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...
하나님의 뜻은 반드시 성취됩니다. 하나님의 입에서 하신 의로운 말씀은 결코 하나님에게 헛되이 돌아오지 않고 하나님께서 말씀하시고 계획하신 것은 실패하지 않을 것이며 하나님의 뜻을 반드시 이루시며 , 하나님께서 원하시는 것 , 하나님께서 의도하신 목적을 모두 행하셔서 반드시 성취하실 것입니다 ( 이사야 45:23; 46:10, 11, 55:11, 현대인의 성경 ).