Title: Everything Started with God (Colossians 1:16)
Content Purpose-Driven 40 Days - Day 1: Everything Started with God (Colossians 1:16)
[Colossians 1:16]
[16] All things were created in him, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or authorities all things were created through him and for him.
When I was in elementary school, it was fashionable for some of my classmates to ask these questions. You've probably heard of it a lot. "Do you think the chicken came first, or the egg first?" As if knowing a great secret, he asked with a funny and serious expression on his face. Friends who are asked this question tilt their heads and confuse their thoughts. Because I think that if you say that the chicken comes first, how can there be a chicken without an egg process?
I ask you. Do you think the chicken comes first, or the egg first?
If you are a believer in Jesus, how should you respond if you are a creationist?
You will have to answer that the chicken comes first. The reason is simple. This is because, just as Adam, the ancestor of mankind, was created as an adult, so all livestock were created in a fully grown state. Why do young elementary school students ask such difficult philosophical questions? This is because, regardless of age or gender, there is an instinctive curiosity about where I started. I want to know my roots. So, if you look at the media from time to time, it can be said that it is a very good example of children who were adopted abroad when they were young and come to visit their parents in their home country after they grow up. It is true that people are interested in their own fundamentals regardless of age or age. If so, where did the beginning of all things come from? In order to know the beginning of all things, where do we have to trace it?
You have to admit that you started with God and go out. Because if you chase after you and go up, you will meet God. Where did our encounter with God begin?
This is Genesis 1:1 verse. [In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth]
If so, for whom was it made?
God does not exist for us, but we exist for God's good. For God's sake, we are here on this earth, right here. For what purpose did God create us?
It is for God to use. It means that God created us with tools worthy of our use.
We are a life created for God. God does not exist for us. As we look around us, there are some fascinating words. is. It's about being self-centered.
You are obsessed with humanism. So there are words that please our ears. Think of your dreams, clarify your values, set goals, discover your strengths, set your goals high, and never give up. To be successful, you must keep those words in mind. These are words that can greatly help you succeed.
But is being successful and achieving life goals the same thing?
Not necessarily. Just because you succeeded in the world doesn't mean that you have accomplished the purpose that God created. This means that living well with the rich is not going in the same direction. We call people who make a lot of money rich, and living well means living well in the given circumstances regardless of money. Those who know the secret to being self-sufficient can live well.
I want to see through the Word how to live well according to God's created purpose.
First, you must have faith in God.
According to the text we read today, we must believe that everything in this world was created for Jehovah God Almighty. What is Faith?
If you ask me, I will say 'glasses'. Glasses are windows used to see things better. You can't see well when I take my glasses off, but with my glasses on, you can easily tell who's who. If I wear the glasses of faith spiritually, I can clearly see who God is and how I should live for God. If you take off your spiritual glasses, you will lose your direction of east, west, north, and south. It can be said that the strength and weakness of faith is the strength of the glasses, and in order to know God well, we must accurately match the strength of the glasses of faith. What are the strengths and weaknesses of your faith?
Do you believe that God created you?
Do you believe that everything on this earth exists and was created solely for the sake of Jehovah God of hosts?
When we believe that, we can live according to the purpose God wants us to live.
Second, you must know the Word of God.
If we are to know God's created purpose, we must know God's Word. How can we succeed in immigration?
It is about quickly adapting to American culture, language, and life.
It is said that if you are Jipijiji, you will be able to win 100 battles. Why can't we quickly adapt to America and lead a stable life?
It is because there is little desire to know about the United States, and it is because they do not want to know directly, but indirectly.
Who are the real talents of this era? He is someone who adapts quickly wherever he stays.
It is the same with knowing God. To get to know God means to have an understanding of the Word of God. How can we know more of God's Word? You just need to love God. If you truly love God, you can learn a lot of His Word. I love him with passion, how can I not know about him?
How much does our Lord love us? You said you were counting my hair. He says he knows not only my past and present, but also everything that will happen in the future. Even when no one sees me, even when I'm alone, he says he knows what I'm doing. How great is this love and concern?
How much do you know God?
How much do you understand God?
The more I get to know the Word, the more I feel lacking and thirsty. Just because I read the Bible a lot, completed my training, and held a certain number of positions should not mean that I am doing well in my life of faith.
We must always have the image of a person who falls flat before God and longs for the living water of the Word.
Third, a true masterpiece is a link between the Word and life.
We must make life itself an instrument of God. Just as when a microphone loses its ability to hear sound far away, it is no longer a microphone and becomes a piece of scrap metal. No matter how much we know the Word, if our lives are not, we do not know God?셲 Word properly and we are out of God?셲 creative function.
Do you want to live as God's masterpiece?
Then we must return to God's original creation.
Let's pray together.
May the faith that all things in the world belong to God and that it started with God overflow in me and flow to my family, neighbors, and unbelievers around me.