Title: The Faith of Isaac / Hebrews 11:20
Content Isaac's Faith - Hebrews 11:20
After listening to the sermon, it is another happiness to reflect on the word through writing once again. Because in the sound of silence, I can reflect myself more seriously in the word. I don't have to match my understanding to the speed of the poet, I can stop and ponder and dig out the meanings that it specifically gives me. As I sometimes recall the past while listening to sermons or have a distraction that reminds me of a particular image, I occasionally miss the messages behind it.
As I read the sermon once again, I had the following two thoughts.
First, God's covenant with his two daughters
Second, the retrospective and vision of the global church and my vision are aligned
First, it can be said that getting to know My Jesus came from the Songgu Youngshin worship ahead of the new year.
At the time, my family and I would attend a small Korean church in a city in the Midwest from time to time for fellowship. New Year's in a foreign land is always a bit of a bummer, so I don't have faith, but I wanted to welcome the new year reverently, so I went to the church even then. And wishing for the new year.
That year, my greatest wish was to pray for a second child. A boy... but my eldest daughter begged for a sister.
In December of that year, I gave birth to a healthy second daughter.
The following summer, the child suddenly fell ill with an unknown cause.
Seeing the doctors and nurses entering and leaving the hospital room wearing masks, gowns, and gloves to prevent infection, they took them off and took them off, recognizing the seriousness of the situation and how the sky was falling... I searched for a God I didn't even know existed with the earnestness I wanted to grasp. "Please help me. Please..." Fortunately, after overcoming the crisis and being discharged from the hospital, I looked up at the sky anew and trembled at the invisible transparency. My <thank you> immediately led to church attendance. From then on, until I met the faithful Lord's people and continued to change... My second daughter stayed by my side with a special meaning.
Such a child does not seem to have become a child that suits my heart as much as I expected. These days, there are many times when I am upset and cry because of that child. Perhaps I prefer an older child who pleases my heart like Isaac.
However, the passage of God's grace and the word of the covenant came from my second daughter - remembering that God's covenant, me and my husband should constantly kneel and pray for the child and bless him. It is because my two children are the children of your covenant that God has given me, whether I like it or not.
Personally, it was a dream that didn't come true. So that dream was just a dream, and I even forgot about it. But, “Isn’t my dream before that coming true through the church I belong to!” Suddenly, such thoughts pass by.