2025 인터넷 사역 한국으로 다섯째날을 뒤돌아보면서 하나님께 감사드리는 이유: 1. 하늘에 계신 우리 하나님 아버지께서 우리 자녀들을 어느 누구보다 사랑하고 계시기에 2. 하나님이 사랑하시는 어린아이들과 주님의 사랑으로 즐겁게 교제할 수 있었기에 3. 비록 돈은 좀 많이 뜯겼지만 사랑하는 아이들과 장난치고 팔씨름하고 농담하고 웃고 사진도 같이 찍고 포용까지 하였기에 ㅎ 4. 주님께서 사랑의 추억을 또 만들어 주셨기에 5. 사랑하는 멘토 목사님 부부에게 귀하고 크고 찐한 사랑을 받아서 6. 비록 1년에 한번씩 밖에 직접 만나 볼수밖에 없지만 성령님께서 주님 안에서 사랑의 마음을 조금이나마 서로에게 표현할 수 있게 해주셔서 7. 비록 그 사랑의 표현을 겸손히 감사하는 마음으로 받지 못할 수도 있다 할지라도 그 사랑의 마음만은 찐하게 감사하기에 8. 평생 처음으로 인터넷 사역 한국으로를 감당하면서 달리기 100미터를 10초에 뛴 것 같은 느낌이 들정도였지만 추격자를 따 돌리는데 성공한 도망자가 된 것 같았기에 ㅎㅎ 9. 우리 각 가정에 고충들이 있다 할지라도 주님께서 도와주셔서 화목케하고 계시기에 10. 보고 또 보고 싶은 사랑의 사랑하는 사람들로 인해 마음이 더욱더 부자가 되었기에. 하하.
Good news of love
"But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has brought us good news of your faith and love, and that you always think kindly of us, longing to see us just as we also long to see you" (1 Thessalonians 3:6).
Apostle Paul constantly thanked God because the Thessalonian church saints received the word of God, which Paul preached, not as man's words but what it really was, the word of God (1 Thess. 2:13). He also constantly thanked God because the word of God was working in them who believed (v. 13). In the midst of giving thanks to God constantly Paul has serious concern. And that serious concern was that when the Thessalonian church saints were suffering they might be tempted by the tempter and his and his co-workers’ labor would be in vain (3:5). So since Paul could endure it no longer (vv. 1, 5), he sent Timothy to them. And Timothy returned to Paul with good news about their faith and love (v. 6). Here, we can think of two things regarding the good news of faith and love which Paul heard. The two are "good news of faith" and "good news of love".
The good news of the faith that Paul heard was that the Thessalonian church saints were standing firm in the Lord in the midst of suffering (v. 8). Also he heard that they were living a life that pleased God (4:1). How did they live the life that pleased God? They did so by living their holy life with was the will of God (v. 3). Paul, who heard this good news of their faith, not only was comforted (3:7) but also rejoiced with all the joy (v. 9). So Paul wanted to thank God in return and confessed that ‘Now I really live’ (vv. 8, 9). And when he heard this good news, Paul wanted to see them more so night and day he prayed most earnestly (v. 10). The reason was because he wanted to see their faces and to supply what was lacking in their faith (v. 10).
Then what was the good news of love that Apostle Paul heard from Timothy? It was the news that the Thessalonian church saints always had pleasant memories of Paul and his co-workers and that they longed to see Paul and his co-workers , just as Paul and his co-workers longed to see them (v. 6). That was why Paul constantly thanked God. He also thanked God because the Thessalonian church saints were loving one another as they were taught by God (4:9). They loved one another even for all the brethren who are in all Macedonia (v. 10). Furthermore, the Thessalonian church saints, like Paul and his coworkers, worked and labored hard (2:9) and suffered (v. 14). In other words, they participated in suffering for the gospel of Jesus Christ. Paul, who heard this good news of love through Timothy, gave thanks to God continually. Do we have this kind of thanksgiving?
I hope and pray that they are more good news of love. Also, I hope and pray that there are more good news of preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ and of participating in His suffering. In other words, I hope and pray that we can hear the good news of love that all of us are living the worthy of His gospel. I hope and pray that we may hear the good news of love that all of us love each other as we have been taught by God to do so that we may please our God.
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