遺忘上帝──沒有盼望

遺忘上帝──沒有盼望
聖經閱讀：約伯記8:11-20 現代中譯本|合和本
2013年6月24日(一)

如果你想要找一件可以牢牢地抓住你、支撐你的東西，你會使用蜘蛛網嗎？為甚麼不會呢？今天的聖經閱讀的第15節給了我們答案：「他們倚靠絲線，絲線能支持他們嗎？他們抓住蜘蛛網，蜘蛛網能使他們站穩嗎？」 　當今世人一直在找一個他們可以信任的人，他們想要一個可以倚靠來幫助他們、拯救他們的人。這些人常常忘了上帝，相反的，他們倚靠假的宗教，或是去倚靠有錢、有名的人。 　第12節將這些人比喻為還沒收成就枯萎的作物。此外，在第13節也說，這些人沒有盼望。遺忘上帝的人就沒有蒙上帝祝福和救贖的盼望。 　今天就是你作決定的日子。你想要遺忘上帝而沒有任何可期待的事嗎？或者，你想要服事祂，並且從現在開始直到永遠，經歷祂的美好祝福？－JK 「但邪惡的人左右觀望，找不到逃避的出路；他們惟一的希望就是死的臨到。」 約伯記11:20 禱告：上帝，我不想要忘記祢，求祢幫助我每天都親近祢。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (PPC譯/台南聖教會英語團契)

Forget God - No Hope
Bible Reading: Job 8:11-20
Monday, June 24 2013

If you want to find something that will hold you up and support you, would you use a spider’s web? Why not? Verse 15 of our Bible Reading gives us the answer. “When they lean against it, it will break. When they reach out for it, it will not hold them up.” 　People in the world today are searching for someone they can trust. They want someone they can depend on to help them and save them. Often these people forget God. Instead, they depend on leaders of false religions or people who have wealth and fame. 　Verse 12 compares these people to plants that dry up before the harvest. And verse 13b says that they have no hope. People who forget God have no hope of His blessings or salvation. 　It’s your decision today. Do you want to forget God and have nothing to look forward to? Or do you want to serve Him and experience His wonderful blessings, now and forever? —JK “Evil people might look for help, but they will not escape their troubles. Their hope leads only to death.” Job 11:20 PRAYER: God, I do not want to forget You. Help me to stay close to You every day. In Jesus’ name. Amen.