婉君:
請按步驟1.點擊進入靈命日糧連結
1. 點擊《靈命日糧-網路廣播odb.org》,在新視窗選擇語言英文 (或中文,請點畫面放大中文視窗Traditional-odb.org), 點選日期2019年4月20日, 點三角符號▶️,開始廣播(請點擊odb.org進入連結);或另開視窗直接點推薦連結9。
2. 英文播女聲讀經時,請點 Read: 撒母耳記下12章1-14節(2 Samuel 12:1–14 (NIV)),新視窗有經文I
3. 點三角符號, 重複收聽,或跟著朗讀.建議用耳機幫助專心效果比較好.
4. 全年讀經進度英文Bible in a Year: 請點2 Samuel 9–11; Luke 15:11–32自動打開一個新視窗Biblegateway.com含經文,再點喇叭會開起廣播視窗,請點▶️開始播音
5. 如欲參考、或收聽其他經文廣播,在經文視窗Biblegateway.com裡 請點Bible Book List,在Bible Book List點您想要的舊約、新約聖經
6. 單字: google.com翻譯、發音查詢;或直接點推薦連結10
那人是誰?
大衛對拿單說:「我得罪耶和華了!」拿單說:「耶和華已經除掉你的罪。」-撒母耳記下12章13節
有人在住家外面裝設了一台監視攝影機,他為了確認系統正常運作而觀看所錄下的影像,卻赫然發現一名身材魁梧、穿著深色服裝的男子在他家後院盤桓。他緊盯著這名男子,看看他要做什麼,卻覺得這名不速之客有點眼熟。最後,他終於恍然大悟,這根本不是什麼陌生人,而是他自己在後院的身影!
所謂「旁觀者清,當局者迷」,如果我們以旁觀者的身分來看自己,會看到什麼呢?在大衛和拔示巴有染之後,大衛的心剛硬,需要有人從真理的角度從旁提醒,於是上帝差派拿單來指正他(撒母耳記下12章)。
拿單告訴大衛一個故事,有個富戶擁有許多牛羊,卻搶走窮人唯一的羊羔,宰殺烹煮大餐。等到拿單指出,這就是大衛的所做所為,大衛才認清自己對烏利亞造成的傷害。拿單接著告訴大衛隨之而來的後果,但更重要的是他向大衛保證:「耶和華已經除掉你的罪。」(13節)
當上帝揭露我們的罪,祂的最終目的不是要定我們的罪,而是要重新建造我們,並幫助我們與那些被我們傷害的人和好。只要我們願意悔改,就能藉著上帝的恩典和祂赦罪的大能,重新與上帝建立親密的關係。
上帝啊,求祢幫助我從祢的眼光來審視自己,
我願經歷祢的恩典,並永遠與祢親密同行。
今天你有哪些罪需要在上帝面前悔改呢?
祂的恩典如何激勵你誠實來到祂面前?
作者: 史珍妮 | 其他作者
撒母耳記下12章,記載了先知拿單當面指出大衛通姦、謀殺以及企圖掩蓋一切的罪。雖然以色列的歷史學家本可將這件事略過不提,但大衛的犯罪記錄保存在我們的聖經中,更證明聖經的真實可信。這表明聖經不會掩蓋英雄人物在道德上的失敗,並讓我們確信上帝願意赦免,但我們仍必須面對犯罪所帶來的後果。
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Who Is That?
David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” Nathan replied, “The Lord has taken away your sin.”2 Samuel 12:13
When a man installed a security camera outside his house, he checked the video feature to ensure that the system was working. He was alarmed to see a broad-shouldered figure in dark clothing wandering around his yard. He watched intently to see what the man would do. The interloper seemed familiar, however. Finally he realized he wasn’t watching a stranger roam his property, but a recording of himself in his own backyard!
What might we see if we could step out of our skin and observe ourselves in certain situations? When David’s heart was hardened and he needed an outside perspective—a godly perspective—on his involvement with Bathsheba, God sent Nathan to the rescue (2 Samuel 12).
Nathan told David a story about a rich man who robbed a poor man of his only lamb. Though the rich man owned herds of animals, he slaughtered the poor man’s lone sheep and made it into a meal. When Nathan revealed that the story illustrated David’s actions, David saw how he had harmed Uriah. Nathan explained the consequences, but more important he assured David, “The Lord has taken away your sin” (v. 13).
If God reveals sin in our lives, His ultimate purpose isn’t to condemn us, but to restore us and to help us reconcile with those we’ve hurt. Repentance clears the way for renewed closeness with God through the power of His forgiveness and grace.
By Jennifer Benson Schuldt