Title: What Is Really Good? (Ephesians 4:28)
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what is really good
Ephesians 4:28
A Jew was nearing his deathbed. Then the two sons were making funeral plans. The eldest son said to the second son, "My father was a great man, so we have to prepare 50 wagons for the funeral." The second son, who was listening to him, said, "Renting a 50's is too much money. Are we going to go bankrupt after our father's funeral? Let's just do it with our 25's." Then the eldest son said, "Then let's have a famous rabbi for the funeral." The second son answered again, "Brother, famous rabbis have to pay a lot of royalties, so let's have a nameless old rabbi in the countryside." My father, who was about to die, who had been listening to this incongruity while lying on his back, jumped up and said, "Son, second! Come with my pants." The two sons were startled and asked why. Then my father said, "If I can walk to the cemetery on my own feet, it won't cost me a penny," and he trudged out.
No matter how harsh the world is, this is a story I want to say too much. Often, when evaluating a person's life, we think of it as the most superficial standard of good or bad luck. In other words, he was judged by whether he was happy or unhappy. At that time, the basis for being classified as a beautiful and happy life is that we lived a happy life when we could be born in blessing, live in blessing, and die in blessing. That's why most people try to live as close to this life as possible. We will too.
The word was very popular. It is an era where we are thinking about the present, after an era in which true life, that is, how well we live as a human being is important. It is a spiritual exercise that prepares you for the moment of death and even after death. It is definitely a blessing to die well. However, few people consider this to be a blessing. It is true that the world pays a lot of attention to other blessings and strives to obtain them, but few prepare to die well. No, realistically, there are few people who envy or try to imitate someone who is preparing for death. However, those of us who see eternal life after death must learn to regard this death as a blessing too. Therefore, education on death should be provided in the church, and life to meet the blessed death should be taught. Therefore, we are preparing various programs so that we can live our present life more abundantly by properly recognizing death and need to prepare for death while working in social groups including Christian organizations. After all, if a person lived well in the world, he must die well too. Only when you are blessed until the end can you say that you are truly blessed.
There is a book written by [Robin S. Sharma] who is famous as a leadership and motivational researcher, and the title is meaningful. A guide to 101 ways to enrich the quality of our spiritual life. The book offers a powerful way for us living in the modern world to not only enjoy the journey of life that has been given to us, but also leave a wonderful legacy for future generations by reducing stress and worry, and living each day with satisfaction. There is a famous saying in the book that quotes a proverb. "When you were born, you cried, but everyone who watched you rejoiced. When you die, many will cry, but then you have to live so that you can rejoice." This is a very important story. There is a clear reason for how to live until you die.
Do you think what I'm doing right now is worth risking my life for? For this, if I am working today with the mind that there is no limit even if I die, I am happy. For work, you must first have a clear sense of purpose. Who is it for and what is it for? That purpose must not be missed, and without a purpose, it is even more futile.
Dear saints!
Do you think today's talk is too aggressive? The problem is we who have lived without even this kind of heart. The Bible clearly says, "Til with your own hands that you may be saved"...
I hope that we can learn what it is like to live a good life today. I hope to live a life that strives for good, thinking of the community that is free from the narrowness of me, my children, and my family.