Title: Let's invade Heaven / Matthew 11:11-15
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In verse 12 of the text, when Jesus said, 'The kingdom of heaven suffers violence,' the word 'violence' used there is a word that expresses an army attacking with strong force to rob a neighboring city or country. . Also, the word 'violent' here also means 'extortioner' or 'violent', and 'strong and courageous person' who spares no effort and wisdom to achieve the goal, 'zealous for one purpose only' means "a person who has Also, the word 'stolen' in the text describes the image of a terrifying beast grabbing its prey, or the image of violent thieves stealing something and grabbing it. What Jesus is trying to tell us through these fierce terms of war is that in the New Testament era after John the Baptist, the kingdom of heaven is exposed to all, but it is the people who do everything in their power to gain the kingdom of heaven, and make a courageous decision to gain it and become violent. It is said that only those who yearn for heaven with their attitude will possess the kingdom of heaven.
But when Jesus said, "The kingdom of heaven is taken by violent men," he does not mean that we need human effort or zeal to gain salvation. Our salvation comes only through the grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ. Therefore, as long as we believe in Jesus Christ as our Savior, salvation is freely given. But we should not be satisfied with just being saved. We must go further than the fact that we are saved. We must go further and become people who enjoy salvation. In other words, we have already entered the kingdom of heaven by faith in Jesus, but we must go further and live while enjoying the kingdom of heaven.
In 1 Corinthians 4:20 it says, "The kingdom of God does not consist in word, but in power." He also says, "The kingdom of God is not in eating and drinking, but in righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit." ). Keeping religious rules well does not mean that a person can enjoy the kingdom of God (heaven). Only those who obey God through the power of the Holy Spirit and live while enjoying the peace and joy of the Holy Spirit are those who enjoy the kingdom of heaven, and for this, the attitude of faith that invades the kingdom of heaven is necessary. Dear saints, I hope that by invading the kingdom of heaven like this, you will eventually become saints who possess and enjoy the kingdom of heaven.
Next, when we say we are going to invade heaven, we said that the word 'violence' is one of the terms of war. Then, those who invade heaven can mean 'a soldier who fights with courage'. In other words, a true Christian who invades heaven is a spiritual soldier who not only wins and enjoys the kingdom of God himself, but also fights hard to expand the kingdom of God on this earth. In order for our Korean church, which is facing a spiritual crisis today, to be revived and for the history of revival to take place, many people who invade heaven will have to rise here and there. We fight the spirit of this age with a determined will that we can no longer yield the kingdom of heaven to the devil and the world, and spiritual soldiers rising up for the name of God like the invading soldiers to fight the evil spirits that weaken and secularize the church are on this earth today. It will have to happen in churches everywhere.
Dear members of Yeonhui Church,
I pray that you will become all the saints who invade the kingdom of heaven. So, I pray that you will be able to testify to the world through your life of the riches and excellence of life in Christ by tasting the power of the kingdom of God and enjoying righteousness, joy, and peace in the Holy Spirit. And we can become our Yeonhui Church that transforms and retakes the Yeonhui-dong and Sinchon areas that have been so much stolen by the devil with the power of the kingdom of God, as all of our church members become invading heaven and rise as spiritual soldiers bless you in the name of Jesus.