2009年10月9日 星期五

2009-10-09 Devotionals Today

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第4天
我們是天父所愛的子女

讓我們靜心默想自己是「天父所愛的子女」這個屬靈真相。…

我們是肉身父母所生,但也是天父的子女,是祂賜予我們生命。…

您與我的存在是一份恩典。…

您與我的人生是神聖、莊嚴的,因為神參與其中。…

追想我們走過的日子,每一天都是神所知道的。……

我們可能在某些時候,意識上不會察覺神的存在,或在感受上也不能肯定神的陪伴。…

但是,想到自己能夠活著到如今,我們相信,神「暗中」和「默默」的一直承托、滋養著我們的生命。……

我們是天父所愛的子女。「被愛」是多麼的重要。…

要回想在成長的歲月中,可能沒有太多被關懷、被肯定、被尊重的經驗,心裡難免有一份愁緒和孤寂感。……

但是,縱使地上的父母、親朋忘記了我們,天上的父母──神──總不捨棄我們。我們是天父所愛的子女!。……

請您常常在心裡確認,在茫茫人海中過著奔波追逐生活的自己,是天父所愛的子女!……

您可以嘗試以下的操練:每一天為自己製造至少三個約三分鐘長的安靜空間(例如在巴士上),然後在每次安靜的時間,心裡默禱:「生命慈愛的主,天上的父,我是您所愛的孩子。」…

當您察覺自己心靈困乏、孤苦、不安的時候,請盡量爭取較長的獨處、安靜時間,內心延續地默禱:「生命慈愛的主,天上的父,我是您所愛的孩子。」……

 
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第9天


讀經:   傳道書一章1至11 節
聖經中的每一卷書,都有極其重要的價值。聖經中為甚麼有這卷《傳道書》呢?因為它能提醒我們,沒有神的人生,是了無意義的人生。不管是任何人生哲理、財富、享樂,都無法長久滿足人的心靈。聖經的編排實在很有心思,因為在《傳道書》之後的《雅歌》裡面,我們便看到一幅愛與歡愉的美麗圖畫。

傳道書的作者雖然沒有註明自己的名字,但一般相信是所羅門王。因為只有像所羅門王那樣盡享富貴,擁有高度智慧的人,才能歷盡書中所講的體驗。常聽人說:「經驗是最好的老師。」書中記下作者各種人生體驗,以及他最終得到的結論,當然對我們有很深的啟發,並且再次提醒我們,只有神才能滿足人的心靈。

本書有很多發人深省的句子。一章7節描述海洋的水被太陽蒸發到天空,形成了雲;雲被風吹送到內陸,變成雨水落下,使河流泛溢,再流回海洋。這是一個生生不息的循環。所羅門從哪裡認識這個科學理論的呢?

作者看盡「日光之下」的眾生相,只感到毫無意義和不斷重覆。他質疑世上是否有一件新事。今天有些人會拿著一些新的科技產品,來試圖推翻這句話,他們會說:「這不是新的嗎?」然而,人是否真的創造了任何新的東西?還是神早已在創造世界時包含了這種物質,人類只是到現在才發現出來?

不過,人生並非全無意義。人只要活在基督裡,就可以得著豐盛、完全的人生;而且,不單是只有今生,更能享有永生。請細讀這段經文,發掘當中的含意和對你的啟發,除了為此感謝神外,請嘗試與一位朋友分享,告訴他說:你已在耶穌基督裡,尋獲人生的終極意義。

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THE VOICE OF EXPERIENCE
Day 9


Bible Reading:   Ecclesiastes 1: 1-11
The reason why each separate book is included in our Bible is very important. Why would you say this book Ecclesiastes, was included? It could well be that in this book we are reminded that life without God is meaningless. Human philosophy, wealth, pleasure, all fall short of the lasting satisfaction which the human heart longs for. It is significant that in our Bible the Song of Solomon follows Ecclesiastes and there we find a picture of wonderful love and happiness.

The writer of Ecclesiastes is generally thought to be King Solomon although he never actually says so. But only a man of such wealth and wisdom as Solomon could have gone through all the experiences recorded here. It is often said that "experience is the best teacher". Certainly the record of all the experiments the writer tried and the conclusions he finally came to can teach us a great deal and remind us that only in God can the human heart be satisfied.

There are many remarkable verses in this book. Chapter 1verse 7 pictures the way in which water is drawn up from the ocean, brought inland by the wind, then falls as rain, fills the rivers which empty back into the sea. An endless cycle. Who taught Solomon that scientific theory?

The writer looks at all of life "under the sun". He finds it meaningless and merely a repetition of all that has gone before. He questions if there is anything which is really new. There are those who dispute that statement today with all the new electronic wizardry we have at our disposal and say, "Isn't that new?" But has man actually invented anything? Or did God include all of this when He first created the world and man is only discovering it now?

But life is not totally meaningless. Life in Christ can be satisfying, enriching, enduring, and complete and will last not only for time but for eternity. Take time today to thank God you have discovered this for yourself and try to share with someone else today that you have found the ultimate purpose of life in Jesus Christ.

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