Title: Upgrade of Faith / Ephesians 6:10-20
Content Hallelujah!!
In the third week of the new millennium, strengthen the spirit and body of the beloved saints who worship the Lord God of hosts
I bless you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, giving you comfort and grace abounding.
1. Meaning of up-grade
The word up means to go to a higher place, and grade means a stairway, and it is a word that indicates grade, slope, or grade. This phrase has become a common word these days with the advent of computers. It is said that the computer is upgraded when a computer model is replaced with a better one, and the program is upgraded when a better program is employed among the software used in the computer. In other words, we use the word upgrade when we buy a better machine or better program than we have now. In hindsight, this means having something better than it is now.
2. Is the upgrade necessary?
So the question we can ask here is is the upgrade really necessary? is a question Of course, he says he can live without it. But if you don't, you will inevitably fall behind in culture and life. In the mountains, you can make a tree and cook it on a fire. However, it is much more effective to use city kaesu than that. And you can go to the US by boat, but it's much more effective to go by plane. So, the world is pursuing better technology, better machines and better lives through better knowledge than other countries. Upgrading is essential for a better and more effective life. In addition, countries are keen to research and have better, modern weapons. Korea is a tragic nation that has suffered sibling rivalry in the past. At that time, we fought a hand-to-hand battle with Molotov cocktails when the People's Army crossed the Armistice Line with T-34 tanks ahead, but we couldn't stop it. Three days after the outbreak of the war, we suffered a devastating defeat that forced us to surrender the capital, Seoul, to the enemy's hands. When all of these things improve other people, I can't sit still and deal with it.
It was one result.
The so-called upgrade work is essential in all areas of life, and in today's globalized world, if we do not possess advanced knowledge and better technology and information in the field of advanced science, it means that we cannot survive in the international community. it means Upgrading is essential in our lives, and it is also survival itself.
3. Upgrading in Faith
If we look at what God has given us today,
"(10) In the end, it says that you may be strengthened in the Lord and in the power of his might, (11) put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to resist the wiles of the devil. We are told to put on the full armor of God, which means that soldiers preparing for war are armed with a variety of weapons that are better than the ones the enemy has in order to defeat the enemy, which is an essential process in order to win the war.
The devil comes armed with the latest weapons, but the saints can never win with outdated and outdated weapons.
Satan is getting more cunning and cunning, and he uses all kinds of evil methods to tempt and deceive the saints to destroy their faith. In the face of this Satanic attack, the saints are helplessly on their knees and the marginal line of faith is slowly collapsing. In such a situation, the Lord gave us members full-body armor that could completely subdue the enemy by fastening our belts around our waists, wearing body armor on our chests, tying shoelaces, a helmet on our heads, a shield in our hands, and a sword in our hands. You say you have to wear it.
There are many among us who loosen the belt of truth, that is, the belt of God's Word, and not only read a single Bible a week, but also throw the Word aside and live a life without the Word.
The heart is tainted with iniquity, and it is punctured by lust and greed. He took off the shoes of the gospel, and changed into a weak figure that caused an allergic reaction someday during evangelism. He also took off the helmet of assurance of salvation, threw away the half-battle of patience and temperance, and the fire of the Holy Spirit was extinguished, leaving only cynicism in his cold heart. There are many sick and lifeless saints in the church like dry bones in the cold flowing Ezekiel Valley.
Now that we enter the new millennium, if we leave it in this state of faith, the church will be incapacitated, and the wrath of God will come as the church fails to fulfill its mission properly.
We are in a situation where we have to put on the full armor as the Lord counsels and upgrade our faith in all areas of our faith. In order to win in the face of Satan's powerful weapon and keep our blessings, we need a fervent spiritual awakening and religious reform.
You must have the determination of faith to have what you have and boldly throw away what you have to throw away. For the sake of our spiritual victory, our church has no hope unless a quick and clear upgrade is made in all areas of our faith.
Faith that is hotter than the faith we have now A prayer life that is hotter than the prayer we have now, and the faith to love God more than to love ourselves Faith that pursues joy through spiritual satisfaction rather than our current faith that pursues worldly pleasures is urgently needed. do.
So that the new millennium of hope will surely be a year of blessing and victory for us, I pray in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ that we all become soldiers of the cross who can overcome the battle against Satan strong and boldly wearing the full armor of faith.
Hallelujah!!