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 .
Is the crisis in the
family an opportunity to experience the Lord's saving love more deeply?
Yesterday, while I was chatting on KakaoTalk with a fellow believer who
was going through some family difficulties, I received some insights. I just took a moment to reflect on them and
write them down. I pray that these
insights, which are not only for that individual but for all of us, may be
wisely applied in our family ministry, so that through the crisis in our
families, we can experience God's saving love more deeply, more abundantly, and
more greatly.
I believe we can pray to the Lord, "Lord, can You love us like
this?" especially when we are going through very difficult times. When we pray and ask the Lord to answer our
prayers in the way we expect, it may seem like the hardship or difficulty we're
facing will be resolved more easily (or at least not get worse).
About 22 years ago, when my first child fell ill and was at the brink of
life and death, my fervent hope and prayer were that the Lord would
miraculously heal my baby and save their life. However, things did not unfold as I had prayed
and hoped; instead, my baby was gradually heading toward death. I might have thought, "Lord, can you show
us your love by saving our baby?" But
in the end, my baby died in my arms. So,
how could I feel God's love in that moment? After we cremated our child and I was holding
the small box of ashes, my wife and I went out on a boat, sprinkled the ashes
in the water, and as we returned, the Holy Spirit moved in my heart so
powerfully that I was led to praise and glorify the amazing and wondrous love
of God's salvation (Psalms 63:3).
In May 1987, during our church's college department retreat, I received
the Lord's calling (John 6:1-15), and after that experience, I began to deeply
experience God's saving love more abundantly (Ephesians 3:18-19). Therefore, I would like to pray this prayer to
the Lord: "Lord, do not love me according to my will, but love me
according to Your will" (Matthew 26:39). The reason I want to pray this is that I
believe it is best to be loved according to the will of the Lord, who loves me
most (John 3:16; Romans 8:32), knows me best (Psalms 139), and desires to give
me what is always best for me.
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