Others are Watching
A vibrant, shining face is the mark of one who has stood in God’s presence. After speaking to God, Moses had to cover his face with a veil. But not only does God change the face of those who worship; he changes those who watch us worship.
Paul told the Corinthian church to worship in such a way that if an unbeliever entered, “he would find…the secrets of his heart revealed; and…would fall down on his face and worship God…” (1 Corinthians 14:25 NKJV)
Seekers may not understand all that happens in a house of worship. They may not understand the meaning of a song or the significance of communion. But they know joy when they see it. And when they see your face changed, they may want to see God’s face. People, including your family, are watching. Believe me. They are watching.
在曠野裏
/in 每日親近神, 每日親近神-2026 /by meiling〈民數記〉2:34 以色列人就這樣行，各人照他們的家室、宗族歸於本纛，安營起行，都是照耶和華所吩咐摩西的。
根據維基百科，〈民數記〉（Numbers）這個名字採自《通俗拉丁文本聖經》中紐米利(Numeri)一詞，而這個字詞則從希臘文《七十士譯本》的阿利夫摩依(Arithmoi′)演變而來。然而，猶太人更貼切地將這本書稱為必密巴(Bemidhbar′)，意即「在曠野裏」。密巴(midh•bar′)這個希伯來字是指一個沒有城鎮的曠野之地。這卷書的拉丁名是Numeri，希臘名是Arithmoi「在荒漠」，希伯來語Bemidbar，「in the wilderness of” [Sinai] 」在西乃的曠野。數點民衆這件事發生於此曠野，本書內容講述以色列百姓「在曠野」歷時 38 年漂流遷徙「信心拉扯」的經歷。
〈出埃及記〉的第19章第1節說：「以色列人出埃及地以後，滿了三個月的那一天，就來到西奈的曠野。」而在〈民數記〉的第1章第1節已經是「第二年二月初一日」，他們在西乃山下已經住了整整十個月了。在這段時間裡，神沒有急急忙忙地把他們帶到迦南地，而是要他們停下來，學習神的律法，做好會幕，建立與神的關係。
這是我們在聖靈裡經常要學習的功課，便是停下來。我們渴望成功，巴不得立刻就離開曠野到迦南。但是神要我們先建立和祂的關係，學習聆聽神的聲音，等候神的帶領。神並不把“成功”作為人生的里程碑，因為在神有什麼成功不成功，只要是在神的手裡，就沒有失敗。在今年的疫情裡，我們都在學這個功課，停下來，等待神的帶領。