Title: Luxury Life (Genesis 48:15-16)
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luxury life
Genesis 48:15-16
The Internet is hot these days because of the ‘luxury woman’ who only wears 400 million won. However, just because a person dresses up as a luxury item does not make it a luxury item. Just as luxury goods such as Chanel and Gucci are recognized for their quality, life should be a valuable life. Just as quality is completed through trial and error in making a luxury handbag, you must overcome difficulties and improve to become a luxury life.
So, how do you make a luxury life? First, character must be established. Jacob in today's text is a man who deceived his brother and father to take away his birthright. He was a defective product that did not even look after his brothers for his own benefit and had many problems. As a retribution, he leaves home and goes on a hard road. However, by the time I got married and returned home, I had a lot of personality. He called his older brother Esau ‘Lord’ and became a humble person. The secret lies in the guidance of God. In the text, he refers to God as “the God who raised me up until now.” Some people get worse as time goes on, and there are a lot of problems. If you become a better person as time goes on, this is a luxury life. If there is a person people want to emulate, that is the luxury life. As long as you have a lot of flaws in your personality, you can't have a luxury life. I bless you and me who build character.
Second, we must overcome tribulation. There are many people who fall in the face of tribulation like the talent Choi Jin-sil and his younger brother Choi Jin-young. Jacob caused tribulation because of his lack. However, when his maternal uncle was deceived, he overcame it by relying on God, and when his brother came to kill him, he wrestled with the Lord in prayer at the Yabbok River to receive blessings. Even in times of crisis in the land of Shechem, when our families are slaughtered, we overcome them through worship at Bethel. Even when he lost Joseph, he did not become discouraged, and in the end he enjoys being reunited with his son. This Jacob prays in today's text, saying, "The God who delivered me from all my troubles." He overcame many difficulties through faith. Only those who face tribulation and overcome it can lead a luxurious life. Some saints say that whenever they faced many tribulations in their youth, they overcame them through prayer and experienced God. So now I am not afraid of any tribulation.