十二籃/12Baskets20201022

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

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