Title: The Sowing Church (June 4)
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(…) In today’s text, David became king. What did such a hungry and poor man do when he got rich? David, who suffered so much, was abandoned and persecuted, had nowhere to go and had no energy to weep, became king. What was the first thing he did as he wandered through the Judean wilderness in search of food and a place to hide with his 400 followers? (…) They tried to build the temple of God. But God appeared to the prophet Nathan and said, “Go and tell David. You are not the one to build the temple. The person who built the temple was worshiped by me. But David’s thoughts are in my heart.” He said, and told me the blessings to be added and the things to come.(…)
What did David do next?(…) David took Mephibosheth and repaid God's favor and Jonathan's friendship. All the land that Saul owned was given to him. And David made him live at the same table with him in one palace. (…) I gave love and compassion to those who helped me by first looking for the person who made me who I am today and giving them love and compassion first, while sincerely thanking God for the grace of God above and the grace of my neighbors below. (…)
According to Galatians, those who sow to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit. He says that those who sow to the flesh will reap corruption. For whom did David sow the seed? In God's providence of creation, there is a law of sowing seeds. People tend to forget the simple and clear truth that you reap what you sow.
“I sowed good things, but why did it bear bad fruit? My hard work was good, but why is the result like this?” But we need to know. That you reap what you sow. This environment, my situation, the treatment I receive, all of these are the harvest for what I sow, and what I sow. If you think this way, the world will be much quieter and more beautiful.(…)
As our church prepared for the senior sports day on June 6, it was an opportunity to have extensive contact with people in institutions, businesses and hospitals in the area. What is surprising is that most of them do not know where the church is or what it does. It is questioning what the church is trying to do to do this.
It has been 20 years since our church came to Yeomni-dong. What did you plant? What are you reaping now? I have lived in this area, traded and formed relationships in various ways, and when I heard that someone who lived less than 20 meters from the church didn't know there was a church there, I felt like I was hit in the head with a big bat. Ask ourselves. “What have you planted? And what are you waiting for?” If you complain about what you are reaping, you are not sincere. If you sow something that perishes and reap eternal life, that is not faith but superstition. God's blessing lies in what you sow. Like David, our church will have to plant the Holy Spirit and wait for beautiful fruits.(…)
The seed I planted exists beyond time. Is that all? What I sow, I reap beyond space. It was planted in the east, but it does not grow on the spot, but grows in the west. Here's another thing. It's not that I'm being betrayed by the person I betrayed, but that person is here and the person who betrayed me is another (…)
The Lord told me today to rejoice when I see that there will be fruit to come when I sow righteousness, truth, and faith. Those who are merciful receive mercy. The one I have had mercy on is here, but I will receive mercy from others. If I forgive this person now, one day I will be forgiven by others. This is the law of reaping what you sow.
There are a lot of people who help our church in this feast for the elderly. When the time comes, you reap. I hope that the church will sow the seeds of thanksgiving like David. Amen.
the sowing church
(2 Sam 9: 1 ~ 3, Gal 6: 7 ~ 9)