Our way or the Highway – Healing Leaf

I read the following article this week from Healing Leaf.
Although it is quite blunt and ‘to the point’, I think it is something worth, not only reading, but deeply reflecting on in your own life of faith.
God is no genie, that we make wishes to and wait a few days for him to magically answer.
God is not our shrink, that we can just offload on at the end of a day, and feel secure in the fact that he hears and answers prayers…

Whose prayers does he answer? What prayers does he answer?

Let’s make sure we are always those with hearts that are actually in line with God’s word, and not our own opinions (Is 55:8-9).
Let’s be people who can handle the truth, and who can handle it correctly, testifying only truth to others (2 Tim 2:15).
Let’s be born again, from the seed of the word (Lk 8:11, 1Pet 1:23).

Let’s be those sealed by God’s word ( Tim 2:19) … God’s Kingdom and Priests (Rev 7, Rev 14:1-5, Ex 19:5-6)

Taken from : Healing Leaf

“Our way or the Highway”

I find it so incredibly sad that our own thoughts, expectations, and beliefs usually get in the way of the truth.

Take Jesus’ first coming for example.

For 4000 years God gave his people prophecy after prophecy concerning the coming Messiah. But when the time came, God’s chosen people rejected the one God himself had sent.

Jesus was not what the people were expecting. He was not the high ranking official or king that they were hoping for. He was not the authority figure they had imagined, or they ruler they wanted. And the captivity Jesus came to set the people free from was not the rule of the Roman Empire, but rather from being help captive by Satan’s lies and the rule of the Pharisees.

Jesus was not the Messiah the Jews were expecting, however, that doesn’t change the fact that he was the Messiah.

Even though every event, action, and figure was recorded in the prophecies; even though God had given these prophecies to his people so they would be able to recognize the way in which he works, God’s people still rejected the way, truth and life. They chose to hold onto their misguided thoughts, expectations, and beliefs, instead of seeking understanding and accepting the truth.

God has given us his word so that we can know him, his plans and purposes, and the way he works. After seeing what happened at the time of the first coming, why do so many Christians still insist that God works according to their thoughts, expectations, and beliefs?

When are we going to realize that our way of doing things is not the way God does things, and our way of thinking is not the way God’s thinks (Isaiah 55:8-9). When are we, as Christians, going to humble ourselves and realize that God is fulfilling his word today, even though it might not be the way we expected, thought, or hoped it would be. When are we going to stop saying to God, “Our way of the highway!”

Acts 5:34-39

“But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a little while. Then he addressed them: “Men of Israel, consider carefully what you intend to do to these men . . . I advise you: Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God.”

There’s no time to procrastinate! – Healing Leaf of SCJ

” It is impossible to learn that which one thinks one already knows” – Epictetus

How do you suppose the pharisees would have felt once they realized too late that they had killed the promised pastor, whom God himself had sent and was working through? Take a moment and try to imagine their hearts?

In Mt 27:2-5 it is clear how Judas felt, his guilt took such strong hold of him that he didn’t even have room for God’s truth anymore, which says that should anyone come to know truth and repent they will be forgiven (Acts 3:19). The shame of his actions was too much for him to bear… because he realized too late.

What about your heart? Wouldn’t it be the most disappointing thing of all, to reach the end and realize only then, that everything you had been running towards was your own desires, your own version of God, and only half the truth… the truth that came for the first coming, but not that which has become complete now at the time of the second coming.

God’s word is being fulfilled, there is time and it is now! Not because of political “worldly” issues, like presidential elections and wars. Not because of advances in technology and science. But because the promised pastor who testifies to the fulfillment of Revelation is here, and asking you to come and listen to what he has to share. Listen with the hunger to know truth, and do not listen with the purpose of simple responding.

Now is not the time to procrastinate… God’s word is at work through Shinchonji and if you are sleeping, you will miss it. These days are like the days of Noah (Mt 24:36-39), and there will be a time when “the floods” come and “the doors are shut”, so we invite the whole world to hear the testimony! May the whole world listen, have eyes to see, and ears to hear. Amen!

Taken From: Healing Leaf

There is no time to procrastinate

There are some days when this video = me…
I know that procrastination and laziness are not totally the same thing, but one usually leads to the other, and so it got me thinking. Proverbs 10:4 says,

“Lazy hands make a man poor, 
   but diligent hands bring wealth.”

It is important to understand the true meaning of being ‘poor’ and having ‘wealth’. God’s word is compared to precious treasures (Ps 119:172, Ps 12:6), and having wisdom and true understanding of His word is more valuable than any physical treasure (Pr 8:10-11). In the parables in Matthew 13, ‘hidden treasure’ and ‘pearls’ (precious things) are used to describe God’s kingdom and His word of truth. Therefore, if I am not working and seeking to understand and gain true wisdom about God’s word, ultimately, I will be seen as spiritually poor in His eyes, no matter how many spiritual ‘riches’ I might think I have.

I do not want to be like one of these people in Revelation 3:17

“You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.” 

Luckily in the next verse (Rv 3:18) Jesus counsels them to buy from him the things that they need so they can see, be covered (correctly dressed), and be wealthy. However, this involves repentance, and acceptance of their wrong ways.

Now is the time to gain the true understanding, a complete understanding of God’s word, from Genesis to Revelation. Now is the time to follow God’s light (Ps 119:105) and truth (John 17:17) to His holy mountain, the place where He dwells (Is 2:2-3; Heb 12:22; Rv 14:1-3). His word has been opened and revealed, there is no time to procrastinate, but are you willing to step out of your comfort zone and truly seek God’s kingdom and righteousness before all else? (Mt 6:33)

Psalm 43:3

“Send forth your light and your truth, 
   let them guide me; 
let them bring me to your holy mountain, 
   to the place where you dwell.”

Are you being led to God’s Mountain? – Healing Leaf of SCJ

Another member of Shinchonji has been running a personal blog about all the teachings and understanding of God’s word gained through being lead to God’s holy mountain, the place where he dwells. Lee Man Hee and all members of Shinchonji church, are inviting everyone to please come and listen to what we have to share… there are no borders to the word of God, nor to the work of God, and we are all called to be one, united as one church.

Please make the time to sincerely pray and ask God to guide you to where his truth can be heard. Make the time to be still and at least hear what the promised pastor today has been testifying… he testifies that he is here, and will live his life of faith publicly for all to judge his actions and the words that he has been chosen to share.

Judge for yourselves and see that the word of God is good, and true… in order to judge, you need to hear, in order to hear you need to humble your pride and open your heart to the possibility of God’s work being fulfilled today. It is happening… come and see! 🙂

Taken from : Healing Leaf blog 

Are you being lead to God’s Mountain?

“Send forth your light and your truth,
let them guide me;
let them bring me to your holy mountain,
to the place where you dwell.”
~Psalm 43:3

So what is this light and truth that will be sent to guide us? Here are some verses to help connect the dots…

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, andthe Word was God.” ~John 1:1

“This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you:God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.” ~1 John 1:5

From these verses we can see that God = the Word (Jn 1:1), God = Light (1 Jn 1:5), and therefore the Word = Light as well. In fact Ps 119:105 even tells us that God’s word is a light for our path,

“Your word is a lamp to my feet
and a light for my path.”

Now we know what the “light” is, but what is the “truth”? John 17:17

“Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.”

God’s word, the light and truth contained in His word, is what will lead and guide us. But where are we supposed to be led to? Psalm 43:3 tells us that if we follow God’s light and truth, they will bring us to His holy mountain, the place where He dwells (how awesome is that?). But what and where is this holy mountain and dwelling place of God?

Isaiah 2:2-3 says,

“In the last days the mountain of the LORD’s temple will be established as chief among the mountains;
it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. 
Many peoples will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob.
He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths.” 
The law will go out from Zion, the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.”

The Lord’s temple (the one place where God dwells – like he dwelt in the Tabernacle and then the Temple in the Old Testament) will become chief among the mountains. Even though there are other mountains, there is only one where God dwells, where the word of the Lord goes out from, and that is Mount Zion (v.3).

In Revelation 14:1-3 we see the 144,000, who are singing the new song, are before God’s throne (v.3), and Jesus is with them (v.1). Where are they?…at Mount Zion.

“Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. […] And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.” ~Rv 14:1,3

The throne room of heaven, described in Revelation 4, is now seen in Rv 14on Mt Zion, complete with the throne, the 4 living creatures, and 24 elders. If a mountain is figuratively used to describe a temple (modern-day church), and the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be raised above the hills and be established as chief among the mountains, then this is where God’s word of truth and light must lead us. To Mount Zion. The place where God dwells. Heaven.

A summary of God’s promises and their fulfillment: PART 1 (Shinchonji Teachings)

Take a look through this mini-series explaining God’s promises and fulfilment. This takes a simplified and clear look at what kind of word is taught at Shinchonji Temple, the Tabernacle of the Testimony,regarding the history of God’s people. This is only scratching the surface, yet it is all 100% Biblical and in accordance with God’s word.

Taken from : Healing Leaf blog 

A Summary of God’s promises and their fulfillment: PART 1

God’s promise with Abraham and its fulfillment