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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.

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...

겸손히 하나님의 인도하심과 보호하심을 구해야 합니다.

겸손히 하나님의 인도하심과 보호하심을 구해야 합니다. 





아르타크셀크세스 황제(아닥사스다 왕) 때에 에스라와 함께 바벨론에서 예루살렘으로 돌아온 사람들은 아하와 강가에서 금식하고 하나님 앞에서 자신을 낮추며 여행하는 동안 자기들을 인도하여 자기들의 자녀들과 자기들의 모든 소유물을 보호해 달라고 기도하였습니다(에스라 8:1, 21, 현대인의 성경).  저는 이 말씀을 묵상할 때 (1) 우리가 하나님 앞에서 우리 자신을 낮춰야 한다는 것과 (2) 하나님의 인도하심을 구해야 한다는 것과 (3) 하나님께서 우리 자녀들과 우리의 모든 소유물을 보호해 달라고 기도해야 한다는 교훈을 받습니다.


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