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Although God had not desired it, King Saul was appointed in response to the people's demands. As Israel stood at the threshold of a new beginning, Samuel delivered an important message. In essence, he declared, “Far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you.”
Why did Samuel suddenly deliver this message? First, although Samuel himself had anointed Saul as king, he must have felt deep concern about whether Saul would truly obey God's will and fulfill his responsibility faithfully. After all, this had not been God's original desire, it had begun because of the people's greed and stubborn insistence.
Second, this message became something like Samuel's will as he grew old (1 Samuel 12:2). He recognized what his most important mission would be from that point forward. Ultimately, God Himself had to protect His people, bless them, and uphold them.
Do you understand why this confession and commitment are so important? There are times when people may fail to pray. Many become so busy with their work that they lose opportunities to spend time in prayer. Yet the busier we become, the more we must make time for prayer. Only then, the transcendent power of God is revealed, and either we do not know that it becomes the masterpiece of God or we have not experienced it. When people grow old or become ill, they may no longer have the strength to pray. Yet some understand that such times can become opportunities to devote themselves to prayer. David, who wrote approximately half of the Psalms, understood this. So did Moses and Joshua, and Paul as described in 2 Corinthians 12:8–9. To understand the power and blessings of prayer properly, we must grasp two essential covenants through today's passage.
1. The foundational covenant contained in Samuel's confession and commitment.
This is the covenant concerning what Christ does for us. Whenever we read the Bible, we must learn to see this (Luke 24:44, John 5:39). Samuel's commitment to pray for the people foreshadowed the work Christ would accomplish for us.
1) Christ became our Savior, Redeemer, and Intercessor. He delivered us from all sin, the curse, and the power of Satan (Luke 1:71, 77, Colossians 1:13–14). To accomplish this, He became our Redeemer by offering His own life for us (Hebrews 9:12). Finally, He became our eternal Mediator so that our salvation may be complete and we may obtain our eternal inheritance (Hebrews 9:15).
2) The essential covenant we must grasp in this passage is that Christ has become our Intercessor. He knows our wounds and weaknesses. He understands how we can fall into the traps of our own desires and succumb to Satan's temptations.
① The Bible says that the Holy Spirit is with all believers who have been saved and intercedes for us with groanings when we are weak (Romans 8:26–28).
② At the heavenly throne, Christ personally intercedes for us so that no one can bring a charge against God's people and condemn them (Romans 8:34).
③ This is the steadfast love of God emphasized throughout the Old Testament (It is God's hesed—His unfailing, covenantal love that will never abandon His people). That is why today's passage declares that Israel is God's chosen people and that He will not forsake them, for the sake of His own great name (verse 22). This is also the conclusion reflected in the five points of Calvinism, the essence of the Reformed Theology doctrine (perseverance of the saints).
3) Samuel understood what God's servants must do when God shows such mercy to His people. With the heart of God's unfailing love, Samuel resolved to continue interceding for God's people, even to the point of giving his life.
① How does the Bible describe God's response to our intercessory prayers? It describes an angel offering our prayers before the heavenly throne of God (Revelation 8:3). It also says that God appoints watchmen who will never be silent, continually interceding on behalf of His people (Isaiah 62:6–7).
② Through prayer, God works continually for us, our families and children, our church, and our fields. The sin of ceasing to pray is what prevents us from participating in this work of God.
2. The practical covenant of God contained in our prayers.
We must hold firmly to the covenant concerning how precious our prayers are to God and what kind of prayer He desires from us and experience it throughout our lives.
1) It is the secret to enjoying our relationship with God. The Bible teaches that God has given us three spiritual identities (refer to Wednesday's message). These are identities originally given to Adam.
① We have the identity of God's children (Genesis 1:27; John 1:12; Romans 8:15–17). The relationship between a parent and child is incomparable to any other relationship.
② We have the identity of God's servants and workers (1 Corinthians 4:1). This is the blessing of anointing. It is being used by God to fulfill His eternal plan. This is why God gives us grace, answers to prayer, and blessings. He desires us to be used as ambassadors and apostles of Christ, devoting ourselves to His work.
③ We have the identity of God's co-workers and partners. Our blessings and answers to prayer are not limited to this earthly life. When Christ returns and establishes the new heaven and new earth—the new Eden—we will stand alongside Christ as those who reign over all things (Revelation 22:5). Through covenant-based prayer, we are to enjoy these three covenants and blessings as they are fulfilled throughout our lives. This is why Jesus began by teaching His disciples in the Sermon on the Mount how to pray (Lord’s Prayer, enjoying God and His kingdom, prayer offered privately without seeking recognition, and the secret of restoring our relationships with our brothers and sisters so that nothing hinders our prayers).
2) There are people who must take the lead for this blessing of prayer. These people are spiritual leaders. In the family, they are the parents, and in the church, they are the pastors and church officers. We must become watchmen who remain spiritually alert and pray for our families, our church, and our fields of ministry. We must also become steadfast watchtowers that cannot be shaken (Song of Songs 4:4).
① There is an enemy at work to make us continually lose sight of God's covenant and live in unbelief and disobedience. That enemy is Satan, the devil. Adam and Eve fell because of his deception, and the consequences were devastating (Romans 5:12;, John 8:44, Ephesians 2:1–3).
② Satan knows our weakpoints very well. But he will flee when we resist him and fight against him. That is because Christ has crushed the head of the devil (Genesis 3:15, 1 Corinthians 15:25, 57). He came to destroy the works of the devil (1 John 3:8). Therefore, we must discern Satan's schemes. We must remain alert and pray at all times in the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 6:18, 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18). We must guard our hearts and minds and pray with thanksgiving. The Bible promises that when we do so, the God of peace will guard our hearts and minds as well (Philippians 4:6–7).
③ This is why pastors and church officers are appointed in the church. They must take the lead in prayer, even to the point of risking their lives. They must raise the banner of Christ, our Commander in prayer, who fights for us and gives us victory. A representative example is Moses praying behind Joshua as he fought and defeated the Amalekites, while Aaron and Hur supported Moses by holding up his hands (Exodus 17:8–12). If Aaron represents an associate pastor who supports the senior pastor, then Hur represents the church elders, senior deaconesses, and deacons who serve as church officers. As they supported Moses so that he could continue praying, they and all peoples of Israel prayed together. We know the outcome. Israel's enemy, Amalek, was decisively defeated. This is how God uses our prayers.
Conclusion - Prayer is everything that all believers and church officers, who are God's children, His servants, and His co-workers, are called to enjoy. In particular, it is the secret through which believers who hold firmly to God's covenant experience the work of that covenant being fulfilled in their lives (John 15:7, 1 Thessalonians 2:13). This is the secret of meditative prayer. Most importantly, prayer is the secret that enables us, despite our weaknesses and shortcomings, to stop being deceived, to stop having what God has given us stolen away, and to live as victors, pilgrims, and conquerors.
This is a critical hour. May you be blessed to become prayer warriors who lift up the hands of prayer and carry the banners of prayer.
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하나님이 원하지 않았지만 백성들의 요구로 인해 사울왕이 세워지고, 이제 이스라엘은 새로운 시작을 해야 하는 시간에 사무엘이 중요한 메시지를 했다. 한마디로 “나는 너희를 위해 기도하기를 쉬는 죄를 범하지 않겠다”는 메시지였다. 왜 갑자기 이런 메시지를 했을까? 먼저는 본인이 기름을 부어 사울 왕을 세웠지만 그가 과연 얼마나 하나님의 뜻을 순종하며 그 일을 감당할 수 있을까에 대한 안타까움이 있었을 것이다. 원래 하나님이 원하신 것이 아니고 사람들의 욕심과 고집으로 인해 시작된 일이기 때문이다.
둘째는 이것이 늙어가는 사무엘의 유언과 같은 메시지가 된 것이다(삼상12:2). 앞으로 자기가 해야 할 가장 중요한 미션이 뭔가를 본 것이다. 결국 하나님이 그의 백성을 보호하시고, 축복하시고, 붙잡아 주셔야 하기 때문이다. 이 고백과 결단이 왜 중요한지 아는가? 사람이 기도 못할 수도 있다. 일이 바쁘면 기도할 시간을 놓치며 사는 사람들도 많다. 바쁘기에 더 시간을 쪼개서 기도해야 하고, 그때만 모든 것을 뛰어넘는 하나님의 능력이 나타나고, 그것이 하나님의 작품이 된다는 것을 모르든지, 체험을 못했든지 둘 중의 하나다. 또 늙고 병들면 기도할 힘도 없을 수 있다.
그러나 그때가 오직 기도할 수 있는 기회가 된다는 사실을 알고 기도하는 사람도 있다. 시편의 절반을 기록한 다윗이 그랬고, 모세, 여호수아가 그랬고, 특히 고후12:8-9에 바울이 그랬다.
이 기도의 능력과 축복을 제대로 이해하기 위해 본문을 통해 반드시 두가지의 언약을 잡아야 한다.
1. 이 사무엘의 고백과 결단 속에 담긴 근원적 언약이다.
그리스도가 우리를 위해 하시는 일에 대한 언약이다. 성경을 볼 때 반드시 이것을 봐야 한다(눅24:44, 요5:39). 이 사무엘의 기도의 결단이 그리스도가 하신 일에 대한 예표이다.
1) 그리스도는 우리의 구원자. 대속자, 중보자가 되신 것이다.
모든 죄와 저주, 사단의 권세에서 해방시키셨다(눅1:71,77, 골1:13-14).
이 일을 위해 자기 생명으로 우리의 대속자가 된 것이다(히9:12).
마지막 중요한 것이 우리의 구원이 완성되고, 영원한 기업을 얻기까지 영원한 중보자가 되신 것이다(히9:15)
2) 본문에서 중요하게 붙잡아야 할 언약은 그 분이 우리의 중보자가 되셨다는 것이다.
우리의 상처, 연약함을 알고, 어떻게 우리의 욕심, 사단의 유혹에 넘어질 수 있는지를 아신 것이다.
① 그래서 구원받은 모든 성도들에게 성령으로 함께 하시면서 우리가 연약할 때 탄식하며 기도한다고 했다(롬8:28).
② 보좌에서는 아무도 우리를 정죄할 수 없도록 그리스도께서 직접 아버지 앞에 간구하신다고 했다(롬8:34).
③ 이것이 구약 성경에서 그렇게 강조하시는 하나님의 인자하심(포기하지 않으시는 하나님의 사랑 “헤세드”)이다. 그래서 본문에도 하나님이 택한 백성이고, 자기 이름을 위해서도 자기 백성을 버리지 아니할 것이라고 했다(22절) 이것이 개혁주의 정통 신학의 핵심이 되는 칼빈주의 5대 교리의 결론이다(“하나님의 견인”)
3) 사무엘은 하나님이 우리를 위해 그렇게 자비를 베푸실 때 주의 종들이 해야 할 일이 무엇인가를 깨달은 것이다.
그 하나님의 포기할 수 없는 사랑과 마음을 담고, 그의 백성들을 위해 죽기까지 중보 기도할 것을 결단한 것이다
① 성경은 우리의 중보 기도를 어떻게 대하실 것이라고 했는가? 우리의 기도를 모아서 천사를 사용해 하늘 보좌로 올라 가게 만들고(계8:3), 그 천사들을 파수꾼으로 세워 쉬지 않고 우리를 위해 일하실 것이라고 했다(사62:6-7).
② 하나님이 쉬지 않고, 나를 위해, 내 가족과 자녀들을 위해, 교회와 내 현장을 위해 일하게 만드는 비밀이다. 그 하나님이 아무 일도 하지 않도록 만드는 것이 나의 죄라는 것이다.
2. 우리의 기도에 담긴 하나님의 실제적인 언약이다.
하나님이 나의 기도를 얼마나 소중히 여기시며, 어떤 기도를 원하시는 지를 언약으로 붙잡고 평생 체험해야 한다.
1) 하나님과의 관계를 누리는 비밀이다.
성경에 하나님이 우리에게 주신 세가지 신분이 있다고 했다(수요 메시지 참고). 원래 아담에게 주셨던 신분이다.
① 하나님의 자녀의 신분이다(창1:27, 요1:12, 롬8:15-17). 자녀는 어떤 관계와도 비교할 수 없는 최고의 관계이다.
② 하나님의 일군(종)의 신분이다(고전4:1). 이것이 기름부음의 축복이다. 영원한 하나님 계획을 위해 쓰임받는 것이다
하나님이 내게 은혜와 응답과 축복을 주시는 이유다. 그리스도의 대사로, 사도로 쓰임을 받고, 헌신하라는 것이다.
③ 하나님의 동역자, 동반자의 신분이다. 이 땅에서 만의 축복과 응답이 아니다. 그리스도께서 다시 오셔서 이루시는 새 하늘과 새 땅, 새 에덴에서 그리스도와 함께 만물을 다스리는 주인공들로 서는 것이다(계22:5).
이 세가지의 언약과 축복이 내 인생을 통해 성취되는 것을 언약을 잡은 기도로 누리라는 것이다.
그래서 예수님이 산상 수훈에서 기도부터 가르친 것이다(하나님과 그 나라를 누리는 주기도, 드러내지 않고 홀로하는 기도, 형제들과의 관계를 회복해서 기도가 막히지 않게 하는 비밀)
2) 이 기도의 축복을 위해 앞장 서야 하는 사람들이 있다.
그들이 영적인 리더들이다. 가정에서는 부모요, 교회에서는 목회자요 중직자들이다.
우리가 내 가정과 교회와 현장에 깨어 기도하는 파수꾼이 되고, 흔들리지 않는 파수 망대가 되라는 것이다(아4:4)
① 계속 우리가 하나님의 언약을 놓치고 불신앙과 불순종에 빠져 살도록 역사하는 존재가 있다. 우리 원수 마귀이다.
아담과 하와가 여기서 무너진 것이다. 그 결과는 참혹했다(롬5:12, 요8:44, 엡2:1-3)
② 이 사단이 우리의 약점을 너무 잘 안다. 그러나 대적해서 싸우면 도망간다는 것이다.
그리스도가 마귀의 머리를 밟으셨기 때문이다(창3:15, 고전15:25, 57). 마귀의 일을 멸하셨기 때문이다(요일3:8)
사단의 궤계를 분별하라. 그래서 깨어있고, 무시로 성령 안에서 기도하라는 것이다(엡6:18, 살전5:16-18).
마음과 생각을 지키라. 감사함으로 기도하라. 그때 평강의 하나님이 내 마음과 생각도 지키신다고 했다(빌4:6-7)
③ 교회의 목회자와 중직자들을 세우는 이유가 이것이다.
앞장서서 생명을 걸고 기도하라는 것이다. 기도로 우리를 위해 싸우시고, 승리를 주실 우리의 대장되시는 그리스도
의 깃발을 들라는 것이다. 그 대표적인 예가 아말렉과 싸워 이긴 여호수아를 위해 뒤에서 기도한 모세와 그 모세의 팔을 들어준 아론과 훌의 역할이다(출17:8-12). 아론이 모세를 돕는 부교역자를 상징한다면 훌은 중직자들이다.
모세가 기도하도록 팔을 받쳐주면서 그들도 함께 기도했고, 그때 모든 성도들도 기도로 하나 된 것이다.
그 결과를 안다. 이스라엘의 대적 아말렉은 처절하게 무너졌다. 하나님이 우리의 기도를 그렇게 쓰신다는 것이다.
결론 - 기도는 하나님의 자녀요 일군이요 동역자들인 성도들과 중직자들이 누려야 할 모든 것이다. 특히 언약을 가진 성도들이 그 언약이 성취되는 역사를 체험하는 비밀이 이것이다(요15:7, 살전2:13). 그것이 묵상 기도의 비밀이다.
가장 중요한 것은 연약하고 부족한 우리가 더 이상 속지 않고, 뺏기지 않고 승리자, 순례자, 정복자로 사는 비밀이다. 중요한 때이다. 기도의 손, 기도의 깃발을 든 기도의 용사들이 되기를 축복한다.
The Blessing of Anointing(1 Samuel 10:1–6) 10/18/2026
Finally, a man named Saul was anointed as king of Israel. Whether in a church or a nation, the appointment of a leader is extremely important. One certain fact is that no leader can be established without God’s permission (Romans 13:1, 1 Timothy 2:1–2).
This is especially true of the church, which is the house of God. The Bible describes Israel as a church that God Himself chose, established, and blessed. When the Israelites were passing through the wilderness, the Bible called them the “church in the wilderness” (Acts 7:38).
This was one of the reasons God was displeased when the Israelites demanded a system of kings.
They blamed their problems on the lack of a particular system. More importantly, they had reached the point of trying to run the church according to worldly standards. As a result, the church becomes secularized, like any other worldly organization, and eventually loses its spiritual strength and collapses.
The time is approaching when we must appoint workers to serve in the various departments of the church for the coming year. We must also appoint new church officers and prepare them to devote themselves to service so that the church can undertake greater works. Especially next year, we must build a multipurpose facility for educating future generations and serving people from many nations.
Through today’s passage, there are two important things we must remember about the kinds of workers and church officers who should be appointed.
- God chooses and appoints the workers who serve in His church.
1) This is why God used the prophet Samuel when appointing a king over Israel.
① First, God leads us to find the people He desires through His servants. In chapter 9, God precisely arranged for Samuel to meet the person He had prepared (verse 16). That person was Saul, from the tribe of Benjamin.
② Saul was not even the kind of person Samuel would have chosen according to his own standards. This is why we must pray deeply. We must seek the person God has chosen, the person God intends to use. Even Samuel had to follow God’s will.
2) God instructed Samuel to find the person He had chosen and anoint him. There are three offices that God established through the anointing performed by His servants (the offices of priest, king, and prophet).
① In the Old Testament, these were special offices, but in the New Testament, all believers have come to share in this blessing (1 Peter 2:9).
Who is a priest? A priest is someone who leads worship and helps people find healing, receive new life, and experience God’s blessings. Therefore, believers must succeed in worship, enjoy God’s grace and blessings, and become people who can bless those they meet.
Who is a king? A king leads the way in fighting against enemies (a spiritual victor). A king also rules over God’s people on God’s behalf. This is why we must stand as watchmen and bartizans in our homes, workplaces, and the church departments we serve, enjoying spiritual victory through prayer. Through our spiritual victories, we must experience the forces of darkness being broken in our fields of life and God’s blessings coming upon them.
Who is a prophet? A prophet receives the Word of God and delivers that Word to others. We must receive God’s Word, meditate on it until it becomes our own, and then share it with others to bring them new life.
② To be anointed means that God has determined to use that person and has prepared that person for His purpose. This is why 1 Peter 2:9 first describes believers who have been saved in Christ as a “chosen people.”
From the moment we are saved, every believer must live with the assurance that their life has been chosen for God’s purpose. We must understand that God’s purpose is fulfilled through every part of our lives—our studies, careers, families, and ministries.
What is that purpose? It is not simply to eat well, live comfortably, or achieve worldly success. God desires to bless us despite our inadequacies so that we may experience happiness and, through our lives, reveal the glory of the God who created and saved us. This is why we must train ourselves to give all the glory to Him after everything we do.
③ From the moment a person is anointed, God’s power begins to work in that person. Because God has prepared and appointed that person, He also provides the ability to fulfill the responsibility. When God entrusts us with an office or responsibility in the church, He also gives us the ability and wisdom to carry it out. Today’s passage says that from the moment Saul was anointed, the Spirit of God came upon him, and he was changed into a different person (verse 6). This was the beginning, not the completion. From the moment we are saved and entrusted with an important responsibility, we must continue to enjoy this blessing throughout our lives.
- God always gives evidence to those He has chosen and intends to use. Our faith, the way we live, and everything we do must become evidence of God’s work in our live (witnesses in Acts 1:8).
1) Find the evidence God gives you, even in your past wounds, difficult circumstances, and occasional failures. Hold firmly to the evidence God has given you. God gives us abundant evidence, but we often take it for granted and live as though it were nothing special and forget about it. As a result, we continually fall into our own standards, discouragement, despair, unbelief, and disobedience, which ultimately develop into spiritual problems (this was one of the reasons Saul failed).
2) What kind of evidence does God give us? We must not miss these things. This is the secret to continually enjoying all of God’s grace.
① The evidence of the Word. God gives us His Word precisely and fulfills it. We must experience this evidence 300%. Samuel gave Saul specific words concerning the things Saul would experience (incident involving the lost donkeys and their discovery).
② The evidence of prayer. The Bible says that when believers pray, the prayers of the saints are brought before God’s throne by the angels in heaven (Revelation 8:4). God treasures the prayers of His people. He accomplishes great things through them and gives us evidence of His answers (John 14:12–14). This is where the 300% blessing of prayer comes from. This is also where Saul failed. Whatever he did, even when he experienced failure, there was no evidence of him praying. This was one of the differences between Saul and David. David also experienced failure, but throughout his life, he lived in prayer and enjoyed its blessings. The Book of Psalms records the blessings and answers that came through prayer. Create your own personal Psalms —a record of the evidence of God’s answers to your prayers.
③ The evidence that God is using me. Even when you do something small, hold on to the truth that God is using you, and look for the evidence of His work.
From this comes the 300% blessing of uniqueness, specialty, and globalization. It means taking a life-committing challenge toward the evidence God will provide. The process through which Saul was selected as king after being anointed is also important. God made even that process become evidence (verses 17–23). In the Old Testament, when appointing people to serve God, the Israelites used the casting of lots to discern God’s will, preventing human standards, personal intentions, and selfish desires from determining the outcome. In the New Testament era, the practice of appointing people through voting began (when the seven deacons were appointed in Acts 6). The person’s faith, wisdom, and fullness of the Holy Spirit were also recognized by others. That recognition became evidence. Being loved by people in your community, family, and workplace, and having even your small contributions recognized, can also become powerful evidence for evangelism.
Conclusion - After Saul was anointed, chosen, and established as king, he accomplished many things. Yet, regardless of all that he did, Saul repeatedly failed, and the Bible says that God regretted making him king (1 Samuel 15:11, 35). Saul lost hold of the grace he had received at the beginning. He lost sight of the purpose for which God had chosen and appointed him. He also failed to continue humbly enjoying God’s grace, power, and blessings. May God bless all of us who have been saved to live lives in which He blesses us and continually gives us evidence of His work, so that we may reveal His glory throughout our lives.
The Blessing of Anointing기름부음의 축복(삼상10:1-6) 10/18/2026
마침내 사울이라고 하는 사람이 이스라엘의 왕으로 기름부음을 받게 된다. 교회든 나라든 지도자가 세워진다는 것은 너무 중요한 일이다. 분명한 것은 하나님 허락이 없이는 어떤 지도자도 세워질 수 없다는 것이다(롬13:1, 딤전2:1-2).
특별히 하나님의 집인 교회는 두말할 것도 없다. 성경에 이스라엘은 하나님이 직접 택하시고, 세우시고, 축복하신 교회라고 했다. 이스라엘 백성들이 광야를 통과할 때에 성경은 그들을 “광야 교회”라고 말씀하셨다(행7:38)
이스라엘이 왕의 제도를 구할 때 하나님이 그것을 미워하셨던 이유 중에 하나가 이것이다.
모든 문제의 근원을 제도로 핑계를 댄 이유도 있고, 중요한 것은 마치 교회를 세상적인 기준으로 움직이려는 상황이 된 것이다. 그래서 교회가 세상의 어떤 공동체 중의 하나처럼 세속화되고, 결국 힘을 잃고 무너지게 되는 것이다.
새해를 위해 교회의 각 부서 일군들을 세워야 하는 시간이 다가왔다. 새로운 중직자들도 세워 헌신하도록 만들어 교회가 더 큰 일을 할 준비도 해야 한다. 특히 내년에는 후대 교육과 다민족들을 위한 다목적관도 건축을 해야 한다.
어떤 일군이 세워지고, 어떤 중직자들이 세워져야 하는지 본문을 통해 반드시 기억해야 할 두 가지가 있다.
- 하나님의 교회의 일군은 하나님이 택하시고 하나님이 세우신다는 것이다.
1) 이스라엘에 왕을 세울 때에 하나님이 선지자 사무엘을 사용한 이유가 이것이다.
① 먼저 주의 종들을 통해서 하나님이 원하시는 사람을 찾게 하신 것이다.
9장에 보면 하나님이 준비한 사람을 정확하게 사무엘과 만나게 하신다(16절). 그가 베냐민 지파의 사람 사울이다.
② 심지어 그 사울은 사무엘이 원하는 기준의 사람도 아니다. 우리가 깊이 기도해야 하는 것이 이것이다.
하나님이 택한 사람, 하나님이 쓰고자 하는 사람을 찾아야 한다. 사무엘조차도 하나님의 뜻을 따라야 한다.
2) 하나님이 택한 사람을 찾아 기름을 붓게 하셨다.
하나님이 주의 종을 통해 기름을 붓게 해서 세운 세가지 직분이 있다(제사장, 왕, 선지자의 직분)
① 구약에는 이 직분이 특별한 직분이었지만 신약에서는 모든 성도들이 이 축복을 얻게 된 것이다(벧전2:9).
제사장이 누구인가? 예배를 인도하고, 모든 사람을 치유하고 살리고 축복하는 사람들이다.
그래서 성도는 예배에 성공해서 하나님의 은혜와 축복을 누리고, 내가 만나는 사람을 축복할 정도가 되어야 한다.
왕은 누구인가? 앞장 서서 대적과 싸우고(영적 승리자), 주의 백성들을 하나님을 대신해 다스리는 것이다.
내 집, 직장, 내가 섬기는 부서의 파수꾼, 망대로 서서 기도로 영적 승리를 누려야 하는 이유다.
나의 그 영적 승리로 인해서 내 현장에 흑암이 무너지고, 하나님의 축복이 임하는 것을 체험하며 살라는 것이다 .
선지자는 누구인가? 하나님의 말씀을 받아서 그 말씀을 전달하는 자들이다.
내 안에 하나님의 말씀을 받아 묵상을 통해 내 것으로 만들고, 그 말씀을 전달해 사람을 살리라는 것이다.
② 기름부음을 받는다는 것은 하나님이 그를 쓰시기로 작정하시고 준비한 사람이라는 뜻이다.
벧전2:9에 그리스도 안에서 구원받은 성도들을 먼저 “택하신 족속”이라고 하신 이유가 이것이다.
모든 성도는 구원받은 순간 내 인생이 하나님의 목적을 위해 선택된 인생이라는 확신을 가지고 가야 한다.
나의 학업, 직업, 가정, 사역 하나 하나를 통해서 하나님의 목적이 성취된다는 사실을 알아야 한다.
그 목적이 뭐냐? 그냥 세상적으로 잘 먹고 잘 사는 게 아니다. 그냥 세상적으로 성공하는 것이 아니다.
부족한 나를 축복해서 내가 행복하고, 나를 창조하고 구원하신 하나님의 영광이 나타나기를 원하시는 것이다.
그래서 모든 일을 행하고 나서 모든 영광을 그 분께 돌리는 훈련을 해야 하는 이유가 이것이다.
③ 가름부음을 받은 순간 그에게 하나님의 능력이 역사하기 시작한다.
하나님이 준비해 세운 사람이기에 그것을 감당할 수 있는 능력도 하나님이 주신다는 것이다.
하나님이 교회 안에서 내게 어떤 직분을 맡기실 때는 감당할 능력과 지혜도 같이 주신다는 것이다.
본문에도 기름부음을 받은 순간부터 그에게 하나님의 성령이 임하고, 변하여 새 사람이 되었다고 했다(6절)
이것은 시작이지 완성이 아니다. 내가 구원받고, 중요한 직분을 받은 순간부터 이 축복을 지속할 수 있어야 한다.
- 하나님은 당신이 택하여 쓰고자 하는 사람들에게 반드시 증거를 주신다는 사실이다.
나의 신앙이, 나의 살아가는 삶이, 나의 하는 모든 것이 증거가 되어야 한다(행1:8의 증인)
1) 나의 과거의 상처, 어려운 현실 문제, 때로는 겪는 실패 속에서도 하나님이 내게 주시는 증거를 찾아내라.
반드시 주시는 증거를 붙잡으라. 많은 증거를 주시는데, 당연한 줄 알고 살고, 잊어버리며 산다.
그래서 다시 상처로 돌아가고, 낙심 절망 불신앙 불순종에 빠지고, 결국 영적문제가 된다(사울이 실패한 이유)
2) 하나님이 어떤 증거를 주시는가? 이것을 놓치지 말아야 한다. 이것이 모든 은혜를 지속적으로 누리는 비밀이다.
① 말씀의 증거이다. 정확하게 말씀을 주시고 성취시키신다. 이 증거를 300%로 체험해야 한다.
사무엘이 사울이 겪는 일에 대해 구체적으로 말씀한 내용들이 있다(양을 잃어버리고 찾은 사건).
② 기도의 증거이다. 성도가 기도할 때 하늘의 천사가 그 기도를 보좌로 가져간다고 했다(계8:4)
하나님은 성도의 기도를 소중히 여기고, 반드시 큰 일을 이루시며, 응답의 증거를 보이신다는 것이다(요14:12-14)
여기서 기도 축복의 300%가 나온다. 사울이 실패로 끝난 이유가 이것이다. 뭘 하든지, 심지어 실패를 하고도 기도 한 흔적이 없다. 사울이 다윗과 다른 점이 이것이다. 다윗도 실패했지만 평생 기도로 살고, 기도를 누린 사람이다.
그 기도의 축복과 응답을 전부 기록해 놓은 것이 시편이다. 내 기도 응답의 증거가 담긴 나의 시편을 만들어보라.
③ 하나님이 나를 쓰시는 증거이다. 작은 일을 해도 하나님이 나를 쓰신다는 사실을 붙잡고, 그 증거를 바라보라 거기서 유일성, 전문성, 세계화 300%도 나온다. 하나님이 주실 증거를 향한 생명을 건 도전을 하는 것이다.
기름부음을 받고 나서 왕으로 선발 되는 과정이 중요하다. 그것까지도 증거가 되게 하셨다(17-23절).
구약에는 하나님의 일군을 세울 때 사람의 기준, 의도, 욕심이 들어가지 않도록 제비뽑기로 하나님 뜻을 확인했다. 신약 시대에 와서 투표를 해서 세우기를 시작한 것이다(사도행전 6장에 일곱 집사를 세울 때 시작).
그의 믿음과 지혜와 성령의 충만함을 사람들에게도 인정을 받게 한 것이다. 그것이 증거가 된 것이다.
사람에게, 가정과 직장에서 사랑을 받고, 나의 하는 작은 일도 인정을 받는 것이 전도에도 큰 증거가 된다
결론-이렇게 기름부음을 받고 선택받아 왕으로 세워진 이후에 사울은 많은 일을 했다. 그런데 그 모든 일에 상관없이
사울은 실패를 반복하고, 하나님은 그를 세우신 것을 후회하셨다고 했다(삼상15:11, 35). 그는 처음 받은 은혜를 놓쳤고, 하나님이 나를 택하고 세운 목적을 놓쳤고, 지속해서 겸손히 그의 은혜와 능력과 축복을 누리는 일에 실패했다.
구원받은 우리를 하나님이 축복하시고, 평생 하나님의 영광을 위해 증거를 주시는 삶을 누리기를 축복한다.
기름부음의 축복(삼상10:1-6)What We Must Lay Down and Restore 1 Samuel 8:1–7 10/11/26
God raised up Samuel to lead the Mizpah Assembly and the Mizpah Movement, and from that time onward, He began restoring everything in Israel. Throughout the days of Samuel’s leadership, Israel enjoyed the greatest blessings, peace, and prosperity, just as God had promised. This was not simply the result of Samuel’s character or leadership. God had chosen him, trained him as a Nazirite, entrusted, and blessed him with His work.
- Every believer, church leader, and pastor must hold on to this covenant and live while enjoying this blessing. This was the covenant God gave to Abraham, the ancestor of Israel, from the very beginning when He chose Israel (Genesis 12:1–3). This blessing has now become ours to enjoy (Galatians 3:14). When the Israelites returned to Canaan, God restored this covenant through Moses (Deuteronomy 28:1–19). God gave the same promise even to the Israelites who had lost hold of this covenant, fallen into idolatry, become oppressed by the world, and gone into captivity (Isaiah 55:4–5).
1) Adam was the first person to receive this covenant.
① God created Adam in His own image, blessed him, and entrusted him with the entire world and everything He had created (Genesis 1:28). God also gave Adam a place where he could meet and commune with Him, enabling him to receive God’s wisdom and strength (Genesis 2:15).
② That place was Eden. Theologically, Eden represents the beginning of the church and serves as a model of heaven, the perfect Eden. Even people who have been saved are living while missing out on this blessing. That is why conflicts, problems, and suffering continue.
2) God has given His saved children authority to restore this blessing in Christ. This is the identity and authority given to those who have accepted Christ and received His life.
① Our identity is God’s children (John 1:12; Romans 8:15–17). We are God’s family that possesses His covenant (Ephesians 2:19). Even if we simply understand this blessing and enjoy it through prayer, the problems of our lives, the curses affecting our families, and the forces of darkness will be broken.
② God has also given us the authority to actually enjoy this blessing. Power comes from this authority as well. The Bible calls us ambassadors entrusted with Christ’s authority (2 Corinthians 5:20). Paul said that “we speak on Christ’s behalf.” The Bible also calls us a royal priesthood (1 Peter 2:9). Being a king means having the authority to fight and overcome our enemies and to rule over the world. Being a priest means that we can worship God and enjoy His blessings, and we can use the strength we receive to bring life to others. That is why we are also called Christ’s apostles (John 20:21–23). An apostle is “someone who is sent by Christ.” It says that when we understand this mystery, pray, and experience the power of the Holy Spirit, we can bring life even to sinners and those who have fallen.
③ We fail to enjoy this blessing because we have not yet understood it. When we understand it and begin to enjoy it, everything changes. God gives us the covenant, and “I” am the starting point for its fulfillment (Genesis 17:2, 7). The Jerusalem mentioned in Acts 1:8 also begins with “me.”
- We must stand as people who pass this covenant and blessing on to future generations. A problem arose as Samuel grew old. It was the problem of his children, who became leaders after him (verses 1–3). This was not a problem unique to Samuel’s family. The same problem occurred after Joseph, after Joshua, and after Eli.
1) The first generation of people who immigrated to America to escape persecution by the Church of England did this especially well. The first-generation Puritans were people who came to America determined to hold on to the true Gospel, live by faith alone, and to relay that blessings.
① Through this blessing, America became one of the greatest nations of faith and blessing during the 19th and 20th centuries. To save future generations, they devoted themselves wholeheartedly to the Sunday School Movement, (D. L. Moody, John Wanamaker, and Abraham Lincoln).
② Those who grew up through this movement arose and launched evangelism movements throughout America, which then sent more missionaries around the world than any other nation. Mission movements that developed from Moody’s evangelistic movement included the Student Volunteer Movement (SVM), the youth evangelism movement Youth for Christ (YFC), the campus evangelism movement Campus Crusade for Christ (CCC), and military missions movement through the Navigators. These movements helped bring spiritual renewal around the world. Many missionaries also came to Korea, creating important spiritual turning points.
2) This is why we must pass this unique and absolute covenant on to future generations and ensure that the blessing is carried forward. Hold firmly to the true covenant behind the Remnant Movement, the RUTC Movement, and the Summit Movement. (Why WRC and RCA are important).
① The remnants who emerge from these movements are the future of our families and churches. This covenant and blessing must not end with just one generation (warning).
② The remnants who emerge from these movements are the future of this age. We are raising witnesses, leaders, and spiritual commanders whom God will use (Isaiah 55:4).
③ The remnants who continue to arise are part of God’s eternal future. Even after we are gone, until Christ returns and completes the new heaven and new earth, God will continue to use people through these movements in every generation. Our future generations must be established as watchmen and bartizans who will save their own generations until that eternal day comes. God has blessed those who align themselves with His plan and desire in every age (Matthew 6:33).
- Do not be deceived by people’s reasons, excuses, logic, or public opinion. These things can cause us to lose hold of the Gospel and can develop into serious spiritual problems. Through the problem involving Samuel’s descendants, where did the people turned their attention? they looked toward the world’s standards and systems. They assumed Israel was experiencing difficulties because it did not have a system of kings, so they demanded an earthly king.
1) God said to Samuel, “It is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king.” What appeared to be a simple problem ultimately led them to reject God and oppose Him.
2) Why is this important? God Himself appoints the leaders of the church, which is God’s house. Therefore, when appointing a pastor or a church leader, our own standards, preference, or proximity should not determine the choice. Who is the person God has chosen? That is why we must pray for the people God desires and intends to use.
3) There is something even more important. The Israelites rejected God’s Kingship. Israel was a nation ruled by God.
Do you understand how important this is? When Christ came, one of the first things He emphasized and taught was the Kingdom of God and His Kingship. His first message was about the Kingdom of God (Matthew 4:17, 23), and is the heart of the Lord’s Prayer. This is what Christ, the Son of God who came as the King of kings, came to accomplish and wants us to experience.
① From the moment we are saved, He becomes our King and rules over us (Luke 17:21). This is the mystery that brings an end to the anxiety, worries, depression, panic attacks, quarrels, and conflicts that arise in our lives moment by moment.
② At that time, the kingdom of darkness that rules the world and the powers of darkness that deceive us are broken (Matthew 12:28). When the forces of darkness are broken, we begin to see the way forward, doors open, peace begins in our relationships, and we are able to save others (Mark 16:17–18).
③ The Kingdom of God that we will ultimately enjoy is the new heaven and new earth—the new Eden (Revelation 22:5). This was the original blessing God gave us. From the moment we are saved, it is a blessing that must be restored, beginning within us.
Conclusion - As the people requested, God permitted the establishment of a monarchy, and Saul was made king (verse 7). But his reign did not last. Lay yourself down. Hold on to the covenant and blessing God has given you (your authority and your mission). Whatever you do, keep the future God is preparing and waiting for in mind, especially the future generations who will be used in His plan. Do not hold on to your own thoughts, your own standards, or the opinions of the world, but hold on to God’s “only.”
What We Must Lay Down and Restore 1 Samuel 8:1–7
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