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...
제일 힘들 때가 하나님께 부르짖기엔 제일 좋은 기회입니다. 우리에게 원통함과 우환이 있으므로 우리의 영이 우리 속에서 상할 때에 제일 힘든 것은 우리를 돕고나 보호하는 자나 우리를 보살펴 주는 자가 한 사람도 없다는 것입니다 . 그러나 이렇게 제일 힘들 때가 하나님께 부르짖기엔 제일 좋은 기회입니다 ( 시편 142:1-4 절 ).