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...
내 마음이 숲이 바람에 흔들림 같이 흔들릴 때 ... 내 마음이 숲이 바람에 흔들림 같이 흔들릴 때 주님께서는 나에게 " 삼가며 조용하라 ", " 두려워하지 말며 낙심하지 말라 " 고 말씀하십니다 . 주님이 나에게 주시는 약속은 " 그 일은 서지 못하며 이루어지지 못하리라 " 입니다 . 내 대적들이 나를 쳐서 쓰러뜨리고 무너뜨리고자 하는 일은 서지 못하며 이루어지지 못한다는 말씀입니다 . 만일 내가 이 주님의 말씀을 굳게 믿지 않으면 나는 굳게 서지 못할 것입니다 ( 이사야 7:1-9).