[ Genesis 1:1 - 1:10 ] - hymn 68 The earth was complete chaos, and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. [ GENESIS 1:2 NRSV ] Seth took all the medications he could find in the medicine cabinet. Raised in a family filled with brokenness and disor- der, his life was a mess. His mom was regularly abused by his father until his dad took his own life. Now Seth wanted to ¡°just end¡± his own. But then a thought came to mind, Where do I go when I die? By God¡¯s grace, Seth didn¡¯t die that day. And in time, after studying the Bible with a friend, he received Jesus as his Savior. Part of what drew Seth to God was seeing the beauty and order in creation. He said, ¡°I . . . see things that are just beautiful. Someone made all this.¡± In Genesis 1, we read of the God who indeed created all things. And although ¡°the earth was complete chaos¡± (V. 2 NRSV), He brought order out of disorder. He ¡°separated the light from the darkness¡± (V. 4), placed land amid the seas (V. 10), and made plants and creatures according to their ¡°kinds¡± (VV. 11-12, 21, 24-25). The One who ¡°created the heavens and earth and put everything in place¡± (ISAIAH 45:18 NLT) continues to, as Seth discovered, bring peace and order to lives surrendered to Christ. Life can be chaotic and challenging. Praise God that He¡¯s not ¡°a God of disorder but of peace¡± (1 CORINTHIANS 14:33). Let¡¯s call out to Him today and ask Him to help us find the beauty and order He alone provides. TOM FELTEN | | [ â¼¼±â 1:1 - 1:10 ] - Âù¼Û°¡ 68 Àå ¶¥ÀÌ È¥µ·ÇÏ°í °øÇãÇϸç Èæ¾ÏÀÌ ±íÀ½ À§¿¡ ÀÖ°í Çϳª´ÔÀÇ ¿µÀº ¼ö¸é À§¿¡ ¿îÇàÇϽô϶ó [â¼¼±â 1:2] ¼¼½º´Â ¾àÀå¿¡ ÀÖ´Â ¾àµéÀ» ¸ðµÎ ã¾Æ¼ »ïÄ×½À´Ï´Ù. ¸Á°¡Áö°í ¹«Áú¼ÇÑ °¡Á¤¿¡¼ ÀÚ¶õ ±×ÀÇ »îÀº ¾û¸ÁÀ̾ú½À´Ï´Ù. ¾ö¸¶´Â ¾Æ¹öÁö°¡ ½º½º·Î ¸ñ¼ûÀ» ²÷À» ¶§±îÁö ´Ã ¾Æ¹öÁö¿¡°Ô ¸ÂÀ¸¸ç »ì¾Ò½À´Ï´Ù. ÀÌÁ¦ ¼¼½ºµµ ÀÚ½ÅÀÇ ÀλýÀ» ¡°±×³É ³¡³»°í¡± ½Í¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. ±×·±µ¥ ¹®µæ ¡®³»°¡ Á×À¸¸é ¾îµð·Î °¡Áö?¡¯ ÇÏ´Â »ý°¢ÀÌ ¸Ó¸®¸¦ ½ºÃƽÀ´Ï´Ù. Çϳª´ÔÀÇ ÀºÇý·Î ¼¼½º´Â ±×³¯ Á×Áö ¾Ê¾Ò½À´Ï´Ù. ±×¸®°í ¶§°¡ µÇ¾î Ä£±¸¿Í ¼º°æ°øºÎ¸¦ ÇÏ°í ³ª¼ ¿¹¼ö´ÔÀ» ÀÚ½ÅÀÇ ±¸ÁÖ·Î ¿µÁ¢Çß½À´Ï´Ù. ¼¼½º¸¦ Çϳª´Ô²²·Î À̲ö °Í Áß¿¡´Â âÁ¶¹° ¼Ó¿¡¼ ¾Æ¸§´Ù¿ò°ú Áú¼¸¦ º» °Íµµ ÀÖ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. ±×´Â ¸»ÇÕ´Ï´Ù. ¡°³ª´Â... ±×³É ¾Æ¸§´ä±â¸¸ ÇÑ »ç¹°µéÀ» º¾´Ï´Ù. ´©±º°¡°¡ ÀÌ ¸ðµç °ÍÀ» ¸¸µç °ÍÀÌÁÒ.¡± â¼¼±â 1Àå¿¡¼ ¿ì¸®´Â Çϳª´ÔÀÌ ½ÇÁ¦·Î ¸¸¹°À» âÁ¶ÇϽô °ÍÀ» º¾´Ï´Ù. ±×¸®°í ¡°¶¥ÀÌ È¥µ·¡±(2Àý)ÇßÁö¸¸ Çϳª´ÔÀº ±× ¹«Áú¼¿¡ Áú¼¸¦ °¡Á®´ÙÁּ̽À´Ï´Ù. ±×´Â ¡°ºû°ú ¾îµÎ¿òÀ» ³ª´©½Ã°í¡±(4Àý), ¹Ù´Ù °¡¿îµ¥ ¶¥À» µÎ¼ÌÀ¸¸ç(10Àý), ½Ä¹°°ú »ý¹°À» ±× ¡°Á¾·ù´ë·Î¡± ¸¸µå¼Ì½À´Ï´Ù(11-12, 21, 24-25Àý). ¡°Çϴðú ¶¥À» âÁ¶ÇÏ½Ã°í ¸¸¹°À» Á¦ÀÚ¸®¿¡ µÎ½Å¡±(ÀÌ»ç¾ß 45:18) Çϳª´ÔÀº ±×¸®½ºµµ²² Çå½ÅÇÏ´Â Àλýµé¿¡°Ô ¼¼½º°¡ ãÀº ÆòÈ¿Í Áú¼¸¦ °è¼Ó °¡Á®´ÙÁֽʴϴÙ. ÀλýÀÌ È¥¶õ½º·´°í ¾î·Á¿ï ¼öµµ ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. ±×·¯³ª Çϳª´ÔÀº ¡°¹«Áú¼ÀÇ Çϳª´ÔÀÌ ¾Æ´Ï½Ã¿ä ¿ÀÁ÷ ÈÆòÀÇ Çϳª´Ô¡±(°í¸°µµÀü¼ 14:33)À̽ÉÀ» Âù¾çÇսôÙ. ¿À´Ã Çϳª´Ô²² ºÎ¸£Â¢¾î ÁÖ´Ô¸¸ÀÌ ÁÖ½Ç ¼ö ÀÖ´Â ¾Æ¸§´Ù¿ò°ú Áú¼¸¦ ´Þ¶ó°í °£±¸ÇսôÙ. |