주께서쓰시겠다! (The Lord needs it!

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2018 년4 월7 일(토) 로즈미드교회

찬미가410 장<나의생명드리니>

(눅19:28-36)

오늘은우리교회가창립한지49 년이되는안식일이다.
It’s been 49 years since our church was established
49 라는숫자에의미를부여하기위해숫자를생각해봤다.
I think 49 is such a meaningful number
49 는7 의제곱(72)이다. 7x7, Lucky 7 이7 번들어간날이다.
49 is 7 squared and that means we have two number 7s, which are known as the lucky number
복된날인가?
Isn’t today a blessed day yet?
축복이7 번겹쳐있으니축복의날이다.
I believe that today is Sabbath with countless blessings
오늘우리모든로즈미드가족들에게그런하나님의무한한축복이풍성하길기원한다.
May God’s blessing be upon each and every one of you today

그리고49 에서 끝수9 는 그40 단위에서 가장 큰수이면서 동시에, 새로운50 단위로 올라가는수이기도 하다. 전혀 새로운 수의 세계로 진입하는

디딤돌이되는수란말이지요.
The second digit of number 49 is number 9 and it is the last number before it gets into double digits.
마찬가지로49 주년을맞이한우리는우리교회의역사에전혀새로운부흥과도약을앞에두고있다.
It indicates that we are standing here where we are about to take another step forward
그래서오늘은우리의헌신에따라우리교회가전혀새로운영적부흥의길에들어설수있는디딤돌을놓는날이기도한다.
It is a such a meaningful day to
그렇다면이중요한시점에서하나님의우리를부르실때우리의반응은무엇이어야할까?
What should be our respond when God calls us at this crucial moment?

주인의허락없이남의집에들어가는것을<무단가택침입죄>라한다. housebreaking (without leave)

it’s a crime when you break into someone’s house with intent
주인의허락없이남의물건에손을대는걸<절도죄>라한다. Theft (crime of stealing)
it is also a crime when you take another person’s property
그런데오늘본문말씀에보면, 예수님께서지금엄청난법적부담을느낄명령을하고계신다.
But when we look at today’s scripture reading, it seems like Jesus is telling us to commit a crime
“30 아직아무도타보지않은나귀새끼가매여있는것을보리니풀어끌고오라31 만일누가너희에게어찌하여푸느냐묻거든말하기를주가

쓰시겠다하라”

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In verse 30, it says “you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever sat. Loose it and bring it here. 31 And if anyone
asks you, why are you loosing it, you shall say to him, “because the Lord needs it”
이것은상식을벗어나는명령이다.
Jesus’ command here does not make any sense
사회통념과충돌되는일방적인명령이다.
It completely violates the law
이것은제자들의입장을전혀고려하지않은명령이다.
It almost seems like He is inconsiderate to tell the disciples to steal someone’s colt
나귀새끼를사오라고돈을주시든지, 아니면빌리는값을주시든지했다면제자들이아무런고민없이갈수있었을텐데..
He could’ve given them money to buy or lend the colt
그냥남의집에들어가서그집에매어있는나귀새끼를끌고오라고말씀하신것이다.
But He told His disciples to break into this person’s house and take his colt
이거순종해야하는가? 말아야하는가?
Do you think the disciples should obey this command of Jesus?
만약주인이나타나서“왜남의나귀새끼를끌고가시오?”라고말하면,
He’s basically saying, if the owner comes up and asks, “what are you doing with my colt?”
“우리주님이끌고오라고했소.”라고대답하라는것이다. 이게말이되는얘긴가?
They can just say, “oh the Lord needs it so we will steal your colt”
“아니당신, 법도모르시오? 주님이도대체누구요? 그거야당신신앙이지, 우린그런사람모르오.”
Who do you think you are? And I don’t even know your Lord.
이런식의대화를쉽게예상해불수있다.
I could totally imagine the owner saying this
풀어끌고오너라/ 왜내나귀새끼를가져가느냐/ 주께서쓰시겠다/ 아그러세요, 그럼가져가십시오/

참난해한장면이다.
But that’s not what happened here. Jesus sent His disciples to bring the colt. The owner asked the disciples why they are
taking his colt. But when he heard that the Lord needs it, He let the disciples take his colt.
Don’t you think this is a bit strange?
그렇게명령하신예수님도이상하고/ 그말듣고남의나귀를가지러간제자들도이상하고/ 특별한반대없이나귀를내준주인도이상하고/ 낯선

사람을따라가는그나귀도이상하다./ 모든것이이상하다.
It’s hard to understand why Jesus tells His disciples such a command like this/ It’s also strange to see how disciples obeyed
Jesus without saying anything/ out of all the people, the owner is the weirdest, letting the disciple steal his baby horse.
Everything is just so weird.
하지만말씀을좀더살펴보면, 이것은이상한일이아니다.
However, everything will be revealed when we go deeper into the scripture.
이것은갑자기일어난사건도, 우연히일어난사건도아니다.
It’s no coincidence that this event happened
이것은예수님께서탄생하시기500 년전에스가랴선지자를통해예언하신말씀의성취였다.
In fact, this was a fulfillment of prophecy written in the bible 500 years before Jesus was born
메시야의오심을예언한그말씀을분명하게성취하는구속사적사건이었다는말이다.
It was such a significant event to fulfil the prophecy about the coming of Messiah

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(슥 9:9) 시온의딸아크게기뻐할지어다예루살렘의딸아즐거이부를지어다보라네왕이네게임하시나니그는공의로우시며구원을베푸시며겸

손하여서나귀를타시나니나귀의작은것곧나귀새끼니라
In Zechariah 9:9, it says, “rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is
coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, a colt, the foal of a donkey.”

그러므로제자들은법적으로어려움이있을것이라는자기들의생각을주장하기보다는주님의말씀을앞세워순종함으로이예언을성취하는통로가

되었다.
The important thing here is that the obedience of disciples actually helps this prophecy to be fulfilled
여기서우리는중요한교훈을얻게된다.
The story teaches us a great lesson here
어느때는하나님의말씀이나의경험과논리에맞지않기때문에어색하고이상하게들릴수도있다.
Sometimes, God asks us to do hard things that may not make sense to us
어느때는말씀을순종하는것이큰부담이되고, 따르기싫은일일수도있다.
Things we find awkward, even embarrassing
그러나그럴때이것을기억하라.
However, remember this
주님께서우리에게뭔가를하라고명령하실때는,
when God asks you to do something,
미리다준비해놓으시고, 그것을체험하는축복을우리에게주시기위해서라는것을기억하기바란다.
He has purposes and plans we cannot see or know
말씀을다이해하지못했더라도,
Even though we can’t fully understand his purpose
우리의논리에맞지않는것같아도
and it might not seem right
그말씀을순종하면복이임하는것이다.
His blessings will be upon you when you fix your eyes on Jesus and follow him

(사55:8~9) 이는내생각이너희의생각과다르며내길은너희의길과다름이니라여호와의말씀이니라

9 이는하늘이땅보다높음같이내길은너희의길보다높으며내생각은너희의생각보다높음이니라
In Isaiah 55:8-9, it says, “for my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways,” says the Lord. “For as the
heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.”

제자들은자기들의생각과는달랐지만, 모든과정이주님께서미리말씀하신대로이루어졌음을체험하였다.
Disciples were able to witness this amazing fulfillment when they followed what Jesus asked them to do without any doubt
in their mind
그리고그들은‘주께서쓰시겠다’고하니까나귀주인이순순히내어준것을통해예수님이만물의주인되심을깨닫게되었다.
This experience also reminded them again that Jesus is the Messiah they were waiting for
사랑하는로즈미드가족여러분!
Rosemead church,

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하나님의말씀을있는그대로믿고순종하면, 반드시엄청난축복을경험하게된다는것을믿으시길바란다.
When we obey and follow what God asks us do, God will surely provide enormous blessings to each and every one of us.

예수님께서나귀를타고예루살렘에입성하시는장면은사복음서모두에나온다.
Jesus riding on a donkey to enter Jerusalem is found in all four gospels of the New Testament
이것은그만큼중요하다는의미이다.
It indicates how important this event is
나귀주인은무슨이유인지는잘몰랐지만"예"하고순종하였다.
The owner did not know what’s going on, but obeyed anyway
주저하거나망설이지않았다.
He did not hesitate to take action
조건을달지도않았다.
He did not ask for anything
그가예수님을믿었는지안믿었는지는모르겠지만, <주가쓰시겠다>는말에아무도타보지않은새끼나귀를순순히내주었다.
We don’t know if he believed in Jesus, but he let the disciples to take his donkey as soon as he heard that the Lord needs it

당시의나귀는, 생활현장에서요긴하게사용되는매우값진것이었다.
A colt or donkey was a symbol of industry and wealth in biblical times
어쩌면이사람은처음에병아리를사서큰닭으로키운후에,

그닭을팔아염소를사서키우고,

그염소를팔아나귀를사서키우다가,

그나귀가낳은새끼나귀때문에크게기뻐했는지모른다.

그리고나귀가조금만더크면, 짐도나르고, 사람도태울수있는어른나귀가될것이라고상상하며행복해했을수도있다.

그리고어쩌면그것이그의전재산이었을수도있다.

그런데무슨생각으로그주인은그귀한나귀를제자들에게선뜻내주었을까?
What was the owner thinking when he gave his donkey to disciples?
나는이주인이그전에예수님이베다니나사로의집에자주가셨을때, 주님을만난경험이있지않을까추측해본다.
I believe that he had known of Jesus since Jesus used to come visit Bethany to see Lazarus
그리고혹시그는구약성경을읽으면서, 메시아가오시길간절히기다린사람이아니었을까생각해본다.
Maybe he read the old testament and was waiting for the Messiah to come
특히 그는메시아가 나귀 새끼를 타고임하신다는 예언의 말씀을 읽으며, 내 나귀가 그 나귀라면얼마나 좋을까...를 생각하며 살지 않았을까 생각해

본다.
Maybe he even knew about the prophecy of the Messiah riding on a colt and wished it could be his colt
그러므로오실메시아에대한큰신앙이그일을가능하게했던것이다

얼마나큰믿음인가!

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<주님 제나귀가커갑니다./ 건강하고 순결하게커갑니다./ 이제누군가를 태우기에알맞은 나이가되었습니다./ 아직은한번도멍에를지워본 적이

없는순결한나귀입니다./ 주님, 저어린나귀가당나귀가되기전에주께서먼저타셔야합니다./ 더커버리면짐이나실어나르는속된짐승이될뿐

입니다./ 그러기전에주님이먼저타셔야합니다./ 이나귀의임자는제가아니라주님입니다./ 저나귀를타고메시아로임하시옵소서.>

그렇다. 이나귀는우연히바쳐진것이아니다.

준비된주인에의하여, 준비된시간에드려진것이다.

생각해보라!

이나귀는난생처음, 너무나도큰영광을받았다.

이스라엘의모든나귀중에서인기순위1 순위의나귀가된것이다.

주님을등에태웠더니뜻밖에역사적인존재가된것이다.

수많은사람들이벗어놓은옷위를걷게되었고,

승리와생명을뜻하는종려가지를흔들며환영하는사람들사이를걷게되었다.

단지예수님을모셨다는이유하나만으로최고의대접을받게된것이다.

이렇게즐겁게주님께바쳐진모든것들은최고의영광으로쓰임을받게된다.

기억하십시다.

하나님은때때로우리가가지고있는것을요구하신다.

그때외면하지마시고, 기꺼이주님께여러분의나귀를드리시기바란다.

예수님이올라타시게하십시오.

여러분의나귀에예수님을모십시오.

여러분의것으로주님이영광을받으시게하길바란다.

그러면축복이임한다.

(막11:3) 말씀을표준새번역성경으로읽겠다.

어느누가"왜이러는거요?" 하고물으면"주께서쓰시려고하십니다. 쓰시고나면, 지체없이이리로돌려보내실것입니다" 하고말하여라."

성도여러분, 주님께서쓰시고돌려주시겠다고약속하셨다.

우리가시간을내어놓으면, 주님께서쓰시고돌려주시겠단다.

우리가재물을주님을위해내어놓으면, 주님께서쓰시고돌려주시겠단말이다.

제가어릴적에저의집에<수동식우물펌프>가있었다.

찌는듯한여름날, 그펌프밑에엎드려차가운물로등목(bust bath)을해보지않은사람은이빨까지시린그시원함을모를것이다.

그런데펌프의물이잘나오지않을때는어떻게하면되는지아는가?

물을몇바가지퍼넣으며펌프질을하면된다.

이물을마중물이라고한다.(fetch a pump)

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이렇게마중물을부으며펌프질을하면, 곧시원한샘물을끌어올릴수있다.

만약물이아까워이<마중물>을넣지않는다면, 시원한물을얻을수가없는것이다.

예수님은우리가하나님의나라를위해한바가지의물을퍼넣기를바라신다.

그러면주님은그것을귀하게사용하시고돌려주실것이다.

나귀주인이새끼나귀를내주었을때,

주님은영광스럽게사용하시고돌려주셨다.

어린소년이도시락을내주었을때,

주님은5 천명을먹이고12 광주리나거두셨다.

성경에는나귀를빌려준주인과도시락을제공한소년의이름이나오지않는다.

왜일까?

주님은그빈공간에우리의이름이기록되기를바라시기때문이다.

저와여러분의이름이그축복의현장에기록되길바란다.

(부모와교사와학생에게보내는권면, 490)

그대들로 하늘 궁전의 구원받은 가족들 가운데 속하게 하기 위하여 당신의 생명을 바치신주님께 그대들의 가장 아름답고 가장 거룩한 애정을 바치

라.
Give your heart's best and holiest affections to Him who gave His life that you might be among the redeemed family in the heavenly courts

가장아름답고가장거룩한애정을주님께바치는성도들이되길바란다.

주님께서쓰시겠다고하실때, 그것이무엇이든간에‘주님, 여기있습니다.’하고내어드리는성도들이되길바란다.

그러면주님께서쓰시고반드시갑절의축복으로되돌려주실것이다.

오늘<주께서쓰시겠다>고우리의소중한것을요구하실때,

우리의가장귀한것이라도아낌없이주님께드리기를간절히바란다.