2026년 9월 27일 여의도순복음교회 이영훈 담임목사 주일예배설교 / 영적 갈급함의 은혜

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Psalms 42

1. As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants after you, God. 2. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? 3. My tears have been my food day and night, while they continual…

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이영훈 담임목사

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2026-09-27

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We live with a spiritual thirst. Although we have become materially affluent today, many people suffer from a thirst of the soul. In this pain, only Jesus Christ is our Savior, and when we earnestly seek and rely on Him, we can experience true peace and healing. We must long for God, pray to hear His voice, and live a life of gratitude.

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Psalms 42 1. As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants after you, God. 2. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? 3. My tears have been my food day and night, while they continually ask me, “Where is your God?” 4. These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, how I used to go with the crowd, and led them to God’s house, with the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping a holy day. 5. Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him for the saving help of his presence. 6. My God, my soul is in despair within me. Therefore I remember you from the land of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon, from the hill Mizar. 7. Deep calls to deep at the noise of your waterfalls. All your waves and your billows have swept over me. 8. Yahweh will command his loving kindness in the daytime. In the night his song shall be with me: a prayer to the God of my life. 9. I will ask God, my rock, “Why have you forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?” 10. As with a sword in my bones, my adversaries reproach me, while they continually ask me, “Where is your God?” 11. Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him, the saving help of my countenance, and my God.
Psalms 63 1. God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water. 2. So I have seen you in the sanctuary, watching your power and your glory. 3. Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you. 4. So I will bless you while I live. I will lift up my hands in your name. 5. My soul shall be satisfied as with the richest food. My mouth shall praise you with joyful lips, 6. when I remember you on my bed, and think about you in the night watches. 7. For you have been my help. I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings. 8. My soul stays close to you. Your right hand holds me up. 9. But those who seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth. 10. They shall be given over to the power of the sword. They shall be jackal food. 11. But the king shall rejoice in God. Everyone who swears by him will praise him, for the mouth of those who speak lies shall be silenced.
Luke 6:12-13 12. In these days, he went out to the mountain to pray, and he continued all night in prayer to God. 13. When it was day, he called his disciples, and from them he chose twelve, whom he also named apostles:
Psalms 16 1. Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge. 2. My soul, you have said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.” 3. As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight. 4. Their sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts to another god. Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take their names on my lips. 5. Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure. 6. The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, I have a good inheritance. 7. I will bless Yahweh, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons. 8. I have set Yahweh always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. 9. Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety. 10. For you will not leave my soul in Sheol, neither will you allow your holy one to see corruption. 11. You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forever more.
Luke 22:42-44 42. saying, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.” 43. An angel from heaven appeared to him, strengthening him. 44. Being in agony he prayed more earnestly. His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down on the ground.
Jeremiah 29:13 13. You shall seek me, and find me, when you shall search for me with all your heart.
Isaiah 33:2 2. Yahweh, be gracious to us. We have waited for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
Psalms 40 1. I waited patiently for Yahweh. He turned to me, and heard my cry. 2. He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay. He set my feet on a rock, and gave me a firm place to stand. 3. He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in Yahweh. 4. Blessed is the man who makes Yahweh his trust, and doesn’t respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. 5. Many, Yahweh, my God, are the wonderful works which you have done, and your thoughts which are toward us. They can’t be declared back to you. If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered. 6. Sacrifice and offering you didn’t desire. You have opened my ears. You have not required burnt offering and sin offering. 7. Then I said, “Behold, I have come. It is written about me in the book in the scroll. 8. I delight to do your will, my God. Yes, your law is within my heart.” 9. I have proclaimed glad news of righteousness in the great assembly. Behold, I will not seal my lips, Yahweh, you know. 10. I have not hidden your righteousness within my heart. I have declared your faithfulness and your salvation. I have not concealed your loving kindness and your truth from the great assembly. 11. Don’t withhold your tender mercies from me, Yahweh. Let your loving kindness and your truth continually preserve me. 12. For innumerable evils have surrounded me. My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up. They are more than the hairs of my head. My heart has failed me. 13. Be pleased, Yahweh, to deliver me. Hurry to help me, Yahweh. 14. Let them be disappointed and confounded together who seek after my soul to destroy it. Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt. 15. Let them be desolate by reason of their shame that tell me, “Aha! Aha!” 16. Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let such as love your salvation say continually, “Let Yahweh be exalted!” 17. But I am poor and needy. May the Lord think about me. You are my help and my deliverer. Don’t delay, my God.
Isaiah 41:10 10. Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
Psalms 22 1. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning? 2. My God, I cry in the daytime, but you don’t answer; in the night season, and am not silent. 3. But you are holy, you who inhabit the praises of Israel. 4. Our fathers trusted in you. They trusted, and you delivered them. 5. They cried to you, and were delivered. They trusted in you, and were not disappointed. 6. But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised by the people. 7. All those who see me mock me. They insult me with their lips. They shake their heads, saying, 8. “He trusts in Yahweh; let him deliver him. Let him rescue him, since he delights in him.” 9. But you brought me out of the womb. You made me trust at my mother’s breasts. 10. I was thrown on you from my mother’s womb. You are my God since my mother bore me. 11. Don’t be far from me, for trouble is near. For there is no one to help. 12. Many bulls have surrounded me. Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me. 13. They open their mouths wide against me, lions tearing prey and roaring. 14. I am poured out like water. All my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; it is melted within me. 15. My strength is dried up like a potsherd. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have brought me into the dust of death. 16. For dogs have surrounded me. A company of evildoers have enclosed me. They have pierced my hands and feet. 17. I can count all of my bones. They look and stare at me. 18. They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing. 19. But don’t be far off, Yahweh. You are my help: hurry to help me. 20. Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dog. 21. Save me from the lion’s mouth! Yes, from the horns of the wild oxen, you have answered me. 22. I will declare your name to my brothers. In the midst of the assembly, I will praise you. 23. You who fear Yahweh, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify him! Stand in awe of him, all you descendants of Israel! 24. For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, Neither has he hidden his face from him; but when he cried to him, he heard. 25. Of you comes my praise in the great assembly. I will pay my vows before those who fear him. 26. The humble shall eat and be satisfied. They shall praise Yahweh who seek after him. Let your hearts live forever. 27. All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to Yahweh. All the relatives of the nations shall worship before you. 28. For the kingdom is Yahweh’s. He is the ruler over the nations. 29. All the rich ones of the earth shall eat and worship. All those who go down to the dust shall bow before him, even he who can’t keep his soul alive. 30. Posterity shall serve him. Future generations shall be told about the Lord. 31. They shall come and shall declare his righteousness to a people that shall be born, for he has done it.
Psalms 27 1. Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid? 2. When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell. 3. Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. Though war should rise against me, even then I will be confident. 4. One thing I have asked of Yahweh, that I will seek after, that I may dwell in Yahweh’s house all the days of my life, to see Yahweh’s beauty, and to inquire in his temple. 5. For in the day of trouble he will keep me secretly in his pavilion. In the covert of his tabernacle he will hide me. He will lift me up on a rock. 6. Now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me. I will offer sacrifices of joy in his tent. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to Yahweh. 7. Hear, Yahweh, when I cry with my voice. Have mercy also on me, and answer me. 8. When you said, “Seek my face,” my heart said to you, “I will seek your face, Yahweh.” 9. Don’t hide your face from me. Don’t put your servant away in anger. You have been my help. Don’t abandon me, neither forsake me, God of my salvation. 10. When my father and my mother forsake me, then Yahweh will take me up. 11. Teach me your way, Yahweh. Lead me in a straight path, because of my enemies. 12. Don’t deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries, for false witnesses have risen up against me, such as breathe out cruelty. 13. I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living. 14. Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.
Psalms 18 1. I love you, Yahweh, my strength. 2. Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower. 3. I call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised; and I am saved from my enemies. 4. The cords of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid. 5. The cords of Sheol were around me. The snares of death came on me. 6. In my distress I called on Yahweh, and cried to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry before him came into his ears. 7. Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations also of the mountains quaked and were shaken, because he was angry. 8. Smoke went out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it. 9. He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet. 10. He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he soared on the wings of the wind. 11. He made darkness his hiding place, his pavilion around him, darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies. 12. At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, hailstones and coals of fire. 13. Yahweh also thundered in the sky. The Most High uttered his voice: hailstones and coals of fire. 14. He sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yes, great lightning bolts, and routed them. 15. Then the channels of waters appeared. The foundations of the world were laid bare at your rebuke, Yahweh, at the blast of the breath of your nostrils. 16. He sent from on high. He took me. He drew me out of many waters. 17. He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me. 18. They came on me in the day of my calamity, but Yahweh was my support. 19. He brought me out also into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me. 20. Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness. According to the cleanness of my hands has he recompensed me. 21. For I have kept the ways of Yahweh, and have not wickedly departed from my God. 22. For all his ordinances were before me. I didn’t put away his statutes from me. 23. I was also blameless with him. I kept myself from my iniquity. 24. Therefore Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight. 25. With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man, you will show yourself perfect. 26. With the pure, you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd. 27. For you will save the afflicted people, but the haughty eyes you will bring down. 28. For you will light my lamp, Yahweh. My God will light up my darkness. 29. For by you, I advance through a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall. 30. As for God, his way is perfect. Yahweh’s word is tried. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him. 31. For who is God, except Yahweh? Who is a rock, besides our God, 32. the God who arms me with strength, and makes my way perfect? 33. He makes my feet like deer’s feet, and sets me on my high places. 34. He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of bronze. 35. You have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your right hand sustains me. Your gentleness has made me great. 36. You have enlarged my steps under me, My feet have not slipped. 37. I will pursue my enemies, and overtake them. Neither will I turn again until they are consumed. 38. I will strike them through, so that they will not be able to rise. They shall fall under my feet. 39. For you have armed me with strength to the battle. You have subdued under me those who rose up against me. 40. You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me. 41. They cried, but there was no one to save; even to Yahweh, but he didn’t answer them. 42. Then I beat them small as the dust before the wind. I cast them out as the mire of the streets. 43. You have delivered me from the strivings of the people. You have made me the head of the nations. A people whom I have not known shall serve me. 44. As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me. The foreigners shall submit themselves to me. 45. The foreigners shall fade away, and shall come trembling out of their close places. 46. Yahweh lives; and blessed be my rock. Exalted be the God of my salvation, 47. even the God who executes vengeance for me, and subdues peoples under me. 48. He rescues me from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You deliver me from the violent man. 49. Therefore I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations, and will sing praises to your name. 50. He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his seed, forever more.
Psalms 30 1. I will extol you, Yahweh, for you have raised me up, and have not made my foes to rejoice over me. 2. Yahweh my God, I cried to you, and you have healed me. 3. Yahweh, you have brought up my soul from Sheol. You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. 4. Sing praise to Yahweh, you saints of his. Give thanks to his holy name. 5. For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning. 6. As for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.” 7. You, Yahweh, when you favored me, made my mountain stand strong; but when you hid your face, I was troubled. 8. I cried to you, Yahweh. To Yahweh I made supplication: 9. “What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you? Shall it declare your truth? 10. Hear, Yahweh, and have mercy on me. Yahweh, be my helper.” 11. You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness, 12. To the end that my heart may sing praise to you, and not be silent. Yahweh my God, I will give thanks to you forever!
Psalms 103 1. Praise Yahweh, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name! 2. Praise Yahweh, my soul, and don’t forget all his benefits; 3. who forgives all your sins; who heals all your diseases; 4. who redeems your life from destruction; who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies; 5. who satisfies your desire with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. 6. Yahweh executes righteous acts, and justice for all who are oppressed. 7. He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the children of Israel. 8. Yahweh is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness. 9. He will not always accuse; neither will he stay angry forever. 10. He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor repaid us for our iniquities. 11. For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving kindness toward those who fear him. 12. As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. 13. Like a father has compassion on his children, so Yahweh has compassion on those who fear him. 14. For he knows how we are made. He remembers that we are dust. 15. As for man, his days are like grass. As a flower of the field, so he flourishes. 16. For the wind passes over it, and it is gone. Its place remembers it no more. 17. But Yahweh’s loving kindness is from everlasting to everlasting with those who fear him, his righteousness to children’s children; 18. to those who keep his covenant, to those who remember to obey his precepts. 19. Yahweh has established his throne in the heavens. His kingdom rules over all. 20. Praise Yahweh, you angels of his, who are mighty in strength, who fulfill his word, obeying the voice of his word. 21. Praise Yahweh, all you armies of his, you servants of his, who do his pleasure. 22. Praise Yahweh, all you works of his, in all places of his dominion. Praise Yahweh, my soul!
Psalms 100 1. Shout for joy to Yahweh, all you lands! 2. Serve Yahweh with gladness. Come before his presence with singing. 3. Know that Yahweh, he is God. It is he who has made us, and we are his. We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, and bless his name. 5. For Yahweh is good. His loving kindness endures forever, his faithfulness to all generations.

Sermon Structure

Let’s Seek God Through Spiritual Thirst

The Reality of Spiritual Thirst
Desperately Seeking God
Hearing God’s Voice
The Importance of Prayer
A Life of Gratitude

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Six days of devotions drawn from this Sunday's sermon — one for each day, Monday through Saturday.

Verse of the WeekPsalm 42:1: 'As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.'

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The Beginning of Spiritual Thirst

Today's PassagePsalm 42:1

Our souls should long for God like a deer. We must realize that the things of this world cannot quench our soul's thirst.

Ask YourselfHow much do I long for God?

Do This TodayLet’s take 10 minutes to pray for our relationship with God.

PrayerGod, may my soul long for You.

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Preacher: Pastor Lee Young-hoon

Date: 2026-09-27

Thank you. Thank you for the precious praise. Amen. I will greet you this way. We are living a blessed life. We are living a blessed life. We will surely prosper in the Lord. Today, I would like to share the grace of the Word with the title "The Grace of Spiritual Thirst," based on Psalm 42. Please repeat the title with me. The grace of spiritual thirst. The grace of spiritual thirst.

When comparing the 1960s and 70s to today, food, clothing, and overall living conditions have all improved. However, in some ways, I believe many people today are living poor lives amidst abundance. Our living conditions have improved, but we have become spiritually more desolate, and many people are living in a thirst of the soul. Those who do not know Jesus are wandering. As a result, those who call on Jesus are becoming dependent on worldly things, falling into alcohol addiction, gambling, and drug addiction. According to data from the National Health Insurance Service and the Health and Welfare Committee of the National Assembly, the number of depression patients in Korea in 2020 was about 830,000, but it has surged by 7.4% each year, reaching a record high of 1,106,603 in 2024. However, this figure is expected to exceed that again, with projections of 1,383,918 in 2025, while sleep disorders are expected to reach 1,281,695 cases and anxiety disorders 910,138 cases. A total of 84 billion won was spent on depression treatment, and 33.5 billion won on anxiety disorder treatment, resulting in over 1.2 trillion won in medical expenses. Analyzing by gender and age, women account for 743,590, or 67.2%, which is more than double that of men at 363,130. Female patients in their 20s, 30s, and 40s make up 33.2% of the total. By age group, patients under 10 years old increased by 118.2% in five years, from 991 in 2020 to 2,162 in 2024. During the same period, the increase was 83.5% for those in their 20s, 69.7% for those in their 30s, and 52.4% for those in their 40s. This indicates that the younger generation is falling into deep depression due to an inability to satisfy their emotional longings amidst abundance. There are various factors, but as a result of parents and society failing to address these issues, more and more young people are suffering from depression and living lives of pain. The only one who can save us from this depression and despair is none other than Jesus Christ. Amen. Amen. Only Jesus can save us from all depression, all diseases, and all mental anguish. Amen. The Lord is calling us. "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Amen. Amen. When we lay down our heavy burdens of the heart, the burdens of daily life, the burdens of family, and the burdens of work before the Lord and find peace in Him, we can receive peace from our sorrowful hearts and salvation from all pain. I earnestly pray that we all escape from all pain in the Lord and live a victorious life loving the Lord every day. To do this, we must live a life that longs for God. Psalm 42:1 states: "As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God." Amen. Just as a deer leaps over mountains to find God's water, we are running here and there in our daily lives to quench the thirst of our souls. Now, I hope you long for God and come before Him. Amen. With my strength and ability, I can only hit a limit. I cannot solve everything on my own. The answer to all problems lies with our God. Amen. Again, I earnestly sought God in suffering. Psalm 63:1: "O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water." Amen. I earnestly sought God. Who will help us now? When things are going well, people gather and do their own work, but when problems arise, everyone retreats, crossing their arms and only saying unhelpful things. At that time, the only one who can help us is the Lord God. Amen. Jesus, though He is God, sometimes earnestly sought God when He came in the flesh. Because only God can solve the problems of our lives, Jesus knelt down and prayed before God. Even when choosing His disciples, He cried out earnestly before God. Luke 6:12-13 explains that He prayed to God all night. At that time, Jesus went up on a mountainside to pray and spent the night praying to God. When morning came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them to be apostles. Similarly, David sought God's help in extreme pain. Psalm 16:1-2: "Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge. I say to the Lord, 'You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.'" Amen. We have no blessing apart from the Lord. No one can solve our problems except the Lord. When problems arise, do not look for people here and there; rather, kneel before the Lord and cry out, cry out again, and cry out once more. Amen. The day before Jesus was crucified, He prayed in Gethsemane, weeping. Luke 22:42-44 describes it this way: "Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done." Jesus prayed with all His strength, and His sweat fell to the ground like drops of blood. I hope you long for God earnestly like this. When we earnestly long for and seek God, He meets us. Jeremiah 29:13: "You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart." Amen. When we seek Him, our Lord meets us. I pray in the name of the Lord that you earnestly seek God once again for your life and that by His grace, you resolve all your problems. Amen. Amen. To do this, secondly, we must long for God's voice. God speaks to us who are in despair. Isaiah 33:2: "O Lord, be gracious to us; we long for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of distress." Amen. God tells us who are in despair not to be discouraged, not to be disappointed, and not to be frustrated. He tells us to look only to the Lord and move forward. Psalm 40:5: "Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God." Amen. When facing difficulties, do not listen to the voices of the world, the voices of people, the voices of circumstances, or the voices of the powers of darkness. Everyone has a peculiar habit of wanting to hear only the voices they want to hear. So they get caught up in wrong YouTube content and cannot escape. What they believe is only that. You must listen to God's voice. No one has the right voice. We are all imperfect humans. We must listen to God's voice. Amen. Psalm 40:1: "I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry." Amen. When we earnestly seek and seek again, the Lord hears our prayers and answers us. Just a moment ago, the Lord spoke to us: "Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Amen. Amen. This is the word from Isaiah 41:10. When you are in difficulty and facing tough situations, I pray in the name of the Lord that you meditate on the Lord's word once again, again, and again. So that you may overcome all difficulties and surely be victorious. Amen. Amen. In the future, we must earnestly pray to the Lord. Even if the people of the world say they will help us, there are limits. Wealthy people can give a little material to those who have none. Those in power can persuade others to accept. But that cannot solve our problems. It cannot be resolved that way. Only our Lord can fundamentally heal the despair, pain, and wounds of our hearts, so we must kneel before Him and pray. Amen. Psalm 22 contains David's prayer as he feels forsaken by God in pain and anguish. "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish?" "O my God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer; by night, but I find no rest." How desperate must his life have been for him to cry out to God like this? In fact, after defeating Goliath, he became a fugitive due to King Saul's hatred. For about 14 years, he could not find peace anywhere, wandering from place to place in search of a job, living the life of a fugitive. His soul was completely shattered. In Psalm 22:14-15, he describes the pain of his life: "I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart has turned to wax; it has melted within me. My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; you lay me in the dust of death." How desperate and painful must he have been to pour out his pain before God like this? Dear friends, there are times in life when we face unspeakable difficulties. There are cases where one believes they are healthy all their life, only to receive a cancer diagnosis at the hospital one day. Cancer is deceitful. People ask why they came so late. Usually, there are no symptoms in the early stages of cancer. Physical discomfort only begins in the terminal stage. That is why regular health check-ups are important. Through daily check-ups, one can know whether cancer exists, but people often discover it only in the terminal stage and fall apart. They think, "I am going to die." However, if you hold onto the Lord and rise again, I believe we can conquer cancer. Nowadays, it is a disease that can be overcome. Amen. Amen. Do not ever give up or be discouraged. Hold onto the Lord and move forward. Then the Lord will hold us in despair, touch our wounds, renew us, and fill us with abundant grace. Amen. Amen. I look to the Lord again in tribulation. I find peace in my heart and pray like this. Psalm 27:3: "Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then I will be confident." I pray that you believe only in the Lord and make Him your refuge. Amen. This is Psalm 18:29: "With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall." Amen. I hope you leap over the walls of despair with faith. Amen. Amen. I hope you leap over the answers to your problems. Amen. Psalm 18:18-19 says: "They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the Lord was my support. He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me." Hallelujah. Amen. Amen. Even in despair, David made a confession of faith that he would trust only in God. "The Lord has saved me." The situation has not changed yet. The problems still surround me, but I confess in faith: "The Lord has healed me." My problems have been resolved in the Lord. Psalm 30:2: "O Lord my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me." When we call on the Lord, He heals all our diseases. Amen. Psalm 103 contains amazing words of blessing: "Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits—who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's." Hallelujah. We thank God. He will overcome all despair and renew our youth like the eagle's. Amen. Therefore, our lives must be lives overflowing with gratitude before the Lord. Amen. Psalm 100:4: "Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name." I hope you become a person who thanks the Lord who saved a sinner like me and led me here today. Amen. I hope you become a person who thanks once again. Amen. Amen.

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