Title: Don't Lose Your Heart!
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Text: 2 Samuel 24:1-14
Title: Don't Lose Your Heart!
Praise! Praise my soul, my soul, praise all that is in me!
Things in me!
Praise the healthy and the sick!
In the book “angels” written by the great evangelist Billy Graham, it is said that American soldiers were isolated in a mountain village on the 25th of June and lost their way and water. At that time, an American soldier shouted, "Let's praise!" I started to praise it thinking that it was the last time.
1> Bull does not run
2> A person passes by - guiding the way in English.
Psalm 22:3 “O Lord who dwells in the praises of Israel! You are holy” - God who dwells in praise!
Do not lose your initial intention to draw near to God and serve God!
2 Samuel 24:15 “Then the LORD sent a plague on Israel from that morning until the appointed time, and 70,000 people died from Dan to Beersheba.”
Why did this happen?
Verse 2: “Go through all the tribes of Israel, and count them from Dan to Beersheba, and let me know their number!”
1. David's Wrong Decisions in His Last Years
a. pride
Pride - the desire to brag, the desire to show off
Principle 1> Sometimes when prosperity becomes pride, it can become a stumbling block.
b. Satan's impulse
2 Samuel 24 is a human point of view / inspired by Satan.
Job - says that God has done it to me in human terms./
A survey of people aged 20-60 who can go to war with a sword.
Motivation- I want to reveal the strength of the country by examining the number of troops.
Reason- The land promised to Abraham /
Moses to the border of the Brates River
Most of the Canaanite tribes occupy it, and he is the king who unified the land of Canaan during David's time. just be happy
c. not taking advice
Verse 3 says, “I wish that the Lord your God may increase it a hundredfold, so that the eyes of my lord the king may see it. But why does my lord the king take pleasure in these things?”
Joab - a wicked man (a man who can't stand his rivals)
Even if you don't have a census here, be content and give glory to God!
No one is completely evil and no one is completely righteous!
Application> Is there any serious counselor who can give you some serious advice to get away from sin?
Adviser - Opponent for Opposition
First, do not neglect the life of repentance!
Verse 10 - “After David had counted the people, he felt sorry for himself and said to the Lord, “I have committed a great sin by doing this. Now, Lord, I beg you, forgive your servant. did”
Characteristics of people of the Holy Spirit- 1> Received remorse immediately
2> He said to the LORD - David is also beautiful
Application> Is this attitude still valid for us? There are many people with a flaming conscience.
Question> Why does God send disasters after repenting?
Because he judged that punishment was desirable for Israel.
A catastrophe that shrinks the population
Verse 13 - 1.7 year famine 2. The king was driven out by the enemy and fled before him for three months, 3.3 years
Why? Because the population boasted of a large number .........
David's choice> Advantage- a. Short period
b. Falling into God's hands - Thinking that plagues such as pestilence are sent by God
*Even if disaster strikes, God thinks it will be disrespectful
Application>Power Power Power Power Power Becomes an Idol - Lose Power
Money Money So when money becomes an idol - disappointment with money
Child child So when a child becomes an idol - disappointment as a child
There is something I love more than God, but has anyone lost it? Disappointment
Have you ever had this experience?
Second, make yourself small!
What is the theme of First and Second Chronicles?
A humble king always wins, a proud king rises and falls.- If you are big, you are greatly exposed to danger.
David's Pride
Third, rejoice in God!
Neh 8:10 “The joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Arctic and Antarctica have ice caps. Why? Because the angle from the sun is far away, the amount of sunlight reaching it is small. In short, because it is far from the sun. Indonesia and Malaysia have rainforests. If so, is it because you have received more blessings? no. Because it is close to the sun. There is not much life in the Antarctic or the North Pole. Is it because you are cursed? no. Because it is far from the sun. It is said that if it is close to the sun, it is full of overflowing vitality, but if it is far from the sun, it freezes.
The same is true. Why do our hearts become frozen? It is because they have lost their original intention and distanced themselves from God. If you neglect worship, neglect your prayer life, and stay away from dawn, the people around you will freeze one by one.
However, if you don't lose your original intention and get closer to God, all the problems in your life will start to melt like snow in spring.
What was the source of David's strength to defeat Goliath?
Where does such strong leadership come from as Moses leads the Israelites through the wilderness?
Being close to God without losing your original intention is strength. Those who are close to God are destined to dissipate fear and spur courage. David and Moses were men of faith who drew near to God. When David distanced himself from God, it can be seen that the land of frozen tundra becomes like the South Pole and the North Pole.
Choi Seung-ho (21), the youngest passer of the 48th Judicial Examination, said this when he asked many Christian young people who are preparing for various employment tests recently. “If there are non-Christian high school students and job seekers who are not yet Christians, they must first solve the most important problem in life, what is the ultimate purpose of their life through Jesus Christ.” I did. Why should I prepare for this exam? And where is God! The words that gave me strength at that time were also the words. In the book of Daniel, King Nebuchadnezzar said to King Nebuchadnezzar that God was able to rescue him, and even if he did not, he would not bow down to the king. Through those words, I came to the realization that I did not have to love God for the sake of testing, but that I should love Him regardless of the test.” Even before the test, he served with the choir cello accompaniment, discipleship training, and small groups all day on Sunday. Although he is still a young man, he is a young man who has not lost his original intention before God.
Please rejoice in God so as not to lose your original intention!