The Second Blessing of the Beatitudes : Those who weep will surely laugh! “Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh” ( Luke 6:21b ). I want to receive the lesson given as I meditate on the words, (1) I wish to receive the lesson given as I meditate on the latter half of Luke 6:21, the second blessing of the Beatitudes, in connection with Matthew 5:4 , which says, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” (a) In the latter half of Luke 6:21, the word “weep” comes from the Greek word κλαίοντες (klaiontes), which means “to weep aloud properly, to express sorrow with audible crying because it cannot be restrained (to cry out loud)” (internet). This same Greek word also appears in the latter half of verse 25: “… Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.” (i) ...
내 불신의 선택의 결과? 하나님을 마음을 다하여 신뢰하지 않고 오히려 내 명철을 의지하여 ( 잠 3:5-6) 선택한 길이 내가 보기엔 좋은 것 같고 잘한 것 같을지라도 결국에 가서는 내 불신의 선택의 결과가 얼마나 잘못된 것인지를 깨닫게 될 때가 옵니다 . 그런데 놀라운 것은 그 와중에서도 하나님께서는 나를 긍휼히 여기시사 큰 은혜를 베풀어주신다는 것입니다 ( 참고 : 룻기 ).