8 Sodom and Gomorrah
(2007-01-07 22:18:06)
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1. Oh man! Today's OT reading took my breath away. Abraham's intercessions really showed his compassion, the destroying of Sodom and Gomorrah gave me a taste of God's judgement, the dramatic finale of Lot's family was astonishing. How could you not love today's reading?
2. Today's lesson for me: get rid of the log in my eye first.
3. Psalm 8! God's creation from a king's viewpoint. One of my favorite paslms.
4. It has been a while in Proverbs for us to read again and again, wisdom is from knowledge, which is from the fear of the LORD.
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(今天阳光天堂里的诗歌是“一生爱你”,正是好友小小艾唱过的,好感动啊!。。。。也让我想起了好伙伴和老朋友们,凡凡衷心地祝福你们!!愿主的恩惠和平安一直保守和祝福你们!!)
创世记 18:16-19:38
今天的灵修版里有段非常有意思的注释,是我以前也产生误会的----
神改变了亚伯拉罕的心意,使他更明白神。我愿让神改变我的心意吗?
18:20-18:33 亚伯拉罕改变了神的心意吗?当然没有。其实是神改变了亚伯拉罕的心意。亚伯拉罕知道神是公义的,并且要刑罚罪,但他有可能怀疑神的慈爱。他似乎想探测神的心意,要知道他究竟有多少怜悯。他与神交谈后,相信他是慈爱公义的。我们的祷告不会改变神的心意,但是可以帮助我们明白他的心意,并改变我们的心意。。。。神不是以毁灭恶人为乐,但他必要消灭罪恶。神既公义又有怜悯,我们要因他的慈爱临到我们而感谢他。。。。神给予所多玛城的人一个公平的测试。他并非漠视他们的恶行,只是耐心地、公平地给他们悔改的最后机会。现在,神仍在等候,赐人回转归向他的机会(参彼后3:9)。聪明的人会在神惩罚罪恶以前,就归向他。
其实看到罗得竟然可以将女儿交出去任人蹂躏,真是可恨之极!神要毁灭的所多玛真的是恶贯满盈,连罗得和他一家(后来两个女儿和父亲罗得乱伦)也被玷污了啊!
再转载一段关于罗得妻子回头的注释,也是令人警醒!-----
19:26 罗得的妻子回头看那焚烧著的城市,对过去依依不舍,不愿意完全撇下。当你想更亲近神的时候,是否还在回头望,想留在罪中呢?不放弃旧的生命,我们跟神的关系就不会有甚么进展。耶稣说:“一个人不能事奉两个主。”(太6:24)
马太福音 6:25-7:14
宝贵金句!!
---你们要先求他的国,和他的义。这些东西都要加给你们了。
所以不要为明天忧虑。因为明天自有明天的忧虑。一天的难处一天当就够了。
--- 你们不要论断人,免得你们被论断。
--- 你们祈求,就给你们。寻梢,就寻见。叩门,就给你们开门。
--- 引到永生,那门是窄的,路是小的,找着的人也少。
十字架的道路是艰难的,路是窄小的,但是这条路上有神的恩膏,只要我们坚定地走下去,相信圣灵必定帮助我们,使我们越走越轻省,越走越喜乐,越走道路越明亮和宽广!
诗篇 8:1-8:9
你因敌人的缘故,从婴孩和吃奶的口中,建立了能力,使仇敌和报仇的,闭口无言。--- 神在我们的软弱中显出刚强!
人算什么,你竟顾念他。世人算什么,你竟眷顾他。你叫他比天使微小一点,并赐他荣耀尊贵为冠冕。---感谢神!你的慈爱何其宽广和高深,让我无法测度,我只想满心地感谢你、不住地赞美你!
箴言 2:6-2:15
耶和华赐人智慧。知识和聪明,都由他口而出。-- 啊,我要向神求智慧,每时每刻!
荒漠甘泉 01/08
神一切的祝福联在一起,如一条金链一般,一一降下。如果他给我们得救的恩典,他也要给我们得胜的恩典。恩典上还要加上恩典。他的祝福真如甘霖一般。---求神给我智慧和启示的灵,让我更多明白神的恩典和旨意,并更多地信靠你,阿门!
To ~蓑笠翁: 别松劲儿啊!风雨兼程!:)))
Punishment? The offsprings of Lot's two daughters were Moabites and Ammonites, two enemies of Israelites. They were against the LORD.
马太这一段是我最喜欢的章节之一,无论对基督徒还是非基督徒都有向导作用。百读不厌。
“When I consider your heavens,
the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which you have set in place,
What is man that you are mindful of him,
the son of man that you care for him? ”
人算什么,你竟顾念他?Praises to the Lord!
I want to follow the straight paths, not to walk in the dark ways.....May Lord grant me the wisdom!
Question about "Lot and His Daughters" - Did they get any punishment for what they did described in this chapter?
1.Do Not Worry: do not worry about your life,...Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life. - Like this positive attitude towards life. Worry is useless at all. Setup your goal and go straight to it with full confidence!
2.Ask, Seek, Knock: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. - The motivation is the important and basic source to a successful life!