05. August. 2019. Monday Prayer Journal
1, 3, 8, and the Church Officer’s History
Acts 1:3 He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.
♬ Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #302 The Mercy of God Is an Ocean Divine (#408 in the previous version)
[Message Video] https://youtu.be/nB_oec6i0iI
You absolutely need the strength that God gives. 24-hour prayer is crucial in receiving this strength. 24-hour prayer is connecting everything to prayer. Furthermore, in order to receive physical strength, you must always connect everything to the covenants of Only Christ, God’s Kingdom, and the filling of the Holy Spirit(Acts 1:1, 3, and 8). Within these, God will let you see His works within crises; you will come to realize the fact that people aren’t simply slaves, captives, and colonized, but are actually captured by Satan. You will also come to understand the reason for the influences, calamities, and disasters brought upon the posterity. If that is so, how can church officers receive these blessings?
1. The Beginning
You must remain within your God-given heavenly mandate, calling, and mission. Answers begin from the start of accurately receiving your heavenly mandate which is believing in Jesus Christ who finished all problems. Then the “calling” of God’s Kingdom being established in the place you reside will take place. Moreover, God gives you the mission of world evangelization, and He also gives you the ability and strength to carry this out.
2. Limitations
God granted the answer of overcoming limitations to those who enjoyed this blessing. Even though they relinquished all of their possessions, they still received overflowing answers. The people who gathered at Mark’s upper room without reason or excuse(Acts 1:14), those who came from the fifteen nations(Acts 2:9~11), and those who didn’t lack anything even though they gave up all their wealth(Acts 2:43~45) also received this blessing as did Priscilla and Aquila, Gaius, and Philemon. This is the blessing you, too, will receive.
3. Absolute Devotion
Afterward, you will have absolute devotion. Even many priests became obedient to the faith by entering into the Word movement(Acts 6:7), Philip went to Samaria, a place nobody could easily enter(Acts 8:4~8), and met a powerful individual like the Ethiopian eunuch who could not be easily met(Acts 8:26~40). In addition, Simon the tanner, Lydia the purple cloth maker, and the married couple Priscilla and Aquila, who were tent makers, enjoyed the blessing of relaying the Gospel to individuals like generals, nobles, and to the Roman army, who were not easily met as well. Even now, God is with you with the authority of Heaven and earth.
[Prayer of the Evangelist] Dear God, thank you for allowing me to believe in Jesus Christ, who is the solution to all problems, and for making Him the master of my life. With the devotion nobody is able to do, may I transcend my limitations and save the world.
70 Workers Training Message / March 26, 2019
[Bible Reading] 2 Corinthians 9
[Gospel Memory Verse] Isaiah 40:8
The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.