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...
순종할 때 축복을 받습니다 ? 순종할 때 축복을 받습니다 ? 이스라엘 백성들이 하나님께서 모세에게 명령하신 대로 ( 이 말씀이 출애굽기 39-40 장에 18 번이나 나옴 ) 모든 역사를 마쳤을 때 모세는 그들을 축복하였습니다 ( 출애굽기 39:42-43). 나는 하나님의 명령하신 대로 모든 일을 행하지 않고 불순종할 때가 수 없이 많은데도 불구하고 하나님의 풍성한 축복을 받고 있습니다 . 그 이유는 예수 그리스도께서 십자가에 죽으시기까지 하나님 아버지의 뜻에 복종하셨기 때문입니다 ( 빌립보서 2:8).