Title Source of Living Water/Jeremiah 17:12-18
Content This text consists of Jeremiah's prayer to God.
Jeremiah was born as the son of Hilkiah, the priest at that time (1:1). In a word, he was a man of thorough faith in God.
He was an honest prophet who delivered the word of God as it is. Throughout the Old Testament, “Thus saith the Lord” “The Lord
The expression “a horse” is mentioned 349 times, of which 157 are used in the book of Jeremiah.
A true prophet and a prophet are those who preach it as it is without omitting it or omitting it. Anyone who exaggerates or adapts is a lie
It is a prophet. Receive grace and instruction through his faith and confession contained in Jeremiah's prayer, and share it with us.
I want to sleep.
1. God is the hope of Israel.
Verse 13 says, “O LORD, the hope of Israel.” And what kind of God is that hope?
verse explains. "He is on high, and is our sanctuary," and any Christian
I do not deny the facts. But what's important is what comes next.
Verse 13 says, “O LORD, the hope of Israel, everyone who forsakes you will be put to shame.
I will be written on the dust that sleeps.” A disaster for those who put their hope in the world instead of in God.
I am explaining what this is. In short, those who do not put their hope in God have no hope.
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 put your hope in God
Whoever does not is written in the dirt. The soil is trampled on, filth is poured out, and it is plowed and overturned. Likewise, distant from God
Those who do not keep their hopes in God will be put to shame and despised.
Two prisoners were held in a local prison in the United States. The wall had a small window and there was a sewer outside the window.
The sewage treatment ditch from And beyond that ditch was a green meadow. one sin
Sue was gasping and sighing as he watched the stinky sewage ditch running out the window every day, while the other prisoners
Looking at the green meadows every day, I spent time designing my life after release. After serving their sentence, the two were released together.
I did. The person who looked only at the stinky ditch every day sinned again and returned to the prison
became a great businessman.
This is a story that needs to be engraved. A person's life is determined by what they look forward to, and whom they hope for.
is dependent on The characteristic of a person who puts hope in God is that he is not impatient or despairing because of real problems or circumstances.
All. Because hope is a positive and future event. A person with hope does not despair or give up life because of today.
not. Live life happily and positively.
There are Korean missionaries who do missions in China. While studying at a certain university, I do missionary work, and international students from North Korea
We are 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 because they were one blood
started to fade. At some point, we became brothers and sisters. One day, the North Koreans said to the missionary, “Brother, South
Please teach me one popular song.” He asked me to teach him a song.
But there was an inspiration that came to mind. The missionary 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. North Korean students were also intelligent, so it was obvious they knew what Hallelujah was.
is. So, after deliberation, the missionary changed it to "Nililiya" instead of "Hallelujah" and taught. They're great songs, great lyrics
They clapped and sang and sang, and the Holy Spirit of God created a work of inspiration in them.
This story is the testimony of that missionary. Hope pleases us and makes us happy. But despair makes us sad
Make it miserable, make it a loser. Let's put our hope in 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.” In John 4:14 we read, “The water I give
will become in him a spring of water deceived into eternal life.” Verse 13 says that God is the fountain of living water, and John
In Gospel 4:14, Jesus is called a spring of 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. More or less of this water is bound to rot. So buy fish
It's hard. In the case of the Dead Sea, there is a lot of water, but it is stagnant water, so life cannot survive.
The second is running water.
Streams flow and rivers flow. Running water does not rot.
The third is springing water.
It is also called living water. Bottled water companies like France's Evian have marketed the world. Recently, the Coca-Cola company
I jumped into the bottled water market. 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 red pepper paste, and kimchi. But even those foods
It has a deep relationship with taste. In other words, when the water tastes good, soy sauce and kimchi taste good. talk about alcohol
It is true, but the taste of beer is also related to the taste of water, and Coca-Cola, which has become a drink for people all over the world, is also deeply related to the taste of water.
do. The problem is that not only delicious bottled water is running out, but even the groundwater is contaminated, making it difficult to find bottled water.
is.
In Exodus 15:22 and below, there is an account of Moses healing rotten water in Marah. In the water of an oasis that is rotten and undrinkable
There was an incident where the water was healed and drinkable by cutting down a tree designated by God. Then Moses broke
Regarding the gin tree, main race Matthew Henry or Baker said, "It means the cross of Christ."
According to 2 Kings 2:19 and below, Elisha was drinking water in the region of Jericho, where the water source (water source) rotted and the grain was falling unripe.
Fixed articles are recorded. It is recorded that salt was sprinkled on a water source and the water was healed. but middle
John is 2 Kings 2:21. “Thus says the Lord, I have healed the bow.”
That's right. God is not only the source of living water, but also the God who heals rotten water with living water. so the text
Jeremiah’s prayer continues in verse 14, “Heal me, O LORD, for you are my brother, and I will be healed.
"That's what it said.
"Heal me, and I will be healed"
How earnest, earnest, and full of conviction is this prayer?
It is his faith and confession that both healing and salvation belong to God. Psychiatrists call modern addiction a prison.
express. It means that once you fall in, you can't get out. Tobacco addiction, in which you have to smoke every 30 minutes so that your hands don't tremble
Even Lura does not drink alcohol and can't sleep. Alcoholism
Addiction, gambling, sex, computer cyber addiction that is stabilized by sitting in front of a computer all day or going in and out of a PC room every day
Symptom... A symptom that causes dysfunction by being crushed by the toxicity of a drug is called addiction. However, controlling your own behavior
In psychiatry, an act that is repeated without fail is also called addiction. And more importantly, addiction is not a bad habit
It is a brain disease. Addiction is caused by the interaction of physical conditions, psychological states, and social factors, but
It is the opinion of the medical community that it is reinforced through addiction mechanisms. Experts say that such addiction patients can receive counseling and medication
And he says that he needs psychiatric treatment.
More than 10% of Korean adolescents are cyber-addicted and need psychiatric treatment. all over the prefecture
Great civilization is making people sick. Who should I consult and how? From 1984 to 16 years
I have been in charge of Bible and faith counseling through Christian broadcasting. One conclusion was reached there. Jesus is the answer and Jesus is the answer
The answer is that only Jesus is the eternal counselor and healer.
Once upon a time, there was an old professor at Yonsei University College of Medicine. One day, in a test question, I asked a pediatrician to prescribe medicine. city
Among the students who took the exam, some wrote the correct answer, some did not write the answer because they did not know, and some wrote the answer but wrote the answer.
There was a student who wrote a lean 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 an F
I did. It gave a failing score. The reason is that it's okay if the doctor doesn't give you medicine, but if you give the wrong medicine, it's a killing act
was going to be. This means that the prescription is important and the examination is important. I'm sure. No other prescription than Jesus
There is not. There is only Jesus who can heal and save.
3. You are a refuge.
Verse 17 says, “You are my refuge in the day of calamity.” Jeremiah 16:19 says, “The Lord my strength,
My security, your refuge in the day of trouble.”
In the Old Testament, refuge means the safest place that no one can reach because it is located on a high place. But of faith
Our ancestors, like David and Jeremiah, did not see it as a geographical location, but as God Himself.
Who is the refuge? It is God Himself. Where is it safest to avoid? That is, we must turn to God.
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, where I may rest. The world cannot comfort me, but there I will find peace.
la."
(Verse 3) “There is true joy under the wings of the Lord. I will hide there and be cared for, and find eternal rest while I am going through the tormented path of the world.
La." Amen