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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12月12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。
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4. 全年讀經進度英文Bible in a Year: 請點Hosea 9–11Revelation 3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
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閱讀: 撒母耳記上17章4-7、45-50節 | 全年讀經進度: 何西阿書9-11章;啟示錄3章
Todays Scripture & Insight:1 Samuel 17:4–7, 45–50
Bible in a Year: Hosea 9–11Revelation 3
勝過恐懼
有人靠車,有人靠馬,但我們要提到耶和華我們上帝的名。-詩篇20篇7節
有個人犯了罪之後,因害怕被逮捕就躲在姐姐的農舍裡,平常足不出戶,而且誰也不見,甚至未能參加母親的葬禮。他被恐懼轄制了32年,直到他64歲時,得知自己從未被控告後,才得以自由,恢復正常生活。沒錯,刑罰確實帶來恐懼,但他卻不該被自己的恐懼所轄制。
當非利士人在以拉谷向以色列人宣戰時,以色列人也深陷恐懼之中。他們的敵人歌利亞確實可怕,因他身高約3米,身上的鎧甲重達57公斤(撒母耳記上17章4-5節)。連續40天,歌利亞每天早晚都向以色列的軍隊罵陣,卻沒有人敢接受挑戰。直到大衛到前線找他哥哥,聽見並看見歌利亞嘲諷的言行,自願出去應戰。
所有的以色列士兵都覺得歌利亞彪悍高大,無法勝過,但身為牧童的大衛卻明白,歌利亞在上帝眼中根本無足輕重。大衛說:「耶和華使人得勝,……因為爭戰的勝敗全在乎耶和華。」(47節)
當我們戰兢恐懼時,讓我們學習像大衛一樣定睛於上帝,以正確的眼光面對困境。即使我們八方受敵,困難環繞,但那位與我們同在且幫助我們的上帝,遠遠勝過這一切!
現在最令你恐懼的困境是什麼呢?
你如何定睛於那位又真又活的上帝?
全然信靠上帝,因祂大過生命中所有巨大的挑戰。
作者: 李慶良 | 其他作者
大衛用機弦和石子打敗了歌利亞。雖然機弦不是常規性的戰爭武器,牧羊人卻常用它來防禦野獸的攻擊。在今天短短的閱讀經文中,兩次提到大衛不是用刀槍打敗歌利亞(撒母耳記上17章47、50節)。在這個耳熟能詳的事件當中,我們可能會錯過作者想要強調的信息:大衛可以不用刀槍而贏得勝利,是因為上帝將歌利亞交到他的手中。
韓傑
Overcoming Fear
Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. Psalm 20:7
Fear ruled a man’s life for thirty-two years. Afraid of being caught for his crimes, he hid at his sister’s farmhouse, going nowhere and visiting no one, even missing his mother’s funeral. When he was sixty-four, he learned that no charges had ever been filed against him. The man was free to resume a normal life. Yes, the threat of punishment was real, but he allowed the fear of it to control him.
Likewise, fear ruled the Israelites when the Philistines challenged them at the Valley of Elah. The threat was real. Their enemy Goliath was 9 feet 9 inches tall and his body armor alone weighed 125 pounds (1 Samuel 17:4–5). For forty days, every morning and evening, Goliath challenged the Israelite army to fight him. But no one dared come forward. No one until David visited the battle lines. He heard and saw the taunting, and volunteered to fight Goliath.
While everyone in the Israelite army thought Goliath was too big to fight, David the shepherd boy knew he wasn’t too big for God. He said, “the Lord saves; for the battle is the Lord’s” (v. 47).
When we’re gripped by fear, let’s follow David’s example and fix our eyes on God to gain a right perspective of the problem. The threat may be real, but the One who is with us and for us is bigger than that which is against us.
By: Albert Lee
Reflect & Pray
What giant battle are you facing that’s crippling you in fear? How can you intentionally fix your eyes on the living God?
Thank You, God, that You’re bigger than any other giant in my life. I trust You.