사도행전 Acts

2023 04 30 주일예배
[God’s Work in Our Fault 실패도 사용하시는 하나님]
사도행전 Acts 15:37-41, 딤후 2 Tim. 4:11, 찬송가 Hymn 312

사도행전 15:
37 바나바는 마가라 하는 요한도 데리고 가고자 하나
38 바울은 밤빌리아에서 자기들을 떠나 함께 일하러 가지 아니한 자를 데리고 가는 것이 옳지 않다 하여
39 서로 심히 다투어 피차 갈라서니 바나바는 마가를 데리고 배 타고 구브로로 가고
40 바울은 실라를 택한 후에 형제들에게 주의 은혜에 부탁함을 받고 떠나
41 수리아와 길리기아로 다니며 교회들을 견고하게 하니라
디모데후서 4:11 누가만 나와 함께 있느니라 네가 올 때에 마가를 데리고 오라 그가 나의 일에 유익하니라 (개역개정)

Acts 15:
37 Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark, with them,
38 but Paul did not think it wise to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not continued with them in the work.
39 They had such a sharp disagreement that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus,
40 but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.
41 He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
2 Timothy 4:11 Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is helpful to me in my ministry. (NIV)

[God’s Work in Our Fault 실패도 사용하시는 하나님]

God also uses our faults for His work. As humans, we often feel ashamed and defeated after making mistakes. However, many figures in the Bible experienced similar situations.

For instance, Paul and Barnabas had a severe disagreement over John Mark’s involvement in their missionary journey. Paul was upset because John Mark had previously deserted him in Pamphylia (13:13) and didn’t want to forgive him.

But God used this conflict to create two separate missionary teams, with Paul and Silas on one side and Barnabas and John Mark on the other. Interestingly, even though Paul mentioned John Mark (Col. 4:10; 2 Tim. 4:11; Phm. 24) and Silas (1 Thes. 1:1; 2 Thes. 1:1) in his later writings, there was no hint of forgiveness between them, only a completed reconciliation for the sake of God’s work. 1)

In another example, when Paul was imprisoned and facing death in Rome, he felt incredibly lonely. However, he found solace in thinking about John Mark, who went on to write the Gospel of Mark. This is a testament to how God can make something beautiful out of our failures ( 2 Tim. 4:11).

In a prison of Rome, Paul had been left lonely, feeling his imminent death. And he remembered John Mark who after that was the author of Mark’s gospel. Surprisingly God made his words, the Bible, by their failure.

In conclusion, we can trust that God will make our failures, faults, and all things work together for good.

Guhyun Woo
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1) Conrad Gempf, Acts in New Bible Commentary (Leicester: Inter- Varsity Press, 1994), p. 1090.
William D. Mounce, Pastoral Epistles in WBC (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2000), pp.590-591.

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