Title: Window to the Sky
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window to the sky
Genesis 6:13-22
※ In 1912, 87 years ago, a British shipping company, 'White Star Line', was able to achieve a high speed of 22 knots despite its weight of 46,329 tons of gross tonnage, 269.1 m in length and 28.2 m in width. At that time, a large luxury passenger ship unprecedented in history was built.
This ship is an unbreakable ship with a groundbreaking double bottom and waterproof compartment. The ship is equipped with facilities such as banquet halls, entertainment facilities, saunas and pools for passengers to travel long distances. There was.
Do you know what this ship's name is? Yes, that's the 'Titanic'. It was reproduced in a movie not long ago and caused a boom, so I think the name is familiar.
In Greek mythology, the sky god Uranus and the earth god Gaia? Among them, six male gods are born, and their names are as follows. ‘Okeanos’, ‘Koios’, ‘Krios’, ‘Hyperion’, ‘Iapetus’, ‘Kronos’
However, these six brothers were all gods with a huge body and powerful power.
So, when these six brothers were called together, they were called “TiTan”.
The White Star Line company named the ship ?Titanic?, which means 'a ship as huge and powerful as a Titan'. People praised this ship as “a ship that even God cannot sink”.
The Titanic garnered the attention of people from all over the world, and on April 10, 1912, set sail on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York, carrying 2,224 passengers and crew. It was a historic moment.
However, on the fifth day after that, at 11:40 pm on April 14, while sailing 150 km south of 'Grand Banks' in 'Newfoundland' at a full speed of 22 knots (about 40.7 km per hour), I accidentally hit an iceberg. All.
And a gap of about 90m in length was created under the surface of the water, and the front 5 compartments among the 16 waterproof compartments were flooded and sank miserably with 1,513 lives at 2:20 a.m. on the 15th, 2 hours and 30 minutes.
There were various causes of the Titanic's accident, but the main cause was the pride and vanity of the human beings who boasted that even before God, “a ship that even God cannot sink.”
The Titanic's radio function was completely paralyzed by the thousands of telegrams sent by all on board to brag to family, relatives, neighbors and friends, so that the fishing boat nearby immediately before the accident was 'behind the iceberg' It is said that it is dangerous because it was wired to the Titanic, but the radio function was saturated, so it was not possible to receive it. This ended up being a tragedy.
Even in our life, it is very important to know where the antenna that receives external signals is headed.
Maybe because of world affairs, big or small, I live ignoring the words of life and the lessons of truth, and I am not the Titanic who cannot see the iceberg in front of me.
If I have time to watch a useless TV soap opera, but if I miss that time, I feel empty and wondering, it is okay to skip the district worship service and if I do not even dare to get up for early morning prayer, my figure is almost like a Titanic.
Also, if you have time to chat with people and pay too much attention to unimportant things, but do not have time to listen to and read a single verse of God's Word, you may not be able to receive the signal when God sends you a very important message. there will be no
If we have time to go-stop, drink, and go to karaoke, but neglect the time to kneel in prayer, our soul will become a Titanic.
When Noah was 480 years old, God commands the building of an ark. The material is ?gopher?, and the scale is 137m long, 23m wide, and 14m high when converted to the current metric system.
But why is this called an ark rather than a ship?
A ship must have two functions to be called a ship.
First, you must have a ‘propulsion device’ such as an engine, sail, or oar, and you must have a key, which is a ‘braking device’ that can control the direction of progress.
However, Noah's ark lacks the rudder to steer and the thrust necessary to move forward. It is left to the wind and the waves, and there is no choice but to flow. That's why it's called the 'ark'. The ark therefore has no ability to cope with wind or waves.
The flood of judgment in Noah's day did not fall lightly.
At that time, the sky was pierced and a heavy rain that seemed to break the earth covered the earth without mercy.
Genesis describes this scene this way:
≫≫≫ “The fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the windows of the heavens were opened” (7:11b) And this violent rain did not stop for 40 days.
Importantly, Noah's Ark, as its name suggests, was not equipped to deal with these extreme conditions. It wasn't made of steel like the Titanic, and it didn't have a state-of-the-art radar or compass. There was no powerful engine, and no basic rudder to avoid danger by turning the bow in the event of a tsunami.
However, in Noah's ark, there was a window one cubit (45.6 cm) from the top.
So, everyone, why are there windows so high up? In fact, the window is lower than a person's height and must be made to look out. But why does God tell us to build a window on such a high place?
It means that your gaze should be fixed only on God.
? The more the boat shakes, the more it means that you should only look at the sky and communicate with God, rather than looking at the strong winds or the clear sea of water.
? It is God's will that you do not believe in the strength of the ark, do not rely on advanced defense devices, do not expect even the person you are with, and open the window facing upwards and look at me when you are shaken or anxious.
? Do not look at the waves that seem to swallow you, do not be shaken by the wind that seems to blow everything away with a sigh, do not be surprised by the thunder and lightning that seems to tear everything apart is.
? This is a promise to be with you in the storm, to protect you in the fiery furnace, and to lead you with your power even in the lions' den to the new home where the rainbow falls.
Therefore, we must put the window of the mind upward. And we must look only to Jesus Christ. That way, sometimes even if I don't have the strength to take even a single step, if I just make a spear into the sky, God will break through the violent waves and lead me to my destination.
Even when I am lost and drifting, if I open the window to the sky and kneel, God will give light to my hopeless and bleak life and straighten my staggered legs.
But what's the problem? Is it because I don't know which way to go, or because I don't have the strength to support me? Is it difficult because you don't know what to do, or because the mountain in your way is too high? Or is it that the opportunity did not come, and the money was not enough to do it?
no. For those of us who believe in God, these things do not matter at all. All of these things will be resolved in an instant if we all make a spear into the sky and kneel down toward Jesus Christ.
The really big and serious problem is that our antenna is pointing towards the ground. Therefore, it is bound to sway even in the gentle wind. Waves the size of the palm of your hand are nothing to be afraid of. And when the thunder of your life comes down, you'll be completely black.
When we are at peace, we mumble to ourselves.
'The ship of my life is made of steel, and I have a high-tech radar and a solid compass of experience, in addition to a powerful engine called money, and a lifesaving device called friends. All I have to do is turn the bow of my life and face each other and break through.
However, folks, the fact is that a ship with its windows closed to God is hit by the side of an approaching iceberg without even receiving God's warning message.
When that happens, the ship that you believed in would be half-baked, and only then would they clamor and try to open the upside-down window, but it was already too late.
Dear saints, where are your antennas heading now? It means who is receiving the radio waves. As long as your antenna is upright toward God and you are receiving the spiritual radio waves from God right away, no matter how windy or stormy the storm may be, you will be in a safe ark with no worries at all.
Gentlemen, for us, Noah's ark is Jesus Christ our Lord. The ark that protected life from the fearful judgment of the flood for 40 days, protected Noah's family without worrying about a long period of 1 year and 10 days, and led Noah's family to a completely new land of blessing, became the Passover lamb and saved us from the death of Satan. It is Jesus Christ who will save us from the trap, send the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, to protect us, and to lead us into the new heavens and new earth.
So, the hardest cypress tree called Gopher, which was the material of Noah's Ark, means 'Jesus' unchanging love and sacrifice'.
Also, the bitumen, which makes it impossible for the water of judgment to penetrate, symbolizes the “redemptive blood of Jesus that escapes the judgment of sin.”
As long as we are in it, we are safe. If you are in Jesus, you have no worries. It doesn't even give up.
※ Let's listen to a part of the story of the Three Kingdoms. In the 'Jangpanpa battlefield' filled with mountains and fields of Cao Cao's soldiers boasting a million troops, Liu Bei Hyeondeok's only bloody son, Adu, was abandoned without a guardian.
In a word, it is a moment in which we are in a crisis of absolute desperation that we may become ‘a duck egg on the Nakdong River’ and disappear without a trace by being trampled on by someone’s hoof.
At this time, there was a person who appeared in front of the gore Adu, the master of the world, Zhao Ja-ryong. Zhao Zhao Ryong picks up Adu and hides it deep in his armor, then escapes from his limbs in a bloody battle to death. Finally, he saved Adu from death.
However, when he took out Adu from the general's armor that had escaped the hood, he found that the baby was in a deep sleep.
Dear saints, ?the savior's bosom? is like that. No matter how wretched and piercing the limbs, no matter how loud the clash of knives and the screams and screams of dying fill the room, there is always a warm and peaceful place in the arms of the savior.
Who is our savior, who is always in trouble, suffering pain, and living under the threat of sin and temptation?
He must be stronger than Satan. And you must love us more than your own life. You must be the possessor of the ability to win one hundred battles in a harsh world, fighting the rampant sins.
That is Jesus Christ, and Jesus Christ is the ark of salvation on which we must ride.
Is life difficult? Is hardship biting its tail? Have you long since lost your peace of mind? Are you frustrated because you need to take a step and don't know which direction to take?
Such a person should get on the ark of salvation. As long as we open the door of our heart and give up our center of gravity to the Lord, the Lord will allow us to climb into the solid ark of salvation.
And make a window into the sky. If we do that, God will be very kind and send us perfect preaching and guide us.
I pray that the blessings of abiding in Jesus, the ark of salvation by faith, will come to all of us.-Amen-