오늘의 묵상
첫인상 내지 겉모습만으로 사람들을 판단하기 때문에 잃어버렸던 (잠재적) 좋은 친구들이 얼마나 많았을지, 상상해보셨나요? 다른 사람에 대한 겉모습이나 첫인상이란 것은 거의 말해주는 게 없다는 것, 깜짝 놀랄 만한 일입니다. 주님께서 사람들의 마음 속에 있는 것들을 밝히 드러내어 심판하시기 전까지는, 그들을 우리가 제대로 평가하기 어려울 것입니다. 우리가 어떤 이들에 대해 결정을 내리기 전에, 그들 자신의 마음에 어떤 것이 있는지 밝힐 시간을 주어야 하지 않을까요? 겉모습만으로 사람을 바라보지 맙시다!
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Have you ever wondered how many potentially good friends you may have lost simply by judging them on your first impression of them? And how many people that you looked at that seemed to be remarkable, ended up turning out to be not very good people? I'm amazed at how the first impression we have of many people very seldom tells us much about their substance. We're not really going to be able to evaluate people properly until the Lord reveals what is really in their hearts at judgment. But we also know that what comes out of people's mouths and what we see in their behavior emanate from their hearts (Matthew 15:18-19). Over time, we do get to see what their hearts are about: their hearts reveal the person inside them. So, don't you think that we should give people time to reveal what is in their hearts before we decide about them? Let's not judge people prematurely by their outward appearances; let's give them time to reveal their hearts! And let's remember that God knows and will judge each of us by our hearts, and not by our appearances (Proverbs 16:2, 17:3).
내 기도
아버지, 우리 각자의 마음을 아시는 분은 아버지뿐이십니다. 다른 이들에 대한 의견을 만들기 전에, 그들에 대해 더 인내할 수 있도록 해 주시옵소서. 예수님께서 그들을 바라보시는 눈을 제게도 주시옵소서. 예수님 이름으로 기도합니다. 아멘.
My Prayer...
Father, you alone know each heart. Please help me be more patient with others before forming an opinion about them. Please give me eyes to see them as Jesus does and treat them as I would love to be treated. Father, I don't want to make preliminary judgments about people, good or bad. Please help me be patient as I wait to see their hearts come to light in the way they talk to others and in their behaviors. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.
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