「靜下來！停止！」

「靜下來！停止！」

聖經閱讀：馬可福音4:35-39

2015年11月5日(四)

今天你感到擔心嗎？你感到害怕嗎？今天閱讀的經文告訴我們有一次耶穌的門徒感到擔心害怕的故事。

耶穌和祂的門徒正坐船要渡過湖，「當時耶穌在船尾，靠著枕頭睡著了」（第38a節），突然刮起大風，浪花打進船上，船幾乎灌滿了水。耶穌的門徒感到擔心害怕，他們說（第38b節）：「老師，我們快死啦，你不在乎嗎？」

而耶穌做了什麼呢？祂站起來，對著風說（第39b節）：「靜下來！停止！」然後風就停了，湖也平靜了。有時候我們就像耶穌的門徒一樣，出現問題時，我們就感到擔心害怕。當有像這樣的感覺時，我們可以請求耶穌賜給我們平安。

今天當問題發生、你感到害怕時，就懇求耶穌平靜你的心並賜給你祂的平安。 —DJH*

「我留下平安給你們，我把我的平安賜給你們。我所給你們的，跟世人所給的不同。你們心裡不要愁煩，也不要害怕。」約翰福音14:27

禱告：感謝祢，上帝，賜給我祢的奇妙平安。奉耶穌的名，阿們！

(江惠蓉譯)

“Quiet! Be Still!”

Bible Reading: Mark 4:35-39

Thursday, November 5, 2015

Are you worried today? Are you afraid? Our Bible Reading tells us about a time when Jesus’ followers were worried and afraid.

Jesus and His followers were in a boat, crossing the lake. “Jesus was inside the boat, sleeping with his head on a pillow” (verse 38a). A bad wind storm came up. The waves came up over the boat, filling it with water. Jesus’ followers became worried and afraid. They said (verse 38b), “Teacher, don’t you care about us? We are going to drown!”

What did Jesus do? He stood up and told the wind (verse 39b), “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind stopped and the lake became calm. Sometimes we may feel like Jesus’ followers. Problems come up and we become worried and afraid. When we feel like that, we can ask Jesus to give us peace.

When problems happen today and you become afraid, ask Jesus to calm you and give you His peace.—DJH*

“I leave you my peace. It is my own peace I give you. I give you peace in a different way than the world does. So don’t be troubled. Don’t be afraid.” John 14:27

PRAYER: Thank You, God, for giving me Your wonderful peace. In Jesus’ name. Amen.