예수님의 말구유로 가는 여정보기
God Sees More
Many of us might assume that if Jesus came to earth today, He’d choose a clean-cut, educated, well-off family to grow up with—and announce the glorious news of His birth to a select group of prominent pastors. Yet the reality of the Christmas story shows the difference between God’s vision and our worldly standards. Today, Jesus might have been born to a hardworking mechanic in a low-income neighborhood and his waitress fiancée. And perhaps the angels would have appeared to a group of ex-convicts in a labor pool, working late to finish a job digging ditches.
We often forget how far Mary and Joseph were from any kind of social prominence and how the shepherds were viewed as unclean and untrustworthy by Jewish standards. Each person who crowded around Jesus’ manger that incomparable night had experienced rejection and isolation. Yet these were the special people God chose to experience one of the holiest events of all time. He saw their hearts and their true worth—even when no one else did.
Activity: Gather some friends and serve a meal at a local homeless shelter.
묵상 소개
아주 고요했던 2000여 년 전 밤에, 천사들은 그들의 양떼를 보살피던 양치기들에게 구세주 탄생의 소식을 알렸습니다. 그리고 그 소식을 들은 후에 그 양치기들은 베들레헴 그 말구유에 있는 아기를 찾아 모든 것을 버리고 떠났습니다. 오랜 시간이 지난 지금도, 그 초대는 여전히 변하지 않았습니다. 찰스 스탠리 박사의 이야기를 들어보셔요. 그가 이 계절, 당신을 구세주에게 가까이 갈 수 있게 도울 것이며 하나님 아버지의 사랑 안에 쉴 수 있도록 권할 것입니다.
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