Jung Myung Seok was born on March 16, 1945 and was the third eldest of seven children. He was born in the mountain valley of Wolmyeongdong. It was a dreadful place for him. Even though he wanted to farm, there was not enough land. Even though he worked to the point his body felt like collapsing, he could not fill his empty stomach. He grew up suffering.
Suffering from hunger in the midst of a dreadful poverty, Jung Myung Seok began his life of faith and started to believe in God at the beckoning of his eldest brother. As a result, he has become a world renown pastor who delivers messages to over 50 nations across the world.
In this archives, you can read his messages, particularly in relation to Wolmyeongdong and its backstory. Although he used to hate Wolmyeongdong because of how barren it was, Wolmyeongdong is now a place God uses to give inspiration to him and many people.
While I was developing Wolmyeongdong, God told me to work on it as if I were developing an art piece. The reason He told me that is because making a work of art and just working on something are completely different.
Both your body’s destiny and your eternal destiny are determined by whether you use your freewill well or not. Live entrusting your own freewill to the Trinity. ~ Snippets from Pastor Jung Myung Seok
Following the promise I made after the summer retreat in Wolmyeongdong in 2010, the Holy Son’s House of Love was constructed with everyone’s combined efforts.
The Holy Son said, “Finding is treasure.” He meant that the act of finding is in itself a treasure. In Matthew 7:7, it says, “Seek and you will find.” The Holy Son made me seek so that I would realize about this Word once again.
Even if rocks are erected on top of dirt, if the ground is even, then the rocks will never fall. However, rocks that are erected on top of an angle will never be able to stand because the dirt will eventually slip and slide.
I am always in the process of getting ready and preparing before I do anything. Whenever I place a boulder, I ask God whether He likes the way the boulder has been placed. Since God is always watching, I can work with perfection. I push myself to do my best whenever I place a boulder. It’s to the point where I can’t do any better. If someone asked me to take the boulders out and reposition them, I wouldn’t be able to place them any better.
The work is halfway done when the first rock is set. However, it took 20 days for me to place the first rock. Taking action is that difficult.
Living a life of faith is equivalent to building the house of your heart. As you live, your house of faith is being built.
There have been many times when I have seen people trip over nothing on flat ground. Even for me, there was one occasion when I tripped and fell on the ground even though I am used to playing soccer and using my legs. At that time, I fell over because I tripped over another member. However, people sprain themselves even while walking on level ground. They trip because their mind is occupied by something else.
When you do everything you can possibly do and then do a little more on top of that… that small extra amount will determine your destiny. It is about doing things once more for the final time!