SERMONS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BECOME OUR COWORKERS (IV)

If you have come into contact with someone you are able to confidently share the gospel of the water and the Spirit with, then you must faithfully proclaim the gospel to this person. If you give witness to the gospel persistently to someone, then this person will eventually submit to the gospel. The reason is that no matter how stubborn someone may be, they will bow down their knees before death and will not be able to deny the fact that they are sinners doomed to hell before God. In the face of death, man’s ephemeral life is meaningless and so it is a great opportunity to proclaim the gospel of the water and the Spirit to them.

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In today’s Scripture taken from Genesis chapter 26, we read about the account of Isaac facing a severe famine and leaving for the Land of Gerar. God appeared to Isaac, who was in this dire situation, and said, “Live in the land of which I shall tell you. Dwell in this land, and I will be with you and bless you; for to you and your descendants I give all these lands, and I will perform the oath which I swore to Abraham your father.” Here Isaac was experiencing a severe famine, and was planning to go through the Land of Gerar en route to the Land of Egypt. God then told him, “Don’t go down that road, but live in the land which I instruct you to live in.”

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In Genesis 27, which is the prior chapter to today’s Scripture passage, it is recorded how Isaac blessed his son Jacob. Isaac was very old and he had failing eyesight. It was at this time when he called his first son, Esau and said, “Let me bless you abundantly before I die. To do so, go out to the field and hunt game for me and make me my favorite savory food. Then I will eat it and bless you.” Esau then went out to the field to hunt game for the savory food his father loved.

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It is said the Scriptures are like a picture puzzle that conceals the righteousness of God. Even for me, the more I read the Bible, the more I come to realize this. The Scripture passage I have just read to you today also inspires me with the same comprehension.
Here, Isaac and his wife Rebekah appear, along with Isaac’s two sons, Esau and Jacob. Isaac grew old, so he called his older son Esau and told him to make him some savory food. Isaac intended to eat that savory food and bless Esau for the last time. But Isaac was very old and frail, and also had weak eye sight. And so, his wife Rebekah and his second son Jacob deceived their father, and Jacob instead received this blessing which the oldest son Esau should have received. This is exactly the outline of today’s Scripture passage.

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This evening I am going to talk about the life as God’s disciple. We just read the Scripture from Genesis 29 verses 31 through to 35. Here is what this Scripture says: “When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.” God allowed Leah to have four sons by Jacob. She named her first son Reuben, the second Simeon, the third Levi and the fourth Judah. It is written that Leah was recognized and loved by her husband after she gave birth to four sons. What does this mean? This means when God saw that she was not favored, and He opened her womb up so that she could be loved by her husband.

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