Prayer Journal: August 30, 2025
Immanuel Church Sunday Worship 2nd Service, December 1, 2024
Scripture Reading: Colossians 1:9-23
▣ Introduction
Thank you. Coming to America from Korea, I can feel how good the air is. Those of you who stay in America all the time may not feel it well. In the same way, because you have been saved in Christ, you can easily lose hold of how precious that is. Christians may take it for granted, but when the name of Christ is proclaimed, Satan trembles. At the mention of Christ’s name, darkness is bound. The background of hell is also bound.
Today, Part 2 is “What is in Christ.” What could there be?
1) 7/7/7
To know that, what Christ said is important, isn’t it? What is happening right now? Right now, I mean. What is happening while you are worshiping and praying?
(1) 7 bartizans—Christ Himself spoke of the kingdom of God and only the Holy Spirit. That means that while you are praying now, the Triune God is bringing three things to pass, isn’t He? The Word is being fulfilled now. Prayer answers are bound to happen now. And surely the work of salvation is taking place now. Those three things are taking place, aren’t they? Because they are happening, Jesus Himself said to us at this very time: the power of the throne works; then you will receive power. From Jesus—what kind of power? First, He gave us the power to solve our problems of the past/today/future. And He granted us the five powers. Not only that. He granted us strength to overcome the ruler of the kingdom of the air. At this very time, during prayer time and worship time, you enjoy the answer that lets you see your entire lifelong future. Even now, the work of establishing the three courtyards is taking place. I am certain about what will happen this year and next year. What did I just talk about? I talked about the 7 bartizans.
(2) 7 journeys—We now go on the journey toward the 25 of the throne. We follow the path on which the Triune God is working. There are definite ten platforms there. Even when you are alone, there is a secret by which you surely overcome. There are five assurances for enjoying the power of the throne. In any case, you can change the flow. And I can receive and give the lifelong answer. Sitting here now is a camp. The camp of the throne—I am talking about the 7 journeys now. It is happening now. Now. So “According to your faith be it done to you”—this is no ordinary saying. God has saved me and I prayed for health—then the work begins. Right?
(3) 7 guideposts—Knowing that it is absolutely impossible for us, on Calvary He solved every problem. So He called us and gave us the absolute mission. There is nothing to worry about and nothing to strive for. It is the absolute mission. In any case, you just have to discover the absolute. Then the work of Mark’s Upper Room, of experiencing that power, is bound to arise. God launched the work of world evangelization. That is the Antioch church. He called Paul. In fact, Peter’s team was excluded from world missions. So they first went to Asia, and there they were completely led by the Holy Spirit. Also, when doors are blocked, we get discouraged or do other things. Right? That time is even more important. Praying completely, you meet a turning point. That is Macedonia. And the goal is Rome. Because the 237 are there, because the 5,000 people groups can come to America, we save Rome. I talked about the 7 guideposts. Exactly as in the Bible, because it is being fulfilled, you should pray for that.
2) 300%
Then it will surely be like this. Not 100%. 300%. It must be so. The remnants’ studies 300%, your work 300%, it is possible by prayer. Because God accomplishes it—if even the demon-possessed do things, why can’t we? Bill Gates—he made things, didn’t he? 300%. Those people are Nephilim. Problems will come later, right? Steve Jobs did it, didn’t he? They all did it.
3) Matters of the kingdom (darkness, the messenger)
At this time, the matters of the kingdom of God are fulfilled. Two things. Right now, while you are praying and holding to the Word, the darkness is broken in the places related to you. Right? At this time, God surely does an important work—He sends the Lord’s messenger. Sometimes the Lord’s angel—it is the same thing. Sometimes by the work of the armies of heaven—it surely becomes like this. Now…
4) 24 (strength)/25 (blessing)/eternity (answer)
Then I do 24. So in the morning I gain great strength. And in all the schedules I must go through now, with this prayer I gain tremendous strength. During the day it is 25. I cannot do it by my ability, can I? By this power of God, during the day I turn everything into blessing. At night, with what is eternity, I find the answer. I am busy. So in a sense, when I go to a hotel, from the day I enter to the day I leave I hang “Do not Disturb.” I hate the coming and going that bothers me. Continually I gain strength in the morning, make blessings in the day, and obtain answers at night. I am busy. When I pray like this, I gain strength—so much strength that I am busy. Some people pray so little that they follow only their own thoughts; when you follow your own thoughts, you fall into Genesis 3. Why speak so much about other people’s matters, and even know them wrongly? If you are going to speak about others’ matters, you must know them accurately, but you know them wrongly. Even as if possessed by some spirit, you talk about things that don’t exist—no answer comes. Enjoy this. Gain strength, and your health will be restored—everything will be done. In a sense, once we have gained this strength, it doesn’t matter whether we are there or not.
Now then, let us see in the introduction: the reason God used Paul…
1) Philippians 3:1-21
(1) Other things—He paid no attention to other things.
(2) Wrong things—Paul threw away what was wrong.
(3) Worldly things—He also threw away worldly things. Did he not use worldly things? He rather utilized them. Right?
Look at his opening words. I was a Pharisee, from a great district, and I learned tremendous things—he said he considered these a loss. Why? Because by those he did not know Christ. And what did he say? It is completely different. We say we have done many things. I have achieved nothing, I have accomplished nothing; I simply press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. People keep talking about wrong things. As for earthly things—I tried them all. That is basic. I go toward the prize of the upward call of God. Different. He could not help but be used completely. Is our citizenship of Rome important? No, isn’t it? We have the citizenship of heaven—different.
2) Romans 1:16-17
Look at the confession of Romans 1:16-17. Because people persecuted and criticized Paul so much, Paul said this: I am not ashamed of the Gospel—no matter how much you say, this is something to boast of. I am not ashamed, for it is the power of God for salvation… The righteous will live by faith…
(1) Only the Gospel—For Paul, it was not just the Gospel. Only the Gospel…
(2) The Gospel of uniqueness—Not merely “Gospel.” The Gospel of uniqueness…
(3) The Gospel of re-creation—Everything comes alive. The Gospel of re-creation…
3) Colossians 2:9-11
Now we see Paul’s confessions. Colossians 2:9-11—we will see it next week. Here, something tremendous appears. Do not be deceived by human philosophy; do not be deceived by people’s words; in Christ are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
(1) Limited concentration—What do we call this? Completely restricted concentration; there is no need to keep doing wrong things. Is it because you are anxious? Why do you keep trying to do something? Do what must be done. Some people speak whatever pops into their head. That means a problem has come to the brain, and nothing works that way. Precise, restricted concentration—this is called Only, Uniqueness, and Re-creation.
(2) Selected concentration—We have selected concentration with what God has given.
(3) Oneness concentration—Even if it seems there are difficulties now, it is not so. Oneness concentration—all things work together for good; everything joins to fulfill God’s plan. So I enjoy it without any particular reason. If I am sick, I give thanks in the sickness; I simply enjoy.
▣ Main message—Three restorations
Now then, what on earth did Paul speak of—now, in Christ? He is speaking of three restorations.
1. Restoration of the source of true power
What is true power? Restore its source. In verse 15, important words appear. Christ is the image of the invisible God. Verse 15—He is invisible, yet He is God. This is an astounding statement. Therefore, what is said?
1) Spiritual wisdom (verse 9)
In verse 9—every spiritual wisdom and understanding—this appears today in verse 9.
2) Will (verse 10)
Through Christ, He lets us know God and discover God’s will—that appears in verse 10.
3) Power (verse 11)
According to His glorious might, He will strengthen you with all power—this is verses 9, 10, and 11. You must believe it. In Christ—and not only these.
2. Restoration of the true human
In Christ, at last, we restore the true human. Until now, haven’t we lived like beasts, merely to eat and survive? Become a true human. Doing something merely to eat well and live well—if that is the case, it is better not to do it. What are we?
1) Light—inheritance (verse 12)
We are called to give the saints’ inheritance in the light. It is written so. As you know, that is verse 12.
2) Darkness (verse 13)
What is written? The reason He gave light is to rescue you from darkness—verse 13.
3) Redemption (verse 14)
And what is written? To redeem all our sins and transgressions, He sent Christ—verse 14. He sent Him to redeem. The Pharisees were greatly offended by these words. Right? Even now there are many Pharisees. They were extremely offended by this. So even their posterity was ruined. There is no way to block disaster. Though He spoke so, the Pharisees did not believe. They said you must keep all the Law—that is a lie. They cannot keep it while claiming to. That deceives themselves and deceives God. I am not saying we should intentionally fail to keep it—we cannot keep it. So He sent Him to redeem all our transgressions—this is what a true human is. Otherwise, we become worse than dogs. These days, dogs sit at home and relax, don’t they? People even dress them. Right? Dogs chew gum. If they sit still, everything is brought to them. We are worse than dogs. Restore the true human…
3. Restoration of the true economy
Restoration of the true economy, right? The economy of light, the missions economy—shouldn’t we at least do that? The future, the remnant economy. So when did God send Christ? Before all creation, in verse 15. Therefore, He is the Triune God. The Jews simply could not understand. “Abraham believed Me and was saved!” “Hey, how old are you?”—you cannot converse. The name of Christ is a tremendous name. It is the name that ends the darkness that existed before eternity. Right? It is the name that ends the curse formed in the Garden of Eden.
1) All things (verse 15)
That is what verse 15 says: He existed before all creation.
2) All authority (verse 16)
And what else? Something even more important. All things were created by Him—He said something even more astounding. All authority is for Him. Isn’t that right? Do you understand this? God raised Rome—so that He might evangelize it. God at one time blessed England. Why? To carry out the Gospel movement. God at one time blessed Germany. Why? To launch the Reformation. The Gospel disappeared from Europe. God blessed America. The reason—so that He might accomplish world evangelization. Now is the internet age. He blesses the multiethnic. So He said all authority exists for Him. I agree 100%. Korea is bound to receive some blessing. Why? There truly are people who evangelize. Right? Even if there were only one, He would bless; but there are many.
3) All things (verse 17)
He said something even more important. All things hold together in Him. We cannot help but restore these three economies. We cannot help but restore the true economy.
4) Origin, first, head (verse 18)
And He is the origin, the first, the head of the church—the origin, the first, the head of the church. He spoke astonishingly. That is verse 18.
5) Fullness (verse 19)
What is written in verse 19? All fullness dwelt in Him. All fullness was arranged to be connected in Christ. You must keep this in mind. That is verse 19.
▣ Conclusion: The name of Christ
Then with what should you draw the conclusion? The name of Jesus Christ—this is tremendous.
1) John 14:14
In John 14:14, ask in My name. Until now you did it by the blood of the lamb; now do it in My name. This is astounding. Before, you slaughtered an ox or something; now there is no need. Pray in My name—this is a tremendous name.
2) Acts 3:6
In Acts 3:6, “In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth I command you: walk!”
3) Acts 16:16-18
In Acts 16:16-18, “In the name of Jesus Christ, come out, you unclean spirit!”
4) Philippians 3:21
In Philippians 3:21, it appears here: all things will be subject to that name. Try it.
Concentrate—and thus there are two kinds of prayer. ①There is prayer that enjoys status—because you are God’s child. The second is ②prayer that enjoys authority. Do concentrated prayer. May all darkness depart in the name of the Lord Jesus. May all beings that hinder the Gospel be bound in the name of Jesus Christ. Two kinds of prayer appear here. It is a tremendous name. You must enjoy it.
I am busy. I have no time to worry. How much time do you have that you can sit and worry? It is because you have too much time. Such a person should be taken to a cliff and tied up. Only then will they come to their senses and cry “Lord!”… How much time do you have that you spend it all on wrong talk about others? Enjoy this! As you open your eyes, enjoy strength. Right? Why? Because you must be witnesses. During the day, turn every problem into blessing. At night, truly receive healing and answers.
This is what is happening now to evangelism disciples across the nation and the world. It is only that you do not believe; but not believing does not make it disappear. At this very time, because it is happening, I bless you in the name of Jesus Christ to enjoy the greatest prayer and power.
Prayer. We thank God. We give glory to God. May all the darkness of the world be bound. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.