If a human being tries to seat himself in the “place of honor,” he will ultimately be put to shame; but if he seats himself in the “lowest place” (the place of Jesus Christ), God will exalt him. “Now He began speaking a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they had been picking out the places of honor at the table, saying to them, ‘When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for someone more distinguished than you may have been invited by him, and he who invited you both will come and say to you, “Give your place to this man,” and then in disgrace you proceed to occupy the last place. But when you are invited, go and recline at the last place, so that when the one who has invited you comes, he may say to you, “Friend, move up higher”; then you will have honor in the sight of all who are at the table with you. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be e...
기뻐하시며 눈물을 흘리시는 주님
예수님께서는 병들은 사랑하는 나사로가 사는 베다니에 있지 아니한 것을
예수님의 제자들을 위해 기뻐하셨지만, 죽은 나사로로 인해 마리아가 우는 것과 또 함께 온 유대인들이 우는 것을 보시고 심령에 비통히 여기시고 불쌍히 여기사 눈물을 흘리셨습니다(요한복음 11:15, 18, 33, 35). 사랑하는 제자들의 믿음을 위해 기뻐하셨던 예수님께서 죽은 오빠로 인해 우는 마리아와 그녀를 위로하던 유대인들(31절)이 우는 것을 보시고 눈물을 흘리신 것입니다. 우리의 믿음을 위해 기뻐하시는 주님은 우리의 눈물을 보시고
함께 우십니다(참고: 로마서 12:15).
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