2013-05-02 Devotionals Today

知信行網上團契為各主內肢體提供的每日靈糧，歡迎訂閱，推介及奉獻支持。 《網絡天糧》查詢，請電郵：ccf@ccfellow.org 訂閱天糧 | 轉介天糧 | 修訂訂閱 | 奉獻支持 撒種人和種子 粵語 國語 第2天 讀經：    馬可福音四章1至9節 1耶穌又在海邊教訓人。有許多人到他那裡聚集，他只得上船坐下。船在海裡，眾人都靠近海，站在岸上。 2耶穌就用比喻教訓他們許多道理。在教訓之間，對他們說： 3"你們聽啊！有一個撒種的出去撒種。 4撒的時候，有落在路旁的，飛鳥來吃盡了； 5有落在土淺石頭地上的，土既不深，發苗最快， 6日頭出來一曬，因為沒有根，就枯乾了； 7有落在荊棘裡的，荊棘長起來，把它擠住了，就不結實； 8又有落在好土裡的，就發生長大，結實有三十倍的，有六十倍的，有一百倍的。" 9又說："有耳可聽的，就應當聽！" 這個故事直截了當地道出了人物和背景：「有一個撒種的出去撒種。」即使耶穌在很久以前講這個比喻，我們仍然很容易想像故事的情景：一個強壯的農人，背著一袋沉重的種子，在凹凸不平的田地上，一邊走一邊向左右兩邊撒種，力求將種子撒遍整塊田地。 若要農作物豐收，農夫就必須辛勤作工。首先要在合適的時間，勤奮撒種。他要一大清早起來，作好一切準備，定意要撒完當天的種才離開。他要仰賴泥土帶來豐收，相信他所撒的種子終有一天會結出果實，即使有可能他人收割獲利。 保羅深明撒種的重要，他也有同樣的負擔和信心。他曾經說過：「若不傳福音，我便有禍了……若不甘心，責任卻已經託付我了。」（林前九16）我們是否有這種催逼感，要隨時隨地去撒種呢？ 農人知道他必須撒種。他要全心全意去完成這項工作，顧不得雙腳踏在濕滑的泥土上面，既骯髒又不舒服，也要把種子撒完才回家。為了撒種，他甘願付出離家的代價。 基督的僕人是否曉得撒種的重要性呢？有些時候，撒種的工作好像永遠做不完。禾場太大，工人太少。然而，我們若要為基督贏得更多靈魂，在福音的工作上獲得豐收，就必須完成撒種的工作。 神呼召我們作甚麼呢？就是撒種。傳道書十一章6節給我們一個很好的提醒：「早晨要撒你的種，晚上也不要歇你的手，因為你不知道哪一樣發旺。」 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE-SOWER AND THE SEED Day 2 Bible Reading:    Mark 4:1-9 1 And again He began to teach by the sea. And a great multitude was gathered to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat in it on the sea; and the whole multitude was on the land facing the sea. 2 Then He taught them many things by parables, and said to them in His teaching: 3 "Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow. 4 And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds of the air came and devoured it. 5 Some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth. 6 But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away. 7 And some seed fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no crop. 8 But other seed fell on good ground and yielded a crop that sprang up, increased and produced: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred." 9 And He said to them, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!" This story begins so simply and clearly - 'A farmer went out to sow his seed'. We can easily picture that, even if it took place long ago. Can you see him? A strong man carrying a heavy bag of seed strung over his shoulders. He walks across the uneven ground throwing handfuls of seed in every direction, covering all the field as he does so. It would not be easy work but if there is going to be a harvest, someone has to pay the price of sowing the seed. It must be sown while the opportunity is there. The farmer had left home that morning with one purpose in mind. He would stay on that field until the sowing was completed. That man was claiming a harvest from the soil. He had faith that what he sowed would one day bring fruit even if someone else would see it and reap the benefit of it. Paul knew that same urgency, that same burden, that same faith. He said: 'Woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel... I am compelled to preach'. 1 Corinthians 9:16. Do we ourselves know anything of this compulsion - to sow the seed wherever we can? The farmer knew the burden of the task as well as the burden of the seed. He had one purpose in mind - to stay on the job until the work was completed. His feet became dirty walking in the loose soil. What did it matter? This was the task for which he had left his home behind. How often have servants of Christ known the burden of the task of sowing! Sometimes the task has seemed endless, the field so big, the labourers so few. Yet the sowing must be done if ever there is to be a harvest of souls won for Christ. What has God called us to do? To sow the seed. Ecclesiastes 11:7 is a good reminder for us all: 'Sow your seed in the morning and at the evening... for you do not know which will succeed'. 列王紀下四至五章 重點： 寡婦的油；以利沙和書念婦人；以利沙為先知行的神蹟；乃縵的大痳瘋得醫治；基哈西患痳瘋。 鑰節： 於是乃縵下去，照著神人的話，在約但河裡沐浴七回；他的肉復原，好像小孩子的肉，他就潔淨了。（五14） 內容：  以色列國背叛神，神藉亞蘭元帥的攻打，叫他們回轉；又藉元帥的大痳瘋得治甦醒他們，使他們認識耶和華是他們的神。 亞蘭的元帥乃縵得了大痳瘋，因一個以色列婢女的說話，前往以色列國求醫，最後來到先知以利沙那裡，以利沙沒有見他，只打發一個使者對他說：「你去在約但河中沐浴七回，你的肉就必復原，而得潔淨。」乃縵卻發怒走了，後經一個僕人的勸說，乃縵於是下去，照著神人的話，在約但河裡沐浴七回；他的肉復原，好像小孩子的肉，他就潔淨了。 約但河水是否真有特殊功能？不是。醫治乃縵的是神，乃縵得醫治不是因為約但河，乃是他照神的話進入河中；約但河不過是神話語中的工具或器皿。 乃縵聽神的話而得治，就是向神的選民見證：聽神的話、順從神的吩咐，國家也得神醫治、看顧、保守。今天也是這樣，凡聽從神吩咐的，也從神那裡得著醫治，罪得潔淨，靈得復甦，生命得建立。 默想： 我們想得復興？那我們有勤讀神的話、順從祂的教訓？ 本文資料由福音團契書局提供，謹此致謝。 《讀經日引》每季一本，免費贈閱。請電郵biblepathway@yahoo.com.hk索取。 意見交通，請電郵：biblepathway@yahoo.com.hk 從以賽亞而來的啟示   "當烏西雅、約坦、亞哈斯、希西家作猶大王的時候，亞摩斯的兒子以賽亞得默示，論到猶大和耶路撒冷。"(以賽亞書1:1) 在這一個月，我們將會閱讀在主前740-701年間，先知以賽亞預言發生在中東國家和人民間的事情。奇妙的是，這些預言，不單是對當時的人所說的，對我們這些活在21世紀的人同樣有意義。這說明了重要的一點：神是永不改變的；因此，有甚麼歷史文憲，比神的話語更有能力？也許，你都希望能閱讀和思想以賽亞書，並對神賜下聖經發出感恩的讚美。然後，你會問神，祂在這世代給的異象是甚麼？ 在往後的一個月裡，我們會閱讀以賽亞書第一章至三十九章，按內容來分段，這三十九章聖經可以視為以賽亞書的第一個段落。我們一天大約看一章聖經，所以，我希望你能把聖經放在方便取閱的地方，同時把書簽夾在正在讀到的書頁上。在每天讀《靈氣芬芳》的分享文章前，務必先閱讀當天的經文。以賽亞所寫的篇章堪稱為舊約先知書、詩篇和學說中的巔峰。我愛以賽亞書，它豐富的意象滋潤了我的心靈。我相信你也能從以賽亞的說話裡得著啟示，因為他的預言已經經歷了時間的考驗，故此當然比我的說話更有智慧！如果你特別喜愛以賽亞書的某一篇章，何不在今天開始重看一遍？     神啊，我知道是你啟示以賽亞先知寫出那麼偉大的篇章，求你給我信心和智慧，讓我在這一個月裡能專注地閱讀和思考這一卷書，謝謝你！

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