바울의 마지막 문안 인사 (22) 데마의 이탈과 마가의 이탈은 바울의 선교 사역 중 일어난 대표적인 두 가지 중도 하차 사건입니다 . 그러나 두 사람의 동기 , 성격 , 그리고 최종 결과에는 매우 큰 차이가 있습니 다 : (1) 이탈의 동기와 성격 : 데마 : 세상에 대한 미련과 유혹 때문에 믿음 자체를 저버린 영적 변절입니다 . 마가 : 전도 여행의 육체적 고충이나 두려움을 이기지 못한 사역적 미숙함 이었습니다 . 신앙을 버린 것이 아니라 감당하기 힘든 현실 앞에 무너진 것입니다 . (2) 이탈의 타이밍과 상황 : 데마 : 바울이 로마 감옥에 갇혀 순교를 직전에 둔 가장 고독하고 위험한 시기에 바울을 버리고 떠났습니다 . 마가 : 사역 초기 제 1 차 전도 여행 중 떠났습니다 . (3) 바울 선교팀에 미친 영향 : 데마 : 바울에게 큰 인간적 , 영적 배신감을 안겨주었습니다 . 마가 : 제 2 차 전도 여행을 준비할 때 , 마가를 다시 데려갈 것인가를 두고 바울과 바나바가 심하게 다투어 결국 선교팀이 둘로 갈라지는 계기가 되었습니다 . (4) 최종 결과와 영적 교훈 : 데마 : 세상으로 돌아간 실패자의 전형으로 남았습니다 . 마가 : 바나바의 양육과 베드로의 지도를 받으며 영적으로 크게 성장했습니다 . 결국 바울은 죽기 직전 " 마가를 데리고 오라 그가 나의 일에 유익하니라 " 며 그를 최고의 동역자로 인정했고 , 마가는 최초의 복음서인 마가복음을 기록하는 영광을 얻었습니다 . 데마는 세상을 사랑...
No matter how much I cry
out to God
in the midst of extreme
pain ...
When God cast Job into
the mire, Job became like dust and ashes.
He cried out to God, but
the Lord did not answer him.
At that time, Job stood
before God,
but felt that God had no
interest in him and only looked at him
(Job 30:19-20).
In the midst of severe
pain, even if we cry out to God,
His response to our
prayers may not meet our expectations.
When it seems like God
is silent and indifferent towards us,
we may feel like Job
did, thinking that God is just observing us without any concern.
What should we do in
such times?
Can we still praise God
through hymns like "We Will Set Our Eyes on You"?
"... Oh Lord, we know You’re watching us With Your
eyes of everlasting love
O Lord, we know You hear
our prayers With Your ears of unfailing love
You shed a light to the
darkest path And You answer every prayer, big or small
No matter when it is or
where we stand We will set our eyes on You."
When we are in extreme
pain
When we are in extreme
pain,
we may think that God
has uprooted our hope like a tree
(Ref.: Job 19:10).
A friend who comforts us
in times of extreme suffering is one who simply mourns with us who mourn in
silence (Romans 12:15).
When Job's three friends
heard about all that had happened to him,
they contacted each
other and came to Job to find him and comfort him.
When they looked at Job
from afar
and saw that he had
changed beyond recognition,
they cried loudly and
couldn't help but tear their clothes
and throw dust into the
sky and sprinkle it on their heads.
Then they sat on the
ground with Job for seven days and seven nights,
but no one said a word
because they saw that Job was suffering so much
(Job 2:11-13).
A friend who comforts us
when we are in extreme pain
is a friend who just mourn
in silence with the us who mourn
(Romans 12:15).
Questions to ask the
Lord during extreme pain
The question asked to
the Lord during extreme pain is,
“What is it about people
that the Lord values them so much,
pays so much attention
to them, examines them every morning,
and tests (trains) them
at every moment?”
Why does the Lord not
take his eyes off us even for a moment
and does not leave us
alone even while he swallows?
(Ref.: Job 7:17-19)
Even if we are in the
midst of extreme pain ...
Even in the midst of
extreme suffering,
we must be able to
discern right from wrong
(Ref.: Job 6:30).
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