Title Source of Living Water (Jeremiah 17:12-18)
The text consists of Jeremiah's prayer to God.
Jeremiah was born as the son of Hilkiah, the priest at that time (1:1).
He was a man of God's faith and an honest prophet who preached God's word as it was.
Throughout the Old Testament, the expression “Thus saith the Lord” and “Thus saith the Lord” does not exist.
It is mentioned 349 times, of which 157 are used in Jeremiah.
A true prophet is a person who preaches God's word as it is without adding or subtracting from it.
is. Anyone who exaggerates or adapts is a false prophet.
Received grace and instruction through his faith and confession contained in Jeremiah's prayer
We would like to share with you.
1. God is the hope of Israel.
Verse 13 says, “O LORD, the hope of Israel.” And be that wish
verse 12 explains who God is. "He is on high, our sanctuary
And no Christian will deny that God is our hope.
is.
But what's important is what comes next.
Verse 13 says, “O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who forsake you are put to shame.
"Everyone who departs from the Lord will be written in the dust."
What kind of calamity will come to those who put their hope in the world and not in God?
is explaining. In short, those who do not put their hope in God have no hope.
will be
It is said that those who live with hope in God are written in the book of life. (Exodus 32:32, Luke
10:20)
But those who do not put their hope in God are written in the dust. Soil is trampled on and dirt
It pours, grinds and overturns.
In the same way, those who turn away from God and keep their hope in God will be put to shame and destroyed.
that it will be poetry.
Two prisoners were held in a local prison in the United States. There is a small window in the wall
There was a sewage ditch coming out of the sewer outside the window was cloudy.
And beyond that ditch was a green meadow.
A prisoner bursts into tears every day hoping for a stinky sewage ditch running outside his window
He sighed, and the other prisoners looked at the green meadows every day and designed their life after release.
and spent time. After serving their sentence, the two were released together. smell every day
Those who only looked at the ditch sin again and returned to the prison, looking at the green meadows
The beholder became a great businessman.
It's a story worth engraving. Depends on what you're looking at and who you're hoping for
A person's life is decided and his future is determined.
The characteristic of a person who puts hope in God is being impatient or desperate
does not.
Because hope is a positive and future event. Those who have hope because of today
Never despair or give up on life. Live life happily and positively.
There are Korean missionaries who do missions in China. Studying at a university and doing missionary work
However, international students from North Korea are also studying at the same school.
At first, they were wary of each other and distanced themselves from each other, but as time passed, they became closer to each other because they are one bloodline.
started. At some point, we became brothers and sisters.
One day, the North Koreans said to the missionary, "Brother, please teach me a South Korean popular song."
I asked him to teach me to sing.
As a missionary, I didn't have any popular songs to teach, but I had an inspiration that came to mind. line
The teacher gathered them and started teaching South Korean popular songs.
"Peace like a river to me. Peace like a river to me. Peace like a river overflows to me..."
"The joy that springs to me~~~"
"Love like the sea to me~~~~~~"
But the problem was the "Hallelujah" part. Because North Korean students are also intelligent, hallelujah
It was obvious what it was. So the missionary changed to "Nililiya" instead of Hallelujah.
I've been taught
They sang and clapped saying that it was a wonderful song and wonderful lyrics, and God's
He created a history of moving and moving in them.
This story is the testimony of that missionary. Hope makes us happy and makes us happy
All. But despair makes us sad, miserable, and loser.
Let's ENQ our hope to God.
Let's look to God.
2. He is the source of living water.
At the end of verse 13 it says, "For they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living water." John's suit
Eum 4:14 says, "The water that I will give will become in it a fountain of deceit to eternal life."
is.
Verse 13 says that God is the fountain of living water, and in John 4:14, Jesus springs forth.
called the spring water.
There are three types of water.
The first is stagnant water. It's pooling in puddles, it's pooling in sewers, it's pooling in ruins. this
Water, more or less, tends to rot. So it is difficult for fish to survive.
In the case of the Dead Sea, there is a lot of water, but it is stagnant water, so no life can exist.
The second is running water. Streams flow and rivers flow. Running water does not rot
is.
The third is springing water. It is also called living water. Bottled water companies like Evian in France
has marketed the whole world. Recently, the Coca-Cola company entered the domestic bottled water market.
All. According to reports, existing bottled water sales companies are in a state of extreme tension.
It is said that 80% of the food our ancestors ate was soy sauce, soybean paste, and gochujang, and kimchi.
is. However, such foods also have a deep relationship with the taste of water. In other words
When the water tastes good, soy sauce and kimchi taste good.
It's true because it's about alcohol, but the taste of beer is also related to the taste of water, and it has become a drink for people all over the world.
Coca-Cola is also said to have a deep connection with the taste of water.
The problem is that not only the delicious bottled water is running out, but even the groundwater is contaminated.
It's hard to find.
In Exodus 15:22 and below, there is an account of Moses healing rotten water in Marah. rot
The water is healed by breaking and throwing a tree designated by God into the water of an oasis that cannot be drunk quickly
There was an incident where it became possible to drink.
At that time, of the tree that Moses had cut down, the main game Matthew Henry or Baker said, "It is a Greek
It means the cross of the Way.”
If you look at 2 Kings 2:19 and below, the water source (water source) rots and the grain falls unripe.
The account of Elisha healing water in Jericho is recorded.
It is recorded that salt was sprinkled on the water source and the water was healed.
But what is important is 2 Kings 2:21. "Thus says the LORD, I have healed the
uh"
That's right. God is not only the source of living water, but He also heals rotten water with living water.
it is me
So Jeremiah's prayer continued in verse 14, "O LORD, you are my brother.
Heal me, and I will be healed.”
“Heal me, and I will be healed.”
"Save me, and I will be saved."
How desperate, earnest, and full of conviction is this prayer?
It is his faith and confession that both healing and salvation belong to God.
Psychiatrists describe modern addiction as a prison.
Tobacco poisoning in which hands do not tremble if you smoke every 30 minutes
Alcoholism, unable to sleep, and having to shop around the department store every day to calm the heart
Shopping Addiction, Daily Gambling, Sex Addiction Sitting in front of a computer all day or visiting a computer room
Computer cyber addiction, which is stable only by locking it, can cause dysfunction by being crushed by the toxicity of drugs
The symptoms are called poisoning. However, they are unable to control their behavior and
This behavior is also called addiction in psychiatry.
And importantly, addiction is a brain disease rather than a bad habit.
Addiction is caused by the interaction of physical conditions, psychological states, and social factors.
It is the opinion of the medical community that it is reinforced through an addiction mechanism in the brain.
Experts say that such addicted patients must combine counseling, medication, and psychiatric treatment.
say that
More than 10% of Korean adolescents are cyber-addicted, so they need psychiatric treatment.
say you should get it.
All in all, modern civilization is making people sick.
Who should I consult and how? I have been broadcasting through Christian broadcasting for 16 years since 1984.
I have been in charge of Bible and faith counseling for years. One conclusion was reached there. Jesus is the answer
Jesus is the answer, and Jesus alone is the eternal counselor and healer.
Once upon a time, there was an old professor at Yonsei University College of Medicine. One day, the pediatrician asked a test question
Asked for a room.
There were people who wrote the correct answer, and there were people who did not write the answer because they did not know, and it was difficult to write the answer.
There was a student who wrote the wrong answer.
A correct answer is given a grade of A, a person who does not write an answer is given a pass, but a person who writes an incorrect answer is given a grade of F.
I did. It gave a failing score. The reason is that if the doctor doesn't give you the medicine, it's fine, but you give the wrong medicine.
Otherwise, it would be a life-threatening murder.
This means that the prescription is important and the examination is important.
I'm sure. There is no other remedy than Jesus. Healing and saving
Also, there is only Jesus.
3. You are a refuge.
Verse 17 says, “You are my refuge in the day of disaster.” Jeremiah
In 16:19 it says, "The LORD is my strength, my security, my refuge in the day of trouble." Yere
Miya is also in line with the confession of the psalmist.
The refuge in the Old Testament was located on a high place and was the safest place no one could reach.
means place.
However, the forebears of the faith, such as David and Jeremiah, saw it as a geographical location.
Instead, it was seen as God Himself.
Who is the refuge? It is God Himself. Where is the safest place to avoid? God
that it should be avoided.
May this confession and faith be yours.
Chapter 478 is a hymn made with the theme of Psalm 17:8. Let's sing praises together.
(Verse 2) “It is my refuge under the wings of the Lord, there I may rest.
I will live in peace."
(Verse 3) “There is true joy under the wings of the Lord. As I go through the tormented world, I hide there and take care of you.
and will receive eternal rest."
- Amen -