JULY 28 Thurs.

The Genealogy of the Covenant

Matthew 1:17 / Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.

Hymn #310 I Know Not Why God's Wondrous Grace (Unified Hymn 410)

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People who are facing difficulties must hold onto the covenant. From Abraham to David, it was fourteen generations; from David to Babylon, it was fourteen generations; and until the coming of Christ, it was fourteen generations. No matter what happened, those who had the covenant survived. Just as Rahab, the prostitute, and Ruth, a foreign woman, entered the lines of this covenant, it's a miracle that you are in this line as well. Then, what kind of covenant must you grab hold of? Just like Abraham, you've been called as a witness of your family line; like David, to the church; like the Remnants in Babylon, to the posterity; and just like the members of the Early Church, to prevent the disasters of the age. You must stand within these three lines.

1. God Has Placed You in the Original Line That Shines the Light
God gave Abraham the covenantal blessing, the source of blessings, representative blessings, monumental blessings, and irresistible blessings. These were the Blessings" given to Abraham. Through Jochebed and Moses, who knew that they were called as the "originators of the Gospel," God saved His people, and through David, God blocked wars. You must stand in the line of witnesses who have received these original blessings.

2. You've Been Placed in the Line to Save and Completely Change Your Family Line
You've been called and placed in the line of witnesses to save your family line. When you, who have been saved through Christ pray, the Triune God works through the Spirit to give you power, and He works through the "9 Blessings of the Heavenly Throne." When you pray, God also prepares answers to save the "3 Ages." You must remember that God has called you as an "originator of faith" and as a witness to save your family line.

3. God Has Called You as a Witness to Save the Posterity and the Future
The Gospel gained complete victory over Egypt, Philistia, Babylon, Assyria, and Rome. Those who know the mystery of Christ are called as “originators" to save their family lines, the posterity, and the age. If you hold onto this covenant and pray, answers are bound to happen.

Right now, powerful nations have fallen into darkness; many people are on the path to destruction; have fallen into idolatry; and are dying. You must always remember who you are. Again, you are the "originator of the Gospel," the witness to save the family line, and the witness to save the world and posterity.

Dear God, help me to know Your mystery. Right now, the world without the Gospel has fallen into disasters, and churches aren't preaching the Gospel; instead, they're teaching about the world. With "only Gospel," help me to become the witness to save those who are dying in darkness. In Jesus Christ's name, I pray. Amen.