사도행전 21:13 말씀을 읽고 도전이 된 내용과 묵상하고 적용할 사항을 정리해 보았습니다.
Acts 21:13 But he said, "Why are you crying and making me so sad? I am not only ready to be tied up in Jerusalem. I am ready to die for the Lord Jesus.
살아가는 이유→ 주 예수님을 위해 죽을 준비로 푯대를 향하여 살아가는 것
바울이 예루살렘으로 가려 하자 성도들은 슬퍼하며 울기까지 하니 바울은 자신이 단지 예루살렘으로 묵이기 위해 준비되는 것 정도가 아니라 주 예수님을 위해 죽을 준비가 되었기 때문에 예루살렘에 가는 것이라고 말했습니다(행 21:13).
바울이 살아가는 삶 즉, 예루살렘으로 가기를 원했고, 예루살렘으로 가려는 목적은 주 예수 그리스도로부터 받은 사명 즉 복음 전하는 사명을 이루기 위한 것이었습니다. 그는 이러한 사명을 이루기 위해 살아가는 것이며, 그 사명을 이루기 위해서는 어떠한 어려움이나 죽음까지도 자신에게 중요한 것으로 여기지 않았습니다. 즉, 죽음을 무릅쓰고서라도 사명을 이루기 위해 헌신하는 모습을 보게 됩니다.
제가 살아가는 이유와 목적이 무엇인지요? 제가 살아가는 이유와 목적이 사명을 이루기 위함인지요? 살기 위해서인지요? 아니면 죽기 위해서인지요? 사명을 이루기 위해 제게 처한 그 외의 것들에 대해서는 중요치 않게 여길 수 있는 뚜렷한 푯대의식, 비전과 소망을 이루는 삶을 살아갈 수 있게 되길 간절히 기도합니다. 사명을 이루며 살아가는 삶에 대한 온전한 믿음과 온전한 소망과 온전한 사랑을 이루는 삶이 되길 간절히 기도합니다.
주여, 오늘 말씀을 통해서 바울이 살아가는 것은 삶과 죽음의 문제가 아니라 사명의 문제이며, 사명을 따라 살아가기 위해 죽음마저도 맞서고 죽음을 무릅쓰고서라도 사명을 이루기 위한 삶에 대한 본을 보게 하셔서 감사가 되며, 저도 사명을 이루기 위해 헌신하되 오늘 중에는 말씀을 암송하고 복습하며 복음 전하는데 전무한 삶을 살아가도록 적용하겠습니다. 예수님의 이름으로 기도합니다. 아멘!
Here is the detailed and inspiring image showing a person dedicating their life to their mission, inspired by Acts 21:13. The scene includes elements symbolizing dedication, sacrifice, and spreading the Gospel, such as a cross, an open Bible, and people listening attentively.
The Reason for the Childbearing → Living Toward the Signpost in Readiness to Die for the Lord Jesus
When Paul went to Jerusalem, the saints were so sad that they even wept, so Paul said that he was going to Jerusalem not just to prepare to stay there, but because he was ready to die for the Lord Jesus (Acts 21:13).
The life Paul was living, that is, he wanted to go to Jerusalem, and the purpose of going to Jerusalem was to fulfill the mission he had received from the Lord Jesus Christ, which was to preach the gospel. He was living to fulfill that mission, and no amount of hardship or even death mattered to him in order to fulfill that mission. In other words, he was committed to fulfilling his mission, even to the point of death.
What is my reason and purpose for living? Is my reason and purpose for living? Is it to fulfill a mission? Is it to live? I fervently pray that I can live my life with a clear sense of direction, a vision, and a desire to fulfill my mission that makes everything else that comes my way seem unimportant. May we live lives that fulfill our full faith, full hope, and full love for a life lived on mission.
Lord, I thank you that through your word today, I see an example of Paul's life that living is not a matter of life and death, but a matter of mission, and that he faced death, even death, to live out his mission, and I thank you that I too am committed to living out my mission, and I will memorize and review your word today and apply it to live a life that does nothing less than spread the gospel. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen!
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