[Message] Pastor Jung Myeong Seok
[Scriptures] John 8:51
Very truly I tell you, whoever obeys my word will never see death.
John 14:23
Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching.
My father will love them and will come to them and make our home with them.”
When you look at the Bible from the Old Testament to the New Testament,
whenever God, the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Son sent the Messiah and the prophets or entrusted work to people in any area, They always spoke to them simply saying “Do it.” Or “Don’t do it.”
Even though those words may seem like nothing special,
when you take action on them, they are extremely important and valuable,
sometimes they determine life or death,
and sometimes they determine whether you will receive blessing or misfortune.
Then, why don’t the Trinity tell you the reason even though they are the words that determine life or death and the greatest blessing or the worst misfortune?
If you obey based on the reason, then you are deemed to have taken action
based on having seen the reason rather than based on obeying the Word of God.
If you obey because the reason is for you to avoid misfortune or receive blessing,
then your thoughts are centered on the reason and not God’s Word.
Therefore, since you are not centering on the authority of the Word,
you are deemed to not be centering on God.
In addition, if you are informed the reason ahead of time, you will be conscious of it,
and thus, it may keep you from doing what you should do
or may make you do even what you should not do.
Therefore, when God tells you, “Do it” or “Don’t do it,”
you should not be curious about the reason
but you should simply realize just how great the Word of the Almighty is,
immediately be thankful and obey with a joyful heart.
I bless everyone to obey the Word out of love for God
and therefore uphold the authority of the Word.
