Title: The power of life
The power of life
Text/ Genesis 2:20-31, John 10:10
1. Introduction
淸 徐來 (blue wind seorae - the clear wind is blowing), 萬化方暢 (manga bangchang - all kinds of flowers bloom), 魚躍燕飛 (fishy medicine - jumping fish and carrying swallows), brilliance of life and moon is. When you read today's text this May, you can feel the original meaning of the word as it is without any explanation.
God said, Let the waters multiply with living creatures! Fly in the expanse of the sky above the earth! And God created the great fish and every living creature that moved that multiplied in the water according to its kind, every bird with wings after its kind; and God saw that it was good. God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters of the seas! Let the birds flourish on the ground too! So... God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them, and he blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth! Conquer the land! Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over everything that moves on the earth! (Genesis 1:20-31)
2. Those who reject God's Word to be fruitful and multiply
However, there are people who deny and reject God's blessings in this brilliant May. who are they People who commit suicide together.
Following Jeongseon, Hoengseong, and Inje in Gangwon-do, young people in their 20s and 30s in Busan committed suicide together at pensions and inns, and there are already 13 people. At a pension in Gyeonggi-do, the owner sensed something strange and reported it to the police, resulting in an attempted suicide. People who commit suicide usually meet at Internet suicide cafes. The owner of the suicide cafe said, “Life is hard. can't get a job side is sold There is no hope to live I want to die. But I'm afraid to die alone. So, let's die together" and those who agree with it prepare briquettes, soju, medicine, etc. in advance and die together. There are currently about 32 suicide cafes, but it is practically impossible to control (Chosun Ilbo, 2009. 4. 20.).
Oh, what a tragedy! Oh, I'm sorry! People who commit suicide with others have taken their own lives, resenting the world - lamenting their incompetence - and blaming their circumstances. If those people had thought about the attributes of life once more (nobleness-beauty-saeongjima-manga-manga-gong-chang-chang-unpredictability-human victory, etc.) If I had believed that there are definitely good days in life, not that there is no hope to see, they would have laughed and remembered the harsh reality of the present like Chris Gardner, and if they had known The Power of Life, they would have never died. Thing! Oh, that's really sad.
3. The Power of Life!
first. Life itself is power-strength-force-energy. All life in heaven-earth-under-earth-water is itself a force. Life is power! Therefore, it is said that even earthworms wriggle when stepped on, and slugs have the talent to roll. How much less would he be a person who respects the heavens and the heavens? In life there is the power of existence and the power of survival. This power is the innate power that God has given to all life unconditionally. That is, the power to exist. It is the power to grow and prosper. However, many people forget that life itself is power and live in disappointment-disappointment-frustration-depression-anxiety-emptiness.
According to Seon Woo-hui's novel <Nodaji>, which is set in the late Japanese colonial period and the era of repression by the Communist Party, a father said to his son, “Son, in these harsh times, above all else, protecting your life is to protect your life! Your life is a bonanza!” I swear by God. Life is play, life is power. As long as there is life, “even a mouse hole has a sunny day!” But if there is no life, everything is over. Therefore, we must believe in the power of life God has given us and live in any desperate situation.
second. Life has the power to transform and evolve.
All life on this earth today is the result of adaptation-change-evolution to the natural environment (however, humans have a social environment in addition to the natural environment). Humans also adapt to the natural environment - food, shelter, and shelter culture adapted to social environment, extended eyes - telescope - microscope, extended mouth microphone - loudspeaker, extended ear phone - mass media - Internet, extended hand shovel - hoe - fork crane , has been adapted-changed-evolved into wagons-cars-airplanes with extended feet.
From single-celled amoebas to humans, every living thing on this planet has the incredible power to adapt, change, and evolve. Therefore, each of us must adapt-change-evolve in our own unique style (Site im Leben) in the context of our lives. Thus, in the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin said, “It is not the strong that survive. It's not about surviving a lot. Those who change-evolving by adapting to the changed environment survive. Therefore, it is not the strong who survives, but the one who survives is the strong.”
third. The more abundant life force (John 10:10)! There is a play called <15 Minutes>. It is the story of an uplifting young man who submitted his doctoral thesis to a first-class university. This young man was slightly ill and went to the hospital, where he was sentenced to acute sepsis with 15 minutes of life left. Embarrassment - 3 pieces of news came to the desperate young man. The death of a billionaire uncle who left all his fortune as an inheritance (5 minutes). That his thesis was selected by the faculty meeting as the best thesis (5 minutes). The woman she loves accepts the young man's proposal (5 minutes). Hearing this good news, the young man died alone in a lonely hospital room.
Jesus gives us more abundant life than the wealth-honor-love that we all love: the river of living water (7:38), the light of life (John 8:12), and the freedom to dwell in the truth (John 8:32).