西門

西門
聖經閱讀：使徒行傳1:12-14 現代中譯本|合和本
2014年2月8日(六)

我們之前已經談過了西門彼得，今天我們要談另外一個名叫西門的使徒。 　西門經常被稱為「奮銳黨人」，奮銳黨人是指當時猶太一個政治團體的成員。奮銳黨想要推翻政府並從中獲得自由。 　聖經並沒提到西門的任何其他事情，但今天的經文讓我們看見，在耶穌回到天上之後，西門持續不斷地跟其他使徒聚會。第14b節告訴我們，西門是「常在一起同心禱告」的那群人中的一個。 　這是一個教導我們該如何生活的美好典範。我們應該學像西門和其他使徒一樣，要時時禱告。我們應該為其他人代禱，此外，我們也應該禱告求上帝賜給我們去向人分享耶穌福音的機會。 　今天你願意使用時間來向上帝禱告嗎？ －DF 「他們禱告完了，聚會的地方震動。他們都被聖靈充滿，開始勇敢地傳講上帝的信息。」 使徒行傳4:31 禱告：親愛的上帝，今天我願向祢說話。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (尤榮輝譯)

Simon
Bible Reading: Acts 1:12-14
Saturday, February 8, 2014

We have already talked about Simon Peter. Today we will talk about another apostle named Simon. 　Simon is often called “the Zealot.” A Zealot was a person who was part of a Jewish political party. Zealots wanted to overthrow the government and be free from them. 　The Bible does not tell us anything else about Simon. But our Bible verses today show us that Simon continued to meet with the other apostles after Jesus went back to heaven. Verse 14b tells us that Simon was one of the people who was “constantly praying with the same purpose.” 　This is a wonderful example of how we should live. We should be praying, like Simon and the other apostles. We should pray for other people. And we should pray that God will give us opportunities to share the Good News about Jesus. 　Will you use your time today to pray to God? —DF “After the believers prayed, the place where they were meeting shook. They were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they continued to speak God’s message without fear.” Acts 4:31 PRAYER: Dear God, I want to talk to You today. In Jesus’ name. Amen.