以斯帖記 (2)

以斯帖記 (2)
聖經閱讀：以斯帖記4:1-17 現代中譯本|合和本
2016年2月6日(六)

　昨天我們讀到王后以斯帖的故事，她是一位才貌雙全的女性，上帝帶領她成為王后，以至於她可以救她的猶大百姓免於被滅。
為了救猶大百姓，以斯帖必須接近王並請求他的幫助，但這是一件很危險的事，因為若王不肯會見以斯帖，王很可能會殺了她。為了預備見王，以斯帖要求猶太人「三天三夜不吃不喝」（第16b節），而上帝看到猶太人真心希望祂能幫助王后以斯帖，上帝就幫助以斯帖，並且給她勇氣去跟王說話。因為以斯帖願意冒著生命的危險，猶太人因此得救。
上帝給了以斯帖很重要的工作，祂也給每一位基督徒很重要的工作。上帝要我們跟全世界的人分享關於耶穌的好消息，而我們可以透過上帝的幫助而作到。

當你今天在跟人分享耶穌的時候，請求上帝幫助你。—JS*

「所以，你們要去，使萬國萬民都作我的門徒，奉父、子、聖靈的名給他們施洗。」 馬太福音28:19

禱告：親愛的上帝，幫助我在分享祢的好消息時勇敢。奉耶穌的名，阿們！

(周維音譯)

Esther (2)
Bible Reading: Esther 4:1-17
Saturday, February 6, 2016

　Yesterday we learned about Queen Esther. She was a beautiful and intelligent woman. God made her queen so that she could save her people, the Jews, from destruction.
To save the Jews, Esther had to approach the king and ask for his help. This was a dangerous situation, because if the king did not want to talk with Esther, he could kill her. To prepare for this, Esther asked the Jews to “not eat or drink for three days and nights”(verse 16b). Then God saw that the Jews truly wanted Him to help Queen Esther. God helped Esther and gave her courage to speak to the king. Esther was willing to risk her life so that the Jews could be saved.
God had an important job for Esther. And He has an important job for each Christian, too. God wants us to share the Good News about Jesus with the whole world. We can do that with God's help.

Ask God to help you today as you tell others about Jesus. —JS*

“So go and make followers of all people in the world. Baptize them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.” Matthew 28:19

PRAYER: Dear God, help me be courageous as I share Your Good News. In Jesus' name. Amen.