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Mysterious Helpers 신비한 조력자 [ Hebrews 13:1 - 13:3 ] - hymn 216 Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. HEBREWS 13:2 Louise suffers from muscular dystrophy. While trying to exit a train station one day, she found herself facing a large flight of stairs without an elevator or esca..

Shining the Light 빛을 비추는 사람 [ Matthew 5:14 - 5:16 ] - hymn 502 You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. MATTHEW 5:14 Stephen told his parents that he needed to get to school early every day, but for some reason he never explained why it was so important. Yet they made sure he arrived at Northview High School by 7:15 each morning. O..

Perfectly Placed 완벽한 위치 [ Job 38:4 - 38:11 ] - hymn 79 Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? JOB 38:4 Scientists know our planet is precisely the right distance from the sun to benefit from its heat. A little closer and all the water would evaporate, as on Venus. Only a bit farther and everything would freeze like it does on Mars. Earth is also just th..

God Waited 기다리신 하나님 [ Isaiah 30:8 - 30:18 ] - hymn 535 The Lord longs to be gracious to you. ISAIAH 30:18 When Denise Levertov was just twelve, long before she became a renowned poet, she had the gumption to mail a package of poetry to the great poet T. S. Eliot. She then waited for a reply. Surprisingly, Eliot sent two pages of handwritten encouragement. In the ..

Good for You 우리에게 유익한 것 [ Proverbs 24:13 - 24:14 ] - hymn 200 Wisdom is like honey for you: If you find it, there is a future hope. PROVERBS 24:14 People the world over spent an estimated $98.2 billion on chocolate in 2016. The number is staggering, yet at the same time not all that surprising. Chocolate, after all, tastes delicious and we enjoy consuming it. S..

Prompted to Pray 기도하라는 신호 [ 1 Timothy 2:1 - 2:8 ] - hymn 361 I constantly remember you in my prayers. 2 TIM. 1:3 "Several years ago I was prompted to pray for you often, and I wonder why.” That text message from an old friend came with a photo of a note she’d kept in her Bible: “Pray for James. Cover mind, thoughts, words.” Beside my name she’d recorded..

Beautiful Fruit 아름다운 열매 [ Luke 8:4 - 8:15 ] - hymn 497 The seed is the word of God. LUKE 8:11 "Kids should be able to throw a seed anywhere they want [in the garden] and see what pops up," suggests Rebecca Lemos-Otero, founder of City Blossoms. While this is not a model for careful gardening, it reflects the reality that each seed has the potential to burst forth w..

A Designed Deficiency 계획된 결점 [ Isaiah 22:8 - 22:11 ] - hymn 543 You did not look to the One who made it, or have regard for the One who planned it long ago. ISAIAH 22:11 There’s a natural spring that rises on the east side of the city of Jerusalem. In ancient times it was the city’s only water supply and was located outside the walls. Thus it was the point of Jer..

Never Forgotten 결코 잊히지 않음 [ Isaiah 49:8 - 49:16 ] - hymn 304 I will not forget you! ISAIAH 49:15 Egged on by my children to prove I’d endured years master- ing the basics of piano, I sat down and started playing the C Major scale. Having played very little piano in nearly two decades, I was surprised I remembered! Feeling brave, I proceeded to play seven differ..

Washed in Love 사랑의 세탁 [ James 2:14 - 2:26 ] - hymn 449 You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone. JAMES 2:24 A small church in Southern California recognized an op- portunity to express God’s love in a practical way. Believers in Jesus gathered at a local laundromat to give back to their community by washing clothes for th..