오늘의 묵상
그분이 제 빚을 갚아주셨고, 제겐 빚이 하나 있습니다. 이 빚은 제 죄에 대한 빚이 아니라, 하나님께서 제게 대하신 것과 같이 다른 이들에게 사랑, 존경, 은혜를 빚진 것이니 하나님께 감사드립니다!
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Jesus paid the debt we owed God for our sins, trespasses, and rebellious actions (Colossians 2:13-14; 1 Peter 1:18-10). Thank God we no longer owe the debt for those transgressions because of God's grace (Romans 6:23). However, I do owe others the love, respect, forgiveness, and grace that God has lavished on me (Ephesians 4:32). As Paul reminded us yesterday:
Give everyone what you owe him. If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor. (Romans 13:7)
Why is this so important? We are to keep paying installments on the "continuing debt to love one another" as Jesus has loved us!
내 기도
만물을 소유하신 거룩하신 하나님, 저를 소유하셨을 뿐 아니라 노예의 신분, 죄, 죽음으로부터 저를 빼내셨으니 감사드립니다. 제 마음에 성령을 통해 사랑의 불을 붙이셔서, 하나님이 하시는 것처럼 저도 다른 사람들을 사랑하도록 도우시옵소서. 예수님 이름으로 기도합니다. 아멘.
My Prayer...
Holy God, everything in heaven and earth is yours, yet you have graciously shared them with us, your children. We thank you for not just purchasing us from our debt to sin, but also for buying us out of our slavery to that sin, and to the evil one, death, and hell. Open our hearts to the realization that you own us, yet love us freely and forgive us completely. Please kindle love in our hearts through the refreshing power of the Holy Spirit that you pour into our hearts,* enabling us to love others as you have loved us. In Jesus' name, we pray and commit to love. Amen.
* Romans 5:5; John 7:37-39.
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