September 20th 2009 Sunday
Message by Joshua Jung
Summary by Will Yeh

Scriptures: 1Thessalonians 5:16-18

God predestined everyone to go to heaven, but if people do not believe in God or Jesus, or even if someone does believe but has a superficial faith, he will still go to hell because his righteousness is deficient. Righteousness is this: A person loves Jesus the most, obeys his words, knows his heart, and is united with him. This is the ultimate righteousness.

No matter who it is, where you are is not an obstacle to fulfill righteousness. All you need to do is live united with the Lord, knowing his heart. Unite with God and diligently work with the Holy Spirit as the Spirit inspires you. You are considered united with God if you are one with him. Just like the vines are connected to the branches, we must be united with God in action in the mind and in the spirit. We must be the Lord’s hands and feet. When Jesus gives us work to do in our environments, we must do those things no matter what. This builds righteousness like a mountain. Those who are united with the Lord evangelize and preach well. The fiery working of the Holy Spirit works upon them.

God will weigh your righteousness on a scale when the time comes for you. At that time, you will truly realize the value of righteousness. You’ll wish you had just a little bit more. You should live fulfilling righteousness really diligently in your time. From the time God calls you, the clock starts ticking towards the day that is set for you. Don’t lose your alertness.

Do not offer prayer as if you are holding a special event. Instead, make it everyday life to pray. Prayer is not a special occasion, it is everyday life. When an event is over, silence settles in. Special events are only held once in a while. You have to pray whenever you need to, just as you talk with people around you in your daily life. A sincere talk, deep talk, meaningful talk, this is the kind of talk we must have. Just as you open your heart to someone, you should talk to Jesus and God at each moment whenever you feel like talking.

When it comes to prayer, it is something you can and should do every hour. Jesus will accept our prayers if we pray in this way. If we don’t do as Jesus says at this time, we will be tempted by satan. Words are life, immediately put it into action. If you don’t put it to action quickly, then it is like building a house on the sand.

A day is 24 hours. Let’s say you pray for 1-2 hours at a set time. What about the rest of the day? What if you have something more to speak during the day? Will you only speak about it the next morning? Will lovers only talk for a couple hours a day?

Be thankful in all circumstances, pray without ceasing. You need to pray earnestly when you feel the need. If your life is examined and condenses down to one day, everyone prays only as if it was a special occasion. This is why satan infiltrates and takes advantage of this situation. People pray in the dawn and pray over night and call it done. Is this how much you talk to the Lord? This is a problem that has developed into a habit.

Turn prayer into your daily life. Everyday life means to do it anytime during your day. Do it as often as you need to. Do what is necessary for every moment is everyday life. Prayer should be done throughout the day each time it’s needed. It should not be done scheduled like an event.

If you do not love the Messiah absolutely, when your righteousness is weighed on the scale, you will be found lacking. Jesus gave us true love and he wants us to give him back true love too. Love is the key.

Everyone who sins is marked with a 6 or a 666. If the Lord says he forgives you, the seal is wiped away and you are cleared. What is really difficult is when the person is sealed with 666. It is so difficult for that person to return back to life. We must truly repent deeply.

Matthew 22:36-40 (memorize and live by these words)

Live your life viewing your entire life as one day. Wake the dawn and run at every hour until sunset. Do what you need to do each day. Many people live their lives in ignorance and then die. The Lord teaches us so much through our teacher with eagerness and sorrow. A human’s entire life time is like a single day.

Don’t lose the eternal world by enjoying the things of this world.