16. May. 2019. Thursday  Prayer Journal

An Old Frame – an Old Self
     
Ephesians 4:24 ...and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.

♬ Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal: #419 Under His Wings (#478 in the previous version)

[Message Video] https://youtu.be/4gaToP7flhc

 

  There is a very crucial reason why children in preschools and kindergartens are so important. These stages in children’s lives become the first and the last opportunities to establish their spiritual states. That is the reason why you must break free from your old frame and old self for the sake of the next generation. Jewish people are considered to be among the most educated people in the world, but there is a reason why that Jewish education has failed. What is that reason?

 

1. Rightful Failure
  People are imprinted with self, material, and success-centeredness(Genesis 3, 6, and 11) and rooted deeply in shamanism, divination, and idol worship as culture(Acts 13, 16, and 19). Eventually, they fall into the nature of the six states of the unbeliever and cannot break away on their own. The only way to escape from the twelve problems is “Only Jesus Christ.” However, Jewish people regard their laws, traditions, rituals, and feasts as more important. They are more conscious of others and listen to people’s words more than God’s. These are the reasons why the Jewish people have no choice but to rightfully fail.

 

2. Inevitable Failure
  It’s no secret that Jewish people are full of nationalistic pride. They believe that Jehovah is the God of Israel, and they possess the incorrect ideology that the Messiah is the one who is going to destroy other nations. They regard themselves as the “chosen people” and consider all Gentiles worthy of death. These are the reasons why the Jewish people have no choice but to inevitably fail.

 

3. Absolute Failure
  Instead of God’s Word, Jewish parents teach their children the Torah, Shema, and Talmud. Rather than listening about Christ, Jewish children listen to stories about great individuals. In the place of discovering their true identity inside of the Gospel and worshiping God, they place greater emphasis on the three feasts(Passover, Pentecost, and the Feast of Tabernacles) and keeping the Sabbath day. Through Coming-of-Age ceremonies, Jewish parents help their children discover their future careers. Jewish children’s daily lives are connected to synagogues, and they learn their skills and specializations in lodges. As a result, Jewish people have conquered the world. However, these have also become the elements of absolute failure.

 

[Prayer of the Evangelist] Dear God, please let me break free from my old frames of rightful, inevitable, and absolute failures. Help the Remnants establish new frames in order to be raised as the Spiritual, Skills, and Cultural Summits.

Preschool / Kindergarten Retreat 1st Lecture / January 4, 2019

 

[Bible Reading] John 21

[Gospel Memory Verse] 2 Corinthians 4:4
In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.