Title: Strong when Weak
(Behold your calling, brethren, there are not many wise according to the flesh,
There are not many of them, and not many of the nobles. But God
He chose the foolish things of the table to shame the wise,
chosen things to shame the strong, and God hath chosen the lowly things of the world.
He chooses things and things that are despised and things that are not, to abolish things that are.
so that no flesh should boast before God.
from God and in Christ Jesus, who came from God to us
became wisdom and righteousness and sanctification and redemption, as it is written, He who boasts is in the Lord
so that it may be like the saying, 'Be proud of yourselves')
1. The life of faith is to be strong when we are weak.
When does the life of faith become stronger?
The life of faith is the life of faith when we are weak.
To be strong when we are weak can be a life experienced through faith.
People are strong when they are strong and weak when they are weak. As we live, our lives are always rivers
I can't do it.
Sometimes it gets weak.
◇ First of all, when you are financially poor, you will soon become weak.
Without money, everyone bows their heads and becomes weak.
But on the other hand, you should think that poverty is the starting point of wealth.
Because life all came empty-handed. understand this by faith
must go
In any country, there are bound to be differences between the rich and the poor.
So communism came out, but in the end they too will create an equal world without classes
In spite of this, the party cadres have created another class society in which they are more and more sympathetic.
It was.
And now, even if we live in abundance, are we living in danger that could disappear at any time?
All. Therefore, we consider the concept of and at a higher level.
I have to
Peter said to the crippled man begging at the beautiful gate of the temple in Jerusalem, "I have neither silver nor gold.
and what I have, I give you; in the name of Jesus of Nazareth, walk.”
All. Peter, when he had no silver and gold, would rather have Jesus Christ and give him
I could. In this way, our beliefs have a functional relationship with economics.
can be seen that it is not.
But looking at our faces, why can't we give Jesus Christ?
On the contrary, it may be because there are many .
In this respect, the life of faith becomes stronger when we are financially weak.
How many times did our faith ignite during the 6.25 war?
◇ There are times when we are morally and spiritually weak.
However, this weak time is the starting point for becoming strong in faith.
Strictly speaking, when you say, 'I'll just have to stop...'
It's one time.
That's why he said, 'Whoever says he is standing must be careful lest he fall.
When you realize that you are an incompetent sinner before God
This is the moment to get stronger.
When David confessed, "My sins are always before me."
Rather, I experienced the strong comforting hand of God.
☞ One day a man came to St. Francis and asked.
“Teacher is the one who reveals the miracles of Christ and the holy glory of Christ.
minutes. When everyone meets the teacher, they receive a fresh shock and challenge and
What's the secret to making a difference?"
Then Saint Francesco replied with a smile:
"Almighty God will one day see many people living on this earth,
you said And I, the weakest, the most ignorant, and foolish among them,
you looked at God's sparkly eyes rested on me, quiet and semi
You heard it in one voice. I will give you my wisdom and my power through you
It will burn. This is the secret of doing God's work."
In fact, yes.
When a person with great talent performs the Lord's work, people pay attention to his talent.
do.
It is also easier to show off your talents than God.
But he who has experienced the divine power of God does not boast of his talents,
He kneels before the word of God with his hands and confesses his weakness.
The weakest time is when you are unaware of your own shortcomings.
We cannot expect humility from those who do not know their own shortcomings.
Strength cannot be expected of those who do not know humility.
To those who are humble, God becomes the strongest to be with them.
It is important to know that the loudest people openly are the weakest. loud at home
We often see cases where there is nothing much to do outside the more the players play.
because it is.
2. What do you think is the weakest time in your life?
It's time to face death.
German philosopher M. Heidegger (1889-1976) said that 'man is a being of death'.
said.
No one can escape this reality, regardless of their status.
In my youth I feel like death has nothing to do with me,
Death is a reality. This is my reality that no one can escape from.
☞ I watched TV yesterday and found out that some of the young people of our generation today live without children.
I heard the report that there are more and more couples who want to see it. when a child is born
Having a child is something that interferes with the space of the two of them, their hobbies and the realization of their ideals.
I've seen them say it's optional, not required.
And if you prepare for old age when you are young, there is no need to have children.
It was angle.
What do you guys think?
Well, whether that idea is a good thing or not is the next time they really care.
It will be tough, but they too will inevitably grow old. and with time
It will go away that much. Then one day you will face the reality of death. I once thought so too. So I have only one son.
I put it. But now that I see it, I can only see that what I thought was a good thing.
I couldn't. These days, many people feel the envy of children.
☞ Another wrestler, Kim, who exhilaratedly defeated Japanese players by head-butting them yesterday.
I saw a player on TV. Suddenly, I saw the face of my grandfather.
I have seen him grow old with the years and live in a lonely hospital bed.
Now, in the memory of everyone who no one comes to visit,
At the time, he said, 'I regret not having a family like ordinary people.'
Everyone!
A family is not just a matter of just the two of them.
It seems like the two will always be together, but one will go first.
At that time, the dreams of youth and the satisfaction of the desire for achievement will all be like blackbirds.
All. Everything in the world will fly away and I will be left alone.
In such a life that follows the fashion, it is just living without meaning in life.
In such a life, there is only instinctive lust, and even more so, faith is a life that cannot even be dreamed of.
In that respect, in the face of death, because all people live without realizing it,
All weaken.
Philosophers said, 'You must die as you live'.
In other words, death should be natural.
But it is not possible with willpower alone to be natural about death. It is difficult without accepting the risen Lord.
In good health, when young, anyone can talk about death sentimentally.
And in youth, no one fears death.
But when death comes our reality, we can't be strong with willpower.
All. Faith is the only thing that strengthens us when we are weakest.
The only thing that can be the strongest in the face of death, which is the main road of life, is the faith in the resurrection.
All. It is the conviction of the resurrection that works the strongest when we are weakest.
All. Without this, you cannot be strong when you are weak.
'Death! Where's your sting?'
And he boasted about his weakness.
☞ In 2 Corinthians 12:7 and below, it says, “Because I have received a wonderful revelation,
God has given me a bottle like a thorn piercing my body. that
has been tormenting me all along as a servant of Satan. So I fall into pride
it stopped working. Three times I pray to the Lord to take the pain away from me
or begged. But Lord, you have already received enough of my favor. My power is fully revealed in the weak.”
So, with the greatest gladness of my heart, that the power of Christ may rest upon me, I
Try to brag about your weaknesses. I am content to be weak for Christ's sake
scorn, and sweetly receive humiliation, poverty, persecution, and hardship. it is i about
Because when the sun goes down, I am stronger.”
☞ Please take a look at the members of the early church.
They are the people who overcame the world with the strongest even at the moment of their weakness.
They seemed to be the weakest before the Roman bayonet,
They were the strongest people who could defeat that bayonet.
☞ This is the power and might of the cross.
Therefore, the message of the cross appears weak and foolish to those who are perishing,
It is the power of God to us who have been saved.'
Dear saints!
Faith is strong when it is weak.
When I think I am weak, God has the power to work through beings like me.
will be done.
Until now, in some way, I have been blocking the way of God because of what I say I am capable of.
I don't even know. I am lacking. I can't do the power.
When you think like this, God works strongly.
May we all experience the power of God to strengthen us when we are weak. ♣