上帝，我們的力量

上帝，我們的力量
聖經閱讀：撒母耳記上17:27-51 現代中譯本|合和本
2013年11月13日(三)

上帝的子民，以色列人，正在與非利士人交戰。歌利亞是非利士人的一個戰士，撒母耳記上17:4告訴我們，歌利亞身高差不多有三公尺！ 　大衛只是一個小男孩，但是他自願去打歌利亞。今天的經文告訴我們，掃羅王把自己的盔甲給大衛穿，「大衛把掃羅的刀繫在鎧甲邊，想走卻走不動，因為他不習慣穿戴這些」(第39a節)，於是大衛把盔甲都脫掉就去迎戰歌利亞。 　大衛知道他的力量並不是來自掃羅的盔甲或武器，他知道他的力量來自上帝，當大衛在牧羊的時候，就曾經跟野獸搏鬥：「上主曾救我脫離獅子和熊的爪，他也會救我脫離那個非利士人。」(第37節) 　上帝與大衛同在，而祂也會與我們同在，當面臨問題時，我們可以倚靠上帝的力量來幫助我們。 —ECW 「這樣，大衛沒動刀，只用一個投石器，一塊石子就把歌利亞打敗了。」 撒母耳記上17:50 禱告：天父，我願像大衛一樣倚靠祢，我知道祢會與我同在。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (姜冠群譯)

God, Our Strength
Bible Reading: 1 Samuel 17:27-51
Wednesday, November 13, 2013

God’s people, the Israelites, were fighting the Philistines. Goliath was a Philistine fighter. 1 Samuel 17:4 tells us that Goliath was more than nine feet tall! 　David was just a young boy. But he was willing to fight Goliath. Our Bible verses today tell us that King Saul put his armor on David. “He tried to wear Saul’s uniform, but David was not used to all those heavy things” (verse 39b). So David took off the armor, and he went out to fight Goliath. 　David knew that his strength did not come from Saul’s armor or weapons. He knew that his strength came from God. David had fought wild animals when he was a shepherd. “The Lord saved me from the lion and the bear. He will also save me from this Philistine” (verse 37). 　God was with David, and He will be with us, too. When we face problems, we can depend on God’s strength to help us. —ECW “So David defeated the Philistine with only a sling and one stone! He hit the Philistine and killed him.”1 Samuel 17:50a PRAYER: Father, I want to depend on You like David did. I know that You will be with me. In Jesus’ name. Amen.