(Matthew 19: 13-15)


For of such is the kingdom of heaven

 

Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.  But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.  And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence. (Matthew 19: 13-15)

God wants to be worshiped through one who humbles himself like a child. Worship must be restored in the field of life. Worship is not only the day people settled on Sunday, but there should always be worship in the field of life. “The Lord is the Spirit, and you will worship with spirit and truth.” Jacob runs away and dreams at a certain place, and the ladder descends from heaven and sees the messenger of God ascending and descending. Jacob's spirit was all toward God. As soon as he opened his eyes, he raised a stone pillow and said that this is the house of God. The scene of life should be a sanctuary to build a pillar of stone.

Worship is victory. Even though Jacob lives as a fugitive, it becomes Bethel, the house of God. Since we worship wholeheartedly at work and at home, it should be the home of God. This is the life of the saint. In the wilderness, God said, "Let my people worship." Surprisingly, King Pharaoh said, "Just worship in Egypt." When the Lord said, "No," the Lord said that you should go and worship on the three days.
The three days way symbolizes the death and resurrection of the cross.

We must become a life of worship to God at the most precious time when we are cut off from the world. People say that they worship, but they do not worship, but go into worship. At any time, the saint enters into Jesus Christ on the cross in a time that is cut off from the world. That is worship to God.

The Lord commanded the Israelites to go on a three-day journey from Egypt. The Lord gave miracles for worship and judged the gods of Egypt who had plagued the Hebrew people. When we focus on worship, the Lord will judge Satan's forces that afflict us. This is redemption. Satan is always working in a situation that prevents worship. But the Lord will solve the circumstances that Satan blocks when crying out to God with all your heart. It is not that we cannot worship because the environment is not good, but the environment becomes difficult because we do not worship.

"God humbles you in the wilderness." God does not want the Israelites to be lowered because of world affairs, just as they live as slaves to the king. The Lord humbles us with worship. Worship is not lowered because of the world, but we are lowered to exalt the Lord. This is the life of worship. Worship is to exalt the Lord and to humble us. We must go to a place of worship that is not lowered by the things of the world, but lowered by the Lord. Then the Lord tests.

God humbles and tests the people, and the Lord wants them to know what their heart is like. The Lord wants you to know whether you are obedient and obedient in any situation. So obedience comes from worship. Even if you are hurt because of the things in the world, there is a worship service that obeys the Lord. The Lord's test is not for anyone. The test is only for those who are prepared. God's test is not a fall of temptation like the devil's temptation, but rather a test of gratitude. Only when we exalt the Lord in worship and when we are lowered, the Lord tests. It is a test that allows you to realize whether or not you obey the Lord.

『 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live. 』 (Deuteronomy 8:16) The end of the test is a blessing. The test is not a fall, but a blessing. So, you have to be thankful. Worship is this.

In Deuteronomy 8:3『And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live. It was to teach them to obey God's Word.

In the New Testament, Jesus was baptized and tempted by the Devil in the wilderness for 40 days. The Bible describes the Devil as "the tempter." The devil tempted, “Have you been hungry, are you not capable? Make these stones a loaf of bread.” Jesus needs bread, but he has the ability to make bread. Fasting was more important than rice cake. More important than the body wants is to come to God. Then Jesus quotes the Word.

“It is written that people live not only with bread, but with words coming from the mouth of the Lord.” Because God commanded fasting, they live by obeying fasting. We must be blessed by passing and obeying the Lord's test in this world.『Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end; 』 (Deuteronomy 8:16)

You should look at the word "finally". The word "finally" means "at the end of you." When we are tested, we come to the end. When tested, there is a limit to my wisdom, my ability, and my patience. I see there is no longer a way. However, those who pass the exam are the ones where we die physically. 『In your end』 By the way, many people are angry and angry at that point. At the end of the test, one cannot obey unless one dies. This is "finally". We must come to our end in the Lord's test. Then the blessing comes. What are we in now? In 1 Samuel 15:22

 『And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. 』

 

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