Height Determines Your Perspective
Good morning, everyone. Let us turn to Revelation Chapter 4, a rather mystical chapter. After much consideration, I've revised the theme of this chapter from my previous sermon, "All things were created because of God's will," to "Viewing Everything from the Height of God's Throne."
Height determines one's perspective. People are often perplexed, and why is that? It is because their vantage point is too low. Standing at a human level, they cannot comprehend. What is the purpose of human existence? To suffer, to endure hardship, to live a life that feels utterly meaningless. I tell you, as I live in this world, a certain feeling often comes upon me suddenly. When it does, the sense of emptiness overwhelms me, pushing me into an abyss. It is not a pleasant feeling. However, if one lives too earnestly, too intensely in this world, it can be even more agonizing. Later, I discovered that some matters require us to elevate ourselves to the height of God's throne to truly understand. Therefore, this chapter is about viewing everything from the height of God's throne.
Old John was filled with many perplexities, and he sought answers. After his seeking, we find that God did not directly address all his confusions. When we ascend to the height of God's throne and view things from the perspective of the One who was, and is, and is to come, it is a profound experience. Then, when you look back at a human life of only seventy or eighty years, or even thirty or forty years before death, it puts things into perspective.
Thus, we arrive at many conclusions: How insignificant humans are in this world, isn't it? When you stand at the height of God's throne, you see why things are the way they are. There is no why; it simply is. Therefore, height determines one's perspective.
After writing this, I must confess that I struggled to explain it to you. I then consulted the interpretations of the Apostle Paul. A characteristic of Paul is that he was caught up to the third heaven. Whether he saw the four living creatures or anything else, he did not say. Why? Because it would serve no purpose.
Neither Jesus Christ nor the Apostle Paul elaborated. Jesus Christ, who knew the things of heaven even more clearly, said, "If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how then will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?" Why God elevated Old John to this height, allowed him to see these things, and then had him write them down, I do not fully understand. Frankly, I do not know what Old John saw, and I cannot prove it.
Therefore, we need to readjust our understanding. As the Apostle Paul said, it is difficult to know whether what I saw was real or imagined. Even today, many churches claim to see this or that, to have visions, or to hear God's voice.
Old John, in particular, had certain Jewish habits. For example, Ezekiel saw certain things, and Old John saw certain things. But thank God, He allowed them to see and write them down. However, do not be perplexed today. The key takeaway is that height determines one's perspective. If you understand this, it is quite beneficial. Thus, Old John viewed everything from the height of God's throne.
This is not to say that this matter is unimportant; it is indeed important. However, what Old John wrote and saw may cause confusion for you and me. We may not fully grasp what he was saying; it seems both clear and unclear. I believe that one day, you and I will come before God, and at that time, all these things will be understood. When Old John wrote about the seven churches, it was relatively easier for us to comprehend.
A Door Standing Open in Heaven
After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after this.” (Revelation 4:1)
Old John saw a door standing open in heaven. Why was the door open? I tell you, all things are obtained through seeking. Our brothers and sisters, Old John's seeking was somewhat similar to that of the Jews. He was perplexed, living on the island of Patmos, witnessing the corruption of the church, and the various issues that seemed impossible to resolve. There was the heresy of the Nicolaitans, Gnosticism, and other doctrines, much like the church today. One moment it is charismatic, the next it is some other gospel; one moment it is Presbyterian, the next it is Wesleyan, then Anglican, and then Catholic. I tell you, it can be bewildering.
Therefore, Old John was likely seeking in a state of confusion. God said, "Since you cannot understand, I will bring you to heaven and let you see." Even in heaven, his confusions were not directly addressed, but because he stood at that height, his perspective changed. So God revealed heavenly things to Old John. Were Old John's confusions resolved? We do not know. God simply brought him to heaven, and Old John wrote down what he saw. Paul also saw these things, but he did not write them down. We do not know what he saw because he did not write it. But Old John wrote down what he saw.
After writing it down, the door in heaven opened. We should try to avoid seeking the kind of things Old John sought in Revelation. Clear and evident things belong to us humans. But mysteries belong to the Lord God. I truly do not understand Revelation Chapter 4. I do not know why Old John wrote these things, but I can summarize it as viewing things from the height of God's throne.
The door in heaven opened, and he saw all these things in heaven. I tell you, I am even more confused. To be honest, I am not trying to deceive you. Oh, the four living creatures are there endlessly, saying, "Holy, holy, holy!" My goodness, we do not even know if it is just noise, do we? Ceaselessly, day and night, they never stop saying it. How did Old John know they never stopped saying it? He only glanced at it and then came down. How did he reach that conclusion? Perhaps Old John assumed they were ceaselessly saying, "Holy, holy." If we go to heaven and constantly shout "Holy, holy, holy," what do you think? It still seems quite perplexing.
Then the twenty-four elders fall down before the throne and worship. Is that what they do from morning till night? Perhaps not. If that is truly the case, then so be it; we cannot change it. Therefore, do not assume that our God is constantly saying "Holy, holy, holy," and we are prostrate on the ground, and the twenty-four elders are worshiping the One who lives forever and ever. Our Lord, our God, You are worthy to receive glory and honor and power. If it becomes a never-ending cycle, that should not be the work of our God.
Do you understand? Do not assume that is how it is, because God wants to make us creative beings. Remember, where was this revelation written? It was written in Genesis. Revelation cannot overturn Genesis. Genesis was revealed by God to Moses. When God created man, what did He say? He arranged for man to manage everything on earth.
As for what the four living creatures in heaven or the twenty-four elders are doing, we know that God's purpose in creating us has never changed from the beginning: to manage the entire earth. God is the Creator, and we are the creative ones; God has His attributes, and we have His attributes. That is the logic. The door in heaven opened, and Old John entered the spiritual realm to see the things in the spiritual realm.
Come Up Here, and I Will Show You What Must Happen After This
This is very important. So why was Old John brought to heaven? To tell him what will happen in the future. What will happen in the future, as Old John wrote in Revelation, is that Jesus Christ will bring the angels, the messengers, and us to be caught up to heaven to meet God, and then come to earth to reign for a thousand years, managing the earth. This logic is correct.
What Old John wrote later and what we see are two completely different things. What are you going to do when you come up here? Standing at God's height, seeing the future, I will reveal the future to you, I will tell you God's plan. What is God's plan, how did God create, what is the purpose of God creating man? When you stand at this height, at the height of God's plan, many of your confusions disappear. Are you in God's plan or outside of God's plan? If you are in God's plan, you see that it is good, isn't it?
Today, we need to understand God's plan, to know God's plan, and it will be easy to know God's will for us. Therefore, in this whole matter, combining Revelation, Genesis, and Ecclesiastes, I can tell you that without God's will, without understanding God's will, life on earth is truly vanity of vanities.
Many of our brothers and sisters are ignorant, having not received much education since childhood. The things they think about are just about living, which is completely outside of God's will. If you are completely outside of God's will, will you not suffer? Look at the sins you have committed. Today, brothers and sisters, if anyone is not in God's will, it is vanity of vanities. If you are in God's will, you will live out God's glory. Which path will you take? Living out God's glory is crucial.
So, returning to Genesis, man was created in God's image. Later, he ate the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Later, Jesus Christ came to restore us, to accomplish His salvation in us. That salvation is not to take you on a trip to heaven; that salvation is to allow you to live out God's image while you are alive. Our God is the God of the living. This is the final, future event.
What are the future events? All things will be united in Jesus Christ. All things were created by God and for God, for our Jesus Christ. Therefore, all things will be united in Jesus Christ. When you see this plan, it is wonderful, isn't it? Wonderful! There is no confusion. If you carefully read Genesis and Deuteronomy again, you will see many wonderful words that suddenly become a system.
First, understand God's plan. Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after this. Your worldview, your understanding of what the world is, what life is, your philosophy of life, and your entire value system will suddenly change. God did not solve Old John's confusions, but Old John came here, saw these things, and was greatly shaken, shattering our original, inherent beliefs.
I once met a person who reportedly died for three days and then came back to life. This person was actually in my hometown. I visited him, and he received a revelation from an angel, telling him to tell his family not to bury him or cremate him, and that he would come back to life on the third day. Later, he really did die, but his body was still soft and warm. Then his family waited there, and many brothers and sisters gathered around. He saw many things in heaven, and he shared some of them with me. I asked, "Why didn't you take a picture to bring back?" He said, "I couldn't. I forgot my phone."
After telling me, he really did come back to life on the third day. After that, he experienced very miraculous things. What he said was very miraculous, and his own experience was very miraculous. But later, I felt that knowing God's word in understanding is perhaps more practical. The matter ended without resolution. Many people cared about what he said. He said that he was with God, and that Jesus Christ told him these things.
But I do not think there is much point after I finish speaking. I do not think I will be like Old John. I believe that understanding the Bible and sharing it with everyone is more important. God elevated Old John to such a height, but where did he go? He went to God's throne.
Saw God's Throne
Many people ask me, what about that person? That person is just like that. There is really not much meaning to it. Do not fall into that state, being fond of knowing these things.
Let us return here, and saw God's throne. Today, I am preaching Revelation to you, not about that person. Why? I want to prove one thing: he died for three days, and then went to heaven and saw secret things. There is also a book called "Five and a Half Days in Heaven." I am not interested in these things at all. I do not even want you to pursue listening to God's voice or seeing visions. I do not want you to seek confirmation. Many people have been fooled badly because of pursuing these things.
Today, we see God's throne, and we see God's throne set in heaven. Old John entered the spiritual realm, and then in the spiritual realm, he saw God's throne set in heaven. Our God is in heaven. What does heaven mean? Heaven is the first heaven, the second heaven, and the third heaven. Our God's throne is in the spiritual realm, and heaven is the spiritual realm. The devil's spiritual realm and God's spiritual realm are not the same spiritual realm. Remember, the devil's spiritual realm is much lower in level than God's spiritual realm. Old John saw God's throne in heaven, which is what we often say. Then he saw seven spirits before God's throne, which are the seven Spirits of God, and the seven lamps are the seven Spirits of God.
If we know this, what can we do? This is how I explain it: spiritual things determine earthly things. Things in the spiritual realm, especially in the heavenly spiritual realm of God, determine earthly things. Therefore, Paul said: I was caught up to the third heaven and saw secret things, but I do not want to tell you. Telling you is like what we are saying today, Old John saw it, but what is the point of writing these things? I do not know what he is writing these things for.
"Also before the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back. The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle. Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under its wings. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come.” (Revelation 4:6-8)
I cannot explain it to you in such detail, but I have grasped one thing: because they are covered with eyes. You either see things from the perspective of an ox, or from the perspective of a man, or from the perspective of an eagle, or from the perspective of a lion, and they are covered with eyes.
Therefore, we must know that God's throne is supported by a lion, an ox, a man, and an eagle, and they are covered with eyes. What does this mean? It means that our perspective must change, and our perspective must be at the height of God's throne to see these things. I ask you, what can be summarized from these four living creatures below the throne? It can be summarized that these four living creatures are covered with eyes, and you must have eyes. The perspective of people is extraordinary.
In our Chinese Mingding Doctrine, there is a very incisive saying that spiritual things determine worldly things. In the spiritual realm, earthly things have already been determined. When you are born and when you die were all determined before the creation of the world. Do not be surprised.
After having eyes, you will see that these four living creatures never stop saying: Holy, holy, holy! Why? Because when looking at problems from the perspective of those four living creatures, they are below God's throne, a little shorter than the throne. From this height, they will see the holy God: Holy, holy, holy! The Lord God is the Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come. Do you understand? So today, we must know that this is how God sees things! This is how God sees this matter! It must be clear.
Someone asked me, "Have you studied theology?" I said, "I quit halfway." He said, "Why quit halfway? What a pity." What a pity? I spent money, I attended classes, I spent time, I worked while studying, and the tuition was very expensive. I was very emotional. One day, I asked the theology professor, "How does Jesus see this matter?" I really wanted to know how Jesus sees this issue. The professor said, "I am not Jesus, how would I know?" I almost choked on my breath.
I am studying this theology, am I not studying how Jesus sees things? Is that not right? I want to have the same perspective as God after I finish studying, at least have the perspective of these four living creatures. I do not even have the perspective of these four living creatures, nor the perspective of Jesus Christ. I do not even know how God sees things. What am I studying? I am studying a pile of garbage, which is meaningless. So, seeing God's throne, think about it, God's throne is not even God, it is just God's throne. Do you understand? It is too important how Jesus Christ sees things! Today, brothers and sisters, we must ask, what is God's will? What is God's heart?
Until today, many cursed people still think they are paying the price for God, and they are still training patience in the curse, making themselves extremely hardened, a bit like the hardness of Pharaoh. Why suffer this sin? There is no glory in it. Why? Without the perspective of Jesus Christ! And without the perspective of these four living creatures! And not knowing that He is the Almighty who was, and is, and is to come.
If you can summarize this sentence: Holy, holy, holy! The Lord God is the Almighty who was, and is, and is to come. Then you are amazing! Since I have encountered such a lecturer, I think I should give up! What else should I study? It is exhausting! Do you understand? What is the point of writing that stuff? But I also thank God that I still got something, knowing that building a church is not done by studying in a seminary.
Then, as I went on, I met pastors, and I asked, "Have you attended seminary?" He said, "Yes." I said, "Is attending seminary useful for building a church?" He said, "No." Then I said, "Did you learn the useful things?" He said, "No." Then I was even more sure, give up! I still have to read God's word well and be raised to the height of God's throne.
So I tell you to let go. Why? Because you can let go at the height of God's throne. Why do I say that life is vanity of vanities? Because when you stand at God's throne, that is the way it is. Because people live in this world so seriously and so hard, and they overexert themselves, making themselves sick!
Therefore, every time I lead prayer, I say these words. You may be tired of hearing them, and I am a little tired of saying them. But I have to say it, because many people are still living so seriously! Even when they have cancer and are about to die, they are still so serious! And taking care of a cancer patient so seriously! What for? Is that not right? Living this life so aggrieved and hard.
Why do people love money so much? Their perspective is too low. Some people, when they have a little money, do not know who they are anymore. Oh, I ask, how much money do you have? He says, just a hundred thousand or so RMB, and I have to manage my finances. I tell you, if you do not manage your finances, you have surpassed 60% of people. If you manage your finances, the leeks being harvested are the people who manage their finances!
Brothers and sisters, standing at the height of God's throne, I give our brothers and sisters and co-workers a very unconventional request. Why is it unconventional? The church does not save money, the church does not manage finances, the church only does one thing, which is to bring brothers and sisters into God's blessing and to the height of God's throne to see problems.
Is money not just paper money for the dead? When you stand at the height of God's throne, you will praise God day and night, saying: Holy, holy, holy! The Almighty who was, and is, and is to come! Everything is in your hands! What are you worried about? Depression, you do not know how powerful God is! Therefore, God is enthroned on our praises. What is praise? You know that God is an Almighty God. This is called praising God. Do you understand?
So, once we praise, we know that when the four living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to him who sits on the throne for ever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before the throne and worship him.
Brothers and sisters, start to raise your perspective and solve many confusions. All the confusions are because you do not know that He is the Almighty who was, and is, and is to come. Some brothers and sisters tell me: Teacher, let me tell you a little secret. After telling me, I say: What is the point of telling me this? This is spreading nonsense. Can everyone understand? Just these petty things. I trust in the Almighty God who was, and is, and is to come. Can God not manage it? I do not care much about these trivial matters. Therefore, many things are gone among us. It is not that I think my height is enough, but when I see problems, I try very hard to see God's heart.
Saw God Sitting on the Throne
My goodness, saw God sitting on the throne! Did you see the throne? I saw it. Did you see God on the throne? I saw it. Forever and ever, glory, honor, and authority all belong to Him. What are you worried about? We are always worried about this and that, which means we are living too seriously. You die even if you are serious. You see it from a human perspective. He died at the age of fifty, what a pity. In fact, he has lived twenty years longer than Jesus. What is there to regret? Someone lives to be sixty years old: I cannot die, I have to work hard to live. Suffering like this, and still working hard to live. I tell you, sometimes it is really annoying.
Every time I lead prayer, I really hope that brothers and sisters can see God sitting on the throne. Not seeing you build the church into a large church with sixteen thousand seats, not seeing the seats in the church filled with people, not seeing the church decorated luxuriously. What is the point of those things? Is that not right? We must see God's people being able to recognize this Almighty God, seeing God, seeing His glory, His honor, and His authority. Seeing how wonderful it is when we are united with God! Do you understand?
If I can give you the best grace, it is to see through life and death. In my theological system, money is just paper money for the dead. When we die, who do we give these things to? They are useless. And giving them is meaningless. If we have God, what do we need that for? So today, brothers and sisters, we must see God sitting on the throne. I also want to live out God's glory! I want to behold God's beauty! How good, is that not right? Start to thirst, and you will definitely have God's perspective.
Standing at that height, you will find that many things in the world are disgusting, dirty, and filthy. Do not think that being the president is so great. The little old man is exhausted, right? And he did not make the country greater. We humans, until today, many Christians are still living in the world's political system. Is that not strange? The kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ is based on the throne of God in heaven and God sitting on the throne, is that not right? Forever and ever. Brothers and sisters, start to have a perspective in eternity, have the height of God's throne, see God's glory, honor, and authority, see God's omnipotence, and see God's plan.
Saw Twenty-Four Elders
You ask me, what are these twenty-four elders? I do not know, because the old John did not say either. He only saw twenty-four elders dressed in white robes. I am truly unclear about the term "elder"; what exactly is it? If I were to say, Peter and James of the early church, including this old John, they were all elders. I am not keen on being such an elder. I think we have seen these twenty-four, whether they are the twelve apostles plus the twelve tribes or something else, never mind that. We only care about one thing: they wear golden crowns on their heads, are dressed in white robes, and prostrate themselves before God to worship Him.
If we possess God-like vision, reaching that height, I tell you, it is a position of elder. The elders mentioned in Revelation are not the elders of the earth. They are dressed in white robes and wear golden crowns; these are the victorious people. Victory means you have lived out the image of God, because you know the God who sits on the throne, and the God on the throne knows you. Then you can come before God and be one with Him, through prostrating yourself before God.
In this matter, let me explain to everyone, prostrating oneself before God is very important. You know, in Genesis, when Jacob was about to cross the Jabbok River, he wrestled with the angel of God and was pinned to the ground. What did he do? He held onto the angel's thigh and refused to let go: "Unless you bless me, I will not let you go." Later, God said, "You shall be called Israel; you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome."
If you have overcome by wrestling with God, I really do not understand; what kind of victory is this? Being pinned to the ground by God's angel, with a lame leg, and it is called victory? This is called victory. Submitting to God, believing in God's blessing, believing in the Almighty who was, and is, and is to come, this is called victory. What did you gain? You gained God's blessing, you won God's blessing. And what was the result? It was difficult for anyone to kill him! Esau came to Jacob, forgetting that he wanted to kill him; he forgot what he came for, and instead came to embrace him and weep bitterly. So I tell you, this is called victory.
Prostrating oneself before God to worship Him, knowing that God is the God who sits on the throne, you will receive a golden crown and be dressed in white robes, cleansed by the precious blood of Jesus Christ. Then you will declare: "Our Lord and our God, You are worthy to receive glory and honor and power." Do you understand? Those who come before God and submit have all received golden crowns and are all dressed in white robes. Not twenty-four; as for whether it is twenty-four or twenty-five, we do not care about that. We only care that this is a prophecy of one thing: a victorious theological system.
All Things Were Created According to God's Will
If you do not know that all things were created according to God's will, you are in trouble. You will live in your own little world, living miserably. When you reach this height, you will understand that all things were created according to God's will. Today, the theme we want to share is viewing everything from the height of God's throne. We saw the four living creatures, we also saw the God sitting on the throne, and we saw the twenty-four elders. After seeing all this, we also saw what the twenty-four elders declared: all things were created according to God's will.
Then you should understand one thing: was Satan created by God? Satan was also created by God. So many people are confused: God, why did you create Satan? God said, "I willed it." So these fallen angels, who to this day rule the powers of darkness in the world, who created them? God created them. Why did God create them? Seeing that all things were created according to God's will, that is how it was done. God said, "I willed it."
There is another sentence that everyone should understand: God makes all things beautiful in their time. This tree of the knowledge of good and evil was created particularly well. Now, it is not that there is only one such tree in the garden, but that there are trees of the knowledge of good and evil on both sides of the road. The fruit looks so good, and eating it gives you wisdom. As a result, people eat basket after basket, eating until today, eating until they feel very uncomfortable.
So, brothers and sisters, do you know what God's will really is? God's will is so powerful; He created Satan, He created these fallen angels, and He created humans. All things are beautiful in their time. How is it beautiful? A victorious person is truly beautiful.
I will tell everyone something that will make many people think I am a bit arrogant, but I am not. I think that although there were tears and sweat in the past, and it was very hard, it is really good to have walked step by step to victory. Now I feel that it would be boring without demons; it is so good to cast out demons, isn't it? All are created according to God's will. So what exactly is God's will? I tell you, God's will is to sift out the treasures through this screening mechanism, through this spiritual warfare screening mechanism, those who are dressed in white robes and wear golden crowns.
Some people say, "Teacher, actually, it is okay for me to just go to heaven and be a cleaner; I do not care about having a crown." I tell you, there is no such thing in heaven; there is no cleaning job in heaven, do you understand? So today we must thank God.
When I was casting out some demons, I asked, "Who are you?" It said, "I am 'Coming and Going'." It is a name from Journey to the West. I said, "Then who are you?" "I am 'Going and Coming'." It is the same name. Later, I discovered that the names of the little demons in Journey to the West are actually real, it is so amazing. Without these demons, what would we do, isn't it? Without these demons, could we sift out victorious people? This is so interesting.
So I tell everyone, I enjoy being this pastor so much, it is so good. And you know what? Some time ago, there were a few demons with very interesting names. The demons' names were Ben Bo Er Ba and Ba Bo Er Ben. How wonderful! So when you stand on God's throne and look at problems, you will know that all things were created according to God's will. We either live in God's will or we live in your own will.
How wonderful it is to live in God's will and be victorious! So God is such a God. So you either play this game, or you are eliminated by this game. If a person lives victoriously in this world, even if they die, they do not care about their own life. What else can defeat you? Isn't it? God created all things so well.
Jesus came into this world and said, "A person's enemies will be the members of his own household." Listen to these words, it is difficult to understand, right? People must forsake this and forsake that for the sake of God's kingdom, forsake wives, children, parents, fields, and houses, just for the sake of God's will. Everything must be forsaken, and there is no one who will not receive a hundredfold in this age and eternal life in the age to come. So you know that God's will is victory, right? This is why Chinese Mingding Doctrine is a victorious theology.
Today, brothers and sisters, you live too seriously, you are too serious about everything, you are serious about these trivial matters in the world. The moment you lie in a coffin, it becomes meaningless; your love and your hate all vanish like bubbles. So let us all live happily, okay? Can you know God's will? Nothing can deprive us of the grace we have received from God within us. Overcome it, it is that simple.
No More Confusion
Perhaps today, when you read Revelation again, if you fall into a pit and are confused about what this is and what that is, you will be bewildered. But if you follow my train of thought, viewing everything from the height of God's throne, there will be no more confusion. Are you still confused? Do we all still have any confusion? No more confusion. Is there any Q&A today?
It is just that we do not know how powerful God is. If we obey God's will, according to God's word, obey God's Spirit. Remember, all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. All who rely on the power of the Spirit of God to put to death the deeds of the body can live out the glorious image of God. It is not that you are good enough, it is that you are rotten enough, but God will definitely help you.
So if we still have any confusion today, it is because of one thing: height. If your height is enough, you were able to live to today with a frown, can you live to tomorrow with joy today? I wish that all brothers and sisters could understand these words I am speaking.
This worldly logical system is too confusing, isn't it? Because we do not know the purpose for which God created these things, we do not know how wonderful it is to obey God's will. Being busy with this and busy with that, making yourself sick, what is the point? All is vanity of vanities. If we are at the height of the spiritual realm, not the spiritual realm of the devil, but the spiritual realm of God, looking again from the height of God's throne, many problems will be solved easily, there will be no more fuss. Do you understand?
For example, a sister returned to her hometown. Oh my goodness, there was scale in the basin, how could it be used? She had just returned home during the Spring Festival and cleaned up the house, a very lovely sister. You ask me how spiritual she is? Not that spiritual, but at least she can keep her life a little cleaner. Only a few months later, in May, she went back and the basin was full of scale again.
The people in her family are all a bunch of good-for-nothings, they do not even want to wash a basin clean. I told her, "If the basin is like this, everything will be like this. They have lived to this day even without wiping their butts clean after going to the toilet, do you understand? They have not died, what are you worried about? You clean it for them, you will never finish cleaning it." She said, "Teacher, what you said is true."
It is not just "true," the question is, from what time can we live our lives clearly, living according to God's will? Today we pick this thorn, tomorrow we pick that thorn, and then we become a thorn-picker all day long, wouldn't that be tragic? Actually, I tell you, God is taking care of us. As long as we obey God's will and live, we will lack no good thing. Is there still confusion?
So, brothers and sisters, see through life and death, see through living, and from now on offer yourselves as a living sacrifice, living in God's grace according to God's will, living out God's glory, honor, and power, and trampling the devil under your feet, how wonderful! It is difficult not to live out God's glory. Is there still pressure at work? No more. Are there still those fears at work? No more, isn't it? Is there still that restlessness inside? No more. Is there still that attitude of muddling through? No more. Living without pressure, and being able to do everything seriously, as if doing it for God.
Have you stood at the height of God's throne? If you have not yet stood at the height of God's throne, may heaven be opened before you, may the gates of heaven be opened, may you come up here and see what must happen in the future. When you see what must happen in the future, these things in the world are all garbage. This is the future when we will all be completely united with God and with Jesus Christ, which is what we call the unity of heaven and man. We are completely united with Jesus Christ, all things were created for Jesus Christ, and all things were created through Jesus Christ. The Apostle Paul clearly explained this matter.
Thank God, we suddenly feel enlightened in our hearts, suddenly we feel particularly open inside, isn't that the case? This is comfortable, isn't it? The church is not held up by my hands, it is held up by God's hands, do I need to be nervous? I do not need to be nervous. It is not that after you die, you worry about who this thing will be handed over to? This is not my business, this is God's business, I do not need to worry unnecessarily, we do not need to make ourselves so miserable in this world, God will surely protect you. Amen!
May God bless everyone!