聖經閱讀：創世記1:24-31 現代中譯本|合和本
2015年4月9日(四)
華人特別喜愛的字之一是「福」這個字，快到過新年的時候，它就會被寫在紅紙上並貼在家門口。人們希望祝福會臨到他們家，並且在新的一年讓他們的生活過得更好。這個字的左右兩個部份象徵世界創造的故事，字的左邊代表「上帝」或「聖靈」，而右邊有三個部份，分別是「一」、「口」和「田」。今天我們閱讀的經文告訴我們，上帝創造人、賜給他工作，並且從田地裡供應他食物。上帝看這樣很好，這是上帝很多祝福中的第一個。 有時候我們也許會認為，被上帝祝福就是得到很多我們想要的東西，但事實上，上帝是藉著賜給我們生命並照顧我們的需要來天天祝福我們。 今天你不需要憂慮，上帝會祝福你、照顧你。 —KP 「上帝看他所創造的一切都很好。」 創世記1:31a
禱告：恩主，因著祢每天賜給我的所有祝福，我滿心感謝。奉耶穌的名，阿們！
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Bible Reading: Genesis 1:24-31
Thursday, April 9, 2015
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One of the favorite characters for Chinese people is the character for “blessing.” Often it is written on colored paper and hung on the door of a home around New Year's Day. The people hope that blessings will enter their house and make their lives better in the coming year. The parts of this character show signs of the creation story. The left side of the character means “God” or “Spirit.” The right side has parts that mean “one,” “mouth” and “field.” Our Bible verses today tell us that God created man, gave him work to do and provided food for him from the fields. God saw that this was very good. This was the first of God's many blessings. Sometimes we may think that being blessed by God means receiving lots of things that we want. But really God blesses us every day by giving us life and taking care of our needs. You do not need to worry today. God will bless you and take care of you. —KP “God looked at everything he had made. And he saw that everything was very good.” Genesis 1:31a
PRAYER: Lord, I am so thankful for all the blessings You give me every day. In Jesus' name. Amen. |
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