[오늘의 한문장] 하나님의 시선

그렇다면 거룩은 "하나님의 관점을 향한 집중을 의미합니다."  우리 삶에서 거룩을 위해 마땅히 치러야 하는 대가를 지불한다면, 주님과 함께 한가한 시간을보낼 수 있습니다. 이 시간은 가장 적극적으로 우리 삶을 거룩하게 만드는 시간입니다. 챔버스가 강조하는 ‘친밀한 관계‘가 핵심입니다.
거룩해지는 것은 하나님을 향한 우리의 관심을 무한히 넓혀나가는 것입니다. - P54

"성령의 역사에서 가장 뚜렷하고 유일한 특징은 우리를 예수 그리스도와 닮게 만들면서 예수님과 관계없는 모든 것으로부터 자유하게 하신다는 점입니다." 진정한 거룩은 예수님과 관계없는 모든 것에서 자유로워지고, 예수님의 성품이 나타나는 것입니다. - P54

[오늘의 한문장] 일상의 의미

이는 그리스도 안에 있는 우리는 매일 평범한 일상 가운데서 하나님의 영광을 마주하기 때문에 더 이상 그 영광을 마주하려고 높은 산에 올라갈 필요가 없음을 의미합니다. 우리는 그리스도 안에서 삶을 살아갈 때 하나님의 영광을 반사하게 됩니다. 그리고하나님의 영광을 반사할 때 하나님의 영광이 반사되는 것을보게 됩니다. 또한 반사된 영광을 보면서 그 영광을 더욱 반사하는 과정을 통해서 영광에서 영광으로, 점점 더 큰 영광을 향해갑니다. - P227

어려운 상황 속에서는 인간적 몸부림을 멈추고 잠잠히 ...

어려운 상황 속에서는 인간적 몸부림을 멈추고 잠잠히 한 걸음 물러나 하나님의 뜻을 살펴야 한다. 그렇게 우리가 조용히 기도하며 기다릴 때 하나님께서 우리를 위해 일하신다. - P66

예수님의 마음으로, 다윗처럼 세상을 섬기자. - P69

이렇듯 하나님께서는 우리를 죽이려는 원수의 내부에도 우리를 살리려는은혜의 도구를 예비하는 분이시다. 그러니 어떤 상황 속에서도 절망해서는안 된다. - P72

37Do not believe me unless I ...

37Do not believe me unless I do the works of my Father.

38But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father." - P51

Jesus’ opponents refuse to accept His claims despite the evidence of His miraculous signs, which they repeatedly saw with their own eyes.  - P52

They understand that Jesus is claiming divinity, but they harden their hearts to His exposition of the Scriptures they themselves study so diligently. They think that by rejecting Jesus they are following Scripture but the reality is that they are choosing which parts of Scripture to believe and disregarding the parts they do not like. - P52

They believe, not on account of signs but because of John’s true testimony about Jesus. - P52

However, even seeing a miracle will not convince them to trust in Him as long as sin still blinds and deafens them. - P52

God calls Christians to participate in gathering others by sharing the gospel with them. - P54

Jesus experienced opposition from the Jewish religious leaders because ofHis claims of divinity. It would have been right for the religious leaders toinvestigate such claims because God alone can claim divinity. What theymissed was that Jesus‘ works on earth-His miracles, His teachings, andHis life--are a testament to His being God Himself. - P53

Father, thank you for the Bible, Your Word which reveals to us who Jesus is. Forgive me for the times I disregard what Your Word teaches. Give me ears to hear and a heart that obeys what You command. In Jesus’ name, amen. - P53

[오늘의 한문장] 하나님의 시선

챔버스는 낙심의 이유를 ‘정욕(lust)‘에서 찾습니다. 정욕에는 두 가지가 있습니다. 하나는 자신이 원하는 것을 지금 취하려는 육신의 정욕이고, 다른 하나는기도에 응답하시는 하나님이 아닌 기도의 응답만을 요구하는 영적 정입니다.
주목할 것은 육신의 정욕보다는 ‘영적 정욕의 문제입니다. 우리의 기도에도 불구하고 하나님께서 아무것도 행하시지 않으실 때 낙심‘이 찾아옵니다. 그러나
"하나님께서 내 기도에 응답하셔야 한다는 고집은 정도에서 벗어난 것입니다.  - P53

기도의 의미는 기도의 응답이 아니라 하나님을 붙드는 것입니다. - P53

우리에게 필요한 것은 하나님을  아는 것, 하나님이 일하시는 방식을 신뢰하는 것입니다. 그때 우리는 낙심에서 헤어 나와 우리 일상 가운데서 하나님을 경험하고 찬양할 수 있습니다. - P53