親近上帝 (2)

親近上帝 (2)
聖經閱讀：希伯來書13:5-6 現代中譯本|合和本
2013年11月19日(二)

有時候，我們對於所擁有的並不滿足，我們希望可以有更新、更大的東西，或者希望銀行裡有更多的存款。世界會用一些東西來引誘我們，這些東西看起來似乎比我們所擁有的更好，我們會認為，只要擁有這些東西我們也許就會更快樂。 　當我們有了這樣的感覺時，就不是信靠上帝來賜給我們所需要的東西，同時也是對世上的事物有太多的期待，這會導致我們離開上帝。 　今天經文的第5b節說：「要滿足於自己所有的」，當我們知道上帝時時與我們同在時，我們就可以滿足於所擁有的。第5b節告訴我們，上帝會永遠與我們同在；當上帝與我們同在時，我們就會對所擁有的感到開心。 　今天就信靠上帝來賜給你所需要的東西，敬拜上帝並且享受親近祂的美好。 —CW* 「不要害怕，要堅強，要勇敢，因為上主─你們的上帝要與你們同在。他不會忘掉你們，丟棄你們。」 申命記31:6 禱告：親愛的上帝，我願每天親近祢，我也願定睛於祢而不是世界上的事物。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (尤榮輝譯)

Near to God (2)
Bible Reading: Hebrews 13:5-6
Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Sometimes we are not satisfied with what we have. We wish that we had newer and bigger things. Or we wish that we had more money in the bank. The world tempts us with things that seem to be better than what we have. We think we would be happier if we just had those things. 　When we feel like this, we are not trusting God to give us what we need. We are also thinking too much about things in the world. This causes us to move away from God. 　Verse 5b of our Bible Reading today says, “And be satisfied with what you have.” We can be satisfied with what we have when we know that God is always with us. Verse 5b tells us that God will always be with us. When God is with us, we can be happy with what we have. 　Trust God today to give you what you need. Worship God and enjoy being near Him. —CW* “Be strong and be brave. Don’t be afraid of those people because the Lord your God is with you. He will not fail you or leave you.” Deuteronomy 31:6 PRAYER: Dear God, I want to be close to You each day. I want to focus on You and not on the things of the world. In Jesus’ name. Amen.