I. Introduction:

Good day to all! Today, I will be broaching a rather critical topic. After searching online, it seems no one has addressed this specific subject. However, should I encounter someone who has, I am keen to learn from their approach. The topic is titled: God Will Avenge Those Who Hate Him! Many pastors are loath to preach on this subject, as it can be quite hurtful. Did you know? If I were to compose a song using these words, I can assure you, it would definitely not be a hit, wouldn't it? Who enjoys hearing such words? No one does.

Sometimes, I feel I am too candid, too willing to speak what people dislike hearing. When I see cancer patients in the hospital, so wretched! Cancer patients are already in such a state. To speak or not to speak, it is a dilemma. Why? Because it truly is a terrible thing. You cannot rub salt into their wounds; it is simply unethical, is it not? I earnestly hope they can receive complete healing. But how can they be healed without the truth? I say: It is a curse! It is because you harbour a cancerous personality. They retort: You are the one cursed; stop cursing me! I find people fascinating; they are already living under a curse, yet they cannot bear to be cursed further. Alas, serving God is truly challenging!

I cannot bring myself to tell blatant lies; I detest it. I have seen it more than once, many times. When I speak, they become displeased, saying: Ah, that is a blessing, a blessing in disguise! What kind of talk is that? I would say: Then let me give you some; would you like it? Later, that pastor indeed succumbed to cancer; several have died. When I mention to some people that so-and-so pastor died of cancer, they exclaim: Oh dear, I used to dine with him back then! Oh my!

I tell you, if I were to compose a song using the words God Will Avenge Those Who Hate Him, you would certainly dislike it, wouldn't you? Who would enjoy it? Imagine: God, you are a God who curses me, my misfortune. What kind of song is that? It is madness. But the fact is, God is indeed a God who curses, for He Himself has said so. God is not to be mocked; He is a jealous God. He will avenge those who hate Him to the third and fourth generation! God is truly such a God. Otherwise, why are there so many examples of curses? Today, I tell you, since I believed in the Lord, I have seen countless examples of curses in the church—deaths from car accidents, deaths from various causes. I tell you, it is beyond words! And some even say: Look at these Christians…

I am not foolish; you cannot deceive me with ordinary matters. I am not gullible. Why would I be gullible? I do not even know him. I recognize his type. In the church, people seek comfort, but such comfort is often false. Even if you blacklist me, I will still speak these words. If you blacklist me, will I not speak these words? I will still speak them, for God is such a God! Whether you blacklist me or not, you cannot change this fact. Today, I can tell everyone to examine themselves carefully to see how unfortunate they truly are. If you can see in yourself: Ah, this curse, this misfortune! Quickly turn back from the path of hating God.

Today, I will explain to you what it means to hate God. God will avenge those who hate Him to the third and fourth generation! It is no small matter! You must know that pastors' families experience the most curses. Why? The reason is simple: they follow the path of old Eli. You might say: Alas, I will never listen to Pastor Liu's sermons again; they make me feel uncomfortable and filled with condemnation. But that does not change the fact that God is such a God. He will avenge those who hate Him to the third and fourth generation!

So, do you think there are many curses in the church? Yes, there are many who hate God in the church! Do not think this is not true, for people in the church often wear masks. Wearing masks is a terrible thing, engaging in the hypocrisy of the Pharisees. Pastors' families are professional in their hypocrisy. Do not think I am criticizing; I am merely stating facts. I am not naming names, so do not come looking for me. I have a friend whose family life is fraught with worry. His father is a pastor in a wheelchair. The pastor is old and in a wheelchair. And he himself undergoes heart surgery and other surgeries; their family seems to have endless troubles. It is distressing!

I know a pastor who suffers from depression, and his depression is quite severe. I thought to myself: Alas, I am skilled at ministering to those with depression. I minister to them well. Why? Because depression is definitely a curse, definitely selfishness, definitely self-centeredness. So, I said to another pastor near him: Tell him that if he needs my ministry, I can make time for it. But the other pastor replied: Alas, I do not want to stir up a hornet's nest. His senior pastor is a hornet's nest, you know? Is that not a terrible thing? Why? Because it is difficult for a pastor to speak the truth; he might offend people!

If a pastor seeks to please people, he cannot be a servant of Jesus Christ. He cannot listen to God's word and minister according to it. But today, you must know my character. So what if I offend you? It is normal. Even if I offend you, I will still pull you out of the curse. I do not want to push you into the curse, but I must tell you the truth to prevent the curse from befalling you, to prevent God from avenging your sins. That is no small matter!

Therefore, the most important thing in the process of shepherding is to deal with people's bad habits! All these bad habits, these carnal habits, are enmity with God! Do you know this? I am becoming increasingly skilled at dealing with carnality. I have rarely encountered people who welcome my correction and dealing with their carnality and their problems. Rarely, almost never. If there is one, it is a great comfort to me!

Every time I point out their problems and deal with their carnality, the first thing I see is bared teeth. But that is all right. I have prepared all eighteen weapons. Show me your teeth, and we will see whose is brighter, yours or mine. We must deal with it. To this day, I have been 100% successful. Even if the tooth is a canine, with two sharp points, baring the teeth like a ghost. That is all right. What am I? A tooth extractor, very skilled! Sulking, is it? If I cannot withstand sulking, can I still be a pastor?

Do you all understand? Actually, it is difficult and agonizing. I am not lying to you. So, today, you know that even though it is difficult, I do not follow my difficult feelings; I follow God's word. To this day, it is all like this. If you are not like this, I tell you, it is a great blessing! The good news is that this happens less and less. So, I say: God, may you remember me and show me favor. You ask: What does this have to do with hating God? It has a great deal to do with hating God. Why?

And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. (John 3:19-20)

Can you all understand? For example, when Jesus came, the Pharisees could not accept Him. The Pharisees could not accept what Jesus said. Why? Jesus kept hitting where it hurt, rubbing salt into their wounds! When the Pharisees saw Jesus, they felt very uncomfortable and hateful. Why? Because they were all hypocrites. When these hypocrites saw the light come, it exposed all their filth. Once exposed, they began to hate the light and love the darkness. This is called hating God!

You must all be careful, especially those who have been Christians for a long time. But the curse will still find you. God will avenge those who hate Him to the third and fourth generation! That is no small matter! John 3:19-20 speaks of hating God. People do not like to talk about this part; they prefer to talk about the earlier part. Do you know John 3:16?

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:16)

Do you all know this verse? God so loved the world. But adding the following sentence can be quite trying!

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. (John 3:16-18)

Everyone loves to read this verse, but let us read on to verses 19 and 20:

And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. (John 3:19-20)

The Gospel of John, written by old John, is powerful! There is an opening parenthesis and a closing parenthesis. Did you think there was only one? Those who hate the light blacklist God, don't they? There are plenty of such people. I can assure you; you will know once I say it.

Once, I was invited to attend a special meeting, hidden in a large farmhouse, with about a hundred people inside. It was my first time attending such a thing. They invited me, so I went to see what it was like, taking some of my colleagues with me. After arriving, they said: Pastor Liu, why don't you share something? I said: Really? They said: Really. I said: I tend to offend people when I speak. They said: It's all right, we don't mind. I said: Really? They said: Really. About half an hour into my sharing, they gave me a nail signal from below the stage. Do you know what that means? Stop! I could not speak any further! Something had gone wrong. They regretted letting me speak; it was out of control! But could I listen to them? Could I not finish speaking? If I didn't finish, would I let them off?

Let me tell you, I spoke about loving the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and strength! I am not boasting about myself today, because I truly love God very much. Whoever I minister to, I will minister to you as if I were ministering to God. That is truly the case. As a result, they dragged me into a small room as soon as I came down from the stage. They said: You cannot say such things. I said: Am I not speaking God's words? They said: Yes, they are God's words, but you still cannot say them. I said: Then what am I supposed to say? I was very surprised! I said: Do not invite me again, and I will not come.

That day, I rented a car and took my colleagues out for a stroll to relax. It was unbearable; I could not speak the truth. Why? Because people do not minister with sincerity. My words were certainly on target, hitting the mark immediately. His church members were sitting below, thinking: Ah, is he not talking about our pastor? Ah, he is spot on! Do they know it themselves? How could they not? They definitely know. Today, our brothers and sisters are gradually understanding this generation, and their hearts clearly understand everything. He thought it would be all right for me to speak. I pretended not to know how they ministered; I truly did not know.

No one does what they believe is wrong, and no one does what they believe is disadvantageous. When the light shines, it will always reveal bared teeth, and they are canine teeth. Any longer, and it would be like a ghost. Shepherding is difficult! If you cannot extract canine teeth or fangs, how can you do this job? People ask me: What do you do? I say: I am a tooth extractor. They ask: What kind of teeth do you extract? I say: Fangs. Show me your teeth, and I will extract them for you. Few people think they are wrong. In this generation, everyone thinks they are right, but with the light shining, it is bad; they hate God.

So today, I want to say to everyone: If you want to please people, do not be a servant of Jesus Christ. If you want to be a servant of Jesus Christ, do not please people. They say to me: This boy's mouth is too foul, saying everything. Later, people said to me: Are you the only one who is right? I said: It is because I often feel that I am wrong that I have come to this day.I feel that I am often wrong that I have come to this day. Am I as right as you are? May God remember me and show me favor. My heart is often troubled, but I am resolved to walk the path of pleasing God!

For a while, I was under someone else's chain church. Then I went to study because they asked us to study. I like to make trouble everywhere. I want to make trouble because God is really with me. I went somewhere to study, and the church contacted me. I was received by the senior pastor, and I talked to him about how to do the course, the ministry, and so on. He asked me some things, and I told him. He said: Pastor Liu, if our church had your ability, the church would definitely prosper.

At ten o'clock that night, he brought in two seriously ill patients from their church. One had a stroke four years ago and was hemiplegic, walking askew. The other had a large brace around his neck and a large brace around his waist. His waist and neck could not move and he entered stiffly. He could not lie down because his legs would be electrocuted. He could not sleep while sitting. It was hard work. He was a church leader.

I said: Oh my god, what should I do? God, what should I do? Can I still go back tonight? If he's not healed, I will not go back home. God was kind to me. I ministered for a little while and the hemiplegia was healed! I said: God, you are too kind to me. Why is that? Because his right armpit felt like it was carrying a twenty-pound bag. If your armpit was carrying a twenty-pound bag and your shoulder was carrying a twenty-pound luggage, how would you walk? You would probably walk like that, creaking and staggering. I said: Okay! Thank God!

They did not know much about the spiritual realm then he started wearing that waist brace, and wearing the neck brace. They started to wear these things because they didn't understand spiritual things. I said: Lie down. He said: No. I said: Lie down, let me pray with you. As a result, nothing happened when he lay down. I said: Get up again, lie down again. It's okay! I said: Take off your neck brace and waist brace. OK, go home! As a result, the senior pastor said after seeing it: Oh my God, is there such a thing? I said: That kind of thing is normal, isn't it? He introduced me to a big , big, big pastor, so I was not qualified to serve. I am a small pastor, a small church pastor, but I am not small in the spiritual realm! He said: Pastor Liu, can you serve my good friend? I said: That's OK. Oh, as soon as I heard who it was, I was so frightened.

What did he get? A brain tumour. Let me tell you, quite a few pastors get brain tumours. May God have mercy on me, be gracious to me, and not give me a brain tumour. The tumour meets Lao Liu (Old Liu), this tumour is no match for that Liu. Right? This Liu got rid of that tumour. So I called him and said: Pastor So-and-so, how did you get a brain tumour? He replied: It's very hard for us pastors. He started explaining how he got the brain tumour, but he didn't talk about hating God, and God will surely punish his sins! Then he told me: Look, we pastors only get one day off a week. I said: How many days off do you want?

The pastor's job, let me ask you, how is it done? I've always had a mystery, because in the local church in the past, I always lived in a mystery, I didn't know what the pastor usually does? I really didn't know. Then I asked: Ah, we visit people. I said: Then how come you never visited me? I said: How do you visit so many people? There aren't that many. Later, a pastor's younger brother told me, he said: The pastor's job is good. I said: How do you know? He said: The pastor's job only takes two hours a week. His brother is their pastor. Oh, I said: That's how your brother does it.

That pastor with the brain tumour said he only gets one day off a week. Then I said: How many days off do you want? I can tell you all, from my twenties to now, I haven't rested a single day, I'm not exaggerating at all, I haven't rested a single day. I thought to myself: Oh, then tell me about it. Tell me about his experience with the brain tumour. Because this disease has a characteristic, which is that he is sleepy when he wants to work, he is sleepy when he works, but he can't sleep when he lies down, you say this is evil.

Then I ministered to him, and after ministering for a while, I told him: Actually, I haven't rested a single day from my twenties to now, and it's fine. Why? Because I love to work, and I also love to serve. I especially love my God, love God, and working is not tiring; if you don't love God, think about it, isn't it very hard to do something you don't love to do? You see, some people don't know they are tired when they play mahjong, they love to play mahjong. People like me who love to work don't know they are tired when they work, it's addictive. They said: Oh, you are born to work. Can ordinary people outlive me? Because they can't outwork me, they can't outlive me either, I think ordinary people can't outlive me.

After ministering to this pastor with the brain tumour, a problem arose, where is the problem? After I ministered to him, it really had an effect, he was very comfortable at the time, he wasn't uncomfortable anymore. I probably spent two hours with him, and after two hours, I gave him my WeChat. I said: You can contact me if you have anything. This is very interesting, from then on he never contacted me again. I guess he started to hate me. This kid's words are really harsh, he may have already blacklisted me by accident. So do you know about this? Many people cannot accept the light shining on them at all. He thought he got a brain tumour because he was tired from work, this logic is an extremely absurd logic.

If I get sick, and someone asks me: Why are you sick? I said: I sinned, I deserve it! I offended God, it's a simple matter. I tell you, God will surely punish those who hate Him, from father to son, to the third and fourth generation! Our God is a jealous God, so in the Old Testament, and still so in the New Testament. You must know that later I developed a habit, I don't really like to minister to pastors, but I don't follow my own preferences either. So knowing God is wisdom, is intelligence. Do you understand? Don't be silly, don't be stupid as Christians, as pastors! The light shines into the darkness, and those who do evil will surely hate the light, that's what happens!

Today God is going to punish people's sins, from father to son to the third and fourth generation. Is there such a thing among us? Do you all know why I preached this sermon? I just want to preach some people away, preach until there is a voice of accusation in you, preach until you feel very uncomfortable, preach until there are many accusations in you. Why? After this preaching, he feels uncomfortable, and thinks: Isn't this talking about me? This is talking about you. So false comfort is useless, and neither the one who comforts nor the one who receives comfort can solve any fundamental problems, the fundamental problem is what kind of God is God? God is such a God, repentance is the way to receive grace. Repent, don't be self-righteous! Self-righteousness is a very evil way of thinking.

If people live according to their own words, they cannot live according to God's words; if they live according to God's words, they cannot live according to their own words. Today I want to tell you, there are many unlucky people. Yesterday a sister shared with me a pair of unlucky couples, they are so unlucky! This unlucky couple got married for the first time, and I don't know how they got married, anyway, marry a chicken and follow the chicken, marry a dog and follow the dog, marry a carrying pole and carry it away. As a result, they later divorced, and after the divorce, they met another divorced person, and got married again. After the marriage, because the husband she married was also a second marriage, the husband's ex-wife came to make trouble again, and they divorced again. Later they recovered, and thanked God, God, I thank you! They just love to get married, they just keep getting married all their lives.

As a result, the church she attended was reported, and after being reported, the church closed down. Later, after asking, it was her husband who reported it. And her husband not only reported the church, but also committed domestic violence. Oh my goodness, this life! Some time ago she came to us, she hadn't come yet, she contacted us. When I heard it, don't report us again. I said: Then you just be like that! Later, after asking, the couple were extremely unlucky, very unlucky, their life was simply a farce! What happened as a result? It was interesting, unlucky! Then you say I have preached so much about those who hate God, God will surely punish their sins, do you think there are many? Yes, there are definitely more such things than blessings.

But today I have to give you a little hope, what hope? Those who have been unlucky for many years have come to us and repented and become better. They used to be in extreme poverty, entered the blacklist, and now they are better, their finances are better; those who are sick, with chronic diseases and acute diseases, are better; those with menstrual pain are better. They came out of hating God. You must know that God has not made a mistake, and the demons have not made a mistake, it is just that we ourselves have not done it right. Today I tell you, it's much better! Why? Because in this place we really insist on preaching this harsh word: Those who hate God, God will surely punish their sins, from father to son to the third and fourth generation!

Do you understand? Only the truth can set people free, and those who practice the truth walk in the light! Here you will really be blessed, but here you will also really be dealt with, here there will really be curses, because people listen to it and don't take it seriously. God is a jealous God, if you want to continue to be unlucky, then continue to live an unlucky life; if you want to be blessed, come out of hating God.

2. Scripture

You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me. (Exodus 20:5)

3. Prayer

God, let this sentence be deeply imprinted on our hearts, let every brother and sister know that You are a jealous God, let every brother and sister know that those who hate You, You will surely punish their sins, from father to son to the third and fourth generation. Today, let us not only know that those who love You and keep Your commandments, You will keep Your covenant of love with us to a thousand generations; but also know that those who hate You, You will surely punish their sins, from father to son to the third and fourth generation. Today, let us be awakened in the spirit, know the way, let us make a choice between life and death, blessing and curse, choose to follow You, act according to Your words, in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen!

4. Scripture Background

The background of this passage is very interesting, do you all know what the situation is? God led the Israelites out of Egypt, and in the process of leading them out of Egypt, that generation saw God's actions that were unprecedented and unsurpassed, beyond human imagination. I tell you, that generation was both blessed and unlucky. They were blessed because they saw God's wonderful actions; they were unlucky because they all died in the wilderness, they were killed by God in the wilderness, and they all became a generation that God hated. Think about it, isn't that the case? As a result, God brought them out of Egypt and into the wilderness, and after entering the wilderness, this Moses went to Mount Sinai, and God spoke to the Israelites on the mountain in the clouds, and the Israelites all heard it, and they were all afraid, and they revered God, God just wanted them to revere.

As a result, Moses went up the mountain and engraved two tablets of the law, and what was engraved on the tablets were these few sentences, the upper part was the words engraved by God with His finger, and the Ten Commandments were engraved on these two tablets. This tablet was placed in the Ark of the Covenant, but the earliest two tablets were broken by Moses, because the Israelites came up and worshiped idols, and made a golden calf. Later, Moses went to the mountain again, and God engraved another set for him, and put it in the Ark of the Covenant again. I ask you, what is in the Ark of the Covenant? What is in it is the Ten Commandments, which is amazing! What is the first thing that these Ten Commandments engraved on the tablet talk about?

I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. “You shall have no other gods before me. “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me. (Exodus 20:1-5)

Have you seen this passage? Then, the following is a lot of the Ten Commandments. Moses took down this tablet of the law and placed it in the Ark of the Covenant, and then I tell you, that generation who saw this tablet of the law could not enter the Promised Land! Why? They all became people who hated God, people who God hated. What is the reason? It is because they were willing to worship idols. Why is it so easy to worship idols? Isn't it good to worship a true God with great power? I tell you, it's not good. Because when you worship the true God, you have to listen to Him, but when you worship an idol, the idol listens to you, right?

The idol listens to you, you can do whatever you want. You put the idol in your pocket, you take it on a plane to London, and the idol will definitely go to London with you. Then you put God in your pocket, you take Him to London, can God stay in your pocket? God cannot stay in your pocket. So I tell you, you can put a rope around the neck of an idol and carry it around, but you cannot carry the true God with a rope. So, you can carry a cat or an idol in a cage or a pocket, but you cannot carry a true God, the true God does not listen to you! Why do people like to worship idols so much? Because idols listen to people; why don't they like to worship the true God? Because people have to listen to God. This is very interesting, so I think today we will start talking about hating God.

5. I the LORD am your God

This concept must be clarified, what does it mean to be your God? We all have to know, this is my wife, this is my husband, that is also my husband, and that one over there is also my husband. It sounds terrible! This is my dad, that is also my dad, Old Wang next door is also my dad, and Old Zhang next door is also my dad. Your real dad will slap you. Who is your dad? Tell me clearly who is your dad? What does your God mean? Let's talk about it. Your God, especially our God, He is the beginning and the end, He is amazing.

He is our God, this meaning is very profound. That is, He is our salvation, He is our healing, He is our benefit, He is our joy, He is the source of our life, He is our supply, He is our reliance, He is our ever-present help in trouble, He is our refuge, He is the guarantee of our life, He is the hope of my life! Therefore, God said: I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of slavery in Egypt. I tell you, it must be so! That is to say, since you were released, and then you received God's grace, at this time, you began to have a relationship with God, the LORD God is your God, do you understand? Can your God be the same thing as your toy? Can it be the same thing as the rag in your house? Is it your family's maid? No. Your God, that is, you are everything!

Why do we call it Chinese Mingding Theology? Why is it called Mingding Destiny? It is because He is my God, I was born for this, I live for this, and I die for this. God is my God, He is my hope in eternity, He is my everything! This concept must be correct. Therefore, it is very normal to leave everything for God! For many people, their children are their God, their husbands are their God, and their work is their God, but God is not their God. Isn't this terrible? If you are not a Christian, this has nothing to do with you. Because if God has ever led you out of Egypt, today among us, almost everyone has experienced God, they must have experienced God's power, and then God released us from that situation, this is the most important concept of Chinese Mingding Destiny. This is our God.

You must know that when I first knew God, I felt that it was really good to have God. I am not the kind of low-life who has no ability, but I can't use my ability. Later I concluded that it's useless, ability is not as good as God, right? Since I knew God, I tell you, I made a decision. You may not understand this decision, I am willing to live for my God, this is why I later established the church. I tell you, it is really good to have God, because I live for God. So if I lose my job, I lose it, I'll find another one, it's better to lose it, if I don't have enough money, it's okay if I don't have enough, right? I tell you, I really have confidence in God in my heart. So I really have a bit of the appearance of Jacob and Joseph. I the LORD am your God is before which sentence? It is before God will surely punish those who hate Him. I the LORD am your God, do you understand this sentence?

6. You shall have no other gods before me

If you have other gods, then you're done, you hate God, right? If you have God, you can't have other gods, just like you have a husband, you can't have several husbands. Of course, the system of one wife and more husbands is not a problem, but it doesn't seem to work now. The system of one husband and more wives and one wife and more husbands can be established, but you can't just establish God's system. What is God's system? You shall have no other gods before me. Either you don't accept me as your God, or if you accept me, you can't have other gods. This is what God said. The Ten Commandments, this is no joke!

This first commandment is a red line. What does this red line say? It says, I, Jehovah, am your God! Second, you shall have no other gods besides Me. Because you have no god, you do not know God, and you have not experienced being led out of the house of slavery in Egypt by God, these words have nothing to do with you. But if you have this God, do you still have other gods? Does a person have other gods in this life? Some people have another god, what other god? Money, work, family, isn't it? Let me tell you, churches talk about family a lot these days. In fact, including family altar and all these kinds of concepts, many of these concepts are not important truths mentioned in the Bible. No! It just means you cannot have other dependencies.

You must know that I often hear people say: Wife happy, life happy. Hey, if God is not happy, how can you be happy? How can you be happy if God is not pleased? Only want to please the wife, but do not want to please God. I think this kind of thing is very common. Why do some people encounter all kinds of problems, especially pastors? Because there are other gods! Let me tell you, the management structure of many churches is very interesting. I don't know about Western churches, but Chinese churches all have a term called Shimu (pastor's wife). Who is Shimu? Shimu is the pastor's pastor, that is, the pastor's god. If Shimu is not happy, then the pastor cannot be happy. That's how happiness works, so this kind of situation arises.

Everyone does a very good job of superficial work and family packaging, but cannot hide a heart that hates God. God will surely punish those who hate Him, from father to son to the third and fourth generations. No joke! If you do not handle these things according to God's words, you must be careful. Even Moses, who wrote Exodus and brought the stone tablets down from the mountain, was almost killed by God for listening to his wife! A few days ago, a brother told me: When a woman is in charge, the house collapses. Of course, some have not collapsed. This is not what I said, I am just quoting it. Why? Because they only see trivial things, only see sesame seeds and green beans in their eyes, how can the house not fall?

I tell you, besides God, you cannot have other gods, you cannot have other dependencies, you cannot have other hopes, nothing can be placed above God. I have made this clear, do not even think about blocking between me and my God. Cannot block it, how can you block it? My God, besides Him, there is no other god. I only listen to God's words. Even if the sky falls, I will listen to God's words. Understand? That's for sure! So when encountering problems, still rely on my God; you simply cannot have other dependencies.

Then today, listening to God's words and loving Him is truly loving Him. I ask you, if you really love God, many things can be let go; you really cannot have other gods, you really can let go. Today, many brothers and sisters among us have many struggles. Struggles are normal! Everyone has their own destiny, live as you like. As for me, I must serve my God. There is nothing you cannot let go when you love God, because He is my life!

Seven, You Shall Not Make Idols, Nor Serve Them

Once you know that Jehovah is your God, the God who led you out of Egypt, and no matter what, you put our God first in our lives when entering God's promised land, this is Chinese Mingding Destiny. If you have other gods, you are a person who hates God, and you must know that God will surely punish your sins. If you make idols and worship idols, God will also surely punish your sins, which is called hating God. So, seventhly, do not make idols, nor serve them; serve only my God! You must know that as a pastor, how many rounds of temptation have I gone through? The devil often comes to tempt me.

Let me give you an example, because I am very capable, and I do many things very professionally. So sometimes, people ask me to help. Everyone must know that I later made a decision: do not charge a single cent. Everything is completely free! This is not me boasting about anything, it is the result of my struggle. Why struggle? I thought: Ah, no money? That's real money. Ah, why not charge? Charge, don't charge! Charge, don't charge! If you charge money, it is a businessman's mentality, making a transaction. But if you do not charge money, it is a priest's mentality, it is a blessing.

So I bless many people, and I define it as blessing because my things all come from God. So I rely solely on my God, I serve only my God, and I never do private work. Understand? I do not do private work. So within you, that devil often wants to give you a little idol, to make you start serving it. Be careful! So, why do people make idols? Do you know? People are not unaware of the power of the spiritual realm, they know. Then why do they still make idols when they know the power of the spiritual realm? Because those things in the spiritual realm often come to confuse us.

Today among us, I absolutely believe that the devil will not let you go either, it will definitely come to confuse you. But whether you are willing to be confused or not is your choice, that is your creation! Because behind all these are evil spirits. As long as an evil spirit confuses you a little, lets you start making an idol, lets you take your family as an idol, your husband as an idol, your work as an idol, your money as an idol – that is, you think you have to rely on it to live – then it is bad. Once an evil spirit tempts you and succeeds in deceiving you, it stands by and says, Game Over, waiting to see you corrupt.

Why? Because God wants to see you. Once He sees that you are like this, that you hate God, God will punish your sins, from father to son, to the third and fourth generations! Can you understand? So the church cannot become my idol, service cannot become my idol, ministry cannot become my idol, pastoring cannot become my idol. I only have one God, I do not make idols, and I do not want to do a lot of things. So, the throne cannot become my idol either; nothing can become my idol, because I am serving God.

Until today, do you all know that anything you feel is very glorious is very dangerous. So I do not want to stretch my hand too far; I just want to do one thing if I can, two things if I can. I am very practical. So today, everyone is gradually starting to understand how idols tempt people: through the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life – all related to this life. So achieving the purposes of this life through spiritual means, sacrificing the hope in eternity and the blessings in eternity, is called idolatry.

You must know that many pastors, their lifelong pursuit is to build a building, to build a church, and that is their lifelong pursuit. Doesn't that become making idols? So today, everyone must know that loving God, serving God, and pastoring God's flock well – that is my most core work. I will invent many pastoral tools next; what I want to do is for God's will to be accomplished in me, to catch people like catching fish, and today I have some skills in catching people. So today, our brothers and sisters are starting to know that no matter how many temptations there are, choose to overcome! Because once you fall into that thing, you become someone who hates God, and God will surely punish your sins. Are there still people among us being deceived today? Do you take your business as your dream? If your business is your dream, your restaurant is your dream: idol!

Remember, everything can pass away. Maybe the Yong Wang Mansion is still there, but the Yong Wang is no longer there. Do you know the Yonghe Temple? The Yonghe Temple is still there, but the Yong Wang in the Yonghe Temple is no longer there. The company may still be there, but the person who created the company is no longer there. It is useless. So how many people are still in delusion today? Do not take your things as God, do not take your things as idols, and do not take them as your purpose for living. So today, if you interact with me a little more, you will find that I am quite free and easy. That's right, the words in the Ten Commandments must be made clear.

Eight, God Will Surely Punish Those Who Hate Him

You must know that I have one biggest characteristic, which is that I always feel like I have not done things right. So according to God's words, I think: Ah, does the Bible say this? Where does the Bible say this? If I cannot find a precedent or basis for something in the Bible, I feel uneasy in my heart. This is terrible, why? The reason is very simple: there are not many things I do right today.

Why do I say that Chinese Mingding Destiny needs to start again? Because today we feel that we have done many things right. Where? Only a drop in the bucket. So start again, reread God's words into our hearts, knowing God is endless. When the light shines on us, do we react with an evil reaction? Is it necessary to listen to God's words, to listen to God's word? Is it doing things according to God's words or according to people's natural reactions? I tell you, natural reactions are very evil, they are a reaction of the flesh.

Today, brothers and sisters, write down this sentence: God will surely punish those who hate Him! You must know that many strange things have appeared in contemporary churches, and they feel that these things are all permitted by God. Of course, they are permitted by God, and these things are not only permitted by God but also directed by God. How could God not punish those who hate Him? He will definitely punish them. So do not love the world, and do not love the things in this world, because if you love this world, you hate God. If you hate God, God will punish your sins, to the third and fourth generations!

You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me. (Exodus 20:5)

The sentence behind is even better: God is a jealous God! Understand? Today among us, I wish that everyone can awaken in their souls, knowing that God is a jealous God. Do not play games with God; God is a Spirit, and there is nothing God does not know. You must know that my understanding of the spiritual realm sometimes makes me feel too awake. Once, when I was casting out demons, as soon as I spoke, I said the first half of the sentence, and it knew the second half I was going to say. The first half had not even been said yet, and it knew both the first half and the second half. This demon is too powerful. Whatever I think in my head is transparent to it. Then I ask you, how can it not be transparent before God?

So today, our brothers and sisters must know that God is a jealous God; do not play games with God. If you fool God around, you will be in trouble if problems arise. So last time, I felt that these words I said really hope that our brothers and sisters can wake up. What are we pursuing in life? If what you are pursuing is not God Himself, then there really is a problem. If you want to come here to get some blessings, but you get a curse, if you want to come here to get God's word and to get destiny, then there is some. But if you just want to come here to get blessings, it may turn into a curse, because in this place, God really is a jealous God.

Nine, Summary

Let us do a summary together: Can we say today that God is my everything? If God is my everything, then other things can be said to be not so important. If our God is not our everything, then there is some risk, and it is not a small risk. Many pastors, when they hear me say this, say: That's impossible! Forsake everything for God? How is that possible! Because God is not his everything, his everything is his everything. Understand? I tell you, I have tried forsaking everything for God. I am really willing to forsake everything for God; you do not need to doubt me. What did I get? I got God! God is my everything; this is my life, this is my destiny!

Building God's glorious church is my life; loving God and pastoring God's flock is my life. Distributing spiritual food to everyone at the appointed time, letting everyone start to know God, guiding everyone to God, being able to love God, and being blessed by God is so wonderful! Later, I thought about it, what else in this world is better than this work? To have the opportunity to serve God in this life, to catch people like catching fish because of God, what else is better than this? There is nothing, really nothing.

I really love my God; I just love serving Him. So today, brothers and sisters, you must know that I wish that all brothers and sisters would become treasures in God's eyes. I have such a desire and also such faith. I know that after listening, brothers and sisters will definitely declare with me: God is my everything; I will build God's glorious church and dedicate my life to Him. Amen!

Let us sing a hymn to prepare for today's offering. The name of the song is Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God. If you do not understand the meaning of offering, please do not give an offering. Remember, this place is not a place that lacks money; this place is a blessed place. If you love God and are willing to give an offering, we thank God because giving an offering to God is infinitely good. If you are really willing, do not just give money; present yourselves as a living sacrifice; this is your rightful and proper worship. At this time, let God inspire us in our hearts.

Some time ago, I slightly mentioned building construction offering and wow, the enthusiasm of the brothers and sisters really exceeded my imagination! Today, brothers and sisters, take yourselves as a gem in God's eyes, becoming materials for building the temple. You are the materials for building the temple, that is the best. Together with me, be a person who catches people like catching fish, be a people who are pleasing to God!

God, may You create a clean heart for our brothers and sisters, let there be a steadfast spirit within us again; God, may we once again receive Your grace and please You in Your presence; God, we want to dedicate ourselves completely, may You accept us and let us walk in Your will throughout our lives, building Your glorious church and becoming a blessing to all nations and peoples on earth, in this generation, may Your glory fill the whole earth because of us! God, open our spiritual eyes, let us see the needs of this generation in this desolate generation, may Your light shine in the darkness. In the name of Jesus Christ, I want to bless our brothers and sisters among us. God, raise up Your people, let Your people be able to live out Your glorious image. This is what we ask and think, in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen!

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one, for the kingdom, the power, and the glory are Yours, now and forever. Amen!

May God bless everyone!