"Listening to God" Devotional

260 Bible Reading & Devotion: April 12, 2019 2Samuel 3

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=2Samuel+003   CHAPTER 3 (ESV)   12 And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, “To whom does the land belong? Make your covenant with me, and behold, my hand shall be with you to bring over all Israel to you.” 13 And he said, “Good; I will make […]

"Listening to God" Devotional

260 Bible Reading & Devotion: April 11, 2019 2Samuel 2

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=2Samuel+002   CHAPTER 2 (ESV)   1 After this David inquired of the Lord, “Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?” And the Lord said to him, “Go up.” David said, “To which shall I go up?” And he said, “To Hebron.” 2 So David went up […]

"Listening to God" Devotional

260 Bible Reading & Devotion: April 10, 2019 2Samuel 1

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=2Samuel+001   2 Samuel   Introduction   The books commonly known as 1 & 2 Samuel and 1 & 2 Kings are really one long book. (They were separated due to the length of ancient scrolls.) Beginning with Samuel, the last of the judges, this book describes what happened in the […]

「听主话」灵修

260读经灵修2019年3月15日:撒母耳记上14

全章经文: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1Samuel+014&version=CUVS   第十四章(圣经和合本)   36 扫罗说:「我们不如夜里下去追赶非利士人,抢掠他们,直到天亮,不留他们一人。」众民说:「你看怎样好就去行吧!」祭司说:「我们先当亲近神。」37扫罗求问神说:「我下去追赶非利士人可以不可?你将他们交在以色列人手里不交?」这日神没有回答他。38 扫罗说:「你们百姓中的长老都上这里来,查明今日是谁犯了罪。 39 我指着救以色列─永生的耶和华起誓,就是我儿子约拿单犯了罪,他也必死。」但百姓中无一人回答他。 40 扫罗就对以色列众人说:「你们站在一边,我与我儿子约拿单也站在一边。」百姓对扫罗说:「你看怎样好就去行吧!」 41 扫罗祷告耶和华─以色列的神说:「求你指示实情。」於是掣签掣出扫罗和约拿单来;百姓尽都无事。42 扫罗说:「你们再掣签,看是我,是我儿子约拿单」,就掣出约拿单来。 43 扫罗对约拿单说:「你告诉我,你做了甚麽事?」约拿单说:「我实在以手里的杖,用杖头蘸了一点蜜尝了一尝。这样我就死吗?」 44 扫罗说:「约拿单哪,你定要死!若不然,愿神重重地降罚与我。」 45 百姓对扫罗说:「约拿单在以色列人中这样大行拯救,岂可使他死呢?断乎不可!我们指着永生的耶和华起誓,连他的一根头发也不可落地,因为他今日与神一同做事。」於是百姓救约拿单免了死亡。 46 扫罗回去,不追赶非利士人;非利士人也回本地去了。   默想:   仔细读这段经文,留意本段中扫罗与众百姓的互动, “你看怎样好就去行吧”(36,40节)“百姓中无一人回答他”(39节),“断乎不可”(45节),让我们一再地看见扫罗为王的权威逐渐衰弱。表面上,扫罗是王,但实际上,约拿单才是真正率兵打仗的将领。 神的灵逐渐由扫罗身上退去时,扫罗变得越来越神经质,但表面上似乎更加虔诚。他鲁莽愚昧地发了不必要的恶誓,又在求问神不得答案之後,一意孤行地为找藉口,为要显出自己忠於誓言,竟要无情地杀死立功累累的儿子,亦在所不惜。 事实上,扫罗的虔诚仅仅是外在的表现,丝毫没有内在的实质。我呢?我的一切宗教行为(参加崇拜、小组、读经、祷告等),是否也如扫罗一样,仅有敬虔的外表,却无内心的实质?   祷告:   默想这节圣经,将我的名字代入,重新再读,好像神亲自对我说话,聆听神对我说的话,并向神回应: “(填入我的名字)认为(我的名字)在敬拜我呢!(我的名字)用唇舌尊敬我,(我的名字)的心却远离我。(我的名字)的宗教仅是人间的一些规条传统,熟读背诵而已。”(参:赛29:13,现中译)   诗歌 「Hi Ne Ni 我在这里」 – www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uheikQG98A  

"Listening to God" Devotional

260 Bible Reading & Devotion: March 15, 2019 1Samuel 14

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=1Samuel+014 Chapter Fourteen (ESV)   36 Then Saul said, “Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until the morning light; let us not leave a man of them.” And they said, “Do whatever seems good to you.” But the priest said, “Let us draw near to […]