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모래 위에도 집을 지을 수 있듯, 말씀에 순종하지 않고도 신앙생활을 할 수 있습니다. 하지만 천국 문 앞에서 예수님은 그 집을 무너뜨리실 것입니다. 

[ 마태복음 7:21 - 7:29 ] (찬송204장)

21나더러 주여 주여 하는 자마다 다 천국에 들어갈 것이 아니요 다만 하늘에 계신 내 아버지의 뜻대로 행하는 자라야 들어가리라 22그 날에 많은 사람이 나더러 이르되 주여 주여 우리가 주의 이름으로 선지자 노릇 하며 주의 이름으로 귀신을 쫓아 내며 주의 이름으로 많은 권능을 행하지 아니하였나이까 하리니 23그 때에 내가 그들에게 밝히 말하되 내가 너희를 도무지 알지 못하니 불법을 행하는 자들아 내게서 떠나가라 하리라 24그러므로 누구든지 나의 이 말을 듣고 행하는 자는 그 집을 반석 위에 지은 지혜로운 사람 같으리니 25비가 내리고 창수가 나고 바람이 불어 그 집에 부딪치되 무너지지 아니하나니 이는 주추를 반석 위에 놓은 까닭이요 26나의 이 말을 듣고 행하지 아니하는 자는 그 집을 모래 위에 지은 어리석은 사람 같으리니 27비가 내리고 창수가 나고 바람이 불어 그 집에 부딪치매 무너져 그 무너짐이 심하니라

 28예수께서 이 말씀을 마치시매 무리들이 그의 가르치심에 놀라니 29이는 그 가르치시는 것이 권위 있는 자와 같고 그들의 서기관들과 같지 아니함일러라

[ Matthew 7:21 - 7:29 ]

21“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”28 And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching,29 for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.

Who is God like?

Thinking & Understanding

Jesus condemned those who abused his name and misused it as a tool for profit, calling them ‘lawless people’. They believed that they were doing God’s work and performed miracles, such as prophesying and healing, in the name of Jesus. So, it would be a shock to them when Jesus denied ever having known them and chased them out. Wise were those who applied Jesus’ teachings to their lives. Their lives would not crumble but stand firm (vv. 21-27). By revealing the true intention of the Law, which had been suppressed by the authority of the scribes, Jesus revealed his true authority (vv. 28-29). 

What lesson is God teaching me?

Vv. 21-23 We need to reflect on whether or not the works that we are passionately carrying out within the church are for the sake of our greed and pride. We must pay close attention to the Word and humbly learn from it today, so that our confessions about the Lord are not put to shame, our faith is not reduced to lawlessness and the ‘Father’s will’ may be manifested through our actions and our relationships with others daily. 

Vv. 24-27 The Lord gave the Word for us to listen to and obey. It is not enough for us to just agree with the Word and delight in it. We cannot handle the attack of our powerful enemies just by possessing the Word. Only those who act in accordance with the Word can endure temptations and persecutions, get to the end of the narrow path and gain eternal life. Those who possess the power of the Word aren’t those who just know the Word, but those who act according to it. 

Prayer

Lord, help me not to call your name in vain, but to live as someone who listens and acts in accordance with the Word.