持守剛強

持守剛強
聖經閱讀：以斯帖記4:12-16 現代中譯本|合和本
2015年8月19日(三)

上帝希望我們在信仰上持守剛強，並去幫助別人也能同樣剛強。荷西．恩里格斯是一個持守剛強的人，他是2011年十月被困在智利一處礦坑中的礦工之一。 　荷西是一個基督徒，他被困在礦坑中的每一天都提醒其他人禱告，荷西也鼓勵他們要持守剛強直到救難人員發現他們。69天之後，荷西跟其他人終於被救出來！ 　另外一個持守剛強的人是以斯帖王后，她聽到了一個要滅毁猶太人的計劃，以斯帖的堂兄末底改提醒她，上帝將她放在王后的位置好讓她可以幫助猶太人。因此以斯帖把那個邪惡計劃告訴國王，猶太人才得到拯救。 　上帝希望你今天持守剛強、親切待人，在職場上作一個好員工，並去幫助那些痛苦或軟弱的人，但最重要的是，要親近上帝並倚靠祂！ －MC* 「……你和你的家族必將滅亡。誰知道，也許你被安排作王后正是為了這時刻！」 以斯帖記4:14b 禱告：上帝，我願成為剛強的人去幫助別人親近祢。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (尤榮輝譯)

Be Strong
Bible Reading: Esther 4:12-16
Wednesday, August 19, 2015

God wants us to stand strong in our faith and help other people be strong, too. One man who stayed strong was Jose Henriquez. In October of 2011 he was one of the miners trapped in a mine in Chile. 　Jose was a Christian. Every day while he was trapped in the mine, he reminded the other men to pray. And Jose encouraged them to be strong until the rescuers could find them. After 69 days, Jose and the other miners were rescued. 　Another person who stayed strong was Queen Esther. She learned about a plan to kill her people, the Jews. Esther’s cousin, Mordecai, reminded her that God had placed her in this position of queen so that she could help the Jews. So Esther told the king about the evil plan, and the Jews were saved. 　God wants you to be strong today. Show kindness to others, be a good worker at your job, help people who are hurting or weak. But most of all, stay close to God and depend on Him! —MC* “...you and your father’s family will all die. And who knows, maybe you have been chosen to be the queen for such a time as this.” Esther 4:14b PRAYER: God, I want to be strong and help others to be close to You. In Jesus’ name. Amen.