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🍁 가을동행Autumn Journey - Day 28. Compass

🍁 가을동행 #28 λ‚˜μΉ¨λ°˜

μš”μ¦˜μ€ 잘 μ‚¬μš©ν•˜λŠ” κ²½μš°κ°€ 맀우 λ“œλ¬Όμ§€λ§Œ 'λ‚˜μΉ¨λ°˜'에 λŒ€ν•΄ 이야기λ₯Ό λ‚˜λˆ„λ €κ³  ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. β€˜λ‚˜μΉ¨λ°˜β€™μ€ 길을 μžƒμ—ˆμ„ λ•Œ λ°©ν–₯을 μ•Œλ €μ£ΌλŠ” λ„μš°λ―Έμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. 높은 산을 μ˜¬λΌκ°€κ±°λ‚˜ λ°”λ‹€λ₯Ό ν•­ν•΄ν•˜λ‹€κ°€ λ°©ν–₯을 μžƒκ±°λ‚˜ λ°©ν–₯을 확인할 λ•Œ ν•„μš”ν•œ λ„μš°λ―Έμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. 빨간색 λ°©ν–₯침이 κ°€λ¦¬ν‚€λŠ” 곳이 뢁μͺ½μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. 그럼 μš°λ¦¬λŠ” 뢁μͺ½μ„ κΈ°μ€€μœΌλ‘œ 였λ₯Έμͺ½μ΄ 동μͺ½μ΄κ³ , μ™Όμͺ½μ΄ μ„œμͺ½μ΄κ³ , λ’€μͺ½μ΄ 남μͺ½μΈ 것을 μ••λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·Έ λ‚˜μΉ¨λ°˜μ„ 지도에 놓고 λ‚΄κ°€ κ°€μ•Όν•  λ°©ν–₯을 μ •ν™•νžˆ νŒŒμ•…ν•˜μ—¬ 계속 κ±Έμ–΄κ°€λŠ” κ²ƒμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ–΄λŠ 정도 κ±Έμ–΄κ°€λ‹€κ°€ λ‚΄κ°€ κ°€κ³  μžˆλŠ” 길을 λ‹€μ‹œ λ‚˜μΉ¨λ°˜μœΌλ‘œ 확인해야 ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ™œλƒν•˜λ©΄ λ‹€λ₯Έ λ°©ν–₯으둜 갈 수 있기 λ•Œλ¬Έμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·Έλž˜μ„œ λ¨Ό 길을 갈 λ•Œμ—λŠ” 늘 λ‚˜μΉ¨λ°˜μ„ λˆˆμ— λ³΄μ΄λŠ” 곳에 두어야 λͺ©μ μ§€μ— μ•ˆμ „ν•˜κ²Œ 도착할 수 μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. 

β€˜ν•˜λ‚˜λ‹˜μ˜ 말씀’은 이 λ•…μ—μ„œ κ±Έμ–΄κ°€λŠ” 우리 μΈμƒκΈΈμ˜ λ‚˜μΉ¨λ°˜μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. μš°λ¦¬κ°€ μ‚΄μ•„κ°€λŠ” 길은 아무도 걸어보지 μ•Šμ€ μƒˆ κΈΈμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ–΄λŠ λˆ„κ΅¬λ„ 미리 가보고 이야기해 쀄 μˆ˜λ„, λŒ€μ‹  걸어가쀄 μˆ˜λ„ μ—†λŠ” μ™„μ „ μƒˆλ‘œμš΄ κΈΈμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. ν•˜λ‚˜λ‹˜κ»˜μ„œ 맀일 λ§€μˆœκ°„ μƒˆλ‘­κ²Œ 그리고 λ‚˜μ—κ²Œλ§Œ μ£Όμ‹œλŠ” 길이기 λ•Œλ¬Έμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. 

κ·Έλž˜μ„œμΈμ§€ μ•„μ£Ό μƒˆλ‘­κΈ°μ— μ„ νƒν•˜λŠ” 것이 μ–΄λ €μš΄ κ²½μš°κ°€ 많이 μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. 그럴 λ•Œλ©΄ 우리 μΈμƒμ˜ λ‚˜μΉ¨λ°˜μΈ ν•˜λ‚˜λ‹˜μ˜ λ§μ”€μœΌλ‘œ 톡해 ν•˜λ‚˜λ‹˜μ΄ κΈ°λ»ν•˜μ‹œλŠ” 길을 잘 λΆ„λ³„ν•˜μ—¬ κ°€μ•Ό ν•˜λŠ”λ°, 우리 생각과 κ²½ν—˜κ³Ό 지식을 톡해 그리고 우리의 이기적인 죄성에 μ˜ν•˜μ—¬ 우리의 μœ‘μ‹ μ˜ μ •μš•, μ•ˆλͺ©μ˜ μ •μš•, μ΄μƒμ˜ μžλž‘μ„ λ™κΈ°λ‘œ 선택할 λ•Œκ°€ μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. 이런 μš°λ¦¬λ“€μ˜ λͺ¨μŠ΅μ„ μ΄μ‚¬μ•Όμ„ μ§€μžλŠ” μ΄λ ‡κ²Œ ν‘œν˜„ν•˜κ³  μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

β€œμš°λ¦¬λŠ” λ‹€ μ–‘ κ°™μ•„μ„œ 그릇 ν–‰ν•˜μ—¬ 각기 제 길둜 κ°”κ±°λŠ˜ μ—¬ν˜Έμ™€κ»˜μ„œλŠ” 우리 λͺ¨λ‘μ˜ 죄악을 κ·Έμ—κ²Œ λ‹΄λ‹Ήμ‹œν‚€μ…¨λ„λ‹€β€(이사야 53:6)

μš°λ¦¬λŠ” λ‹€ μ–‘ κ°™μ•„μ„œ 각기 제 길둜 κ°„λ‹€λŠ” κ²ƒμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·Έλž˜μ„œ μ˜ˆμˆ˜λ‹˜μ„ λ³΄λ‚΄μ£Όμ…”μ„œ κΈΈκ³Ό 진리와 생λͺ…μ˜ 길을 보여주셨닀고 λ§μ”€ν•˜κ³  μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·Έ μƒˆλ‘œμš΄ μ‹œκ°„κ³Ό μƒˆλ‘œμš΄ 길을 μ—΄μ–΄μ£Όμ‹œλŠ” 뢄을 μ‹ λ’°ν•˜κ³  κ·Έ λΆ„μ˜ μ•ˆλ‚΄λ₯Ό 받을 λ•Œμ— 참된 길둜 갈 수 μžˆλŠ” κ²ƒμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. 그의 μŒμ„±μ— κ·€λ₯Ό κΈ°μšΈμ—¬μ•Ό ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·Έλž˜μ„œ 말씀을 읽고 묡상해야 ν•˜κ³ , κΈ°λ„ν•˜λ©° κ·ΈλΆ„μ˜ μΈλ„ν•˜μ‹¬μ„ 받을 수 μžˆλŠ” κ²ƒμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.

κ·ΈλŸ¬λ‚˜, κ·Έ 길을 μ•Œ 수 없을 λ•Œμ—λ„ λ„ˆλ¬΄ λ‚™λ§ν•˜μ§€ λ§ˆμ‹­μ‹œμ˜€. 믿음의 쑰상 μ•„λΈŒλΌν•¨λ„ ν•˜λ‚˜λ‹˜μ˜ λΆ€λ₯΄μ‹¬μ„ λ°›μ•˜μ„ λ•Œμ— λ‚˜μ•„κ°ˆ λ°”λ₯Ό λͺ°λžμ§€λ§Œ 믿음으둜 μˆœμ’…ν•˜μ—¬ λ‚˜μ•„κ°”λ‹€κ³  ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. λ‚΄κ²Œ 확신이 없어도 ν•˜λ‚˜λ‹˜μ„ μ‹ λ’°ν•¨μœΌλ‘œ 믿음의 선택과 κ²°μ •κ³Ό κ±ΈμŒμ„ κ±Έμ–΄κ°€μ‹€ 수 있기λ₯Ό λ°”λžλ‹ˆλ‹€. μš°λ¦¬κ°€ ν•˜λ‚˜λ‹˜μ„ ν–₯ν•œ 마음, 믿음으둜 μ„ νƒν•˜μ—¬ λ‚˜μ•„κ°ˆ λ•Œμ— κ·Έ κ²°κ³Όκ°€ μ–΄λ– ν•˜λ“  ν•˜λ‚˜λ‹˜κ»˜μ„œ μ˜κ΄‘μ„ λ°›μœΌμ‹€ 쀄 λ―ΏμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

β€œλ―ΏμŒμœΌλ‘œ μ•„λΈŒλΌν•¨μ€ λΆ€λ₯΄μ‹¬μ„ λ°›μ•˜μ„ λ•Œμ— μˆœμ’…ν•˜μ—¬ μž₯래의 μœ μ—…μœΌλ‘œ 받을 땅에 λ‚˜μ•„κ°ˆμƒˆ 갈 λ°”λ₯Ό μ•Œμ§€ λͺ»ν•˜κ³  λ‚˜μ•„κ°”μœΌλ©°β€(νžˆλΈŒλ¦¬μ„œ 11:8)

λ˜ν•œ μ–΄λŠ 정도 κ±Έμ–΄κ°€λ‹€κ°€ λ‹€μ‹œ λ°©ν–₯을 확인해야 ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ™œλƒν•˜λ©΄ μ–΄λŠμƒˆ μš°λ¦¬λŠ” μš°λ¦¬κ°€ κ°€κ³  싢은 길둜 κ±Έμ–΄κ°ˆ 수 있기 λ•Œλ¬Έμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·Έλž˜μ„œ λ‚˜μΉ¨λ°˜μ„ λˆˆμ— 잘 λ³΄μ΄λŠ” 곳에 두고 λ°©ν–₯을 ν™•μΈν•˜λ“―μ΄ μš°λ¦¬λ„ ν•˜λ‚˜λ‹˜μ˜ 말씀을 λˆˆμ— 잘 λ³΄μ΄λŠ” 곳에 두고 확인해야 ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·Έλž˜μ„œ μ˜€λŠ˜λ„ λ°©ν–₯을 μžƒμ§€ μ•Šκ³  μ£Όλ‹˜μ„ ν–₯ν•΄ 믿음으둜 κ±Έμ–΄κ°€λŠ” ν•˜λ£¨κ°€ 될 수 있기λ₯Ό μ†Œλ§ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

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🍁 Autumn Journey #28 β€” The Compass

These days, we rarely use an actual compass, but I’d like to talk about it today.

A compass is a helpful tool when we lose our sense of direction. Whether hiking up a mountain or sailing across the sea, a compass helps us find our way when we are uncertain. The red needle always points north. From that, we know east is to the right, west is to the left, and south is behind us. We then place the compass on the map and align ourselves to move in the correct direction. Yet, as we journey on, we must periodically check the compass again β€” because we can easily drift off course. For long journeys, we keep the compass visible, so we can reach our destination safely.

In the same way, God’s Word is the compass for our lives. The road we walk on earth is a path no one has ever walked before. No one can go ahead of us, report back, or walk it in our place. It is a completely new path that God gives to each of us β€” personally, uniquely, and daily.

Because it is new, making decisions along this path is often difficult. In those moments, we must discern God’s will through the compass of His Word. Yet too often, our choices are driven by our own thoughts, experiences, and desires β€” by the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. The prophet Isaiah described this human tendency so clearly:

β€œWe all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.” β€” Isaiah 53:6

Like lost sheep, we each go our own way. That is why God sent Jesus Christ, who became the way, the truth, and the life. When we trust Him β€” the One who opens new paths and new seasons β€” we can walk in the true direction. We must listen carefully to His voice, read and meditate on His Word, and pray for His guidance.

Even when you cannot clearly see the path, do not lose heart. Abraham, the father of faith, obeyed God’s call and set out without knowing where he was going. He trusted and walked by faith, and God was glorified through his obedience.

β€œBy faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.” β€” Hebrews 11:8

As we journey forward, we must, like travelers, keep checking our direction β€” because it’s easy to wander toward where we want to go instead of where God leads. Keep His Word visible, near your eyes and heart, so that you may walk each day without losing your direction.

May today be a day when you walk by faith, with your eyes fixed on the true North β€” Jesus Christ.

Walking together through the autumn of 2025,

Rev. Gil Lee

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