title wilderness
“At that time John the Baptist came and was in the wilderness of Judea.
Preaching and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand..."
Today... there are many teachers, but true teachers are hard to find.
As the son of a priest, John the Baptist was a leader of integrity and integrity that was 'revered' by the people of Israel at that time.
With many disciples who follow him and follow him
I was able to lead a peaceful and comfortable life while being respected by the people, but I did not do that.
He showed the people how he was living in the wilderness.
An hour is enough for a leader to preach with words, but preaching 'through life...' requires a lifetime of preaching.
'John the Baptist' preached about life, eating food grown in the wilderness.
Impressed by his integrity and life, many Israelites came to him and confessed their sins,
I was baptized. Baptism is a ceremony of determination to cast away all the sins of the past and live as a new person.
Yes.. Our Christianity today has a lot of talk, but it doesn't show the truth of life.
The Jewish Talmud says, "Don't expect anyone in the world to respect you and follow you...
You have to be that person.” Although it is not enough, me and you
It is not shameful to show it to anyone.. I wish to resemble the life of John the Baptist.
The source of the saints' ability is an honest life.
In this way, in the early church, the disciples of John the Baptist...
He went into the desert and lived a religious life alone in the wilderness.
The 'place of prayer' they prayed for later developed and monasteries were built.
When a person is lonely... the ear of the spirit is opened. When I am silent... the Holy Spirit speaks within me.
It is difficult to hear God's voice in a noisy environment.
Son of the priest... John the Baptist for some reason left everything in the world
It is not known whether he entered the desert and became a hermit, but
He showed the people the aspect of his integrity.. during their colonial rule in Rome.
Challenging corrupt, indolent faith - devoting a lifetime to evangelism,
It was a sacrifice and loyalty to the Lord to lead the people of Israel to the right path of salvation.
People who are faithful to the Lord like John the Baptist pray differently.
For those who are born again through the 'experience of the Holy Spirit', what can I give to the Lord? Pray,
Faith of a child who has not been born again... ponders what to ask of the Lord.
He was with the "Pharisees" of the intellectual class who at the time flattered the Roman government and exercised vested rights over their own people.
They rebuke the Sadducees for being 'children of vipers'.
In this age, adults are disappearing. There is no reproof, no lesson.
The 'stick' of love has disappeared.
Now is the time for us to escape the complex world and follow the 'Spirituality of John the Baptist'.
Our spirituality is drying up amid the flood of internet and information.
Even if we can't enter the 'monastery' of the desert or the wilderness in black uniforms
I have to build a small 'monastery' in my heart and lead a religious life.
Go there alone, in deep silence and meditation... I hope you hear the voice of the Lord.
And... let's pray together for the Korean church.
Lord!... I cry when I think of the Korean religious community... Leaders like 'John the Baptist' are disappearing.
Now, there are only a few left of the pastors we respect.
Lord.. Outside the Korean church, the worldly things flood like a flood,
Inside, power struggles, violence, and lawlessness abound, and false shepherds embezzle money in the church
Obscenity is rampant everywhere. In this rebellious age, where is John the Baptist who shouts "Repent"?
But... as God has always been, even in these dark times
He did not forsake this nation.. Like the days of 'Elijah', the Lord
I believe that there will be 'seven thousand' - John the Baptist who did not kneel in the world... Lord, help me!!