How to make water from oxygen and hydrogen?
Water is made up of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. However, even if you mix these two atoms in an exact 2:1 ratio to synthesize water, no chemical reaction occurs. There must be a third substance that allows the two atoms to interact and bond, but only when platinum is put together can water be created. So this platinum-like substance is called a catalyst.
A believer is one who always walks, fellowships, and breathes with God. However, in real life, there are many times when it feels like God is not with me, even without knowing my circumstances and leaving me. Although God is definitely with us in our lives, there are many times when His presence is not fully felt and His grace is not full. They are coexisting with God, but union has not occurred. In order to experience God's grace even in our religious life, the perfect spirit and the chemical synthesis of spirit must occur through mutual reaction, and this catalyst is needed for that.
Then, what is the catalyst that must be present in the life of faith? Often, it is easy to think of activities such as the Word, praise, worship, prayer, and fasting that develop faith and enhance spirituality as catalysts. I simply think that if we do such training, we will experience God's grace, and we believe that prayer is essential for fellowship with God. right. You should definitely do that. However, prayer is not the catalyst itself.
No matter how many times you read the Word, worship, praise, fast, and pray, how many times have you still not experienced God's presence and felt that grace was missing? So I worship more solemnly and reverently, change the atmosphere and place of worship, sing fast-tempo hymns more hotly, go up to the prayer hall and cry, and increase the number of times and dates of fasting, but often it doesn't seem to get much better.
To make water, two basic constituent atoms of oxygen and hydrogen, experimental equipment such as a beaker, and three catalysts are needed. In the same way, the two atoms correspond to the believer and God. The role of a beaker that puts these two together and makes a reaction happen in them is essential, and that is prayer, worship, and study of the Word. Expecting God's grace to overflow after praying, reading the Word, worshiping, and fasting is the same as expecting that water will of course be created because oxygen and hydrogen are added in the correct ratio to the experimental equipment. That alone is not enough. The catalyst must be separate.
There was a young foreign student couple in a rural town in the United States. Since my parents are very wealthy, I have never been in trouble with money, and I have lived comfortably for about 10 years in the house my parents bought me. Then one day, various circumstances suddenly occurred in the family, and my parents could no longer support me. I even disposed of the house I had, and after many twists and turns, I was changed to an illegal resident status. Reluctantly, I moved to Los Angeles and my husband and I had no choice but to start working as a dual-income earner together, and our living conditions became worse than before.
In the midst of this, the wife testified, "I'm busy right now, so I don't have time or time to pray properly, so while I'm at work or driving, I'm just worried about urgent matters or vaguely wishing that something will happen, but God solves everything. It seems that God really sees even our thoughts and is overflowing with grace, but the strange thing is that when we were comfortable before, we almost never missed out on all gatherings such as early morning prayer, praise service, women’s evangelism meeting, all-night service, Bible study, etc. Even though I was zealous in prayer and the Word, it wasn't like this. I thought my faith was better back then and now it's much worse than before, but maybe it's not. God knows exactly what our situation is regardless of our religious zeal and ability. same," he said.
Why is it that now, when I can't even pray properly to this sister, I have more grace than before? Obviously, there were far more experiments to make water using better experimental equipment than before. Compared to him now, he is not even cleaning the laboratory equipment properly, and has not even been able to enter the laboratory. However, in the past, no matter how many experiments were carried out in a good facility, no catalyst was added, and now, even if a single experiment is performed, catalyst is added.
Before Korea was prosperous, the most popular sport was professional boxing. Even though it was a savage sport with blood and puffy eyes, the gym exploded with enthusiasm during the world title fight. Everyone is struggling with poverty, and the opposing player is refreshingly K.O. He was satisfied with the way he did it and relieved his anger. When he became a champion, he sat on a cushion and enjoyed more popularity than the current World Cup Taegeuk Warriors in a private car that others couldn't have. The reason why the players and the spectators were able to go crazy as one was that we all had a Hungry spirit. It was a time when everyone was hungry, so they endured any hardship with joy.
In order for us to become one with God and go crazy, we must have this hunger spirit. must be poor in spirit. You must be thirsty for grace. We must sincerely yearn for the mercy and love of God. It is not enough to simply say, “God knows my circumstances, so he will take care of everything. "I desperately need God's help right now. I truly pray that I may enter into your holy presence, your abundant love, and your overflowing grace. Nothing in this world is powerless and useless without your love. They have nowhere to go and die." Like a deer longing for a brook, we must long for our soul to be filled with the Spirit of God.
In order to fill our lives and souls with God's grace, chemical synthesis with Him must occur first, and a catalyst is essential for that. The catalyst is this thirsty spirit. For example, in the case of the wife of an international student, although she prayed more noble and diligently, the reason for her lack of grace was because she lacked nothing and was not thirsty. It was not that his faith was weak or that the contents of worship services or prayer meetings were poor. It's just that his spirit is not thirsty.
Nothing but a broken heart and a contrite heart of a believer can be a sacrifice that pleases God. This does not mean that God deliberately harasses us for fun and then enjoys it. Nor is it to force us to humble ourselves and force us to surrender. This is because the believer truly wants to seek you with all his heart, and is delighted to give you the blessings he has prepared for you at that very moment.
Prayer meetings, worship services, Bible studies, discipleship, and even disciplines such as vigils and fasting often hinder our humbleness. After a few training sessions, he seems to have become a theological expert, and if he has decided to go to work for 40 days in early morning prayer, he will have the power to pray and will be able to solve anything. It may seem like it could be
There was no church that received more gifts of the Holy Spirit and showed its power as actively as the church in Corinth. But they were rebuked by Paul, saying, "You are already full, you are already rich, and you have reigned without us" (1 Corinthians 4:8).
Our spirits can be renewed through Bible study, prayer, and fasting. But it cannot be a blessing in itself. Grace comes only from God. Such training is a preparatory stage to receive that grace well, and is a beaker to contain chemical bonds. Grace is to be filled in the emptiness only when our soul is humbled and humbled and completely empty. Studying the Bible cannot fill God's grace itself.
No matter how nicely the study room is decorated with the highest quality desks and chairs, it has nothing to do with studying well or not. Without union with God, prayer and the Word play no role. “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:3) *