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로마서와 더불어 바울 서신의 양대 산맥이라 불리는 에베소서는 하나님의 영광스러운 계획으로 우리를 인도합니다. 하나님은 창세전에 우리에게 ‘복 주실 계획’을 세우셨습니다.

[ 에베소서 1:1 - 1:6 ] (찬송9장)

축복의 인사 

1하나님의 뜻으로 말미암아 그리스도 예수의 사도 된 바울은 에베소에 있는 성도들과 그리스도 예수 안에 있는 신실한 자들에게 편지하노니 2하나님 우리 아버지와 주 예수 그리스도로부터 은혜와 평강이 너희에게 있을지어다

 복 주실 계획 

 3찬송하리로다 하나님 곧 우리 주 예수 그리스도의 아버지께서 그리스도 안에서 하늘에 속한 모든 신령한 복을 우리에게 주시되 4곧 창세 전에 그리스도 안에서 우리를 택하사 우리로 사랑 안에서 그 앞에 거룩하고 흠이 없게 하시려고 5그 기쁘신 뜻대로 우리를 예정하사 예수 그리스도로 말미암아 자기의 아들들이 되게 하셨으니

 복 주신 목적 

 6이는 그가 사랑하시는 자 안에서 우리에게 거저 주시는 바 그의 은혜의 영광을 찬송하게 하려는 것이라

[ Ephesians 1:1 - 1:6 ]

1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus:2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love5 he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,6 to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. 

Who is God like?

Thinking & Understanding

Paul sent letters to various churches in Ephesus from prison (3:1). Paul knew that there were people who regarded his apostleship with suspicion. So, in his letter, Paul introduces himself as ‘an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God’ (v. 1). Then he begins a long prayer of praise to God (vv. 3-14). First, he praises God for ‘choosing’ the believers to receive his love, making them ‘predestined’ to be his children, and for accomplishing these things ‘through Jesus Christ’. God doesn’t demand anything from his children first but delights in bestowing on them ‘every spiritual blessing’ through his son (vv. 3-6). 

Who is God?

Vv. 3-6 God bestows on us ‘every kind of spiritual blessing’ in Christ. With the heart of a father, he desires to provide his children with all things that are good. He does not desire anything in return but delights in giving. Let’s reflect on the blessings that God has given us. 

What lesson is God teaching me?

Vv. 3, 6 As God’s beloved children, it is our duty to love and praise God. Let’s not become people who take for granted the love and blessings that we have freely received. Those who know how to be thankful know how to love as they have been loved and try to bless others as they have been blessed. What kind of person are you? 

Prayer

Lord, help me to live faithfully praising you with my whole heart, for you have bestowed incredible blessings on me