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...
나의 하나님이 내 힘이 되셔서 ... 나의 하나님이 내 힘이 되셔서 나를 통해 하나님의 영광을 나타내시되 내 입을 예리한 칼처럼 만드시고 하나님의 손으로 나를 보호하시며 나를 곧 사용할 날카로운 화살처럼 만드시사 하나님께서 흩어진 자기 백성을 돌아오게 하시려고 내가 태어나기 전에 나를 택하여 자기 종으로 삼으시며 나를 존귀하게 하셨습니다 ( 이사야 49:2, 3, 5, 현대인의 성경 ).