바울의 마지막 문안 인사 (30) 바울 은 마지막 문안 인사에서 이렇게 말씀했습니다 : “아킵보에게 이르기를 주 안에서 받은 직분을 삼가 이루라고 하라” ( 골 4:17). 아킵보는 자신의 직분을 충분히 입증하라는 말씀 입니다 . 신약성경에 나타난 주요 직분으로는 목사 , 장로 , 집사 등이 있습니다 . 직분자들은 자신의 직분을 충분히 입증하기 위해선 (1) 그리스도 예수님께 감사해야 합니다 . 디모데전서 1 장 12 절입니다 : “나에게 힘을 주신 우리 주 그리스도 예수님께 내가 감사하는 것은 나를 충성스러운 사람으로 여겨 나에게 직분을 맡겨 주셨기 때문입니다 . ” 바울은 자신이 예수 그리스도를 믿지 않았을 때에 모르고 하나님을 모독하고 성도들을 핍박하던 난폭한 사람이었는데 하나님께서 자신을 불쌍히 여겨 주시사 회심케하셨을 뿐만 아니라 사명을 주시사 이방인의 사도로 세우셨기에 예수님께 감사했습니다 . (2) 은혜의식 속에서 더 많이 수고해야 합니다 . 고린도전서 15 장 8-10 절입니다 : “맨 나중에는 부족하기 짝이 없는 내게도 나타나셨습니다 . 나는 사도들 중에 가장 보잘것없는 사람이며 하나님의 교회를 박해했기 때문에 사도라고 불릴 자격마저 없습니다 . 그러나 오늘날 내가 이렇게 된 것은 하나님의 은혜로 된 것이며 내게 주신 그분의 은혜가 헛되지 않아 내가 다른 모든 사도들보다 더 많이 일했습니다 . 그렇지만 그것은 내가 한 것이 아니라 나와 함께 하신 하나님의 은혜였습니다 . ” 그래서 그는 은혜 의식 속에서 다른 모든 사도들보다 더 많이 일을 했습니다 . 우리도 그 리 해야 합니다 .
For a true revival
[Acts 2:37]
Last week, I listened to an
interview with Pastor Kyung Won Kim on the Korean Gospel Broadcasting radio,
who will be coming to our church revival meeting to preach. In the interview, when the host asked Pastor
Kim how we should prepare for the revival meeting, his answer was that we
should prepare with a heart of repentance. When I heard this answer, I couldn't agree
more. I thanked God for it, because I
believe God has been preparing not only my heart but also the hearts of our
church members for the upcoming revival meeting.
Today, during this Wednesday prayer
meeting, I want to further prepare for the upcoming revival meeting. I want to listen to the word of repentance to
ready our hearts. And I want to
earnestly seek a heart of repentance before God. I want to offer this supplication based on
Acts 2:37, saying, "When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart
and said to Peter and the other apostles, "Brothers, what shall we
do?'"
We need to pray together to God, asking that we are cut to the heart by
the words of our Lord.
We are living in a spiritually
insensitive era. We increasingly witness
hardening of hearts in our lives. We are
losing reverence for the Word of God. We
are facing an era that even shies away from efforts to obey His word. We must heed the words in Hebrews 4:7: “… Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden
your hearts.” We should emulate the
example of David. After he counted the
number of the soldiers under his command, he was conscience-stricken (2 Sam. 24:10).
In other words, he felt a prick in his
conscience. Afterwards, he repented for
his sin, saying, “… I have sinned
greatly in what I have done. Now, O LORD, I beg you, take away the guilt of
your servant. I have done a very foolish thing” (v. 10). Therefore, I pray for the appropriate fruits
of repentance. Look at Acts 26:20 and
Matthew 3:8: “… they should repent and
turn to God and prove their repentance by their deeds …” (Acts 26:20), “Produce
fruit in keeping with repentance” (Mt. 3:8).
In true repentance, there is
reconciliation, restoration, reformation, and revival among us. I fervently pray for the outpouring of such
amazing revival in our church, brought forth by God.
While praying for God to bring about the work of true
revival through repentance,
James Kim
(Dreaming of reconciliation, restoration, reformation, and
revival through repentance)
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