天氣 (2)

天氣 (2)
聖經閱讀：以賽亞書1:16-20 現代中譯本|合和本
2016年8月1日(一)

　我以前住在紐約州北部，那裡的冬天會下大概250公分的雪，早上起床時看到地上積滿了白雪讓人好興奮。
在今天讀的經文中，先知以賽亞告訴以色列人一個上帝的信息，在這章經文的第一個部份，以賽亞對他們一直在做的壞事提出警告，但是在第16節，他吩咐他們該怎麼做：「不要讓我再看見你們犯罪，要立刻停止一切罪行！」
有時候我們很難親近上帝，我們認為自己罪孽深重，所以上帝永遠不會饒恕我們，但是上帝這樣告訴以色列民：「雖然你們的罪污朱紅，我卻要使你們像雪一樣的潔白」（第18b節）。
當我們求上帝饒恕我們而且遵行祂的旨意時，祂就挪去我們的罪，使我們「像雪一樣的潔白」。今天就求上帝饒恕你，幫助你遵從祂。 —JK

「如果我們向上帝認罪，……他要赦免我們的罪，洗淨我們所犯的各種過錯。」 約翰壹書1:9

禱告：天父，求祢饒恕我，使我再次潔淨。奉耶穌的名，阿們！

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Bible Reading: Isaiah 1:16-20
Monday, August 1, 2016

I used to live in upstate New York where we would get about 100 inches of snow in winter. It was exciting to wake up in the morning and see the ground covered with pure white snow!
In our Bible Reading today, the prophet Isaiah gave the Israelites a message from God. In the first part of this chapter, Isaiah warned them about the bad things they had been doing. But in verse 16 he told them what they should do: “Stop doing the evil things I see you do. Stop doing wrong.”
Sometimes it is hard for us to be close to God. We think that our sins are so bad that God could never forgive us. But here is what God told the Israelites: “Even if your sins are as dark as red dye, that stain can be removed and you will be as pure as wool that is as white as snow” (verse 18b).
When we ask God to forgive us and we follow His plan, He removes our sins and makes us “white as snow.” Ask God to forgive you and help you obey Him today. —JK

“But if we confess our sins, God will forgive us...He will make us clean from all the wrong things we have done.” 1 John 1:9

PRAYER: Father, forgive me and make me clean again. In Jesus’ name. Amen.