Ep 602 - Tasks To Fulfill For The Secure Settlement Of Cheon ll Guk Part 7
Tasks to Fulfill for the Secure Settlement of Cheon Il Guk - June 19, 2022
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Today is Sunday and Father’s Day. Congratulations to all the fathers. First of all, I would like to congratulate Heavenly Father and True Father. The father is the unique being who has passed on the seed of God's life to us. The existence of a father is caused by (is the cause of?) the seed of our life, love, and lineage. Today should be a day to express gratitude with a filial heart to the father who gave us such a seed of life as children. Indeed, today should be a day to reflect on how many seeds of Hyojeong I have for my father.
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.
Today, we live our lives with a keen sense of the spirit world. When you reach the necessary standard to connect to the spirit world, it will work through you 100 percent. You need to live, breathe and work with such a sense of responsibility. Once you can do that, the spirit world will cooperate with you 100 percent. Our hope, as well as the hope of the spirit world is the kingdom of heaven on earth and in heaven, that is, Cheon Il Guk. Shouldn't we be greatly excited, joyous, and thankful to think that we can achieve this during our lifetime? If you truly sensed this in your everyday lives, how could you possibly sit still and do nothing? You could not help but work hard.
Our goal extends beyond Foundation Day, for we need to bring the marriage Blessing to all humanity. We need to make them all citizens of Cheon Il Guk. If you live your lives in such a way that your yesterday is no different from your today, you cannot receive the cooperation of the spirit world. You need to know what it actually feels like to make a resolution at the risk of your life and to dedicate your heart and soul to your mission. You need to practice such a way of life. You need to become people who report to Heaven every day, and who work together with Heaven. (2012.10.18, CheongHae Garden)
True Mother said that when you reach the necessary standard to connect to the spirit world, it will work through you 100 percent. Then how can we create a standard to connect to the spirit world? You must do work that is aligned with the spirit world’s hope. The spirit world’s greatest concern is True Parents’ hope that they set out to fulfill.
The thing that the spirit world and True Parents hope for is building Cheon Il Guk, and building Cheon Il Guk starts from saving people’s spirits. God and the spirit world’s greatest concern is making many people citizens of Cheon Il Guk. This is none other than witnessing.
The spirit world absolutely has no interest in people who have no interest in witnessing. The stimulating thing that the spirit world and our ancestors like the most is witnessing. Witnessing saves lives. Witnessing is a matter on which a person's eternal life depends.
You need to know that. The spiritual world has absolutely no interest in people who have no interest in witnessing. The spiritual world does not care about anyone who has no concern about people’s salvation, which is witnessing. We need to focus on what the spiritual world likes most. That is wisdom. Do you want spiritual world’s cooperation? Then you need to focus on which part is the spiritual world most concerned about. That is people’s salvation.
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.
You are in a Blessed Position
<131-135> The Fall has created a division between the realms of God's direct dominion and God's indirect dominion. Satan has come between them. Satan is everywhere in this world. Up until now, God could not connect these two realms.
How blessed and happy are you? You should understand that by attending True Parents, you can enter the realm of God's direct dominion, and be free from the fallen realm. That means you are in a position even higher than that of Jesus. That is why you may receive the Blessing. You should understand why you can be blessed. Since True Parents have set up the foundation, you can be blessed. Otherwise you could not be blessed.
Father’s explanation is amazing! Up until now, the Messiah, the True Parents were the only people who would connect the realms of God’s direct dominion and indirect dominion. And also, only Blessed families, who have received the Blessing through True Parents, could connect the realms of God’s direct dominion and indirect dominion.
From that perspective, True Parents said that we who overcame the realm of the Fall and received the Blessing are truly blessed.
Even Jesus could not pass the realm of indirect dominion. Since the realm of direct dominion begins with a Blessed couple, Jesus passed away without experiencing the world of (the) direct dominion.
You can only enter the realm of the direct dominion based on the Blessing. Without marriage, without receiving the Blessing, you cannot have the experience of God’s direct dominion.
Even though Jesus came as God’s only begotten son, even though he was the savior, he could not avoid God’s heavenly law.
In order to enter God’s direct dominion, the first condition – even if you are the messiah and God’s only begotten son – should be (to become a) couple. (You) should receive the Blessing. Without the Blessing you do not know the taste of God’s direct dominion.
You must understand that the position of having received the Blessing is a position even higher than that of Jesus. Those of you who have been blessed must know that you are in a higher position than any of the saints in the past.
This is an incredible blessing. That is the position of the Blessing. (It) is beyond the top of the growth stage, beyond God’s indirect dominion. That is the value of the Blessing. Can you imagine that? Anyone who receives the Blessing is higher than Jesus or any saint or sage.
What is the value of the Blessing? You can only enter God’s direct dominion through the Blessing. God’s direct dominion only welcomes (people) based on the pair system. It never allows any single (person to enter). Without the experience of the Blessing and (being a) couple – the pair system – and (if) you just pass away, you cannot enter God’s direct dominion. You need to wait. Even though you believe in God and love True Parents and brothers and sisters so much, without (your) receiving the Blessing God cannot allow you to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. He cannot allow you (to enter the) direct dominion. Do you understand the incredible value of the Blessing?
Before entering the spiritual world, those who are single, no matter what, need to fix it. You (will) need to receive the Blessing with a spirit in the spiritual world, no matter what. Otherwise once you pass away, it takes a long time to solve the problem. Father said it takes a long time – even 1000 or 2000 years. No one knows (how long).
You need to know the seriousness (of this). Maybe someone is struggling about (what I am saying), but I am telling you the reality. I cannot compromise because of this and that (or because) I need to say it in a nice way. I am telling you (that) I need to declare (it). Truth is truth. This is an important point.
That is why Father, after he laid the foundation, what did he do? He invited Jesus and the four major saints and blessed them. Jesus now has already entered God’s direct dominion. Mohammed and all the saints (have entered). Can you imagine that? This is the value of the Blessing.
The Position to Receive Ideal Love
<139-262>When you marry beyond love, this is when you can return to God, by going beyond love. When you cross from the realm of God's indirect dominion to the realm of God's direct dominion, a realm of ideal love is established. Without this, you cannot return to God. This is why you absolutely should marry.
Since the realm of God’s direct dominion starts with the marriage Blessing, you absolutely should marry. If you cannot marry, you can never enter God’s direct dominion.
Therefore, you must experience God’s direct dominion in the physical world first and then go to the spiritual world. No matter what, you need to fix it.
Father said when you receive the Blessing, even though you have problems with this and that – all kinds of problems, once you enter the spiritual world, because of the position of the Blessing you enter beyond the top of the growth stage; (then it is) much easier to solve (your) problems. Those who have not received the Blessing, it takes a long time (for them) to solve (their) problems. But once you receive the Blessing, even though you have Chapter Two or all kinds of problems, because of True Parents’ benediction and foundation, it is much easier to solve problems, even conditionally. (Even though) you have conditionally received the Blessing and you conditionally did the Three Day Ceremony, Father said it is much easier to solve problems because the Blessing belongs to God, to True Parents. That is why Father said that anyone who receives the Blessing – even they have some problems – “I will be responsible for that.” That is Father.
TODAY’S YOUTH MINISTRY: The Church Must Always Have New Life to be Gracious
1. The church must always give birth to new life to be gracious. New life is like a sprout. Just as there must always be a running child in the home to become a spring garden, in the church, there must be new life for there to be harmony. If children are in their 30s, the home would be like an autumn day. If a church only has many old members sitting around, there is no newness. There is no joy. Such a church becomes a church that comes out of nowhere. It is already a dead church. It cannot be said that the members really long for the church. If new lives joined the church, there would be longing for going to church. That is without a doubt. It must become a church where sprouts come out.
This is very important guidance.
The church must always have new life to be gracious. New life is like a sprout. in the church, there must be new life for there to be harmony.
A church where witnessing does not take place does not have newness or joy. Such a church is already a dead church.
Where there is a dead church, there is no God, no Holy Spirit. God will never come to a church that (cannot bring?) new life because a spiritually dead person does not multiple. Which church cannot multiply? Most of them are spiritually dead. That way, the entire church cannot bring even one person to(?) new life. God and the spiritual world are not there.
A church overflowing with new life always has a heart of longing to go to church. A church with love has longing, and a church with longing is always overflowing with new life. Flowers of laughter will always bloom. Members of a church overflowing with new life have no discontent and complaints between members, only harmony.
Those who do not grow up properly, who cannot multiply, always have complaints. (They are) discontent, dissatisfied and jealous. All kinds of (negative?) things are going on (for them).
In order to multiply there (must) definitely (be) harmony between Cain and Abel and between members and church leaders. If they create that kind of beautiful harmony, they can surely multiply.
Therefore, if all churches do not focus on working in finding new life, that church ultimately goes down a path of destruction.
When there is the sound of crying babies in the home, laughter blossoms in that home, there is harmony between the couple, and love deepens.
That is why in the family you need to have children and grandchildren. In the church you need to have new born babies, new life. This is very important. New members coming to the church means God is starting to come down.
2. The church leader and new members should have deep longing in their hearts and multiply new lives. If there is a subject and object of longing, multiplication is automatic. Church members often bring in new lives. If we are convinced that anyone who brings a new person to our church becomes a member, the current members become excited and bring many lives. In this way, the faith of the witnessing members will be strengthened. If you cannot take in new members, the members who have already joined become vague. Just like even if a married couple is close to each other, they become lonely if they do not have a child, so if the subject (church leader) and object (current members) do not have affection for each other, it becomes vague. People’s faith is strengthened through witnessing. If a couple does not have a child, they should at least buy a pet and try raising it together.
The church leader and members should have deep longing in their hearts and multiply new lives. If there is a subject and object of longing, multiplication is automatic.
When there is give-and-take action, definitely there is multiplication. If there is no multiplication, (this) means there is no good give-and-take action between subject and object partners, between leaders and members. That unity, harmony and oneness are important.
When new lives come in, it should become a church where they can settle well. Then, the current members become excited and bring many lives.
“Oh, our church is so good! My Abel is very good! If I bring new guests, (they) can remain and enjoy (themselves).”
If members have confidence in that kind of witnessing environment, that kind of church leader and Abel and members who love and embrace each other for new life, they are excited to bring more new life.
That sort of church will come up in rumors in the spirit world and the spirit world will actively mobilize and cooperate.
“Wow! All the spirits in the spiritual world, look at that. Look at Las Vegas Church, Dallas church, Washington Church, Los Angeles Church, Chicago Church, our Clifton Church, wow! Any new life that come can survive there.”
Then everybody has the confidence to bring more people.
For members or churches who cannot take in new members, their life of faith becomes vague. Therefore, the church leader and members must first become closer to each other heartistically. Then multiplication will definitely take place.
Our own foundation of substance becomes stronger through witnessing. It does not matter if you are getting older (and) you have no more power to witness. Your age does not matter. Witnessing is our life, our salvation.
The purpose of establishing the foundation of faith is for the sake of giving birth to new life and making a clear basis for the foundation of substance.
If I do not have spiritual children, I am spiritually stuck on the level of the foundation of faith. It means I have not yet been able to escape from the servant’s faith.
3. Without children, the house is very lonely and very awkward. If you are married and have no children, it is like the first love that a couple already had in the past becomes lonely. It is the same with the church. If only the already-Blessed groups gather and there is no multiplication, we doubt whether our Principle is really true. When old people sit face to face, the atmosphere of the church becomes lonely. Rather, we are not as good as established churches that are developing. That is why no multiplication is the same as no love. Does this mean that the subject does not long for the object or what?
An attribute of the Blessing is what? Multiplication. (The) Blessing without multiplication rather becomes a curse, Father said. When Blessings are shared, they become an even greater blessing.
Just as a company dies out when it cannot make any profit through business, our spirit becomes connected to death when it cannot multiply.
If you are spiritually alive, there is definitely growth and multiplication. If you are truly alive, you will grow up and at the same time you will multiply.
If I cannot multiply, something is wrong with me. Spiritually I am not so inspired and cannot have an experience of God’s heart. That means spiritually I am really going down.
How to raise my spirit? There is no other way. You need to witness; you need to multiply.
Therefore, as long as we are alive, we must grow, develop, and multiply. This is not a choice but an absolute destiny. Witnessing is (our) absolute destiny. No multiplication means there is no love in me.
If you have love, it multiplies all the time.
Not multiplying means I do not have a longing heart, love and life.
When subject and object partners become one, love is formed, longing arises, and becomes connected with multiplication.
Some say, “I am already old and disabled, this and that.”
I understand. Then why don’t you support young members, even financially, and pray for them. Somehow you need to connect to multiplication and salvation. Otherwise we are not at all inspired.
Today I shared not because of church development or because of national restoration. Witnessing is my life and salvation and my incredible spiritual growth. Witnessing is my absolute destiny!
LIVING TESTIMONY: I’m a Living Testimony for Whom Anything is Possible
Aireen (Eileen?) Granada – her nickname is Yen – is now assisting me voluntarily. I was so moved by her testimony. She created her own Online Holy Community and is witnessing. I want to hear more details about (how the) spiritual world and Heavenly Father guided her.
(Testimony of Granada Aireen(Yen)’s online holy community and witnessing.)
Yen joined our church at 17 and was matched 2 or 3 times with a Filipino guy (but their matching) was broken (and he) left the church. (But) she has kept absolute purity and a filial heart. I have never, ever seen this kind of lady from the Philippines! She gave up her job to help me voluntarily. God sent her. I did not expect anything.
Every Monday evening I am doing my Online Holy Community. Without practicing it (myself), I (would) never tell you to practice (something). As a leader, I always need to show the model. When I talk about Morning Devotion, I am the one doing Morning Devotion. When I talk about Online Holy Community, I do it myself continuously without having missed even one week. I have nearly twenty second generation (young people) who understand the Korean language. I am teaching (them) the Divine Principle. The Divine Principle is everything; it is salvation.
I think many people have forgotten about the Online Holy Community. I have never forgotten. If everybody gives up (on it), I need to carry on the Online Holy Community. Someday everyone can be involved in it and follow.♦
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