Day 9 - Trust God to Put Things Right

Psalm 7:1-9
1. Trust that there will be a just judgement
When people stop believing in God's just judgement, the may be tempted to take it into their own hands and seek revenge against their enemies.
If you believe in a God who judges justly, then you can leave it in his hands and do what Jesus told you to do: love your enemies.

Lord, I take refuge in you. Please don't let me judge others. Thank you that as I can be confident in your perfect judgement I need never to seek revenge but rather love my enemies and pray for those who persecute me.

Matthew 7:24-8:22
2. Trust in Jesus, to whom God has entrusted all judgement
Jesus tells us that the key difference between the wise and the foolish is that the wise man not only hears the words of Jesus, but he also put them into practice.
Knowledge must lead to action - Our theology must affect our lives or else we are building our live on sand.
The words of Jesus are a call to believe in him (John 6:28-29)

You can have absolute confidence in Jesus' judgement, because he has the authority of God himself. The centurion who believed that Jesus' word alone was sufficient to heal his servant, recognized that as in the army, autho
rity comes from being under authority -so Jesus' authority comes from being under the authority of his Father. The centurion saw that when Jesus spoke, God spoke.

Father, thank you for letting me understand the importance of the foundations in God. I thank you that not only is Jesus able to sympathize with my weakness, but he also died for my sins bearing the judgement for me so that I need not be afraid.

Genesis 19:1-20:18
3. Trust that, in the end, the Judge of all the earth will do right
He gives every opportunity for the only 'righteous' people to leave for the Lord was merciful to them. As seen on the judgement on Lot's wife, if we have left a life of sin, then we must not turn back to it.
God uses us despite our sin because he is merciful and God, in Jesus, has taken the judgement upon himself.

Lord, thank you so much for the difference the cross of Christ makes to the day of judgement. Thank you that I can be confident that, in the end, the Judge of all the earth will do right.

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bog down (in) 1. (진창 등에) 빠뜨리다 2. (나아가지 목하도록) 꼼짝 못하게 만들다, 발목을 붙잡다
We mustn't get bogged down in details. 세부사항들에 발목이 붙잡혀서는 안 된다
The tank became bogged down in mud.

gavel (의장,판사,경매 진행자가 쓰는 작은) 망치

false charge 그릇된 비난, [법률]무고, 누명
=false accusation (거짓으로 고소함)
She was charged with making a false accusation.
The made a false charge of his being a spy.
The made a false charge against him.
He was finally cleared of the false charge.

verdict (배심원단의) 평결
Has the jury reached a verdict? 배심원단이 평결을 내렸습니까?
majority verdict (배심원단의) 과반수 평결

take refuge in ~로 피난하다
Many people in Iraq chose to take refuge in Syria until the situation returned to normal.
He who take a refuge in God will stamp down the snake.

divine [dɪ^|vaɪn] 신(하나님)의, 신성한
divine love/law/will 신의 사랑/법/의지

vengeance 복수, 앙갚음
a desire for vengeance 복수하고픈 욕구

persecute (인종,종교,정치적 이유로)박해하다

entrust: to make someone responsible for looking after something or dealing with it. (일을) 맡기다
Airline passengers entrust their safety to the pilot.
I don't know if I should entrust her to you.

down to earth 실제적인, 견실한, 현실적인, 세상 물정에 밝은

setback 차질

live out (생각만 하던 것을) 실행하다

centurion 100인 대장

aloof 냉담한

crucifixion 십자가에 매달려 죽음

foe[foʊ] = enemy (국가나 개인의) 대적
friend and foe 적과 아군

selah: 구약성서 <시편>에 71회나 사용된 음악적 용어로 '목소리를 높이다', '찬양하다'의 뜻을 가짐.