526 中翻英 (226) I AM your fortress. 上帝是我的盾牌. 9/20/2023

526 中翻英 (226)                      I AM your fortress.    上帝是我的盾牌.                            9/20/2023

我們在天上的父, 謝謝祢應許作我的盾牌, 就讓孩子學像亞伯拉罕(亞伯蘭), 不要懼怕, 勇往直前, 為主作見證.  奉主耶穌基督的名禱告.  阿們.

九月二十日的曠野筵席備有難喫下咽的苦菜.    親愛的的主內訪友, 您認為如何?    當您遇到苦苦相逼的境遇,   您依靠主的盾牌來抵擋嗎?

「這事以后，耶和華在异象中有話對亞伯蘭說，"亞伯蘭，你不要懼怕，我是你的盾牌，必大大的賞賜你。"」（創   15:1 新國際版）

神說「不要懼怕」，這是因著祂發覺在祂仆人心中有了懼怕或疑惑。請留意神在說這話之前所發生的事。亞伯蘭接受了麥基洗德的酒和餅以后，很輕易地拒絕了所多瑪王所奉送的賞賜。當他再回到家里時，疑慮和各种的問題可能已充滿了他的心思，就如：他毫無妥協的拒絕了一切的幫助，是否明智之舉？他的正直無私，是否使他另樹新敵？

感謝神，對于每一個疑惑都有神的保證，因為「神的話臨到亞伯蘭。」神如何對付他的懼怕呢？神要成為保護他的盾牌。對于他的將來又如何呢？神自己要成為他最高無比的賞賜。亞伯蘭應該如何多多的感謝神。因他到底沒有被所多瑪王所誘騙，去接受一點微不足道的禮物，來代替神所賜的浩大福分。

 

September 20

"After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision:  "Do not be afraid, Abram; I am your shield,  your very great reward." (Genesis 15:1 NIV)

God says,  "fear not", because He feels fear or doubt in His servant's hearts. Notice what happened before God said this. After Abram accepted the wine and bread from Melchizedek, he easily refused the reward from King Sodom. When he returned home, doubts and various questions may have filled his mind, such as: Was it wise for him to refuse all help without compromise? Will his integrity and selflessness make him make new enemies?

Thank God, there is divine assurance for every doubt, because "the word of God came to Abram." How did God deal with his fear? God was to be his shield. What about his future? God Himself wants to be His highest reward. How much should Abram thank God. Because he was not deceived by King Sodom into accepting a trivial gift in place of the great blessings given by God.