Title Now (Isaiah 60:1 - 5)
Content Now (Isaiah 60:1 - 5)
: Pastor Ye Yong-beom
Text: Isaiah 60:1-5
Subject: "Now"
The calendar tells the date.
The clock tells the time.
The Bible tells the saints what to do.
It also specifically points to a very practical and practical faith.
What should I do now?
1) get up
Why should I wake up?
“Your light has come,
For the glory of the Lord is upon you.”
That is, the time has come.
The Bible says a lot about “time”.
Representative is
Ecclesiastes 3:1-3 “There is everything under the heavens, and there is a season and a time to the fulfillment of every purpose: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to pluck up what is planted, a price to kill, and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build up.”
Ecclesiastes 3:17 “For there is a time for every purpose and every work.”
Jesus came just in time,
After being silent at the right time, he began his public life.
He died in time as the Passover Lamb.
Therefore, a “wise man” is a person who seeks ways, but also finds the time.
When asked what is belief
Paul and Tillich called it “the courage of being”,
Boltman called it "hope."
However, the flow of thought throughout the Bible is
Faith is “waiting” and “just in time”.
These days, the instant era has become an era in which we want to force ourselves rather than wait for a little bit of rest.
However, the dawn should be able to know the omens without waking up.
This “time” has two meanings.
① Kairos - God's appointed time
The hour of grace, the most meaningful time
Specifically, at the right time, at the right time.
② Chronos - time that lasts, time that lasts
It means the continuity of time that flows without end.
We all live in moment-by-moment chronos time,
Among them, you can meet the Kairos time.
for us
Now, it is "Kairos that achieves revival."
What can you see?
● I have entered the party,
● This is because Mullae-dong is changing.
This change is a valuable opportunity.
Therefore, we must be inspired by holy tensions.
I tried to fly a kite when I was young.
Flying a kite on a windless day was arduous.
Because you have to keep running.
But a windy day was a good day for kite flying.
Even if I climbed a hill and held a kite, the kite went high in the sky and danced.
Now the wind of grace is blowing in us.
therefore
2) Shine
At this time, our mission is to
It is "Let the light shine".
When the saints shine, even our weak faith is healed.
Even faith that has grown cold is heated.
It is like the principle of generating heat when light is emitted.
As well as
The more it shines, the richer it gets.
Isaiah 60:1 "The nations will come with your light, and kings with your light."
This is my personal experience, but
If the pastor loses his original mission because he is in need and goes after material things, it becomes even more difficult.
Conversely, if you create and accomplish something that emits light, you will rather have abundance.
Why?
The Lord has set it up that way.
1 Corinthians 9:14 "In the same way the Lord commanded that those who preach the gospel shall live by the gospel."
Look at the 12 disciples of Jesus.
At the site of the miracle of Tiberia, if others were satisfied with eating in a seat, only these people occupied 1 light glass each.
Psalm 37:25 “From my youth until I am old, I have never seen the righteous forsaken, or their descendants begging for food.”
Therefore, all problems will come if the individual saints or the church community are stingy or lazy in emitting “light”.
Poverty and trials come,
If you work hard, everything will be rich
But here's a caveat.
① It should emit light.
In other words, it must be the true light, not the “same” light.
It should be the way of Jesus and the cross, not our morals or norms.
Only Jesus is the true light and the message of the cross is the true light.
Unfortunately, many saints are making themselves and others stumble while sharing content that is not light but light.
② It is a method of emitting light.
Do you know what modern people reject the most?
This is Christian outreach.
Here comes the trouble.
What should I do?
Although different methods are used,
Nothing special yet.
But if you look closely at the Bible, you will find the answer.
Lord we are evangelists
He said we are the light.
That is, not the one who turns the tract and carries the lamp,
Our very own character and life are letters and light.
● You are the light of the world.
2 Corinthians 3:3 "Ye are a letter of Christ through us."
Therefore, the real problem is not the method of evangelism or the tract, but the problem of myself.
I am lazy, and I do not practice righteousness;
When I was damaged, I could not function properly and the reaction was reversed.
Isaiah 59:9-10 "Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness is not reaching us; we look for light, but there is darkness, and we walk in light in darkness, so that we grope for the wall as blind, grope as one without eyes, grope at dusk during the daytime. We fall together, but we are like the dead among the strong."
Heal me and save me.
this is my fight
It's hard because it's our fight.
However, the mission of light will be fulfilled only when it must be completed.
Samsung Electronics' home appliances
It beat Sony products in Japan.
There was a lot of hard work there.
This was possible because there was a shift in perception before product development.
In other words, the “talent development” that tried to make Samsung employees into good talents rather than top-notch products was a success.
And IBM is a global company.
It failed to respond properly to the changing times and was pushed to successors such as Microsoft and Intel.
The company was on the verge of bankruptcy.
A chairman named "Gusther" made a new shift in consciousness.
● Rule-centered and principle-centered
● From individual focus to community focus...
Of course, if they didn't do it, they were expelled and if they did well, they gave stock options as much as they did well.
Finally did it.
We are saints and we are the church
You can't just follow the world's business principles.
Because it is the body and members of the Lord who cherishes the poor and weak.
However, "conversion" is necessary.
Even if the truth of the gospel does not change
Our ceremonial attitudes or institutions need to be modified.
It is the fit of the times and the Lord's request.
New wine is put into new wineskins.
Before you can light up the whole world, you need to be able to light up one corner and light up your own corner.
If there is one place that does not change the most today, it is the church.
The churches that were supposed to lead the world were busy following the world, so they were in a miserable condition.
when consciousness shifts
We can preserve great traditions and make progress in line with the times.
Diagnose.
Are you truly a saint in the Lord?
Are you really a responsible employee?
Are you reverent?
He is a warrior skilled in prayer.
Before we can assert a dream, we must be people of the spirit who dream it.
And they should not be saints of indifference who are accustomed to old habits and old habits, but workers who are willing to work quickly and be loyal.
Now is the time to lift your waistline.
Now looking for a godly one,
Calling the faithful,
It is time to raise up the trained.
Hope you don't fall for it here.
3) with great joy
What kind of work can you enjoy
When will the blessings come?
Isaiah 60:5 "At that time you will see, and your heart will be angry and rejoice, for the abundance of the sea returns to you, and the riches of the nations come to you.