386 - Centered on Jesus, Everything Will Become Your Help#
386 - Centered on Jesus, Everything Will Become Your Help
(JP Text Group - shalom organized)
Dear family, peace in the Lord, welcome to your arrival.
The topic of sharing is: Centered on Jesus, Everything Will Become Your Help.
Colossians 1:15-19
15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him.
Let us pray together:
Heavenly Father, we thank and praise you. Thank you for giving us such a wonderful time to return to the truth together. We are willing to make Jesus the center of our lives and our living. You have given us all things so that we may know you and experience your goodness. Help our brothers and sisters who seek you to be edified and supplied! Bless the following time, may the Holy Spirit renew our hearts so that we can all gain something. In the name of our Lord Jesus, we pray, Amen.
The Son is the image of the invisible God. If you want to understand the God who created heaven and earth, you need to know Jesus. The whole world is actually centered on Jesus. Once you understand this truth, you will know how to overcome in life. Living centered on Jesus maximizes the value of life and lets us know that many wonderful things will happen. Relying on oneself may lead to emptiness and problems; if you center on Jesus, everything will come to help you, allowing you to know our Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.
The first point of sharing: Jesus is the image of God, and all things are created through him.
No one has seen God, but by reading the Bible, we see Jesus. He is the God of the Old Testament, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob, the God who created the world. In the Bible, we can also see Jesus going around Galilee healing the sick, which proves that He is healthy; He raises the dead, proving that He is life, able to give you health and strength, filling your life with vitality!
Once, Jesus preached all day in the wilderness, and there were five thousand men who had nothing to eat. A little boy offered his five loaves and two fish to Jesus. After He took the boy's five loaves and two fish, He looked up to heaven and gave thanks, multiplied the loaves, and supplied everyone! This is the God we believe in; He does not want anything from people but supplies everyone in all things because all things are created through Him. In Him, there is no lack, no weakness, and He will not fail. We believe in Jesus, not because God took advantage of something or gained glory, but because we gained life and supply! Hallelujah!
Colossians 1:16 says, "For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him."
What does this mean? Our God created everything in the world, both visible and invisible in the spiritual realm, through our Lord Jesus. Do you know that your body is also created by our God? The human body is composed of countless cells, and each cell is created through Jesus. Humans are not the center and creator of the universe; Jesus is. Jesus is the source of our blessings. After understanding all this, there is only one thing to do: obey Jesus. When you obey Jesus and His words, you are already blessed.
To give a simple example, God created fire, and it depends on how you use it. If you go against the nature of fire and burn yourself, you will definitely get hurt. Conversely, after understanding the nature and function of fire, you can cook and provide warmth in winter, benefiting the world. Therefore, as long as people obey God's words, they will be blessed; if they go against nature and God's words, disaster will come.
When people go against natural laws, nature begins to show some negative things. Nowadays, there is a lot of knowledge about protecting the environment. When natural laws are violated, nature will retaliate against humanity. In fact, it is not revenge; it is because it has no choice but to act in the opposite direction.
This is like a sailing competition; the contestants can only rely on the sails in their hands, which have no power. We must ensure that we use the sails to sail with the wind, and everything becomes very simple! When the wind is favorable, the contestants can ride the waves and enjoy themselves effortlessly; but conversely, when sailing against the wind, using all their strength will still leave them exhausted, and they will ultimately lose. After understanding God's words, we just need to live according to His words.
Some people say they don't know how to live according to God's words. God has many principles for living in the Bible; as long as you find that method, just like the contestants finding the direction of the wind and adjusting the sails, life becomes very simple, Amen!
To put it simply, people do not know why they live. Some say it is for their children, some say it is for their parents, and some say it is for fame... Actually, it should be to live for Jesus. Work is for Jesus, to glorify Him, to manifest His wisdom; making money is to glorify Jesus and to help more people make money. When the heart changes, life will no longer be the same, and the perspective will also change.
This world was created because of Jesus, through Him, and for Him. When you realize that Christ created all things, and all things were created because of Him, we just need to live according to His words. If you can obey Christ and follow God's plan, our God will make all things help you. All things are created through Him and for Him. Some versions translate it as, "Through Jesus, all things become a harmonious whole!" In other words, if everything you do is to glorify Jesus, not for yourself, then the universe and you will become a harmonious whole, and they will work for you!
Many people mistakenly think that God created this world just for them to enjoy, that everything is for themselves. After receiving grace, they say they don't need to do anything, just receive. God created this world for me to enjoy. But just enjoying without doing anything! In fact, to put it correctly, our God created this world for Jesus, and we are blessed because of Jesus. You are not the source and end of the world; Jesus is!
Although all things are created because of Jesus and for Him, our God has a characteristic: He is love! The nature of love is that He does not want to enjoy it alone; He wants to share. Therefore, God wants to share His love with us. We have a part with Christ, so all things in this world also have a part with us. In God's eyes, we are inseparable from Christ, just as Jesus is the head of the church, and all churches are the body. The head and the body cannot be separated. Therefore, the Bible refers to Christ as the bridegroom and the church as the bride, which is a metaphor to illustrate our unity and inseparability with Jesus. Everything of Jesus is ours, and because of Jesus, we also become precious.
Without Jesus, all the components of the human body are just dust, with little value. Gold, which weighs the same as you, already exceeds the value of your body. But we have the Holy Spirit, which is united with Christ, and it is no longer the same. Because of Jesus, we have become the most precious, and God sees us as treasures. We also possess the authority and glory of Christ!
Therefore, it is important to be clear that being centered on Jesus means realizing that the center of the whole world and the universe is Jesus. Our lives should obey Christ and His words, and all things will follow us! In the beginning, God created this world and gave His words to Adam and Eve, allowing them to manage the world with His words. The correct order is God, Adam, and then the world, from top to bottom. As long as Adam managed the world according to God's words, all things would listen to him and obey him, and everything would be very harmonious and simple, and Adam would enjoy it.
But one day, the serpent tempted Adam and Eve, causing them to go against God's words, no longer centered on our God but on themselves and the world, leading to a disorder in the order, becoming God, all things, and then humanity. What kind of problems would arise? People could no longer see God; their eyes were only on all things. What would arise among all things? Things similar to God, such as false gods, idols, money, fame, etc., all emerged among all things.
Because Adam sinned in the beginning, people's hearts began to center on all things. In the last days, many people worship money, power, and idols; these are all things, which are produced among the things created by God. People have messed up the order and lost the simple life that should have been blessed! After Adam left the Garden of Eden, their lives became very difficult, sweating profusely just to make a living. How can such a difficult way be adjusted? Jesus restored everything to the correct position!
After Jesus came, He centered everything on the words of our Heavenly Father. He said, "I do what the Father says," and "I do what the Father tells me to do." Everything He did was according to our Father's will. He truly lived a victorious life, conquering the world, overcoming sickness, curses, and death. Why? Because He understood our Father's intentions and simply lived according to God's words.
After Jesus rose from the dead, He sent the Holy Spirit into our hearts, giving every believer in Jesus the assurance of victory, which is that Jesus has overcome the world. He shed His blood on the cross for my sins and rose from the dead three days later. Now the Holy Spirit dwells in my heart; I am a disciple of Christ, no longer living for myself, no longer centered on myself, but living for the glory of Jesus in everything.
How do we glorify Jesus? Many people mistakenly think that making a lot of money or having high prestige counts as obeying and glorifying Christ. In fact, when you fully believe what Jesus says and act according to what Jesus says, you have already glorified Him! As for how much you live out, it is not the most important; understanding how much you live out is enough. In God's eyes, that is already very good.
Because some people receive five thousand pieces of silver, some receive two thousand, and some receive one thousand. As long as you manifest what you have received, that is enough. In God's eyes, this is already the best. Every day, being aware that Jesus is the center and living for Him is enough. You will no longer be the same; you will find that everything becomes smooth, and when you want to do something, it becomes particularly easy. The road ahead has already been paved for you.
What is the reason for this? Our hearts have changed, willing to center on Jesus, and all things will obey the words of Christ. This word is spoken through our mouths, and you become harmonious with all things, which begin to become your help, Amen.
The second point of sharing: Centered on Jesus, you are in abundance.
Colossians 1:18-19:
18 He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him.
Sometimes people feel that everything is going wrong and are exhausted because Christ is not in the first place in everything. As long as Jesus is not first in a person's heart, it must be something else, and to be precise, it may be centered on oneself. We can choose how to live, whether to let Jesus be first in everything or to let ourselves be first. If Jesus is first, families and our lives will change! In families and marriages, if Jesus is first, it will become very harmonious; if Jesus is first in work, work will be particularly simple and efficient.
You have heard many similar testimonies in my previous sermons. He longs for God's words every day, meditates on God's words, and brings what he receives into his work, making work very simple. Many clients come to him, and his performance always stays at the top. He said, "It turns out that believing in Jesus is so easy!" In fact, he applied Jesus' words to his work, making Jesus first, not performance first, making Jesus his boss, rather than his boss being his boss. Although the boss is indeed his superior, in his heart, he is willing to act according to Jesus' words, and instead, he gains more and experiences more of Jesus' grace, making his work stand out the most.
How do we make Jesus first? The first thing in the morning is not to complain about work, not to worry or fear, but to think of Jesus, feeling warmth and joy. This is making Jesus first. It does not mean that you have to do something for Jesus first to count as first. Just being able to think of Jesus first is enough. When encountering urgent matters, the first thought is God's words; this is making Jesus first.
You must know that your future is not a series of coincidences; it is all in God's hands! You should entrust everything to this Jesus who can do all things. Thinking that He loves you, you are already blessed, right? You will no longer be afraid. Although there are more and more dangerous things and problems in the world, we know who holds tomorrow. We know He is the Creator of the universe, He loves me, walks with me, and no matter where I go today, He will not abandon me, nor will He leave me alone. You are blessed! In life, no matter how big the matter is, no matter where you are, just have faith and hope!
Many people say that as long as they have enough money, they will definitely be happy, but that is not necessarily true; some say that as long as they have enough power, they will definitely be satisfied, but that is not certain either; some say that as long as they get promoted, they will be content! There is a person who has testified with his life, and that person is Solomon. When he was twenty years old, he asked God for wisdom. God not only gave him wisdom but also gave him wealth and honor.
1 Kings 3:11-13:
11 God said to him, "Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice, 12 I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be. 13 Moreover, I will give you what you have not asked for, both wealth and honor, so that in your lifetime you will have no equal among kings."
Through this passage, don't you particularly hope to receive everything Solomon had? When you see this passage, what do you hope God will give you? Some say, "I hope God will give me wisdom!" Yes, many people say this, but in reality, they want the wealth and honor that follow. If Solomon had said at the beginning, "Lord, give me wisdom," while thinking of wealth and honor, that would have been a problem.
When Solomon asked God for wisdom, he knew he could do nothing and sincerely asked God for wisdom to manage this group of people, genuinely seeking wisdom from God to understand and know more of God's grace. Because of his pure heart in seeking wisdom, God added wealth and honor to him, Amen. By God's wisdom, Solomon became very wealthy, and these blessings were given by God, not by the devil. Brothers and sisters, do not think about what benefits the devil can give; he may want more!
Solomon's wealth was so great that even if converted to today's currency, he would still be considered the wealthiest. Because of God's wisdom, he wrote Proverbs, which is a book of wisdom for living. I suggest everyone read a chapter every day; that is his summary of wisdom. Some also want to gain Solomon's wisdom; please read the Proverbs he wrote! He condensed his life’s wisdom into simple words that people can understand. How can you gain Solomon's wisdom without reading the Bible? Do you expect to have a dream and let God give it to you? Don't do that!
Dear family, if you want wisdom, I suggest you read a chapter of Proverbs every day. Later, he also wrote the Song of Solomon. Solomon was exceptionally talented, writing over a thousand songs, and the Song of Solomon is the song of songs, depicting the love story between Christ and the church, our story with God, how much God loves us! After Solomon received wisdom, the first thing he thought of was how God loved him. He wrote wisdom books, etc. Later, Solomon spent thirteen years building a palace for himself, married seven hundred princesses, and three hundred concubines, gradually drifting away from God.
1 Kings 11:1-4:
1 King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women besides Pharaoh's daughter—Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women. 2 They were from nations about which the Lord had told the Israelites, "You must not intermarry with them, because they will surely turn your hearts after their gods." Nevertheless, Solomon held fast to them in love. 3 He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines, and his wives led him astray. 4 As Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not fully devoted to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father had been.
Brothers and sisters, the story of Solomon today is to tell everyone that a person, at the beginning, is willing to live centered on Jesus. However, when he truly gains a certain level of fame or reaches a certain degree, it is easy to become proud. When Solomon was young, he sincerely sought God, and God gave him wisdom, wealth, and honor. But after he gained all this, he began to center on himself.
When did Solomon gradually drift away from God? It was after he built a palace for himself. He spent seven years building the temple for God and thirteen years building a palace for himself. In total, he spent twenty years experiencing many things, and then his heart began to drift. Brothers and sisters, when people are poor and have nothing, they can completely live centered on Jesus, saying, "Lord, as long as you give me wealth and honor, I will glorify you, honor you, help more people, support the church's ministry," and so on. They will say many words, and God will give them. But when they gain these things, like Solomon, they gradually drift away from God.
How do we define drifting away from God? It is to drift away from God's words. Being centered on Jesus actually means making Jesus' words the center of life! What does this mean? It means living and running everything according to Jesus' words as the standard for judging things! When Solomon married these foreign women, it was evident that this matter had deviated from God's words. God had clearly told the Israelites not to intermarry with foreigners, not to marry their women, nor to give their women to them, lest they lead you to worship other gods. God knew that the Israelites could not keep this heart, so when giving them laws and commandments, He prohibited them from doing these things.
Many people also say that as long as we keep our hearts, there will be no problem... We must believe God's words; it is not that we think we can do it and we can! People are weak; God knew this long ago. Solomon thought he had wisdom and that there would be no problem, that he could discern these things and would not worship false gods... Usually, those who think they are wise and self-righteous are easily caught in these whirlpools. He may think that even if he marries foreign women, he would not worship their gods, but after marrying the first one, he began to marry the second, and eventually married over a thousand.
God said not to intermarry with them, but Solomon fell in love with these women and later built palaces for them. You can imagine that they have their own gods; when you like them, you have to accommodate them, and they slowly brought their gods in. Solomon did not fall in one day; it was gradual. Until he grew old, he realized that he had begun to worship other gods, which is a terrifying thing!
In his old age, when his body was failing, he suddenly looked back and realized he had wasted his time, so he wrote Ecclesiastes. When you read Ecclesiastes, you will see how desolate it is at the beginning. He worshiped idols because of those foreign women and was corrupted by wisdom. The book of Ecclesiastes is filled with life's wisdom. He gained what people dream of but lost the most precious thing, drifting away from the God who made a covenant with him! Living centered on oneself is the greatest regret of his life. Therefore, at the beginning of Ecclesiastes, it is written like this.
Let us look together at Ecclesiastes 1:2-3:
2 "Meaningless! Meaningless!" says the Teacher. "Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless." 3 What do people gain from all their labors at which they toil under the sun?
When reading Ecclesiastes at the beginning, if you do not understand what Solomon possessed, you might think he has nothing and has no hope for life. What a negative statement! How can he say that everything under the sun is meaningless? But look at what Solomon had. In today's terms, he had dozens of luxury "sports cars" (fine horses) in his garage, as well as all kinds of fun and useful things in the world; he possessed them all, and he had a nation! How could such a person say such a desolate thing?
Don't forget, this is what he said in his old age. The words of the elderly usually carry philosophical significance because they are summarized from personal experience. What Solomon summarized should be looked at carefully because he himself has wisdom! Shouldn't we take a good look? Look at a successful person and see what his biography says; study it well, and you might learn something. Solomon is even more worth studying!
What does Solomon say? He says, "Meaningless! Everything is meaningless." If Christ is not first, the result of life will be as he said, everything is meaningless. Many people may not understand and say, "What do you mean meaningless? If you have money, you have people, you have power, you have honor, why do you say you are meaningless? If I were in your position, I would definitely not feel meaningless!" Isn't this what many people have always thought? They say, "Lord, if you give me a billion, I definitely won't feel meaningless."
I know many people are unconvinced. Yes, Solomon may have also been unconvinced at first, thinking he would not live such a bad life, believing he had God's wisdom and could live well! But in his old age, he realized that he had lived a life of meaninglessness.
In Ecclesiastes, the Creator Elohim runs through from beginning to end, but he never uses Yahweh, which is the Lord mentioned in the Old Testament. Elohim is the Creator; Yahweh is the God who makes covenants with people. In Ecclesiastes, Solomon had already forgotten the covenant God made with him. This is a summary of his life; he did not live in God's covenant and lost the most precious thing.
Ecclesiastes mentions that if a person does not know God, everything under the sun is meaningless. He wasted his life in the world, living entirely for himself! God recorded these things in the Bible to hope that we, the later generations, would gain higher wisdom! So far, how many people are crazily pursuing what Solomon pursued back then, living centered on Jesus, yet do not see it, pursuing worldly things, which is truly a pity! God did not say He would not give us these things; He just said our way is wrong, and what we gain is just a meaningless pursuit!
God lets us see these Ecclesiastes to let us know that we are more blessed than Solomon! Do not walk the path he walked; your life's value is greater! When people leave being centered on Jesus, they will enter into meaninglessness. It does not mean Solomon is not saved; it means his life entered into meaninglessness, wasted life, wasted time, and people think only of things under the sun, and the end will definitely be dejected! People without a heavenly mindset will not be satisfied with everything under the sun.
Let’s take a look at Ecclesiastes 2:17-19:
17 So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me; all of it is meaningless, a chasing after the wind. 18 I hated all the things I had toiled for under the sun because I must leave them to the one who comes after me. 19 And who knows whether that person will be wise or foolish? Yet they will have control over all the fruit of my toil into which I have poured my effort under the sun. This too is meaningless.
Solomon's words are prophetic. What does it mean? When he wrote Ecclesiastes, he said, "Why do I hate life?" It is because all my labor under the sun has become empty! He is now an old man, at the end of his life, unable to enjoy his "sports cars." He bought the fastest and strongest horses from Egypt and other places every year, equivalent to today's sports cars.
But in his old age, he could no longer ride horses. He did not know who would use all that he had gained through wisdom and labor in the end. He said that the person who would use it in the future is wise or foolish; who knows? He would have to manage what I have labored for! Solomon felt that life is too short, and he spent his life and time grasping these things, not knowing who would enjoy them later. Although Solomon enjoyed all this, he found that it was empty!
Looking at the subsequent history, we know that what Solomon worried about became true. All the good things he accumulated in his life were squandered by his children! If Solomon had known about these things afterward, would he still be willing to spend his life accumulating them? Would it become a chasing after the wind? Would it become meaningless? What you do, your next generation will squander it all; what use is what you built? Solomon realized this problem while he was still alive. Everything under the sun will not satisfy people; instead, it will make people feel troubled, meaningless, and a chasing after the wind! Therefore, we must center on Jesus and do anything centered on Jesus; this is not empty. God will give you eternal rewards in eternity!
Let’s look at what Solomon did under the sun in Ecclesiastes 2:4-8:
4 I undertook great projects: I built houses for myself and planted vineyards. 5 I made gardens and parks and planted all kinds of fruit trees in them. 6 I made reservoirs to water groves of flourishing trees. 7 I bought male and female slaves and had other slaves who were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me. 8 I amassed silver and gold for myself, and the treasure of kings and provinces. I acquired male and female singers, and a harem as well—the delights of a man's heart.
Brothers and sisters, if you gained these things in this world, wouldn’t you feel that it is glorious? These are things that almost everyone would want to possess in this world. Silver and gold are just part of it. After having these, you can do many things, build beautiful houses for yourself, plant flowers and trees, and even build tombs for yourself like those ancient emperors. He enjoyed everything he could think of. These things are not wrong. I want to emphasize again that it is not that believing in Jesus must be poor, and poverty is spiritual; it is not like that! God does not mind you having these riches and these things under the sun, but if it is not for Christ's sake, it will ultimately become meaningless, and problems will arise.
To give a simple example, many young people say they must make money, and after making money, they want to buy a Porsche sports car, a very expensive and beautiful sports car. If you own a Porsche, what will you use it for? Nowadays, many people just show off their wealth to attract attention. At large gatherings, they drive their cars over and park them, deliberately sitting there with their legs crossed, just to attract others' attention.
If you drive a luxury sports car and no one cares about you, then your heart will become very empty. Brothers and sisters, I want to emphasize again that having these things is not a problem; God is happy to give us these good things. But He is more willing for us to be centered on Jesus, Amen! That is to use these to glorify Christ, not to show off ourselves! Leaving being centered on Christ and being centered on oneself, no amount of material will satisfy people.
When Solomon bought these expensive horses, it was equivalent to today's people buying sports cars. He bought them year after year. Can that satisfy him? No, it cannot! Most of Solomon's life was lived centered on himself. In Ecclesiastes, there are many instances of "I want to do this" and "I will do that." Today, many people live like this, doing whatever they want. This is living centered on oneself, and the final outcome is feeling depressed and tormented.
Brothers and sisters, you may say you do not have much wealth, but you are still worried and troubled; it is just that the things you worry about are different! How can you get out of this? It is very simple: shift from being centered on oneself to being centered on Jesus. When you are willing to do everything for the glory of Christ, your life becomes meaningful. You will not feel empty, nor will you feel it is a chasing after the wind.
When can a person realize they are being self-centered? To give a simple example, when you have a toothache, what do you think of? If you have a Porsche, will you think of it when you have a toothache? Probably not! Will you think of your university degree? Or will you think of being a famous person? No, you will only think about your toothache. When people are in need or sick, they become selfish. When they are sick, their demands on others become higher, becoming a burden to those around them, losing their temper, becoming anxious and agitated. God hopes for our health and peace, and He wants our lives to be meaningful, willingly giving us abundance! When we are centered on Jesus, these are freely given to us, Amen.
Jesus said to the leper, "I am willing; be clean!" That person immediately received peace, joy, and contentment! Perhaps that person had nothing at that time, but he possessed a peace, joy, and satisfaction that he had never experienced before! Previously, he was a leper, suffering greatly, harboring hatred for the world, feeling that there was nothing good in it. But when Jesus healed him, in that moment, he received blessings from heaven. Being centered on Jesus will fill you with peace and joy, Hallelujah!
John 14:6 says Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
Brothers and sisters, you must live centered on Jesus. Many people only accept Jesus in their hearts, but in life, they still follow their own ways. Some say they do not know how to live according to Jesus' way. In fact, it is very simple. When doing something, it is not for the glory of oneself but to manifest Christ! For example, my preaching is not to show that I have good eloquence or rich knowledge, or that I sing well, but to let you understand that living centered on Jesus is the most valuable for our lives. If you can understand this, that is enough!
When preaching, it is not to highlight myself but to highlight Jesus. Living centered on Jesus means that in everything you do, the purpose is to let the image of Jesus be manifested through you. At that time, all things will begin to work for you, becoming your help. The people and resources around you will begin to support you! Thank and praise the Lord, being centered on oneself will ultimately be lonely and pitiful!
Being centered on oneself means constantly thinking about how to make oneself stronger and richer, even at the expense of hurting those around them. In the end, the people around them become fewer, and the problems become more. They truly end up with nothing! Whether in family, work, interpersonal relationships, or helping others, being centered on Jesus will make your relationships better and the relationships between people and your environment more harmonious, Amen.
Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. When you realize that Jesus is the center of our lives, you return to the order in which God created man in the beginning. We just need to follow Jesus and live according to Jesus' way. Whatever Jesus says, we say; however Jesus blesses others, we bless others; Jesus never curses people, so we should not curse people either. When Jesus encounters people with problems, He always comforts them and gives them the truth. We should live like this every day.
You will find that all things begin to work for you, and the environment and people around you will begin to change continuously. You may look back and see when you gained new friends, who are also believers in Jesus and treat you so well, and you never noticed! You followed Jesus, and God has begun to clear your threats. All things have begun to undergo some renewal and change, Amen!
Therefore, let us not waste these blessings of Christ. Do not live like Solomon, living a life under the sun for personal enjoyment. He enjoyed it, but he left God, which caused him immense pain. He found that he could no longer return to a life centered on God!
Let us take advantage of today to start living centered on Jesus, developing the habit of reading God's words every day, first storing God's words in our hearts, so that when we encounter things, we know how to act, Hallelujah!
Because Jesus wants to do things through us! All things are actually waiting for the manifestation of the sons of God, becoming our help. When we are willing to center on Jesus, everything will become your help!
Let us pray together:
Heavenly Father, thank you and praise you for giving us such words! Jesus is the center of the universe; everything is created through Him and for Him. When we live in obedience to Christ, all things and we will become a harmonious whole. The Father is pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Jesus. You grant us all kinds of spiritual blessings. Living according to Christ's words allows us to see these spiritual blessings. What you want to give us is a wisdom that is greater than Solomon's, a more meaningful existence.
Thank you for placing such words in the Bible, making our lives more meaningful. Living centered on Jesus makes it no longer the same. We will not be troubled by our current gains and losses, nor will we be distressed by problems because once our relationship with God is restored correctly, the world will also become different!
Thank you for renewing me through such words, giving me new strength. The new week will be different. When looking at the world through Christ's eyes, it is filled with God's grace, Hallelujah! Thank you, Heavenly Father, for loving me so much and blessing every brother and sister who seeks you to receive wisdom from heaven! All glory be to you. In the name of our Lord Jesus, we pray, Amen!