Not That Way!

 오늘의 말씀

 

이사야 55:6-9 (쉬운성경, NASB)

 

6. 너희는 찾을 만한 때에 여호와를 찾아라. 가까이 계실 때에 여호와를 불러라.

Seek the LORD while He may be found; Call upon Him while He is near.

 

7. 악한 사람은 그 길에서 돌이키고, 죄인은 자기의 악한 생각을 버려라. 여호와께 돌아오너라. 그러면 여호와께서 자비를 베푸실 것이다. 우리 하나님께 돌아오너라. 그러면 여호와께서 너그럽게 용서하실 것이다. 

Let the wicked forsake his way And the unrighteous man his thoughts; And let him return to the LORD, and He will have compassion on him, And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon.

 

8. "내 생각은 너희 생각과 다르며 내 길은 너희 길과 다르다." 여호와의 말씀이다. 

 "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways," declares the LORD.     

 

9. "하늘이 땅보다 높음같이, 내 길은 너희 길보다 높으며, 내 생각은 너희 생각보다 높다.

 "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways And My thoughts than your thoughts.

  

 

 THAT'S NOT HOW YOU DO IT! If you're married, chances are you've either heard or said that phrase. If you're a wife and your husband has tried his hand at cooking a favorite dish, you might have watched him add a teaspoon of oregano rather than a tablespoon. You held it in as long as you could and then, "Not that way!" Or, if you're a husband who's watched your wife hang a picture, you let her make only so many nail holes before you burst out, "Just let me do it!" As spouses, we often say these things in frustrationl, though maybe a little less oregano might work, and the picture will hide those holes anyway. God, however, doesn't tell us how much better His ways are because He's frustrated. Rather, He wants us to know His ways are always better because He loves us. He knows if we follow His ways we'll spare ourselves pain, suffering, and some very unpleasant consequences. Implied in this passage is the concept of trust. Because God's thoughts and ways are always higher than ours, because He always has the big picture (no pun intended) inmind, we can trust Him to lead us in the best paths. While you may not trust your spouse with a paring knife or a tack hammer, you can trust God with your life, today and forever!

 

Mary McNeil

 

God's way is the high way. Will you take it today?

 

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