Title: How God blesses children of God
Text: Genesis 30:29-30
Purpose: Christians should walk along with God through their lives.
Content: The dream/ When should I provide for my own family? / Confusion between being in the world and living faith in God/ The way God blesses children of God
The dream
Halleluiah! We love our God, right now. Because God make us feel his presence. Thank you. Thank you so much.
Today what I have a title for you is that ‘How God blesses children of God.’ When we have this sermon, I hope, we can look back our doing and life style.
I want you to think about your site. How do you live? Firstly you need a house so that you can keep your materials and yourself inside of it. Then how hard to have your own house except those who are already rich because of their parents. Many of you might be struggling with having a house. People would say that possessing one’s own house is a key for one’s happiness.
Some people worry too much about their children’s education. Under age 30, most of people are prepared for their job. If some one graduates famous colleges and universities, she or he has more chances than others. Because of that parents who are ambitious then, they give full support for their children. Why? For letting their children go to the best university and then eventually the best job which promise prosperous life.
Certain people are eager to be the best. They want thrones of king in their area. For this some sacrifice their health, others give up their relationships and so on. They die to work for their fame and status. And then they have what they wanted to.
Let me ask you this question: “after you have what you wanted to have, then what kind of relationship do you have with God? You live by your ambition then, which part of you does God have?” I want you to be clear about the importance of God in your life. God is all of you. God is your life.
When should I provide for my own family?
Jacob asked his uncle, Laban, “When should I provide for my own family?” This question is actually toward God. Jacob fled from his elder brother, Esau, because he deceived his brother and father. For God’s bless, Jacob did too much wrong. But Jacob believed in God strongly and dwell with God.
I think this question from Jacob is our question to God. Do you agree? When you believe in God and, you follow God’s will then you ask God “why do not you bless me?”
You will see the answer in Jacob’s story. This is a story for unveiling God’s grace, how God blesses children of God. Jacob spent fourteen years for taking his wives from Laban. He worked hard for Laban. Laban agreed that he has been blessed because of Jacob.
When Jacob wanted to be different for his life, God did not want him to go his home with empty hand. So God let Laban ask Jacob stay with him longer. That was God’s Plan.
Confusion between being in the world and living faith in God
You cannot be the friend of the world. Why? Jesus said so. “18When the world hates you, remember it hated me before it hated you. 19The world would love you if you belonged to it, but you don’t. I chose you to come out of the world, and so it hates you.” John 15.
Your life will not be familiar to the world. Using your money and having relationship with other people, you would not be the same with the world. People who do not believe in God might say “I can use my money as much as I please. I can buy anything with my money.” However, that could not be true. Christians are stewards of God. Everything you have is God’s. You may use those for the glory of God. If you do not have this kind of will, then you need to suspicious about your confession toward God.
There is a song why you must be different with worldly people.
Better than Life 이 세상의 부요함보다
Better than the riches of this world
Better than the sound of
my friend"s voices
Better than the biggest dreams in my heart
That"s just the start
Better than the getting what I say I need
Better than the life that I want you
Better than the love any one could give.
You hold me now in your arms And never let me go
You oh, Lord make the sunshine
and the moonlight in the night sky
Give me breathe that all you love in my heart to you because
I cann"t stop falling in love with you,
I"ll never stop falling in love with you~!!
If you want to make you praise to God in real, then you follow the Word of God.
The way God blesses children of God
Imagine how difficult Jacob’s life? He was alone actually. He lived in fear to Esau. He missed his parents in his hometown. Uncle Laban was not honest to him. However Jacob overcame all of these difficulties with God. He believed God’s blessing but he became nervous. For Jacob was not able to see his future in good way. Laban’s sons did not welcome him anymore. He has nothing but huge family. Here is his question, “When should I provide for my own family?”.
God answered to him. “God leads Jacob’s life.” You may want to say this: “God leads OO” I believe that God is showing us how God bless children of God with the story of Jacob.
God gave Jacob to be patience what ever Laban did to him. Bible said to us that Laban was changeable in paying Jacob’s wage. Jacob worked hard for Laban and God blessed Laban so that Jacob could take the best ones Laban possessed.
When you have a person who deceives you or harms you, then you do not tackle the one but have patience until God solve the problem. You do what you do and God will take care of your matter.
God protected Jacob from Laban and Esau. Jacob was not strong but God was. So no one harmed Jacob. In the same way, you are week but God is not. Almighty God will look after you when you are children of God. You must believe in God who protects you. Some times God use people around you. At that time, you must praise God than others.
Have you ever hear about win-win policy? This means that not only one get the profit but all of the participants on the table. God let Esau be prosperous not to envy Jacob any more.
Jacob who lived with God has been blessed by God through his life. I want you to be like Jacob. You walk with God. You sing the praise of God. You glorify God with your gift and possession. If you do what you do as a Christian, God will show you what would be the best life as the children of God. Be friend of God. Thank you.
Let’s Pray.
God! I know you love us and God want us to be close. Let us give our life to you. Let us have joy with you. Let us walk with you God! I pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Mustard Seed Church KMC, Pastor Rev. Seung Joo Lee
238-9 2nd fl. Sinwol1dong, Yangchungu, Seoul. 158-831
T. 02)2693-0525
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