We are taught that we must become upright people who, in God’s sight, are blameless and fully keep His commandments. “In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron. Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly” [(Modern Translation: “When Herod was king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah of the division of Abijah, and his wife Elizabeth also came from the family of Aaron. They were righteous before God and faithfully kept all the Lord’s commandments and regulations without fault”)] (Luke 1:5–6). While meditating on this passage, I would like to draw out the lessons given to us: (1) The author of Luke’s Gospel, Luke, first wrote to Theophilus about John the Baptist’s parents. The father’s name was “Zechariah” (meaning, “The LORD remembers...
낙심될 때 “ 네가 만일 환난 날에 낙담하면 네 힘이 미약함을 보임이라 ” [( 현대인의 성경 ) “ 네가 어려움을 당할 때 낙심하면 너는 정말 약한 자이다 ” ] ( 잠언 24 장 10 절 ). 우리는 이 세상 살아가면서 어려움을 당할 때 낙심할 수가 있습니다 . 특히 그 어려움이 우리 홀로 감당하기 너무나 힘들고 벅차므로 주위에 도움을 청해보지만 아무 도움을 받지 못할 때 우리는 충분히 낙심할 수가 있습니다 . 그 때 우리는 더 이상 의지할 분이 주님 밖에 없음을 깨닫고 주님께 나아가 간구합니다 . 그런데 아무리 기도를 해도 주님으로부터 응답이 없는 듯 해보일 때 우리는 더 큰 낙심을 할 수가 있습니다 ( 눅 18:1). 이렇게 낙심하고 ...