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
耶 和 華 賜 極 大 的 救 恩 給 他 所 立 的 王 ， 施 慈 愛 給 他 的 受 膏 者 ， 就 是 給 大 衛 和 他 的 後 裔 ， 直 到 永 遠 。
詩篇 18:50
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 1:1-53)
Chinese (Union): https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=列 王 紀 上 1&version=CUV
5 那 時 ， 哈 及 的 兒 子 亞 多 尼 雅 自 尊 ， 說 ： 我 必 作 王 ， 就 為 自 己 預 備 車 輛 、 馬 兵 ， 又 派 五 十 人 在 他 前 頭 奔 走 。
6 他 父 親 素 來 沒 有 使 他 憂 悶 ， 說 ： 你 是 做 甚 麼 呢 ？ 他 甚 俊 美 ， 生 在 押 沙 龍 之 後 。
7 亞 多 尼 雅 與 洗 魯 雅 的 兒 子 約 押 ， 和 祭 司 亞 比 亞 他 商 議 ； 二 人 就 順 從 他 ， 幫 助 他 。
8 但 祭 司 撒 督 、 耶 何 耶 大 的 兒 子 比 拿 雅 、 先 知 拿 單 、 示 每 、 利 以 ， 並 大 衛 的 勇 士 都 不 順 從 亞 多 尼 雅 。 列王紀上 1:5-8
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
You got to read the whole chapter today so that you know how sad and ridiculous it is that David had another son, Adonijah who wanted to take David's throne without David's knowing and might cause Solomon and his mother to be killed. What happened to David really? How can a man had failure like that and still can be called the one close to the heart of God?
讓我們聽聽 John Goldingay 教授的教導:
Someone asked why God uses all these sinful people in the books of Samuel and Kings, and I answered, "Well, he doesn't really have much choice does he?"…God works through people's manipulations and failures and fears and plotting. That doesn't necessarily mean we get away with them.
John Goldingay. 1 and 2 Kings for Everyone. Louisville,KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2011, p.9.
All three elder sons of David already died, so Adonijah should be the one who came next to succeed the throne as in general sense. But, God did not laid down that the eldest of a king's offspring should be the king. We can see God chose Jacob rather than Esau.
Absalom and Adonijah did the same thing who planned wicked scheme to overthrow David's throne! Killing each others to get to the top to be in control has been happening everywhere since the creation, the time of Cain and Abel.
There is a deep kind of wisdom of what Professor Goldingay says, ""Well, he doesn't really have much choice does he?" Are you ready and willing to let God to prepare you to be a faithful servant so that he can have a good choice? How are you going to respond to this question?
Dear Lord Jesus,
Open our eyes to see our weakness to be a human always want to take control. Lead us to be willing to let you to control us and prepare us to be faithful servants. In Jesus Name I pray. Amen.
All three elder sons of David already died, so Adonijah should be the one who came next to succeed the throne as in general sense. But, God did not laid down that the eldest of a king's offspring should be the king. We can see God chose Jacob rather than Esau.
Absalom and Adonijah did the same thing who planned wicked scheme to overthrow David's throne! Killing each others to get to the top to be in control has been happening everywhere since the creation, the time of Cain and Abel.
There is a deep kind of wisdom of what Professor Goldingay says, ""Well, he doesn't really have much choice does he?" Are you ready and willing to let God to prepare you to be a faithful servant so that he can have a good choice? How are you going to respond to this question?
Dear Lord Jesus,
Open our eyes to see our weakness to be a human always want to take control. Lead us to be willing to let you to control us and prepare us to be faithful servants. In Jesus Name I pray. Amen.
省察問題
1. What do you think of David's another tragedy?
2. Do you think you can have courage to do similar thing as Nathan and Bathsheba did? What is the key for us to do that?
2. Do you think you can have courage to do similar thing as Nathan and Bathsheba did? What is the key for us to do that?
3. What have you got from Jesus today?