I. Introduction

Good day to everyone! Today, I want to share a rather intriguing sermon titled Do Not Fall for the Devil's Schemes. Why intriguing? Because this exact phrase isn't in the scriptural passage itself, but rather a quote from the Book of Ecclesiastes. The concept is quite simple: if you fall for the Devil's schemes, you'll be back to square one. And if you continue to fall for his tricks, you'll revert to the chaos before creation. Now, if you're weighed down by debts from before the dawn of time, feeling disoriented, and I've helped you out of that mess, and you choose to return, well, that's your decision.

When Adam and Eve encountered the Devil's deception, if they had been more cautious and thoroughly investigated the situation, they wouldn't have been deceived. The Devil might have said, Look at this fruit, so enticing! Eat it, and you'll be like God, with enlightened eyes and wisdom. Adam and Eve could have simply responded, Let us consider it; we'll give you our answer tomorrow. What could they have done? They could have sat down with God in the evening, shared some wine, and said, God, we encountered that snake today; it could actually speak! And God might have replied, Indeed, I fashioned it as the most cunning of creatures. This matter could have been resolved over drinks and peanuts. Then, the next day, they could have approached the snake and said, Snake, we consulted with God yesterday, but we still need more time to fully understand this. That snake would have been furious, its mouth contorted in anger.

Have you noticed that when someone selling P2P investments approaches you, and you say you need another day to consider, they often get upset? Similarly, when a real estate agent shows you a property, and you keep saying you need to think about it, they become quite irritated. Why? Because they're eager to transfer the money from your pocket to theirs. Would they be doing this without the prospect of profit? All you need to do is consult with God; you'll see their expressions change. If you ask, Why are you angry? Why has your countenance changed? the demon within them becomes enraged.

I never rush into things. Why? Because the sky won't fall. What's the point of rushing? Some might say, This is a golden opportunity! But those who get swindled often believe they've found an opportunity, only to lose hundreds of thousands, or even millions. Why? Because they didn't investigate thoroughly. Don't fall for the Devil's schemes; carefully consider and scrutinize everything. Haste is a grave mistake. If Eve hadn't eaten the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, the outcome would have been entirely different.

If you hadn't been defrauded by a P2P scheme, the outcome would have been entirely different. Some might say, Teacher, if I hadn't been swindled by P2P, I wouldn't have sought God! My goodness! Claiming that all things work together for good. That's simply foolish. Why didn't you seek God in the first place? Which is better: seeking God earnestly or seeking Him when you're in utter chaos? When you're afflicted with dementia, you won't be able to seek Him. Isn't that foolish? Such statements are absurd, as they're merely excuses. These excuses are utterly meaningless!

Impatience is disastrous in all endeavors. When choosing a spouse, be thorough in your examination; don't rush. If you're running away from home due to disagreements with your parents and end up with the wrong person, you'll regret it. If you're considering an investment, be cautious. Why rush? Ask questions, learn more, explore. If you're unsure how to investigate, start with learning; if you don't know how to scrutinize, begin with scrutiny. I'll teach you; I'm certainly an expert in this area. If any of you wish for me to take a look at something, I'm willing to do so. However, don't ask me to introduce you to someone.

The Devil's schemes crumble under even the slightest scrutiny, not even requiring deep investigation. If Eve had said to the snake, Snake, what nonsense are you spouting? I can't understand a word! Just as when some pastors finish preaching, and I ask, Did you understand? and they reply, No, I didn't. The pastor preached so well, I find it absurd. If Eve had said to the snake, Your words are so convoluted; can you speak plainly? I can't comprehend you. If you express incomprehension, the snake would become anxious and have to explain. You can try this yourselves.

If you're a pastor and someone under your care keeps rambling on, simply say, I don't understand; please explain again. If they continue rambling, say, I still don't understand; can you explain once more? They'll eventually run out of steam. If you still don't understand, the Devil will be perplexed, and Eve will have outsmarted him. Therefore, scrutiny is key. You must understand that Christians are akin to con artists. Never trust a Christian. Of course, don't trust anyone, trust only in God. Christians are often a deceptive façade. I simply don't trust Christians.

Years ago, I encountered a Christian at a gathering during breakfast. He sat next to me, and I briefly discussed investments and financial management. He exclaimed, If you give me a million dollars, I'll return three million by the end of the year! I thought, I've finally met a deity! Buffett writes books, but this person could surpass him. Compared to this person, Buffett is nothing. If I gave Buffett a million, he'd return $1.2 million, but this person would give me three million! I thought, If I can get back thirty percent by the end of the year, I'd be laughing all the way to the bank. Madness!

People dislike scrutiny and reflection; they're easily swayed. How many among us have been deceived by Christians and, more abhorrently, by your own pastors? Countless, and it's deplorable! However, you can't blame others; you can only blame yourselves. Why? Because you dislike scrutiny and reflection. What kind of talk is that? I can tell right away if someone is a con artist. Some might say, Even Jack Ma invested in it. So, if Jack Ma invests, should I follow suit? He didn't even show me his credentials. Disliking reflection and preferring hearsay, when people are this foolish, they're bound to return to square one, to the chaos before creation. Didn't Adam and Eve return to the pre-creation state? Utter chaos. From being flesh of my flesh and bone of my bone, they became thorns in the flesh and splinters in the bone.

When I pointed out it was a scam, they denied it, claiming it was a favorable arrangement. Then I asked, Why don't you borrow from the bank? People dislike scrutiny and reflection, preferring a quick result. Where does that lead? Recently, someone recommended a book to me, saying, Teacher, this book is excellent! I asked, In what way? They replied, I enjoy reading it; it's called 'Please Give Me a Result.' In the past, I often encountered bosses who demanded results. Recently, I chatted with an officer in the Singaporean army who told me that regardless of your efforts, the commanding officer only wants a result.

This approach has become a management model, highly regarded by many because of its simplicity. How you achieve it is irrelevant; just deliver the result. Can you truly deliver a result? I've never quite grasped this. Understand that many bosses operate this way: how you do it is your concern, just provide the result. I prefer the opposite management style. First, explain your goals, strategies, and methods. If your target is a million dollars, and it suddenly becomes three million, I question the approach. Many bosses operate this way, though that book elaborated more than that.

Frankly, I find it challenging. I've never understood how they manage things. Let me share my approach. If I hire a general manager and say, Give me a result, the general manager might say, What result? I can deliver anything, even the moon! They might continue drawing a salary for two years without producing a result, leaving me swindled. Do you think I'm foolish? If I pay and receive no result, isn't that being swindled? I've never understood that approach. Instead, I need you to explain how you plan to achieve it. What's your goal? How will you strategize? Something about it doesn't sound right to me. That's why I manage closely.

Many people amass wealth through deception. How they manage it is truly a skill. That fact that I think is strange. I don't want a result, I want to understand your objectives, strategy, and methods. Remember these three terms. Without strategy and method, you're just bluffing. If your strategy and methods sound like a con, I'm not interested. Some bosses deceive themselves and hire deceiving employees, leading an entire company based on deception. Yet, they deceive to the tune of trillions. Amazing! Over more than a decade, have they fallen for the Devil's schemes? Certainly! Have they returned to square one? Yes. Have they reverted to the chaos before creation? Absolutely, utter chaos! Why return to square one? Why return to the pre-creation state? If we don't engage in such activities, we're fine.

In truth, Eve wasn't suited for research, lacking the temperament of a scientist. She also wasn't fit for study and certainly wasn't a scholar, as she displayed the mindset of a failing student. Why do people become failing students? Believing that eating fruit would make them clever, was their desire. Did she become clever after eating it? No. Did she get tired after eating it? Yes! She clearly didn't grasp the concept of hard work or the essence of living! She was simply allured by the prospect of that fruit. She sought to eat the serpent, but ended up being devoured by it. What a slacker! Neither the work ethic nor the academic skills were there, just a bum!

Imagine Eve observing a herd of cows, leaving piles of dung and thinking, Oh, how smelly! Why is there so much? God, why did you create cows that defecate? This is an imperfect creation; I have to clean it up myself! What kind of talk is that? If you don't clean it up, who will? God appointed you to work in the garden, managing it well, but you became troubled by it. I ask you, does managing a garden not require cleaning up manure? If you raise pigs, don't you have to clean up manure? There's plenty of hard work involved. Eve thought, Finally, it's the Sabbath, a day of rest! So, she and Adam went to the tree in the garden.

Does this resonate with some of us? Failing at studies, failing at work, merely existing to eat, drink, enjoy and be merry, enjoying only pleasure, while work is painful. They ended up touring the gardens; there they ran into the serpent. They conspired with Adam demonstrating their folly and lack of wisdom. I ask you, what didn't Adam and Eve who were newly created need to learn or develop? Much needed learning to be done. Wanting to able to act that way all at once. In fact, Adam and Eve were unaware of what God fully expected. But to seek to understand it. Not seeking to learn is what got them in the end.”

I can tell you Eve needed much clarity, as she was befuddled. What is wisdom? She didn't know. What is work? She didn't know. What is living for? She didn't know. What is happiness? She didn't know. What is joy? She didn't know. She knew about nothing and would not consider it, as all she wanted was a quick fix. He desired to have all of these qualities at once while she already had the image of God on her, as the goal being how does to further restore that image, She had to explore it little by little. God had given them the ability to learn and they knew nothing, deciding to become divine all at once, succumbing to dark thoughts and temptations.

His approach turned out to be absurd, as he urged them to “Give me all. Eat and take the fruit.” Like our Chinese, one is completely full of diet culture, eat liver to improve the liver; Eat heart to nourish the heart; Eat the brain to improve brain function, which is just a bunch of Eves. Did you become smarter after eating? After being able to eat, how did I not see him become smarter? All are ill prepared for research. Is there anything on earth that is helped by eating? You should know that the liver is a detoxifier. You eat a liver, and eat the poison of them all without even realizing it.

You must know that I have a dream that this group of us will become reviewers, and after reviewing, it will not be easy to fall for the tricks of the demons. Whatever you have to review it carefully. Do you think I've been deceived? Yes. But when I think about it, I can't do things without taking some risks. I figured the risk was ten thousand yuan, OK, take this risk, because I can investigate many things there. So my dream is that this group of us will become reviewers, learners, workers, problem solvers, happy people, happy people, healthy people, and a blessing to others in this generation, instead of becoming a burden to this generation. generation. The most important thing is to become a conscious person, with a clear mind and a clear conscience.

Without examination, without understanding, isn’t it tragic to be caught in the Devil's trap? It’s hard work! Some say: Pack it up and go public quickly, and get online quickly. As a result, it collapsed when it went online, and fell when it went public. Why are you in such a hurry? Can it be done slowly if you cheat money? I don’t even understand what money is, can you not get arrested for printing money at home? Definitely be arrested. Make money quickly, but as a result, you lose money, losing ten million, one hundred million, and one hundred billion in one go. A spiritual person sees through everything, have you seen through it? Take a slow look. Do not fall for the Devil's tricks, do not return to liberation, and do not return to the beginning of the world, emptiness and chaos. Start to see what it’s all about for conscious people to live, see all the related things about being alive, and don’t mess around, talk nonsense, or do things blindly, that will not produce any results. , can only produce emptiness and chaos.

What doesn't need to be investigated? What doesn't need to be learned? There is nothing that you are born knowing. It is normal if you don’t know it when you are born, but it is abnormal if you don’t know it all the time, that’s the trouble! When a ghost comes to deceive you, first figure it out. At least figure out 20% or 30%, then figure out 50% or 60%, and then figure out 70% or 80%. How can you cheat? As long as you hear that this is an opportunity, it is probably a liar. If you want to figure things out and become smarter, you must read Ecclesiastes. I do the best Bible study on Ecclesiastes, but the number of clicks is not very high, but that doesn’t matter, why? Because there are few people who are aware of it, and few people know what’s good for them. My study of Ecclesiastes is unique in the world!

II. Scripture

I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure to find out what is good.” But that also proved to be meaningless. I laughed, but I said, “It is foolish.” And I asked, “What does pleasure accomplish?” I tried cheering myself with wine, and embracing folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom. I wanted to see what was worthwhile for people to do under the heavens during the few days of their lives. (Ecclesiastes 2:1-3)

III. Prayer

Lord Jesus, today, we call upon Your name. May Your Spirit guide us. May Your Spirit continually work to reveal in our midst, so that we recognize You even more. Give us more knowledge of Your words, Your truth, so that we can live our lives pleasing to You, so we have the wisdom, knowledge or joy in our work. God, fill us with creative power. Father, You created everything in the universe, and may You grant us the wisdom of the entire cosmos, turning the world into our paradise, in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen!

IV. Background

Solomon wrote Ecclesiastes in his late years. This is difficult to verify, but the book claims to be written by Solomon and is about reflection and what happened in his life toward the end. It would have been interesting to find out what his reflections were when he wrote the book, because the book opens up with claims of joy. Like it was all for joy, then what we find at the end is his reflection, in his old age, that it was all meaningless. So difficult to have a joyful life. You want joy, the quickest high being hard alcohol and getting high.

I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure to find out what is good.” But that also proved to be meaningless. (Ecclesiastes 2:1)

He took on an investigative and experimental spirit and approached these problems.

I laughed, but I said, “It is foolish.” And I asked, “What does pleasure accomplish? (Ecclesiastes 2:2)

And then he set out to understand these sentiments.

I tried cheering myself with wine, and embracing folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom. I wanted to see what was worthwhile for people to do under the heavens during the few days of their lives. (Ecclesiastes 2:3)

He conducted experiments and investigations, creating simulated environments, to understand what people did and the world under heaven, and that which was worthwhile. It was with an attitude of observation to avoid the Devil's tricks. Only then will you see through things, by judging how worthwhile it is to take action or not. So, what were the steps that he took? He had a similar taste as I did, just on a much bigger scale. He wants more beautiful homes, with amazing architecture, with a great library, with construction, and a backyard garden. He then grew vineyards, dug ponds, and purchased servants, cattle, and sheep, outdoing the people out on Jerusalem.

It is quite interesting that he embraces stupidity, and despite it being foolish, he goes mad doing these things, drinking a lot of hard alcohol and building on treasures. He simulated all this so that he could truly understand and derive a conclusion. The conclusion of such experiments is that satisfaction is that which I seek and my reward for working hard. The homes are meaningless; the cars are meaningless, like a nice interior of a home is meaningless.

People are of two minds. I really wanted a car. It wan’t easy to get a car in that era. The cars of that era broke so easily. Now, you can take off to Tibet with a Wuling car. You see comments about Toyotas not breaking, but those are older than decades. Why just say that it won’t break? It is so much more than just a car. It is a lifestyle statement. The car is now a lifestyle thing, that has become so tasteless and full of greed.

Driving out to the sea to put up a tent, is great for the first few times, but then later, it means nothing. And seeing the car downstairs, he doesn’t feel much either. When did the joy happen? It came from longing for that specific car and all of it’s accessories. So that’s when that joy came. When did the joy start? Possession is the past, as said by many. So great joy and happiness happens far before you even possess it. Many wish they could have a phone in that way, but they get in and they feel nothing from it. The joy always had happened long prior. But on the other hand, many do not even take the time understand these things. Think of so many who are sad at work and during school.

But for Solomon, he was suited for vast experiments and tests. For us, small. The main difference is for Solomon the estates were bigger and for most regular people, a tent is enough since the logic is about the same. But with everything one could want, there is no meaning or direction. The thought of even making repairs to fix something is not needed, since all these things bring more stress.

There are people around who want to be unhappy or people who are happy no matter what. So what will that be like? Can it always be all play and no work, or will it be the other way as pleasure and nothing more? The answer as far as that we need to test it, by testing out the joy.

Therefore, enjoying blessings in labour is from God's hand, and it is our due portion. This is a great discovery that Chinese Mingding Destiny has unearthed from the 《Bible》. This great discovery may not be fully accepted by everyone yet, you must slowly come to accept it. Why do I keep talking about this? Because you don't accept it yet. If you fully accept it, wouldn't you become gods? So I'd like to ramble a bit more; those who agree, please bear with me. Solomon conducted a great experiment and described the state of his heart.

Then I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had expended in doing it, and behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was nothing to be gained under the sun. (《Ecclesiastes》2:11)

Then he began to discover that people hate life, they just live like this. Are there any who hate life, who hate living? Surely there are. Living is so tiring and hard! All the things done under the sun are thought to be vexation, all are vanity, all are chasing the wind, meaningless! At this time, he fell into a state of emptiness, nothing was interesting. If you have this feeling, Solomon had it too. Why? He stopped the project halfway. Could he stop? It's not a dead end, but if it's not a dead end, he has to continue. He thought: Why did I do so many things when I had nothing to do? I'm going to die soon, who am I leaving these things to? Look at Amnon, what a mess. Absalom is smart, but he's bad. Who to leave it to? Annoying! Hating life, hating all the labour under the sun, because what I gained must be left to those who come after me.

As long as you think about who your things will be left to, you will be upset. This is definitely a secret. In the future, when you meet rich people, you can chat with them. You ask them: Who are you going to give these things to in the future? Immediately ignite their worries. Why? He thought: I worked so hard, and in the end, people didn't do anything, but they got it. Actually, he misunderstood. He did this experiment well; when people think crookedly, they feel despair in their hearts, and then they come to a conclusion. I feel uncomfortable thinking like this, who wouldn't feel uncomfortable?

Someone said to me: Teacher, you founded Chinese Mingding Destiny. Have you chosen a successor? What's the point of choosing that thing? Whoever wants it can take it. If you have the ability, take it. Why should I care about that? I only care about serving well today, I work hard, I enjoy and find blessings in my labour. This is from God's hand. Everyone knows that the spiritual height is different, right? This kid lives just like a god, this kid knows how to live. Fortunately, he's still a kid, not an old man. This person needs to be studied. When a person thinks about death, alas! The wise man dies, the foolish man dies, they all die the same way. Have any of us seen dead people? Once you think about death, everything is empty, everything is chasing the wind.

If people don't understand these things, you will see everything empty as very real. Why? There is a sister who said that she has a lot of work pressure, she regards this empty thing as real. That is, even if you don't have to die in the future, after you retire, when you step down from that position, it has nothing to do with you. Let others take care of it. Now everyone knows why I don't really like to comment on these things. I just want to become smart, learn some lessons from this person, learn some lessons from that person, it's very good. Don't forget the original intention. The original thing is like this. If you look at it askew, you will fall into the devil's trick.

Isn't today still about casting out demons? It's useless after casting them out, because after casting them out again, you will fall into tricks again, you can never understand, and once you get emotional, it comes up. So what do I do? I put down your emotions. If you come at me, you definitely can't argue with me. The original intention is to enjoy blessings in labour. If you want to do it, you like to do it, do it well. Don't be bitter and worried after you finish it, don't frown as if someone needs you to do it. Actually, you need to do it very much. There should be quite a few Eves among us, even lower than Eve! If Eve liked to work, she wouldn't have time to eat the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Everyone try it and see. If you are a person who likes to work, don't work for money, and don't work for vacation travel. Just make this work your enjoyment, what will happen to you? Amazing, you will become an immortal. If this Eve liked to work, she would say: I will become more and more like God one day. I am growing again today by working. She enjoys it, humming a little tune while shovelling cow dung. If the cow's manure is not right, smell it to see, this cow ate the wrong food. Do you understand what I mean? If you like to work, how can you have time to wander around? She wouldn't eat it. So this person didn't study it. After Solomon studied it, he understood it thoroughly. Among the people in this world, some people can listen to this, some people can't listen to it. Some people listen to it and say: If you live according to what you said, can you still live? It's broken!

For to the one who pleases him God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given the business of gathering and collecting, only to give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind. (《Ecclesiastes》2:26)

So, everyone must know that God is pleased with you. When you hear this, it's right. With wisdom, knowledge, and joy, you are constantly rejoicing in the growth of wisdom; constantly rejoicing in the growth of knowledge; constantly rejoicing in examination. Then that uncomfortable feeling, when you think about what I'm doing this for? Doing this is your part, what else do you do if you don't do this while you're alive? Do you want to get cancer? People who love to work rarely get cancer.

Anyway, if you ask me, I'm not afraid of you discerning good and evil with me. People with many illnesses must be lazy, no need to think about it. It doesn't necessarily mean that you are really lazy, really not working, it's just that you are worried when you look at work, you don't rejoice when you look at work, you feel that there is a lot of work. Then there is no wisdom, knowledge, and then you do it blindly, do it blindly, do it blindly, and then you do it again after you finish it, and you do it again after you finish it. It's hard. This is the background of this passage.

Fifth, Examine Joy

Everyone must examine joy. There are many among us named Joy. Later, I found that people named Joy are not very joyful, and people named Victory are not very victorious. Today is not to examine the person named Joy, but to examine the word joy. Examine what exactly is joy? Do you say that smoking opium will be joyful? Will drug use be joyful? Yes. But after joy, there is a lot of pain. That joy is very short-lived joy. So, in the end, you slowly examine, and slowly ponder, what kind of things are true joy.

One day, a colleague said to me: Teacher, I just want to play, I don't want to serve, I am very tired from serving. I said: Okay, go play. He said: Teacher, how long can I play? I said: Play as long as you want, the salary will be paid as usual. After playing for a few days, he came back and said: Teacher, I don't want to play anymore. I said: What's wrong? He said: It's not fun. Have you experimented? I have experimented. The joy of playing is too short-lived. If you are allowed to play every day, wandering around on the street all day, what's the point? I can't find any meaning.

Because I have examined it myself, so the most nice joy is in creation, in solving problems, in constantly serving, in constantly working, that joy will be very nice. So after you examine it, you know that the words joy in labor are true. You don't know this if you haven't examined it. For example, some people love money. Why do they love money? Because they were so hungry that their front chest was against their back, they picked up ten yuan on the ground, bought a bowl of noodles, that bowl of noodles was much better than a Manchu Han Imperial Feast, it was the greatest enjoyment in his life. He concluded that this ten yuan is very important. That was when he was so hungry that his front chest was against his back, that ten yuan was very important to him, but if you have 100 million, that ten yuan is not important.

Sixth, Examine Wealth

You picked up ten yuan and were very joyful. Now you examine wealth. You must examine wealth clearly, otherwise you will love money to the point of printing money at home, that would be troublesome! You don't even know that you are printing yourself in. I'm not fooling everyone. I really have a set of understandings about money. It has gone through a series of examinations. When you have some money, you are very happy. Why? I used to be poor, so I am very happy when I have some money. But when you have a little more money, there are some small troubles.

If someone gives me 100 million, I will immediately be full of worries. Why? If inflation is 10% every year, it will become 90 million next year, and it will become 80 million the year after that. I am worried. If I didn't have this 100 million, where would my worries come from? I have food to eat, drinks to drink, and a place to live. I didn't sleep on the street. Alas, that 100 million has become a trouble. So later, Jack Ma summarized a sentence that is very interesting. He said that he was happiest when he had about 10 million. He didn't need to engage in investment portfolios, he just bought two houses and rented them out, very good.

You don't know this if you don't examine it. I don't know if the feelings of those richest people are much happier than me. Are they happy? I find them unhappy. Why? They are all trapped, it's annoying. Are there many annoying things? Yes. Then what are you doing with this thing? He didn't examine it back then, he jumped into the money pit all at once, and was trapped all at once, and couldn't get out again. Why? People in the world can't help themselves. That world of his is a real world, our world is a fake world.

People don't know without examining it, so Solomon examined wealth and felt that it was meaningless. As long as you examine those people who win big prizes, they all live miserably later, don't you find it strange? If you still don't understand, go watch Zhao Benshan's sketch. He won 60,000 yuan, and later lent out 100,000, because he won a big prize, everyone came to him to borrow money, and later he borrowed more than 100,000. Can the money lent out be returned? It can't be returned. Of course, this is a sketch.

Seventh, Examine Work and Study

Many people don't enjoy work, and many people don't like to study. Look, the mothers are very interesting. She tells her child to study hard. The child is very confused and asks: You didn't study hard when you were a child, but you are living well, why should I study hard? His mother said: Don't ask. I didn't understand things back then. The child asks: What did you do? His mother answers: I went to play mahjong. She outsourced the child to the school. The school didn't train him well, so she went to the school again. There are a lot of smoky things.

As long as people understand a little, they start to study. Before retirement, people are basically working. The most important years of people are full of study and work, and then people don't enjoy study and work, isn't that ruined? Later you find that those people who don't work and are very rich, those second-generation rich people, do you think they live well? Everyone must know that it is really difficult for people not to work. Enjoying in labor is God's creation! Some people say: I like to listen to God's words, I want to keep and obey God's words, but I just don't like to work, I just like to eat, drink, play and be merry. Is that obeying God's words? That's bad!

Eighth, Examine Pleasure

Today I am leading you to examine bit by bit, but I may not be able to explain it clearly in just one hour, but you really have to examine pleasure. Will eating bring pleasure? I like to eat delicious food. If you like to eat bad food, then you are a genius, I can't compare to you. You must know that people's pleasure is very important. You also like to eat delicious food, and I also like to eat delicious food. Back then I was thinking, it's really troublesome for God to create this thing, there is also a mouth, and you have to eat, and you have to cook, and you have to go to the flour, buy food, and buy vegetables. Where do the vegetables come from? They are grown in the ground, and the grain must also be grown in the ground, and after growing, it must be ground into flour, and then the flour must be mixed into dough, and then filled with filling. Oh my god, it's too troublesome!

Later I pondered, it would be great if God created a refueling hole when he created man, a charger would also work, and charging at a charging station would be new energy and clean, saving all the eating, drinking, peeing, pooping, and sleeping, how great! Later I understood, actually it's not good, why? No pleasure. What kind of feeling can you get from charging? You probably just get a little warm after charging. Someone recently heard me preach and know that I like to drink a little wine, so they give me two bottles of wine as soon as they come, don't give me any more. Actually, drinking a little wine is pretty good, it's pleasure. Later I exclaimed, I praise my God, God actually created a mouth for me to enjoy. It's not ordinary enjoyment when eating, it's really delicious, and you have a very good feeling.

But what is the greatest pleasure? The greatest pleasure is when you have done something well, it looks very good, this is the image of God. Later I discovered that there are quite a few colleagues among us who like to work, working desperately. Why? They can enjoy it here, solving a problem, and solving another problem, the system is constantly upgrading, things are constantly being created, and they are very happy! As soon as you examine it, you will know that this has something to do with the pleasure in work and study, and that pleasure is very durable, but eating is gone after eating, and it is very good after you have made an achievement.

Ninth, Examine the Achievement of Labour

Look, I have strung together what I just said, you enjoy working and making things. If you think that the achievements of your labor will be used by these bad people, and they will not use them well, and they will give a lot of garbage opinions after using them, you will be upset. Let me tell you, don't worry about who you give the achievements of your labor to, it doesn't matter, what matters is what we enjoy in our labor.

Then I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had expended in doing it, and behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was nothing to be gained under the sun. (《Ecclesiastes》2:11)

If you make the thing you want to make your life, it will be bad, you have to regard that thing as emptiness, as chasing the wind, because the most important thing in this process is that you enjoy solving this problem inside, so this is a great discovery of our Chinese Mingding Destiny. Working is not for that little money, but working is a platform where we can serve, we can express ourselves on this platform, and then be happy.

Tenth, Conclusion

When you have examined all these things, you must examine life and death. If you examine life and death, you will find one thing, many things become unimportant, and you will find that God is the most important. Once you examine life and death, the burden on your body will immediately fall off. That is, when a person's life comes to an end, what have you done in your life? If you often toil and worry about the little things you have done in your life, you will have a life of toil and worry. If you often enjoy your work, you will have a life of enjoyment. If you often examine these things clearly in this life, instead of messing around blindly, this life will be particularly good.

His foundation is that the work we do will be brought to eternity with us, and we will give an account to God in the future. What account will we give? It is everything we have done in this world. If we know God in this world and live out God's image, I have a belief, although it has not been achieved today, if God wants to restore God's image in us now, I tell you, your creativity will surpass Tencent, surpass Ali, surpass Huawei, and your life will become a very wonderful life!

Although we don't care much about whether what you do in the future is used badly or not, in this life, build your foundation on God, and come before God in the future to give an account, becoming a faithful and good servant in God's eyes, because in this world what is shown is faithfulness, what is shown is faith in God. This is God's original intention, God's original intention is definitely not to make us labor in operation, God's original intention is to let us enjoy blessings in labor, this is the portion God has given us. In this case, how can the devil deceive you? You can't fall into the devil's tricks because the devil's tricks are because we have made these concepts all confused, so everything becomes confused.

After I finish speaking today, after you listen, I believe that many people will be released, many people will come out of their confusion, you may be starting to go out, but not completely out, but I encourage you to examine well, examine these confused things well, after you examine them you will become a different person. Why? You have logic system inside to support how you should live and how you should go. A person's life is to live out God's glory, no longer wasting years in this generation. You no longer need to protect yourself, and you no longer need to have that sense of security, because God will be your rock, your salvation, may God bless everyone!

Let's sing a hymn to prepare to receive today's offering, this song is called 《Renew Me Again》. If you don't understand the meaning of offering, please don't offer. If you have lived in a daze all your life, I must first ask you to examine many things clearly, including offering, because the church does not lack money, the church is not a place to collect money, the church is a place to distribute blessings. In a moment you will hear many blessed testimonies, and your whole life will be completely changed. At this time, let God's Spirit constantly renew us, destroying all our worldly dreams, because these worldly dreams make us often live extremely painfully. Today, let us run forward with the heavenly vision God has given us. Today we no longer live in this life, but in eternal life. The things of the world have been seen lightly and seen through. Jesus Christ is our way, truth, and life!

At this time, raise your hands and pray with me: God, may Your Spirit often renew me; God, I no longer stay at this stage; God, lead me to continue to examine and explore, let me clearly understand what it means to live, let me clearly know that man does not live on food, not on the flesh, man lives on every word that comes from Your mouth; God, today I begin to climb this spiritual peak, clarifying all things one by one, I want to constantly know You in spiritual matters; God, mold me, renew me, and release me from ignorance and ignorance, may You be pleased with my offering, may You accept my offering; God, You will give us wisdom, knowledge, and joy, let us be Your faithful and good children, and live out Your glorious appearance on this earth; God, lead us, may Your name be glorified, may You be glorified because of us. 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, forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for the kingdom, the power, and the glory are all Yours, forever. Amen!

May God bless everyone!