September 28, 2020 (Mon.)

What Nobody Can Do – Nobody

 

Acts 9:10, and 15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel. (15)

♬Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #508 I Am a Stranger Here (Unified Hymn #270)

[Message Video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ--T168blg&list=PLOCBKggOTU7yqOj4BUIgI_1Yx-MldYCO-&index=3

No one can truly help you. Likewise, there’s no one whom you can wholly help. Because human beings are absolutely impossible, God has given them the covenant that is absolutely possible(Christ). Why does God do the works that nobody else can do through Remnants?

1. God’s Preparation(Past) and His Guidance(Future)
God called and prepared Saul who was an oppressor of the disciples of the Lord as an evangelist(Acts 9:1~10). The disciple Ananias, who prayed in the field, was accurately attached to Saul. His past was the process of being prepared by God as His chosen instrument(Acts 9:15). Why mustn’t you settle or be complacent today and instead, be confident of the future? Simply put, God leads you and will continue to do so. God selects the workers of Christ and as they pray, God instructs them where they must go(Acts 13:1~3).

2. Through Evangelists, God Begins from Today
Your incompetence and the problems of the field cannot block God who begins His work today(Acts 11:19). Even in the midst of great hardship, the members of the Antioch Church concentrated on missions(Acts 11:20~23). After the Word was proclaimed, large groups of disciples arose(Acts 11:26). Even though the entire nation was suffering from famine, the members of the Antioch Church were blessed by God and were able to help the church of Jerusalem(Acts 11:28~30). Likewise, God has called you today for the covenant of world evangelization and is beginning His works.

Are you afraid of the scars from your past, the problems of today, and feelings of anxiety concerning your future? If you concentrate on the covenant, you can confirm God’s works. Through true healing, the economy of light, and the conviction of the future, you can give all the glory to God as you enjoy what nobody else can do.

[Covenantal Prayer] Dear God, thank you for Your grace that allows me to receive the blessing of enjoying what nobody can do. I pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Core Training Message / May 16, 2020

[Deep Questions]
Q. What Is Absolute Impossibility and the Grace of “Only?”

Is there anything you can do? Because it’s absolutely impossible, only God can do it! That is the grace of “only.” John Calvin, a protestant reformer, testified that people could never save themselves. He confessed that people could receive salvation solely through Christ. In each age, during times of great tribulation and persecution, martyrs confessed their faith. Especially, the co-workers who made the “confession of only”Sola during the Reformation were precious.

Only the Bible(Sola Scriptura)
Only Christ(Solus Christus)
Only Grace(Sola Gratia)
Only Faith(Sola Fide)
Glory to God Alone(Soli Deo Gloria)

“For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” (Romans 1:17)