내 비록 깨끗해도 하나님 앞에만 서면...
2024.9.21
(욥9:1-35)
1 Then Job replied: 2 "Indeed, I know that this is true. But how can a mortal be righteous before God? 3 Though one wished to dispute with him, he could not answer him one time out of a thousand. 4 His wisdom is profound, his power is vast. Who has resisted him and come out unscathed? 5 He moves mountains without their knowing it and overturns them in his anger. 6 He shakes the earth from its place and makes its pillars tremble. 7 He speaks to the sun and it does not shine; he seals off the light of the stars. 8 He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea. 9 He is the Maker of the Bear and Orion, the Pleiades and the constellations of the south. 10 He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted. 11 When he passes me, I cannot see him; when he goes by, I cannot perceive him. 12 If he snatches away, who can stop him? Who can say to him, 'What are you doing?' 13 God does not restrain his anger; even the cohorts of Rahab cowered at his feet. 14 "How then can I dispute with him? How can I find words to argue with him? 15 Though I were innocent, I could not answer him; I could only plead with my Judge for mercy. 16 Even if I summoned him and he responded, I do not believe he would give me a hearing. 17 He would crush me with a storm and multiply my wounds for no reason. 18 He would not let me regain my breath but would overwhelm me with misery. 19 If it is a matter of strength, he is mighty! And if it is a matter of justice, who will summon him? 20 Even if I were innocent, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would pronounce me guilty. 21 "Although I am blameless, I have no concern for myself; I despise my own life. 22 It is all the same; that is why I say, 'He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.' 23 When a scourge brings sudden death, he mocks the despair of the innocent. 24 When a land falls into the hands of the wicked, he blindfolds its judges. If it is not he, then who is it? 25 "My days are swifter than a runner; they fly away without a glimpse of joy. 26 They skim past like boats of papyrus, like eagles swooping down on their prey. 27 If I say, 'I will forget my complaint, I will change my expression, and smile,' 28 I still dread all my sufferings, for I know you will not hold me innocent. 29 Since I am already found guilty, why should I struggle in vain? 30 Even if I washed myself with soap and my hands with washing soda, 31 you would plunge me into a slime pit so that even my clothes would detest me. 32 "He is not a man like me that I might answer him, that we might confront each other in court. 33 If only there were someone to arbitrate between us, to lay his hand upon us both, 34 someone to remove God's rod from me, so that his terror would frighten me no more. 35 Then I would speak up without fear of him, but as it now stands with me, I cannot.
오늘은 이런 말이 생각난다
촛불이 아무리 밝게 보여도
전등이 아무리 밝게 보여도
해가 뜨면 비교불허(比較不許)의 가치(價値)가 된다는 것
욥은 말한다
유한한 존재의 소유한 의(義)를
어찌 하나님 앞에 설 수 있음이 되겠느냐는
1절의 기록
천상천하만물(天上天下萬物)을 창조(創造)하신 하나님
측량예측불허(測量豫測不許)의 하나님
인생(人生)의 인식력(認識力) 무소용(無所用)의 하나님
15절에 보면 “내 아무리 흠결(欠缺)이 없다한들 하나님 앞에 어찌 또박또박 답변을 할 수 있으랴”하는 표현을 욥의 입에서 나오는 것을 본다
25-26절을 보면 욥이 느끼기에 그저
찰나(刹那) 육상선수(陸上選手) 파피루스배 먹이를 향해 돌진하는 독수리처럼 빠른 세월
언제 끝이 날지 모르는 극고통(極苦痛)으로 일관하는 자신의 현실을
안타까워하는 탄식이 내 귓전에 들리는 듯 하다
욥의 상황을 나와 견줌이 어불성설(語不成說)이기는 하지만
무지무지무능(無知無智無能)한 나 자신을 보면서
이제 내 인생이 시속63Km로 달려간다...느끼는 속도감이
이렇게 정작 주님 뵙기 민망할 정도의 삶을 살아 온 나는 안타까움 속에 산다
욥의 결말이 해피엔딩 이었음을 보여주시는 하나님은
내 생애의 끝자락에는 역시 감사감격(感謝感激)으로 마침표를 찍을 수 있도록 해 주시려는지...
주님!
그런 소망(所望) 가져도 될까요?
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(1)
나의 기쁨 나의 소망 되시며 나의 생명이 되신 주
밤낮 불러서 찬송을 드려도 늘 아쉰 마음 뿐일세
(2)
나의 사모하는 선한 목자는 어느 꽃다운 동산에
양의 무리와 늘 함께 가셔서 기쁨을 함께 하실까
(3)
길도 없이 거친 넓은 들에서 갈 길 못 찾아 애쓰며
이리 저리로 헤매는 내 모양 저 원수 조롱하도다
(4)
주의 자비롭고 화평한 얼굴 모든 천사도 반기며
주의 놀라운 진리의 말씀에 천지가 화답하도다
(5)
나의 진정 사모하는 예수님 음성 조차도 반갑고
나의 생명과 나의 참 소망은 오직 주 예수 뿐일세 아멘