我從前風聞有你，現在親眼看見你!

 

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   "Connecting Workshop - Archbishop Melter "MISSION 113":

    https://www.theamcanada.ca/connecting-2023-workshops

今日博客的錄影:

早禱: https://youtu.be/tnP1_TrwB0o?si=aeJ47lnpIbeBmsPh

午禱: https://youtu.be/RyjqWMMNWnA?si=PMaUINEpkn8RS589                                

Nicky Gumbel 牧師今日靈修博客:

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Nicky Gumbel 牧師每日靈修博客上載連結:

https://bibleinoneyear.org/en/

Rich Warren 牧師每日靈修博客上載連結:

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzGtwqPTTSmsJZwQVVLzNsqQNlCL

 安靜

1.  停下來. 靜一靜

2.  等候主. 深呼吸經歷主之平安, 享受神同在, 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

知罪，認罪，悔改 (Subjective Shifting Devotion Method 轉位靈修法  https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/08/count-down-5-subject-shifting-devotion.html

1. 求聖靈光照，使你知罪，願意認罪悔改 
     "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侍奉主、見證主，奉主耶穌基督名求，阿們。」

3.  司徒德牧師每天早上的 "活像基督"祈禱 John Stott's daily prayer of Christlikeness (Christopher J.H. Wright, Cultivating the fruit of the Spirit. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2017, 13)

請到此連結看神怎様籍司徒德牧師改變我的生命: 

https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/07/

   "天父，求你使我今天活在你的同在中，你一天比一天更喜悦我。

    主耶穌，求你使我今天能背起我的十字架去跟隨你。

    聖靈，求你在今天充滿我，使你的果子能彰顯在我的生命中: 仁愛，喜樂，和平，忍耐，恩慈，良善，信實，温柔及節制。"

             

親親爸父, 唱詩歌頌

 

今日親親親爸父經文連結: http://api.pastoralcareschool.org/twa/

親親爸父經文:(詩篇 97:1-6; 約伯記 40:1-42:17; 哥林多後書 5:11-22;   箴言 22:14)  

約 伯 回 答 耶 和 華 說 ：

2 我 知 道 ， 你 萬 事 都 能 做 ； 你 的 旨 意 不 能 攔 阻 。

3 誰 用 無 知 的 言 語 使 你 的 旨 意 隱 藏 呢 ？ 我 所 說 的 是 我 不 明 白 的 ； 這 些 事 太 奇 妙 ， 是 我 不 知 道 的 。

4 求 你 聽 我 ， 我 要 說 話 ； 我 問 你 ， 求 你 指 示 我 。

5 我 從 前 風 聞 有 你 ， 現 在 親 眼 看 見 你 。

6 因 此 我 厭 惡 自 己 （ 或 譯 ： 我 的 言 語 ） ， 在 塵 土 和 爐 灰 中 懊 悔 。

7 耶 和 華 對 約 伯 說 話 以 後 ， 就 對 提 幔 人 以 利 法 說 ： 我 的 怒 氣 向 你 和 你 兩 個 朋 友 發 作 ， 因 為 你 們 議 論 我 不 如 我 的 僕 人 約 伯 說 的 是 。

8 現 在 你 們 要 取 七 隻 公 牛 ， 七 隻 公 羊 ， 到 我 僕 人 約 伯 那 裡 去 ， 為 自 己 獻 上 燔 祭 ， 我 的 僕 人 約 伯 就 為 你 們 祈 禱 。 我 因 悅 納 他 ， 就 不 按 你 們 的 愚 妄 辦 你 們 。 你 們 議 論 我 ， 不 如 我 的 僕 人 約 伯 說 的 是 。

9 於 是 提 幔 人 以 利 法 、 書 亞 人 比 勒 達 、 拿 瑪 人 瑣 法 照 著 耶 和 華 所 吩 咐 的 去 行 ； 耶 和 華 就 悅 納 約 伯 。

10 約 伯 為 他 的 朋 友 祈 禱 。 耶 和 華 就 使 約 伯 從 苦 境 （ 原 文 是 擄 掠 ） 轉 回 ， 並 且 耶 和 華 賜 給 他 的 比 他 從 前 所 有 的 加 倍 。

約伯記 42:1-10

現在讓你有一個安靜的時刻，給聖靈一個空間，讓主耶穌可以藉着剛才讀過的經文，親自對你説話。

 我的聆聽

     今日我從主耶穌領受的主題是: 我從前風聞有你，現在親眼看見你!

    不要怕苦難，因為苦難使你和神的關係升級，更甜蜜，更緊靠主!

    約伯怎樣升級? 由 "風聞有你"到 "親眼看見你"!

    "風聞"  的希伯來原文是 "shama"，是 "聽"或 "留心聽"的意思，這字是以色列人律法中最重要的字，出於申命記 6:4-9, 11:13-21, 民數記 15:37-41， 是以色列人每日早、晚禱的祈禱的第一個字:

    "以色列啊，你要聽! 耶和華我們上帝是獨一的主。你要盡心、盡性、盡力愛耶和華你的上帝。"

    主耶穌在馬太福音 22:37-40 頒佈最大的誡命時也是首先用這經文。

    直至現在當以色列人祈禱的時候，仍會將這經文戴在額上的黑色小盒子中，或繋在手臂上，我在幾年前第一次去以色列的時候，在法國巴黎機場第一次見到以色列人早禱這情景，到以色列後隨處可見，特別在哭牆見得最多。

        

    我今日的領受是，當約伯説 "我從前風聞有你，現在親眼看見你"的意思是他從一個遵從神的律例標準，並且活得合乎神標準的 "義人"，因着苦難，成為一個可以與神見面，經歷神的人，並且因着這生命的更新，使他朋友也能經歷神，而約伯亦因性格改變，原諒定他罪的朋友，神大大祝福他，他所有失去的加倍，連兒女也是，因為在天上有七個，之後他又生多七個!

    願望你和主建立到親蜜的關係，每日同主 "有計傾"，大大經歷神!

     親愛的主耶穌,

     求你使我們能和你建立到親蜜的關係，每日與你見面，同你 "有計傾"，大大經歷你的同在，奉主耶穌基督名求，阿們。

省察問題 

 1. 今日的信息對你有何啓發?  主耶穌現在對你説甚麽話?

 2. 你的下一步是什麼行動?

   

     家庭角落

找機會與家人一起分享今日的領受。  

My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you!

 

  

    Please click this link to register :

    "Connecting Workshop - Archbishop Melter "MISSION 113":

    https://www.theamcanada.ca/connecting-2023-workshops

   

Please click this link for the video version:

https://youtu.be/4rF2gXqAbAw?si=xzACJTmaVNpp69mI

Nicky Gumbel's Bible in one year today:

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Bible in one year by Nicky Gumbel:

https://bibleinoneyear.org/en/

Daily devotion by Rick Warren:

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzGtwqPTTSmsJZwQVVLzNsqQNlCL

Silence

1.   Put on your “brakes” and stop for a moment of silence

2.   Wait for God. Breathe deep for God's peace and feel His presence. Exhale your worries.

Praise and Thanksgiving

1.   Think through your day, all the times that made you smile

2.   Thank God for all those moments, and for all those people

3.   Sing a song to praise God (you are welcome to use "Father, I adore you" which I have been singing every morning for the past 20 years or your own choice to praise God)

          Father, I adore You, lay my life before You, how I love You.

          Jesus, I adore You, lay my life before You, how I love You.

          Spirit, I adore You, lay my life before You, how I love You.

      

Confession and Repentance (Subjective Shifting Devotion Method) 

https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/08/count-down-5-subject-shifting-devotion.html

1.  Pray for the Holy Spirit to shine on you that you are able to discover your sins and be willing to repent:

     “Dear Holy Spirit, shine your light into the places of darkness in my life. Show me my sins, everything that blocks me from encountering God and having Jesus as my Lord. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.”

2.  Through the Holy Spirit, examine yourself for a short silence and then pray:

     "Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for dying on the cross for our sins and being victorious over death and sin. I confess my sins to you(pause, to tell Jesus what the Holy Spirit has shown you). Forgive my sins by your blood and help me follow you. Holy Spirit, fill me that I may be able to receive your gifts to love God and His people. In Jesus Name I pray, Amen."

3.  John Stott's daily prayer of Christlikeness (Christopher J.H. Wright, Cultivating the fruit of the Spirit. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2017, 13)

(Please click this link to see how God used John Stott to change my life:https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/07/

           "Heavenly Father, I pray that this day I may live in your presence and please you more and more.

             Lord Jesus, I pray that this day I may take up my cross and follow you.

             Holy Spirit, I pray that this day you will fill me with yourself and cause your fruit to ripen in my life: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control."

The Word, Time with Abba (Psalm 97:1-6, Job 40:1-42:17;  2 Corinthians 5:11-22; Proverbs 22:14)

    Today's key passage: 

      Then Job replied to the Lord:

2 “I know that you can do all things;
    no purpose of yours can be thwarted.
3 You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?’
    Surely I spoke of things I did not understand,
    things too wonderful for me to know.

4 “You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak;
    I will question you,
    and you shall answer me.’
5 My ears had heard of you
    but now my eyes have seen you.
6 Therefore I despise myself
    and repent in dust and ashes.”

7 After the Lord had said these things to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “I am angry with you and your two friends, because you have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has. 8 So now take seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. You have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.” 9 So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite did what the Lord told them; and the Lord accepted Job’s prayer.

10 After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes and gave him twice as much as he had before. 

Job 42:1-10

    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 to Jesus as you listen to him.    

    My Listening

    The topic I received today from Jesus  is: My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you!

    Do not be afraid of suffering! Because when God allows suffering to happen to you it is always an opportunity for you to have a better relationship with Him!

    How did Job having a better relationship with God through his sufferings?

    From "my ears had heard of you" to "now my eyes have seen you"!

    The Hebrew word of the word "heard" is "shama" and it means "hear". "Shama" is the most important word in the law of Moses and is the first word of the morning and evening prayer of all Israelites since Moses time until now. You can find the Shama in Deuteronomy 6:4-5, and the content of the whole hearing in Deuteronomy 6:4-9, 11:13-21 and Numbers 15:37-41.

    "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength."

    Jesus used "the Shama" in His Greatest Commandment in Matthew 22:37-40.

    Actually, Israelites still pray like that! They put "the Shama" (Deuteronomy 6:4-5) in a black box and tie on their forehead and to tie that on their left arm. As you can see from the photos I took in February 2013 by the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. 

    

    My catch today is that Job changed to be a man from listening and obeying God's command to a man who saw God face to face! Real Experiencing God!

    And because of this life renewal through deep sufferings, Job's three friends could also be able to have that experience too!

    And we can see Job had a character change because he could forgive how his friends attacked him and hurt him! Job prayed for his friends!

    Then, God blessed Job and double all he had lost, including his children. He had seven children who died and in heaven and he had another seven children! 

    I sincerely hope and pray for you to have a daily intimate relationship with Jesus and love to chat with Jesus everyday!

   

     Dear Lord Jesus,  

     Help us to be able to see you face to face each day that we will be richly blessed. In Jesus Name we pray, Amen.

     

      Reflect on these questions:

     1. What inspiration have you received from today's catch and what have you heard from Jesus now?

      

      2.  What is your next step to be more closer to Jesus, to be holy - that is to do what Jesus wants you to do and not to do what Jesus wants you not to do?

    

      Family Corner:

     Find an opportunity to share with your family the importance of today's message. 

     

     To know, learn and practice the method of Time with Abba, please click this link:http://twa.pastoralcareschool.org/