Last Wednesday, Missionary Hugh Jung reported and shared a testimony after attending the house church seminar for missionaries (hosted by Jeonju Full of Joy Church). At a time when it has been difficult for most churches in Korea to gather in the midst of COVID-19, it is amazing that saving the lost has not stopped at this church, but rather it has had a time of growth and has been fruitful.
What I remember most from Missionary Jung's testimony is at the end when he quoted the bible verse, to “eat”. These were the words God spoke to Elijah, who was doing important work but was exhausted and begged God to die as he lay under a broom bush. “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.” (1 Kings 19:7). These days, people are not exhausted because they can’t eat food for their body, but they are exhausted because they can’t eat the food for their heart and soul.
The prophet Amos also had prophesied that a famine would come to this land, “not a famine of food or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the Lord” (Amos 8:11). It is saying that because the people cannot eat the Word, they will suffer from severe famine and hunger and will wither.
It is the same theme that our church is holding onto this year: “Remain in me” (John 15:5). If you do not remain in the Word of the Lord, you cannot bear any fruit, and even your branches will become withered and twisted.
The only way for our souls to gain strength and live is to eat the Word. If we do not eat, apply, and live the Word, only thoughts of the flesh and feelings like thorns and thistles will overflow.
There is still a long way to go. Do you want to live? Then you must eat. Do you want to save? Then you must eat. May members of house churches make commitments together. Purchase the QTIn daily meditations ebook (app). Eat the Word every morning. Your life will surely become one where your soul is revived and saved.
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Last Wednesday, Missionary Hugh Jung reported and shared a testimony after attending the house church seminar for missionaries (hosted by Jeonju Full of Joy Church). At a time when it has been difficult for most churches in Korea to gather in the midst of COVID-19, it is amazing that saving the lost has not stopped at this church, but rather it has had a time of growth and has been fruitful.
What I remember most from Missionary Jung's testimony is at the end when he quoted the bible verse, to “eat”. These were the words God spoke to Elijah, who was doing important work but was exhausted and begged God to die as he lay under a broom bush. “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.” (1 Kings 19:7). These days, people are not exhausted because they can’t eat food for their body, but they are exhausted because they can’t eat the food for their heart and soul.
The prophet Amos also had prophesied that a famine would come to this land, “not a famine of food or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the Lord” (Amos 8:11). It is saying that because the people cannot eat the Word, they will suffer from severe famine and hunger and will wither.
It is the same theme that our church is holding onto this year: “Remain in me” (John 15:5). If you do not remain in the Word of the Lord, you cannot bear any fruit, and even your branches will become withered and twisted.
The only way for our souls to gain strength and live is to eat the Word. If we do not eat, apply, and live the Word, only thoughts of the flesh and feelings like thorns and thistles will overflow.
There is still a long way to go. Do you want to live? Then you must eat. Do you want to save? Then you must eat. May members of house churches make commitments together. Purchase the QTIn daily meditations ebook (app). Eat the Word every morning. Your life will surely become one where your soul is revived and saved.