Title: You shall never be put to shame.
Title: You shall never be put to shame (Joel 2:21-27)
The 9th Symphony is serialized in the 21st Century Christian Newspaper Hope Box.
Beethoven began to suffer from ear problems at the age of 26, and by the time he was 30, he could hardly hear. It was a fatal pain for a musician to be unable to hear. Many people have said that Beethoven's days are over, and he himself has compared his situation to death. But he couldn't let go of the music he had dedicated his life to. He sat down at the piano and pressed the unheard keys slowly. Then he began to focus on the little tremors that made his heart flutter. He placed a stick on the piano and, with the other end in his mouth, wrote down the song with the vibrations of the piano transmitted through his teeth. The choir of the 9th Symphony was finally completed and premiered in Vienna in 1824. After the performance, Beethoven stood with his head bowed in the middle of the silent stage. A performer came up and turned his shoulders to look at the audience. The audience gathered there, paying a standing ovation with tears of joy and ecstasy, paying tribute to him. You can see Beethoven who did not despair under any circumstances.
Today's text says: Because the locusts have been established and the crops restored, let the land, the wild beasts, and the Israelites sing a song of thanksgiving.
We hope that grace abounds through this text.
Why will we not be put to shame forever?
Because you have accomplished a great salvation.
21 “Do not be afraid, O earth; rejoice and be glad, for the LORD has done great things.”
Doing a great thing here is to build up that irresistible locust.
The plague of locusts that fell right in front of them was so terrifyingly invisible that they devoured all the plants. At that time, Pharaoh raised both hands and surrendered. God's power is not impossible.
There are countless accidents wiping us today. The Sewol ferry disaster killed 304 young people. Why have these accidents been wiped out? All because of our sins.
The people of Israel who turned away from God, worshiped idols and committed suicide, God struck them with many calamities. Whenever that happens, if you cry out, repent, and come back, He will deliver you from great calamities.
Because God was doing great things in front of the Red Sea, the Red Sea parted and the Israelites crossed like dry ground and rescued them.
When Israel was staying in Shittim, the people began to commit fornication with the women of Moab, and when God was angry with God, the Lord said to Moses, “Take the chiefs of the people and hang them before the Lord toward the sun, so that the wrath of the Lord will depart from Israel. lira
(Numbers 25:1-4)
The wages of sin is death. The events caused by sin began in the Garden of Eden.
However, the great event of salvation that saved us, who had no choice but to die because of our sins, is the event of redemption of Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ was crucified, bearing the sins of all mankind, and rose from the dead on the third day.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Acts 16:31 He said, Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you and your household will be saved.
As the people of Israel believed and obeyed God, their shame receded.
According to the Three Kingdoms, when General Yuk-Sun played an analogy, he shouted loudly and assured that 300,000 troops would fall from the sky.
When the Liu Bei army is attacked by Yuxun's delayed operation, he only defends himself. However, when summer came, many Liu Bei's troops died due to chronic disease and various diseases, and Yuxun said that the 300,000 troops that fell from the sky were various diseases, and defeated the 700,000 Liu Bei troops trapped in the forest using chemical methods.
25 I will repay you according to the number of years eaten by the great army that I sent you, locusts, locusts, locusts, and red worms. 26 As you eat, you shall eat abundantly and praise the name of the LORD your God, who has done wonderful things for you. shall not be put to shame forever.
Those who believe in Jesus will never be put to shame. Because the Lord is with you forever, protects you, and guides you to salvation.
Because the people of Israel were circumcised in Gilgal after they left Egypt, and the Lord God has removed the shame of Egypt from you today, he called the name of that place Gilgal. (Circumcision of the heart: Turning back the shame of the world) 27 Then you will know that I am the LORD your God in the midst of Israel, and there is no other; my people will never be put to shame.
Please believe that those who believe in God will never be humiliated.