靈命日糧 2011-01-10 讀經 : 創世記 12 : 1~9 Genesis 12 : 1~9

靈命日糧 2011-01-10
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讀經 : 創世記 12 : 1~9 Genesis 12 : 1~9

12:1 耶和華對亞伯蘭說：「你要離開本地、本族、父家，往我所要指示你的地去。
Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
12:2 我必叫你成為大國。我必賜福給你，叫你的名為大；你也要叫別人得福。
And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
12:3 為你祝福的，我必賜福與他；那咒詛你的，我必咒詛他。地上的萬族都要因你得福。」
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
12:4 亞伯蘭就照著耶和華的吩咐去了；羅得也和他同去。亞伯蘭出哈蘭的時候年七十五歲。
So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.
12:5 亞伯蘭將他妻子撒萊和姪兒羅得，連他們在哈蘭所積蓄的財物、所得的人口，都帶往迦南地去。他們就到了迦南地。And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
12:6 亞伯蘭經過那地，到了示劍地方、摩利橡樹那裡。那時迦南人住在那地。
And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land. plain: Heb. plains
12:7 耶和華向亞伯蘭顯現，說：「我要把這地賜給你的後裔。」亞伯蘭就在那裡為向他顯現的耶和華築了一座壇。
And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
12:8 從那裡他又遷到伯特利東邊的山，支搭帳棚；西邊是伯特利，東邊是艾。他在那裡又為耶和華築了一座壇，求告耶和華的名。
And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.
12:9 後來亞伯蘭又漸漸遷往南地去。
And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south. going...: Heb. in going and journeying

全年讀經 : 創世記 25~26章
Genesis Chapter 25~26

馬太福音 8 : 1~17 Matthew 8 : 1~17

8:1 耶穌下了山，有許多人跟著他。
When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
8:2 有一個長大痲瘋的來拜他，說：「主若肯，必能叫我潔淨了。」
And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
8:3 耶穌伸手摸他，說：「我肯，你潔淨了吧！」他的大痲瘋立刻就潔淨了。
And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
8:4 耶穌對他說：「你切不可告訴人，只要去把身體給祭司察看，獻上摩西所吩咐的禮物，對眾人作證據。」
And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
8:5 耶穌進了迦百農，有一個百夫長進前來，求他說：
And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
8:6 「主啊，我的僕人害癱瘓病，躺在家裡，甚是疼苦。」And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
8:7 耶穌說：「我去醫治他。」
And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
8:8 百夫長回答說：「主啊，你到我舍下，我不敢當；只要你說一句話，我的僕人就必好了。
The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
8:9 因為我在人的權下，也有兵在我以下；對這個說：『去！』他就去；對那個說：『來！』他就來；對我的僕人說：『你做這事！』他就去做。」
For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man , Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it .
8:10 耶穌聽見就希奇，對跟從的人說：「我實在告訴你們，這麼大的信心，就是在以色列中，我也沒有遇見過。
When Jesus heard it , he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
8:11 我又告訴你們，從東從西，將有許多人來，在天國裡與亞伯拉罕、以撒、雅各一同坐席；
And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
8:12 惟有本國的子民竟被趕到外邊黑暗裡去，在那裡必要哀哭切齒了。」
But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
8:13 耶穌對百夫長說：「你回去吧！照你的信心，給你成全了。」那時，他的僕人就好了。
And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.
8:14 耶穌到了彼得家裡，見彼得的岳母害熱病躺著。
And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever.
8:15 耶穌把她的手一摸，熱就退了；她就起來服事耶穌。And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.

8:16 到了晚上，有人帶著許多被鬼附的來到耶穌跟前，他只用一句話就把鬼都趕出去，並且治好了一切有病的人。
When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:
8:17 這是要應驗先知以賽亞的話，說：他代替我們的軟弱，擔當我們的疾病。
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.

我所認識過最聰明的人中，有一位是我大學的朋友，在念州立大學時成為基督徒。他以優異的成績畢業，並且進到一所享譽盛名的神學院就讀。過後在一間小教會當牧師，幾年後，他領受呼召，遠離親朋好友，去到一間更小的教會事奉。 在那裏牧會十二年後，他察覺到教會需要新的領袖，所以他離開了這家教會。當時，並沒有較大的教會給他提供工作，也沒有大學或者神學院為他準備了教職。事實上，他根本沒有別的工作。他只是知道，上帝帶領他往不同的方向，於是他就順服。

當我們討論到這點時，我的朋友說：「很多人都說被呼召去作哪些事，但我很少聽到說被呼召離開原本的崗位。」 在許多方面，我朋友的順服猶如以色列之父亞伯拉罕，他離開本家，不知道上帝要領他往何處去
（希伯來書 11 : 8~10 Hebrews ）。各樣的困難諸如
11:8 亞伯拉罕因著信，蒙召的時候就遵命出去，往將來要得為業的地方去；出去的時候，還不知往那裡去。
By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
11:9 他因著信，就在所應許之地作客，好像在異地居住帳棚，與那同蒙一個應許的以撒、雅各一樣。
By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:
11:10 因為他等候那座有根基的城，就是　神所經營所建造的。For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

饑荒（創世記 12 : 10 Genesis 12 : 10 ）12:10 那地遭遇饑荒。因饑荒甚大，亞伯蘭就下埃及去，要在那裡暫居。
And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.

恐懼（創世記 12 : 11~20 Genesis 12 : 11~20 ）
12:11 將近埃及，就對他妻子撒萊說：「我知道你是容貌俊美的婦人。And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:
12:12 埃及人看見你必說：『這是他的妻子』，他們就要殺我，卻叫你存活。
Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.
12:13 求你說，你是我的妹子，使我因你得平安，我的命也因你存活。」
Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.12:14 及至亞伯蘭到了埃及，埃及人看見那婦人極其美貌。And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.12:15 法老的臣宰看見了她，就在法老面前誇獎她。那婦人就被帶進法老的宮去。The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.12:16 法老因這婦人就厚待亞伯蘭，亞伯蘭得了許多牛、羊、駱駝、公驢、母驢、僕婢。And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.12:17 耶和華因亞伯蘭妻子撒萊的緣故，降大災與法老和他的全家。And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.12:18 法老就召了亞伯蘭來，說：「你這向我作的是甚麼事呢？為甚麼沒有告訴我她是你的妻子？And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?12:19 為甚麼說她是你的妹子，以致我把她取來要作我的妻子？現在你的妻子在這裡，可以帶她走吧。」Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her , and go thy way.
12:20 於是法老吩咐人將亞伯蘭和他妻子，並他所有的都送走了。And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.
家庭紛爭（創世記 13 : 8 Genesis 13 : 8 ）
13:8 亞伯蘭就對羅得說：「你我不可相爭，你的牧人和我的牧人也不可相爭，因為我們是骨肉【原文作弟兄】。
And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren. brethren: Heb. men brethren

讓他大可充滿懷疑，但是亞伯拉罕站立得穩，且因為他的信心，
被上帝稱為義人（加拉太書 3 : 6 Galatians 3 : 6 ）
3:6 正如亞伯拉罕信　神，這就算為他的義。Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. accounted: or, imputed

順服的一生或許不容易，但是這將會是蒙恩的一生（路加福音 11 : 28 Luke 11 : 28 ）。JAL
11:28 耶穌說：是，卻還不如聽　神之道而遵守的人有福。But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

就如同亞伯拉罕，
不知該前往何地；
主使我無須懷疑，
行在祢指引之道。Hess

若上帝在帶領，就不須知道目的地。