安靜
1. 停下來. 靜一靜
2. 等候主. 深呼吸經歷主之平安, 感受主的臨在, 呼出你的憂慮
讚美及感恩
1. 思想最近使你開心歡笑的時刻
2. 為那些時刻及有關的人感恩
3. 敞開心懷讚美主
雖 有 軍 兵 安 營 攻 擊 我 ， 我 的 心 也 不 害 怕 ； 雖 然 興 起 刀 兵 攻 擊 我 ， 我 必 仍 舊 安 穩 。
詩篇 27:3
1. 求聖靈在你生命中工作
"親愛的聖靈, 求你光照我心靈的深處, 使我看見我的罪, 我和主耶穌的阻隔,
求你幫助, 奉主耶穌基督名求。阿們。"
2. 透過聖靈的工作, 安靜一刻, 省察自己, 之後祈禱:
「親愛的主耶穌，感謝你為我的罪釘死在十字架上，我願意在你面前承認我的罪（凡聖靈光照到的，請逐一說出），求你用你的寶血赦免我的罪，我願意打開心門讓你作我的救主，求你救贖我，我願意一生跟隨你讓你作我生命的主，求你帶領我。聖靈，求你充滿我，使我得著恩賜及力量去事奉主、見證主。奉主耶穌基督名求，阿們。」
聆聽主話 (列王紀上 18:1-46)
Chinese (Union): https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=列 王 紀 上 18&version=CUV
17 亞 哈 見 了 以 利 亞 ， 便 說 ： 使 以 色 列 遭 災 的 就 是 你 麼 ？
18 以 利 亞 說 ： 使 以 色 列 遭 災 的 不 是 我 ， 乃 是 你 和 你 父 家 ； 因 為 你 們 離 棄 耶 和 華 的 誡 命 ， 去 隨 從 巴 力 。
19 現 在 你 當 差 遣 人 ， 招 聚 以 色 列 眾 人 和 事 奉 巴 力 的 那 四 百 五 十 個 先 知 ， 並 耶 洗 別 所 供 養 事 奉 亞 舍 拉 的 那 四 百 個 先 知 ， 使 他 們 都 上 迦 密 山 去 見 我 。
20 亞 哈 就 差 遣 人 招 聚 以 色 列 眾 人 和 先 知 都 上 迦 密 山 。
21 以 利 亞 前 來 對 眾 民 說 ： 你 們 心 持 兩 意 要 到 幾 時 呢 ？ 若 耶 和 華 是 神 ， 就 當 順 從 耶 和 華 ； 若 巴 力 是 神 ， 就 當 順 從 巴 力 。 眾 民 一 言 不 答 。
列王紀上 18:17-21
現在讓你有一段安靜的時間, 給聖靈一個空間, 讓主耶穌可以藉着你剛才讀過的經文, 對你說話:
我的聆聽
Today's passage is somewhat similar to the power of Moses to take out all those Egyptian soldiers. All four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah were killed. Do you know what really happened?
讓我們聽聽 John Goldingay 教授的教導:
We often picture Israel in Elijah's day simply as a nation that had descended from the Israel of Moses' day, though we allow for the "conversion" of some individuals such as Rahab and Ruth and maybe for the submission of some people like the Gibeonites who tricked Joshua into giving them green cards. In actuality, it doesn't require much reading between the lines of the story from Joshua to Kings to see that the people who came into Canaan from outside have assimilated thousands and thousands of people who were in Canaan already. The problem is that the assimilation easily goes the other way. Throughout the story, the faith of Canaan threatens to overwhelm the faith of Moses, and archaeological investigations confirm that fact in the evidence they have unearthed of religion as it was practiced in Israel. To most Israelites, for a prophet such as Elijah to urge them to worship Yahweh alone would seem like a religious revolution.
John Goldingay. 1 and 2 Kings for Everyone. Louisville,KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2011, p.83-84.
Do you know that we are living in a kind of similar culture as in the time of Elijah? We have all kinds of witches and weird religion everywhere. There are less and less Christians and a lot of Christians have been assimilated by this worldly culture living in a worldly way and not Christlike.
We need to raise up more leaders following Elijah's example to bring people back to God's Kingdom and to worship God as the one and only God!
Are you willing to become one?
We need to raise up more leaders following Elijah's example to bring people back to God's Kingdom and to worship God as the one and only God!
Are you willing to become one?
Dear Lord Jesus,
Open our eyes to see that we are in similar situation as in the time of Elijah. Lead us to become one like Elijah to bring people back to you and to worship you as the one and only God. In Jesus Name I pray. Amen.
省察問題
1. What kind of problems have you seen in today's worldly culture? Do you agree that we are in similar situation as in the time of Elijah?
2. What can you do you to change your life not to be assimilated by this worldly culture?
2. What can you do you to change your life not to be assimilated by this worldly culture?
3. What have you got from Jesus today?