[Message] Pastor Jung Myeong Seok
[Scriptures] Ephesians 6:5-22
In the world, when the top person is being chosen,
whether there are 100 or 1000 candidates,
people are made to compete, fight and defeat one another.
People who fight their way up by doing that are chosen
as 1st place, 2nd place, or 3rd place winners.
Therefore, people are sensitive about who wins and who loses,
and thus, awkward situations are common.
Sometimes people even have to fight against their friends and people they love.
So they are unable to show their full potential.
It is truly a contradiction.
The way things are done in God’s world, the world of faith, is completely different
from the way things are done in the world.
In Isaiah 55:9 it says that
God’s ways are higher, just as the heavens are higher than the earth.
God is fair.
Therefore, with God’s ways, everyone succeeds
according to their individuality and abilities.
Everyone can succeed and win
by taking action, regardless of what other people do.
Each person has their own individuality and path of life,
and they all need to win by listening to and keeping God's Word,
fighting against Satan, and fighting against those who tempt, deceive or slander,
and succeed by doing deeds of righteousness with all their heart, will, and life.
As Ephesians 6:12, today’s main scripture, says
our fight is not a fight against flesh and blood.
Nor is it a fight against our brothers.
It is for each person to win in the one-on-one fight
against the world, Satan, unrighteousness, evil, and their own physical nature.
Therefore, as long as you are willing, you will succeed and win.
God’s ways are not about competition, good support, or corruption.
It is for you to win by fighting the situations of life that are before you,
while doing the work you should do.
I hope that all of you will now perceive things according to God’s ways and take action.
