Title: God at work with us!
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Sunday day sermon
Text: Romans 1:18-23
Title: God Working With Us!
God puts His providence in the midst of all things. Humans are living like this because they do not know God's providence. If we knew that the world was being run by God's hand, we would not be able to live so freely. In the Bible, it is written that not a single bird flying in the air will fall without God's permission, and there is not a single vine of grass in the field that is out of the reach of God.
How could the one who created all things with one word just let everything in this world return to its own accord? If we take a closer look at everything in this world, we may discover that nothing happens by chance. How much more would God want to intervene with humans who were created in the image of God? However, although God can move the things of this world as he pleases, he cannot move as much as humans do. The reason is that when Adam, the first human being, disobeyed God's word and became a servant of the devil, his descendants also follow the devil's word.
However, although humans have clearly discovered the providence of God in all things, they never try to attribute it to God's providence. The reason is that if we attribute all natural phenomena to God's providence, we will eventually have to relate them to ourselves. Reports are also hard to deny. In the end, it is like trying to turn away from God's grace. That is why Paul is emphatically saying that in the last days, ‘we will never have any excuses’.
It is said that a marine crane and an oil tanker collide in the sea off Taean now, and crude oil flows out of the ship, causing the sea to turn black and dying. Hundreds of thousands of volunteers flock to remove the oil floating on the sea and wipe the oil off the rocks, but to no avail. The reason is that when the tide comes in and goes out once, the oil that has just been cleaned up is filled with oil in its place. It is shocking to hear that such high tides come in and out twice a day. Even if all visible oil is removed, how will the oil seep into the sand be handled? It really can be a bleak thing. This is certainly a warning from God foretelling a great calamity to mankind.
At least, believers should be able to see the providence of God through these events. Why did such a thing happen in the sea off Taean? Did this happen there because the people living in the sea off Taean were so sinful? We will also have to find an answer to this in the Bible. In Luke 13, when Pilate mixed the blood of the Galileans with the sacrifice, thinking that the tower of Siloam was destroyed because of that incident, someone came to Jesus and told him, Jesus said, “You are what these Galileans do like this. Do you know that by receiving it, you are more guilty than all Galileans? No, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.”
Yes, all human sins are there. From our point of view, who looks worse and who looks better, but when we see it through God's eyes, all human sins are there. diarrhea. Even if such a thing happened because of the sins of the people living off the coast of Taean, we should be able to realize ourselves through the incident. The truth is that if we do not repent, the same things will happen to us. From last summer to this summer, Gangwon-do suffered a lot of damage due to torrential rains. Even seeing such incidents, humans are still unaware of them. It's just that you don't look back at yourself thinking it's someone else's business. And then you only regret it when it happens to you. By the time you regret it, your body and mind will be destroyed as soon as they are destroyed.
We should know that our religious life is no different from theirs. God is working tirelessly to make us realize Himself and return to the presence of His Son. When we do not raise our hands, God makes the environment around us even more difficult to make us kneel before the Son. It is because only by believing in the Son can human sins be forgiven. Nevertheless, the human ego is so strong that he seldom kneels before his son. Of course, this is because humans are instigated by evil spirits, but how good would it be to realize and come out through the surrounding environment that God raises up?
When God created this world, He created it with a clear purpose. Its purpose is none other than to destroy the devil who has become the ruler of the world after disturbing the spirit world and being cast out, and to give the last grace to humans who have been used to judge the devil. Now, almost all of these things have been accomplished, and if only the last grains are collected in the barn, the world will be burned to nothing. For that reason, God is now working on the final finishing touches. However, people rarely listen.
Countless things are happening around us today. It is only God's consideration to awaken me. Nevertheless, not looking back at me at all is who we are today. How can such people be called evil? The Bible repeatedly emphasizes that not a single sparrow will fall without God's permission, but hard-hearted humans all turn to things that have nothing to do with me. Even if Christ comes a hundred and a thousand times before people with this mindset, would they be willing to admit their faults? It was said that Christ only takes pity on those who come out after admitting their mistakes. How many people will come out today after admitting their mistakes? I can't help but be very worried. He who has ears, hear!