2025 인터넷 사역 한국으로 넷째날을 뒤돌아보면서 하나님께 감사드리는 이유: 1. 인간적으로 볼 때 결코 감사할 수없는 상황임에도 불구하고 이렇게 감사의 글을 이 새벽에라도 쓰게 하시기에 2. 인생의 위기와 고통 속에서 오히려 예수님의 비천함을 묵상케하시고 예수님의 비천함이 우리의 비천함이 되게하고 계심을 믿음의 눈으로 엿보게 되었기에 3. 가정의 고난과 고통 속에서도 믿음의 주님이시요 온전케하시는 주님만을 바라보게 하고 계시기에 4. 하나님께서 준비해 놓으신 사람들을 그 때 그 때 보내주시사 마음을 준비케하여 주시고 주님의 때에 주님의 뜻대로 적합한 결단을 내리게 하실 것이기에 5. 마음 문을 열어주시고 마음의 이야기를 쏟아내게 하셨기에 6. 반갑고 즐겁고 의미있는 만남과 대화들을 하게 하셨기에 7. 인간의 이성과 지혜로는 이해할 수 없는 일들을 겪는 가운데서도 하나님의 주권을 믿음으로 인정케 하셨고 지금도 인정케 하고 계시기에 8. 함께 아파하고 함께 울게 하셨기에 9. 목사님의 극심한 고통과 심지어 죽음의 문턱에서도 생명을 연장시켜주신 하나님의 뜻이 있음을 믿음으로 고백케 하셨기에 10. 가짜 목사와 가짜 복음을 경계해야 함과 동시에 교회 지도자들의 회개의 필요성을 인정 및 고백케 하셨기에.
Don’t be mistaken.
“For he supposed his
brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but
they understood not" (Acts 7:25)
As I meditated on this Scripture, one word I said to
myself was 'James, do not be mistaken.' The
reason is that Moses, before he attended the church in the wilderness (Acts
7:38), during his 40 years of life in Egypt, remembered to consider his fellow
Israelites. When he saw an Israelite
being mistreated by an Egyptian, he struck down the Egyptian in defense (v. 24).
After this incident, Moses mistakenly
believed that God had used him to save the Israelite by his own hand (v. 25). To put it in modern terms, a pastor like me
could mistakenly believe that the church has grown because of my good
preaching, effective administration, good interpersonal relationships, and so
on.
Of course, it would have been natural for the
Israelites not to realize. The reason is
that Moses' human nature and his own abilities were displayed, rather than
God's salvation work and His power. In
other words, instead of God's divinity being revealed, it was Moses' humanity
that was revealed. How could the
Israelites think that God saved an Israelite who had been mistreated through
Moses killing an Egyptian? Does God's
salvation come from human bloodshed?
It seems that we humans are easily mistaken. The reason is that we do not know God well and
do not understand our own nature well. No
one is truly competent. What do we have
to offer God? We have no righteousness,
no ability to save anyone, and no worth if the Lord does not dwell within us. Therefore, if someone feels loved, comforted,
and uplifted through us, it is not our doing, but the work of the Lord who
dwells within us. That is why we have no
one to boast about except the Lord.
Although they may dwell in misconception, those who
know the truth believe they can find freedom even in misconception. I desire to
abide in the truth without being mistaken.
Even
if I dwell in misconception, I believe that the Lord will rescue me from that
misconception, so I remain,
James
Kim
(Embracing
freedom from misconception)
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