692 英翻中 (392) Lord, have a mercy on me. 主啊，憐憫我. 3/4/2024

692 英翻中 (392)            Lord, have a mercy on me.                         主啊，憐憫我.       3/4/2024

March 4.   The Priority of Prayer     Bible reading: Daniel 6:1-28                  Key verse : Daniel 6:10        3 月 4 日. 禱告的優先順序.            讀經：但以理書 6:1-28                        鑰節：但以理書 6:10

                When Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home.  And in hs upper room, with                    his windows open toward Jersalem, he knelt down on his knes three times that day, and                            prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his since early days.                                                          當丹尼爾知道簽名已經簽署後, 他就回家了.   在他樓上的房間裡,                                                        面向耶路撒冷的窗戶開著, 那天他三次跪下,                                                                                            在上帝面前祈禱和感謝, 就像小時候所做的一樣.

        Sometimes it doesn't take much to throw you off track when it comes to spending time in prayer.  You finally get by youeself and how your head, and the phone rings.  You suddenly remember another obligation.  One of the children runs in with a question or a problem that cannot wail.  Or maybe you can't concentrate, and you decide to give up and try again later.                                                                          有時侯, 當談到在祈禱花時間, 並不需要太多, 就能讓你偏離正常的祈求.  最後, 你終於恢復正常,  你的頭腦, 電話響了.  你突然想起了另一項義務.  其中有個孩子帶著, 不能哭的問題跑進來.  或者也許注意力無法集中,  決定放棄, 並稍後再試。

        For Daniel, not even the threat of becoming lunch for lions deterred him from his daily habit of prayer.  The edict to worship the king was handed down, and the ruler waited with delight to catch Daniel in the act of defiance.  Of course, they did not have to wait long.  Daniel continued to pray before God three times a day, as he always did.                                                                                                   對但以理來說,  即使是成為獅子口中的食物的威脅, 也無法改變他每天祈禱的習慣.  崇拜國王的法令已經下達, 統治者高興地在等待, 抓住但以理的犯法行為,  當然,  他們並沒有等待得太久.  但以理仍是如往常一樣, 每天繼續在上帝面前禱告三次.

        What gave Daniel his determination and resolve?  He believed without a shadow of a doubt that God would honor his comitment to prayer and take care of any trouble.  Daniel did not concern himself with who might see or what others would think; he focused on the Lord alone.                                                  是什麼讓但以理有如此的堅定和有決心？ 他毫無疑問地, 相信上帝會兌現他對祈禱的承諾,並解決對他發生的任何麻煩.  但以理並不關心誰會看到, 或別人會怎麼想;  他只關心別人的看法.  他只專注於主.

        In the end, Daniel was saved, the king was awed, and the rulers got to meet the lions.  And here is the good news:  God protects and uplifts you, too, which you trust Him to handle the consequences of obdience in prayer.                                                                                                                                               最終, 但以理得救了, 國王敬畏他們的上帝,  統治者他們的王, 也必定遇見了獅子.  這是好消息：當你相信上帝會垂聽你的禱告時的同時, 祂會保護和提升你.

            Dear Lord, gie me the determination and resolve to make prayer a priority.  Make it the                            consuming passion of my life.                                                                                                                      親愛的主,  求祢賜給我堅強的意志和決心, 把禱告放在首位.  讓我成為一生熱情的禱告                  的人.