彼得 (6)

彼得 (6)
聖經閱讀：使徒行傳5:1-11 現代中譯本|合和本
2014年5月6日(二)

在今天的經文中，彼得發現有一個人和他的妻子說謊。亞拿尼亞有一筆賣田產得到的錢，但他只將部分的錢交給使徒，而留下了一些錢給自己，彼得發現後，就指責亞拿尼亞欺騙的行為，然後，亞拿尼亞就死了。 　三個小時後，亞拿尼亞的妻子撒非喇也欺騙彼得，彼得又責備她，然後她就死了。亞拿尼亞和撒非喇兩人都以為他們不會因為說謊而受到懲罰，但是他們錯了。 　俗話說：「謊言的真面目就是，它們會一直回來糾纏你。」如果你說了謊，它將回過頭來傷害你，這就是發生在亞拿尼亞和撒非喇身上的事，他們兩個都在說謊後死了！ 　小心你用手語或口語向別人說的話，永遠只說實話，這樣你就不用擔心你所說的話會回過頭來傷害你。同時，當你說只實話時，別人就會信任你。－CPE* 「撒謊的口，上主憎恨；信守諾言，他要嘉許。」 箴言12:22 禱告：親愛的上帝，我願蒙祢喜悅，我也希望別人能相信我和我向他們說的話。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (林威妮譯)

Peter (6)
Bible Reading: Acts 5:1-11
Tuesday, May 6, 2014

In today’s Bible Reading, Peter caught a man and his wife lying. Ananias had money from land he had sold, but he only gave part of the money to the apostles. He kept some of the money for himself. Peter caught Ananias and rebuked him for lying. Then Ananias died. 　Three hours later, Ananias’ wife, Sapphira, lied to Peter. Peter rebuked her, too, and she died. Both Ananias and Sapphira thought they could get away with lying. But they were wrong. 　People have said that “the truth about lies is that they always come back to haunt you.” If you tell a lie, it will come back to hurt you. That is what happened to Ananias and Sapphira. They both died after they lied! 　Be careful what you sign or say to others. Always tell the truth. Then you don’t have to worry that what you’ve signed or said will come back to hurt you. Also, when you tell the truth, others can trust you. —CPE* “The Lord hates people who tell lies, but he is pleased with those who tell the truth.” Proverbs 12:22 PRAYER: Dear God, I want to please You. Also, I want other people to trust me and what I sign or say to them. In Jesus’ name. Amen.