오늘의 묵상
"소속"이란, 그리스도인의 삶에서 핵심적인 부분입니다. ~ 에 속해 있다, 소속되어 있다는 것이지요. 저는 하나님께 속해 있습니다. 저는 예수님 소속입니다. 저는 예수님의 몸인 교회의 일부분입니다. 저는 그 몸 안에 한 자리를 차지하며 나름의 목적이 있습니다. 저는 소속된 곳이 있습니다! 그 곳은 저를 필요로 하고, 제겐 일할 것이 있습니다! 저는 소속된 곳이 있습니다!
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Three key realities of our discipleship are belonging, usefulness, and connectedness. Each of us belongs! We belong to God. We belong to Jesus. We belong to Jesus' body, the Church. We belong to each other as members of Jesus' body. The Holy Spirit not only cleansed us when we were given new birth in Jesus' family (John 3:6-7; 1 Corinthians 6:11), but the Spirit also gifted us (Ephesians 4:7; 1 Peter 4:10) and connected us with everyone else in Jesus' body! We each have a place and a purpose for the Church to function as Jesus' bodily presence in our world today. We each have something to bring to the other believers who make us Jesus' body, the Church. Each of us belongs! Each of us is needed! Each of us has an important role to play with significant things to do! Each of us is connected to each other. If one part suffers, we all suffer. If one person is blessed, we all rejoice (1 Corinthians 12:26). So, dear friend of Jesus, rather than envying someone else's gift or belittling someone we feel has a lesser gift, or rejecting someone who does not have a specific gift, let's rejoice in each other, support each other, and do our part in helping the world see Jesus!
내 기도
아버지, 제가 주님의 몸에 딱 들어맞을 수 있는 장소를 찾을 수 있도록 도와주시옵소서. 그 장소를 찾을 때까지, 모든 종류의 사역에 힘을 쏟겠다고 약속드립니다. 그래서 제 자신의 기호뿐 아니라 주님의 영께서 제가 섬겨야 할 곳으로 인도하여 주시기를 원합니다. 제게 소속된 곳을 주셨으니 감사드립니다. 예수님 이름으로 기도합니다. 아멘.
My Prayer...
Help me, please, dear Father. I want to find the place you made me to fill in Jesus' body, the Church. As I discover my place to serve and use my gifts, I pledge to work so that your Spirit, and not just my own preferences, will guide me into your place for me to serve. Thank you for giving me a place not only to belong, but also to serve and be a part of Jesus' bodily presence in the world. In Jesus' name, and for his glory, I pray. Amen.
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