오늘의 묵상
하나님의 구원의 '말씀'은 세상을 창조할 때부터 하나님과 함께 계셨습니다. '말씀' 이셨던 그 분의 본질은 바로 하나님 자신이셨습니다. 요한은 이것을 기록하면서, 하나님의 말씀이시며 궁극적인 메시지이신 예수님께서 태초부터 하나님과 함께 계셨다는 것을 우리에게 알려주고 싶어했습니다. 물을 포도주로 바꾸시고, 5000명을 먹이시고, 나사로를 다시 살리신 분께서 이 지구상에 사람의 모습으로 나타내신 것은 베들레헴에서 태어난 이후이지만, 사실 예수님은 항상 이 땅에 계셨습니다. 마태가 기술하였듯이 그는 우리와 함께 하시는 하나님이십니다(마태복음 1:23) 누가가 우리에게 말해주듯이, 예수님은 우리를 방문하시러 오신 하나님이십니다(누가복음 7:16) 마가의 기록에 따르면 예수님은 하나님의 독생자이십니다(마가복음 1:1) 그분은 하나님의 궁극적이고도 최종적인 말씀이십니다!(히브리서 1:1-2)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
These words are profound... what they mean for us is extraordinary and mind-blowing! Jesus is the Word, the one who was with God in the beginning and was God before there was a beginning (John 1:1-3). Jesus is God's ultimate and final Word (Hebrews 1:1-3). This Word is the one who turned water to wine, fed the five thousand with only five loaves and two fish, and raised Lazarus from the dead. He made his human appearance on earth when he was born in Bethlehem and placed in a manger by his mother, Mary, but Jesus has always been one with God and always has been God the Son. When Jesus came to us, he was God with us (Matthew 1:23). Jesus was God's human incarnation in human flesh. He was God who came to visit us, his people (Luke 7:16). This Word is the Son of God, as Mark reminded us (Mark 1:1). He was declared Son of God with power through his resurrection (Romans 1:3-4). As the Jewish religious leaders knew in Jesus' time, to be God's Son meant you were one with God (John 10:30, 36, 17:20-23), equal to God (John 5:16-18), and the "I Am" who revealed himself to Moses as Israel's covenant God, the Lord (Exodus 3:11-14; John 8:57-58). If you want to know how God would live on earth, look to Jesus; he, the Word, has made God known through his life on earth (John 1:14-18). We join with Thomas and declare to Jesus, "My Lord and my God!" (John 20:26-28).
내 기도
아버지 하나님, 주님의 메시지를 인쇄된 글과 살아가는 삶 모두에서 잘 깨닫게 되도록 저를 도우시옵소서. 예수님에 대해, 사람들을 향한 예수님의 마음에 대해, 하나님을 향한 그의 사랑에 대해 제게 가르쳐 주시옵소서. 제 말과 행동과 동기 안에서 그분이 나의 주님이 되시기를 원합니다. 예수님의 이름으로 기도합니다. 아멘.
My Prayer...
Father, help me better know your Message, your word in the Scriptures, and your Word in life, Jesus. Please teach me more about you as I pursue Jesus and seek a heart like his for you and people. May Jesus be my Lord in word, deed, motivation, and worship. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.
