Introduction
Today, I am sharing with you a topic, Abounding in Hope through the Power of the Holy Spirit. To live, one must have hope. Once a person loses hope, they are finished. One of the best films I've seen is A Bug's Life. It tells the story of a group of ants, busily working. A child urinates on the small hill (anthill) they have built. The ants have no idea what has happened; they think a disaster has fallen from the sky. Then some wicked children spray insecticide on them, and the ants still don't know what's happening, and many die. The ants are very flustered. They investigate what has happened. In their world, they have no idea that there is such a thing as humans.
Humans can kill many ants with insecticide, but the ants don't know that the insecticide is man-made to destroy them. These ants crawl around, and we can even buy things in the supermarket that they can stick to, which causes them to get sick and infect other ants in the nest, killing them all. In such a life, the ants have no idea that beyond their world, there are such things.
When we humans encounter painful things, we often question life. Dogs, when they encounter things, start to question dog life. When these ants encounter things, they question ant life. They say, Why are we ants like this? But humans are the same; you can tell by how busy they are. Ants are very busy. When they see a dead insect, they think they've found a treasure, something valuable, and they carry it back to their hole. Humans and ants are, in fact, the same.
There's also a type of insect called a dung beetle that loves to roll dung balls. If another dung beetle moves one of its dung balls, the two beetles will fight fiercely, risking their lives for the ball. I like watching animal documentaries. Every time I see these animals, I wonder if humans are like them. When you look at animals, do you think they have hope? Animals think they are full of hope. When dung beetles roll dung balls, they roll with great hope, thinking they are full of hope. In the eyes of humans, they are foolish. We do not know what we look like in the eyes of God.
Our God sits on the throne and looks at the people of the world, probably seeing us like animals, struggling to make money from a project, constantly chasing debts, and engaging in lawsuits, living very hard. What is the meaning of these actions? We strive to go to university, to get a PhD, but then Wuhan pneumonia comes, and we die. What did we do with our time? Today, we are in an age of rampant plagues. If we do not abound in hope through the power of the Holy Spirit, we will end up like animals.
In an age of rampant plagues, are humans like ants, encountering a child who urinates, which is a catastrophe to them? The ants unite and raise their hands, saying, We can definitely win. Ants can definitely overcome heaven. We can overcome insecticide! We can definitely overcome the child's urine. Can they? Actually, no. When ants raise their hands and shout that ants can overcome heaven, a big foot comes down from the sky and steps on the anthill, and years of hard work are gone in an instant. Humans are like that; we are like that in the eyes of God.
Recently, a doctor named Li Wenliang died, causing a worldwide sensation. The death of an obscure doctor became famous worldwide. Later, the doctor's wife sorted out his manuscripts. He said he did not want to be a hero, but a normal person with a wife and children, just wanting to be a good father and live a normal life. But Wuhan pneumonia took his life, and years of hard work were reduced to nothing. People want to live, but it's not up to them.
We have seen many people who did not survive the plague. I am very saddened. If they knew to seek us, a group of people full of power in the Holy Spirit, and prayed, things would be better, and their lives would be completely different. But the problem is, **people believe in science, but science cannot save humanity; people believe in themselves, but cannot prevent disasters. **People are like ants, believing in themselves, but what can they stop? They cannot stop anything.
We humans must know ourselves; we cannot stop any disasters. If we advertise today that prayer can heal, there will be many trolls, and no platform will allow us to do so. Today, many Christians do not believe us. The ones who criticize our church the most are Christians and pastors. They say we are heretics. We are simply full of hope in the Holy Spirit, allowing those who are sick to be healed, just as Jesus did in the Bible.
We will be accused of spreading rumors, becoming targets of anti-fakes, and even some who would rather die in the hospital corridors than try the power of God will come and criticize us. I am grateful that I know God, that I know the power of the Holy Spirit, otherwise I would also fall into panic. When my family members fall into a little bit of panic, I tell them not to be afraid, because many people among us have been healed. They have seen God working among us, so there is no need to panic at all!
Do you know today that there is a God of great power? We humans encounter these problems because we do not have God. The Bible clearly states so, but people still do not believe. They would rather panic than seek God. What a blessing it is that we know Him. Knowing Him, there is no need to panic at all, because the spiritual realm is very real.
A great scientist, Qian Xuesen, said, I can guarantee with my personality. He was a very pragmatic scientist, but many people ridiculed him because he studied human special functions, and later couldn't continue his research. Was he a great scientist? Didn't he know the rules of scientific research? But many people humiliated him. Because it did not conform to their understanding of the laws of physics, but these are the laws of the spiritual realm. Many anti-fake warriors use all their strength to deny the reality of the spiritual realm. But can they really deny it? No. When problems arise, can they really be strong and overcome the disaster of the plague? If they can, they should save those people from the disaster of the plague.
Later, there was also Li Sichen, the president of National Taiwan University, who continues to preach the reality of the spiritual realm to this day. He is a highly educated intellectual, who has argued and demonstrated a lot, but many people ridicule him. We must know that something that claims to be science but is not based on facts is not science. If people are like ants, relying on themselves when disaster strikes, relying on themselves to the point of doubting ant life and doubting human life.
Today, I want to call on everyone to open your eyes and wake up, to know that we still have a God to seek, and relying on Him, we can overcome everything, because He is the true God who created the universe. Every week, everyone can hear many testimonies. Do you really believe them? But we have no need to fabricate them, because these things are truly done by God through our hands. Today, I am talking about hope because I do not want everyone to be like ants, helpless when problems arise. Empty slogans are useless; you must have the ability to solve these problems. But today, I want to tell you that our God is real, our God is full of grace and mercy.
Scripture
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 15:13)
Prayer
God, today, let us strengthen ourselves in You with faith, let us be filled with hope in this age of rampant plagues, let us abound in hope through the power of the Holy Spirit; today, encourage those among us who are weak in faith, let all those among us who are weak in faith be strengthened by Your word, and restore their faith in You, knowing that with You, we can overcome any obstacle in this world; today, we trust in You, may You, through the power of the Holy Spirit, fill us with all joy and peace in You, and let us abound in hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen!
Introduction to Romans
I wrote a book called This Gospel Is the Power of God, which was written by examining the book of Romans. Romans has 16 chapters, and I wrote the study notes for these 16 chapters, called This Gospel Is the Power of God. I also encourage everyone to learn using the electronic version, because our electronic version is half the price of the physical book. This Gospel is the Power of God; this book discusses in detail how this Gospel is the Power of God. The Gospel we believe in begins with faith, beginning with the path of faith created by Abraham. How does Paul discuss it in Romans? Paul uses a concluding tone, saying, that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. How does the power of the Holy Spirit come about? The power of the Holy Spirit is because of faith. How great is this faith? A mustard seed of faith is enough, because the faith Paul discusses begins with faith and leads to faith.
A small faith can experience God. For example, if a person gets Wuhan pneumonia and contacts us, we will pray with him on the phone, and he will definitely be healed. Because he has only a small faith, this faith can experience God. There is a theory: you have not experienced God, why? Because your faith is not devout enough, so you become more devout, as if a small faith is not enough, you must have a great faith. Actually, no, it's not that faith must be great, but those who come among us seeking service are not so devout, nor so believing. But because they have a kind of desire, as long as there is that kind of desire, when we come to serve them, we can see the work of God. Because the benefit of this Gospel is that it begins with faith.
Starting with faith, a small faith can experience God. Isn't this good news? It's like kowtowing every three steps and bowing every five steps at the foot of Mount Tai. Even if you reach the top of Mount Tai with your head bloodied, you may not gain anything, but that kind of faith is still cruel. But our God is not a cruel God. Our God does not need a small bow every three steps and a big bow every five steps. Our God only needs people to seek Him, and God will let them experience power. This is good news. Of course, it begins with faith and leads to faith. When we experience it, we say, This is a treasure. Then we will seek more, but some people are just stupid. They have already experienced God, but then they abandon Him and go to grab other things.
In fact, this Gospel is the power of God, to save everyone who believes, and this faith begins with faith and leads to faith. I understand that some people have not experienced God. Some people have had experiences more earth-shattering than mine. But after their problems are solved, they ask strange questions and give many strange reasons, such as I have several children in my family, my situation is different from his, they always have their reasons.
Can't our God solve them? Our God can solve them all, but people don't believe. God helps us solve big problems, can't God help with small problems? The affairs of the world all come from God's judgment, because people don't believe, and if they don't believe, they won't seek, and they will seek the things before their eyes. If people are short-sighted, they will live like beasts. Some people have experienced God, but their vision is still short-sighted, and God lets them live like beasts. How beasts live, they also live, how beasts die, they also die.
Some people do not wake up even after experiencing the plague. Many people think that the plague will pass quickly so that they can return to their previous life of eating, drinking, and having fun. Their hope is these things. God will repay them with anger. Therefore, seeking is very important. We begin with faith and lead to faith. When we have experienced God, we will find that this is a treasure, and we will constantly seek glory, honor, and incorruptible blessings. We will see the Holy Spirit constantly helping us overcome the deeds of the flesh. The deeds of the flesh are eating, drinking, and having fun, which are the sins in us, and our sins will lead to illness.
We must know that many diseases are eaten, which is a spiritual law. If the Holy Spirit helps us constantly put to death the deeds of the flesh, isn't this good news? We start with faith, experience God, and after experiencing God, we lead to faith, believing a little more, understanding a little more, and believing more to experience more. God will repay us with eternal life, and we seek honor, glory, and incorruptible blessings. In this process, we have weaknesses, and the Holy Spirit will also help us.
With God's help in our weaknesses, many things begin to be overcome. We must know that if the Holy Spirit helps us, many problems can be dealt with. This time, I heard many people summarize the plague in this way: Some people are fine, and some people are not, even when they encounter the same virus. Roughly summarizing, they are the people who are narrow-minded and easily sulk. The doctors on the front line have been in contact with these viruses. They have seen those who are frantic, for example, those who are narrow-minded and easily sulk over a little thing. Many of them do not survive to the end. Those who are more open-minded, even if they get such a disease, are very calm and not neurotic. They are fine in the end.
One person had terminal lung cancer. Basically, all cancers are caused by narrow-mindedness and a willingness to sulk. This is called Lin Daiyu's personality. He prayed with us on the website and got better in the end. We learned that he listened to our sermons, and his heart began to grow bigger, and he did not dare to be a narrow-minded person again. He used to get angry over a little thing, but now he is fine. The Holy Spirit will help us who pray with our recordings on the website, so are we not abounding in hope?
We know that the spiritual realm is real, and it is the Spirit that gives us life. If people know that God has the final say, ghosts cannot do anything to us, and diseases cannot do anything to us. It's like sheep having a shepherd. Wolves cannot do anything because the sheep have a shepherd, and the shepherd is more powerful than the wolves. If ants know that humans have the final say and submit to human management, and humans protect them, wouldn't they be fine?
Of course, the ants don't know; they have no choice. But humans can choose. If people know that God can protect us, we will abound in hope through the Holy Spirit, because the great power of the Holy Spirit can protect us, just like sheep having a shepherd. Ghosts cannot do anything to us, and diseases cannot do anything to us. When we see the power of God, we will be reminded of whether there are more promises. We will be reminded of the glory to be revealed to us in the future, and we will run with hope in this world.
Our God lets us be refined in this world, refined into pure gold, so that we become His glorious temple, which is His church, His dwelling place. Romans concludes with abounding in hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. What kind of person was Paul? Paul threw a handkerchief on people, and they were healed. The apostle Paul was a person with signs and wonders constantly following him.
The Power of Miracles and the Holy Spirit
Romans was written by Paul to the Romans. These people are Gentiles, not Jews. He was going to visit these people, so he wrote Romans, hoping that these people would receive him so that he could impart gifts to them.
Paul said:
For I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me, resulting in the obedience of the Gentiles by word and deed, in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Spirit of God. (Romans 15:18)
The Christians in Rome actually accepted Paul. What did Christ do through Paul? Miracles. Our hope is based on the power of the Holy Spirit. Many people oppose this kind of biblical words. Because their church has no power, it is difficult for them to accept it once there is power, which surprises me.
A person wrote a long string of messages on the website. His grandson had cerebral palsy. We contacted him and prayed with him. This person's grandson with cerebral palsy was not completely healed, but the diseases on his body were almost all healed. Although he is a Christian, he is full of diseases, and the local pastor doesn't care much. Recently, he told us that his son and daughter-in-law checked and said that we were charismatics, so they left.
I am also very surprised. A person left a message on the website, leaving a string of messages, because her cerebral palsy grandson contacted us. When I saw a string of messages, I contacted her, and we prayed with her. Although her grandson's cerebral palsy was not healed, the diseases on her body were healed by seventy or eighty percent. Although she is a Christian, she is full of diseases, and her local pastor doesn't care much, feeling that it is normal for you to have diseases. Fortunately, this is not Wuhan pneumonia, or she would have suffered enough. As a result, she recently told us: My son and daughter-in-law checked and said that you are charismatics, bye-bye! I wondered what kind of brain this was.
Without the power of the Holy Spirit, without miracles, it has become orthodox. She is full of diseases, but people don't care. She was healed among us, but we were labeled as charismatics, which surprises me! How is the Bible read? How can the Bible be read like this? We abound in hope because of the power of the Holy Spirit, and we can see the Holy Spirit doing many wonderful works among us.
In fact, if you read the Bible carefully, you will see that it is normal to have the power of the Holy Spirit; it is normal to have signs and wonders; it is normal to have healing and deliverance; it is normal to have healing and casting out demons; it is normal to have speaking in tongues. It is abnormal not to have these things. This is the teaching of the Bible, and it is not that a certain pastor says these are heresies.
Many of the Christians who listen to my sermons have traditional church backgrounds. Can you judge for yourself? Can you carefully examine the Bible? How can things that are beneficial to you become heresy? Their reasons are also strange, feeling that shamans also cast out demons. The authentic Christianity recorded in the Bible, full of the power of God, has been made powerless by them. Where does hope come from? When he left me a message, his tone was desperate.
In fact, whenever I see such situations, especially when there are disasters in the homes of Christians, I am very hesitant. Because after serving, people give me an evaluation called heresy, and I am very hurt. But because of the power of the Holy Spirit, according to the words revealed by God in the Bible, we are full of hope, and we hope all Christians can obtain this power.
Do you know how many people God has healed through our hands? If it were not for the power of the Holy Spirit, the signs and wonders released by God, where would we find hope in the face of natural and man-made disasters? Today, many Christians live in a Gospel without the power of the Holy Spirit and still think they are right. I have recently been in contact with some leaders, and I encourage them: Have you served anyone recently? Have you cast out demons? If not, you have to adjust.
I am really grateful that in this generation, God has restored this powerful Gospel through us. At least we are closer to what the Bible teaches. We have taken another step forward to what the Bible teaches. If you think what we say is wrong, you can examine the Bible. Today, there is really no one among us who is not healed. This is the time when God is restoring His powerful Gospel, and our mission is precisely this.
Today, the Gospel we preach is no longer a weak Gospel, but a Gospel with the power of the Holy Spirit, making us full of hope. Among us, do we dare to begin to declare that there is really no one who is not healed? In fact, this is also the case. A Wuhan pneumonia, a small, really not very serious big demon, can be settled with a few prayers, and people don't need to panic. There is really no need to panic.
People are panicking, but we are full of hope! What does the Bible say? If they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all. Doesn't this deadly poison include all kinds of viruses?
and with their hands they will pick up snakes; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.” (Mark 16:18)
Of course, for the sake of people's conscience, we will also wear masks and will not stubbornly insist. Today, everyone must know for sure that the power of the Holy Spirit and the power of miracles are normal, and the original Gospel should have them. We are full of hope because of the power of the Holy Spirit, aren't we? Some people say that because of the power of the Holy Spirit, their lives have changed, but this is not the case. The power of the Holy Spirit is used to make the Gentiles obedient through the power of the Holy Spirit and the power of miracles.
Today, we must begin to know for sure that God is preparing us to enter the last days, which are days of disaster. We must have the seal of the Holy Spirit on our bodies. If we do not have the seal of the Holy Spirit, that is, the seal of the Holy Spirit manifested through us, what will you do in the days of disaster? This is just a coronavirus. In the future, there will be biochemical weapons and nuclear weapons wars. What will we use to resist them?
Today, we continue to move forward, because our destiny today is like this. Today, let the Holy Spirit manifest through us His original power, because only the power of the Holy Spirit, only the power of miracles, lets us be fearless, lets us fill our hearts with all joy and peace through faith, and lets us abound in hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.
You may have heard these words a lot. The first is to introduce the book of Romans, and then talk about the power of the Holy Spirit and the power of miracles. I am discussing abounding in hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. I discussed a lot about whether we are people of hope when facing all kinds of environments and all kinds of problems.
Signs and Wonders Will Accompany Those Who Believe
I like the saying, Signs and wonders will accompany those who believe. I often encounter confused Christians who think we pursue miracles, saying the Bible states that those who pursue miracles will not receive them. Have I pursued miracles? When did I pursue miracles? You try to pursue a miracle and show me if it can happen. Today, I want to tell everyone definitively that pursuing miracles yields no miracles, but pursuing God's word and living it out will be accompanied by signs and wonders from God. Pursue and practice our faith, and signs and wonders will accompany those who believe. If there are no signs and wonders, is that considered faith? That is not faith.
Today, I encourage you to practice your faith, allowing the power of the Holy Spirit, the power of signs and wonders, to manifest through your faith. If it cannot be manifested, you are merely a talker.
Jesus often criticized people for unbelief and for having little faith. Today, I do not encourage you to pursue miracles, but I encourage you to pursue faith. Otherwise, when Jesus sees you and criticizes you as an unbelieving and rebellious person, how will you respond to Jesus? When Jesus was on earth, He rarely criticized other things, but He criticized people's unbelief and little faith.
Today, let us become people who practice faith, truly developing our faith. Our hope, our faith, is not just talk. Practicing faith is a painful process. When I practice faith, I often struggle, and tears almost fall every time, because every contest is a battle between belief and unbelief, between the spiritual and the fleshly. Every time, it is a contest between signs and wonders and the laws of nature. Faith is developed through practice. Of course, after practicing for a long time, when someone comes with difficulty breathing, fever, sore throat, respiratory distress, weakness, and chills, I say, Aren't these just minor ailments?
Today, I truly tell you that, like the Wuhan pneumonia, it is actually a small demon behind it. Faith is a very spiritual thing. Practicing faith will be accompanied by signs and wonders because faith can release God's power and release signs and wonders.
Today, we need to have a new understanding of diseases. I ask you, How did SARS disappear? Why did SARS just disappear? Why did that virus disappear? Why did it suddenly disappear? I tell you that even today, the scientific community cannot explain it. There is no explanation for why it suddenly disappeared. This thing is a substance, and it is impossible for it to just disappear. There is no explanation! I tell you, the substance is one thing, but if the spirit behind that substance is removed, that thing will die. If that spirit is attached to the coronavirus, the coronavirus will become very wise and very powerful.
Many people describe the coronavirus, saying, This thing is too amazing, it seems to have intelligence. Someone goes to get tested and tests negative, but when they return home, they test positive again. It turns out the coronavirus is hiding. We have discovered that the coronavirus has wisdom. Where does it get its wisdom? It is actually the evil spirit behind it. The coronavirus is backed by a very small demon.
In the Book of Revelation in the Bible, the four living creatures said, Come, and a horse came, called a pale horse, and what the pale horse carried was called death, famine, and pestilence. A plague that comes from heaven, I call it the old horse. A plague that comes from heaven is like spraying insecticide on an ant's nest. Many will die quickly. Today, we must know that the spirit of pestilence released by the old horse is attached to the coronavirus. We think it is the substance that is causing the problem, but it is not. It is the spirit behind the lung disease. If you are a materialist, you think the substance is the problem, but it is not. If what they say is true, they should be able to find a solution. If they do not have a solution, it is best to say, I am not clear yet.
Today, I tell you, this is a spiritual matter. Why are cancer cells so powerful? Because they are inhabited by the spirit of death, the spirit of cancer. If we understand these evil spirits and these substances not from a material perspective, but from a spiritual perspective, you will know why SARS disappeared. It was the spirit of pestilence that withdrew, and SARS suddenly disappeared. In the future, when the evil spirit behind the Wuhan pneumonia is removed, the Wuhan pneumonia will also disappear. People cannot understand. People think science is very scientific. But today, I tell you, the spiritual realm is more scientific than science. You say, How do you know? I have solved so many problems, how could I not know? Today, without the power of the Holy Spirit, where would the signs and wonders come from? Without the power of the Holy Spirit, without signs and wonders, where would hope come from?
Some time ago, I personally ministered to several people who had colds that were about to kill them, with chills and fever, weakness, and difficulty breathing. They were all healed after praying for twenty to forty minutes. They all experienced healing in this short period of time. You may think I am exaggerating, but I am telling the truth. In my practice, I have struggled through it time and time again, but when it comes to Wuhan pneumonia and common cold viruses, I feel that this is really not a big deal.
A few days ago, one of my colleagues told me, Early in the morning at 4 a.m. one night, a phone call came in. Someone brought a person with Wuhan pneumonia to him for prayer. He was still drowsy and confused, and he prayed with that person. After praying for a while, that person was healed. If your faith rises, signs and wonders will accompany you, but this faith is a battle after battle. This process of fighting is called wrestling with God and with man. Faith is developed entirely through this kind of wrestling.
Once, they brought a person to me whose leg was swollen like a wooden club. The situation was scary. I said, God, how did they bring such a person? Isn't this going to kill me? I immediately let go of this fleshly thought. I said, Isn't this kidney failure? If the kidneys were healthy, how could the leg become like this? That was my internal natural law. I felt that when the kidneys are not good, the leg will swell. In fact, that is often the case, but I then gathered up my faith, mustered up my courage, and prayed for that leg for an hour and a half, and the entire leg returned to normal.
This kind of practice is a struggle. I really don't know if it will be good in an hour or two. Sometimes, I am so anxious that tears will fall. Actually, the Bible has described this matter very clearly. People's faith is actually developed through struggle.
There was a man named Jacob, in Genesis chapter 32. This Jacob was returning to Canaan, bringing many cattle, sheep, and camels. His property was very large. At that time, property was cattle, sheep, and camels. As a result, his brother Esau was coming to kill him with four hundred men. Jacob was very frightened. At the ford of Jabbok, there was a small river blocking the way. Jacob said, You go this way. Now divide into two groups, one going left and one going right. Then he refused to cross, wanting to wait until his brother had killed one group before he would go over.
At this time, suddenly someone came over and said, Jacob, you go over, you run to the front of the line. He said, I won't go, isn't that suicide? Running to the front of the line, waiting to die! As a result, the two began to wrestle. As they wrestled, it was about to dawn. Later, that person grabbed Jacob's thigh and threw Jacob down. Jacob lost. As a result, Jacob's leg was lame, and Jacob grabbed that person's leg, not allowing that person to leave. As a result, that person said, Let me go, I have to leave. Jacob said, If you don't bless me, I won't let you go.
We are surprised, what exactly is Jacob doing? Jacob clearly knew that it was an angel of God, but he was afraid. A fleshly person will naturally rely on natural laws. Oh no, my brother is coming to kill me. If I run to the front, I will definitely die! A fleshly person has no faith. At this time, God was training Jacob's faith. Jacob was already on the ground, his thigh was grabbed, and his leg was lame. As a result, that person blessed him, saying, From now on, you will no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, because you have wrestled with God and with man and have prevailed.
When did he prevail? He grabbed the angel of God's leg and said, I will rely on your blessing. I know I cannot overcome my brother Esau. I am no match for him in battle, but if I trust in you, as long as you bless me, I will no longer be afraid. Let me die! As a result, God blessed him, and Jacob ran to the front of the line. At this time, the faith inside him rose, and signs and wonders occurred. So, signs and wonders will accompany those who believe. What miracle happened? Esau saw Jacob from afar and thought, I am going to kill him today! When there was only a mile left, he thought, Oh! This is my brother! As a result, he forgot that he was going to kill Jacob.
As he walked further, he jumped off his horse, and the two brothers embraced and wept. Esau actually forgot what he came to do. Did he really forget? Who knows how God works? This is a miracle! Originally, he wanted to kill Jacob, but because of Jacob's faith, something magical happened. Originally, he wanted to kill Jacob, but as a result, he did not want to kill him. The two brothers even embraced and wept and recognized each other. Is it not easy for God to change a person's mind? Is it not easy for God to loosen two legs that are swollen like wood? Is it not easy for God to heal Wuhan pneumonia? Is it not easy for God to resurrect a person from the dead?
Today, we who believe will be accompanied by signs and wonders. Since this is the case, are we not full of hope through the power of the Holy Spirit? If Jacob had seen his brother and his brother had not changed his mind because of the power of God and had killed Jacob, there would be no story to write in the Bible today. But the faith of man can move the mighty arm of God!
Without God, where would the signs and wonders come from? Without signs and wonders, without healing and deliverance, without the power of the Holy Spirit, what can we hope for? Jacob rushing to the front of the line was just waiting to be killed, but because of the power of the Holy Spirit, because of signs and wonders, things changed in an instant! If it were not for the power of the Holy Spirit today, this small virus could cause us to panic. We really do not need to panic, because we have the power of the Holy Spirit. A small virus, without the power of the Holy Spirit, all that is left behind is regret!
If the Gospel does not include signs and wonders, healing and deliverance, and the power of the Holy Spirit, is that the Gospel that Paul spoke of? Today, I encourage all of our brothers and sisters to do as the Bible says, so that even if our faith undergoes training like Jacob's in a life-and-death situation, you will see signs and wonders accompanying you!
The fruit of faith is not life, the fruit of faith is miracles. No matter what kind of virus it is, it is just the poisonous gas released by the old horse, and this old horse is just a sparring partner for us to practice our faith! Today, you and I must both have the appearance of Jacob. We must all hear God say to us that we have wrestled with God and with man and have prevailed. We must be a person of faith and know for certain that unbelief is a sin! Faith contends with the lusts of our flesh. When we see the difficulties before us, when we see the problems of the people we serve, we believe in God, and God will manifest His power through us! With God with us, what are we afraid of? With God with us, we have great hope!
Conclusion
God has revealed this great and precious Gospel to us, allowing us to know clearly that in this world, with Him, we have reliance. Money is not an issue, nor is disease an issue. The meaning of our lives has been completely rewritten! Today, we are no longer like ants, busy, living helplessly when disaster strikes, and dying helplessly, not knowing what will happen or what we will encounter, and then just living like ants in this world. Occasionally, we encounter the carcass of an animal and treat it as a treasure, and a group of ants crawls into the hole. We are the same in this world, seeing a good business opportunity and thinking it is a treasure, but today we no longer live for these things!
Recently, when we were studying the Book of Daniel, it talked about the King of the South and the King of the North. We see that the records of these two kings are very detailed. Going back and forth, people live in busyness, but even the King of the South and the King of the North are only that. But today, we no longer live the way of the King of the South and the King of the North, nor are we like ants, no longer rolling dung balls like dung beetles. We are people of God, we are children of God, we have the mark of Jesus Christ on us, God has given us authority, allowing us to run forward today with the hope of eternal life!
And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. (Romans 5:3-5)
Tribulation produces perseverance is the practice of faith, perseverance produces character is also the practice of faith, and character produces hope. Today, what I am talking about is the purest hope in my heart!
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 15:13)
Practice faith with hope, practice perseverance in faith in tribulation, practice character in faith in perseverance, and use character in faith to bring forth the hope of eternal life within us. Let us know clearly that in this world, with God with us, the power of the Holy Spirit in us has no obstacle that cannot be overcome! No demon that cannot be overcome!
Today, I encourage our brothers and sisters to reorganize the faith within you. If there is panic within you, today, rely on the power of the Holy Spirit to eliminate the feeling of panic. If there are some worldly value systems within you, rely on the power of the Holy Spirit to eliminate the worldly value systems and be a person of faith. Let us live in this world with great hope, so that people in this world see us and see hope, so that we can be a blessing to them. May God bless everyone!