Wednesday message for February 4th 2009
Original Message by Joshua Jung Myung Seok
Summary by Will Yeh & Shaun McMillan

Scriptures: Matthew 19:11-12, Matthew 25:14-15, John 7:28

When the bible talks about people, no matter whom they are, God’s intention in talking about those people is, “You realized from this and do that too.” Even if everything in the world is talked about, if it doesn’t pertain to each person, there is no need to tell them about it.

First, we must know how to listen to the Words of God. The Holy Spirit gives realizations to each person in ways that apply to them. The Holy Spirit makes things come to mind. If you were given realizations and things were made to come to mind, then you’re the one that must do the action. If something is too hard for you and you ask for help, then God helps you and the Holy Spirit helps you.

The Words of God are hard for people to realize/understand. Therefore, it must be explained in careful detail and many parables should be used. Then people will understand. God’s Words are completely different than people’s Words. [God’s Words] are so precious that one word from God is more precious than 10 years worth of words spoken by people.

When you listen to the Words of God who is Almighty and All-knowing, you will find out about your future, you will find out your talents, abilities, fortunes, and things you were predestined for, and it acts as a mirror in you knowing/recognizing your mission. The Word acts as a compass, a scale, and computer.

God expresses thousand phrases people say in one phrase. In Heaven things are expressed in simple form, in one phrase. The world does things in complicated ways. People who have a lot of learning express things in simple ways by using literary skills. However, the listeners tend to be hard of understanding. People live saying too many useless things. It is often referred to as nagging.

If you read Matthew 24 the disciples ask the Lord what signs there are at the end of the world. Jesus tells them that all kinds of tribulations, suffering, and calamities will happen and that they should not be deceived because many false Christs will appear. He said that the Son of Man will come after the tribulation and that the Son of Man is a person that “God has placed His seal on.”