374 中翻英 (104) Have Mercy on me, Lord! 主阿! 求祢施憐憫. 5/2/2023

374  中翻英  (104)                Have Mercy on me, Lord!           主阿! 求祢施憐憫.         5/2/2023 

五月二日

「這樣，他使耶和華的約柜繞城, ....」（書     6:11 新國際版）

這處經文單獨題到約柜，似乎作者不理會以色列全群的子民，曾如何憑信心圍繞著耶利哥城而步行。因為一切重大的關鍵都在乎約柜。這個堅固的堡壘——耶利哥城，絕不是單單因著以色列民的繞行而被毀滅的。如所周知，我們可以圍繞我們自己的耶利哥城一千次，可是果效全無。以色列民的力量，乃因著約柜是在他們中間這一榮耀的事實。約柜在他們中間一向總是帶著神信實的證据。他們面對仇敵不是憑著他們當時一下的努力，而是因著神為他們已做成的事實。今天与我們同在的約柜，就是祂复活的儿子耶穌基督。我們要以祂為中心，要出去宣揚祂的复活，神就會使那些城牆塌陷了。

May 2

"So he had   the ark of the Lord   carried   arounded the city, ....." (Joshua 6:11  NIV)

The ark is mentioned alone in this passage.    The author seems to ignore the fact how all the people of Israel walked around the city of Jericho in faith. For all the great keys lie in the ark. This strong fortress  --- the city of Jericho, was by no means destroyed simply because the Israelites circumvented it. As we all know, we can surround our own city of Jericho a thousand times and get nowhere. The strength of the people of Israel was due to the glorious fact that the ark was among them. The ark always carried among them the evidence of God's faithfulness. They faced the enemy not by their immediate efforts, but by what God had done for them. The ark that is with us today is His resurrected Son, Jesus Christ. We're going to be centered on Him, to go out and proclaim His resurrection, and God will  be going to break down those walls.