W5 2010-11-05 (拿1:1-4:11)
經文: 約拿書 1:3 約拿卻起來，逃往他施去躲避耶和華；下到約帕，遇見一隻船，要往他施去。他就給了船價，上了船，要與船上的人同往他施去躲避耶和華。
默想: 約拿是神的僕人，耶和華的話臨到他，要差遣他前往尼尼微城去警告他們，耶和華將要對尼尼微城進行公義的審判。約拿對於尼尼微城並沒有負擔與愛心，因此，他決定要躲避耶和華。耶和華對於這樣一位不忠的僕人，竟然大費周章的興風作浪、派遣大魚將約拿專程送往尼尼微城。這是何等大的恩典。求主幫助我，讓我對於失喪的靈魂會有負擔與愛心，讓我對於上帝的託付，會有順服與忠心。
題目：你從約拿的故事學到什麼屬靈的功課呢？
大家平安
回覆刪除「原來牲畜的血被大祭司帶入聖所作贖罪祭；牲畜的身子被燒在營外。所以，耶穌要用自己的血叫百姓成聖，也就在城門外受苦。這樣，我們也當出到營外，就了他去，忍受他所受的凌辱。」(13:11-13)
「進入幔內」與神親近，「出到營外」服侍神所愛的人。耶穌親自為我們做了示範。
大家平安
回覆刪除神的大能，不會因為人的不順服而折損，即便約拿是在逃避躲藏，但神仍可使用他來讓別人得救（船員及尼尼微城百姓）。
神要約拿（及我們）學習的功課，神一定會執行到底，無法逃避。求主幫助我順服、體貼神的心意。
Jonah thought he could be out of the control of the Lord if he ran far away from Him. Yet he was totally wrong. His life was in the hand of the Lord, as was shown in the situation where he brought about the calamity on the troubled on the sea or where he was swallowed by a fish.
回覆刪除He had a misconception that he could choose whether to follow God or not. In fact, God has absolute power and sovereignty. We cannot disobey His order. When we are granted to serve, that is the priviledge and grace from Him. Jonah must have learned a good lesson.