이 성탄 계절에 사도 바울은 두기로를 특별히 골로새 교회 성도들에게 보냈다(골4:8)하는 말씀을 묵상할 때 하나님 아버지께서 우리를 "이처럼 사랑하사 독생자를 주셨"다(gave)(요3:16)는 말씀과 더불어 "자기 아들을 아끼지 아니하시고 우리 모든 사람을 위해 내주"셨다(gave up)(롬8:32)는 말씀과 "그는 우리를 위하여 자신을 버리"셨다(gave Himself up)(엡5:2)는 말씀을 연관해서 묵상하게 되었습니다. 그리하였을 때 예수님께서 십자가상에서 "엘리 엘리 라마 사박다니"("나의 하나님, 나의 하나님, 어찌하여 나를 버리셨나이까 하는 뜻")(마27:46)라는 말씀도 생각났습니다. 사랑하시고 기뻐하시는 아들 예수님을 십자가에 버리시기까지 우리를 이처럼 사랑하시는 하나님으로 인해 우리도 예수님과 복음을 위하여 우리 목숨을 잃을 수 있길 기원합니다(막8:35). https://youtu.be/amBwOJJrKxs?si=B6DoBllFE_Il7U-p
When my heart shakes "Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge. Selah" (Psalms 62:8). I remember a teaching that says we should be careful after receiving God’s grace. My heart was shaken after returning to the US in the midst of grace that I received in Korea as I was reaching out to people during the internet ministry in 2016. I saw myself getting depressed without knowing myself. Although my flesh tiredness was recovering a lot, but I didn’t know why my heart was getting depressed again. Then, as I was reading Psalms 62, I became interested in verse 3: “How long will you assault a man? Would all of you throw him down-- this leaning wall, this tottering fence?” The psalmist David was getting attack by his enemies. His enemies were united and attacked to kill David. And David described his situation as a “leaning wall”...