Title Trust in God / Psalm 115:1-18
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There are many things we depend on while we live in the world. While relying on people, one's talents or wealth
depend on it to live. What we need to depend on is that we are not strong enough to live alone.
means that No matter how strong a person is, it is impossible to live on his own without help from anyone.
All. In the end, whether we depend on people or wealth, we live our lives by relying on things that will help and strengthen us.
Especially when difficult times come, you will need even more dependability. A drowning person grabs at least straw and
You're going to have to work hard to get out of it. People prepare in advance for things that will sustain their lives in preparation for these difficult times.
I try hard to get it. There are those who are diligent in collecting wealth, and those who are diligently acquainted with many.
There is this. Finding people who are especially powerful can be a big help later on, so look for them diligently
you are On the other hand, some people diligently study in order to obtain a lot of information and knowledge. But these three
Although the braces of the top are very helpful in difficult times, after a certain limit, you will end up being left alone.
is. People depend a lot on wealth, but no matter how much money they have, there will always be diseases that cannot be cured and death that cannot be stopped.
is. It is true that knowing many people with power is a great help, but there are limits to that. politicians
has depended on businessmen, and businessmen have depended on politicians to help each other and depend on each other.
It has led to the total bankruptcy as it is today. Ultimately, the person we can rely on is probably the closest
It will be family. A wife depends on her husband, and a husband depends on his wife to run a family. But there is a crisis
If not, these relationships are too easily broken and the family is destroyed. Parents, children, and siblings can help each other
There are bound to be limits to what you can do. Virtually no one can accompany you through hardships to the end. so people
finds an existence she can rely on to the end, and that is the existence of God. Can solve the problem of living or dying soldiers
It is to find some absolute existence that exists. Find God, the ultimate being you can depend on until the very end, and rely on that God.
This means that you receive a solution to your problem, and you try to overcome difficulties by believing in it.
modern idolatry
In the Psalms we read today, there is a contrast between man-made idols and God. The idol is a simple handicraft
Pointing out that they are not born, they have mouth and eyes, nose and ears, but cannot hear, see or speak; they have hands and feet, but help.
He said he couldn't be straight. There have been many idols that people have worshiped since ancient times. But with such idols
It is pointing to the fact that the imaged gods are not true gods. Such gods are truly prizes created by people.
It's just that he's just a god. It's just a god made out of people's needs. That is the idol. magnetism
They are made to be gods they can rely on, but in reality they are nothing. These idols are
It not only prevents people from coming to God, who is the true God, but also makes people fall.
In ancient times, there were many such idols in each country and region. Especially in the Canaan area, the idols of Baal are so dominant that you
It was spread all over the world, and the children of Israel were greatly drawn to this idol of Baal, and they were corrupt. However, history develops
And as people's heads were awakened, these idols gradually disappeared. Such a lower religion disappears, and Christianity instead
Higher religions such as Buddhism and Islam were established. However, idolatry has not completely disappeared.
It was, in fact, the image of the most outstanding human figure. In that idol all human desires and
It contains desire. In fact, the idol is the most ideal form of man himself, not God. All
In other words, idolatry was the worship of humans themselves.
With the advancement of human knowledge and wisdom today, technological civilization has become possible, enabling many things that could not be done in the past.
And we have been able to solve many problems that we could not solve in the past. The development of scientific and technological civilization is the human possibility
made you trust Humans continue to develop, research, and strive to invent, discover, and create anything new
Therefore, problems that were not solved in the past can be solved today, and problems that cannot be solved today can be solved tomorrow.
I have come to believe that this is possible. People have come to have great confidence in the infinite potential of human development.
In other words, the idol today is man himself. A human being who has developed a technological civilization that can solve all problems
Ash was convinced that the most reliable and outstanding existence. Not everyone is great, but
The military has an excellent brain, develops new technologies, someone comes out with great abilities and becomes a great politician,
Becoming a great thinker, believing that all of this can eventually solve human problems and build an ideal world
there is. This is the modern idol. On the surface, technological civilization appears as an idol, but in reality it is created
Man himself is the reality of that idol.
This kind of faith ultimately makes God the Creator unclean and cuts off the work of God. After all, in the past or now
Or man himself was his idol. However, in the past, it was embodied, and today, technological civilization
just replaced it with
God the Creator, the Source of Wisdom
The Bible describes humans as superior to any other being. said to have the image of God,
You made man a little lower than God, and you crowned him with glory and honor and a crown??(Psalm 8:5).
All. However, it is always emphasized that human beings are creatures. No matter how great a human being
It is to the extent that it is superior to creation, not superior to its Creator. human excellence
If we say that we are in the image of God, we must be connected with the Creator God in order to become a true human being and to become a superior human being.
there should be At the moment of separation from God the Creator, the image of God in him is broken, and man
You will lose your excellence. The more man's knowledge and wisdom are developed, the more he will see the power and power of God who created him.
It is important to realize that it comes from wisdom. Human excellence does not come from itself, but from its source
Realizing that this is God the Creator is true wisdom. The wise man of Proverbs says, ?쏷he fear of the Lord is the root of wisdom.
The example, and the knowledge of the Holy One, is the beginning of wisdom??(Proverbs 9:10). The Bible continues to emphasize and understand this very point.
that is creeping.
Advances in modern science and technology have actually given us a lot. With the development of transportation, the king can freely go anywhere
With the development of communication means, it became possible to freely talk on the phone anywhere in the world, and the development of medicine
that many diseases could be cured, and that electricity, convenient for life, could be freely used due to the nuclear power plant.
can be a great benefit to mankind. Of course, there are big problems such as environmental pollution and destruction of ecosystems.
In the future, these problems may be gradually resolved. However, humans who have developed this technological civilization are themselves creatures.
It is important to remember God the Creator and to be humble before Him. no technological civilization
The fact that even if we develop further, it is not the creation of anything new, but the discovery and use of what already exists.
is what you need to realize. In other words, we acknowledge the fact that there is a Creator God, and bow our heads before Him to worship and praise Him.
Man will find his place only when he gives, and the technological civilization he developed will make the world of God's creation more beautiful.
Dreaming will bring results. Otherwise, when arrogantly denying God and absoluteizing the technological civilization,
The dark shadows of doom will dwell. If today's technological civilization is developed together with God, perhaps
It may not have caused the problem of destruction of the system, and it would prevent such a mass killing of people through nuclear weapons
it might not have been.
Humans, who have developed modern technological civilization, leave God, and eventually, like the idols of the past, their eyes and ears are blinded to see the world of God.
They do not understand the principles of the world he created, so they are causing trial and error.
depend on God
The psalmist now exhorts us to trust in Yahweh.
?쏷hose who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord. The Lord is a help and a shield.
He blesses them for remembering them, and he blesses the house of Israel, and he blesses the house of Aaron. to those who fear the Lord
He blesses the crabs, he blesses the lowly and the high, without distinction. May the Lord prosper you, and
May your descendants prosper." Psalm 115:11-14
We are perplexed when we see things that we thought were the pillars that protected us keep falling apart.
is. As we, who have depended on economic development, suddenly collapsed, now we are plunged into unspeakable anxiety.
it has been Soaring prices and rising unemployment have forced us to live very precarious days.
According to the news, the electricity went out for two hours on Jeju Island, causing a commotion. Electricity is the mainstay of our life.
It occupies a very important part. When the electricity goes out, the computer will not work, so the
Banks and other institutions are paralyzed, the heating is not working, so it is cold in winter
Otherwise, people living in high-rise apartments will have to walk up and down. A hospital is like a hospital, and if there is no electricity, everything is
Paralysis is bound to come. Of course, in case of such an emergency, the generator is operated, but in our
A brief power outage is bound to lead to unspeakable chaos.
Right now, our society is in chaos as if the electricity went out. If the economic foundation we believed in is shaken
Our entire society is shaking. The foundation we thought was safe was built entirely with debt from other countries.
When I found out that it was, everyone was shaken. But more importantly, we know that there is a fundamental foundation for our lives.
It's a thread. On a day when the foundation is shaken, all civilizations built by man will have no choice but to collapse in one day.
All. That foundation is God the Creator. If the big players in foreign countries take money out of our stock market, the stock price can't be controlled.
As if falling to a point where nothing else falls, if God takes his hand out of our life, our lives will plummet as they are.
You will have no choice but to fall. The land on which the tower of technological civilization built up by man is built is the footstool of God. ta
Therefore, the moment God shakes the ground for a moment, all the towers are inevitably collapsing. Therefore, humans
You can't boast, you can't be proud. We went to a US bank, bowed our heads, prayed, and sold short-term bonds.
Just as you asked to extend the flag, you must go before God the Creator and worship him and give thanks and praise with all your might.
will be
Relying on God means acknowledging that we cannot exist without him. God gave us
He is not tyrannizing us like the foreign banks that lent us money. He asks us to go before him and ask for forgiveness.
He is the One who not only forgives our sins when we ask for his help, but also provides abundantly with our needs. That
God protects, helps, and blesses us with joy when we fear and depend on him.
We've been living on things that we can't really rely on. And now they fall apart
Through the pain of losing, we came to realize that the only thing we need to depend on is God the Creator. Sado Bar
In 2 Corinthians 1:9, Ulle says, "We knew in our hearts that we were condemned to death, for we should not trust in ourselves, but
to trust only in God, who raises people back to life."
The reason for this was that I realized that it was God's will to make me more dependent on God alone. The tribulation we met today is our
So now, what is God's providence to help us realize that only God is truly the one we can depend on?
Even if we lose our health, we lose our jobs, and we lose our possessions, He will not leave us to the end.
Considering that there is a God who protects us, preserves our lives, and fills our lives with grace,
Now, we should more surely turn to that God, go to Him, pray, and worship Him. the one we depended on
Even if everything disappears, if only God holds us, we will be able to stand and be protected in God's great love.
There is.
Dear brothers and sisters, we are not going to depend on the things of this earth that will one day crumble, but our life that is certain.
I hope that you will always live a strong life that is not shaken by relying on God, who is the source of your life. God is the last
He said he would shake both the earth and the sky. It will bring down every swaying creature,
It is to leave things that are not shaken (Hebrews 12:26-27). Everything on this earth we've ever depended on
are things that will eventually fall apart. Only those who are in Christ, who is the Rock, will remain at that time. now
Through the experience of our society being shaken, the things we have depended on so far can protect us from this shaking.
Realizing that they are not things, we must now go to God the Creator and bring him to the center of our lives. God
Trusting in the Lord's promise that he will bless those who depend on him and make his descendants prosper, trusting in him and giving praise to him
I hope that your life will be a life of serving the sheep and worshiping him.