Title Let's live easily. (June 3)
Content span id="writeContents">◆ Main text: 2 Kings 5:9-14
Do you have any good greetings from our church? Let's hold hands by our side and confess once together.
“Why do I look so good when I see you?”
Did Deok-Hyun Shin, a butler, have a couple fight? Why are you talking with such an impression?
There are people who make easy words difficult, and there are people who make difficult words easy. In my opinion, a person who can easily say difficult things is a talented person. Likewise, there are people who have a difficult life on their own, and there are people who live life easily. One of the Koreans I met in Canada this time is like that. He tells the story that life is too hard. It's making it hard for both my husband and children. When I listened quietly, it was nothing special... So I told him that.
“Let’s live easy. easily..."
That became the title of the Sunday sermon.
Today's verse is a verse you are familiar with. One day, General Naaman of Aram suddenly fell ill with leprosy. Even the strongest general in the world, even the general who held power and wealth, became worthless because of leprosy. The pain that comes from illness... and the loneliness that comes from illness... Who couldn't help him. I get sick, so I try a lot of medicines, and a lot of people talk about this and that. But people's prescriptions are too hard and difficult.
Then I heard the voice of a maidservant. There is a man of God in Israel, and if you go to that person, you can heal the sick. The gospel comes from hearing. This one word became the gospel. So he goes to Israel to find the man of God. Even if the body is sick, the mind is not sick. Although he looked like an outcast who had become a leper, he still considered himself the best general in the world.
When I go to the person of God, I go to see him with anticipation knowing that he will greet him in a very grand way, pray to him, and kindly teach him various treatment methods. However, contrary to expectations, the man of God does not even see me, but only tells his servant to go to the Jordan River and bathe seven times. It's going to be really upsetting. How can I ignore someone like this because I have leprosy? I can't stand the minute.
What is the most difficult part of a person's life is being ignored. Guys, don't ignore people. Now, let's apologize to the person next to us.
“I’m sorry for ignoring you all this time.”
There is nothing more difficult than being ignored. He came to him with great expectations, but the man of God only said, “Go to the Jordan River and bathe seven times.” I stopped getting mad at the too easy story. And he was ready to go back. Then, the maid tells this story. “Sir, even if I ask you for a more difficult request, if I give you a more difficult order, can you do anything for your life? How much easier to do…”
If you look at the story of the hometown of Korean legend, the method of healing the sick is almost the same. The idea is to go into a very deep, deep mountain valley where no one goes, and pick fruits that are hard to find, out of reach of humans and feed them. However, people risk their lives to save lives. But he gets angry at the too easy words to go to the Jordan River and bathe seven times.
Gentlemen, God's way is very easy and simple. Man's prescription is difficult and difficult, but according to the Bible, God's prescription is too easy. Because it's so easy, people don't believe it or follow it. I mean, there's a problem here. What should a person who follows God do? It should be simple. “Believe” is “Amen”. It is pure faith. Pure faith... I must not reinterpret and distort God's Word. Take the word as it is.
Whenever I lead a revival meeting, I always think of that.
“Ah, this is God’s work.”
I hope that the same confession will be shared with all of you who live by faith.
“Ah, this is God’s work. Ah, this is what God is doing.”
Everyone, when you think of it that way, life is so easy and so much fun. This is because God is very kind, and He knows my needs better than I do.
Words are not difficult. A 38-year-old patient said, “I want someone to push me to the pool of Bethesda.” In that case, it doesn't matter who you push. “Get up and walk.” I believed the word. Walked. “Open your eyes” to the blind man. It was. I woke up. The Bible is very simple. Words are very easy. Why don't you believe it because it's easy? Take the easy as the easy. Don't make life complicated. The same goes for human relationships. Very easy. “Because that person is that kind of person…” I don’t have a relationship with that person with that stereotype. Even if I was like that yesterday, today I am the person I need to love and live with.
He is the most difficult person among the church members. Once it goes wrong, it's like it's going to change for the rest of your life Don't do that. The same goes for marital relationships. If something goes wrong like that, that guy is a Cheolcheon Ji-soo... What kind of enemy is your husband? It's difficult because you yourself create such a complicated relationship with yourself. Think easy. Easily... Those who live by the Word simply say Amen when the Word comes and live.
What is the second easiest way to live? Live with gratitude. Among the many people I have met, if I can see people living happily ever after, they are all people who live with gratitude. I don't see people living with complaints living well. This is very simple. Don't complain. Thank you. Come on, let's practice on the one next to us.
"Thank you."
“Go to the Jordan River and bathe seven times. Get into the water and get out.”
At first, it was too easy for me to follow, but later I decided to obey the word and went into the water. Got in and out seven times. Now, again, we miss our chance. Got in and out seven times. (Amen) He was completely healed. (Amen) He was completely healed.
Everyone, according to the word... If the word runs out, just say “Amen” and buy it as it is. Don't ask me what I think. Don't make it complicated. Life isn't complicated. The people of God live very simply. You live by the word. After going in and out seven times, what confession came out of his mouth? thanks come out. Thank you for making it happen.
This week, everyone, give thanks seven times a day. Just do it seven times a day. Some of them said that they were thankful six times that day and missed one while thinking about it. When I went out at 1 pm, there was no one there, and when I saw it like this, I heard that a dog that was kept at home was coming along. So I looked at the dog and said, "Thank you." Then I cried because I was so grateful.
Thank you. Thank you it's fine. Very simple. Very easy. Don't make the world difficult. “Forgive me.” Then forgive me. “Love.” Then love. “Pray.” Then pray. This is the Christian way of living. Don't try to complicate your life. God's people are not complicated. You made life easy. Because people of God live easily, they can become people of blessing. We will pray together.
“Thank you, Father God, thank you for being with us. Please join us in this time of worship to give thanks for God's grace, and especially, like Naaman, when God's command is given, we do not hesitate to say that it is too easy to believe, but give us simple faith to believe it. I earnestly pray in the name of Jesus. Amen."