“And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and mocked Him, saying, ‘Hail, King of the Jews!’ They spat on Him, and took the reed and began to beat Him on the head. After they had mocked Him, they took the scarlet robe off Him and put His own garments back on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.” (Matthew 27:29-31) ...
But sometimes the times that God wants and the time that men want can be different. In men’s eyes, it looks like it is delayed, but in the view of God, it is done at the most appropriate point in time. When we believe God until the end without changing, He gives us more amazing fruits of blessings than we expect. He makes what we have believed become reality.
We have prayed everyday to achieve our visions such as, ‘a church that arises and shines’ and ‘a sanctuary that reveals the glory of God to the whole world.’ Sometimes it was like thorny road, and at other times it was like we were standing at the edge of a cliff. We were afflicted in every way, being unable to see just an inch ahead. If the plan of God for us was just to spread the gospel all over the world and just build a big sanctuary, we would have already accomplished it by now. But what God really wants is the fruit of human cultivation, which is born in through a process. Building the Grand Sanctuary at the end time means that there is a sufficient number of God’s true children. It means God has fulfilled the purpose of cultivating human beings.
Our world evangelism is a kind of ministry that moves the freewill of people who are deeply stained by evil to provide them with a chance of salvation. To fulfill such providence, God led us to prepare our vessel in precise plans.
From Dr. Jaerock Lee’s sermon, “Treasure of Treasures is Faith”