Title Let's prepare for a new era
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2002.10.30
On the 17th of November, an article was published in the weekly Chosun [Coming 2000] X2K "After that day" that the world trembles. If you look at the contents, there was an article saying [Will the catastrophe of the computer age begin or will it end in a banter?]. International private organizations dealing with Y2K issues, such as Gartner Group, G2K, and CPSR, are warning of the possibility of a Y2K catastrophe and are releasing a [Tragic Survival Strategy] guide to prepare [Y2K, after that day]. The Y2K bug is a problem that recognizes the year 2000 as the year 1900 by limiting the computer date recognition function to two digits. Because there are countless computer chips out there, it's impossible to fix the date-aware programs on all machines. Because of this, the pessimists claim that {the danger is already unavoidable, only catastrophe}.
U.S. government officials, both House and Senate and computer experts agree that the former Soviet nuclear weapons pose the greatest threat to humanity in the new millennium. It is said that it is because the computer controlling the 68 nuclear power plants and 2,500 nuclear warhead-equipped missiles scattered across Russia and the neighboring former Soviet Union states is defenseless against Y2K.
On the other hand, the Chosun Ilbo on November 20, titled "Y2K Rumors," which is more dangerous than Y2K, says that y2k is not the problem, but the people's mouth. The article was reported by citing the President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion Chairman John Koskinin, who is called [The Emperor of Y2K]. A nuclear missile accident cannot happen. Essentially, the computer doesn't judge a missile launch. It is said that satellites may malfunction and cause communication disturbances around January 1, 2000, but it is not a computer problem, but a thermal storm on the surface of the sun around that time.
Anyway, there are pros and cons about the y2k crisis, but each country, including the United States, needs to prepare y2k. So we are announcing preparation tips. Each country is a little different, but the summary is to have a minimum amount of cash and prepare food and beverages for 3-7 days. It is recommended to prepare a first-aid kit, batteries, candles, butane gas, and a conventional stove, and the hospital surgery schedule is to avoid the end of the year and the beginning of the year. Preparing for the future is not just about Y2K issues. We must always prepare for the future. Believers must prepare for an eternal future. We must prepare for the day we meet Jesus and the day of the Second Coming. Why should we prepare for the future?
1. You must prepare to overcome your limitations.
1) Everyone has limits (1-5). There are many limitations: limits of knowledge, limits of health, limits of matter, limits of longevity. In today's parable, there are 10 virgins. These ten virgins are not brides. The bride's bridesmaid. The country of Israel counts the date starting from the evening. They even have their wedding in the evening. The wedding date is set and the groom comes to represent the bride. But I don't know exactly when it will come. So the bridesmaids are preparing lanterns and oil while waiting for the groom to come. But today, looking at verse 5 of the Bible, everyone slept and fell asleep. Why? Because the bridegroom is coming late. Tired of waiting. Tired. All have limitations.
2) We must overcome our limitations by preparing.
What's the secret to overcoming limitations? It's nothing else. is to prepare. What the five wise virgins and the five foolish virgins have in common is the fact that they all slept and slept together because of their physical limitations. But what would be different? The fact is that the five wise virgins slept, but slept with plenty of oil, and the five beautiful virgins slept without oil. This is the difference. When the bridegroom arrived, the fire went out, and the five foolish virgins could not participate in the feast because they did not have oil. We must be prepared to overcome the limits of what is to come in the future.
The future belongs to those who are prepared. Be prepared.
3) Be prepared, but you must prepare thoroughly.
Even the foolish virgin had oil (8). But it wasn't enough. The problem is not enough oil.
Look at the days of Noah's flood. In 120 years there will be floods. Noah is ready. 120 years. It's not a short time. People are the ones who never experienced the flood at that time. There was no practical knowledge of the Flood. The same goes for Noah. But listen to the word of God and prepare. barks the boat. Not a day or two, but countless days of barking. People would say I'm crazy. But thoroughly barks the ship. All the animals were put in. It doesn't rain. We wait on the ship for another seven days (Genesis 7:10). What happened in the end? Only those who were prepared lived.
?쏶o Noah did, but did according to all that God commanded him??(Genesis 6:22).
?쏯oah did all that the LORD commanded him??(Genesis 7:5).
What did Jesus say about Noah? (Matthew 24:38-44)
?쏝efore the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark, and they did not realize it until the flood came and destroyed them all; so will the coming of the Son of Man. For two women will be taken and one will be left; two women will be grinding, one will be taken and the other will be left. Watch therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord will come, for you know it. If the owner of the house had known at what point the thief was coming, he would have been awake and would not have broken through the house.
Therefore be ready, for the Son of Man comes at an hour you do not expect.??
How does the writer of Hebrews explain Noah's faith to prepare?
?쏝y faith Noah, being warned of things as yet unseen, with reverence prepared an ark to save his house, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith??(Hebrews 11:7).
It is said that someone asked a builder to build a house. The person who received the request built it appropriately for his own benefit. But the person who asked whether you should build it all up and take it home gave him a house document that was yours and gave it to the builder.
our life is like that. Ultimately, God gives us the house we built.
2. We must wake up and prepare before the door of opportunity closes (8-13).
1) The opportunity of time is not always given.
It is said that a statue was erected on the streets of Syracuse, Greece, explaining what opportunity is. This statue has wings on its feet, thick bangs, and a bald head on the back. Its meaning is as follows. Opportunities are said to have thick bangs so that people can catch them when opportunities come their way, and bald bald heads on the back of the head, once passed, cannot be captured again. Chances are that.
A chance for me to be forgiven. Opportunity to study God's Word Opportunity to long for the grace of the Lord Opportunity to serve the Lord Such opportunities are not always available. Opportunities in the future are not given forever. The future seems to be given indefinitely, but it comes and goes in an instant.
Look at the foolish girls. Opportunities are not always given. Foolish women missed the opportunity. Even if you ask your friend for oil, he won't give you. Even if you ask them to prepare and open it, they will not open it. Because there are impure people, once the door is closed, it will not be opened.
Opportunity to be saved, opportunity to receive grace, opportunity to serve, opportunity to be rejected, opportunity to study, opportunity to grow, opportunity to live healthy, opportunity to be promoted, opportunity to marry a good person , a chance to serve, a chance to be recognized, a chance to love, a chance to forgive, a chance to commit, a chance to receive God's approval, a chance to be rewarded... . I know that I should not regret missing a golden opportunity.
Opportunities of time do not backtrack. Often, once passed, it will never come back. Opportunities never come again. Some say There are four things that humans cannot return to, and they are ?쐓poken words, shot arrows, time passed, and opportunities missed due to laziness?? It is an undeniable fact. Every opportunity is God-given. Chances are no coincidence. A moment of failure, a moment of success, a time of sorrow, a time of joy, and a time of opportunity God has given to you when you lose or gain. How we take advantage of that opportunity then makes a huge difference to the future of our lives.
Failure is just an opportunity. There is a man named Kemons Wilson, who founded Holiday Inn, a hotel with a global business network. He was a faithful lumber mill worker.
However, in my early 40s, I received a notice of dismissal from the company.
The company, which was no longer able to sustain itself due to the severe recession, declared weight-loss management. This middle-aged man, who suddenly became unemployed, prayed earnestly to God. ?쏻hat is the real meaning of the dismissal???He heard a voice telling him to start an inn where sound people could stay, and he started a whole new business. That is the world-class enterprise today. this has become If there had been no notice of dismissal, his company would not have appeared.
Failure is only an opportunity to glorify God for people of faith.
Abraham the son of an idol trader, the man of failure who deceived his wife as his sister Abraham, the shepherd David, the fisherman Peter who failed many times, Paul the man who persecuted Jesus, Jephthah the son of a prostitute, Samson the playboy, Gideon the coward, Amos the farmer, Elisha the somo... All of these people have made good use of the opportunities God has given them.
2) You must be awake in order not to miss the opportunity.
To stay awake does not mean to stay awake and keep your eyes open all the time, but rather to urge you to be ready to face the Lord with confidence when He comes.
The reason is that they do not know the day and the hour. A delay in the groom's arrival can act as aggravation. But for the awake, it can be a pleasure. You have to be conscious.
Those who are waiting for a new history must be prepared and able to meet them. You have to prepare for a child's birthday party, and you need to prepare for a funeral, a wedding, or a World Cup banquet. How much less can we meet without preparing for God's eternal feast? The future time becomes a feast of joy for those who are prepared. A new era is approaching us.
Prepare to overcome our own limitations.
We need to wake up and prepare before the door of opportunity closes. When the door of opportunity is closed, you cannot enter.