Title: God of Reversal
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The God of Reversal (Genesis 41:41-43)
The most thrilling feeling of victory in athletics is when you come from behind to win. It is still vivid in my memory. Korea and Italy in the quarterfinals of the 2002 World Cup match. I hope you can bring back your memories and reminisce about those days. The quarterfinal match between Italy and Korea started with the whistle of the referee in Yecuador. We said we were ahead in speed and organization, but as expected, Italy was definitely superior to us in terms of defense and world-class strikers Vieri and Totti. A difficult and difficult match continued from the beginning, and Ahn Jung-hwan's loss of a penalty kick in the 4th minute of the first half seemed to foreshadow our country's misfortune. Soon after, Vieri's header stopped the hearts of the whole nation. Moments that made you sweat.
The difficult situation continued and the situation hardly improved in the second half. There have been several crises and several opportunities, but the outcome has not changed. The match seemed to be over and hope was fading away. First of all, I didn't have time. At that moment, 3 minutes before the end of the second half! Seol Ki-hyun's equalizer goal opened the door for Italy.
The players and the whole nation were delighted and excited. I also held the children on their backs and jumped and jumped like a child. (Actually, four people died from a heart attack at that moment.) After that, Ahn Jung-hwan, who was centered by Lee Young-pyo in the second half of extra time, scored a golden goal with his head, and the game ended with the Korean victory. Do you remember everything? It was truly a drama of great warfare.
Today, I will tell you about our life, like a soccer game, in the light of Joseph's life.
1. God is the great director of the big battle drama.
Genesis 39:2-3 reveals the success factor as follows. “Because the LORD was with Joseph, he prospered, and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian, and his master saw that the LORD was with him, and he saw that the LORD prospered in all things.” “Because the LORD was with Joseph,” Joseph prospered because the LORD was with him. In Genesis 41:52, Joseph had two sons and named the second son Ephraim. “The name of the second son was called Ephraim, because God had made me multiply in the land in which I had toiled.”
Isn't this the name he came up with when he gave birth to a child and settled his life? ‘Ephraim!’ It is not me, nor anyone else, but God who made me prosper. God was the great director of the drama 'Joseph'.
There is a bird called albatross. This bird is the longest-living, longest-flying and longest-flying of all birds. The wingspan of this bird is about 3 meters, and when you look at its energy in flight, 10% is its own power and 90% is the power of the wind. It's powered by the wind, so there's no power. So they can fly long, can fly far, and because they consume less energy, they live longer.
So the name is (God to believe) (Heaven Thousand) (Old Man Ong). I am a bird that believes in the sky and flies. But there is a bird called the hummingbird. This bird is a small bird like a sparrow, flapping its wings 80 times per second. If you only try to fly by yourself, you cannot fly far and you cannot fly for long. Sit on a power line, sit on a fence, sit on the ground, and don't jump 10 meters.
Everyone. If I try to live on my own, it won't last long. If you live in the power of the Holy Spirit, you will last a long time. However, the saints struggle to live on their own. “Does Jesus feed you?” he said sarcastically. Everything is like that.
I pray that you will live by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Dear friends, we believe that our Lord has the healing, the opening, the saving, the triumph, the reversal, and the enthusiasm in our lives.
2. If you are sure of the outcome of your victory, no matter how difficult the process may be, you are not anxious or afraid
I watched the match against Italy again through reruns. But strangely, I couldn't feel the tension and nervousness of the past. I was able to take my time and carefully observe the movements of other players.
Because you already know the result. No matter how good Italy was when they shot, they did not tremble, and even when Korea faced a crisis on the doorstep, they were not anxious. Because we will win 2:1.
No matter how much we fight, we win 2-1. Whatever the outcome, don't be anxious. Because our anxiety knows no end. What if I die from this disease? Isn't this going to ruin it? Isn't it wrong to go down this road? I'm anxious because I don't know the outcome.
Look at Joseph's process. Joseph was sold to Egypt because of the hatred and jealousy of his brothers. But we who see this incident are not anxious. Because Joseph will soon be prime minister there. Joseph is imprisoned because of Potiphar's wife. But we who see this incident are not anxious. Because Joseph will soon be appointed Prime Minister there. When you know the result, you are neither anxious nor afraid. Everyone, don't be anxious. Whatever we encounter - sickness, poverty, failure, hardship, adversity - do not be afraid or anxious.
God has already finished the good for your life scenario. Romans 8:28 “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to his purpose.”
All things work together for good! This means that God has already put a period in our lives for the good. I hope you believe it.
“You should sing a hymn.” “But you will never be able to sing 355 hymns in your lifetime.” Do you know the hymn, Hymn 355, “This Body Is Called Out?
“I will go anywhere in this body I have been called to. Whether in pain or joy, I will follow you. Who will stop? Who will stop the dead? Who will stop them? Who will stop the dead? I will go to the empty villages of Achor with the gospel, visit even the streets of Sodom with love, and give generously what I have in the body of a servant, and I will give generously what I have in the body of a servant.”
“How can you sing the hymn, ‘I will come with the Gospel to the empty places of Achor, even without going there?’” Listening to my wife, I realized that I would live with guilt for the rest of my life. I would feel guilty every time I sang the hymn until I tore it up. I couldn't move at the words of my wife, so I went to the countryside and started pioneering. he confesses “God did not send me to a good place, but he sent me to a place where I could depend on God.” He is now serving ‘Yesan First Church’. I am in charge of a small church. “If I had known it would be like this, I wouldn’t have said that unbelief back then……” Actually, I wanted to convey this final confession to you all. Do not be anxious or afraid of the trials of life. You are marked with a victory period.
Everyone. Are you anxious when going through dark tunnels? Are you afraid of going through a long tunnel? No matter how dark and long the tunnel in your life, don't be anxious or afraid. You are marked with a victorious period. Take your time, pray, wait, and expect. I wish you such a life.