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...
도움의 손을 거두시는 하나님? 내가 하나님께 부르짖고 도움을 구하여도 하나님은 내 기도를 거절하시며 원수가 내가 접근할 때에도 도움의 손을 거두셨습니다 . 그 결과 내 힘은 쇠약해졌고 하나님에 대한 내 소망은 끊어졌습니다 . 내가 이것을 생각하면 낙심도 되지만 그것이 오히려 나의 소망이 되었습니다 ( 예레미야 애가 2:3; 3:8, 18, 21, 현대인의 성경 ).