上帝最知道

上帝最知道
聖經閱讀：約翰福音11:17-37 現代中譯本|合和本
2014年3月30日(日)

每當我們向上帝禱告，求告祂醫治我們，或是祈求祂幫助我們的朋友時，或許上帝會選擇成就這些事，也有可能上帝會選擇在我們的生命中作不一樣的工。 　聖經裡充滿了這樣的例子。上帝從監獄裡釋放彼得，但施洗約翰卻被下到監獄、砍頭而死。上帝拯救保羅不被人用石頭攻擊，但是，司提反卻遭人用石頭打死。上帝對每一個人都有個別的安排，祂總是藉著成就最好的事來回應我們的禱告。 　今天讀的經文告訴我們拉撒路病了，拉撒路的姊姊希望耶穌醫治拉撒路。然而，耶穌並沒有醫治拉撒路，祂反而放手讓拉撒路死去，然後再讓他從死裡復活（約翰福音11:38-44）。 　上帝知道什麼是對你最好的，有時候祂並沒有按照你想要的來回應你的禱告，因此，你必須耐心等候並相信祂。上帝總是會成就最正確的事。—BL 「耶穌說：『我就是復活，就是生命。信我的人，雖然死了，仍然要活著；活著信我的人一定永遠不死。』」 約翰福音11:25-26a 禱告：親愛的上帝，我願永遠相信祢會成就對我最好的事。奉耶穌的名。阿們 (李信儀譯)

God Knows Best
Bible Reading: John 11:17-37
Sunday, March 30, 2014

When we pray and ask God to heal us or to help our friends, God may choose to do those things. Or, God may choose to do something different in our lives. 　The Bible is filled with examples of this. God freed Peter from prison, but John the Baptist was put in prison and beheaded. God rescued Paul from stoning, but Stephen was stoned to death. God deals with each of us personally. He answers our prayers by doing what is best for us. 　Our Bible Reading today tells us that Lazarus was sick. Lazarus’ sisters wanted Jesus to heal Lazarus. But Jesus did not heal Lazarus. Instead, Jesus allowed Lazarus to die, and then He raised him from the dead (John 11:38-44). 　God knows what is best for you. Sometimes He does not answer your prayers the way you want. Then you need to be patient and trust Him. God will always do what is right. —BL “Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection. I am life. Everyone who believes in me will have life, even if they die. And everyone who lives and believes in me will never really die.’” John 11:25-26a PRAYER: Dear God, I want to always trust You to do what is best for me. In Jesus’ name.