빛 좋은 개살구 25-40

주간묵상 25-40<빛 좋은 개살구> 코 흘리며 뛰놀던 고향집,파도에 휩쓸린 듯 흔적도 없지만,둔남면(오수면) 대정리 536번지,새벽안개 제치며 달려간 고향.개살구를 먹던 추억,들녘에 임자 없는 살구나무,시금털털한 설익은 개살구,입이 다물어지지 않는다.성묘를 마치고 돌아오며내내 고향 향취에 도취. 달콤한 설교,신비스런 기적·이적·표적들,양의 가죽을 쓴 이단, 사이비,꼬리가 들어나기 시작.쫄랑쫄랑 거리며 입 맞추던,개살구 정치인, 종교인들,시금털털한 개살구 추억과맞물려 만감이 교차. 사기꾼도 자식에게는,독재자도 국민에게는,삯꾼 목사도 교인에게는,거침없이 지껄이는 개살구설교.“진실해야한다.” “주여 주여 우리가주의 이름으로 선지자 노릇하며주의 이름으로 귀신을 쫓아내며주의 이름으로 많은 권능을행하지 아니하였나이까 하리니그 때에 내가 그들에게 밝히 말하되내가 너희를 도무지 알지 못하니불법을 행하는 자들아 내게서떠나가라 하리라”(마 7:22-23) “거짓그리스도와 거짓선지자들이큰 표적과 기사를 행하여택하신 자들을 미혹케-.”(마 13:22)“사탄도 광명의 천사로 가장하여의의 일꾼처럼-”(고후 11:14-15)“그들은 능력과 표적과 기적과거짓 불의의 속임수로멸망하게-”(살후 2:9-10)“귀신들려 점치는 여자도-”(행 16:16-18)“애급의 술사들도 기적을-”(출 7:11-12)“이적과 기사를 행하여다른 신을 섬기게 하는선지자나 꿈꾸는 자들도-”(신 13:1-3)사탄과 거짓 선지자들도기적과 같은 현상을일으킬 수 있다는 말씀. 독버섯이 더 아름답고,유해식품이 더 달콤하고,사기꾼이 더 친절하고,이단사이비가 더 열심이고,독재자가 더 애국자 같은빛 좋은 개살구 세상.사탄은 사람들을 미혹하여하나님으로부터 떠나게 하나성령은 그리스도를 증거하고,하나님께 영광을 돌리며,진리의 열매를 맺게 한다. 국내서만 40여 번의 이사,주소를 다 기억할 수 없어도태어난 고향만은 정확히 기억.믿음의 뿌리만은 잊지 말자!“우리가 살아도 주를 위하여 살고죽어도 주를 위하여 죽나니그러므로 사나 죽으나우리가 주의 것이로다.”(롬 14:8)명실상부 참살구는 진짜 새콤달콤나는 빛 좋은 개살구 아닌지- <a href="https://cafe.daum.net/smallwaterdrop/KU4B/672" target="_top" class="ke-link">https://cafe.daum.net/smallwaterdrop/KU4B/672</a>월드미션센터, 선교중앙교회김윤식목사(평생선교사)Weekly Mediation 25-40<A Shiny Apricot That Is Bitter Within> The hometown where I once ran with a runny nose,now vanished without a trace, as if swept away by waves.Yet still engraved in memory—Daejeong-ri 536, Dunnan-myeon (Osu-myeon),the village I ran to, breaking through the morning mist. I remember the wild apricots I ate,from untended trees in the fields.Unripe, tart, and bitter to the tongue—my mouth puckered shut, never to forget the taste.After visiting ancestral graves and returning home,I was intoxicated with the fragrance of my homeland. Sweet sermons,mysterious miracles, signs, and wonders—yet wolves in sheep’s clothing,heretics and cults,soon reveal their tails. Just like politicians and religious leaders,who wag their tongues and kiss the crowd,shiny on the outside but bitter within,they remind me of those wild apricots.Memories sour and emotions intertwine. Even swindlers speak sweetly to their children.Even dictators speak grandly to their people.Even hireling pastors speak boldly to their flock.All proclaim their “apricot sermons” without shame:“You must be truthful!” “Many will say to me on that day,‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name,and in your name drive out demonsand in your name perform many miracles?’Then I will tell them plainly,‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’”(Matthew 7:22–23) “False Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.”(Matthew 24:24)“Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light… and his servants as servants of righteousness.”(2 Corinthians 11:14–15)“The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie, and all the ways that wickedness deceives.”(2 Thessalonians 2:9–10)“A slave girl possessed by a spirit of divination…”(Acts 16:16–18)“The magicians of Egypt also did the same by their secret arts.”(Exodus 7:11–12)“If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder, and the sign or wonder comes to pass, and he says, ‘Let us go after other gods,’ you must not listen to him.”(Deuteronomy 13:1–3)Yes—Scripture warns:Satan and false prophets can also produce wonders,counterfeit miracles,to lead astray. Poisonous mushrooms often look more beautiful.Unhealthy foods taste sweeter.Swindlers speak more kindly.Heretics and cults show greater zeal.Dictators appear more patriotic. This is the world of shiny apricots—attractive outside, bitter within.Satan deceives, leading souls away from God.But the Holy Spirit testifies of Christ,glorifies the Father,and bears the fruit of truth. Though I have moved more than forty times within Korea,so many addresses I cannot recall—yet I remember clearly the place of my birth.Let me never forget the root of my faith! “If we live, we live to the Lord; if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.”(Romans 14:8) A true apricot is genuinely sweet and tangy.But I must ask myself—Am I perhaps a shiny, bitter apricot?<a href="https://cafe.daum.net/smallwaterdrop/KU4B/672" target="_top" class="ke-link">https://cafe.daum.net/smallwaterdrop/KU4B/672</a>