Title: Faith with Eyes / Hebrews 11:7
Among the five senses in our body, the eyes are the most important. It is said that more than 70% of people's eyes are stimulated by the external environment.
The eye detects changes in the outside world with light, but our eyes can see only a fraction of the wavelength. What humans can see is only a fraction of the electromagnetic radiation spectrum, and there are many things that humans cannot see. Gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet rays, infrared rays, radar, broadcasting frequency bands, and AC circuits are light of a wavelength that humans cannot see.
However, because snow is precious, God made snow and installed a gate. Therefore, it is left to the person to close and open the gate of the eye, and whatever the eye sees is the responsibility of that person.
Noah in today's text looked at the world that he had not seen in 120 years. Therefore, since he prepared the ark and saved his house, he became heirs of the righteousness that is based on faith.
Ladies and gentlemen, we must all look to the future with the eyes of Noah. And like Noah, we must prepare an ark to save our whole family, and we hope that we will become heirs of faith like Noah by saving our neighbors, people, and mankind.
1. We must see with the eyes of faith.
The eyes are the windows to the mind. No matter how much I deceive people, if you look into their eyes, you can see inside.
Eyes are the windows through which you see the world. It's like saying what kind of world your eyes see. In other words, the world looks different depending on the mind and personality.
What we see has to do with our own experience or understanding. It's the same thing, but people who see it have different meanings.
Depending on his own experience or understanding, different interpretations may be made.
If you look through faith, you can see the world of God.
When the Israelites who had left Egypt came to Kadesh-Barnea, they selected one from each of the twelve tribes, one from each tribe, and had them tour the land of Canaan, where they would enter.
At the same time, I looked around the same land, but there were two results.
The ten said that the people of the land of Canaan were like poles, and we were like grasshoppers.
However, the two said that no matter how strong they were, they were only food for us.
Those who saw without faith, as they saw, roamed the desert for forty years, complaining, complaining, and despairing, and then they died. However, the person who saw with the eyes of faith lived in the desert for forty years, but had a dream and made that dream come true.
It is our faith that makes our dreams come true.
Some mothers give birth and it is difficult to give birth.
It hurts so much that I cry while saying, 'Mom, save me.'
I can't cry, even if I cry a lot, I can't be afraid, I can't even cry because I can't wash away my sins
The mother who couldn't cry will now stop crying and try to use her strength with her dragon.
My husband continues to sing hymns.
I can't even make an effort, even though my words, intentions, and deeds are clean and kind, I can't be born again, so I can't even try
The mother insists that she be patient now and waits until the baby comes out.
My husband continues to sing hymns.
I can't stand it. I can't stand it. I can't stand it. I can't stand it. I can't stand it. I can't stand it.
She tries to be patient now, but to no avail.
My husband continues to sing hymns.
If you believe, you will do it. Only by believing in the Lord Jesus, through His grace, if you only go to Him, you will have eternal life.
You saw Jesus suffering on the cross. There is only this Jesus who can save me.
Only then did the wife say, "Lord, I believe." And a new life was born.
If you believe, you can do it. Only believe in the Lord Jesus, and through His grace,
Only go to the Lord and you get eternal life
You saw Jesus suffering on the cross. There is only this Jesus who can save me.
Without faith, Noah would not have been able to see the world 120 years from now.
God is looking for people who have faith today. Without faith, no matter how clear the world is, it is of no use because you cannot believe it.
Even if you are weak, lacking, ignorant, or poor, if you have faith, God will find and use you.
I hope you have a dream of the future with faith.
I must have the eyes of faith that I can do all things through Him who gives me strength. So I hope you have the confidence that I can do it too.
2. Don't be afraid to criticize.
There can be criticism and ridicule for those who see the world of God. But don't be afraid.
??You should not be afraid of failure.
A person who is afraid of failure cannot do new things.
But he who sees hope does not despair, no matter how dark the shadow, nor is he afraid of condemnation.
Noah was very likely to fail in human thinking and judgment. But Noah was not afraid of failure and just moved forward.
Walt Disney was fired from the newspaper for lack of ideas. He went through several bankruptcies again, but eventually founded Disneyland.
Albert Einstein did not speak until the age of five and did not read until the age of eight. He was eventually expelled from school, but became the inventor.
Those who stand at the top are not afraid of failure.
Inventor Edison was weary of thirteen months of research to find a filament that could withstand constant voltage. The disciple said, "Teacher, we have failed 110,000 times, so let's stop and give up."
Edison replied, "Failure is what failure, we figured out 110,000 ways." He eventually invented this light bulb and gave us light.
Lincoln failed many elections, but eventually ran for president and became the greatest 16th president of the United States.
Who gave the ten commandments to become losers?
1. First find something to complain about in everything.
2. Think only about playing.
3. Grow up a little more.
4. Refuse to work hard.
5. Go through the day in moderation.
6. Feel free to use it while you have it.
7. Live without plans and goals.
8. If something doesn't work, don't try to do it anymore.
9. Enjoy your daydreaming.
10. Now mumble that you're wrong. Then you will definitely be a loser.
There are human failures such as business failures, job failures, college failures, and exam failures, but the biggest failure is mission failure. If you are afraid to criticize the mission God has given you, you will fail.
Even if I lose everything, I hope that I will be victorious in the mission God has given me.
??See hope
American psychologists found that about 50% of wallets dropped on the road return to their owners during an experiment. However, on the day that Robert Kennedy was assassinated, none of the wallets that fell on the road were returned to their owners.
I hope that good news will be delivered every day because of those who see hope in our society. Then this barren land will be revived.
??Think of your strengths
You must have an eye for the good. It's small, but if you look at the strengths, you will discover the possibilities.
When David went into exile, the four hundred men who followed him were brutes. They were just the speculations they went last year, but they became the protagonists of building a great country.
He who sees the good will change the fate of himself and of others.
Those who are not afraid of the accusation of failure, those who see hope, and those who think of strength, are their greatest assets.
3. Prepared for 120 years.
The great thing about Noah was that he saw the future and prepared for it for 120 years.
We climbed the mountain together for 120 years and built the ark.
The scale of Noah's Ark, restored by modern scientists, is 13,960 tons with a total length of 171.5m, a width of 28.5m, and a height of 17.2m. This ship is 1.5 times the size of an American football stadium.
Noah's Ark should just float well on the water, not for sailing powered by power. It must not simply float, but it must be able to survive for 40 days without overturning or sinking in the midst of cataclysmic floods and cataclysmic events.
The design of Noah's Ark is the most stable floating scientific structure.
The building material of Noah's Ark is said to be cypress in Genesis 6:14. This is cedar, which Alexander the Great used to build his invincible fleet, and the door of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican was also made of cedar. It is a durable wood that will not rot for millennia.
Noah's Ark was waterproofed with bitumen, which is a material of asphalt and has been used for bonding since ancient times and was the safest ship.
There are 17,600 extant terrestrial animals, and if you count seven male and female animals and one pair of unclean animals, the total is 45,000.
It is a boat that can load enough food for them to eat, and can also load Noah's family of eight and their food.
Noah's Ark was the largest ship on Earth until the Italian ship Eturia was built in 1884.
Noah built this ship for 120 years, and he was faithful to his present life without a day off.
The ark that Noah built symbolizes two things.
??This is the Ark of Salvation Church.
Noah's Ark, the salvation ship that preserved and saved all life in the world by building a large ark here, was built through 120 years of history.
Like Noah's Ark, Gyeongju Citizen's Church must become a rescue boat that saves all Gyeongju citizens.
The driving force of this ship is God and the Holy Spirit.
It takes devotion and loyalty like Noah to ensure that this ship is not overturned by any sect.
This boat must be built strong so that it will not be stranded on any reef.
The church needs people of faith like Noah.
There must be servants who are faithful with unchanging faith.
There should be people who can paint the big picture without thinking of failure who are not afraid of criticism.
Just as the forty-five thousand animals of 17 thousand species created a peaceful environment, it should be a church with love and a fun church where all people in this area can come and live their faith.
??Noah's ark is a family.
Noah's ark saved the whole family.
Our families must be saved together.
Noah saved all the family members.
Cornelius in Acts 10 also lived a life of faith with the whole family.
The family must be strong. The family is the basic unit of society, and the family is the model of the church.
I hope that the church will become a family-like church, a church-like family, and become a rescue boat like Noah's ark.
Your dreams and goals should be specific.
Some churches do not distinguish between a motto and a goal. Please set specific personal goals for us.
A person with a dream, a person with hope, and a person with faith must do their best to achieve this most specific goal.
Dear saints, I hope you all see the world of God now. I pray that all of you will become victors, successors, and achievers of the mission God has given you by having faith, not being afraid of criticism, and by carrying out the tasks that I have to do today in the most concrete and sincere manner.
Through you, this church and your family can save many people like your own ark.
Congratulations on becoming Wonho.