Date 2:29
By Ling
29 耶 稣 说 ： 我 实 在 告 诉 你 们 ， 人 为 我 和 福 音 撇 下 房 屋 ， 或 是 弟 兄 、 姐 妹 、 父 母 、 儿 女 、 田 地 ， 30 没 有 不 在 今 世 得 百 倍 的 ， 就 是 房 屋 、 弟 兄 、 姐 妹 、 母 亲 、 儿 女 、 田 地 ， 并 且 要 受 逼 迫 ， 在 来 世 必 得 永 生 。
Sharing: 我们活在这个世上, 神给我们有很多的祝福, 不论是我们的财物,家人还是朋友. 但神也告诉我们这一切都不应该成为我们竭力追求他的障碍.

Date: 2/28

By Yiheng

利 未 記 22

19 要 将 没 有 残 疾 的 公 牛 ， 或 是 绵 羊 ， 或 是 山 羊 献 上 ， 如 此 方 蒙 悦 纳 。

20 凡 有 残 疾 的 ， 你 们 不 可 献 上 ， 因 为 这 不 蒙 悦 纳 。

Sharing: This message reminds us to re-exam ourselves when we serve our Lord. Did we bring God our best, Did we come before Him with pure hearts and clean hearts? Did we serve Him wholeheartedly or just halfheartedly? Did we serve him with the best motivation and attitude? May our service is pleasing in His eyes!

Sharing by JW
February 26, 2012
Leviticus 19

 1 The LORD also said to Moses, 
 2 “Give the following instructions to the entire community of Israel. You must be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.
 3 “Each of you must show great respect for your mother and father, and you must always observe my Sabbath days of rest. I am the LORD your God.
 4 “Do not put your trust in idols or make metal images of gods for yourselves. I am the LORD your God.

Matthew 8
34 Then, calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me. 
35 If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it. 
36 And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?
37 Is anything worth more than your soul? 
38 If anyone is ashamed of me and my message in these adulterous and sinful days, the Son of Man will be ashame of them
Psalm 42
 5 Why am I discouraged?  Why is my heart so sad?  I will put my hope in God!   I will praise him again— my Savior and my God!

 8 But each day the LORD pours his unfailing love upon me,  and through each night I sing his songs, praying to God who gives me life.

 9 “O God my rock,” I cry,  “Why have you forgotten me?  Why must I wander around in grief, oppressed by my enemies?” 
 10 Their taunts break my bones. They scoff, “Where is this God of yours?”

 11 Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad?  I will put my hope in God!  I will praise him again— my Savior and my God!
Proverbs 10:17

 17 People who accept discipline are on the pathway to life,  but those who ignore correction will go astray.
Sharing:   The Lord always reminds us that "I am the Lord, your God", and Jesus always tells us that "To be my follower, you must turn your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me."   Even I may still face discouragement,  sadness in my heart, and facing trials from time to time, but I am most encouraged and joyful that I can see clearer and clearer that our Heavenly Father and our Savior Jesus will lead me every step of my life.  All I have to do is to follow.  Dear God and dear Savior, please help me to follow you with my Cross, and to accept all your discipline in my daily life. 
Date: February 23, 2012
Shared by: CL
 
Mk 6:41 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples to set before the people. He also divided the two fish among them all.
Mk 6:42 They all ate and were satisfied,
Mk 6:43 and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish.
Mk 6:44 The number of the men who had eaten was five thousand.
Mk 6:49 but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost. They cried out,
Mk 6:50 because they all saw him and were terrified. Immediately he spoke to them and said, "Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid."
Mk 6:51 Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. They were completely amazed,
 
Sharing:
After seeing the miracle of the “five loaves of bread and two fish feeding 5000 people”, you would imagine the disciples must have gained tremendous faith. But to our surprise, they did not. When they saw the Lord walking on the lake, they were terrified. Lacking courage is a sign of weak faith. This is a description of me. I pray that God may increase my faith and help me to live a God-dependent life.

Date: Thursday, 02/23/2012
by Chunming

馬 可 福 音 6:49-50 (Mark 6:49-50)
但 門 徒 看 見 他 在 海 面 上 走 ， 以 為 是 鬼 怪 ， 就 喊 叫 起 來 ；因 為 他 們 都 看 見 了 他 ， 且 甚 驚 慌 。 耶 穌 連 忙 對 他 們 說 ： 你 們 放 心 ！ 是 我 ， 不 要 怕 ！
49 And when they saw Him walking on the sea, they supposed it was a ghost, and cried out; for they all saw Him and were troubled. But immediately He talked with them and said to them, “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.”
 
Sharing:
Do we long for our Lord’s assurance: “It is I, do not be afraid”? I assume so; because this assurance is immediate and would accompany with us through any life storms that we may encounter.

Date: Wednesday, 02/22/2012
by Fenlan

Mark 5:34 He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.”
Mark 5:36 Overhearing what they said, Jesus told him, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.”

馬 可 福 音 5:34耶 穌 對 他 說 ： 女 兒 ， 你 的 信 救 了 你 ， 平 平 安 安 的 回 去 罷 ！ 你 的 災 病 痊 愈 了 。
馬 可 福 音 5:36耶 穌 聽 見 所 說 的 話 ， 就 對 管 會 堂 的 說 ： 不 要 怕 ， 只 要 信 ！
 
Sharing:  By faith the woman who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years was healed. And by faith Jairus was able to see his daughter being raised from dead. Faith leads us to the door of the salvation. Faith also helps us to grow spiritually. In our path of pilgrimage, faith is what we need to reach our destination. Let's pray by faith and ask the Lord for stronger faith in prayer.

 

Date: February 22, 2012

 

Shared by: TC Lo

Ps 39:9    I was silent; I would not open my mouth, for you are the one who has done this.

Sharing: When to speak and when to be quiet is an art we need to learn in life. Sometimes silence “speaks” volume but other times, we need to speak out. Let’s learn from the wisdom of our Lord Jesus.

As Jesus stood before Pontius Pilate and others who accused Him, His actions were fascinating. With a calmness that unnerves His questioners, He stood silent before them. There are four specific times that Jesus was silent along the trail to His death. Let's look at them.

  • [Mark 14:60]. Jesus was silent when the accusations against Him were wrongful and ridiculous. Jesus was tried before the Sanhedrin, the main judicial council for the Jews. The entire episode before the Sanhedrin was an effort to frame Him. False witnesses gave conflicting testimony. Their charges didn’t add up. Yet Jesus remained silent. Why? Any time evil organized, its fury is like the breath of hell. Nothing can put out the flame. Application: don't waste your breath to answer these ridiculous guys.
  • [Mark 15:5]. Jesus was silent when minds were already made up. When the high priests repeated their charges of Jesus’ alleged treason before Pilate. Jesus was silent a second time. He knew that His opponents were determined to crucify Him, and any words of self-defense would have been pointless, especially since the priests were backed by a crowd just as uninterested in truth. Application: don't waste time on those who are not open up for truth.
  • [Luke 23:8-9, 11-12]. Jesus was silent when people wanted a show---Herod and his band of mockers wanted Jesus to do a miracle on command. This was the third time Jesus said nothing. What a terrifying situation! Many people want Jesus to be nothing more than a miracle worker or an entertainer. And how ironic---enemies became friends out of a shared desire to be rid of Him. Has anything changed since then? Application: The devil sometimes incites you to speak, don’t succumb to its temptation.
  • [John 19:8]. Jesus was silent when His job was done---Pilate became fearful at Christ’s claim to be the Son of God.  He had already told Pilate where He came from. But Pilate didn’t have the courage to deal with His answer. Application: You have done God’s will; your actions have already spoken; there is no point to further persuade.

Absolutely nothing that Jesus could have said would have convinced them of who He really was, or caused them to even care. Since they were unwilling to hear, Jesus was unwilling to speak.

Jesus’ silence was a fulfillment of a prophecy---Isa.53:7. But on the other hand, to those of us who have ears and are willing to hear the truth, Jesus always speaks.

[Reference]: “Jesus Among Other Gods, Youth Edition” by Ravi Zacharias and Kevin Johnson. See pages 112-116 and 124

Date: Tuesday, 02/21/2012
by George

馬可福音5
27他听见耶稣的事，就从後头来，杂在众人中间，摸耶稣的衣裳，
34耶稣对他说：女儿，你的信救了你，平平安安的回去罢！你的灾病痊愈了。

Mark 5
27 When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak,
34 He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.”

Sharing:
Faith means there is an action after hearing.  By faith, it brings forth miracle.
听了耶稣的话后有所行为才叫信心。而这种信心会带出医治。

Date: 2-21-2012

 

 By: Eliza

馬可福音5 33 那女人知道在自己身上所成的事，就恐懼戰兢，來俯伏在耶穌跟前，將實情全告訴他。34耶穌對他說：女兒，你的信救了你，平平安安的回去罷！你的災病痊愈了。
詩篇38 5 因我的愚昧，我的傷發臭流膿。6我疼痛，大大拳曲，終日哀痛。7我滿腰是火；我的肉無一完全。8我被壓傷，身體疲倦；因心裡不安，我就唉哼。9主啊，我的心願都在你面前；我的歎息不向你隱瞞。
 

Sharing: 神每天都在顕神蹟作奇事，只是我們在不在意中，張神恩典當作必然的常事，啊主丶我們的眼目甚樣定睜在袮丶我們的信心也就有多小丶我們常說丶人的盡頭就是神的開始、其實神在我們還未有生命之先已開始、只是有些人要到人的盡頭，才發現神的恩典! 感謝主! 施恩憐憫我這輭弱的罪人。

Date 2/20/12

By Wai Lau

Leviticus 10:1-3

1Then Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it, put incense on it, and offered profane fire before the Lord, which He had not commanded them. 2 So fire went out from the Lord and devoured them, and they died before the Lord. 3 And Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord spoke, saying: ‘By those who come near Me, I must be regarded as holy;
And before all the people. I must be glorified.’”

or in NIV “‘Among those who approach me, I will show myself holy; in the sight of all the people I will be honored.’”

Sharing:

When we come before God in our worship, we need to totally laid down ourselves and give all the glory to Him. God does not accept any motives that are not pure. Worship need to be totally for Him and honor Him.

 

Date: 02/19/2012
By: Ling
詩 篇 37:
 23 义 人 的 脚 步 被 耶 和 华 立 定 ； 他 的 道 路 ， 耶 和 华 也 喜 爱 。  24 他 虽 失 脚 也 不 至 全 身 仆 倒 ， 因 为 耶 和 华 用 手 搀 扶 他。
 
Sharing: 求主带领我每天走义人的道路; 在我失脚的时候, 求主帮助我不至全身跌倒.
 

 

Date: 2/18
By Yiheng

詩 篇 37
7 你 当 默 然 倚 靠 耶 和 华 ， 耐 性 等 候 他 ； 不 要 因 那 道 路 通 达 的 和 那 恶 谋 成 就 的 心 怀 不 平 。

Sharing: 读到这节经文让我想起了周牧师在刚刚过去的主日所讲的信息. 我们很多时候是在四处押宝. 我们即会把自己的需求同过祷告带到神的面前,也会同时用尽更多人的办法去试图解决问题仿佛把一半的宝又押在自己的身上. 我想这节经文的一个关键词 "耐 性等 候"真是值得我们深思和实践.

 

Date: Friday, 2/17/2012
by George

马可福音2
22也没有人把新酒装在旧皮袋里，恐怕酒​​把皮袋裂开，酒和皮袋就都坏了；惟把新酒装在新皮袋里。
Mark 2
22 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, he pours new wine into new wineskins.”

Sharing:
The purpose of the wineskins is to hold the wine, not the other way around.  I need to ask myself am I submissive enough and ready to change myself to follow our Lord's will.

Date: Thursday, 2/16/2012
by Chunming

馬 可 福 音 1 (Mark 1)
35 次 日 早 晨 ， 天 未 亮 的 時 候 ， 耶 穌 起 來 ， 到 曠 野 地 方 去 ， 在 那 裡 禱 告
Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed.
 
Sharing:
From here, we see a good example of personal quiet time from our Lord Jesus.  We may not know the content of His prayer but we know He used this time to converse with the Father God and prayed for His ministry of preaching in the area. He taught us to prioritize our work  – prayer before everything.

 

February 16, 2012

Sharing by JW
Leviticus 1

Procedures for the Burnt Offering

 1 The LORD called to Moses from the Tabernacle and said to him, 
 3 “If the animal you present as a burnt offering is from the herd, it must be a male with no defects.
Leviticus 3

Procedures for the Peace Offering

 1 “If you present an animal from the herd as a peace offering to the LORD, it may be a male or a female, but it must have no defects.
Mark 2

Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man

 8  Jesus knew immediately what they were thinking, so he asked them, “Why do you question this in your hearts? 
 9  Is it easier to say to the paralyzed man ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or ‘Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk’? 
10 So I will prove to you that the Son of Man has the authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said, 
11 “Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!”
12 And the man jumped up, grabbed his mat, and walked out through the stunned onlookers. 
     They were all amazed and praised God, exclaiming, “We’ve never seen anything like this before!”
Psalm 35
 17 How long, O Lord, will you look on and do nothing? Rescue me from their fierce attacks. Protect my life from these lions! 
 19 Don’t let my treacherous enemies rejoice over my defeat.  Don’t let those who hate me without cause gloat over my sorrow. 
 23 Wake up! Rise to my defense!  Take up my case, my God and my Lord. 
 24 Declare me not guilty, O LORD my God, for you give justice.  Don’t let my enemies laugh about me in my troubles. 
 28 Then I will proclaim your justice,  and I will praise you all day long.
Sharing:  As I ponder why my life is still with so much problems even God has given me tons of blessings, I suddenly realize that I am not even qualify 
as either the burnt or peace offering for God.  I am still full of defects.  I am not better than a paralyzed man.  The root cause of my problems is that
I am still continuing to sin against God in so many ways.  No wonder why my Lord looks on and does nothing for awhile.  Dear Jesus and Holy Spirit, 
please forgive my sins and stop me from any thought that I will sin against God again.  Pastor Robert Chao is right,  I realize I am a seed growing 
among thorns.  Dear Lord,  please help me to become a steadfast God-centered servant that I can be a seed growing in good soil that can multiple 30X,
60X and 100X.  Please accept my prayer.  I know I will proclaim your justice, and I will praise you all day long.

jyang

2/14

馬 太 福 音 28

1 安 息 日 將 盡 ， 七 日 的 頭 一 日 ， 天 快 亮 的 時 候 ， 抹 大 拉 的 馬 利 亞 和 那 個 馬 利 亞 來 看 墳 墓 。

 箴 言 9

10 敬 畏 耶 和 華 是 智 慧 的 開 端 ； 認 識 至 聖 者 便 是 聰 明 。

 

安息日将尽，七天的头一天。。。我们基督徒的日子都和主有关系。所以，看到安息日，是知道它的意思。 也懂得主定着这日子的美意。不信主的人日子就只与世上的事有关。

 

箴言9:10  这句话我们常听。但愿我们都能力行成为我们生命的基础。

Date: February 13, 2012

Shared by: CL

 

Matthew 28:18-20

Mt 28:18    Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

Mt 28:19    Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

Mt 28:20    and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

 Sharing:

The most comforting phrase is “surely I am with you always” which offers encouragement. Our obligation as disciples is to just do the will of God and worry not. There are always outward obstacles, but what is inside of us is greater than the outside difficulties for God is with us.

 

Date: Monday, 02/13/2012
by Fenlan

詩 篇 34:1
我 要 時 時 稱 頌 耶 和 華 ； 讚 美 他 的 話 必 常 在 我 口 中 。
Psalm 34:1
I will extol the LORD at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.
 
Sharing:  一個懂得時時稱頌耶和華，口中常有讚美神的話的人是何等蒙福！雅各書裡說：泉源從一個眼裡不能發出甜苦兩樣的水。當一個人的口常有讚美神的話，他的口就不常有抱怨的話。當一個人的口常有讚美神的話，他的口就不常有批評的話。當一個人的口常有讚美神的話，他的心必常充滿感恩。當一個人的口常有讚美神的話，他的心必常充滿喜樂。多美好的一節經文！

 

Date: February 12, 2012

 

Shared by: TC Lo

Ps 33:16  君王不能因兵多得勝；勇士不能因力大得救。{No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength.}

Sharing:

在萬難中不靠己力, 那應靠誰呢? 答案是在撒迦利亞書:

If we do not rely on our own effort in face of insurmountable difficulties in life, then on what should we rely? The answer to this question can be found in the Book of Zechariah:

“不是倚靠勢力，不是倚靠才能，乃是倚靠 (神) 的靈方能成事.” {`Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit.'} (Zec. 4:6)

 何等的安慰! 只靠己力多辛苦呀! 但我們有加力的神, 祂是全能且愛我, 為我負重担. 我們盡己力 (良心上的平安), 而不靠己力 (心靈上的釋放), 這種心態, 就是基督徒得平安和喜樂的秘訣了.

What a consolation we have as a Christian! If we have to bear all our burdens by ourselves, how burdensome we would have become? But if we know that we have someone who is mighty and merciful, we would have joy and peace even in the midst of unfavorable circumstances.

Date 2-11-2012

By: ELiza

出 埃 及 記 33:  19 耶 和 華 說 ： 我 要 顯 我 一 切 的 恩 慈 ， 在 你 面 前 經 過 ， 宣 告 我 的 名 。 我 要 恩 待 誰 就 恩 待 誰 ； 要 憐 憫 誰 就 憐 憫 誰 .

詩 篇 33: 9 因 為 他 說 有 ， 就 有 ， 命 立 ， 就 立 。10 耶 和 華 使 列 國 的 籌 算 歸 於 無 有 ， 使 眾 民 的 思 念 無 有 功 效 。11 耶 和 華 的 籌 算 永 遠 立 定 ； 他 心 中 的 思 念 萬 代 常 存 。

Sharing: 若人張眼目,定在人的行為上,頂好也許見到,守律法的人, 若人張眼目定在神上.就可見到神的義和恩典.
Date: 2/10/12
By Wai
 
Psalm 32: 9
9 Do not be like the horse or like the mule, Which have no understanding,
Which must be harnessed with bit and bridle, Else they will not come near you.
Sharing:
God wants us come close to Him. However most of time, we are forced by bit and bridle- namly the problems and difficulties in our lives. Then we come close to Him in prayer.
No this is not want He wants. He wants us to come close to Him because we love Him and wants to be close to Him.
Time is most valuable thing we have in our lives. How much time we come and knee before Him in prayer represent how much we love Him.
Let us come before Him in prayer not by force (強迫) because of our needs or wants but because we love Him. Purely out of our hearts because of our love to our God
Remember what Jesus said "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind."
Then let spend time with Him.

Date: 2/9/2012
By Ling
馬 太 福 音 26
41 总 要 儆 醒 祷 告 ， 免 得 入 了 迷 惑 。 你 们 心 灵 固 然 愿 意 ， 肉 体 却 软 弱 了 。 42 第 二 次 又 去 祷 告 说 ： 我 父 阿 ， 这 杯 若 不 能 离 开 我 ， 必 要 我 喝 ， 就 愿 你 的 意 旨 成 全 。

Sharing: 这两节圣经告诉我们两个重要的功课： 1，要常常儆 醒 祷 告 2： 要做顺服神旨意的儿女, 因为耶稣已为我们立下了榜样。

Date: 2/8/2012
By Yiheng
馬 太 福 音 25

40 王 要 回 答 说 ： 我 实 在 告 诉 你 们 ， 这 些 事 你 们 既 做 在 我 这 弟 兄 中 一 个 最 小 的 身 上
， 就 是 做 在 我 身 上 了 。
45 王 要 回 答 说 ： 我 实 在 告 诉 你 们 ， 这 些 事 你 们 既 不 做 在 我 这 弟 兄 中 一 个 最 小 的 身
上 ， 就 是 不 做 在 我 身 上 了

Sharing:神借着这段话告诉我们在世上行事为人， 

 

眼睛不能仅看着眼前的人或事，我们更要看到我们的行事为人和眼睛看不到的神之间的关系。

愿我们的行事为人和我们从神那所得的恩相称

Date: Tuesday, 02/07/2012
By Chunming

馬 太 福 音 25 (Matthew 25)
 
29 因 為 凡 有 的 ， 還 要 加 給 他 ， 叫 他 有 餘 ； 沒 有 的 ， 連 他 所 有 的 也 要 奪 過 來 。
29 For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.
 
Sharing:
The principle of “more will be given to whoever has” teaches us that the more we diligently utilize God-given spiritual gifts, the more we will receive. On the contrary, the less we tried to utilize the spiritual gifts we have, the less we will possess because God is going to take away. This is a principle of God’s kingdom and let’s be reminded that He rewarded those who seek Him earnestly.

Feb 6, 2012

 

Sharing by JW
Matthew 24
 35 Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear.
 44 You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected.

 45 “A faithful, sensible servant is one to whom the master can give the responsibility of managing his other household servants and feeding them.
Sharing:  May we trust your words and be ready all the time for the Son of Man to come.  Meanwhile, please help me and my family to be faithful and sensible servant. 

Date: Sunday, 02/05/2012

 

by Fenlan

Psalm 29:10-11
The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever. The LORD gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people with peace. 

詩 篇 29:10-11
洪 水 泛 濫 之 時 ， 耶 和 華 坐 著 為 王 ； 耶 和 華 坐 著 為 王 ， 直 到 永 遠 。 耶 和 華 必 賜 力 量 給 他 的 百 姓 ； 耶 和 華 必 賜 平 安 的 福 給 他 的 百 姓 。
 
Sharing: We know that David was a person who experienced lots of tribulations in his life. Yet in his psalm, he said that the LORD sits enthroned over the flood and the LORD gives strength to His people. Like David, we may encounter different level of trials or troubles in our lives. However, do we see our LORD sits enthroned over our troubles or we see only the troubles? Do we believe that our LORD gives strength to us when we face trials or we are discouraged by the difficulties we confront because we believe it is too hard to be overcome? May our LORD open our spiritual eyes to see that HE reigns in all circumstances and HE will give strength to those who call on HIS name.

Feb. 4, 2012

Jyang

 詩 篇 28:1-9

Chinese Union Version (Traditional) (CUV)

詩 篇 28

 1 （ 大 衛 的 詩 。 ） 耶 和 華 啊 ， 我 要 求 告 你 ！ 我 的 磐 石 啊 ， 不 要 向 我 緘 默 ！ 倘 若 你 向 我 閉 口 ， 我 就 如 將 死 的 人 一 樣 。

 2 我 呼 求 你 ， 向 你 至 聖 所 舉 手 的 時 候 ， 求 你 垂 聽 我 懇 求 的 聲 音 ！

 3 不 要 把 我 和 惡 人 並 作 孽 的 一 同 除 掉 ； 他 們 與 鄰 舍 說 和 平 話 ， 心 裡 卻 是 奸 惡 。

 4 願 你 按 著 他 們 所 做 的 ， 並 他 們 所 行 的 惡 事 待 他 們 。 願 你 照 著 他 們 手 所 做 的 待 他 們 ， 將 他 們 所 應 得 的 報 應 加 給 他 們 。

 5 他 們 既 然 不 留 心 耶 和 華 所 行 的 和 他 手 所 做 的 ， 他 就 必 毀 壞 他 們 ， 不 建 立 他 們 。

 6 耶 和 華 是 應 當 稱 頌 的 ， 因 為 他 聽 了 我 懇 求 的 聲 音 。

 7 耶 和 華 是 我 的 力 量 ， 是 我 的 盾 牌 ； 我 心 裡 倚 靠 他 就 得 幫 助 。 所 以 我 心 中 歡 樂 ， 我 必 用 詩 歌 頌 讚 他 。

 8 耶 和 華 是 他 百 姓 的 力 量 ， 又 是 他 受 膏 者 得 救 的 保 障 。

 9 求 你 拯 救 你 的 百 姓 ， 賜 福 給 你 的 產 業 ， 牧 養 他 們 ， 扶 持 他 們 ， 直 到 永 遠 。

Sharing:

    我特别喜欢第七节。 是的，耶和华是我生活的依靠。 世上一切都靠不住。

Date: February 3, 2012
Shared by: CL
Ps 27:13  I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
Ps 27:14  Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.
 
Sharing: I am thankful that God reminds me not to be disturbed by the confusions of the end-time but take heart and wait with confidence for Him because He is good and trustworthy.

Date: Thursday, 02/02/12
by George
 

出埃及記16
20然而他們不聽摩西的話，內中有留到早晨的，就生蟲變臭了；

摩西便向他們發怒。

24他們就照摩西的吩咐留到早晨，也不臭，裡頭也沒有蟲子。

Exodus 16
20 But they did not listen to Moses, and some left part of it until morning, and it bred worms and became foul; and Moses was angry with them.

24 So they put it aside until morning, as Moses had ordered, and it did not become foul nor was there any worm in it.

Sharing
不按照天上的指示為自己囤積，換來的是虛空。按照天上的指示計劃儲蓄在需要的時候便成為新鮮的供應我們也得享安息。
People accumulate in vain when go against the instructions from heaven.  Yet our saving could be a refreshing provision in the time of rest when we save wealth according to God's principle.

Date: February 2, 2012

Shared by TC Lo

Ex 15:22    Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert of Shur. For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water.

Ex 15:23    When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah.)

Ex 15:24    So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, "What are we to drink?"

Ex 15:25    Then Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a piece of wood. He threw it into the water, and the water became sweet. There the LORD made a decree and a law for them, and there he tested them.

 

Mt 22:18    But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, "You hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me?

Mt 22:19    Show me the coin used for paying the tax." They brought him a denarius,

Mt 22:20    and he asked them, "Whose portrait is this? And whose inscription?"

Mt 22:21    "Caesar's," they replied. Then he said to them, "Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's."

Sharing:

Suffering and evil are realities of this fallen world. They have a spiritual origin: sin. We are made to thirst for fulfillment, we long for what the world offers us, but what we find out is that the worldly water is bitter, like the water of Marah. Nothing can fill our God-shaped void (term used by Saint. Augustine) except God. The only solution to this predicament is the CROSS OF CHRIST. When this piece of wood is thrown into the bitter water of our lives, it transforms them into sweet water.

But the question is how this transformation is to take place existentially in our day-to-day lives? Jesus gives us a hint:

When our Lord was tempted by hypocrites concerning the matter of taxation, He replied by first asking, “Whose portrait is this in this coin?”  Then Jesus replied back their answer, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's.”

 Now, if Jesus asks me, “Whose portrait is this in you?” What difference will it make if my answer is “I bear Your image”? If we really bear the image of God, our lives will be sweet even amid bitter circumstances because, for one thing, part of God’s image consists of JOY and PEACE. The purpose of our lives can be found in Genesis 5:1, “When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God” and we are to reflect His image in our lives.

Date 02/01/2012
By Eliza

出 埃 及 記 13: 17 法 老 容 百 姓 去 的 時 候 ， 非 利 士 地 的 道 路 雖 近 ， 神 卻 不 領 他 們 從 那 裡 走 ； 因 為  神 說 ： 恐 怕 百 姓 遇 見 打 仗 後 悔 ， 就 回 埃 及 去 。18 所 以  神 領 百 姓 繞 道 而 行 ， 走 紅 海 曠 野 的 路 ..。22日間雲柱，夜間火柱，總不離開百姓的面前.
出 埃 及記 14: 21摩西向海伸杖，耶和華便用大東風，使海水一夜退去，水便分開，海就成了乾地。22以 色 列人 下 海中 走 乾地 ， 水在 他 們的 左 右作 了 牆垣 。
Sharing: 神知道人的心，亦體諒人的輮弱，更有大恩典施憐憫• 神領我們進內主愛之家，要追求聖潔，分別為聖，因神已為我們預傋一切，教會大小和興旺。神早有定意。我們只要眼目心思,定睜仰望神。在禱告中尋求祂旨意，在生活依靠神的話詞，恩典賜下愛和能力，活出主榮耀的樣式.我們不能，但依靠主,我們生命的主定能。

馬 可 福 音 11 (Mark 11)
 
23 我 實 在 告 訴 你 們 ， 無 論 何 人 對 這 座 山 說 ： 你 挪 開 此 地 ， 投 在 海 裡 ！ 他 若 心 裡 不 疑 惑 ， 只 信 他 所 說 的 必 成 ， 就 必 給 他 成 了 。 
For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.
 
Sharing:
 
This is a teaching that Jesus gave to His disciples to have NO doubt in their mind when praying. It is the simplest yet also the most essential part in praying. May God give us the simple faith that we can come before Him without any doubt in our mind.