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,一架双引擎小飞机,在美国德克萨斯州的一座私人机场刚起飞才不到30秒就失控下坠,坠机后所产生的火焰顿时化作冲天而起的炽烈火海;片刻间,机上所有乘客连同驾驶员一起被大火无情地吞噬。在这场空难中不幸丧生的乘客中就包括我今天要介绍的年轻福音音乐家基斯·格林(Keith Green 1953-1982) 。尽管他的生命定格在28岁那年,但他生前所创作的诗歌却并没有因为这场空难而化为虚无,而是穿越了时空和死神的屏障,在无数后来人的心灵深处回响,激励着人们去回应上帝的呼召,活出与福音相称的生命。以下就让我们一起走进他那短暂但却璀璨的人生之路,并了解他这首用生命之光所写的灵魂之歌 《求你为我造清洁的心》(Create in Me a Clean Heart)。
(一)少年和神童
基斯·格林1953年出生于纽约布鲁克林的希普斯黑德湾(Sheepshead Bay)一个犹太裔的家庭,3岁时随家人搬迁至加利福尼亚毗邻好莱坞的圣费尔南多谷(San Fernando Valley)定居。他的父亲在洛杉矶音乐制作行业工作,母亲是乐队的一名歌手,外祖父更是一家摇滚唱片公司的创始人。家庭厚重的音乐氛围早早为他埋下了艺术的种子。
在我介绍过的众多圣诗歌作者中,虽不乏自幼展现音乐天赋者,但能称得上音乐神童的却是凤毛麟角,但格林却当之无愧。他2岁时唱歌就能够跟上音准;6岁起就开始自己创作歌曲,并先后学会了钢琴与吉他;8岁首次登台参与演出舞台剧《杜鹃之时》(The Time of the Cuckoo);10岁在《音乐之声》剧中担任角色;到11岁时,他出色的歌唱才华已引起伦敦知名唱片公司“Decca Records”的注意,主动与其签约,并于次年为他发行了个人单曲《Cheese and Crackers》。一时间,格林成为美国青少年中的耀眼新星。美国作曲家、作家和出版者协会(ASCAP)接纳他成为该协会最年轻的成员;《少年郎》(Teen Magazine)杂志将其照片作为封面;《杰克·本尼秀》(The Jack Benny Show)和《乔伊·毕晓普秀》(The Joey Bishop Show)等知名电视节目也纷纷邀请他出镜。
1977年,格林和梅洛蒂将这项事工正式命名为“末日事工”(Last Days Ministries),并且专门为其创办了一份同名刊物。同时,格林还开始了他的诗歌创作和音乐事奉。信主之后,格林不再将音乐当作荣耀自己的工具,而是视其为敬拜神、服事人、呼召人信主的恩赐。他创作的许多诗歌也很快列入福音音乐流行榜的前列。
在格林和两个孩子去世以后他的妻子梅洛蒂克服了常人难以想像的人伦之痛而继续将格林的事工推动下去。当年秋天她在全美各地举办了纪念格林的巡回音乐会,吸引感动了三十多万观众。同时,她精心整理了格林的生前的作品并以《耶稣命令我们去》(Jesus Commands Us to Go)的专辑名,在1984年予以出版。在这本诗集中收集了许多格林当年的成名曲,其中包括《你把爱放在我心》 (You Put This Love in My Heart)、《柔软你的心》(Soften Your Heart)、《美丽的神》(Oh Lord, You’re Beautiful)、《爱的突破》(Your Love Broke Through)、《安息在光里》(Asleep In The Light)等。但时至今日在世界各地教会传唱最多的还是这首《求主为我造清洁的心》(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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