Let's Sow Seeds with Tears
(It was as if we were dreaming, when the LORD turned away the captivity of Zion.
Our lips were full of laughter, and our tongues were full of praise.
that the LORD has done great things for them.
We are glad, O LORD, that you have done your great deeds to the brooks of the south.
Turn them around together. Those who sow with tears will reap with joy.
Whoever goes out to sow will surely return with joy, carrying the sheaf.)
Today is the week in which 57 years have passed since our country was liberated.
As in today's text, that day was like a dream for our people.
It was a run day. In today's text, "When the LORD brought back Zion's captivity,
It was like we were dreaming.” “At that time, laughter came to our lips.
and our tongues were filled with praise. Among the nations they say, The LORD has
He has done great things for them.” The liberation of 8.15 is God’s
It was a gift of grace given to our people, and it was a work of great deeds.
If we look at the history of Israel in the Old Testament, we can see that Israel, the people of God,
Like Ra, it was divided into the south and the north and ruled in two systems, but the north was divided into 721 B.C.
It was destroyed by the Assyrians in about AD 587, and the South learned that it was destroyed by Babylon in about 587 AD.
I am saying King Zedekiah, the last king of the southern kingdom of Judah, closed his eyes while being captured
They were chosen, and all other men were taken prisoner. Jerusalem temple on fire
They abandoned it, and all the items of the temple were taken to Babylon. what a wonderful thing
would you?
As if Korea was trampled under Japanese imperialism’s hoofs for 36 years and lived as colonial slaves.
As they did, the Israelites had been colonized by Babylon for 70 years.
All.
Serving Babylon for almost twice as long as ours, and living in Babylonian colony.
should have done Psalm 137 was made into a song at this time.
“We sat by the rivers of Babylon, and wept in remembrance of Zion. On a tree among them we played our harps, for the captives there were there.
He who asks us to sing, who hath made us desolate, asks for joy
Sing one of the songs of Zion.”
However, today's text is a poem about the joy of Israel's liberation to those who were living in captivity.
It must have been such a joy to be able to return to my homeland from a foreign land where I was taken captive.
are you! It must have been a truly thrilling event.
So, in today's text, we read, "When the Lord delivered Zion's captivity, we
“At that time our mouths were full of laughter, and we
The tongue was full of praise." That's a real feeling.
How thrilling would that have been?
The generations who directly experienced August 15 will never forget the thrill of that day.
All.
As I meditated on these words, I felt many emotions. and our current today
Looking at the thread, we also looked forward to our future.
Now that the psalmist remembers the old days, he is probably going to become a Babylonian captivity.
I must have been a teenager when I was a teenager. But now, more than 70 years have passed, and the head is
It became my feet, and I came back as an old man in his 80s with deep wrinkles on his forehead.
Man, how thrilled you were! thinking about doing it. And the last captivity
As we remember that we prayed in tears day and night while we were gone, the Lord opened our eyes
The old man believed that he had heard the water's prayer.
So today's great joy was not by chance, but "to tears"
It is the result of sowing seeds.”
Verse 6 says, “He that goes out weeping to sow seed will surely take the altar with joy and stone it.
It is coming," he makes a confident confession assertively.
Dear saints!
If you take a close look at the home of a successful home, there must be a reason.
And on the other hand, if you look at the poor assumption, there is a reason for it.
When we look around us, those parties are not good enough, but how can we receive and live with such a blessing?
go? If you look into it, someone sows seeds with tears so that you will surely receive such a blessing.
It turns out that it is a lean result.
I did not know this truth when I was young.
On the contrary, I thought that those who lived by faith were powerless.
They don't have the strength, so they rely on God and ask him to bless him.
i was thinking At the height of my sensitivity, I couldn't understand my parents' beliefs.
So I even resented my father.
After communism established a government in the north, there was a large-scale ideological review.
I belong to the class that is good at studying, so when the Boy Scouts is organized, I have two gold strings.
half the line. The three gold strings were the highest and next. But one day
It suddenly fell in half. Turns out, I went to church instead of going to school on Sunday.
It was for a reason. My father punished me for breaking a Sunday. So, as a child, I resented my father.
And why did you complain about how you raised me so poorly while watching the church work?
All.
But now that I see, there was nothing that was not the grace of God.
To be honest, I became a pastor today because I planted the seeds of prayer in my parents’ tears.
I think it's the result of spraying.
“Our Nibong (Lee Bong-i’s dialect) has given up great greed and become a person that God is pleased with.
Please let me..." I beg you to let me get so greedy... Maybe that's why I
If it wasn't for my father's prayer, my greed would have been great, but I became a pastor like this.
I ended my life with two churches.
I still think about it.
I don't see it that way because I did well and held this position until today.
I believe it is certainly thanks to the prayers of my parents, who sowed seeds with tears.
My father was born as the second son of a traditional Confucian family and came to believe in Jesus.
It was. So, from my stubborn grandfather, I registered because I believed in Jesus.
was expelled from It's not my son... I'll call someone my ancestors don't know as my son.
I won't let you...
So the estate was kicked out without a penny. So, Anju Presbytery Women’s Evangelism Association
Start as a pioneering evangelist sent by the Society, and establish a church in three places as a Joshua and an Elder.
while giving birth to me. Like Samuel, my home was the church, and the church was
It was Lee's house. And every morning eating and sleeping with so many people
I grew up listening to my parents' prayers for them. and tears
He raised us through prayer. So I don't have any difficulties in my pastoral life.
I'm sure it's reached this day.
1. God hears the prayers of the saints who pray with tears.
There are two reasons why we don't have tears in our eyes.
One is that while we pray, we rely more on worldly things than on God.
The other is because the reality is not urgent enough to cling to God.
In other words, there is a hill to lean on.
People seem to shed tears when they are in a hurry.
King Hezekiah said that when he was ill, he turned to the wall and prayed to God in tears.
I did. so
When he prayed, God saw his tears and extended his life by 15 years. When a person becomes desperate, he can't help but shed tears.
As long as there is still a balance in my account, as long as my body is still moving, we
There are no tears in her eyes.
Tears are the way to express the deep inside of a person's heart.
The prayer of tears is that deep.
A prayer of tears is so earnest.
Why is there no spiritual growth even though we say we are living a life of faith?
Nothing changes, there is nothing thrilling about it, and nothing happens even after going to church.
There is no joy, there is no coolness in my heart, and the day goes on like that day.
It must have been because the tears had dried up in his eyes. church has been around for a long time
However, if the prayer door does not open and you write it down on a piece of paper, tears will flow from your eyes.
Because there is no spilled experience. Desperate to pray and cry even now
It will make a difference as you gain experience.
2. Those who sow with tears will reap with joy.
While the people of Israel were taken captive and lived in Babylon, they desperately needed the old poetry.
I thought of the temple and prayed with tears. Among the sufferings of their desperate reality,
I repented poorly and prayed with tears every day. I was caught as a teenager
They are now in their 70s and 80s, and now they don't know how much longer they will live.
They must have prayed with tears for their children and future generations.
They probably never dreamed of going back to their homeland alive.
But they would still pray for their children.
I sowed the seeds of tears, and now I am reaping the fruits of that seed. that emotion today
is the content of the text.
How many tears have we sowed in the past years?
We must reflect deeply.
You must realize the truth of the saying that you must sow the seeds of tears to reap the sheaf of joy.
I'll do it. This is a valuable lesson for us today as well.
No one knows when we will see the day of reunification.
But it is certain that that day will come.
Because we prayed with tears.
This is also true in one household.
The only prayer parents can do is pray for their children with tears.
All.
How many tears have you prayed for them?
3. However, there are some things to keep in mind when sowing seeds with tears.
When you sow with tears, that should be what God wants.
Where is the principle of rise and fall?
If we obey God's will and way, we will win and rise, but God's will
If you go against your will and desire, that path is a path to failure and destruction.
So who is the blessed one?
Do not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor stand in the seat of the scornful.
Do not sit down, only Jehovah
He is said to be one who delights in the law (word) of God and meditates on it day and night.
All. We must raise them as children that please God.
In order to become children who live according to the will of God, we must raise them correctly.
But if you look closely, you can say that you believe in hard work, but believe in your own way
There are many cases of serving as The one who is for God and insists on his own will
There are owls.
I'll have to throw this away. When you throw this away, the tears you shed are the seed that sows
and is.
The tears that we shed when we gave up our will and obeyed God's Word must be filled with joy.
I'm sure you'll get the heck out of it.
Everyone! How much do you spend on your children's education?
However, let them see that they become children who live obediently in the will of God.
You should pray with the water flowing, if you just pray for your parents' wishes to come true, yes
I don't know how much filial piety I can receive from my sons and daughters raised by crabs.
I received an e-mail from a pastor of my friend.
It was about crying and praying for his son.
They have two sons and a daughter, the eldest son of a 42-year-old boy who suffered a brain injury when he fell out of bed when he was young.
I can't start a family even though I've been there, but my son is still doing filial piety...
The second son is smart.
Yu left Berkeley and became a doctor, but I couldn't find my parents because I was on my way.
and the daughter is still taking care of her parents, but this eldest son is still
He makes money by driving long distances, and he says he looks so pitiful.
It was content.
Do you want to grow up smart?
Or do you want to raise children who obey God's word?
Which one?
Those who sow with tears will surely reap the sheaf with joy. ♣