Things to throw away the title
(Therefore, put away falsehood, and speak the truth, each one of you with his neighbor, for we are members of one another. Be angry and do not sin, let the sun go down on your anger, and let the devil not take advantage of the devil. Let no unclean word come out of your mouth, so that you may have something to give to the needy, and labor with your own hands. grieve not, in whom you were sealed until the day of redemption.
Put away all bitterness and wrath and wrath and clamor and slander, together with all malice, and be kind to one another, have compassion, forgive one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
We are on the last Sunday of the year.
The year 2001 has now disappeared again into history.
What are the spiritual lessons to be considered along with the passing years in this life's history that disappears with time?
We have to think deeply.
It is common practice for ordinary people to write poems sentimentally because they regret the passing of time, and to feel a sense of emptiness in life amidst the disappointment of the passing of time. However, we believers should spend the old year based on , and welcome the new year based on . In Ephesians 4:22, things that should be thrown away together with the old years are pointed out. “Put off the old self, which is the old way, which is corrupt according to the lusts of temptation” (Ephesians 4:22).
1. We all have things to throw away with the old years.
When people move into a new house, they throw away all the old stuff.
Last time I moved to an apartment, I had to throw away a lot of old things. Because the old furniture doesn't fit in the new house.
Likewise, we, who welcome the new year, should throw away all the old things and go.
① Old thoughts, ② Old emotions, ③ Old habits, ④ Old habits, ⑤ Old hobbies, ⑥ Old entertainment, etc. All things that are unworthy in the sight of God should be thrown away.
At the end of the year, people want to make a fresh start at least once.
I want to get rid of all the unfortunate things of the past and the heavy burdens of the past. So I try to forget the things of the past. I try to forget all the bad thoughts and things I didn't want to repeat. Today's Word also tells us to throw away what we throw away. Moreover, he was told to throw away the old customs that would be corrupted by the lust of temptation.
So, more specifically, what are the things to throw away?
2. Together with the old years, we must first throw away the .
Verse 25 says, “Therefore, putting away falsehood, let each one speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.”
He told me to let go of lies. I hope you can see the society we live in these days.
You can see that the whole world has become a world of lies. The visible, the tangible, and the audible are all full of lies. Now is the time for lies to ridicule the truth.
Just like the economic theory that deterioration builds up good and good, the world these days has become a world in which all fakes are swaying.
Even flowers these days look more plausible than fake flowers. When I visited the graves of displaced people in Tongil Garden, it was such a beautiful flower garden from a distance, but when I got closer, they were all fake flowers. In that regard, how many fake faces are there these days? There are so many faces that deceive people with their plastic beauty. We have to let go of lies.
In the sight of God, purity is what it is. That is, it is just the truth.
God hates the act of sinners pretending that they are not sinners. Because such an act is a false act. God hates that kind of behavior. Rather, he used David who confessed, 'I have sinned.'
In contrast to this, in the battle against Amalek, disobeying the command to destroy everything, King Saul brought fat cattle and sheep. 'It was for a sacrifice to God,' he lied. This is exactly what I rebuked. God hates lies. Therefore, we must throw away all lies, false deeds, false beliefs, and the like.
It is said that the father of lies is Satan.
Satan, who corrupted Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, deceived them with lies.
Satan still tempts us to go against the truth. It leads them into lies so that they do not walk according to the truth of the Word. Lying with our lips and with our deeds, we must throw away all the years that have passed.
Why is evangelism not working well today?
Because people who go to church lie a lot. If there is no sincerity in the words of those who believe in Jesus and there is no credibility in their actions, the way of evangelism is blocked by that person.
What we, as believers, need to reflect on most deeply is the restoration of integrity.
When integrity disappears from a person, nothing can be entrusted to him. I would like to take this opportunity to speak to the weavers. At the last session, the most serious problem was the lack of responsibility among the officers. It is said that every week there is no one to serve as a donation committee member, so someone grabs someone and wears a hoodie and sends it down. After all this, how can the Lord hear such a person's prayer? How can I ask the Lord to grant my wishes when I can't do anything properly for the Lord, and it doesn't cost money, but I can't be loyal to such small things that I just need to prepare with sincerity of heart?
Entrusting you with such a task is to entrust even the smallest of tasks, so when you go to heaven later and ask, "I also served as a guide on Sundays, I also served as a donor. And I also volunteered as a vehicle guide." wouldn't you?
So, every deacon once entrusts the receptionist, the offering committee, and the ordained deacons and priests in charge of prayer, the district chief and the magistrates to look after the church members, the choir members to sing a hymn, and to serve in the kitchen as such. will be
All this is to be praised, "Because you have been faithful over little things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of the Master."
Seeing you handle these things well, the Lord entrusts you with a great task.
Failure to fulfill one's responsibilities lies in a lack of integrity.
We need to make a new resolution to welcome the new year with a new heart to faithfully take on the duties of the guide, collection committee, and prayer.
3. We must throw away the old years together with us.
Verse 30 says, “Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed until the day of redemption.”
He was told not to grieve the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit has entered the hearts of all of us who believe.
If the saints have confessed to Jesus Christ as their Savior and have been baptized, the Holy Spirit moves them every day. That's why I told him not to quench the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
If you are a person who wants to lead a normal life of faith, you can no longer live according to your own stubbornness and thoughts. This is because there is always the inspiration and impression of the Holy Spirit through the Word.
This is because the Holy Spirit is speaking to us in us as a personal God.
It is said that the Holy Spirit groans when one enters a sinful path or engages in unworthy things. Romans 8:26 says, "In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words."
The Holy Spirit intercedes for us.
Therefore, when the Holy Spirit departs from the saints, it is natural.
Through the work of the inspiration and impression of the Holy Spirit, we are trained, refined, and born again as citizens of heaven. The Holy Spirit wants us to live according to the truth of the Word. Sometimes we too are led by the desires of the flesh to follow the deeds of the flesh.
However, if you are a sincere believer, you will repent sooner or later. There is no need to grieve the Holy Spirit for too long. Everything is blocked. I thought it would come true, but a funk occurred. In doing so, the Holy Spirit awaits our return.
Waiting while sighing.
We must throw away all the things that grieved the Holy Spirit along with the old years.
We must throw away all these things, such as being angry, angry, speaking evil words, hating others and harboring evil thoughts over the past years.
Verse 26 of today's text says, "Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not let the devil find any opportunity."
If I have resentful thoughts in my heart now, I will have to throw them away along with the old years. Even among church members, there may be times when you don't want to see each other. Of course, you may become angry if you have harmed me in your interests, said the wrong thing to me, or if something like that happened to you.
But since I told you not to hold on to your wrath until the sun goes down, now you have to shake it all off. It is said that if you keep having such a heart, the devil will come into your heart. So you follow the devil's instructions.
Theft is not just theft that crosses someone's house.
Theft isn't just stealing from a department store. Anything that is stolen without due effort is also theft.
There's a reason chickens and dogs don't bark these days.
One day, a chicken and a dog had a serious conversation with each other.
The dog asked the chicken first.
"Why don't you cry in the morning these days?"
"I tell you to sleep hard in order to avoid waking up the owner of our retired house..."
This time the chicken bit the dog.
"Why don't you bark at people these days?"
"He's that guy and they're all thieves, so how hard can he bark?"... It's a satire of the times, but it's something we all have to think about.
We, dishonest people, should throw away the old custom of trying to see fakes as real even if they sell one thing, together with the old years.
Also, in verse 29 of today's text, it says, "Let no unclean word come out of your mouth, but as it is for edification, speak what is good, so that it may give grace to those who hear it."
Words are said to be a person's character.
The words of the saints must be different from those of unbelievers.
They were told not to say things like that without hesitation, unfiltered words, words of a gangster, words that follow the desires of the flesh, such words.
Instead, he told them to speak edifying words.
If we were immersed in these words with the passing of time, we should throw them all away.
The new year should really be different from our words.
Dear saints!
Now all the old years disappear into the back of history.
Let's throw away what will go away with time.
Let's throw away everything of the old people who followed the old customs. If you have a habit of drinking up until now, let's get rid of it from today.
If you were still secretly smoking cigarettes, why would you take something harmful to your body into the new year?
If you have any other hidden sinful habits, I sincerely hope that you will throw them all away and welcome the new year. ♣