are types of scars, but for some people, problems come to the point where it is hard to lead a life; and for some people, they commit suicide because of those scars. Various things like this arise.
Now, today’s scripture is what kind of passage: it is an incident that happened 45 years prior to now. 45 years ago, 12 spies went and came back. After coming back, most of the people—12 people were sent for the 12 tribes, but 10 of them said they could not go. Now, when a board meeting [Session] is held and 10 out of 12 people oppose, what happens? You shouldn’t do it. There are 12 board members, and if 10 people agree, shouldn’t you do it? 10 people said they could not go. “It is a tremendous castle, so it cannot be destroyed. We will go there with children and women and all die. We cannot go.” Among them, 2 people said, “No.” They said, “It is the land God gave us. It is a land flowing with milk and honey; we must surely occupy that land,” Joshua and Caleb said. So Moses heard and did not follow the opinion of the 10 people but followed the opinion of the 2 people. Moses did. “Let’s go.” He said so. “We are going to the land of Canaan.” But the name of that land, the land they saw and were startled by and said they could not go to, is the Anak hill country. Now, do you catch it quickly? While going the wilderness path, the people of Israel who lack faith have too many scars. Long ago, when they saw the Anak hill country and heard the report, the whole nation, everyone, wailed! Right? It wasn’t just complaining or dissatisfaction; everyone wailed. People are like that, aren’t they? Looking at kids, there are kids who wail over nothing; that’s because of scars. Do you wail because you met difficulty? The entire people wailed. They have met that hill country now. So, to collapse this Anak hill country, they are drawing lots. “Who will do it?” Everyone is trying not to do it. The scars from 45 years ago have come up. “We, I am not going.” That’s what it is. Everyone says, “Ah, we are not going.” Then what happens? At this time, Caleb came out. “Give me this hill country.” We read that scripture today.
Today, the figure who is in fact more important than Joshua, in my view, is Caleb. Right? This Caleb is no ordinary figure. If it were you, if you were doing the same church work and one person was eliminated and one person [succeeded], the eliminated person would be pouting. Right? They were equally the servants who served Moses; they were the two wings. However, Joshua became the leader, and Caleb was eliminated. Caleb made no other expression and was loyal. Also, he served Joshua. Then, at every crisis, he comes forward. This person. Such an important figure is Caleb. So, how did he receive such an answer?
Today, our [question] is how to find the unprecedented answer. Caleb’s center is a bit different. Right? First, in the introduction, there is something he saw first.
1. A person who saw the Word and God’s power
As for what he saw first: he is a person who saw what the Word and God’s power are. Therefore, although it is Absolute Impossibility, he has seen until now that it is possible with God’s Absolute Plan.
2. A person who knows that spiritual answers must come first
And among answers, he knows that the spiritual answer must come first. This is important. I keep talking about it.
1) He knew that Jehovah being with [him] was the answer. – Three Feasts
That Jehovah was with [him]. Everyone, the most important thing on the wilderness path was the Three Feasts. They were liberated by the blood covenant. The background of the liberated person is the Throne. Ingathering. On the path they go, there is the work of Pentecost through the power of the Holy Spirit. He knows that this is the answer.
2) He saw the Kingdom of God and the works of the Kingdom of God coming as answers behind the covenant.
And the covenant is fulfilled after that. Right? The Throne, the Kingdom of God, and the works of the Kingdom of God are achieved. The actual answer is: you grasped the covenant today, and after that, the works of the Kingdom of God are achieved. Caleb knows this now. He saw this for 45 years. It is important.
※ Question the unprecedented reason for which God called me.
Today, this answer opens easily in fact. What is the unprecedented reason and answer for which God called me? In my case, I received the answer simply. Some people receive it over a lifetime, but it probably differs by person. Today you must throw this question.
(1) Remnant: A Remnant starts their life: “What is my unprecedented plan of God?” You must throw it.
(2) Church Officer: Our elders, deaconesses, and ordained deacons—the time remaining in your life might be shorter. If so, “What is the unprecedented plan God has given to me?” That’s what it is. You must ask.
(3) New Family: In the case of Rahab, she was a new family member, but she realized it immediately. That is when history begins to occur.
Because Caleb knew this covenant, he survived alone and did the work of changing the age. Today, our Remnants must make a decision. There is no reason, no excuse. Background is not needed. A good lineage—if it’s good, that would be very nice, but it’s okay. There is no one to help you. It’s okay. You must resolve firmly and grasp the true answer. “I have no background on the path I go.” It’s okay. It is actually better. Like Caleb right now, you must grasp the covenant firmly.
▣ Main
How did he receive such an unprecedented answer?
1. Things to Confirm – He grasped the sure fulfillment of the Word as evidence. (Confirming God’s Covenant)
First. He grasped the sure Word being fulfilled as evidence. This is something you must confirm. I mean, how has God’s Word been fulfilled in you on the path you go? It looks like nothing, but an unprecedented answer begins to come to you.
1) He grasped the past covenant.
In verse 6, he said this. “At that time,” it said, in verse 6. “Did not the man of God speak to you and me at Kadesh Barnea?” He is talking about the old story now. “When reporting at Kadesh Barnea, didn’t he say that other people said they could not go but you and I said we could?” However, he expressed it this way: “man of God.” “Do you not know the words Moses the man of God spoke to us saying we would go?” He grasped the past covenant firmly. That is not all.
2) He grasped today’s covenant.
From verses 7 to 11, he brought out today’s covenant. What does he say? “At that time I was 40 years old. So did I not report to him with sincerity before God? At that time, did the 10 people who went together not speak unbelief and melt the hearts of the people? Because I was loyal to Jehovah my God, did I not say we could go? At that time, the words Moses spoke were that the land would become the inheritance of your children.” In verse 10, “Now look.” This is it. “I have entered here now. Right now I am 85 years old but still, I am surviving in health.” He speaks that until verse 11.
3) He even grasped the future covenant.
And he even speaks of the future covenant. That is verse 12. “I am 85 years old, but if Jehovah is with me, I will surely occupy that land. If Jehovah is with me, I will surely occupy that land. Send me.” This Caleb, right now, at the age of 85, speaks exactly of the accurate past, today, and future covenant.
You grasped only the covenant today, but you must see the answers of your lifetime beginning. If this does not work, Christians become more difficult as time passes. That does not make sense. You are only praying, but right now the door is continually opening to the 5,000 tribes. I am saying the Word is bound to work! I believe this year’s Remnant Conference will be tremendous. It was tremendous last year, but this year more of God’s amazing works will begin. Through that prayer of yours grasping the covenant, history continues to occur.
2. Things Not to Be Deceived By (When seeing God’s Absolute Plan)
Second. How did Caleb pray? He was not deceived by the environment, but he grasped God’s absolute plan. The first thing to do is the covenant. He grasped the covenant firmly, and he grasped what was in the past, what is being fulfilled now, and what will be in the future. This looks like nothing, but it overturns everything. And after that, grasp God’s absolute plan firmly.
1) He saw the reality of Satan.
He saw the giants’ fortress. Other people were afraid, but Joshua and Caleb—specifically Caleb—saw the reality of Satan while looking at that giants’ fortress.
2) He saw that our lives and future are within God’s sovereignty.
In the midst of that, answers have come until now, but what did he see at this time? Our lives and future are not within Satan’s sovereignty. They are within God’s sovereignty. He was convinced. And what is it?
3) He saw the field where the hearts had melted. – Identity of Satan
He saw the field where the hearts had melted. That is the actual identity of Satan. When you go carrying the sure covenant, darkness is bound to be bound and be afraid, yet we instead were afraid and said we could not go. Therefore, you must go with the absolute plan. Because of this, unprecedented answers continue to come; they came to Joshua, but they began to come to Caleb. You must take this with you today.
Therefore, the covenant is something to be confirmed; in seeing God’s absolute plan, you must not be deceived. So people keep being deceived. “Oh my, this fortress is tremendous. We cannot go.” They are deceived like this. “Wow… we have come the wilderness path until now, how can we enter?” They continue to be deceived like this. They hear the rumors and the hearts inside are melted, but without knowing that, they tremble and say, “We cannot go.” Caleb was the opposite. Therefore, he boldly occupies that castle, and the one who came out here was Caleb. “Things to confirm” is first, second is “Things not to be deceived by.”
3. Things to Be Assured Of – Sure Future
Finally, there is something to be assured of. What is it? It is the sure future. It is devoting oneself regardless of life or death.
1) Exodus – Ex-Darkness
Exiting Egypt is in fact not Exodus but Ex-Darkness.
2) Going the wilderness path – Evidence, not suffering
Going the wilderness path right now is not suffering. It is making evidence material of everything. And what is it?
3) Entering Canaan – God’s Absolute Future (World Evangelization)
Entering the land of Canaan is God’s absolute future, so it is destined to happen. Going there and doing World Evangelization.
Now, because he saw this, his center is different. I, while doing evangelism for 40 years—30-some years with you—the hardest thing in the work is that people could just do it before God, but they try to take too much credit [saeng-saek]. There are too many such people. They try to take too much credit. They try to occupy seats too much. Their whole mind and nerves are poured into that. I have worked for 40 years in the midst of this. As a result, my expression became like this. It’s not laughing, it’s not not-laughing. Even if there are so many appalling things, I have to endure. As if it’s not so. Even if it’s too good, I cannot get excited. As if it’s not so. God’s work is continuing. Right? There is no one to block the Gospel.
※ Do not be discouraged and grasp the last remaining unprecedented covenant.
Everyone, do not be discouraged and grasp the last remaining unprecedented covenant. To say it again, what God has given only to you. Caleb knew this in advance. Therefore, while following Moses around, “Ah, I am this. I am dying with this.” So he played the role of Moses’ servant. Servant. After Moses passed away, he played the role of Joshua’s servant. (With Joshua) they are friends. But do you know what he said? “I will serve you just as I served Moses.” He is a great figure. And he spoke this way: “If there is anyone who opposes you, I will not leave them alone.” While saying that, he again supports Joshua. So, this Anak hill country where there was an uproar long ago—when they come before it, they are shaken again. At this time, he appeared. “Give me this hill country.” At every crisis. Long ago at Kadesh Barnea, at every crisis in between, Caleb went out to the battlefield together. Today you must grasp this covenant.
▣ Conclusion
I, there are so many distinguished pastors. Their academic backgrounds are tremendous and there are many good people. However, I asked a simple question. I cannot do the things that are too difficult, so a simple question. Actually, world evangelization and evangelism are not working. I prayed for Him to let me do this. Actually, they do not know what evangelism is. “Let me do this.” Evangelism is in fact not something you “do.” It is seeing. Right? It is seeing God’s work. Missions is seeing. Because we try to do it, it does not work. Isn’t it seeing God’s amazing work? Therefore, “Ah… I must do this for a lifetime.” I grasped that firmly as the unprecedented answer.
So, I mean, when going to fields and such, there are so many difficulties. It does not work by other means, does it? I have always mentioned it before, but though this church was the end for me, I continually had opportunities to learn in several places. Almost everyone does not know what evangelism is. That is why they suffer. Then, saying they do not know what evangelism is becomes a serious word. It becomes the word that they do not know the Gospel. This becomes a serious story.
Therefore, saying I must teach the Remnant—I must tell them in advance. You have come this far by the grace of your parents, but now you must receive answers to the point of doing world missions. Right? Answers must come to the point of making the 3 Courts and saving the entire world. To do that, find the unprecedented thing given only to you. Because it surely exists.
I gave this sermon when I was an assistant pastor, and when I said there is an unprecedented thing for you, a deaconess, an old deaconess [wondered], “What would I have? It surely exists, it said.” But then the answer came to this grandmother, this deaconess. Her eyes began to open. “Ah,” she visited her granddaughter and found out she plays with kids at the playground. She had seen it before, but for this deaconess, her eyes opened. So, I mean, you know barley, which is good for kids’ health? She popped it as a snack. If you pop just one measure, it becomes a sackful. Popped barley is also good for the body. She went to the playground and gave it to the kids. The kids like it so much, so she keeps giving it. The parents saw it wasn’t anything bad. The deaconess evangelizes to the kids that way. “This is my unprecedented thing,” she said. That’s right. In the midst of that, those parents began to believe.
Look at those teams who participated in our 3 Courts right now in America. Calling American kids quietly and confirming—don’t these kids have spiritual problems? American kids. She made these kids accept—preached the Gospel and made them accept—and they changed. The kids had not spoken [about their problems] during that time. They speak after they change. So what is it? The Gospel enters into the Americans. What is that? It is the unprecedented blessing.
Today, this week, even if you just think about this part, He will answer. I was that way. I bless you in the name of Jesus Christ that you recover the unprecedented blessing of Caleb. I will pray.
Prayer. God, thank You for giving us the important covenant. Let today be a day of grasping the covenant that will be fulfilled, let us see God’s absolute plan, and grant us the covenant to see the future. Let this be the week where I receive the unprecedented blessing remaining for me. In the name of Jesus Christ I pray. Amen.