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...
어떻게 하나님을 신뢰할 수 있을까요? 귀를 기울여 지혜로우신 하나님의 말씀을 듣고 ( 잠언 22:17) 그 말씀을 우리 마음에 보전할 때 (18 절 ) 우리는 하나님을 신뢰할 수가 있습니다 (19 절 ). 우리가 하나님을 신뢰하지 못하는 이유는 우리 마음에 하나님의 말씀을 보전하고 있지 못하고 있기 때문입니다 . 우리가 하나님의 말씀을 우리 마음에 보전하지 못하는 이유는 우리가 하나님의 말씀을 들었으나 세상의 염려와 재물의 유혹에 말씀이 막혀 결실하지 못하고 있기 때문입니다 ( 마 13:22).