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...
새가 둥지 위를 맴돌며 자기 새끼를 보호하듯이 ... 새가 둥지 위를 맴돌며 자기 새끼를 보호하듯이 하나님께서는 졸지도 않으시고 주무시지도 않으시면서 우리를 지키시고 보호하시되 우리를 모든 위험에서 보호하시고 우리의 생명을 안전하게 지키십니다 . 하나님은 우리가 어디를 가든지 지금부터 영원까지 지키실 것입니다 ( 시편 121:4, 7-8; 이사야 31:5, 현대인의 성경 ).