天氣 (6)

天氣 (6)
聖經閱讀：出埃及記9:13-35 現代中譯本|合和本
2016年8月5日(五)

對農作物最具破壞力的天氣之一是下冰雹，我有看過整片的玉米田被一場冰雹完全摧毁。
今天讀的經文跟我們談到上帝在埃及地降下的十場可怕災難的其中一場，其中上帝降下了冰雹、雷聲和閃電，這一定是一場可怕的風暴！「這是埃及有史以來最大的冰雹災難。冰雹把埃及境內田野裡的一切都摧毁了，包括所有的人、牲畜、田裏的農作物，和所有的樹木」（第24b-25節）。
上面的經文讓我們認識上帝兩件事：第一，上帝是全能的；第二、上帝會照顧祂的百姓。第26節告訴我們，唯一沒有下冰雹地方是歌珊地區，這是以色列民居住的地方。
當年上帝照顧以色列民，現在祂照顧基督徒。你要天天倚靠上帝，祂永遠不會讓你失望。—JK

「他是我們的上帝；我們是他牧養的子民，是他帶領的羊群。你們現在聽他所說的話吧。」 詩篇95:7

禱告：上帝，我知道今天我可以倚靠祢來照顧我。奉耶穌的名，阿們！

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Weather (6)
Bible Reading: Exodus 9:13-35
Friday, August 5, 2016

　One of the most destructive weather events that can happen to a farm crop is hail. I have seen entire fields of corn ripped apart by a hailstorm.
Our Bible Reading today tells us about one of the ten terrible happenings that God sent on the land of Egypt. God sent hail, thunder and lightning. That must have been an awful storm! “It was the worst hailstorm that had ever hit Egypt since it had become a nation. The storm destroyed everything in the fields in Egypt. The hail destroyed people, animals, and plants. The hail also broke all the trees in the field” (verses 24b-25).
These verses show us two things about God. First, God is all-powerful. Second, they show us that God takes care of His people. Verse 26 tells us the only place that did not get hail was Goshen, the area where the Israelites lived.
God took care of the Israelites, and He takes care of Christians today. Depend on God every day. He will never fail you! —JK

“He is our God, and we are the people he cares for, his sheep that walk by his side. Listen to his voice today.” Psalm 95:7

PRAYER: God, I know I can depend on You to take care of me today. In Jesus' name. Amen.