1. 向海水面的閘門打開. 靠河道的閘門關閉.
2. 充海水使船閘內水平面與海水面平.
3. 船開進入. 然後關閉閘門.
4. 由船閘內新建築的隔離板的漏洞放出海水, 由隔板漏洞下滲.
5. 施行鹽水與淡水互相置放的運作. 淡水比重輕, 由船閘兩側進水, 與閘內海水互相 置 換, 直至剩餘鹽水排除.
6. 閘內水面與河流江面相平時, 開下游河側閘門, 船進入河道.
九月八日的晨曦默思使上帝的兒女明白祂是公義的上帝. 是要作耶和華軍隊的元帥.
「不是的，我來是要作耶和華軍隊的元帥。」（書 5:14 新國際版）
約書亞受托率領以色列民去對付迦南地那強大的七族，他面臨這個重任，無疑會感到責職的繁難。但當以色列民靠近耶利哥城的時候，約書亞就看見一個异象，有一個人對面站立，手里有拔出來的刀。他不禁發問：「你是幫助我們呢？是幫助我們敵人呢？」那回答卻是一句堅決肯定的話：「不是的」。祂不幫這邊，也不幫那邊，祂來是要作耶和華軍隊的元帥！
贊美神，這是祂的旨意，祂要站在祂軍隊元帥的地位上。我們希望每一件事都環集左右，為我們的利益而效勞。但神的定規卻不是如此。祂不是站在爭戰之中，在這里或那里幫一點忙，對于我們來說，問題的關鍵不在乎得著幫助，乃在乎接受祂的領導。如果你以為神在爭戰中只處于一個附屬的地位，那你就不認識神了。神的地位是只有這樣，我們才能明白祂為我們拔刀是什么意義。
September 8
"No, I have come to be the captain of the army of the Lord." (Joshua 5:14 NIV) Joshua was entrusted to lead the Israelites to deal with the seven powerful tribes in Canaan. Facing this important task, he would undoubtedly feel the difficulty of his responsibilities. But when the Israelites approached the city of Jericho, Joshua saw a vision of a man standing opposite him with a drawn sword in his hand. He couldn't help asking: "Are you helping us? Are you helping our enemies?" The answer was a resolute and affirmative: "No." He will not help this side, nor that side, He came to be the Captai of the Lord's army!
Praise be to God, it is His will that He stand in the position of Captain of His armies. We want everything to circle around and work for our benefit. But God's ordinance is not like this. He is not standing in the midst of the battle, helping a little here or there. For us, the problem is not getting help, but being led by Him. If you think that God is only in a subordinate position in the battle, then you don’t know God. God's place is to lead us. Only then can we understand what it means for him to draw the sword for us.
No comments:
Post a Comment