Look for the answer about When, Who and What!!

           Right now, Right here

Many people live their life eagerly
For the money, for the authority, for the honor
In this age, what is the most important thing we have to do? What is the most worth thing we live for
What is that makes us no regret when we are dead. We have to look for the answer
Because the life is once.


"The Three Questions"
There is a short story titled "The Three Questions" written by Leo Tolstoy, the great Russian writer. Let me give you a brief recap of the story.
There was a certain king in a country. Administering the affairs of the country, he came across these three questions: First, when is the most suitable time to do something? Second, who is the most important person to me? Third, what is the most important thing to do? The king summoned his officials to give him the answers, but they were only divided in their opinion and none of them gave him an answer that satisfied him.
The king became distressed and went to a wise man who was living a secluded life. He explained to the wise man why he was visiting him and asked him to give the answers to his three questions. However, the wise man ignored what the king said and just kept plowing the field. The king did not give up and waited for him to answer, standing beside him. Suddenly a young man ran out of the woods, with his clothes torn and his whole body covered in blood, and fell in front of the king. Startled, the king tore off his own clothing into strips, wrapped up the young man's wounds and took good care of him.
Some time later, the young man regained consciousness and told the king that he had actually entertained a grudge against the king and hid in the bush while trying to kill him, but he was detected by the guards and was wounded. He said he was touched by the kindness which the king showed to him that day and decided to devote his body and soul to the king as a faithful servant, being thankful to him from the bottom of his heart.
Then the wise man, who had kept silent, told the king that he already had the answers to the three questions. The king did not understand what the wise man said and asked him what he meant by that.
The wise man told him, "The most suitable time is now, this very moment. If we did not have this moment called ‘now,' we would be unable to look ahead into our future or build it. So, the most appropriate time for everything is not tomorrow but right now, this very moment." When the king treated the bleeding young man who ran out the woods, it was not something that could be postponed. Likewise, going into action in a situation right away?this was the answer of the wise man to the king's question?"What is the most suitable time for everything?"
This was very agreeable to the king. And to the second question?"Who is the most important person to me?" the wise man answered, "The most important person is the one who is in front of you right now." At that moment, the most important person to the king was the young man in front of him. Likewise, the most important person to me is the one who is in front of me right now, the person who is talking to me in the same space with me.
Then the king asked again, "What is the most important thing to do?" The wise man answered, "Giving love and kindness to the person whom you consider to be the most important person?this is the most important thing in the world."
The most proper time
This story conveys an important message that the most meaningful and important thing in the world is to love the person in front of me right now. Though it is a short story, it suggests what we must do.
"When is the most proper time?" "Who is the most important person?" and "What is the most significant thing?" Let's suppose we are asked these three questions and think about answers. First, what is the most proper time for us to carry out the gospel work? It is right now.
Delay is futile. When a new year comes, people make new plans and resolutions, but their determination falters at the moment they think they will do it tomorrow. Time is made up of "nows." Tomorrow is the continuation of today. Now is the most suitable time for everything. Especially, the work of saving one's life and loving him should not be delayed until tomorrow or the day after tomorrow or next week or next year. That is the most urgent thing to do right now.
Lk 19:12-27『He said: "A man of noble birth went to a distant country to have himself appointed king and then to return. So he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Put this money to work,' he said, ‘until I come back.' . . . He was made king, however, and returned home. Then he sent for the servants to whom he had given the money, in order to find out what they had gained with it. The first one came and said, ‘Sir, your mina has earned ten more.' ‘Well done, my good servant!' his master replied. ‘Because you have been trustworthy in a very small matter, take charge of ten cities.' The second came and said, ‘Sir, your mina has earned five more.' His master answered, ‘You take charge of five cities.' Then another servant came and said, ‘Sir, here is your mina; I have kept it laid away in a piece of cloth.' . . . His master replied, ‘I will judge you by your own words, you wicked servant! . . .' Then he said to those standing by, ‘Take his mina away from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.' ‘Sir,' they said, ‘he already has ten!' He replied, ‘I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but as for the one who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away . . .' "』
In the above parable, the master gave his servants one mina each and told them to put the money to work until he came back. Likewise, God entrusted us with the precious mina?the gospel?and told us to do the worthiest thing in the world with it. Our task is to create the most meaningful and valuable work with the gospel by preaching it to people all around the world.
When the master came back, he commended the one who gained ten minas with the one he had been given, and also the one who gained five more with it. However, he rebuked the one who just brought back the one mina. He did not use the mina he was given to benefit others. Neglecting the fact that "now is the right time to carry out his master's command," he put it off till tomorrow. When tomorrow came, he deferred it until the next day. He just postponed his duty like this, and did not do anything until his master came back.
The person who puts things off till tomorrow can commit such foolishness. We must remember this and faithfully carry out the mission entrusted to us right now. The most proper time to preach the gospel is this very moment.
The most important person
Who, then, is the most important person in the world to me? It is the person who is in front of me now, whom I have to save. For God has let that soul be here with me in order to take him or her to heaven together through me, and to make it serve as a test of my faith.
That person may be my husband or wife, my parents or child, my brother or sister, my relative or neighbor or friend. Giving God's love to him or her and saving his or her soul?this is the most important thing to do.
In the story aforesaid, the most important thing for the king was to save the life of the bleeding man who might die if he was left alone. Like the young man in the story, now there are many bleeding souls around us who will die if they are left alone. We must not be indifferent to them. God has never forsaken such poor souls.
Lk 19:10『"For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost."』
God came to this earth to save mankind. There is no greater love than this. So, God has given us the mission of preaching the gospel, following in His footsteps, so that we may learn what true love is.
Preaching begins from the mindset of caring for others. If we do not care about others' salvation but give ourselves over to indolence, being self-centered and caring about "what others think of me," we are unable to bear the fruit of the gospel.
People say that he who only thinks of himself is an unhappy person, and that he who thinks not only of himself but also of others is a happy person. To a short-sighted person, it seems that sacrificing for others is a loss to him. However, if we think about it more deeply, we will realize that through our self-sacrificing efforts for others we will be loved and blessed by God and also be changed as the men of God, who are praised and honored by people while living in the world.
Let us lead many souls to the truth of life by obeying the will of God more faithfully. The most proper time is right now, and the most important person is the one who is in front of me right now.
The most important thing in the world
Saving the one who is in front of me right now, whoever the person is, is the most important thing in the world. If we give love and kindness to the one who is in front of me now?the most important person to me?and lead him or her to salvation and fill his or her heart with an eternal hope for heaven, there is no greater and more beautiful love than this in the world.
To put it plainly, it is "preaching"?the task of saving the souls, who are dying due to sin, through God's words of life. To seek and save the lost, God, who is the King of kings and Lord of lords, came to this earth.
Now we have been entrusted with the most important task which the Most Holy One did when He came to this earth. Not everyone has been given this precious task; God has entrusted it only to those whom He approves and loves (1 Th 2:4).
Though it may be difficult to save one soul by giving God's love to him, it is the most valuable thing. So Apostle Paul considered it to be the noblest thing and said he was in chains for that work (Phil 3:8; Eph 6:20). Like him, we should put our hearts and minds into the work of saving mankind which our Father and Mother have been doing, so They will be greatly pleased.
2 Ti 4:1-8, 17-18『In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage?with great patience and careful instruction . . . But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry. For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time has come for my departure. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day?and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing . . . But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it . . .』
To be prepared in season and out of season means to do it right now. The Bible teaches that now is the most suitable time and we should always do the work of an evangelist and discharge all the duties of our ministry. This is the most meaningful and worthwhile work in the world.
Think of Apostle Paul who looked forward to the crown of righteousness at the end of his life without any regret and ran into the arms of God! What a wonderful life! Like Paul, we too should live such a wonderful life. Everything in the world is transient, but the things of the kingdom of God are eternal. Thinking of the everlasting joy in the eternal world, let us keep our faith and fulfill our duties as evangelists.
The future of mankind is entrusted to us
The most important time is right now. The most significant person to whom we should preach the good news of God is the one who is in front of me right now. And the most important thing in the world is to let the person know the good news of salvation and be saved. This is the greatest reason why God came to this earth, laying aside the glory of heaven and leaving His throne behind.
About 2,000 years ago, Jesus entrusted His disciples with the most noble thing in the world before He ascended into heaven, saying, "Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you." Just as Jesus said, let us lead many of the lost souls to salvation and all mankind to the kingdom of heaven. If everyone is saved and goes to the eternal heavenly home, there is nothing more to be desired.
This is the path we must go. To bring us to salvation, God our Father came to this earth and walked the path of the gospel and testified of the new Jerusalem, our Heavenly Mother, and prepared all the heavenly blessings and glory for us through the truth of the new covenant. For the everlasting glory of heaven, now let us go to Samaria and to the ends of the earth and eagerly preach the gospel of the new covenant, so that we will save the most important people and fulfill the most meaningful and important task in the world which God has commanded us to do.
The most proper time for everything is not tomorrow or next year, but right now. This very moment is precious. The future arrives as a string of current moments, a steady stream of "nows." If we frequently put things off until tomorrow, we will fail to do God's will and just bring one mina back like the foolish servant, doing nothing at all, when God comes back.
At this moment, let us pay attention to those around us, who are the most important people in the world to us. The one whom we have to save now is the most important person to us. If we always try to show God's love to him or her, being prepared in season and out of season, we will surely obtain good results. At this moment?the most proper time, let us faithfully perform this most meaningful and worthwhile ministry and bear much good fruit, so we will be greatly loved by God.