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 약속의 말씀 하나님께서 우리에게 약속의 말씀을 주고 계십니다 : " 내가 진실로 너를 강하게 할 것이요 너로 복을 얻게 할 것이며 ..." (Surely I will set you free for purposes of good ...)( 렘 15:11). 하나님께서 진리로 우리를 자유케 하여 주시므로 ( 요 8:32) 우리를 강하게 해 주시길 기원합니다 . 그러므로 오늘 , 하나님의 선하신 뜻을 이루어 드리는 하루가 되게 하여 주시사 우리로 하여금 하나님의 선하심을 맛보게 해 주시길 기원합니다 ( 시 34:8).