Title: Sing Hope
Introduction: Hallelujah! Finally, the last Sunday of June has arrived. Come to think of it, half a year has passed since 2003, which started in the midst of difficult and difficult times. We thank God for protecting our family, church, and country in the midst of difficult circumstances. We have been living in the midst of political turmoil since the beginning of the year and fear of a second economic turmoil. In addition, the new year was greeted in the midst of instability in society and deepening regional sentiments and division among the people. And now, six months later, looking around us, nothing has improved. Everything has obviously gotten harder. The economic slowdown is also becoming visible. At the beginning of the year, the economic growth rate was set at 5% or higher, but recently it has been revised to the 2.9% level. There are even predictions that hollowing out the economy and hollowing out industries will happen soon.
Politically, I can't help but feel frustrated when I see that the struggle for power in the National Assembly is intensifying day by day, the People's Livelihood Act is behind the scenes, and the new party is divided under the vain cause of reform, and those blind to power act as if they don't care about the national security There is not.
Socially, various violent crimes such as kidnapping, violence, robbery, and murder are rampant in broad daylight, and some say that parents with children are afraid to send their children out.
Moreover, we have been living under the threat of war for 58 years, with a nation divided and confronted by the north and the south. Recently, the North Korean Communist Party has explicitly threatened war, and foreign countries are predicting that war will soon occur in South Korea. If we could sum up our reality in one word, it could be said that it is an uncertain era.
Dear saints, Today, all believers who are moving forward with hope toward Almighty God! In all our circumstances, however, one thing is certain: Almighty God, the God who loves us very much, is still with us. I pray in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ that you will become all the saints of possibility, hearing God's voice, gaining strength, overcoming all things, and living in hope and victorious days to come through the word given on this day that God has decided to bless.
2. Reason for singing hope: The core of the gospel of this text is David's confession in verse 25 and below.
"David said of him, "I have always seen the Lord before me; he is at my right hand, so that I may not be moved." 27) For you will not leave my soul in hell, nor will Your Holy One suffer corruption." Hallelujah!
David was a man who overcame many hurdles of death. However, he was angry that he had seen the Lord Almighty God, who was in front of him and helped him with his power, so that he would not be shaken under any circumstances.
Psalm 18:1-3 says, “O LORD, my strength, I love you.
(2) The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.
You are my God, my rock of refuge, my shield, my horn of salvation, my stronghold.
(3) I will call on the Blessed Lord, and I will be saved from my enemies.”
David confesses that the Almighty God, God Almighty, is in front of him, and I do not care what the circumstances or the enemy may come, I sing and live in hope.
That's right. If Almighty God is before me, who can be against us? If Almighty God is before me, what kind of enemy can stand in our way? Even now, I pray that you believe that our Lord, who overcomes the power of death and lives and works, is with us.
Dear saints, Please confess that we are not beings that are driven to death by the raging waves of the world. Please believe that we are the children of the Lord, endowed with the life force that rises against the waves of the world. We pray that you believe that we are not beings who are influenced by the circumstances of the world, but that we are capable of conquering and changing the world with the full support of the Lord.
3. Receive the Holy Spirit: Look! The reason they were able to stand boldly like this, who had despaired, groaned, and trembled in the face of the threat of death that came before their enemies, was because they believed and obeyed the promise of Almighty God and were filled with the promised Holy Spirit. Ephesians 5:18 and below, "Do not get drunk with wine, for this is debauchery, but be filled with the Holy Spirit, the Lord has commanded."
In Romans 15:13 and below, he promises, "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in faith, so that you may abound in hope through the power of the Holy Spirit."
Also, in Matthew 28:20, He promised, "Teach them to obey all that I have commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the world." When you receive the Holy Spirit, you will receive power. When you receive the Holy Spirit, He gives you the authority to preach the gospel to the world, gives you material things, and gives you the circumstances and environment to work. Clearly, the problem is not that our situation or reality is difficult or difficult, but that we turn away from God's Word, disobey, and fail to receive the Holy Spirit.
Because we live in the flesh, the world is difficult and difficult.
Dear brothers and sisters, the disciples who risked their lives and prayed according to the word and received the filling of the Holy Spirit overcame the world that strongly challenged them. I saved myself. saved the family. He saved the country and the people. Go ahead and change the world. turned the world upside down. conquered the world. He went ahead and saved the world. Hallelujah!
4. Conclusion: Dear Saints! We must not be like Israel in Kadesh-Barnea, looking at the enemy with negative and unbelieving eyes and fearing it. I pray that you will stand on the side of Almighty God. I pray that you will become saints who only look to Almighty God. Almighty God, I pray that you will become believers who believe that He is with us. And I pray in the name of the Lord that we can open our spiritual eyes and sing of hope while looking at the living and working God.
Almighty God, I hope that God, my shepherd, will walk before me and lead me to green pastures and calm streams. And I pray that you believe that the God who loves us very much will surely do good to me who loves and trusts in God and will satisfy my wishes with good things.