August 12, 2018_The Will of God

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  • Overseer Kidong Kim

Outline

[John 3:13-21]

God
loves His Son.
He
gave His beloved One to the world
so that the world may be saved through Him (Jn 3:16).
First, one is saved from sins,
second, one is saved from death,
and third, one gains eternal life through the resurrection of life (Jn 6:38-39).
To accomplish this, God gave His only begotten Son.
To sustain the flesh by eating and drinking,
He has given mankind the sun and the rain.
But He gave Jesus for the sake of our souls (Lk 23:42-43).
Again,
God gave us His only begotten Son for the sake of our souls,
and Jesus shed His blood for us.
The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of truth who testifies of this.
This work, therefore,
is the will of God.
All that Jesus has done is the will of the Father (Jn 12:48-50).
The work of the Holy Spirit is only the will of the Father.
What do we now seek?
◌ Let us follow the will of God the Father and the Son.
We must live by the Spirit.
We must give life to our souls.
◌ Even if we lived like Lazarus,
Should we not give life to our souls?
Let us give life to our souls.
◌ We must come out from the world through baptism,
be saved from this wicked generation,
and live by the Holy Spirit.
※ Let us follow the will of God.
We must love our souls before taking care of our body.
Our soul must be sealed after being saved.


Summary

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Semuon’s Letter

O Lord! My soul is like an extremely small mustard seed. It has finally become a tree, and birds are now resting on it. You have not abandoned your servant, and for over 50 years you have continued to lead him. It has been an inexpressible glory.

During May in the year 1962, on the mountain of Cholong, you called me, and for 10 days I did not drink any water nor eat any food. Constantly on my knees, you made me pray to you, and at that time your servant endlessly shed his tears before you. For a man who was not looked upon at all in the world and did not have anything to eat, you made him into a harvest, and you gave him work to do.

At that time, your servant made to you this vow: ‘I will die for you, My Lord’. When I asked of you, ‘Give your servant work to die for’, you gave me this command: ‘You go and preach the gospel’. To do this, you gave me great power and courage. Along with these, you showed me the harsh path of Golgotha. This road that you showed me was an open road of bright light. Because of this, I always looked upon that road with great joy. But from the day that I came down the mountain, the things that came to me were nothing but persecution and disregard. Nevertheless, you, O Lord, showed me the road of glory. Therefore, I was patient all the way. Just like the name that you gave me – Semuon – (‘he who see but does not speak’) I performed it without fail. Like a donkey that has a bit in her mouth, I carried you, O Lord, on my back, and I continuously walked only on this single path that you showed me.

As I have been going further on this difficult path, I have been thankful and joyful. I, your servant, have now imagined the last glory of death that your servant can receive. I said to myself, ‘Can I endure for at least 10 years?’, and 10 years have passed. Again, another 10 years had passed. And now, suddenly it has been 60 years that have passed. I thank you that you have led me to this door of glory, and now I am resolute to arrive at last at this final victory.

Has this old servant of yours ever had any greed or ambition? I have nothing to envy in this world, nor anything to covet. Like the commanding stature of a general returning from a victorious battle, I am filled with the desire only to hear the sounds of the cheering of the angels of heaven. And for this final moment, just like your servant Stephen, I will lay down my life. Just like your servant Stephen, who had laid down his life for the truth, without any fear, I will also endeavor to lay down my life. To this end, even today, I have received curses all day long.

You, O Lord, have made your servant righteous and have made him holy. But these others, who are cursing me and destroying the church, are now condemning me. By doing so they are continuously denying the precious blood of the glory of the Lord. What you, O Lord, have entrusted to your servant is the command to die for the Return to the Word movement. But these people are cursing me as an instigator of a false religion, and they are trying to put me to shame. Their efforts to do this are doing no help to their own souls, but I do not understand why they do not understand this. I pray that you would have mercy on them.

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Credits

Outline translated by Sarah Lee
Letter translated by John Kim
Interpretations by Daniel Hong

Chief Editor: Daniel Hong
Korean Summary by Kitaek Lee