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十二籃靈糧事工12 Baskets- Angie與您分享時刻20201031

人們常把試煉與試探搞混，然而兩者是有所不同的。試煉是為了考驗我們對神的信心，我們經過試煉就更成長並且屬靈生命更成熟，試煉培養我們有更像神的性格。試探並非來自於神的考驗，神不試探人，試探是出自於人本身的私慾所牽引，試探是撒旦那惡者慣用的伎倆使我們犯罪。我們要通過試煉與抵擋試探，別無他法，唯有靠主。每一天都選擇更致力於建立與神的關係，每天都親近神，向神支取力量勝過一切試煉與試探。

“我要使這三分之一經火， 熬煉他們，如熬煉銀子； 試煉他們，如試煉金子。 他們必求告我的名， 我必應允他們。 我要說：這是我的子民。 他們也要說：耶和華是我 們 的神。”

撒迦利亞書 13:9

“然而祂知道我所行的路； 祂試煉我之後，我必如精金。”約伯記 23:10

“人被試探，不可說：「我是被神試探」；因為神不能被惡試探，祂也不試探人。

但各人被試探，乃是被自己的私慾牽引誘惑的。” 神雅各書 1:13-14

“因為，凡世界上的事，就像肉體的情慾、眼目的情慾，並今生的驕傲，都不是從父來的，乃是從世界來的。 這世界和其上的情慾都要過去，惟獨遵行神旨意的，是永遠常存。” 

約翰一書 2:16-17

“你的日子如何，你的力量也必如何。”申命記 33:25b

People are often confused between trials and temptations, but the two are different.  Trials are to test our faith in God. We will grow and be more mature spiritually after we pass the trials. Trials cultivate our character to be more like our Lord.  Temptations do not come from God. God does not tempt man. The temptation is drawn by man's own desires. Temptation is a trick used by Satan, the evil one, to get us to sin. There is no other way but to rely on the Lord for us to pass trials and resist the temptation.  Let us choose to be more committed to establishing a relationship with God, and get closer to the Lord every day. Let us draw strength from God to overcome all trials and temptations.

“I will bring that group through the fire and make them pure. I will refine them like silver and purify them like gold. They will call on my name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘These are my people,’ and they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.’””Zechariah 13:9 NLT

““But he knows where I am going. And when he tests me, I will come out as pure as gold.” Job 23:10 NLT

“And remember, when you are being tempted, do not say, “God is tempting me.” God is never tempted to do wrong, and he never tempts anyone else. Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away.”

James 1:13-14 NLT

“For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world. And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever.” 1 John 2:16-17 NLT

“and as your days, so shall your strength be.”Deuteronomy 33:25b ESV

詩歌欣賞🎼：祢的恩典夠我用/Your Grace Is Enough

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今天要談一個嚴肅且至關重要，但可能對一些人不中聽的話題，就是關於「死亡」。非三言兩語可以闡述詳盡，這裡只是簡述。

約翰福音三章十六節說道：「神愛世人，甚至將祂的獨生子賜給 他們 ，叫一切信他的，不致滅亡，反得永生。」

這意思是神應許凡相信並接受主耶穌基督救恩的就得永生。這永生就是恢復了靈與神的連結，雖有肉體的死亡但有靈的永生；因此我們說信徒是生兩次，死一次。從母腹出生一次，從靈裡重生，身體會死，靈和復活之身卻在永恆裏與神同在。不信者是生一次，卻死兩次，即身體的死亡與靈的永死。對於死亡這是值得省思的一個問題。

“在頭一次復活有分的有福了，聖潔了！第二次的死在他們身上沒有權柄。” 啟示錄 20:6a

“我又看見死了的人，無論大小，都站在寶座前。案卷展開了，並且另有一卷展開，就是生命冊。死了的人都憑着這些案卷所記載的，照他們所行的受審判。 於是海交出其中的死人；死亡和陰間也交出其中的死人；他們都照各人所行的受審判。 死亡和陰間也被扔在火湖裏；這火湖就是第二次的死。 若有人名字沒記在生命冊上，他就被扔在火湖裏。”啟示錄 20:12-15

“聖 靈向眾教會所說的話，凡有耳的，就應當聽！得勝的，必不受第二次死的害。』」啟示錄 2:11

“願頌讚歸與我們主耶穌基督的父神！祂曾照自己的大憐憫，藉耶穌基督從死裏復活，重生了我們，叫我們有活潑的盼望，”彼得前書 1:3

I would like to talk about a serious and critical topic that may be unpopular to some people. It is about "death."   It can not be elaborated only in few words, but here is just a brief description.

John 3:16 says: ““For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” 

This means that God promises everyone who believes and accepts the salvation of the Lord Jesus Christ to have eternal life.  Eternal life means to reconcile and restore the relationship with God in spirit. Although there is physical death, but there is eternal life of the spirit. Therefore, we say that believers are born twice and die once. Born once from the womb of our mother and then born again from the spirit,  The physical body will die, but the spirit with resurrection body is with God in eternity forever. Unbelievers live once but die twice, that is, the death of the physical body and the eternal death of the spirit. A question worth pondering about death.

“Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. For them the second death holds no power,  ” Revelation 20:6a NLT

“I saw the dead, both great and small, standing before God’s throne. And the books were opened, including the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to what they had done, as recorded in the books. The sea gave up its dead, and death and the grave gave up their dead. And all were judged according to their deeds. Then death and the grave were thrown into the lake of fire. This lake of fire is the second death. And anyone whose name was not found recorded in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire.”

Revelation 20:12-15 NLT

““Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. Whoever is victorious will not be harmed by the second death.” Revelation 2:11 NLT

“All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation,” 1 Peter 1:3 NLT

詩歌欣賞🎼：Mighty To Save/大能拯救

https://youtu.be/s-683MEca6A

 

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信主耶穌基督的人是何等的有福！我們在主耶穌基督裡的身份是被接納的因為我們是屬神的，是神的孩子，是耶穌的朋友，是基督的肢體，是重價贖回的。我們是安全的因為我們是天國的子民，神賜我們剛強壯膽的心，神與我們同在令萬事互相效力；並且我們是重要的，因為我們是神的殿，是基督的見證人，是君尊的祭司，是世上的光和鹽。

「凡接待他的，就是信他名的人，他就賜他們權柄作神的兒女。」約翰福音 1:12 

「你們若遵行我所吩咐的，就是我的朋友了。」約翰福音 15:14

「豈不知你們的身子就是聖靈的殿嗎？這聖靈是從神而來，住在你們裏頭的；並且你們不是自己的人， 因為你們是重價買來的。所以，要在你們的身子上榮耀神。」哥林多前書 6:19-20

「因為神賜給我們，不是膽怯的心，乃是剛強、仁愛、謹守的心。」提摩太後書 1:7 

「所以，我們只管坦然無懼地來到施恩的寶座前，為要得憐恤，蒙恩惠，作隨時的幫助。」希伯來書 4:16 CUNP-神

「但聖靈降臨在你們身上，你們就必得着能力，並要在 耶路撒冷 、 猶太 全地，和 撒馬利亞 ，直到地極，作我的見證。」」使徒行傳 1:8

「惟有你們是被揀選的族類，是有君尊的祭司，是聖潔的國度，是屬 神 的子民，要叫你們宣揚那召你們出黑暗入奇妙光明者的美德。」彼得前書 2:9

「「你們是世上的鹽。鹽若失了味，怎能叫它再鹹呢？以後無用，不過丟在外面，被人踐踏了。 你們是世上的光。城造在山上是不能隱藏的。 人點燈，不放在斗底下，是放在燈臺上，就照亮一家的人。 你們的光也當這樣照在人前，叫他們看見你們的好行為，便將榮耀歸給你們在天上的父。」」馬太福音 5:13-16

How blessed are those who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ!  Our identity in the Lord Jesus Christ is accepted because we are of God, children of God, friends of Jesus, and body of Christ, and we are redeemed.  We are safe because we are citizens of the kingdom of heaven. God has given us power of love and courageous heart. God is with us, and makes everything work good together for us; and we are important because we are the temple of God and the witnesses of Christ.  We are the royal priests. We are the light and salt of the world.

“But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,”John 1:12 ESV

“You are my friends if you do what I command you.” John 15:14 ESV

“Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.”1 Corinthians 6:19-20 ESV

“for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.”

2 Timothy 1:7 ESV

“Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”Hebrews 4:16 ESV

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.””Acts 1:8 ESV

“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.” 1 Peter 2:9 ESV

““You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet. “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.” Matthew 5:13-16 ESV

詩歌欣賞🎼：This Is Amazing Grace/這是奇妙恩典

https://youtu.be/R5joDLoRIDA

 

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 十二籃靈糧事工12 Baskets- Angie與您分享時刻20201028

年紀越長就越明白交友要謹慎如孔子說的「聽其言而觀其行」，這樣就更知其人了。聖經的智慧書箴言也講了許多有關愚昧人是如何的，以及與之做朋友必受虧損的描述，有些很圖像化很生動，列舉幾節經文如下：

「與智慧人同行的，必得智慧； 和愚昧人作伴的，必受虧損。」箴言 13:20 CUNP-神

「不要到愚昧人面前， 你無法從他嘴唇裏知道知識。」箴言 14:7 RCUV

「隱藏怨恨的，有說謊的嘴唇； 口出毀謗的，是愚昧人。」箴言 10:18 RCUV

「用杵把愚妄人與穀粒一同搗在臼中， 他的愚昧還是離不了他。」箴言 27:22 RCUV

「聽智慧人的責備， 強如聽愚昧人歌唱； 因為愚昧人的笑聲， 好像鍋子下面燒荊棘的爆聲， 這也是虛空。」傳道書 7:5-6 RCUV

「寧可聽智慧人安靜的話語，不聽掌權者在愚昧人中的喊聲。」傳道書 9:17 RCUV

「敬畏耶和華是知識的開端； 愚妄人藐視智慧和訓誨。」箴言 1:7 CUNP-神

「心中自是的，便是愚昧人； 憑智慧行事的，必蒙拯救。」箴言 28:26 CUNP-神

The older I am, the more I understand that one must be cautious about whom one hangs out with.  As Confucius said, "listen to what one says and observe what one does.” This means to judge a person not by his words only but also by his actions; so that you will know them better.  Proverbs, the book of wisdom in the Bible, tells us a lot about fools, and how one will suffer loss when they are friends with them. Some are very pictorial and vivid. Here are a few verses:

“Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble.” Proverbs 13:20 NLT

“Stay away from fools, for you won’t find knowledge on their lips.”Proverbs 14:7 NLT

“Hiding hatred makes you a liar; slandering others makes you a fool.” Proverbs 10:18 NLT

“You cannot separate fools from their foolishness, even though you grind them like grain with mortar and pestle.” Proverbs 27:22 NLT

“Better to be criticized by a wise person than to be praised by a fool. A fool’s laughter is quickly gone, like thorns crackling in a fire. This also is meaningless.” Ecclesiastes 7:5-6 NLT

“It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools. For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fools; this also is vanity.” Ecclesiastes 7:5-6 ESV

“Better to hear the quiet words of a wise person than the shouts of a foolish king.」” Ecclesiastes 9:17 NLT

“Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.” Proverbs 1:7 NLT

“Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.” Proverbs 28:26 ESV

詩歌欣賞🎼：The Solid Rock/堅固磐石

中文版：https://youtu.be/INQ3fQuTyEk

English：https://youtu.be/nkIr6eHjqXI

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十二籃靈糧事工12 Baskets- Angie與您分享時刻20201027

聖經希伯來書 九章二十七節說道：「按着定命，人人都有一死，死後且有審判。」這是人人平等的，遲早都將面臨，既然如此，我們就當捫心自問是否活出造物主創造我們的目的，是否我們的所作所為能在主耶穌基督的審判座前無可指摘。

親愛的主耶穌基督的追隨者們，我們當自省在主這房角石的根基上建造的是什麼呢？是經得起火燒的金銀寶石還是火一燒就化成灰燼的草木禾秸？

「我照上帝所給我的恩典，好像一個聰明的工頭，立好了根基，別人在上面建造；只是各人要謹慎怎樣在上面建造。 因為，那已經立好的根基就是耶穌基督，此外沒有人能立別的根基。 若有人用金銀、寶石，草木、禾秸，在這根基上建造， 各人的工程必將顯露，因為那日子要將它顯明，有火把它暴露出來，這火要試煉各人的工程怎樣。 人在那根基上所建造的工程若能保得住，他將要得賞賜。人的工程若被燒了，他就要受虧損，自己卻要得救；雖然得救，乃像從火裏經過的一樣。」

哥林多前書 3:10-15 RCUV

「願賜平安的神親自使你們全然成聖！又願你們的靈與魂與身子得蒙保守，在我們主耶穌基督降臨的時候，完全無可指摘！」帖撒羅尼迦前書 5:23 CUNP-神

In the Bible, in Hebrews 9:27, it says: "And just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment,” This is the same for everyone, and sooner or later we will all face it. If this is the case, and it is, we should ask ourselves whether we live out the purpose for which our Creator has created us. And, whether our ways of life can be blameless before the judgment seat of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Dear followers of the Lord Jesus Christ, we should be introspective about what is built on the foundation of the corner stone of the Lord.  Is it gold, silver and gemstones that can withstand the fire, or is it grass, wood and straw that turns to ashes when the fire burns?

“Because of God’s grace to me, I have laid the foundation like an expert builder. Now others are building on it. But whoever is building on this foundation must be very careful. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one we already have—Jesus Christ. Anyone who builds on that foundation may use a variety of materials—gold, silver, jewels, wood, hay, or straw. But on the judgment day, fire will reveal what kind of work each builder has done. The fire will show if a person’s work has any value. If the work survives, that builder will receive a reward. But if the work is burned up, the builder will suffer great loss. The builder will be saved, but like someone barely escaping through a wall of flames.” 1 Corinthians 3:10-15 NLT

“Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again.” 1 Thessalonians 5:23 NLT

詩歌欣賞🎼：Build My Life/建造我生命

中文版：https://youtu.be/5Jbl4SbRowo

English： https://youtu.be/smrq6hc-vcU

English： https://youtu.be/smrq6hc-vcU

 

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我們愛人，因為神先愛我們，我們愛神更是因為祂先愛我們，神對世人的愛在耶穌基督的救恩裡已完成，也完全了，不是因為我們愛神而能再增添神對我們的愛，我們愛神是為了更加認識祂，並且與祂的關係更親蜜，使我們的屬靈生命更成熟，更明白神對我們生命的計畫與旨意，而能活出祂創造我們的本意。

「親愛的 弟兄 啊，我們應當彼此相愛，因為愛是從神來的。凡有愛心的，都是由神而生，並且認識神。 沒有愛心的，就不認識神，因為神就是愛。 神差祂獨生子到世間來，使我們藉着他得生，神愛我們的心在此就顯明了。 不是我們愛神，乃是神愛我們，差祂的兒子為我們的罪作了挽回祭，這就是愛了。」

約翰一書 4:7-10 CUNP-神

「神愛我們的心，我們也知道也信。 神就是愛；住在愛裏面的，就是住在神裏面，神也住在他裏面。 這樣，愛在我們裏面得以完全，我們就可以在審判的日子坦然無懼。因為祂如何，我們在這世上也如何。」約翰一書 4:16-17CUNP-神

「我們愛，因為神先愛我們。」約翰一書 4:19 CUNP-神

We love people because God loved us first. And even more, we love God because He loved us first. God’s love for the world is completed and perfected in the salvation of Jesus Christ. It is not because we love God that we can make God love us more.  We love God to know Him better, and to have a more intimate relationship with Him.  It is to make our spiritual life more mature, and to understand God’s plan and will for our lives. Therefore we can live out the original intention He created us for.

“Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love. God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.” 1 John 4:7-10 NLT

“We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect. So we will not be afraid on the day of judgment, but we can face him with confidence because we live like Jesus here in this world.” 1 John 4:16-17NLT

“We love each other because he loved us first.” 1 John 4:19 NLT

詩歌欣賞🎼：Reckless Love/不顧一切的愛

https://youtu.be/NEcCoj3d9tg

 

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  十二籃靈糧事工12 Baskets- Angie與您分享時刻20201024
我們都聽過人們說錢是邪惡的。 人們還可能說，如果有人有錢，那他們就是邪惡的。 這兩個陳述都是錯誤的。 聖經清楚地說明了有關金錢的問題是什麼-1提摩太6:10說：
「貪財是萬惡之根。有人貪戀錢財，就被引誘離了真道，用許多愁苦把自己刺透了。」提摩太前書 6:10 CUNP-神
 問題不在於金錢本身，而是對金錢的熱愛（貪財）導致了問題。 我們不想背離信仰，但對金錢的熱愛卻會造成這樣。 首先，我們要愛上帝，其它任何愛都不能取而代之。 我們要先敬拜上帝，而不要敬拜任何人事物。 我們需要金錢，我們有責任養家糊口，但是我們也有責任不讓它成為我們生活中的首位。
「因為你的財寶在哪裏，你的心也在那裏。」」馬太福音 6:21 CUNP-神
「你豈要定睛在虛無的 錢財 上嗎？ 因錢財必長翅膀，如鷹向天飛去。」箴言 23:5 CUNP-神
「我兒，要將你的心歸我； 你的眼目也要喜悅我的道路。」
箴言 23:26 CUNP-神

We have all heard people say that money is evil. People also might say that if someone has money that they are evil. Both statements are false. The bible makes it clear what the issue with money is - 1Timothy 6:10 says, 
“For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.”
The issue isn’t money itself, it is the love of money（greediness about money) that causes issues. We don’t want to wander away from the faith, and the love of money has the power to do just that. We are to love God, first, and no other love should take that place. We are to worship God first, and not worship anyone or anything above that worship. We need money, we have a responsibility to support our families, but we also have the responsibility for it not to take over the number one position in our lives.
“Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.” Matthew 6:21 NLT
“In the blink of an eye wealth disappears, for it will sprout wings and fly away like an eagle.” Proverbs 23:5 NLT
“O my son, give me your heart. May your eyes take delight in following my ways.” Proverbs 23:26 NLT
詩歌欣賞🎼：
中文：將心歸祢
 https://youtu.be/MdaMnvz-Qjo

English: I Give You My Heart 

https://youtu.be/SLkVenxTteU

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曾經有人對我說禮義廉恥這些道德的東西，平時是一點用也沒有，只有在他需要時才拿出來做為擋箭牌，保護一下自己。所以他平時可以為所欲為，偏行己路。這是這個時代普及的「只要我喜歡，有什麼不可以」的觀點。真理對這些人而言也只是相對的，當作利己的工具，不需要時，丟一旁，生活仍然我行我素，笑看那些被其愚弄利用的人，沒有一點罪咎感。讓我們不要做這樣的愚妄人。

「愚妄人戲看罪惡， 正直人彼此恩待。」箴言 14:9 CCB

「愚昧人以行惡為樂； 聰明人以智慧為樂。」箴言 10:23 RCUV

「淫婦的道是這樣， 她吃了，把嘴一擦就說： 「我沒有行惡。」」箴言 30:20 RCUV

「你們愚昧人喜愛愚昧， 褻慢人喜歡褻慢， 愚頑人恨惡知識，要到幾時呢？」箴言 1:22 CUNP-神

「心中歪曲的，為耶和華所憎惡； 行為正直的，為祂所喜悅。」箴言 11:20 RCUV

Someone once told me that moral things such as courtesy, justice, integrity, and shame were of no use at all. He would only use it as a shield to protect himself when he needed it.  Therefore, he can do whatever he wants and choose his own way.  This is the popular view in this era of, "As long as I like it, what can't I  do?”  To these people, truth is only relative. It is used as a tool for self-interest. When they don't need it, they leave it aside. Life is still going in their own wicked ways. They have no sense of guilt toward those whom are fooled and used by them.  Let us not to be foolish like such people.

“Fools make fun of guilt, but the godly acknowledge it and seek reconciliation.” Proverbs 14:9 NLT

“Doing wrong is fun for a fool, but living wisely brings pleasure to the sensible.”

Proverbs 10:23 NLT

“This is the way of an adulteress: she eats and wipes her mouth and says, “I have done no wrong.”” Proverbs 30:20 ESV

“How long, you simpletons, will you insist on being simpleminded? How long will you mockers relish your mocking? How long will you fools hate knowledge?Proverbs 1:22 NLT

The Lord detests people with crooked hearts, but he delights in those with integrity. Proverbs 11:20 NLT

詩歌欣賞🎼：Give Me Jesus/只要耶穌

中文版： https://youtu.be/2gcA8C9Svig

English： https://youtu.be/DmR0z4EWUjw

 English： https://youtu.be/DmR0z4EWUjw

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十二籃靈糧事工12 Baskets- Angie與您分享時刻20201022

當天災人禍來臨的時候，面對苦難，我們會是什麼樣子的反應呢？聖經中態度決定高度的兩個範例，昨天我們看了約伯的例子，今天讓我們簡述約瑟的故事，他從一個父親般疼愛的孩子，被其同父異母的哥哥們陷害，淪為異鄉他地的奴隸，當了管家，為拒絕逃避主母的誘惑，卻又被誤陷入獄坐監，然而他信靠神，相信一切都有神的美意，沒有陷入負面情緒中，因為神與他同在，他也成為別人的祝福，至終成了「一人之下， 萬人之上」的埃及的宰相，並且不但救了他一家族也救了許許多多的百姓。我祈禱我們都像約伯和約瑟學習，信靠神，倚靠神並且順服神，當苦難來臨時讓我們視之為是我們與神更親密的機會，也是榮神益人的機會。

「約瑟在他埃及主人的家中，耶和華與他同在，他是一個通達的人。 他主人見耶和華與他同在，又見耶和華使他手裏所辦的事都順利，」創世記 39:2-3 RCUV

「自從主人派 約瑟 管理家務和他一切所有的，耶和華就因 約瑟 的緣故賜福給那 埃及 人的家；凡家裏和田間一切所有的，都蒙耶和華賜福。」創世記 39:5 RCUV

「約瑟 對他們說：「不要怕，我豈能代替上帝呢？ 從前你們的意思是要害我，但上帝的意思原是好的，要使許多百姓得以存活，成就今日的光景。」創世記 50:19-20 RCUV

「我們曉得萬事都互相效力，叫愛神的人得益處，就是按他旨意被召的人。」

羅馬書 8:28 CUNP-神

How do we react to suffering when natural or man-made disasters strike?  We talked yesterday about Jacob who is one of the examples of “attitude determines altitude” in the Bible.  Let us briefly describe the story of Joseph; he went from being  a father’s favorite child to being framed by his half-brothers and becoming a slave in a foreign land. He then became the manager of his master’s household, but was sent to jail due to the false accusation of his master’s wife because he resisted her seduction.  However, through it all he trusts in the Lord, and believes that everything is God’s will.  He did not get discouraged. Instead, he became a blessing to others, because God was with him.  He eventually became Egypt’s prime minister and was second in command over the entire country. Not only did he save his family but he also saved many people.  I pray that we all learn to trust God, rely on God, and obey God like Jacob and Joseph. When suffering comes, let us regard it as an opportunity for us to get closer to God, and also an opportunity to honor God and benefit others.

“The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he was in the house of his Egyptian master. His master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord caused all that he did to succeed in his hands.”Genesis 39:2-3 ESV

“From the time that he made him overseer in his house and over all that he had, the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; the blessing of the Lord was on all that he had, in house and field.” Genesis 39:5 ESV

“But Joseph said to them, “Do not fear, for am I in the place of God? As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. Genesis 50:19-20 ESV

「And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.」Romans 8:28 ESV

詩歌欣賞🎼：Our God/我們的神

https://youtu.be/hRI38_MisGc

 

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當天災人禍來臨的時候，面對苦難，我們會是什麼樣子的反應呢？來看看聖經中的兩個人物約伯與約瑟，他們正是態度決定高度的好範例。當約伯失去一切甚至他的孩子的時候，他是有悲傷情緒的，然而他不怨天尤人，他相信神讓一切臨到他一定有原因，他只是順服並仍然稱頌神，相信神絕對的主權，不把神當作愚妄的。當他通過考驗，他更加認識神並且神賜福他比先前更多。明天我們將繼續來看約瑟的故事。

「說：「我赤身出於母胎，也必赤身歸回；賞賜的是耶和華，收取的也是耶和華。耶和華的名是應當稱頌的。」 在這一切的事上 約伯 並不犯罪，也不以神為愚妄 。」約伯記 1:21-22

「在這一切的事上， 約伯並沒有以口犯罪。」約伯記 2:10b RCUV

「這樣，耶和華後來賜福給約伯比先前更多。」約伯記 42:12a RCUV

「看哪，那些忍耐的人，我們稱他們是有福的。你們聽見過 約伯的忍耐，也看見主給他的結局，知道主是充滿憐憫和慈悲的。」雅各書 5:11 RCUV

How do we react to suffering when natural or man-made disasters strike us?  Let’s take a look at two examples in the Bible: Job and Joseph. They are good examples of, “attitude determines altitude.”  When Job lost everything, even when he lost his children, he was sad; however he did not complain about others, nor blame God. He believed that there must be a reason for God to allow all these things to happen to him. He just obeyed, still praised God, and believed in God's absolute sovereignty.  He didn’t charge God with any wrong.  When he passed the test, he knew God better, and God blessed him even more than before.  Tomorrow we will continue, and look at Joseph's story.

“And he said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.” In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.”Job 1:21-22 ESV

“In all this Job did not sin with his lips.” Job 2:10b ESV

“And the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning. ”Job 42:12 ESV

“We give great honor to those who endure under suffering. For instance, you know about Job, a man of great endurance. You can see how the Lord was kind to him at the end, for the Lord is full of tenderness and mercy.” James 5:11 NLT

詩歌欣賞🎼 Trust and Obey/信而順服

中文版：https://youtu.be/dvZ_wxB5D_Q

English:  https://youtu.be/R0S8Z-dMM40

 中文版：https://youtu.be/dvZ_wxB5D_Q

English:  https://youtu.be/R0S8Z-dMM40