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今日經文: 士師記6章36-40節
全年讀經: 詩篇10-12篇 使徒行傳19章1-20節
Todays Scripture: Judges 6:36-40
Bible in a Year: Psalms 10-12Acts 19:1-20
基甸說：「求祢給我一個證據，使我知道與我說話的就是主。」—士師記6章17節
傑瑞有一本基甸會出版的聖經，但他偏重理性思考，無法相信聖經記載的神蹟。可是，他有個朋友很真誠地信靠上帝，讓他覺得或許可以試著相信，於是他向上帝禱告：「如果祢要我相信祢，請祢做一件令我無法解釋的事吧！」
有一天，傑瑞突然想要找這本基甸會出版的聖經，但怎麼找都找不到。這怎麼可能？因他絕不會把東西亂放。
然後，他冒雨開車去蘇黎世大學教書。下車後，他看到濕答答的人行道上，有一本基甸會聖經。他心想，這真是奇怪！等他把聖經撿起來，竟赫然發現，儘管正在下雨，但這本聖經卻一點都沒有被淋濕，而這正是他無法解釋的事！
基甸會的名稱來自以色列勇士基甸。上帝揀選基甸帶領以色列人對抗聲勢浩大的敵軍時，基甸滿懷疑慮。他對上帝說：「我就把一團羊毛放在禾場上：若單是羊毛上有露水，⋯⋯我就知道祢⋯⋯藉我手拯救以色列人」（士師記6章37節）。後來，上帝不只一次回應基甸的質疑，而是兩次（39-40節）。
雖然我們不應以質疑的態度向上帝禱告，但有時上帝會藉此顯明祂的特質。基甸能率領人數不多的軍隊取得壓倒性的勝利（7章）。最終傑瑞相信耶穌，確信上帝回應了他的禱告，這位上帝能做我們無法解釋的事情。
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從基甸的生命中，我們可以看到，上帝的能力正是在人的軟弱中彰顯出來。儘管基甸對於上帝會使用他，抱持懷疑的態度（士師記6章11-18節），但上帝卻賦予他要承擔的任務，並賜給他所需上帝的能力與人力。當基甸指出，他的家族十分卑微（15節），上帝回答說：「我與你同在，你就必擊打米甸人，如擊打一人一樣」（16節）。上帝為要顯明是上帝親自使他們爭戰得勝，就要基甸把三萬多人的軍隊縮減到僅剩三百人。當基甸帶領眾人到水邊喝水時，上帝吩咐基甸，區分出「用舌頭舔水」的和「跪下喝水的」（7章5節）。最後，上帝用「這舔水的三百人」擊敗米甸人（7節）。今天，上帝依然看顧我們，並常以我們無法解釋的方式，在我們的生命中動工。
Gideon replied, . . . “Give me a sign that it is really you talking to me.”
Jay owned a Gideon Bible, yet his analytical mind didn’t permit him to accept its miracles. One thing haunted him, though: the genuine faith of his friend. So Jay offered a strange prayer. He told God, “If you want me to believe in You, then do something I can’t explain.”
One day, something drew Jay to look for his Bible. It was gone. How could that be? He never lost track of things.
He drove in the rain to his teaching job at the University of Zurich. Stepping out of his car, he spotted a Gideon Bible on the wet pavement. That’s strange, he thought. Picking it up, he noticed the Bible was totally dry despite the rain. Something he couldn’t explain!
Gideon Bibles are named for an Old Testament hero of Israel. When God chose Gideon to lead Israel into battle against a vast army, Gideon had huge doubts. He told God, “I will place a wool fleece on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece . . . , then I will know that you will save Israel by my hand” (Judges 6:37). God answered Gideon’s challenge not once but twice (vv. 39-40).
Doubt-filled prayers aren’t a pattern for us to follow. They can, however, reveal God’s character. Gideon led a tiny army to a smashing victory (ch. 7). Jay put his faith in Jesus, recognizing that his prayer had been answered by a loving God who does things we can’t explain.
What experiences have you had that seem beyond explanation? How do they help you see God at work?
Thank You, dear Father, that You hear my honest prayers and meet me where I am.
