上帝的應許

a上帝的應許
聖經閱讀：創世記8:18-22 現代中譯本|合和本
2016年8月15日(一)

我教了35年的數學，因為要工作，所以很少有空閒時間，但在四年前，生活改變了，我退休了！現在我有很多空閒時間。 有空的時候我最喜歡做的一件事就是種菜蒔花。田園工作是上帝賜給挪亞和家人的應許中最好的一個例子，在今天經文閱讀的第22節，上帝說：「只要大地存留一天，地上一定有播種，有收穫；有寒暑、冬夏，和日夜」。上帝應許挪亞和他的家人生活中必有季節更替，這個應許也適用現今的我們。
有時候我們做出承諾卻沒有做到，但是上帝永遠不會違背諾言，上帝賜給我們最美好的應許是耶穌會再回來，並且接我們去跟祂永遠同住。因為上帝永遠信守祂的應許，因此我們可以確信耶穌會再回來。
要讚美上帝讓我們可以永遠倚靠祂的應許！ —SAH

「他(上帝)要永遠信守他的約」 詩篇105:8a

禱告：上帝，謝謝祢總是信守你的應許。奉耶穌的名，阿們！

(李信儀譯)

God's Promises
Bible Reading: Genesis 8:18-22
Monday, August 15, 2016

　I taught math for 35 years. Because I had a job, I didn't have much free time. But four years ago, my life changed. I retired! Now I have plenty of free time.
One of the many things that I now enjoy doing in my free time is gardening. Gardening is a perfect example of one of the promises God made to Noah and his family. In verse 22 of today's Bible Reading, God said, “As long as the earth continues, there will always be a time for planting and a time for harvest. There will always be cold and hot, summer and winter, day and night on earth.” God promised Noah and his family that there would always be seasons in their lives. This promise is for us today, too.
Sometimes we make promises and we break them. But God never breaks His promises. The best promise from God is that Jesus will come again and take us to live forever with Him. Because God always keeps His promises, we can know for sure that Jesus will return. Praise God that we can always depend on His promises! —SAH

“He [God] will always keep the promises he made to his people.” Psalm 105:8b

PRAYER: God, thank You for always keeping Your promises. In Jesus’ name. Amen.