Ep 601 - Tasks To Fulfill For The Secure Settlement Of Cheon ll Guk Part 6
Tasks to Fulfill for the Secure Settlement of Cheon Il Guk - June 18, 2022
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(Response to sharing) I think our life begins from gratitude. If we have just one thing (gratitude) constantly, I think many blessings will come. Gratitude is one (way of) self denial. In any situation when you are grateful, that is self denial. Always Satan brainwashes (us) through negative thinking.♦
Time flies so fast. It is already Saturday, right? Wow!
Today I’d like to talk about the “Tasks to Fulfill for the Secure Settlement of Cheon Il Guk” from True Mother’s Anthology, Book 1.
What I always say is that we need to unite. The first, second and third generations all need to become one, centering on the vertical standard. During our time on earth, we each must fulfill our given responsibility. We all need to carry out the responsibility we have to the Heavenly Parent as His true children. Such is the position you are in. For you first generation members, the time remaining to you is shorter than the time you have lived. Your dream is to go into the presence of the Heavenly Parent, isn't it? What is the Heavenly Parent’s wish? It is the kingdom of heaven on earth, and humanity living as one great family. Along the path headed toward that goal, there must be no obstacles. I have said that you stand in a blessed position, for you are eligible to become noble families. Your families cannot become noble families at anytime, anywhere. In this age, the age of Cheon Il Guk, a noble family is one whose first, second and third generations have continued to fulfill their duties of filial piety and loyalty to the Heavenly Parent and True Parents, generation after generation, as citizens of Cheon Il Guk.
I am sure there are many among you who should reflect upon this with your hand on your heart and feel remorseful. I am the True Parent of the 7.3 billion human beings on earth, and only the people who fulfill their responsibility are the true children of True Parents. There are no side paths or shortcuts along the way. Doesn't it say so in the Bible? The children I gather will be the wheat, not the chaff. It is true that General MacArthur performed a wonderful feat in the Battle of Incheon. However, before he could do so, he had to receive help from a special unit because he did not know about the geography of Korea or the situation at that time. Thanks to the members of that special unit, General MacArthur was able to land at Incheon. You should do your absolute best for the settlement of Cheon Il Guk with a spirit like a member of a special unit. (2016.08.11, Cheon Jeong Gung)
True Mother told all our Blessed families to become noble families. However, to become noble families, you need two conditions.
First, while True Mother is in the physical world, we must fulfill our duties of filial piety and loyalty to the Heavenly Parent. Secondly, after receiving the Blessing, expand to 3 generations and those children should all receive the Blessing, form a line of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation and fulfill their duties of filial piety and loyalty to the Heavenly Parent and True Parents.
True Mother is talking about the noble family. I think that means the first generation, second generation and third generation. They need to keep absolute purity, keeping God’s blood lineage. Secondly, all second generation (need to be) involved in God’s current providence. If you show that standard and all three generations fulfill the CheonBo mission, True Mother said, “I will give you the title of Noble Families.” That is True Mother’s concept of the royal family.
Even if your children have problems and do not currently have faith, do not give up and return again by constantly giving jeongseong. Even if your children have some problems – both Father and Mother say this – also according to my experience, the most important thing is: don’t give up. Even if our children are married to worldly people, our parents must first repent and make a firm resolution to bring them to God and True Parents. True love does not contain the content of giving up. You and I must be determined. We need to pray like this: “Heavenly Parent, I will pay any indemnity for my children!” I will pay anything if there is a condition (through which) my children can come back to God’s bosom.
We need to have that kind of mindset and determination with deep repentance. We have to pray and cry out to God with tears to open the way for our children to come back.
Don't judge your children. We don’t have the qualification to judge our second generation or third generation, those who left the church or have distanced (themselves) from God. All of us first-generation, including myself, are the problem. It happened because we didn't properly educate them and set an example for them. I believe that if you and I sincerely repent and shed tears and we change ourselves – including the relationship between husband and wife – then there is an opportunity. Our children surely will come back. The way for our younger generations to come back will surely be opened.
That is why (we should) not simply judge our second generation who have left or are far from God and True Parents. We need to repent.
The problem, the root, comes from first generation. That is why I don’t want to blame any second generation who have problems. The more I see that kind of situation, I always feel I am the one who needs to repent. I am the main reason. I did not educate them properly. I did not raise them properly. That is my problem. I am the continental director and need to take care of so many second generation, but I could not fulfill my portion of responsibility to take care of them. That is my problem. That is our first generation’s problem actually.
Through (our) repentance they will come back. We need to repent. This is the most important realization. Don’t judge simply. They have (done) nothing wrong. We are the ones who did wrong as the first generation. Don’t excuse yourself because you were on the front line, (or) this and that. “My job was very busy.” Then who is responsible for our second generation and third generation? We really need to repent as the first generation. “I am the most sinful person. How much did I pay attention to (raising) our second generation and third generation? Until now I go everywhere as a leader. How much did I pay attention to raising them? Most of the problem is my problem.” We need to think that way.
LIVING DIVINE PRINCIPLE: The Principle of Creation 53 - The Realm of God’s Direct Dominion
• What is the realm of God's direct dominion?
• Human beings abide in the realm of direct dominion when, as subject partners and object partners, they unite in the love of God to form a four position foundation and become one in heart with God. In this realm they freely and fully share love and beauty according to the will of the subject partner, thus realizing the purpose of goodness.
• The realm of direct dominion is the realm of perfection.
• What is the meaning of God's direct dominion over human beings?
• Once Adam and Eve had perfected themselves as individuals centered on God, they were to live together as one, forming the four position foundation in their family. Living in oneness with God's Heart, they would have led a life of goodness, sharing the fullness of love and beauty with Adam as the head of the family.
• What will the world be like when the natural world abides under the direct dominion of human beings?
• When a fully mature person relates with the diverse things in nature as his object partners, they come together to form a four position foundation. People who are in total resonance with God's Heart will lead the natural world in the free-flowing sharing of love and beauty, and the entire universe will realize goodness. In such a manner, human beings will exercise direct dominion over all things.
The Way to Make the Realms of God's Direct and Indirect Dominions into One
<43-142> I have told you that with a standard that is connected with true parental love in the realm of dominion through the Principle and the realm of God's direct dominion, there is a bridge that connects the physical world and the spirit world. As our Principle says, God created two separate realms of God's indirect dominion and God's direct dominion. How can you make them into one? That is possible only through real true love. The point when they become one is the point when Adam and Eve become mature. When that happens, horizontal true love automatically arises.
The Portion of Responsibility that is Connected to God's Lineage
If the portion of responsibility is completed, it establishes a relationship of love in the realm of God's indirect dominion. Here, vertical and horizontal love connect. Through this vertical and horizontal love, the relationship of God's lineage arises. That lineage, which resulted from the vertical and horizontal love based on God's true love cannot be invaded by Satan. It has nothing to do with Satan. You should receive the traditional lineage that is completely grounded in the pure love of God. (173-285, 1988.2.21)
If the portion of responsibility is completed, you will go beyond the realm of indirect dominion and enter the realm of direct dominion, the bond of love will be formed and there, God’s lineage arises.
Therefore, in order to leave behind God’s lineage and multiply it, the most important task we must accomplish in the realm of the indirect dominion is protecting absolute purity.
The most important thing among God’s and True parent’s traditions is protecting God’s lineage. Adam and Eve’s first night is the changing of all fallen lineage and the beginning of God’s lineage.
Actually the most serious issue is lineage. I keep telling my children to educate their own children to keep God’s pure blood lineage. Why does God suffer so much? Because he lost his lineage. We inherited the satanic blood lineage, which is the servant’s blood lineage.
Receiving the Blessing means what? We change our lineage from Satan’s blood lineage to God’s lineage. This is really important. When we receive the Blessing, (we receive) God’s incredible grace. However, we could not protect our children. They lost God’s lineage again. This is the most sorrowful thing. Why did it take a long time to restore human beings? Because of lineage. Receiving the Blessing means we change our blood lineage from the satanic blood lineage to God’s royal blood lineage.
Even though I have emphasized this again and again, it is still not enough. Because of lineage God has suffered so much.
That is why in order for us to change from fallen lineage to God’s lineage, we must change our own thinking, our own concept, our ownership, change the lineage and finally change our heart.
TODAY’S YOUTH MINISTRY: The Development of the Church and Standards for the Principles of Leadership and the Level of Heart
The Reason the Church Cannot Develop is Because There are no Tears
1.According to True Father’s words, the reason the church cannot develop is because the minister in charge and the central members do not have tears. It is because they are not living completely soaked in the Word.
True Father: “When you pray at dawn, the floor under you should never be dry, but constantly wet with tears. If you have sent your children out into the world, how can you just live with an easy-going mind? Your tears for them are your love for them. Love and tears are actually the same thing. Do you understand?” (265-237)
A patriot is someone in whose life tears for his nation have the priority. When a patriot looks at his people, he sheds tears. Tears are the first thing that come. When a filial son or daughter thinks of his or her parents, tears fall.
As peace makers, when we do something for our nation, we need to think (about) our poor or miserable people and shed a lot of tears and pray for my people; then you are a real patriot.
Whenever I take a meal, I always pray briefly for those who cannot eat because of lack of food. So many people in the world are dying because of starvation. Wow! If I could share my food with them now, even if I could share with one or two guys, how happy I would be!
God is the parent of all humankind. When our Heavenly Parent and True Parents think about their children, how many die from starvation, how painful God’s heart is!
That is why before having a meal, you always need to think of poor or miserable people and shed a lot of tears. Then God will remember you.
How can we treat all humankind as our own family, as our brothers and sisters. This is not only a concept. It needs to come out of our heart and mind.
Whenever I have breakfast or lunch, whenever I have a meal, I also need to think about True Father’s life in Heungnam Prison. He had just a handful of food. In such a situation, if I had a chance to serve this food to Father, how happy I would be! I always(?) think that way. Whenever I have a meal, automatically tears come down. I think about poor people – in Africa, in India, anywhere. I think God is a parent (and that) he has the mindset to save them.
Have you ever shed tears for your people? Have you ever shed tears for your nation? When you pray at dawn, the floor under you should never be dry, but constantly wet with tears.
Father said, “Who is the filial son or daughter? A man who weeps for his parents. Who is a patriot? A person who sheds tears for the sake of the country. Why is Jesus a saint? Because he shed tears for the world and humankind and God.”
So I often pray to God like this: “Heavenly Parent, don't let the tears dry out of my eyes every time I think and pray for You. Whenever I think and pray for True Parents, help me so that tears do not dry out in my eyes. Keep tears (in) my eyes as I think and pray for humankind.”
How much I love people is how much I shed tears for them. Early morning prayer is a time to shed tears. Then think about God, True Parents and all humankind who are suffering because of lack of food and other things.
We live in the Satanic world. Without tears we cannot go forward. That is why Father says how much we love people is how many tears we shed for them. Wow! Father was really a man of tears. He was the one who always dealt with the reality of all humankind.
That’s why I think no one can judge(?) Father because he shed tears for our blessed families, for the sake of the nation and world. (He) always cries for God’s suffering.
How can we resemble Father’s heart? I really admire (him). I always think he is really a filial son to God. Also, he is a real True Parent. How much he loves all humankind. He shed so many tears for all humankind, for you and me and for all blessed families. That is why he has the qualification to be the True Parent.
Standards for the Principles of Leadership and the Level of Heart
Thirty years ago in Korea, there was one famous pastor of a church who only spoke of the Bible. At first, many did not know that he was a doctor of divinity. Since he lived wearing traditional Korean clothes and very modest attire, they did not know that he came after studying in America. However, one day, his former classmates were visiting Korea from America and giving a sermon, and his church members were very surprised to see him interpreting in English. The pastor only talked about the Bible on the pulpit. He never talked about the theology he has learned. He treated the Bible as supreme.
2. The pastor said that theology was something he learned for himself, not for the church members. Also, since the only textbook given to the members was the Bible, he only used content from the Bible and conveyed the Word with much authority. Even though he was a doctor of divinity, he seemed like someone who only knew the Bible. What about our True Parents? We only know about Adam and Eve, Abraham, Jesus, Cain and Abel, and the Divine Principle. In order to prove just how precious the Principle is, our ministers just use Bible passages as reference. Proving the Bible is not an important purpose. In the Bible, God’s circumstances are revealed in metaphors and symbols. However, when we use the Bible to talk about any theologian’s words or words about theology, we are polluting our Principles. It will depreciate in value.
3. There cannot be anything above True Parents’ words. The Principle and True Parents’ words are the greatest, most precious truths. Therefore, only when we are intoxicated with True Parents' words can Heaven relate to and work in a person's heart. The ability to observe will improve only when the words of True Parents are felt heartistically and spiritual eyes are opened. So, when you look at people, you have to be able to pretend to see them. You have to have an intuition that that person must have a lot of habits and that that person has a lot of know-how. When you look at that person’s physiognomy (face reading), you should get a feeling because physiognomy resembles that person’s internal nature. That is why physiognomy is that person’s Book of Life. With what do you know the other person? If you look with the heart of the Word, you will get a feeling. If you have the heart of the Word, people with a lower level of heart than you will come to you.
Just as pastors of established churches mainly convey God’s words centering on the Bible, in the Completed Testament Age and Era of Cheon Il Guk, True Parents’ words must become the center.
While living in the Era of Cheon Il Guk, if the words of the Bible become the center rather than Principle and True Parents’ words, (that is) retrogressing (to a previous) age. But (focusing on the Divine Principle and True Parents’ words) does not mean ignoring the Bible.
In our mission in this age today, we must focus on conveying God’s heart, circumstances and Will centering on True Parents’ words, and convey who True Parents are. If we directly convey True Parents’ words, there is the greatest spiritual authority because the spirit world is well aware (of) who True Parents are.
There cannot be anything above True Parents’ words. The Principle and True Parents’ words are the greatest, most precious truths. Therefore, only when we are intoxicated with True Parents' words can Heaven relate to and work in a person's heart.
4. However, people with a higher level of heart than you will not come into your eyes. We can know this through experience. Once people with a higher level of heart see someone lower, they feel it immediately. It is like a 10-volt bulb being overpowered by a 50-volt bulb. A 10-volt bulb’s identity is revealed before a 50-volt bulb at once. The heart is like light, and if the level of the heart is high, you can see the spirit of the juniors who are growing. You should practice this. If you pretend to see someone, you should have a conversation by your feelings and check if you were right or not. Principle study is to have a premonition in advance, listen to them talk, and know whether I knew or not. To read and study a book is to play around in the world of ideas, and to study in the world of the heart is to feel in life. And you must always have a heart of love and compassion in order to know about that person. If we do that, our pastors can always have a sprout in their hearts.
Once people with a higher level of heart see someone lower, they feel it immediately. People will gather depending on how high the quality of love is.
Then, how can the quality of my love and heart be changed? There is no other way than to experience God’s sorrowful heart. However, it is really difficult for fallen man to experience God’s heart.
In order for fallen man to experience God’s heart, the first gate you must pass through is repentance. I must first realize how much of a sinner I am.
A sinner does not know what God’s heart is. They do not know God’s pain and sorrow and his wishes. They do not know how much God loves them and how much He was sacrificed and worked hard for them. The ignorance of all ignorance is ignorance of God’s heart.
Therefore, depending on the degree and quality of a fallen person’s repentance, the quality of their love changes. Know that depending on the quality of my repentance, I myself change, my family changes, the nation changes, and the world changes. A person who sincerely repents and experiences being reborn, that person’s quality of love changes.
That’s why as a fallen man your first step to understand God’s heart (is): you need to repent. You need to realize, “How sinful a guy I am.” You need to understand (that) “God loves me so much!” How much God loves the world and all humankind!
Today we talked about shedding tears for God and poor people. To experience God’s heart, repentance is definitely needed.
LIVING TESTIMONY: I’m a Living Testimony for Whom Anything is Possible
(Testimony of John Jackson about his ACLC meeting in Dallas.)♦
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