오늘의 묵상
오직 그리스도들만 삶에서 승리합니다. 인간 중에 어느 누구도 우리의 최대 적수인 "죽음"을 저지할 힘이 없기 때문입니다. 하지만 우리가 인내하였을 때에 우리에게 궁극적인 승리가 주어집니다: "죽음을 파괴"시켜버리신 분의 손에 우리의 삶이 있게 되므로 영원한 삶이 되는 것입니다!
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Only Christians win at life. That's because none of us who are human has the power to hold back our greatest enemy, death (Hebrews 2:14-15; 1 Corinthians 15:26). But when we have persevered, we are given the ultimate victory: THE CROWN OF LIFE, life that will not end (Revelation 2:10). Because our lives are in the hands of the one who defeated death, death cannot separate us from our victory in Jesus Christ our Lord! As the apostle Paul emphatically proclaimed:
When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: "Death has been swallowed up in victory."
"Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?"
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. (1 Corinthians 15:54-57)
내 기도
사랑하는 아버지, 모든 말과 일이 마치게 되는 날 저도 아버지의 생명과 승리를 영원히 함께 나누게 될 것이라는 확신을 주셔서 감사드립니다. 아버지로부터 생명을 받았음을 알고 오늘을 자신있게 살아가도록 도우시옵소서. 정복하시는 왕 예수님의 이름으로 기도합니다. 아멘.
My Prayer...
Thank you, Father, for giving me the assurance that when all is said and done, I will share in your life and Jesus' victory over sin, death, hell, and the evil one, forever. Help me to live today confidently, knowing that I have your life and that the living part of me, united with Jesus, will never die.* In the name of Jesus, my conquering King, I pray. Amen.
* John 10:25; Colossians 3:1-4.
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