이 성탄 계절에 사도 바울은 두기로를 특별히 골로새 교회 성도들에게 보냈다(골4:8)하는 말씀을 묵상할 때 하나님 아버지께서 우리를 "이처럼 사랑하사 독생자를 주셨"다(gave)(요3:16)는 말씀과 더불어 "자기 아들을 아끼지 아니하시고 우리 모든 사람을 위해 내주"셨다(gave up)(롬8:32)는 말씀과 "그는 우리를 위하여 자신을 버리"셨다(gave Himself up)(엡5:2)는 말씀을 연관해서 묵상하게 되었습니다. 그리하였을 때 예수님께서 십자가상에서 "엘리 엘리 라마 사박다니"("나의 하나님, 나의 하나님, 어찌하여 나를 버리셨나이까 하는 뜻")(마27:46)라는 말씀도 생각났습니다. 사랑하시고 기뻐하시는 아들 예수님을 십자가에 버리시기까지 우리를 이처럼 사랑하시는 하나님으로 인해 우리도 예수님과 복음을 위하여 우리 목숨을 잃을 수 있길 기원합니다(막8:35). https://youtu.be/amBwOJJrKxs?si=B6DoBllFE_Il7U-p
God’s presence
[Acts 7:30-35]
1. When
we are in distress, we must seek God's presence.
God
descended amidst the burning bush on Mount Sinai, which was covered in thorns. Considering that the word "thorn" is
mentioned twice, it implies that God is not indifferent to our suffering, but
rather, He sees our distress and hears our cries. Therefore, He comes down to rescue us.
2. Those
who seek God's presence will hear His voice.
When
Moses approached the burning bush in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, he heard
the voice of the Lord. We should always
seek God's presence, especially when we are in distress. Therefore, we should draw closer to the Lord
and seek to hear His voice.
3. In
the sacred presence of God's refuge, we must repent of our sinful deeds.
The
voice of God that Moses heard was, "Take off your sandals, for the place
where you are standing is holy ground" (Exod. 3:5). God's sacred refuge always exposes our sins. Therefore, like Moses, we should humbly obey
God's word in fear, and repent of our sinful deeds before the holy God.
4. As
we repent of our sins, we must embrace God's heart.
Just
as God saw the suffering of the Israelites in Egypt and heard their cries, when
we repent of our sins in the sacred presence of God's refuge, we too must see
and hear what God sees and hears.
In this way, Moses, who
experienced God's presence, embraced God's heart and eventually received the
commission to go to Egypt, as God saw and cared for the Israelites with
interest. Similarly, I also desire to
receive a commission in the presence of God. I want to be sent with the heart of Jesus
Christ. And I want to share the gospel
and love of Jesus Christ.
Desiring to fulfill the will of the
Lord who sent us with the heart of Jesus Christ,
James Kim
(Who seeks God's presence)
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