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전도자는 사람과의 관계에 이어서 하나님과의 관계에서 어떻게 처신할지 가르칩니다. 두려워하는 마음으로 함부로 서원하지 말고, 서원한 것은 갚으라고 합니다.

[ 전도서 5:1 - 5:7 ] (찬송27장)

예배에 대한 조언 

1너는 하나님의 집에 들어갈 때에 네 발을 삼갈지어다 가까이 하여 말씀을 듣는 것이 우매한 자들이 제물 드리는 것보다 나으니 그들은 악을 행하면서도 깨닫지 못함이니라

 기도에 대한 조언 

 2너는 하나님 앞에서 함부로 입을 열지 말며 급한 마음으로 말을 내지 말라 하나님은 하늘에 계시고 너는 땅에 있음이니라 그런즉 마땅히 말을 적게 할 것이라 3걱정이 많으면 꿈이 생기고 말이 많으면 우매한 자의 소리가 나타나느니라

 서원에 대한 조언 

 4네가 하나님께 서원하였거든 갚기를 더디게 하지 말라 하나님은 우매한 자들을 기뻐하지 아니하시나니 서원한 것을 갚으라 5서원하고 갚지 아니하는 것보다 서원하지 아니하는 것이 더 나으니 6네 입으로 네 육체가 범죄하게 하지 말라 사자 앞에서 내가 서원한 것이 실수라고 말하지 말라 어찌 하나님께서 네 목소리로 말미암아 진노하사 네 손으로 한 것을 멸하시게 하랴 7꿈이 많으면 헛된 일들이 많아지고 말이 많아도 그러하니 오직 너는 하나님을 경외할지니라

[ Ecclesiastes 5:1 - 5:7 ]

1Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil.2 Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore let your words be few.3 For a dream comes with much business, and a fool’s voice with many words.4 When you vow a vow to God, do not delay paying it, for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you vow.5 It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay.6 Let not your mouth lead you into sin, and do not say before the messenger that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice and destroy the work of your hands?7 For when dreams increase and words grow many, there is vanity; but God is the one you must fear. 

Who is God like?

Thinking & Understanding

The preacher proclaimed that we should not try to appease idols with offerings but listen to the Word of God. He advised that when we have to make a vow, we should be sparing with our words and speak cautiously. He warned that the more words were spoken the more likely it was to say something foolish. Because a vow had to be kept, making a vow that could not be kept was worse than not making a vow at all. The preacher declared that it was better to fear God and quietly listen to his words than to make a vow (vv. 1-7). 

Who is God?

Vv. 6- 7 God is angered by deceitful prayers.  He despises prayers that involve pursuing one’s greed and making empty promises. If we respect someone, we need to choose the words we speak very carefully. Let’s stop praying rashly and thoughtlessly. Let’s pray sincerely and honestly. 

What lesson is God teaching me?

V. 1 Listening humbly is more important than giving an offering and performing rituals.  God is pleased by us giving ourselves as an offering (Rom. 12:1). True worship is listening to God’s Word and living daily as holy living sacrifices. Does your worship consist of the offering of your everyday life, or does it only consist of listening to your weekly Sunday sermon?

Prayer

Lord, help me to become a person of faith who pleases you by thinking wisely and speaking cautiously.