彩金

彩金
聖經閱讀：傳道書5:10-17 現代中譯本|合和本
2013年11月30日(六)

今天的頭條新聞之一是關於一筆累積超過173億元的樂透彩金，有好幾百萬人排隊數小時要買樂透彩券，這讓我看見我們的世界是何等的「金錢至上」！ 　今天的經文是所羅門王在數千年前所寫的，他也許是人類有史以來最有錢的一個人。所羅門擁有他所想要的任何東西。 　雖然所羅門擁有巨大的財富，但是他說：「貪愛錢財的人總不知足」(第10a節)，然後在第12節，他又說：「勞工不管吃飽吃不飽，總是睡得香甜。有錢人的財產使他不能成眠。」 　我們也許夢想能成為有錢人，而所羅門曾經很有錢，但是他的結論是，財富會帶來悲痛、憂傷、麻煩、病痛，以及怒氣 (第17節)。所以，不要專注在積聚更多的金錢和財產，反而要定睛在上帝並服事祂。 —JK 「總結一句：要敬畏上帝，謹守他的命令。」 傳道書12:13b 禱告：上帝，今天我願專心服事祢。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (尤榮輝譯)

Jackpot
Bible Reading: Ecclesiastes 5:10-17
Saturday, November 30, 2013

One of the headlines in today’s newspaper is about a lottery jackpot of more than $579 million. Millions of people stood in line for hours to buy lottery tickets. This shows me how “money-centered” our world is! 　Our Bible verses were written by King Solomon thousands of years ago. He may have been the wealthiest person who has ever lived. Solomon had everything he could ever want. 　Even though Solomon had great wealth, he said, “Those who love money will never be satisfied with the money they have” (verse 10a). Then in verse 12, Solomon added, “Those who work hard all day come home and sleep in peace...the rich worry about their wealth and are not able to sleep.” 　We might dream about having great wealth, but Solomon experienced it. His conclusion was that wealth brings sadness, sorrow, trouble, sickness and anger (verse 17). So don’t focus on gathering more money and possessions. Instead, focus on God and serving Him. —JK “The most important thing a person can do is to respect God and obey his commands.” Ecclesiastes 12:13b PRAYER: God, I will focus on serving You today. In Jesus’ name. Amen.