[ Genesis 39:11 - 39:22 ] - hymn 382 While Joseph was there in the prison, the Lord was with him he showed him kindness. [ GENESIS 39:20 ] On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped out of their lunar landing module and became the first humans to walk on the surface of the moon. But we don¡¯t often think about the third person on their team, Michael Collins, who was flying the command module for Apollo 11. After his teammates clambered down the ladder to test the lunar surface, Collins waited alone on the far side of the moon. He was out of touch with Neil, Buzz, and everyone on earth. NASA¡¯s mission control commented, ¡°Not since Adam has any human known such solitude as Mike Collins.¡± There are times when we feel completely alone. Imagine, for instance, how Joseph, Jacob¡¯s son, felt when he was taken from Canaan to Egypt after his brothers sold him (GENESIS 37:23). Then he was thrust into further isolation by being thrown in prison on false charges (39:19). How did Joseph survive in prison in a foreign land with no family anywhere nearby? Listen to this: ¡°While Joseph was there in the prison, the Lord was with him¡± (VV. 20). Four times we¡¯re reminded of this comforting truth in Genesis 39. Do you feel alone or isolated from others? Hold on to the truth of God¡¯s presence, promised by Jesus Himself: ¡°Surely I am with you always¡± (MATTHEW 28:20). With Jesus as your Savior, you¡¯re never alone. DAVE BRANON | | [ â¼¼±â 39:11 - 39:22 ] - Âù¼Û°¡ 382 Àå ¿ä¼ÁÀÌ °¨¿Á¿¡ °¤ÇûÀ¸³ª ¿©È£¿Í²²¼ ¿ä¼Á°ú ÇÔ²² ÇÏ½Ã°í ±×¿¡°Ô ÀÎÀÚ¸¦ ´õÇÏ»ç [â¼¼±â 39:20-21] 1969³â 7¿ù 20ÀÏ, ´Ò ¾Ï½ºÆ®·Õ°ú ¹öÁî ¿Ãµå¸°Àº ´Þ Âø·ú¼±¿¡¼ ³ª¿Í Àηù ÃÖÃÊ·Î ´Þ Ç¥¸éÀ» °É¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. ±×·±µ¥ ¿ì¸®´Â Ž»ç ÆÀÀÇ ¼¼ ¹ø° »ç¶÷, Áï ¡®¾ÆÆú·Î 11È£¡¯ Ž»ç¼±À» Á¶Á¾ÇÏ°í ÀÖ¾ú´ø ¸¶ÀÌŬ Äݸ°½º¸¦ °ðÀß Àؾî¹ö¸³´Ï´Ù. ±×ÀÇ ÆÀ¿øµéÀÌ ´ÞÀÇ Ç¥¸éÀ» Ž»çÇϱâ À§ÇØ Âø·ú¼± °è´ÜÀ» ³»·Á°¥ ¶§, Äݸ°½º´Â ´ÞÀÇ ¹Ý´ëÆí¿¡¼ È¥ÀÚ ±â´Ù·È½À´Ï´Ù. ±×´Â ´ÒÀ̳ª ¹öÁî, ¶Ç Áö±¸¿¡ ÀÖ´Â »ç¶÷µé°ú ¿ÏÀüÈ÷ ¿¬¶ôÀÌ ´ÜÀýµÇ¾î ÀÖ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. ¹Ì±¹ Ç×°ø ¿ìÁÖ±¹ÀÇ °üÁ¦ ¼¾ÅÍ´Â ÀÌ·¸°Ô ³íÆòÇß½À´Ï´Ù. ¡°¾Æ´ã ÀÌÈÄ·Î ±× ¾î´À ´©±¸µµ ¸¶ÀÌŬ Äݸ°½º¿Í °°Àº ¿Ü·Î¿òÀ» ¸Àº» »ç¶÷Àº ¾ø¾ú´Ù.¡± ¿ì¸®µµ öÀúÈ÷ °íµ¶À» ´À³¥ ¶§°¡ ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. ¿¹¸¦ µé¾î, ¾ß°öÀÇ ¾Æµé ¿ä¼ÁÀÌ Çüµé¿¡ ÀÇÇØ °¡³ª¾È¿¡¼ ÀÌÁýÆ®·Î ÆÈ·Á°¬À» ¶§ ¾î¶² ±âºÐÀ̾úÀ»Áö »ó»óÇØ º¸½Ê½Ã¿À(â¼¼±â 37:23-28). ±×¸®°í ±×´Â ÈÄ¿¡ ¹«°íÇÏ°Ô °¨¿Á¿¡ °¤Çô ´õ¿í °í¸³µÇ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù(39:19-20). ¿ä¼ÁÀº ¾î¶»°Ô °¡Á·ÀÌ °¡±îÀÌ¿¡ ¾ø´Â ¿Ü±¹ÀÇ °¨¿Á¿¡¼ »ì¾Æ³²¾ÒÀ»±î¿ä? ´ÙÀ½ ¼º°æ±¸ÀýÀ» º¸½Ê½Ã¿À. ¡°¿ä¼ÁÀÌ °¨¿Á¿¡ °¤ÇûÀ¸³ª ¿©È£¿Í²²¼ ¿ä¼Á°ú ÇÔ²²Çϼ̴١±(20-21Àý). â¼¼±â 39ÀåÀº ÀÌ À§·ÎÀÇ ¸»¾¸À» ¿ì¸®¿¡°Ô ³× ¹øÀ̳ª »ó±â½ÃÄÑ ÁÝ´Ï´Ù. ¿Ü·Î¿òÀ» ´À³¢°Å³ª, ´Ù¸¥ »ç¶÷µé·ÎºÎÅÍ ¼Ò¿ÜµÇ¾ú´Ù°í ´À³¢½Ê´Ï±î? ¿¹¼ö´ÔÀÌ ¡°³ÊÈñ¿Í Ç×»ó ÇÔ²² ÀÖÀ¸¸®¶ó¡±(¸¶Åº¹À½ 28:20)°í Á÷Á¢ ¾à¼ÓÇϽŠ´ë·Î, Çϳª´ÔÀÌ ÇÔ²² ÇϽŴٴ Áø¸®¸¦ ²À ºÙµå½Ê½Ã¿À. ±¸ÁÖ ¿¹¼ö´Ô°ú ÇÔ²² ÀÖ´Â ¿ì¸®´Â °áÄÚ È¥ÀÚ°¡ ¾Æ´Õ´Ï´Ù. |