A Childlike Approach
Jesus invites us to approach God the way a child approaches his or her daddy. And how do children approach their daddies? When a five-year-old spots his father in the parking lot, how does he react? “Yippee!” was screamed by a red-headed boy wearing a Batman backpack. “Pop! Over here! Push me!” yelled by a boy wearing a Boston Red Sox cap who scooted straight to the swings.
Here’s what I didn’t hear: “Father, it is most gracious of thee to drive thy car to my place of education. Please know of my deep gratitude for your benevolence. For thou art splendid in thy attentive care and diligent in thy dedication.”
I heard kids who were happy to see their dads and eager to speak to him. God invites us to approach him in the same manner. What a relief!
神给以色列人的境界
/in 每日亲近神, 每日亲近神-2026 /by meiling〈民数记〉34:2-5 你吩咐以色列人说：你们到了迦南地，就是归你们为业的迦南四境之地： 3 南角要从寻的旷野，贴著以东的边界。南界要从盐海东头起， 4 绕到亚克拉滨坡的南边，接连到寻，直通到加低斯巴尼亚的南边，又通到哈萨亚达，接连到押们， 5 从押们转到埃及小河，直通到海为止。
有人说，以色列建国是今天世界不能安定的错误决定，以色列是联合国造出来的，以色列不应该继续扩张，等等。但是当我们回溯到《圣经》里几千年前的记录，神的话历历在目。这不是一个凭人意造出来的国家，是神的手亲自运行，使一个灭亡了几千年的古国，好像「咸鱼翻生」（咸鱼活过来？不可能。这是广东人的成语，表示不可能发生的事），重新出现在世界的舞台上，而且极其亮眼。
〈耶利米书〉卅二章37节，神说：「 我在怒气、愤怒和大恼恨中将以色列人赶到各国，日后我必从那里将他们招聚出来，领他们回到此地，使他们安然居住。」虽然部份以色列人已经回到神给他们的迦南地，但离「安然居住」还有一段距离。以色列人在各样的国界冲突里坚守神给他们的地界，虽然目前不能全部拿回来，但是因为神的话必定兑现，所以我们知道有一天，以色列必然得回神给他们的地界。