Title [Indonesia 4] Closing Service
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wake up! Shine! (4)
Isaiah 60:1~4
The “World Olympic Games” was held in Seoul, Korea in 1988. The theme song back then was “Hand in Hand”.
“Fire soaring in the sky
makes our hearts beat
Now, let's all get up and go on the road to live together forever
hand in hand..."
This is a song.
The title of today's sermon is "Get up! Shine!”.
After looking at verse 1 of the main text of the Bible, he said, “Arise, shine!” I was meditating on the Word, and then this song came to my mind.
Suddenly, I wanted to sing that song out loud. I wanted to sing that song “hand in hand” with you all. And I wanted to cry.
"Everyone! Wake up! Now get up and shine! Let's stand up together, 'Hand in Hand!', and let's shine 'Hand in Hand!' so that Indonesia shines bright!
When Indonesia lights up, the whole world will light up. Because Indonesia is in the center of the Pacific Ocean.
Jesus said, “You are the light of the world.” (Matthew 5:14) The Bible says in Ephesians 5:8, “You were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light!”
If we summarize all the words of Jesus and divide them, I think there are three.
The first is, “Come!”
“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden!” (Matthew 11:28a) He invited. He called us to a life of toil, heavy burdens, and despair in a dark and gloomy world.
And you promised. “I will give you rest!” (Matthew 11:28b)
The second is, “Stay!” “Remain in me!” It's the saying, "Let's live together!"
This can be easily understood if we break it down as a “marriage story”.
A virgin and a bachelor meet and “get acquainted” one day. When we meet and socialize, we “share the will”.
And then he decides. It is living together by “leaving me” to you and “marrying me!”
The life of faith is like this. Knowing the Lord, I decided to live according to the Lord's will, and I said, "I will live for the Lord." Confessing and making a decision, “Immanuel! Living with the Lord!”
There are two kinds of people in this world. One is a person who lives with the world, and the other is a person who lives with the Lord. People living with the world are hard and unhappy according to the world. But the one who lives with the Lord says, “My soul in the world enjoys the glory of heaven!” You will enjoy the glory of heaven in the miraculous grace and be happy forever.
The third is to “go”. Married couples do their jobs as wives and go to fulfill their mission as husbands. In other words, it is “the life of a missionary.”
Jesus said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me; therefore go ye