Philippians 2:6-8

 (Philippians 2:6-8)

『Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 』

Jesus Christ is God in the kingdom of God. We cannot see God. When a sinner sees God, he dies. Because humans are guilty. Although we cannot see the sun directly with our eyes, the Lord has come in the flesh as we can see wearing sunglasses. We can see the Lord in the flesh because of the flesh. Humans cannot see God unless the Lord comes in the flesh.

 

The Lord is the body and image of God. We may or may not stand before the Lord who saves Lazarus. Right now, in front of the storm of life, the Lord can reveal, "Yeah, I can solve the storm." "I want you to repent and obey with all your heart through this storm." However, there is always a Lord you can meet. He is the Christ of the Cross, who humbled himself and obeyed him to death. There is no disagreement. There is always a Lord who can always be seen.

Where am I standing? Are you standing in front of the Lord who can solve the storm? Or do you stand before the Lord, "It is the Lord who gave me the storm of my life, so he is trying to make me a man who repents wholeheartedly and obeys the Lord"? The Lord wants to solve the storm on my side, and He is the Lord standing in the storm. In the book of Job, Job says, "I don't know why this difficulty came to me." But more and more Job realizes, ``I know that the Lord is not with me now, but the Lord is standing on my other side in the pain of my life.'' It was repentance that the Lord gave Job.

Job regretted being misunderstood by his friends. Friends who criticized Job said, "God gives trouble because Job was wrong." Job cannot accept this. Whether or not Job's friend was right or wrong, the Lord wanted Job to repent first. No matter who we collide with, whether it's wrong or wrong, it's not the Lord's will, but the Lord wants repentance. This is the right way for the Bible.

 

The Lord has never tried to change Laban and Esau has never changed. The Lord strikes Jacob's nature, body, and its gratitude. No matter what circumstances we pray for or whatever, we must discern which side the Lord is on. In chapter 1, Job thought he was the one who left evil and was pure. He prayed for his child.

God allowed Satan to suffer for Job. However, before chapter 1 ends, Satan kills Job's children. Was Job imagining it? What the Lord told Job was, "I'm not with your worship. If you pray for your child, I take your child." Who will accept this Lord? Most of them do not want to see Job 1. Even though Job was perfect, God did it. However, we always think that the Lord is on my side even though we are imperfect, selfish, and inconsistent. Everyone thinks he is the main character. Everyone thinks it is Jacob, not Laban, not Esau. This is blind.

If I am Jacob, the Lord will break me and make me. This means that we are like Laban who noblely deceive themselves, crying for others and intercessing. I think there is nothing to change. I think everything is right. That means I am Esau. Isn't that what we worship today shows the image of Esau? If the Lord has interposed me between Laban and Esau, it is I who the Lord will strike. Who am I today? Are we intercessing for those like Laban and Esau? Or am I not trying to break at all? This is the Pharisee's lie.

If I am Jacob, the Lord will destroy me. The Lord gives the Philippian Church the understanding through Paul. Paul did not seek the Lord of power. He focuses only on the crucified Lord. Paul came to see the third heaven and did not ask again. In Damascus, he saw the image of the Lord of glory with his body and heard the voice of the Lord of glory. He heard the voice of the Lord on the postal throne. But he didn't ask for more. Those who seek a greater experience of the Holy Spirit by experiencing the Holy Spirit are unrepentant evidence. For they seek the Holy Spirit more than the cross.

Anyone who accepts that Jesus died because of me only looks at the crucified Jesus. No matter what revelation, blessings, and powers we have in this world until the Lord returns, or until we die, there is no more thrill than Jesus who died for me. No blessing, no happiness, no success, nothing before the Lord. Jesus, the Son of God, gave up heaven and experienced hell on the cross. Knowing that it is because of me is the beginning of repentance. If there is repentance, look for Jesus who died on the cross, not the Holy Spirit.

The standard of people is the Holy Spirit. People want to experience the joy of the Holy Spirit and gifts in the church. This is evidence of the unrepentant. Are we coming out to fill the church with something? Or does it come out empty? Those who seek the Holy Spirit come out to fill, but we must come out empty. If you knew that the crucified Jesus was crucified for me, what would you fill in before him? Jesus emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, lowering him to death and submitting it. Paul explains that there is only this in the Philippi church. Paul is not looking for the Lord of Glory he met in Damascus, but for the Lord of the Cross.

Today, many churches are actually going into trouble. There are many more martyrs today than the Roman Empire. There is, of course, a reason for the high density of the population, but it is worldwide. Where is the Lord? The Lord will be in the field of suffering and martyrdom because of Jesus. In Matthew 25, Jesus said, "You did not come to me when I was naked and sick and in prison. You have not given favor to the very small. The very small one is the Lord. It is said that the Lord is with the very small and the unseen. Only those who know what to do with such people are thrilled with the crucified Christ. The cross is not a springboard for the Holy Spirit. Rather, the Holy Spirit reveals "The Crucified Christ."