Day 11 - What is Success?

Success is a blessing from the Lord (vv.31,50)


Psalm 8:1-9
1. Praise God for the success of his creation
Human beings are the pinnacle of G od's creation - a masterpiece - made in his image

Lord, as I look at the vastness, beauty and success of your creation I can only praise and worship you: 'O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! (Psalm 8:9)


Matthew 9:14-38
2. Pursue success modelled on Jesus


Lord, there is so much need in our world yet it seems that the workers are few. I pray that you would raise up and send out more workers to go out into the harvest field and change the world.

Genesis 24:1-67
3. Pray for success in guidance


Lord, I pray that you would multiply this wonderful example of successful guidance in our community and in the church generally. May there be more and more examples of couples coming together and being able to say, 'This is from the Lord' (v.50)






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collision course 충돌 침로/노선, [비유] (의견 등의) 충돌이 예상되는 상황

• The car was on a collision course with the truck.
• The two politicians are on a collision course over raising taxes.

connotation [_|kɑ:nə^|teɪʃn] 함축(된 의미)

• The word 'professional' has connotations of skills and excellence.
• Red has a connotation of warmth.

wary of ~을 조심하는, 경계하는

• Be wary of strangers who offer you a ride.
• She was wary of getting involved with him.

pinnacle ~of something 정점, 절정

• the pinnacle of her career
• He never has quite reached that pinnacle 그는 정상에 도달해 본 적이 없다

dominion (over sb/sth) 지배,통치권

• Man has dominion over the natural world.
• Japan exercised dominion over Korea long time ago.

hocus-pocus [_|hoʊkəs^|poʊkəs] 진실을 호도하는 말/ 행동, 간교한 말장난

• What she says is just hocus-pocus, pure nonsense. 그녀의 말은 완전 사기고 허튼 소리야
• I don't believe in that hocus-pocus. 저는 그 속임수에 넘어가지 않아요

synagogue 유대교 회당

• They celebrated the Jewish new year at their synagogue.

usher 안내하다

• The secretary ushered me into his office

emulate [^|emjuleɪt] (흠모하는 대상을) 모방하다, 따라가다

• She hopes to emulate her sister's sporting achievement
• We need to emulate his passion for his study

harass (압력을 가하거나 불쾌한 말. 행동으로) 괴롭히다

• He has complained of being harassed by the police

menstrual 월경.생리의

• The average length of a woman's menstrual cycle is 28 days.

fringe 주변, 가장자자리

• the fringes of society 사회의 주변부
• the urban/rural fringe 도시/농촌 변두리

circumstantial 정황적인

• circumstantial evidence 정황 증거