690 英翻中 (390) Praying to your Father. 向天父祈求. 3/2/2024

690 英翻中 (390)                Praying to your Father.                   向天父祈求.            3/2/2024 

March 2.      Praying to your Father.    Bible reading : Matthew 6:9-13    Key verse: Mat. 6:6                    3 月 2 日     向天父禱告.                    讀經：馬太福音 6:9-13                鑰節：      馬太福音 6:6

        You, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door,                                              pray to your Father who is in the secret place;                                                                                              and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.                                                                        當你祈禱時, 進入你的房間, 關上門後,                                                                                                      向你在隱密處的天父祈禱;                                                                                                                          你的天父在暗中察看,祂會公開地賞賜你。        

    On the subject of prayer, A.B. Simpson writes,                                                                                            關於禱告的話題, A.B. 辛普森(A.B. Simpson) 寫道,

       The first view given of God in the Lord's Prayer is not His majesty but His paternal love.   To the listening diciples this must have been a strange expression from the lips of their Lord as a pattern for them.  Never hadJewish ears heard God so named, at least in His relation to the individual ... No sinful man had ever dared to call God his Father.                                                                                                        主禱文中對上帝的第一印像不是祂的君王威嚴, 而是祂的天父的大愛.  對於聆聽的門徒來說, 這一定是從他們的主嘴裡說出的奇怪的表達方式, 為他們樹立了榜樣.  猶太人的耳朵從來沒有聽過上帝如此稱呼, 至少在祂與他們個人的關係上… 沒有罪人敢稱上帝為他的父親.

      They doubtless, had heard their Master use this delightful name of God ... but that they should call Jehovah b such a name had never dawned upon their legal and unillumined minds.  And yet it really means that we may and should recognize that God is our Father.                                                                     毫無疑問，他們聽過他們的主使用上帝這個令人愉快的名字 … 但是他們應該稱呼耶和華為這樣的名字，他們的法律和未受啟發的頭腦從來沒有意識到。 然而，這確實意味著我們可以而且應該認識到上帝是我們的父親。

      The entire idea of Jesus addressing God as Father is one of personal love and devotion.  You cannot love God unless you know Him and realize He is intimately in love with you.                                                耶穌稱呼上帝為父親的整個想法是個人的愛和奉獻.  除非你認識上帝, 並意識到祂深深地愛著你, 否則你無法愛祂.

      The idea of God as your Father is one of extreme love.  Regardless of what your earthly father was like, God is a Father of love, and He cares for you.  His parental love offers security, encouragement, and nurturing,  Therefore, know demands to listen to your heart.  For the beliver, prayer is a lifeline of eternal love and hope,                                                                                                                                         上帝作為你的父親的想法, 是一種極端的大愛.  無論你在世的父親是什麼樣的,  上帝都是慈愛的父親, 祂關心你.  祂以父母的愛提供你安全感, 鼓勵和養育你.  因此, 上帝傾聽你內心知道你的需求.  對信徒來說, 祈禱是永恆的愛和希望的生命線.

            Listen to my heart today, Father.  You are my lifeline in the midst of the storms of life.                             我們的天父, 求祢今天垂聽我的心聲.  在我整個人生的風暴中, 求祢是我的生命.