[ Psalms 63 ] - hymn 298 My whole being longs for you. [ PSALM 63:1 ] ¡°Bobbie the Wonder Dog¡± was a collie mix separated from his family while they were on a summer vacation together more than 2,200 miles from home. The family searched everywhere for their beloved pet but returned heartbroken without him. Six months later, toward the end of winter, a scraggly but determined Bobbie showed up at their door in Silverton, Oregon. Bobbie somehow made the long and dangerous trek, crossing rivers, desert, and snow-covered mountains to find his way home to those he loved. Bobbie¡¯s quest inspired books, movies, and a mural in his hometown. His devotion strikes a chord within, perhaps because God has placed an even deeper longing in our hearts. Ancient theologian Augustine described it this way: ¡°You have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you.¡± This same longing was desperately yet eloquently expressed by David in a prayer as he hid from his pursuers in Judah¡¯s wilderness: ¡°You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water¡± (PSALM 63:1). David praised God because His ¡°love is better than life¡± (V. 3). Nothing compares with knowing Him! Through Jesus, God has sought us out and made the way for us to come home to His perfect love—regardless of how distant we once were. As we turn to Him, we find our heart¡¯s true home. JAMES BANKS | | [ ½ÃÆí 63 ] - Âù¼Û°¡ 298 Àå ³» À°Ã¼°¡ ÁÖ¸¦ ¾Ó¸ðÇϳªÀÌ´Ù [½ÃÆí 63:1] ¡°±âÀûÀÇ °³ ¹Ùºñ¡±´Â 2,200 ¸¶ÀÏ ¶³¾îÁø °÷¿¡¼ÀÇ ¿©¸§ÈÞ°¡ Áß °¡Á·°ú Çì¾îÁö°Ô µÇ¾ú´ø Äݸ® Á¾ÀÇ °³ÀÔ´Ï´Ù. °¡Á·µéÀº »ç¶ûÇÏ´Â ¹Ý·Á°ßÀ» ã¾Æ »ç¹æÀ» Çì¸ÌÁö¸¸ ãÁö ¸øÇÏ°í ½½Ç ¸¶À½À¸·Î µ¹¾Æ¿Í¾ß Çß½À´Ï´Ù. 6°³¿ùÀÌ Áö³ª °Ü¿ïÀÌ ³¡³ª°¥ ¹«·Æ, ¿À¸®°ÇÁÖ ½Ç¹öÅæÀÇ Áý ¹® ¾Õ¿¡ ¹Ùºñ°¡ ´þ¼ö·èÇÏÁö¸¸ ´ÜÈ£ÇÑ ¸ð½ÀÀ¸·Î ³ªÅ¸³µ½À´Ï´Ù. ¹Ùºñ´Â °°ú »ç¸·°ú ´« µ¤ÀÎ »êµéÀ» ³Ñ¾î ±æ°íµµ ÇèÇÑ ¿©Á¤À» ¸¶Ä¡°í »ç¶ûÇÏ´Â °¡Á·¿¡°Ô µ¹¾Æ¿Ô½À´Ï´Ù. ¹ÙºñÀÇ À̾߱â´Â Ã¥°ú ¿µÈ·Î ¸¸µé¾îÁö°í ¸¶À»ÀÇ º®È¿¡µµ ±×·ÁÁ³½À´Ï´Ù. ¾Æ¸¶µµ Çϳª´Ô²²¼ ¿ì¸® ¼Ó¿¡ À̺¸´Ù ´õ ±íÀº ¾î¶² »ç¸ðÇÏ´Â ¸¶À½À» ½É¾î Áּ̱⠶§¹®ÀÎÁö, ¹ÙºñÀÇ Çå½ÅÀÇ ¸ð½ÀÀº ¿ì¸®ÀÇ ½É±ÝÀ» ¿ï¸³´Ï´Ù. °í´ë ½ÅÇÐÀÚ ¾î°Å½ºÆ¾Àº ±×°ÍÀ» ÀÌ·¸°Ô Ç¥ÇöÇß½À´Ï´Ù. ¡°ÁÖ´ÔÀº ´ç½ÅÀ» À§ÇØ ¿ì¸®¸¦ ¸¸µå¼Ì½À´Ï´Ù. ¿ì¸® ¸¶À½Àº ´ç½Å ¾È¿¡¼ ¾È½ÄÇÒ ¶§±îÁö ½°À» ¾òÁö ¸øÇÕ´Ï´Ù.¡± ÀÌ¿Í °°ÀÌ °¥¸ÁÇÏ´Â ¸¶À½Àº ´ÙÀÀÌ À¯´Ù ±¤¾ß¿¡¼ Ãß°ÝÀÚµéÀ» ÇÇÇØ ¼û¾î Àý¸Á °¡¿îµ¥ µå¸° °£ÀýÇÑ ±âµµ¿¡µµ ³ªÅ¸³³´Ï´Ù. ¡°Çϳª´ÔÀÌ¿© ÁÖ´Â ³ªÀÇ Çϳª´ÔÀÌ½Ã¶ó ³»°¡ °£ÀýÈ÷ ÁÖ¸¦ ãµÇ ¹°ÀÌ ¾ø¾î ¸¶¸£°í ȲÆóÇÑ ¶¥¿¡¼ ³» ¿µÈ¥ÀÌ ÁÖ¸¦ °¥¸ÁÇÏ¸ç ³» À°Ã¼°¡ ÁÖ¸¦ ¾Ó¸ðÇϳªÀÌ´Ù¡±(½ÃÆí 63:1). ´ÙÀÀº ÁÖ´ÔÀÇ ¡°ÀÎÀÚÇϽÉÀÌ »ý¸íº¸´Ù ³ªÀ¸¹Ç·Î¡±(3Àý) Çϳª´ÔÀ» Âù¾ç Çß½À´Ï´Ù. Çϳª´ÔÀ» ¾Æ´Â °Í°ú ºñ±æ °ÍÀº ¾ø½À´Ï´Ù! Çϳª´ÔÀº ¿¹¼ö´ÔÀ» ÅëÇØ ¿ì¸®¸¦ ãÀ¸½Ã°í, ¿ì¸®°¡ Àü¿¡ ¾ó¸¶³ª ¸Ö¸® ÀÖ¾ú´ÂÁö »ó°ü¾øÀÌ ÁÖ´ÔÀÇ ¿Ïº®ÇÑ »ç¶ûÀÌ ÀÖ´Â ÁýÀ¸·Î µ¹¾Æ¿Ã ¼ö ÀÖ´Â ±æÀ» ¿¾îÁּ̽À´Ï´Ù. Çϳª´Ô²² µ¹¾Æ¿À¸é °Å±â¿¡ ¿ì¸® ¸¶À½ÀÇ ÂüµÈ ÁýÀÌ ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. |