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 是 他 百 姓 的 力 量 ， 又 是 他 受 膏 者 得 救 的 保 障 。
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 。
詩篇 28:8-9
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 19:15-18)
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15 耶 和 華 對 他 說 ： 你 回 去 ， 從 曠 野 往 大 馬 色 去 。 到 了 那 裡 ， 就 要 膏 哈 薛 作 亞 蘭 王 ，
列王紀上 19:15-18
16 又 膏 寧 示 的 孫 子 耶 戶 作 以 色 列 王 ， 並 膏 亞 伯 米 何 拉 人 沙 法 的 兒 子 以 利 沙 作 先 知 接 續 你 。
17 將 來 躲 避 哈 薛 之 刀 的 ， 必 被 耶 戶 所 殺 ； 躲 避 耶 戶 之 刀 的 ， 必 被 以 利 沙 所 殺 。
18 但 我 在 以 色 列 人 中 為 自 己 留 下 七 千 人 ， 是 未 曾 向 巴 力 屈 膝 的 ， 未 曾 與 巴 力 親 嘴 的 。
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
At last God spoke to Elijah! If you were Elijah, would you feel relief, excited or worried?
讓我們聽聽 John Goldingay 教授的教導:
God has a new, threefold commission for Elijah. One aspect of it is that he is to anoint a new king of Ephraim in place of Ahab. This is not very surprising. Ahab has clearly tested God's long-suffering to destruction, and God is going to repeat the pattern with which we have become familiar. God had commissioned a prophet to tell Jeroboam he was to terminate Rehoboam's authority in Ephraim, had told Jeroboam's wife he intended to terminate the rule of Jeroboam's household there, and had commissioned a prophet to tell Baasha that his number was also up. Now God commissions the anointing of the first king in yet another line.
Either side of that anointing, however, are two more surprising anointings. First there is to be a new king in Aram, the area to the northeast approximately equivalent to modern Syria. This act of Elijah signifies that Yahweh is not merely a local god with power in Israel. Yahweh is God on the international scale. It is a conviction that will be central to the teaching of later prophets. The way history works out relates to what God is doing with Israel. The bad news in the present context is that Aram is to be a chief troubler of Israel for a century or two.
Further, Elijah is to anoint Elisha as his successor. This is also odd, because prophets do not get anointed. Anointing is a ceremony whereby the community sets apart a priest or a king and designates him as having been given authority by God. Only here and in Isaiah 61 is there reference to a prophet's being anointed.
Either side of that anointing, however, are two more surprising anointings. First there is to be a new king in Aram, the area to the northeast approximately equivalent to modern Syria. This act of Elijah signifies that Yahweh is not merely a local god with power in Israel. Yahweh is God on the international scale. It is a conviction that will be central to the teaching of later prophets. The way history works out relates to what God is doing with Israel. The bad news in the present context is that Aram is to be a chief troubler of Israel for a century or two.
Further, Elijah is to anoint Elisha as his successor. This is also odd, because prophets do not get anointed. Anointing is a ceremony whereby the community sets apart a priest or a king and designates him as having been given authority by God. Only here and in Isaiah 61 is there reference to a prophet's being anointed.
John Goldingay. 1 and 2 Kings for Everyone. Louisville,KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2011, p.91-92.
So, what God commanded Elijah's three things were all odd and strange. But, there is nothing in the Bible telling us that Elijah was in doubt, worry, discouraged or anger. Actually the reason for Elijah to run is his fear to be killed. Then, the first thing God told him is to go back the way he came. Why all the fear was away and Elijah could go back and willing to do those odd things God commanded him to do?
The answer is very simple. Whenever you experience these six rules of not quitting, you won't be controlled by fear and you will have the courage to do anything God wants you to do!
Now, you have learned all six rules, are you ready to try that yourself?
How about try to listen to someone who God appointed to do something for God first. No matter it is to start your first tithing, fasting, 6:30a.m. Prayer Meeting, Copying the Bible, going to a mission trip or anything you think God invites you to do.
The answer is very simple. Whenever you experience these six rules of not quitting, you won't be controlled by fear and you will have the courage to do anything God wants you to do!
Now, you have learned all six rules, are you ready to try that yourself?
How about try to listen to someone who God appointed to do something for God first. No matter it is to start your first tithing, fasting, 6:30a.m. Prayer Meeting, Copying the Bible, going to a mission trip or anything you think God invites you to do.
Dear Lord Jesus,
Help us to experience the power of these six rules of not quitting so that we can be used by you to do your Kingdom ministry. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
Help us to experience the power of these six rules of not quitting so that we can be used by you to do your Kingdom ministry. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
省察問題
1. How can these six rules help you to listen to God's voice?
2. Are you able to do God's Kingdom ministry after experiencing these six rules?
2. Are you able to do God's Kingdom ministry after experiencing these six rules?
3. What have you got from Jesus today?