Title: Wake Up /Ephesians 5:10-21
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wake up wake up /Ephesians 5:10-21
□ wake up
Be like a thief, saving time, for the times are evil; therefore do not be foolish;
Understand what it means. Do not get drunk, for this is debauchery; but be filled with the Holy Spirit.
Speak to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making hymns to the Lord with your hearts,
In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, always giving thanks to God the Father and in the fear of Christ
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1. God gave us physical sleep.
If you read Genesis, God made the day and the night, to be active and to work during the day, and to sleep at night.
to keep you healthy by letting them sleep.
No matter how tired your body is, if you get a good night's sleep, your fatigue will recover.
Physical sleep restores our health.
If you can't sleep, that's a sign of illness.
One of the worst diseases is the inability to sleep. When I see people who are afflicted with
I've seen cases where it was sent white.
I saw a priest I know who suffered from insomnia for a while.
It is also a blessing to go to God's church and sleep.
How comfortable would you be to sleep? When I'm anxious, I can't sleep.
Some people are afraid and can't come to church.
However, you need to sleep in moderation, too much sleep is also a problem.
If a patient in the recovery room doesn't wake up when they wake up, that's a big deal.
We need sleep, but we need even more to wake up when we wake up.
The Bible speaks of two sleeps.
One is physical sleep and the other is spiritual sleep.
Sleep relieves physical fatigue, but spiritual sleep does more harm than good.
A deep sleep in spiritual sleep is evidence of a sick soul.
It means a state of being spiritually dull.
It refers to the state of being numb to the unconscious.
It is said to be a piercing sword, but there is no sense of stabbing.
It is said that silver is like a double-edged sword, it cuts the marrow, but there is no pain.
If so, that is evidence that you are in a spiritual sleep.
In the Bible, there is a man who fell asleep from a window on the second floor and died while listening to Paul's sermons.
All. His name is Eutychus.
If you sleep too much, you may fall into an accident.
Today's text says, "You who sleep, rise from the dead."
The Bible calls a spiritual sleeper {dead}.
Just because the body has life and breathes does not mean that the spirit is alive.
The body is alive, but the spirit is dead. So wake up from your dead spiritual sleep
is that.
Everyone!
What is the difference between a dead person and a sleeping person?
There is still the possibility of waking from sleep. It’s like eating briquette gas and getting hazy
Same case.
It means to wake up from your sleep and wake up.
2. A person who wakes up will naturally come to his senses.
What's the first thing you do when you wake up?
First of all, get up.
And you will examine yourself.
You will see yourself.
Isn't it about washing your face, putting on makeup, changing clothes, and leaving the house?
We repeat this every day.
This is called daily life.
Waking up means activity.
means to act.
This is also true in the spiritual life.
Our generation today is the dark generation.
What is done in the dark night?
“Do not partake of the fruitless works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
The things we do in secret are shameful to even say."
It's embarrassing to say that things are happening in the world these days.
What would all the events be like in the cities?
The Bible describes everything that is done in the dark night as shameful things.
One of those things was, 'Don't get drunk'.
This is because when you are drunk, your mind will naturally become hazy, and you will unintentionally engage in dark affairs. week
At that time, the region of Ephesus was the main producing area of grapes.
He served the god who was the main god (酒神).
Everything that happens after being drunk is shameful.
At first, people drink alcohol, and then alcohol eats people.
So you get addicted to alcohol.
Seeing people addicted to alcohol is insane.
I live my life thinking only about drinking.
So that life doesn't make sense. order is lost.
He gradually falls into despair.
I was told to wake up from this place.
And he told me to save time.
If you believe in Jesus, your mind will wake up and you will become a new person.
If you do that, your physical life will change as well.
They live in poverty, but rather lead a frugal life.
So believe in Jesus and find stability in your life.
But the problem is that it doesn't work for me.
Why would people live that way if it was their willpower? "You have to come to your senses..." Ha
yet
The problem is that it can't be done.
It is like a person who drinks briquette gas and does not move even though he says 'I have to wake up...'.
is.
In this case, a fresh wind must enter him.
3. When you are filled with the Holy Spirit, you will wake up and be active.
① If the wind of the Holy Spirit enters him first, he will gain wisdom and understanding.
In Genesis 41, Joseph interprets the dream he had in front of Pharaoh.
In Genesis 41:38, when it is said to stock up grain for the next seven years,
“Pharaoh said to his servants, “How can we obtain such a man who has been moved by the Spirit of God?
Can you do it?" and gave Joseph all the power to make him the prime minister of Egypt.
I did.
When the God of God is moved like this, you will gain wisdom.
So you get the wisdom of life.
You will do business well.
You will also gain the wisdom to earn money.
You will be able to improve your economy.
② When the Holy Spirit comes upon you, you will know what you are doing.
1 Samuel 16:13 says, "Samuel took the horn of oil and poured it on him from among his brethren.
David was greatly moved by the Spirit of the Lord.”
He said he was impressed.
From there, David gained the wisdom to rule the country. Resolving the divided people's sentiments
succeeded in the job.
Eventually, he became the king of the unified kingdom.
After that, Psalm 57:7-8 says, “My heart is established, O God, and my heart is established.
sing and I will sing Wake up, my glory, lyre, lyre, Wake up, I wake up the dawn
It is us,” he said.
What does 'I will wake up the dawn' mean?
It means you know what you are going to do.
In other words, seeing a vision in a dark society.
This is what we need today.
Now, both inside and outside the country, we are in chaos and dark gloom.
A darkness that cannot clearly see ahead covers us.
Politically, economically, educationally, we are in the dark right now. At this time, '
I will wake up the dawn!' It is time for such missionaries to exist.
③ When the Holy Spirit comes upon you, you become a spiritual authority.
Acts 4:36 says, “There was a Levite from Cyprus, whose name was Joseph, and the apostles called him
It was called Nabah (which translates as an authority), and when he had a field, he sold it and brought the money and put it at the feet of the apostles.
la" he said.
The early church was not as bright as we are.
It was a time of darkness.
It was a time when the early Christians had severe difficulties due to the worship of the emperor in Rome and information from the Jews. then
Joseph, an islander born in De Cyprus, sold what he had and offered it at the feet of the apostles.
said.
This is not usually the case.
How hard must it have been for the islanders to come to the land? I came up from the countryside and went through all sorts of hardships in Seoul
It means that he sold the land he had bought and gave it to the church.
That's why the apostles called him Barnabas (authoritative).
Authority in the church comes from serving the Lord.
Authority in the church is not in the office of the world. No matter how high you are in the world
Also, that doesn't make you authority in the church.
Authority in the Church comes from sincere dedication to self-giving. No matter how poor
When you become a person who devotes your body to serving as a devotee, you will recognize the authority of him.
Have you never tried to establish authority in the church with just the title of elder? deep deep
I reflected on it.
This would be true for everyone in our office. The office of the church gives authority
It is not.
Authority is when you can do things that others cannot even dare to do.
When an islander came to the land and presented the land he had earned through hardship, the apostles called him Barnabas (authoritative).
As I said, today, only those who serve the church with this kind of heart can gain authority in the church.
that it will be recognized.
We're probably thinking to ourselves, "Yeah, I don't mind being an authority figure!"
"I can't do that!" Is there anyone who thinks so?
With that in mind, neither faith nor life nor activities change.
God is still looking for people who will unfold His great work.
Don't struggle with the problems we barely live on, and don't become thugs in God's eyes.
Instead, we can become dedicated people by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit who can participate in God's grand plan.
I hope there will be.
I hope there will be many such young people.
Psalm 110:3 says, “In the day of your power, your people clothed themselves in holy garments and dedicated themselves with joy;
The young men of the Lord come to you.”
The morning dew promotes the movement of life over all the earth. Young people who can save the country and the nation
I earnestly hope that the Lord's workers will arise in our church. ♣