Today’s passage is Leviticus 19:11-22. With a humble heart, see what sticks out to you in this passage. Is there a verse, a phrase, or a lesson you think the Holy Spirit may be highlighting for you in this passage? After you’ve thought about the passage yourself a bit, read the GAME sharing below. Let’s go!
Leviticus 19:11-22 (NIV)
11 “‘Do not steal. “‘Do not lie. “‘Do not deceive one another.
12 “‘Do not swear falsely by my name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
13 “‘Do not defraud your neighbor or rob him. “‘Do not hold back the wages of a hired man overnight.
On verses 11-22: What do we do with a passage like Leviticus 19:11-22? On one hand, the first half (verses 11-18) lists commands that are easy for us to understand and that we can easily see applying just as much today as in Moses’ time: do not steal, do not lie, do not pervert justice, do not slander others, etc.
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Today’s passage is Leviticus 19:1-10. With a humble heart, see what sticks out to you in this passage. Is there a verse, a phrase, or a lesson you think the Holy Spirit may be highlighting for you in this passage? After you’ve thought about the passage yourself a bit, read the GAME sharing below. Let’s go!
Leviticus 19:1-4 (NIV)
1 The LORD said to Moses,
2 “Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: ‘Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.
3 “‘Each of you must respect his mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.
4 “‘Do not turn to idols or make gods of cast metal for yourselves. I am the LORD your God.
On verses 1-4: Just as God is holy (i.e. without sin and set apart), we, being made in God’s image, are called to be holy as well. Here the LORD tells Moses that or the Israelites part of being holy is respecting our parents (v3), observing a Sabbath (a weekly time to rest) (v3) and turning away from idols (v4).
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Today’s passage is Leviticus 18:19-30. With a humble heart, see what sticks out to you in this passage. Is there a verse, a phrase, or a lesson you think the Holy Spirit may be highlighting for you in this passage? After you’ve thought about the passage yourself a bit, read the GAME sharing below. Let’s go!
Leviticus 18:19-30 (NIV)
19 “‘Do not approach a woman to have sexual relations during the uncleanness of her monthly period.
20 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your neighbor’s wife and defile yourself with her.
21 “‘Do not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
22 “‘Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable.
On verses 19-30: Here we learn one of the reasons why God was ousting out the nations that occupied Canaan and bringing the Israelites to occupy Canaan in their place, which is that these other nations had, in God’s eyes, become defiled by their idol worship (which included sacrificing their children to the god Molech) (v21) and sexual practices which displeased God (v19-20, 22-23).
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前言▶ 1982年7月28日傍晚,一架雙引擎小飛機,在美國德克薩斯州的一座私人機場剛起飛才不到30秒就失控下墜,墜機後所產生的火焰頓時化作衝天而起的熾烈火海;片刻間,機上所有乘客連同駕駛員一起被大火無情地吞噬。在這場空難中不幸喪生的乘客中就包括我今天要介紹的年輕福音音樂家基斯·格林(Keith Green 1953-1982) 。儘管他的生命定格在28歲那年,但他生前所創作的詩歌卻並沒有因為這場空難而化為虛無,而是穿越了時空和死神的屏障,在無數後來人的心靈深處迴響,激勵著人們去回應上帝的呼召,活出與福音相稱的生命。以下就讓我們一起走進他那短暫但卻璀璨的人生之路,並瞭解他這首用生命之光所寫的靈魂之歌 《求你為我造清潔的心》(Create in Me a Clean Heart)。
(一)少年和神童
基斯·格林1953年出生於紐約布魯克林的希普斯黑德灣(Sheepshead Bay)一個猶太裔的家庭,3歲時隨家人搬遷至加利福尼亞毗鄰好萊塢的聖費爾南多谷(San Fernando Valley)定居。他的父親在洛杉磯音樂製作行業工作,母親是樂隊的一名歌手,外祖父更是一家搖滾唱片公司的創始人。家庭厚重的音樂氛圍早早為他埋下了藝術的種子。
在我介紹過的眾多聖詩歌作者中,雖不乏自幼展現音樂天賦者,但能稱得上音樂神童的卻是鳳毛麟角,但格林卻當之無愧。他2歲時唱歌就能夠跟上音準;6歲起就開始自己創作歌曲,並先後學會了鋼琴與吉他;8歲首次登台參與演出舞台劇《杜鵑之時》(The Time of the Cuckoo);10歲在《音樂之聲》劇中擔任角色;到11歲時,他出色的歌唱才華已引起倫敦知名唱片公司“Decca Records”的注意,主動與其簽約,並於次年為他發行了個人單曲《Cheese and Crackers》。一時間,格林成為美國青少年中的耀眼新星。美國作曲家、作家和出版者協會(ASCAP)接納他成為該協會最年輕的成員;《少年郎》(Teen Magazine)雜誌將其照片作為封面;《傑克·本尼秀》(The Jack Benny Show)和《喬伊·畢曉普秀》(The Joey Bishop Show)等知名電視節目也紛紛邀請他出鏡。
1977年,格林和梅洛蒂將這項事工正式命名為“末日事工”(Last Days Ministries),並且專門為其創辦了一份同名刊物。同時,格林還開始了他的詩歌創作和音樂事奉。信主之後,格林不再將音樂當作榮耀自己的工具,而是視其為敬拜神、服事人、呼召人信主的恩賜。他創作的許多詩歌也很快列入福音音樂流行榜的前列。
在格林和兩個孩子去世以後他的妻子梅洛蒂克服了常人難以想像的人倫之痛而繼續將格林的事工推動下去。當年秋天她在全美各地舉辦了紀念格林的巡迴音樂會,吸引感動了三十多萬觀眾。同時,她精心整理了格林的生前的作品並以《耶穌命令我們去》(Jesus Commands Us to Go)的專輯名,在1984年予以出版。在這本詩集中收集了許多格林當年的成名曲,其中包括《你把愛放在我心》 (You Put This Love in My Heart)、《柔軟你的心》(Soften Your Heart)、《美麗的神》(Oh Lord, You’re Beautiful)、《愛的突破》(Your Love Broke Through)、《安息在光裏》(Asleep In The Light)等。但時至今日在世界各地教會傳唱最多的還是這首《求主為我造清潔的心》(Create in Me a Clean Heart)。
Today’s passage is Leviticus 18:1-18. With a humble heart, see what sticks out to you in this passage. Is there a verse, a phrase, or a lesson you think the Holy Spirit may be highlighting for you in this passage? After you’ve thought about the passage yourself a bit, read the GAME sharing below. Let’s go!
Leviticus 18:1-18 (NIV)
1 The LORD said to Moses,
2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘I am the LORD your God.
3 You must not do as they do in Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. Do not follow their practices.
On verses 1-18: God had taken the Israelites out of the land of Egypt, a powerful empire but also an empire with many incestuous practices. God was bringing the Israelites into the land of Canaan, a place with even more incestuous practices. To make it clear that incest was not permissible despite what the Egyptians and Canaanites were practicing, God laid down the laws we find here in Leviticus 18:1-18.
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