"Be like me."
I wonder what Paul, the great evangelist, was thinking about every day....
One of the many things he would say to Christians and non-Christians alike....
Be like me.
He said.
"I beseech you, brethren, be like me. I have become like you, so be ye like me. You have done nothing wrong to me." Galatians 4:12.
"Then Agrippa said to Paul, "You are trying to persuade me to become a Christian in a very short time.
But Paul replied. 'Whether it takes only a short time or a long time, my hope is that God will make not only you, but all those who are listening to me today, apart from this chain, to be like me.'"
Acts 26:28-29
In this thought of Paul, "Be like me," he would hope that as many as possible will believe in the Lord and be saved.
He also wants as many people as possible to be raised up to preach the gospel of the Lord. I think.
In the past and now, we need people who dedicate their entire lives to the Lord and work for the gospel.
Without workers, the gospel cannot be delivered.
Long ago, when Moses was three months old and was cast into the river, his sister Miriam was about 11, but she was not afraid and proposed to be a "nanny" to Pharaoh's daughter.
And Moses, at 80, led the Israelites out of Egypt.
And Jesus, who was the Gospel itself, made his ministry public in 30.
The 12 disciples, all of whom came from different backgrounds, were devoted and served the Lord.
Iscariot Judea became corrupt, but the apostles received the power of the Holy Spirit and continued to preach without fear, even to the Jews, and the gospel reached the Gentiles.
Barnabas and Paul went on mission trips, and later the gospel reached ... Japan.
Gospel preaching was done by the power of the Holy Spirit.
However, even with the power of the Holy Spirit, people are sometimes weak.
Even the prophet Elijah was so.
Therefore, we need constant encouragement.
We Christians can receive the power of the Holy Spirit and be inspired through the fellowship of loving and encouraging one another. This fellowship of Christians is a blessed fellowship filled with the power of the Holy Spirit, which the people of the world cannot obtain even if they seek it.
How much do we realize this blessing? I wonder how much we are realizing this grace.
By the way, do you know the song "Captain of the Ship, Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi"?
This song is completely a cheer for manpower. People who do not know the power of the Holy Spirit listen to this song for encouragement. I have done the same.
If you have not heard it yet, please give it a listen.
I have pasted the link and lyrics below.
If the people of the world, who do not know the power of the Holy Spirit, can exert so much power, how much more can we, who know the power of the Holy Spirit!
We must be more and more inspired by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Yes, like Paul who said, "Be like me"!
Captain of the Ship by Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTRU_bkwhMo
I've always hated my life... the dank, dark, rotten, depressing life I've led.
I've been living my life with my head in a heap, lying on the ground even when I've been beaten up
When the moon was caught and the rain poured down on my cheeks
I can't stand it, my one and only pure passion turns into furious passion
The nonsense of some other person with a lisp who pretends to be righteous...
I want you to crush them.
Even if they raise an eyebrow and call me a blabbermouth
It's better than being called a "good person.
Let the rhetoric follow the logic!
The city is a jail called "freedom.
I don't want to grow up like that
"I don't want to grow up like that!
Captain of the ship Oh!
Captain of the ship Oh! Let's go find the meaning of life
Yo-Soro, to the east, before the sun sets in the west
Yo-Soro, make sure your life is on the right track Yo-Soro, we're going to launch our own ship
In this unreasonable world, the truth has always been twisted
But the days when honesty was a fool's errand are long gone
So pick up the discrimination! Pick up suffering and sorrow!
And pick up God and Buddha too!
Once you've picked up all the roots, you can take them to that huge ocean
And tear everything up with your hands!
Oh, this is grace! Tomorrow you'll be the Captain of the ship!
You know what? Keep your eye on the compass, you steer the ship!
Raise the white sails high and push forward into the swell of the waves that stand in your way!
Even if you're crushed by a thunderstorm
Tomorrow, in search of a meaningful life, launch the ship!
Captain of the ship Oh! Because these are the times of despair
Captain of the ship Oh! I want the strength to bite down
Yo-Soro, we're heading east Yo-Soro, before the sun sets in the west
Yo-Soro, a life with meaning Yo-Soro, just come back alive
It's always an era
It can all be turned upside down in a single night.
Even if the tidal wave of insecurity takes us down
Not up, not down, not right, not left
Just keep pushing forward
Don't be fooled by the ridiculous illusions, just keep going forward
Kicking away every setback at once
Blood spurts out with a racing heartbeat
When our souls knock on the door of hope
O Sun! You promise us tomorrow!
Yes, tomorrow you'll be the Captain of the Ship You've got the youth to face it
Far over the horizon, we're in the middle of a storm with a cold wind blowing
Captain of the ship Oh!
Captain of the ship Oh! Turn the power of the howling sea into life
Yo-Soro, to the east, Yo-Soro, before the sun sets in the west
Yo-Soro, make life sure Yo-Soro, we're going out on the ship Oh!
Yosoro, we're heading east Yosoro, you take the helm!
Yosoro, in these waning days Yosoro, I need more strength to bite
Speak more from your heart! Tell me more of the truth!
Don't be afraid, don't hold back, don't be corrupt, don't flinch, believe in yourself, love yourself
Never run away, never run away, you do it, you do it, you steer the ship
You're either dead or you're alive
Stop looking at people with those rotten eyes
Live! Live! Live!
Your life is flowing for life.
Human! Human! I'm only human, you're only human.
Never be arrogant, never be proud, never be conceited.
One step at a time, one sure path at a time
It's what you do! It's what you do!
It's what you do! It's what you do!
Who decides? Who will do it? Who's going?
Yes, you! You take the helm.
You go! You run! You go, so it becomes a road
Forward, forward, forward, just keep going forward
You understand! Do you understand! You decide, you steer the ship
Don't underestimate people! Don't underestimate yourself!
Love them deeper and deeper and deeper
Love yourself enough to believe in you before you say the words "Believe in me!
Feel it! Feel it! Happiness is not something you become, it's something you feel.
Go, go, go! Go, go, go! Push on through the swell of the waves that stand in your way
Now, now, now, now, now Raise your white sails high
You crush your weakness
Beat yourself first. Beat yourself! Beat it!
Go, go, go, go, go Your life is flowing for life
Go, go, go, go, go, go Your life is flowing for life
Live, live, live, live, just live and come back
Live, live, live, live, live, live, live, live!
Live, live, live, live, live, your life is flowing for life
Live, live, live, live, live! Your life is flowing for life!
You decide, you decide, you decide, you decide, you take the helm!
You decide, you decide, you decide, you decide, you take the helm!
You decide, you decide, you decide!
Yes, tomorrow you'll be Captain of the ship
You decide. You decide. You decide.
Yes, tomorrow you're Captain of the ship
Yo-Soro, yo-Soro, yo-Soro, yo-Soro
Yo-Soro, yo-Soro, yo-Soro, yo-Soro, yo-Soro
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