오늘의 묵상
존경을 받는다는 것! 우리가 남성이든 여성이든지 우리 삶의 목표 중 하나일 것입니다! 우리의 믿음으로 나타나는 절제와 경건이 갖추어진 삶을 통해 하나님의 성품을 반영하기 원하지 않으십니까? 성령께서 우리 삶 속에서 사역하시는 이것은, 우리가 성령께 우리 자신을 내어드릴 때에만 이루어질 수 있습니다.
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
"Worthy of respect": What a goal for our lives, whether we are a man or a woman!
Don't you want your life to reflect the character of God because your faith expresses itself in a life that is temperate (reverent), self-controlled, faithful, loving, and steadfast? Paul wants Timothy to urge the older men to genuinely display these character qualities as they live in the presence of and have influence over others in the family of God. Such character is the work of the Spirit in our lives (Galatians 5:22-23) and manifests only as we dedicate ourselves to pursuing Christ-likeness and offering ourselves to the Holy Spirit for God's transforming work in us (2 Corinthians 3:18). As we grow older, we often worry about securing our financial investments so we can live comfortably in our older years. The apostle Paul's concern as we age is that we are yielded to Jesus, so that God's transformative work in us makes us more valuable for his service and for those around us!
내 기도
아버지, 제 열정과 발언과 습관들을 더욱 잘 조정할 수 있도록, 주님의 영을 통해 저를 강하게 하시옵소서. 예수님 모르는 이들을 향한 제 영적인 열정과 선한 영향력을 강탈해갈 수 있는 것들을 없애도록 도와주시옵소서. 다른 이들을 사랑으로 대하려고 할 때, 또한 어려운 시기를 믿음으로 버텨나갈 때에 제 믿음을 강하게 하시옵소서. 예수님 이름으로 기도합니다. 아멘.
My Prayer...
Father, please strengthen my faith in Jesus as the Holy Spirit does your transforming work in me. Please help me gain better control of my passions, speech, example, temper, kindness, and habits. Help me put to death the things that would rob me of my spiritual passion and poison my influence for good for those around me. Please strengthen my faith as I seek to treat others lovingly and persevere in faith through difficult times. In Jesus' name, and for my transformation to be more like him, I pray. Amen.
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