Title: Two Wonderful People
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Bible Text: Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
two cool people
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
Being cool is the feeling of seeing something that goes well together. Fashion is a very refined beauty. Delicious is good on the tongue, and cool is good on the eyes. Fashion is a pure Korean word. Just as there are beautiful buildings, there are also wonderful people. Fashion is a harmonious beauty and a natural style without embellishment.
According to the book of Acts, the Bereans were more gentle than the Thessalonians. It's not because I'm wearing a men's suit. It is because the noble character and dignified character in them are revealed. After receiving the word with earnest heart, I searched the Bible daily (Acts 17:11). The church in Antioch was a church where grace was visible. It was a really nice church. The Jerusalem church sent Barnabas to Antioch, and when he arrived, he saw the grace of God and rejoiced (Acts 11:22-23). A nice church shows grace. Today I'm going to talk about two wonderful people. Like the people of Berea, I hope that you will receive the Word with earnest heart and become wonderful people who show grace like the Church of Antioch.
Two people working together
Two people working together is wonderful. “Two are better than one, for they have a good reward for their hard work” (verse 9). Which two are wonderful? It is two different people working with one heart and one mind and with all their might. Even though their growth process, abilities, and skills are all different, it is wonderful to see two people who work hard while focusing on one goal. It is wonderful to receive a good award without end of hard work. Even if the wicked hold each other's hands, they are punished (Proverbs 11:21).
There is a company called HP in the US. It is a high-tech information business with over 600 networks in 120 countries around the world, and is an ultra-premium global company. It is a large corporation with 150,000 employees and annual sales of $80 billion. The company name is formed from the first letters of the business partner's name. The company was started by young men named Hewlett and Packard. We were thinking about how to name the company, and we agreed to use the two names. We decided to flip a coin over whose name to put in front.
Hewlett won. That is why H..P was named after the first letters of Hewlett, Packard. The two went to Stanford University, and Hewlett didn't study hard, but he was smart enough to find errors in a textbook written by an electrical engineering professor and write a report on it. My classmate, Packard, was a schoolboy and an honor student. After graduating from school, two completely different personalities happen to go on a two-week trip. It is said that while we were talking a lot while hiking, our hearts worked. Partnership is important. It shouldn't be painful. Although they were two different people, they recognized each other's judgment and abilities. They acknowledged each other's differences, made concessions, and put their friends first.
“Walk worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love, striving to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace” (Ephesians 4:1-3).
In order to achieve one goal, they were humble, patient, forbearing one another, and striving to become one in the Holy Spirit. To be stylish is to look very good, and it is a wonderful thing. “How good and beautiful it is for brothers to live together in unity!” (Psalm 133:1) The reason why the two are admiring is because of the unity of the two. For only $538, two men created the conglomerate HP in their private garage. With the hard work and cooperation of the two of them, we have created a large corporation that controls the world.
Peter and John, who raised the cripple and started a new life for him, are two different people, who became the driving force behind the revival of the church. The two people's attention and gaze were focused on one lame man, and when he said, "Get up in the name of Jesus of Nazareth" to the lame man who was looking for what he could get, he got up and walked and ran and glorified God. It's a wonderful collaboration between the two. Two wonderful people, I hope that the two of you work together to become a fashionable person who receives a big prize.
Two people who lift me up when I fall
Another person who raises a person who has fallen is wonderful. A true friend does not pretend to be ignorant when his friend fails. What a wonderful scene to reach out to someone who has failed and lift them up. “If they fall, one of them will catch their companion and lift him up, but woe to him who is alone and falls and has no one to lift him up...” (verse 10) The drowning person is waiting for the person who will rescue him the most. Even a person who has fallen can get up if he grabs his hand and lifts him up.
A handsome person is one who uses his hands well. It is not used to bring down people, but is used to raise people who have fallen down. It is a hand that heals wounds, not by hitting them. He is the one who raises his hand to support, not to wave his hand in rejection. It is used to give, not just to receive. It is not used to point with the second finger, but a person who encourages and encourages by raising the thumb.
Raising the fallen is sometimes possible with a warm word. A young man who had been in prison for many years was contemplating what to do and how to live. He was walking helplessly with sagging shoulders and hopeless faces. A gentleman passed by and gently patted his shoulder and said, “Young man, how are you doing? “Sometimes it’s hard, right?” he said. I didn't know who it was, so I asked the person next to me who it was, and he said it was the mayor of the city. The young man gained courage with those words, worked with bare hands and succeeded as a businessman, then went to the mayor and said, “Thank you. The mayor may have forgotten, but when I came out of prison and was contemplating, he patted my shoulder and said, 'Are you okay? What are some difficult times?” Those warm words gave me great strength. You saved my life from the gutter.”
In Boston, USA, there was a young man with a dream called Citrosa. He needed money to make his dream come true. I went to Mr. Barton, who is known as the richest man in the city, and asked me to lend him $2,000. People around him stopped him, but seeing the young man's vision and courage, he took it apart and lent the money. The young man paid the money back shortly thereafter. Ten years have passed since then, and at that time, there was a great economic crisis in the United States, and there were many people who had difficulties in business. Rumors circulated that the wealthy Mr. Batten was also on the verge of bankruptcy. Citrosa, who succeeded in lending money, went to see Mr. Batten. Hearing about the situation on the verge of bankruptcy, he said as he paid off a debt of 75,000 dollars. “I was able to start a business with $2,000 then. I paid that money back, but I couldn't repay the kindness I received back then.” These two are wonderful people. People who lift you up when you fall are wonderful people.
Two people who warm each other's bodies
It is wonderful to see two people who are cold and warm together by warming the body of the cold person. “When two lie down together, it is warm, but how can one be warm?” (verse 11) Hedgehogs must gather their body temperature and body temperature to survive the cold winter. Stroking the stinging thorns and hugging each other warms you up. King David was old, and he was not warm even when he covered him with a blanket. The servants made a young woman named Abishak sleep with them.
An unhappy person is more unhappy when he is alone. Even if they are in the same unfortunate situation, the two of them together will melt the cold misery. Even cold flints cause fire when they bump into each other.
What kind of house do you think a happy family is? A home that makes our children feel that our home is the happiest and warmest home in the world.
Nam Gyeong-suk's family living in Busan has been keeping their promises for a long time. The person leaving the house kisses the person in the house and says hello to come back.
When someone goes out and comes in, someone in the house runs and kisses you. At first, the farewell and welcome ceremonies were awkward, but as we did it, we got used to it, we got closer and we became more interested. The problem is that after a fight, I forcefully kiss the person I fought with, so my anger is relieved and the relationship has improved. I think now too. But worries arise. Will you really accept me? What will happen to me if I don't accept it? “Honey, accept it~~” Let’s all weave a net of happiness!
I have a question I often ask my child. “Who do you like better, Mom or Dad?” Kids these days say both are good. But one child replied that he liked his father. My mom was really upset, but she asked me why I like my dad. But a great answer came from the kid's mouth: “Why I like Dad more, because Dad loves Mom, so I like Dad more.” The wife laughed as she told the words to her husband. Those words made the home a warmer and happier atmosphere. “It is better for a house to be at peace with only a dry piece of bread than for a house full of flesh and strife” (Proverbs 17:1).
Great people don't just think about themselves. Others think too. We care for the good of the community and the organization. To please others, I must be a fool; to exalt others, I must humble myself.
“Love is not rude, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil” (1 Corinthians 13:4-5) They are two wonderful people who melt their bodies frozen in the cold.
“One person will be defeated, but two will be overcome, and a threefold cord is not easily broken” (verse 12). There is a saying in the protagonist, “When two people share the same heart, their sharpness cuts iron”. If you fight alone, you will lose, but if you fight, you win. If there is a Holy Spirit that unites two people, it is a threefold cord.
The scene where an old man with right paralysis and two elderly people with left paralysis sit side by side on one piano and play one piece of music is truly a wonderful picture. Just like clothes fit your body, two pairs that fit well are great.
Two people working together, one person raising someone who has fallen down, two people lying together to warm another person's frozen body, even though my body is cold, is really cool. Reckless words and actions do not benefit neither me nor others. I hope you will practice being two great people who get along well.
“Very nice! You are wonderful.” I wish we could all hear this. bro is cool! Sister is great! I hope that you will become a church that listens to the sound of cool.