Title (II) When God Blesses (1 Kings 3:1~15)
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① I testified in the past time that God blesses us when we serve God as a living person with our whole personality. ② During this time, I want you to give me great grace when I give my whole personality and testify of how and when I do what I do.
“When you worship God with your whole personality”
① Those who serve God with their whole personality worship God with their whole personality, and God receives this worship and blesses them. ② King Solomon in the main text not only built the temple to worship (sacrificing) God with his whole personality, but when he offered a thousand burnt offerings with his whole personality, God received and gave him the wisdom he wanted, and in addition to that, he also gave us wealth and glory. .(7~13)③ Prepare for worship with all your heart, come out before the Lord on the Lord's Day, give thanks in spirit and in truth, and repent, pray, sing hymns, receive the Word, donate, and dedicate yourself. , serve, evangelize, and achieve self-sanctification and salvation in fellowship (Ephesians 2:20-21) ④ God does not accept worship that does not focus on the whole person (Isaiah 1:11-13)
“When living an altar-centered life with a whole personality”
① The physical Israel who was marching through the wilderness toward the welfare of Canaan had 12 tribes encamped with 4 tribes each in the east, west, north, south and east around the tabernacle. Centering on the tabernacle full of God’s glory, they proceeded according to God’s command and the guidance of the pillar of cloud. (Numbers 9:15~23, Exodus 40:34~38) ②This is the development of family life, work life, various businesses and... He showed that we should promote revival, prosperity, and hope. ③ Just as God is with, protects, and blesses Israel when it moves around the tabernacle, God protects, guides, helps, and blesses the saints today when they live their whole lives centered on the altar, both spiritually and physically. ④ God's Blessed Noah, Abraham, Jacob...All the forefathers of faith made altars wherever they went and were blessed by living a life centered on altars and sacrifices.
“When offering sacrifices with your whole personality”
① Those who worship God with their whole personality and live a life centered on the altar must give God the best possible devotion, service, and offering. ②Solomon offered his finest to God, and commanded that the burnt offerings, grain offerings, peace offerings, and sin offerings offered to God should be the best without blemish. (Leviticus 1-4) ③God He does not accept things, garbage time, garbage offerings, and garbage people. ④ Abraham, the father of faith, was blessed by God by offering his only son Isaac, who was born at the age of 100, which was more precious than his own life (Genesis 22:1~18) ⑤ The widow of Zarephath treated Elijah with the last remaining flour and oil to Elijah who represented God. He was blessed (1 Kings 17:8~16), and a miracle was performed when a young child gave five jars of rice (John 6:3~14), and the members of the Philippi Church were blessed by pleasing God with abundant generosity even in the midst of extreme poverty. 4:10-19)
“When you exalt the name of God with your whole personality”
① "He loves me, says God, and I will deliver him. Because he knows my name, I will exalt him. He will plead with me, and I will answer him. I will satisfy him with long life, and I will show him my salvation" (Psalm 91: 14~16) ② All events glorify God when victory is successful in order to elevate and glorify God's face, prestige, and name. ③ David, who received many blessings from God, was to exalt, praise, and glorify God's name in everything he did. ④ Look at soccer star Joo-Young Park. Glory to God every time you score a goal!