July 7^th 2010 Wednesday Message Summary

Scriptures: Matthew 10:37-39

First, the Lord said, “Those who love themselves, their parents, brothers, lovers, or the world more than me are not worthy of me.” The Lord doesn’t give missions or use those who are not worthy of being his hands and feet. Even if people may use those people or give them missions, the Lord sees it as undeserving.

“If you love yourself, your parents, brothers, lovers, or the world, you are not worthy of me” means “Love me first.” In Matthew 22:36~40, Jesus says, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your will, and with all your life.” Here also, Jesus is saying, “Love God the most and treat him the best.” He said, next, “Love your neighbors likewise.”

Idol-worship is not just about revering other gods. But it is said that an idol-worshipper is someone who loves anything or anybody more than God or Jesus. If they love a human being more, it means that they are worshipping ‘a human idol.’ If they love wealth more, they are worshipping ‘an idol of material things.’ They love God and Jesus less than their idols.

Those who believe in the Lord make up their minds that they will live their lives, loving the Lord first. But for many of them, their actions differ from their promises. Not many people live a life of putting the Lord first nor do they take action in reality even though they said they would. Whoever you may be, I urge you to reflect on yourself and ask yourself, “Am I taking action in my life according to what I set my mind to do?” Even if a person says things until their tongue wears out, just saying things doesn’t make anything come true because words are not a true representation.  Action is the true representation.

The Lord said, “Those who love themselves, their parents and siblings, their lovers or anything of the world more than me, are not worthy of me. They are like a player who stands in front of the goal post but fails to score at a moment that determines victory or defeat. They fail to do things properly in their life of faith, and so it causes them anguish. On the other hand, those who love only me throughout their lives are like a player who kicks the ball and scores whether they are in front of the goal post or near the center line to astonish and thrill themselves as well as those watching. In faith, they keep winning.”

First, you should love the Lord above all things. Second, you need to learn the laws of the Lord. If you love yourself or anything of the world more than the Lord, you are not worthy of the Lord. You need to learn his law and keep it. Third, based on this foundation, you need to add your effort, skill, zeal, and devotion. Then you will triumph.

The feeling of being unappreciated or left out is a feeling that directly connects you with Lucifer, the ruler of satans. Feelings of being unappreciated and left out are the types of emotions that Lucifer goes crazy about. He devours people through these feelings. Therefore, you must not have these kinds of emotions at all.

Second, the Lord said, “A person who takes his cross and follows me is worthy of me.” A cross refers to the difficulties that a person encounters and faces in the midst of their life without exception. “Take your cross and follow the Lord” means “Even if things are difficult and tiring, work hard, make efforts, persevere and overcome for the sake of your purpose.” It means, “Unless you take the cross of life and the cross of salvation this way, you cannot sustain your life.” Isn’t it true?  In faith also, you live fousing on fulfilling your own salvation and the eternal world of heaven. So you are encouraged to overcome difficulties, make efforts and live with zeal.

If you view a cross only as sacrifice, suffering, and pain, everyone will avoid it and detest it. Whatever it is, if you think of only the negative aspects, the positive will diminish and the negative will come to mind. These words, “Take your cross,” are the words of life that enable you to be triumphant and victorious in life and in faith. Do you understand? The Lord taught us the fundamental know-how of a victorious life, when he says, “Do not avoid or let go of your cross of life just to be comfortable.”

Everyone, don’t just carry your own cross but receive the Holy Spirit and the power of God and the Lord. Thus carry the crosses of your brothers and your church, your nation and the world; carry even Jesus’ cross and the cross of the Providence nation, and the Teacher’s cross, too.

<Jesus’ Word>

I tell you the truth, listen to my words, value them, keep them and put them to action. Those who do not take action after listening to my words are people who are happy only in their hearts. Only when you keep my words, will you walk the path of life everyday and come out of the trap of sin by holding onto my words, the rope of life. Those who don’t do this are people who live being always confined in the trap of their own perspectives.

Those of you who made promises to me during your prayer, keep your promises at all costs. Those of you who are lazy, negligent and are not on your best behavior, why do you not keep your first promise? Be either cold or hot. Otherwise, I will have to spit you out of my mouth because my heart is aching.

Think back to if there is anything that you have promised to me since you were in your younger years. Almost all of you have made a promise during the tribulations, have you not?  Nearly all of you have made a promise. Think about it and take action quickly. I am happy when I watch those who are already taking action. I will also keep any of the promises I made to you, and I will do more for you when the time comes.  While you do not keep your promise to me, how can you feel unappreciated saying that I am not doing things that I need to do for you? Those who think this way will have the mind of Satan, Lucifer.

Now is not the time to count your fingers, but run as much as you can for my Second Coming. Do not look at whatever I give to a person next to you. It is the time to take your cross and run loving me the most. Everyone, keep my words and take action.

Lazy brides, why do you try to reap without sowing seeds? Do you not need to run in this urgent time? Do you not think you must run in this urgent time? Those who are running must run harder thinking about that day of my coming. Then you can soar high.