Title: Life of this nation
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Last week was the 3.1 commemoration Sunday. It is also the period of Lent. It is a festival of personal and national significance. The disciples' concern was only for the salvation of Israel through Jesus. "Are you going to restore the kingdom of Israel at this time?" Then Jesus said, “It is not for you to know the times or seasons, which the Father has set by his own authority, but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth” (7). Verse 8). The end of the earth is the whole world. Jesus' interest is the salvation of mankind and ultimately the realization (completion) of the kingdom of God. Christianity has no borders. But Christians have a homeland. The way for a nation to live is not politics, economy, national defense, or culture. It is only the work of the Holy Spirit. The witness of the resurrection filled with the Holy Spirit is the person who saves the nation.
First, the only way for this nation to live is through the gospel.
If we accept the gospel, we live, and if we reject the gospel, we perish. The witness of the gospel saves the nation. The strength of the nation comes from the gospel of Jesus Christ. Jesus also prayed for his people. He wept while thinking about the future of the nation (Luke 19:41-46). The nation's way to live is to follow God's Word. Prayer saves the nation. Save the church. save the family. Prayer saves people. Where is the revival of this nation? It is the price of the tears and blood of martyrs. It is because of the people of God who pray for the nation and people without names or light. For the people who pray, God opens the door of blessing. It is truly a miracle that our people have done this much. Do you have resources, large chunks of land? There is only one country in this land where people of the same race are divided and face each other. It's a miracle even we think. If God forsakes it, neither the kingship nor the nation nor the nation can survive. Everything is God's history.
Second, the way this nation lives is the restoration of conscience.
The greatest task this nation needs to recover right now is to keep conscience. Honesty, justice, and God's justice must live in all fields, including politics, economy, society, and religion. "Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life." (Proverbs 4:23) The conscience is the life of an individual, nation, or nation. Pollution of the environment and destruction of the ecosystem is a lack of conscience and moral corruption. A true patriot is one who keeps his conscience. The way to save the nation and to live is the restoration of conscience (Dosan Ahn Chang-ho). “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew in me an upright spirit” (Psalm 51:10). Blessed are the descendants of honest people. “For the upright there arises light even in darkness; he is merciful and merciful and righteous” (Psalm 112:1-4).
Third, the way for this nation to live is peace (reconciliation).