고린도후서 11:16 말씀을 읽고 도전이 된 내용과 묵상하고 적용할 사항을 정리해 보았습니다.
2 Corinthians 11:16 I tell you again: No one should think I am a fool. But if you think so, accept me as you would accept a fool. Then I can brag a little, too.
고후 11:16: 세상에서 지혜, 부함 --> 하나님의 관점에서 지혜와 부함을 추구해야 함
바울은 자신이 어리석다고 생각하지 않으며 다른 사람도 자신이 어리석다고 판단하지 않을 거라고 생각하지만, 만일 다른 사람이 자신을 어리석다고 생각한다면 자신을 용납하고 받아들여 달라고 말하고 있습니다(고후 11:16).
세상에서 자신이 영리하고 지혜롭다고 여기는 경우에 자신을 드러내고, 또 자신을 어리석다고 판단하는 사람들을 향해서 부정적인 말을 하거나 적대시하여 결국 자신과 담을 쌓는 경우가 많음을 보게 됩니다. 그때에라도 자신의 부족함과 어리석음을 깨달을 수 있기를 기대하며, 무엇보다도 하나님 안에서 자신이 부족함을 인식한다면 하나님의 풍성함에 대해 아무것도 없는 자처럼 생각하는 겸손함을 갖춰야 할 것입니다. 그러한 자신의 지식과 지혜는 하나님 안에서 아무것도 아님을 인지하는 가운데 자신을 어리석다고 바라보는 영혼들 앞에서 자신을 인정하고 살아가는 삶이 되어야 하겠습니다.
주여, 오늘 말씀을 통해서도 제가 가진 지혜나 지식이나 자원이 하나님 안에서 아무것도 아님을 인식하며, 다른 사람의 시선 안에서 어리석고 부족하다는 것을 인식하는 가운데, 영혼 앞에서 자신이 가진 자원을 자랑하거나 앞세워서 생각하고 말하는 것이 아니라 하나님의 관점을 생각하며 자신의 부족함을 인식하려는 시도를 지속할 것을 적용하겠습니다^^. 예수님의 이름으로 기도합니다. 아멘!
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2 Corinthians 11:16: Wisdom, riches in the world --> seeking wisdom and riches from God's perspective
Paul doesn't consider himself foolish, and he doesn't think others would judge him as foolish, but if they do, he says to tolerate and accept them (2 Corinthians 11:16).
We see that in the world, we often reveal ourselves when we think we are clever and wise, and we often end up building walls between ourselves and those who judge us to be foolish by speaking negatively or being hostile towards them. May we be able to recognize our own insufficiency and foolishness even then, and above all, if we recognize our insufficiency in God, may we have the humility to think as if we have nothing in relation to the riches of God. May we live our lives acknowledging ourselves in the presence of souls who look upon us as fools, knowing that our knowledge and wisdom are nothing in God.
Lord, may I apply today's Word to continue my attempts to think and speak from God's perspective and to recognize my own inadequacies before souls, not by boasting or lording over my own resources, but by thinking and speaking from God's perspective, recognizing that my wisdom, knowledge, or resources are nothing in You, recognizing that I am foolish and insufficient in the eyes of others^^. I pray in the name of Jesus. Amen!
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