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 .
God’s Mercy
“So you handed them
over to their enemies, who oppressed them. But when they were oppressed they
cried out to you. From heaven you heard them, and in your great compassion you
gave them deliverers, who rescued them from the hand of their enemies. But as soon as they were at rest, they again
did what was evil in your sight. Then you abandoned them to the hand of their
enemies so that they ruled over them. And when they cried out to you again, you
heard from heaven, and in your compassion you delivered them time after time. You warned them to return to your law, but
they became arrogant and disobeyed your commands. They sinned against your ordinances, by which
a man will live if he obeys them. Stubbornly they turned their backs on you,
became stiff-necked and refused to listen.
For many years you were patient with them. By your Spirit you admonished
them through your prophets. Yet they paid no attention, so you handed them over
to the neighboring peoples. But in your
great mercy you did not put an end to them or abandon them, for you are a
gracious and merciful God” (Nehemiah 9:27-31).
Our merciful God is a God who warns us. Even though we commit sins, His warnings are
meant to lead us to repentance and obedience to His commandments. Those who heed the warning may experience
"great reward," as described by the psalmist in Psalms 19:7-13. However, like the Israelites, we often stiffen
our necks and refuse to heed the Lord's warnings. In those times, God may use the rod of love to
discipline us. He faithfully blesses us
when we obey His commandments, but He also faithfully disciplines us when we
persist in disobedience. The reason we
may find His faithful discipline unfamiliar is that it doesn't appear joyful
but rather sorrowful at the time (Heb. 12:11). It is only in the moment of discipline that we
cry out to the Lord. At that point, God
hears our crying prayers, showers us with great mercy, and rescues us. Despite obtaining peace, we often return to
sin. Nevertheless, God continues to
forgive and deliver us because He is a God of great mercy.
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