1. Faith as the Decisive Factor for Victory
We found Ps. Rick Joyner's message to be an encouragement to us, for the prophecy is pointing towards us. God, through Rick Joyner, penned The Final Quest, a profound revelation. For years, we have been acting in accordance with what Rick Joyner wrote in The Final Quest, and we have discovered that the 《Bible》 resonates deeply with the book. We are greatly honoured to be involved in such a plan for this victorious generation. We have within us a triumphant faith. The early days of church planting were arduous, yet we have victoriously overcome.
Our church must be like Jesus. Some years ago, I asked myself, Why is the church not like Jesus? It was that the church does none of the things God does, and does a great many things God does not. Within me, as long as I have faith, God will accomplish it. Even with a flicker of faith, I believe it will certainly come to pass. As we walk in God’s will, our hearts will be stirred anew as we draw ever closer to a victorious church.
Days ago, I returned to the place where we previously used the church, and stepping inside, I was overwhelmed with memories. Memories of how we were ravaged by the devil, of repeated failures in our battles; often, I had no sense of triumph within me. Yet, these defeats could not extinguish our victorious faith. I have faith, and with faith, we will surely emerge. The demeanour I projected was entirely one of victory.
Without a victorious faith, one cannot manifest God’s might. A scientist conducted an experiment, dividing people into two groups and having them memorize a string of numbers in three minutes. At the time, they could recite them fluently. Three weeks later, when asked, those who had faith they could remember still did, while those without faith could scarcely recall them. I trained my co-workers to plaster walls. Initially, it was quite uncomfortable. I fell in love with plastering, for I relished the effect each time it was smoothed, and while plastering, I trusted I could do it well.
My co-workers’ attitude was not the problem. In the end, I realised the issue was not their attitude; it was that, as they worked, they did not believe they could plaster well. Thus, faith is so vital in all that we undertake. When one believes in one’s ability to do well, plastering comes effortlessly.
This is an external manifestation of faith. It gives me even greater confidence to promote something in the church: I want all the brothers and sisters, all the co-workers, to exercise their faith. Simply shouting hallelujah in church is not faith.
I have excelled in my studies since I was young, for I have always believed, from the outset, that I would do well. Since young, I have been eager to be a person of faith, building a glorious church, and that has never changed. Reading the 《Bible》, I trust I will understand it. I refuse to believe I cannot understand it, and with such faith, I excel in my studies. I aspire to be the finest manager, educator, in healing and deliverance, in design and renovation. I understand small-space design.
When I first arrived in Singapore, I could not speak English at all. Now, my English is second to none. I have begun to study and preach using the 《Bible》 in English, and I believe I can do my best. Many of the books I write are original, revealed to me by God. Recognize God, continually surpass oneself. Do not doubt your ability to surpass yourself. Surely, take a step forward from where you are. Our faith perseveres, and we pay the price; we work very diligently, for within me, there is a victorious faith. What God desires is a vessel that is continually being renewed. A new wineskin has a victorious faith, continually being renewed and elevated.
In recent years, promotions come quickly. Each problem is a new challenge and an expanded landscape. Our church is not a traditional church. If we were a traditional church, we would remain unchanged for a long time, and the result would be becoming Pharisees. You can seek a comfortable place, but that is not possible here. As you are continually renewed among us, we shall see the exercise of your faith, the effect of victory.
2. Scripture
He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall go out no more. I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God, and My new name.(《Revelation》 3:12)
3. Prayer
Standing upon the foundation of truth, being built up, becoming a victorious church, we come into You with faith. Use us, accomplish Your will according to what we believe in our hearts, work with You, build a victorious church. Our name and Your name shall be joined together. Arise us, build a victorious church, greet Your return. Amen!
4. God’s Will is a Victorious Church
God’s will in the New Covenant is the church, a glorious and victorious church. God’s plan for us is to build a victorious church, and within, there must be a victorious hope and a victorious faith. Now, know that God’s will is for us to build the church, to love Him wholeheartedly, to dedicate our heart, soul, and strength to the church.
Can one balance church, family, and work? Love the Lord your God with all your strength, put aside everything for your choice, leave your children, brothers and sisters, houses and fields. What does this mean? Nothing can prevail above God! Only God sits upon the throne, reigning in our lives. One cannot say, Lord Jesus, You are my Lord, and my wife is also my Lord. There is only one Lord, our God. His command to us is to build God’s glorious church. If the church is balanced with your work and your family, what will you use to build God’s glorious church? The church needs to draft you into battle. Does the 《Bible》 teach us balance?
Some have asked, Can you pray for my business? I asked, Why would I pray for your business? He said, Because my business needs prayer. I thought about it and said, Seek first the kingdom of God, and all these things will be given to you. In our lives, be it philosophy or management, we must grasp the most vital key. People often seek to balance everything in life, and you will grasp nothing. Grasp the most important thing, then the second most important, then the third. If you lump the important and unimportant together, you will achieve nothing. There is a book titled The ONE Thing. The most important thing is only one thing. If you grasp the most important thing, will the other things be obtained? They will be!
If you forsake many things for the sake of God’s kingdom, you will receive a hundredfold in this life and eternal life in the age to come. Everyone must know that God’s will is a victorious church. If you do not fully devote yourself to a victorious church and instead pursue balance, you will not be able to balance. What will you balance with God’s kingdom? Your business? Your business will be cursed. Your family? Your family will be cursed. Your own wealth? Balancing your wealth with God’s kingdom, your wealth will be cursed. Today, we must know that our God is everything to us. Whose will is not a church; God’s will is a victorious church. Then our command is to build the church.
5. The Key to Building a Victorious Church is Our Faith
Returning to see our former place, the roads we travelled, there was bitterness, tears, and defeats. But I have faith that one day, we will be utterly victorious. The glory of the latter shall be greater than the former. In truth, I feel nothing inside, but that does not hinder my service. I know a pastor who has to wait until his hair stands on end to feel something before he serves. But my hair never stands on end. I do not even know if God has truly chosen me. However, I believe that I am the vessel chosen by God.
In the 《Bible》, I found my basis. Jacob, before the age of seventy, felt nothing, but he obtained the promises God gave to Abraham and Isaac through faith and desire. Faith is the assurance of victory. You have a victorious faith within. Why do you believe? I simply believe! Faith is so wondrous.
Though a cliché, faith is an eternal topic. Do you yearn for your name to be linked to God’s name? Do you yearn to be a pillar in God’s temple? Choose to believe! The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob, is also my God. I believe that my name shall be linked to God’s name.
The road ahead is fraught with challenges, but I have faith. I shall expand our English-speaking ministry, our Korean-speaking ministry, our Cantonese-speaking ministry. My God will surely enable me to do it. The words religious reformation sound grand. Some say, Isn’t that excessive? That’s what Martin Luther did. It doesn’t matter; we have also been doing it.
God’s truth has been continually unfolding since Martin Luther, with each age experiencing religious reformation, restoring the elements of God’s truth within. The difficulties before us are as great as mountains, but we delight in doing such things, felling the giants of difficulty, for within us, there is a glorious hope.
I will pray to my God:
God, I cannot, but You can!
God, here I am, may You use me!
God, I desire to restore the glorious destiny You have given me!
I simply delight in believing, whether our hair stands on end or not, we serve. We are a band of elite soldiers building a victorious church.
6. Faith is Courage
Many years ago, I had a dream, a daydream. I envisioned a glorious church, one that makes bold choices. Those who are timid will be cast into the lake of fire and brimstone. Timidity is definitely not faith; you must have courage. When Caleb and Joshua saw the giants, they saw themselves as grasshoppers, not because of who they were, but because they believed that our God simply does not care about your weapons or your horses. Victory lies in God!
Victory lies in God! God allowed David to kill the Philistine giant Goliath with a small stone. Faith and courage can move God's hand and cause giants to fall before you. Those who are not afraid to die will surely prevail.
Why are we afraid? Because we care too much, always keeping a bottom line for ourselves.
There was a sister who used to be afraid in faith, unable to do anything well. If we rely on conditions, circumstances, the flesh, and ability, we are all insignificant. What else is inviolable?
Yesterday, a sister invested and borrowed 50,000 yuan to speculate in stocks, losing more than 30,000 yuan. Then she came to ask me what to do. I told her that she must have a victorious mindset within. People who are controlled by money will not earn money. I do not encourage everyone to speculate; those who love money will generally not become wealthy. Some professional managers lose money when they invest their own money but make money when they invest other people's money. Why? It's a matter of mindset. Losing one's own money is a stumbling block that crosses their bottom line.
Why are people afraid? They care too much about their inviolable bottom lines. In me, there is no bottom line, and therefore, there is faith. To love the Lord my God with all my heart, soul, and strength is the bottom line. Today, remove the bottom lines in our hearts. Your spiritual height is key to solving your problems. If your height is not enough, you will never be able to solve all your problems. We must raise our height, remove our bottom lines, ascend the mountain of the Lord, enter the temple of the God of Jacob, and enter into God's blessings and promises.
You know that courage is cultivated through action. Doing things, doing business, doing work are all exercises of faith. Do you know why the prophecy of Rick Joyner mentioned doing business? Because doing business requires a lot of faith. If you clock in year after year, day after day, waiting for your salary, can you cultivate faith? When Jesus gave talents to the three servants, the one who received five talents earned five more, the one who received two talents earned two more, and the one who received one talent earned nothing. God called the servants who earned money good and faithful servants. God delights in those who have faith.
7. Cultivate Faith in Doing Things
Investing is a lesson that cultivates faith. Once, I took some brothers and sisters to invest in a desolate place. I prayed to God, God, please make that place grow! Sometimes I worried because I made the decisions, and I was really afraid they would blame me. Thank God, it all grew.
Why did God use two talents and five talents as metaphors? The Bible uses money as a metaphor in many places. Some have calculated that it accounts for 30%. Where your faith is, where your money is, that is where you practice faith. Those in this world who trust in God, and then go out to do things, God will surely bless you. Why did the one with two talents earn two more? It was God who enabled him to earn.
Facing difficulties, solving difficulties, is victorious faith. The way to face difficulties is whether to retreat or find the answer to the problem, analyze and find the messy things. This is the way of God's presence. Salvation is not just going to heaven, but living in the way of God's presence while alive.
Recently, my colleague found Lei Jun's English speech where he promoted Xiaomi phones in India. He asked, Do you like 'mi 4'? He was really bold to ask, Are you okay? But this question is only asked when someone has a health problem. In terms of various greetings, he was like me when I first arrived in Singapore. I admire his faith in growing Xiaomi from small to large, with a miraculous effect. A song based on him, Are you okay, has also become very popular.
Do you like turning the impossible into the possible? That is very enjoyable. A person of faith who is a pastor, a teacher, or a lawyer is really enjoying it. Lei Jun was able to do this because of his faith. No matter what you do, do it by faith, breaking out of the impossible state.
8. Bestowing Blessings in God's Temple
A person's faith may initially be like a matchstick, not a pillar in the temple. But if there is living faith, like a mustard seed, it will grow from a small matchstick into a large tree. God is miraculous. More people's names will be connected with God because He is your God. If you let more people know God, then your name will be connected with God.
It is the God of Sister XTY, the God of Brother WF, the God of Sister ML. God's name will be proclaimed because of you. We bestow blessings in the church, and God's name will be linked to you. We dare to say that although the term Reformation is big, we are not boasting, but training well-trained Christians in the church, pillars in God's temple, bearing all the pressure. I was born to be a pressure-resistant pillar. I don't think this is boasting. We constantly practice in various things, in healing and deliverance, in doing things. Our God will surely let us prevail.
In the future, there is an expectation that God's name will be engraved on us, engraved on all brothers and sisters who serve God with all their heart and soul. Where God is, we will be. Although we don't seem like it now, it doesn't matter. We will continue to persist in building a glorious church, persevering to the end.
Reformation may sound big, but we dare to say it. Faith is achieved through speaking it out; once you say it, it really happens. We should not be afraid of being dealt with. We must be pillars in God's church and be able to withstand pressure. When the church grows, I will support it, I will bear it. We must constantly practice in healing and deliverance. No matter how powerful the opponent is, they cannot stand before God. We have written thirty-eight books, in which Mingding Destiny are clearly explained. Other churches skip those chapters that talk about Mingding Destiny. They dare not talk about it. But in our books, it is clearly written about Tamar's Mingding Destiny, breaking through all the rules and regulations, paying any price to obtain her Mingding Destiny. I know this is God's will, and God's will is to be constantly restored in us.
Today God wants to raise us up because knowing God is endless. Today we must constantly dig out the truth. There are treasures in the Bible, and only a little has been excavated so far. There are more treasures hidden inside. China's reform and opening up has led to a prosperous and strong China. I believe that church reformation will equip us with truth. Through the power of God, our God's name will be linked to us, becoming a blessing to this generation! Amen!