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每日箴言
风、石、和微声
“在他面前有烈风大作,崩山碎石。” - 王上 19:11
灵修
昨天我们思想了以利亚的辉煌成就,可是,这件事发生之后不久,以利亚就逃到旷野,躲避敌人的追杀。他感到精疲力竭,他极其绝望以至于求死。
接着耶和华便向以利亚显现。神奇妙地施展祂控制大自然的能力:烈风大作、地震、和火,这个情景,就好像先前决斗的时候从天上戏剧性地降火那件事的回响(列王纪上 18:30-39)。
在上古时代,风、火、和地震,通常被视为神显现的记号,所以,神选择这些记号来显露自已,是合情合理。不过,神在这里表明,祂不在风中、不在火中、也不在地震中,神乃是以微小的声音对以利亚说话。因此,以利亚在一片宁静中透过温柔微小的声音经历到神的同在。以利亚就蒙上脸,因为他知道全能的神就在他面前。
藉着这个慈爱的方式,神同样有力地表明,这位以温柔微小的声音说话的神,就是同一位能够崩山碎石和战胜邪恶的神。当祂问:“你在这里做什么?”,这说明祂准备继续将祂的国度带到这个世界,同时衪呼召我们在这件事上与祂同工。
祷告
创造万有的神,你在我们中间不断的运行,藉着你的灵,你满有能力的与我们同在,求你使我们听到你温柔微小的声音,使我们每天确信你的旨意,阿们!
普世佳音每日箴言
Wind, Rock, And Whispers
"A great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the LORD." - 1 Kings 19:11
Devotion
Soon after Elijah’s great success that we reflected on yesterday, Elijah escapes to the wilderness to avoid being hunted down by his enemies. He is exhausted and so discouraged that he wants to die.
Then the Lord appears to Elijah. God gives some amazing demonstrations of his power over nature: a great and powerful wind, an earthquake, and a fire. It’s like an echo of the showdown that brought dramatic fire from heaven (1 Kings 18:30-39).
Wind, fire, and earthquakes were all recognized as signs of divine revelation in ancient times, so it makes sense that God chose to reveal himself in connection with those things. But God shows here that he is not in the wind, or the fire, or the earthquake itself. Instead, God speaks to Elijah in a gentle whisper. So Elijah experiences the presence of God by means of a gentle, whispering voice in the midst of silence. And Elijah covers his face, knowing he is in the presence of almighty God.
In this tender way God shows just as powerfully that the Lord who speaks gently with a whisper is the same God who can tear mountains apart and break down evil. And when he asks, “What are you doing here?” he shows that he has plans to keep bringing his kingdom into this world, and he calls us to work on this with him.
Prayer
God of all creation, you keep working in our midst, and by your Spirit you are powerfully present in our lives. Move us to hear your voice, your gentle whispering, and assure us of your purposes each day. Amen.
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