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Monday, September 29, 2014

OT DAY 22 - How Come Killing Becomes Proud Achievement? (請按此處收聼廣東話Cantonese podcast click here)

Today's Reading: Genesis 4:18-24

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Please click this link to read Genesis 4:18-24

English(ESV): https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis 4&version=ESV

Chinese: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=創世記 4&version=CUV

Bible Study

This passage shows us a serious consequence of sin, especially the tie of sins from ancestors. We talked about Cain committed similar sin following his mother's pattern. Here we have Cain's fourth generation, Lamech committed murder but in a more serious state. Cain had his remorse but Lemech considered his killing as a great success.

Let's take a look at what Professor John Goldingay says (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Goldingay) :

Lemech recites the first poem. One can imagine it being chanted to the accompaniment of the lyre as opposed to being merely read; this would be natural in a traditional culture. If Lamech is indeed chanting to music, it is the first fruit of the development of the musical creativity associated with his son. But the lyric concerns a murder he committed. One can imagine it involving a weapon made as the first fruit of the technological development associated with another of his sons. His lyric is an expression and exposition of his proud achievement.

John Goldingay. Genesis for Everyone. Louisville,KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2010, p.81.

That is terrible! Killing and murder became a proud achievement! What have you got today?

Let's have a time to be still and give the Holy Spirit space to speak through the passage we have just read. Offer this time up to Jesus as you listen to him, while listening to "Gabriel's Oboe": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmax47l2hLU

Spiritual Journal

The title I heard from Jesus today is: How come killing becomes proud achievement?

The message I receive from Jesus today is a warning to all of us. A warning that deep down in our lives there are some kinds of virus we do not aware of and that is poisonous. First comes with anger, then verbal abuse or bad-mouth, then setting traps, then murder and killing. Terrible!

Do you think if there are some people considering the chaotic situation in Hong Kong is a proud achievement? To us, no matter what, it is a big failure!

I know that many churches in Hong Kong are calling the world to have a time of prayer today at Hong Kong time 8p.m. and that is Vancouver time 5a.m. Please pray for Hong Kong so that oppression and killing won't happen in Hong Kong. Pray for peace!

Dear Lord Jesus,

Pour down your blood to cleanse us of all our anger and negativity so that we will never consider killing as a proud achievement. Change our hearts so that we can love and willing to sacrifice because of you. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.