God’s love, which is stronger than death, is causing me to continue walking the path of the mission the Lord has given me (John 6:1–15). “At that very time some Pharisees came and said to Him, ‘Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill You.’ He replied, ‘Go tell that fox, “I will keep driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach My goal.” In any case, I must press on today and tomorrow and the next day—for surely no prophet can die outside Jerusalem! Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing. Look, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see Me again until you say, “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord” (Luke 13:31–35). ...
Lessons on family (2)
1. The family is a spiritual battlefield.
2. Satan is constantly attacking our families.
3. When there is discord in the marital
relationship, Satan can magnify even the smallest conflicts between husband and
wife, driving them to the brink of a marital crisis.
4. Husband and wife are bound to be different, and
the Lord intends for these differences to complement each other. However, Satan tries to make them compare
themselves with each other or with other "perfect" couples, leading
to dissatisfaction and complaints.
5. Satan encourages couples to magnify each other's
weaknesses while minimizing each other's strengths, making them overlook what
truly matters.
6. One of the husband's duties is to protect his
wife (and children) from the influence of both sides of the family. In particular, he must shield his family from
the idols, unbelief, unbiblical, and worldly views of his in-laws.
7. One of the wife's duties is to wisely honor her
husband in front of her parents, but she must not allow herself to be
manipulated, particularly by her mother.
8. One of the great duties of parents is to let go
of their married children. Parents who
are emotionally or psychologically unhealthy and still strongly connected to
their children must deliberately cut this bond for the sake of their children’s
marital relationship.
9. In many ways, sick parents can unknowingly harm
their children's hearts, minds, and emotions, and this unhealthy influence can
deeply affect the marital relationship, extending even to their grandchildren.
10. We must faithfully carry out family ministry,
guided by the Holy Spirit, with the confidence of victory, fighting against
Satan who attacks our families, as we believe in the Lord who has overcome
Satan. We must engage in a combative
family life, continually resisting Satan and fighting the spiritual battles.
(Thinking
of the people I have already met who are fighting a spiritual war through the
Internet Ministry in Korea in 2022)
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