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“μ리μΌκ° μν©μκ² μ΄λ₯΄λ μ¬λΌκ°μ λ¨Ήκ³ λ§μμμ ν° λΉμ μλ¦¬κ° μλμ΄λ€”(μμ 18:41).
μ리μΌκ° κ·Έμ²λΌ νμ μ κ°μ§κ³ λΉλ₯Ό λ§μ μ€λΉλ₯Ό νλλ‘ μν©μκ² λͺ ν κ²μ μλκΈ°κ° λ΄λ¦¬λ €λ μ΄λ€ μΈμ μΈ μ¦κ±°κ° μμλ κΉλμ΄ μλμλ€. μ μ§μλ νλμ ꡬλ¦λ λ³΄μ§ λͺ»νμκ³ μ°λ μ리λ λ£μ§ λͺ»νμλ€. μ리μΌλ λ¨μν μμ μ κ΅³μ μ μμ λ°λΌ μ£Όμ μ±λ Ήκ»μ κ·Έλ₯Ό κ°λμμΌ λ§νκ² νμ κ²μ λ§νμ λΏμ΄μλ€.…
κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μ΄μ κ·Έμ νμΌλ‘ ν μ μλ λͺ¨λ μΌμ ννμμΌλ―λ‘ κ·Έλ νλμ΄ λ―Έλ¦¬ λ§ν μΆλ³΅μ μλμμ΄ μ£Όμ리λΌλ κ²μ μκ³ μμλ€. κ°λμ 보λ΄μ ¨λ λ°λ‘ κ·Έ νλλκ»μ μλ‘μ΄ νμμ λν μκΈμΌλ‘ λΉλ₯Ό νμ‘±ν λ΄λ € μ£Όμ€ κ²μ μ½μνμ ¨κ³ μ΄μ μ리μΌλ κ·Έ μ½μλ λΉκ° λ΄λ¦¬κΈ°λ₯Ό κΈ°λ€λ¦¬κ³ μμλ€. μ리μΌλ κ²Έμν νλλ‘ “κ·Έ μΌκ΅΄μ λ¬΄λ¦ μ¬μ΄μ λ£κ³ ” νκ°ν μ΄μ€λΌμμ μνμ¬ νλλκ» κ°κ΅¬νμλ€.…
μ’ μ μ¬μ― λ²μ΄λ ꡬ리μ²λΌ κ΅³μ νλμλ λΉμ¬ μ§μ‘°κ° μλ€λ λ§μ κ°μ§κ³ λμμλ€. λΆμλΆκ΅΄μ μ리μΌλ ν λ² λ κ·Έλ₯Ό 보λ΄μμΌλ©°, μ΄λ²μλ μ’ μ΄ λμμ “λ°λ€μμ μ¬λμ μλ§ν μμ ꡬλ¦μ΄ μΌμ΄λλμ΄λ€”κ³ λ§νμλ€.
μ΄κ²μΌλ‘ λλνμλ€. μ리μΌλ νλμ νμμ΄ λͺ¨μ¬ λ€κΈ°κΉμ§ κΈ°λ€λ¦¬μ§ μμλ€. κ·Έλ λ―ΏμμΌλ‘ κ·Έ μμ ꡬλ¦μμ λ§μ λΉλ₯Ό λ³Ό μ μμκ³ κ·Έμ λ―Ώμκ³Ό μΌμΉν νλμΌλ‘ κΈν μ’ μ μν©μκ² λ³΄λ΄μ΄ “λΉμ λ§νμ§ μλνλλ‘ λ§μ°¨λ₯Ό κ°μΆκ³ λ΄λ €κ°μμ”λΌλ κΈ°λ³μ μ νμλ€.…
κ·Έκ° κΈ°λν λμ κ·Έμ μ μμ νλμ μ½μμ λΏμμ κ·Έκ²μ λΆμ‘μκ³ κ·Έμ νμμ΄ μλ΅ λ λκΉμ§ κΈ°λνκΈ°λ₯Ό κ³μνλ€. κ·Έλ νλλκ»μ κ·Έμ λ§μ λ€μΌμ ¨λ€λ μΆ©λΆν μ¦κ±°λ₯Ό κΈ°λ€λ¦¬μ§ μλνκ³ νλλμ΄ λμ°μ λ€λ κ°μ₯ μμ μ¦κ±°μλ λͺ¨λ κ²μ μ¦κ²¨ λͺ¨ννκ³ μ νλ€. λ°λΌμ κ·Έκ° νλλμ λ₯λ ₯μΌλ‘ ν μ μμλ μΌμ, λͺ¨λ μ¬λλ€λ μκΈ°κ° νλνλ νλλμ μ¬μ μμ νν μ μλ€.…
μ€λλ μΈμμμλ μ΄μ κ°μ μ μ κ³§ νλλμ λ§μμ μ½μμ κ΅³κ² λΆμ‘κ³ νλλκ»μ λ€μΌμ€ λκΉμ§ κ·Έ μ½μμ λμ§ μλ μ μμ΄ νμνλ€.…
μ°λ¦¬λ μΌκ³±μ λΆκ΅΄μ μ μκ³Ό μ리μΌμ κ΅³μΌ μΈλ΄λ ₯μ κ°μ§κ³ νλ μλ²μ§κ» μ°λ¦¬μ νμμ λ릴 μ μκ³ κ·Έ λΆκ»μ μ½μνμ λ°λ₯Ό λͺ¨λ μꡬν μ μλ€. νλλκ»μλ λΉμ μ 보μ’μ λͺ μλ₯Ό κ±Έκ³ λΉμ μ λ§μμ μ±μ·¨νμ λ€.
― ν¬μκ³Ό μ©κΈ°, 211.
π»Aroma of Life I Grasping the Promises of Heavenπ»
And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.” 1 Kings 18:41.
It was not because of any outward evidence that the showers were about to fall, that Elijah could so confidently bid Ahab prepare for rain. The prophet saw no clouds in the heavens; he heard no thunder. He simply spoke the word that the Spirit of the Lord had moved him to speak in response to his own strong faith....
Having done all that was in his power to do, he knew that Heaven would freely bestow the blessings foretold. The same God who had sent the drought had promised an abundance of rain as the reward of rightdoing; and now Elijah waited for the promised outpouring. In an attitude of humility, “his face between his knees,” he interceded with God in behalf of penitent Israel....
Six times the servant returned with the word that there was no sign of rain in the brassy heavens. Undaunted, Elijah sent him forth once more; and this time the servant returned with the word, “A cloud as small as a man’s hand is rising from the sea.”
This was enough. Elijah did not wait for the heavens to gather blackness. In that small cloud he beheld by faith an abundance of rain; and he acted in harmony with his faith....
As he prayed, his faith reached out and grasped the promises of Heaven, and he persevered in prayer until his petitions were answered. He did not wait for the full evidence that God had heard him, but was willing to venture all on the slightest token of divine favor. And yet what he was enabled to do under God, all may do in their sphere of activity in God’s service....
Faith such as this is needed in the world today—faith that will lay hold on the promises of God’s word and refuse to let go until Heaven hears....
With the persevering faith of Jacob, with the unyielding persistence of Elijah, we may present our petitions to the Father, claiming all that He has promised. The honor of His throne is staked for the fulfillment of His word.
— Conflict and Courage, 211.
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