[ Hebrews 10:19 - 10:25 ] - hymn 540 [Don¡¯t give] up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but [encourage] one another. [ HEBREWS 10:25 ]
When I went through an extended period of emotional and spiritual pain and struggle due to difficult circum- stances in my life, it would have been easy for me to withdraw from church. (And sometimes I did wonder, Why bother?) But I felt compelled to keep attending each Sunday. Although my situation remained the same for many long years, worshiping and gathering with other believers in services, prayer meetings, and Bible study supplied the encouragement I needed to persevere and remain hopeful. And often I¡¯d not only hear an uplifting message or teaching, but I¡¯d receive com- fort, a listening ear, or a hug I needed from others. The author of Hebrews wrote, ¡°[Don¡¯t give] up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but [encourage] one another¡± (HEBREWS 10:25). This author knew that when we face hardships and difficulties, we¡¯ll need the reassurance of others—and that others would need ours. So this Scripture writer reminded read- ers to ¡°hold unswervingly to the hope we profess¡± and to consider how to ¡°spur one another on toward love and good deeds¡± (VV. 23-24). That¡¯s a big part of what encouragement is. That¡¯s why God leads us to keep meeting together. Someone may need your loving encouragement, and you may be surprised by what you receive in return. ALYSON KIEDA | | [ È÷ºê¸®¼ 10:19 - 10:25 ] - Âù¼Û°¡ 540 Àå ¸ðÀ̱⸦ ÆóÇÏ´Â ¾î¶² »ç¶÷µéÀÇ ½À°ü°ú °°ÀÌ ÇÏÁö ¸»°í ¿ÀÁ÷ ±ÇÇÏ¿© [È÷ºê¸®¼ 10:25] »îÀÇ ¾î·Á¿î ȯ°æÀ¸·Î ¿À·§µ¿¾È Á¤¼ÀûÀ¸·Î ¿µÀûÀ¸·Î ¾ÆÆÄÇÏ°í Èûµé¾î ÇÏ¸é¼ ³ª´Â ±³È¸¿¡ Ãâ¼®ÇÏ´Â °ÍÀ» ±×¸¸µÑ ¼öµµ ÀÖ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. (°¡²ûÀº ¡®°¡¼ ¹¹ÇØ?¡¯ ¶ó´Â »ý°¢µµ µé¾ú½À´Ï´Ù.) ±×·¯³ª ³ª¿¡°Ô´Â ÁÖÀÏÀº ²À ÁöÄÑ¾ß ÇÑ´Ù´Â Àǹ«°¨ÀÌ ÀÖ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. ¿À·§µ¿¾È ÇüÆíÀº ³ª¾ÆÁöÁö ¾Ê¾ÒÁö¸¸, ±×·³¿¡µµ ´Ù¸¥ ¼ºµµµé°ú ÇÔ²² ¿¹¹è¿Í ±âµµ ¸ðÀÓ°ú ¼º°æ°øºÎ¸¦ °°ÀÌ ÇÏ¸é¼ °è¼Ó Àγ»Çϸç Èñ¸ÁÀ» °¡Áú ¼ö ÀÖµµ·Ï °Ý·Á¸¦ ¹Þ¾Ò½À´Ï´Ù. ¼³±³¿Í ¼º°æ°øºÎ¸¦ ÅëÇØ ÈûÀ» ÁÖ´Â ¸Þ½ÃÁö¸¦ ¾ò¾ú°í, »ç¶÷µéÀº ³ª¸¦ À§·ÎÇÏ¸ç ³» ¸»À» µé¾îÁÖ°í ¾È¾Æ ÁÖ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. Á¤¸» ³ª¿¡°Ô ÇÊ¿äÇß´ø °ÍµéÀ̾ú½À´Ï´Ù. È÷ºê¸®¼ ±âÀÚ´Â ¡°¸ðÀ̱⸦ ÆóÇÏ´Â ¾î¶² »ç¶÷µéÀÇ ½À°ü°ú °°ÀÌ ÇÏÁö ¸»°í ¿ÀÁ÷ ±ÇÇ϶ó¡±(È÷ºê¸®¼ 10:25)°í ±â·ÏÇß½À´Ï´Ù. ±×´Â °í³°ú ¾î·Á¿ò ¾Õ¿¡¼´Â ¼·Î°¡ ¼·ÎÀÇ À§·Î¸¦ ÇÊ¿ä·Î ÇÑ´Ù´Â °ÍÀ» ¾Ë¾Ò½À´Ï´Ù. ±×·¡¼ ÀÌ ¼º°æ ÀúÀÚ´Â ¿ì¸®¿¡°Ô ¡°¹Ï´Â µµ¸®ÀÇ ¼Ò¸ÁÀ» ¿òÁ÷ÀÌÁö ¸»¸ç ±»°Ô Àâ°í¡±, ¡°¼·Î µ¹¾Æº¸¾Æ »ç¶û°ú ¼±ÇàÀ» °Ý·ÁÇÏ¶ó¡±°í ±Ç¸éÇÏ´Â °ÍÀÔ´Ï´Ù(23-24Àý). ÀÌ·± °ÍÀº °Ý·ÁÀÇ Å« ºÎºÐÀ» Â÷ÁöÇÕ´Ï´Ù. Çϳª´ÔÀÌ ¿ì¸®·Î °è¼Ó ¸ðÀ̵µ·Ï ÀεµÇϽô °Íµµ ¹Ù·Î ±× ¶§¹®ÀÔ´Ï´Ù. ´©±º°¡´Â ¿ì¸®ÀÇ »ç¶ûÀÇ °Ý·Á°¡ ÇÊ¿äÇÒ ¼öµµ ÀÖ°í, ¿ì¸® ¶ÇÇÑ µÇµ¹·Á ¹Þ´Â °ÍÀ¸·Î ÀÎÇØ ³î¶ó¿òÀ» °æÇèÇÒ ¼öµµ ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. |