以賽亞書 12:3 所以你們必從救恩的泉源歡然取水。
以賽亞書 58:11 耶和華也必時常引導你，在乾旱之地使你心滿意足，骨頭強壯。你必像澆灌的園子，又像水流不絕的泉源。
撒迦利亞書 13:1 「那日，必給大衛家和耶路撒冷的居民開一個泉源，洗除罪惡與汙穢。」
神的泉源在乾旱之地湧出，水流不絕，使我們心滿意足，骨頭強壯；洗除我們的罪惡與污穢，且在我們裡頭成為泉源，直湧到永生。
所以，我們要從救恩的泉源歡然取水。（賽12:3）
耶和華也必時常引導你，在乾旱之地使你心滿意足，骨頭強壯。你必像澆灌的園子，又像水流不絕的泉源。（賽58:11）
那日，必給大衛家和耶路撒冷的居民開一個泉源，洗除罪惡與污穢。（亞13:1）
Hi GAMErs,
Today’s passage is Song of Songs 3:1-11. I encourage you to read the passage yourself first and see what you can glean with the Holy Spirit’s help, then read the GAME sharing below. Let’s go!
Song of Songs 3:1-5 (NIV)
1 All night long on my bed I looked for the one my heart loves; I looked for him but did not find him.
2 I will get up now and go about the city, through its streets and squares; I will search for the one my heart loves. So I looked for him but did not find him.
3 The watchmen found me as they made their rounds in the city. “Have you seen the one my heart loves?”
4 Scarcely had I passed them when I found the one my heart loves. I held him and would not let him go till I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the room of the one who conceived me.
5 Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and by the does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.
On verses 1-5: All night long the girl is thinking about her boyfriend, whether consciously or in the form of a dream. When she finds him, there is the temptation to be sexually intimate with one another (v4), but once again she reminds herself: “Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires” (v5). The girl restrains herself and wisely tells herself to wait until after they’re married.
Hi GAMErs,
Today’s passage is Song of Songs 2:1-17. I encourage you to read the passage yourself first and see what you can glean with the Holy Spirit’s help, then read the GAME sharing below. Let’s go!
Song of Songs 2:1-2 (NIV)
1 I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.
2 Like a lily among thorns is my darling among the maidens.
On verse 1: Affirmed by her lover’s words, the girl who once said, “Don’t look at me” (1:6) now calls herself a rose of Sharon, which is a beautiful, though common, lily of the valleys. In response, her lover says, “Like a lily among thorns is my darling among the maidens” (v2). In other words, “You, common? Nah girl. You’re beautiful and exceptional. There’s no one like you.”
What can we learn from this? One of the best things you can do to love someone is to help them see that they are uniquely beautiful.
詩篇 84:5-7
5 靠祢有力量，心中想往錫安大道的，這人便為有福！
6 他們經過流淚谷，叫這谷變為泉源之地，並有秋雨之福蓋滿了全谷。
7 他們行走，力上加力，各人到錫安朝見神。
神的泉源湧出山谷，流入山間，走獸有水喝，野驢得解渴，飛鳥宿水旁，地得豐足。嚮往錫安朝見神的人，他們行走，力上加力，流淚谷成為泉源之地，秋雨之福蓋滿了全谷。
讓我們歌唱，跳舞…我的泉源都在你裡面。（詩87:7）
靠祢有力量、心中想往錫安大道的，這人便為有福！他們經過流淚谷，叫這谷變為泉源之地；並有秋雨之福蓋滿了全谷。他們行走，力上加力，各人到錫安朝見神。（詩84:5-7）
哥林多後書 4:18 原來我們不是顧念所見的，乃是顧念所不見的，因為所見的是暫時的，所不見的是永遠的。
羅馬書 8:24-25 我們得救是在乎盼望。只是所見的盼望不是盼望。誰還盼望他所見的呢？ 25 但我們若盼望那所不見的，就必忍耐等候。
所見的是暫時的，所不見的是永遠的；若盼望那所不見的，就必忍耐等候
人類長久習慣使用傳統能源：煤炭、石油、天然氣、鈾，它們看得見、摸得著、抓得住，但它們是有限的；雖然它們帶來各式能量的供應，但也造成嚴重的環境影響。
最近努力開發的再生能源：陽光（採光）、風力（捕風）、水力（截流）、地熱（取熱），它們看不見、摸不著、抓不住，但它們卻是無限的；它們來自自然環境源源不絕的能量供應，也減少環境污染效應。
能源的使用似乎和我們信仰的追求有異曲同工之妙，我們需要顧念所不見的，所不見的是永遠的；若盼望那所不見的，就必忍耐等候。
Hi GAMErs,
Today we begin the book called Song of Songs. Here is some background info that you may find helpful:
– This book was most likely written by King Solomon or a musician in Solomon’s court in approximately 970 B.C.
– According to 1 Kings 4:32, Solomon wrote over 3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs. However, this is the only song of Solomon’s that made it into the Bible.
– Over the centuries, Song of Songs has been known as one of the most difficult books in the Bible to interpret. For this reason it is no surprise that this book has been interpreted to mean so many different things: an allegory of God’s love for Israel, a picture of Christ’s love for the church, a script for a Jewish stage production, and a historical account of a real life romance in Solomon’s life, among other theories. However, it may be best to treat this book mainly as an intimate love song between two lovers that celebrates (and also teaches some important lessons about) romantic love and marriage.
Today’s passage is Song of Songs 1:1-17. I encourage you to read the passage yourself first and see what you can glean with the Holy Spirit’s help, then read the GAME sharing below. Let’s go!
Hi GAMErs,
Today’s passage is John 21:15-25. I encourage you to read the passage yourself first and see what you can glean with the Holy Spirit’s help, then read the GAME sharing below. Let’s go!
John 21:15-17 (NIV)
15 When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.”
16 Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you truly love me?” He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.”
17 The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my sheep.
On verses 15-17: Peter’s most shameful moment was when he verbally denied Jesus three times (see John 18). So it is not a coincidence here that Jesus restores Peter by having Peter verbally affirm his love and commitment to Jesus three times.
詩篇 87:5-7
5 論到錫安，必說：「這一個那一個都生在其中。」而且至高者必親自堅立這城。
6 當耶和華記錄萬民的時候，他要點出：「這一個生在那裡。」（細拉）
7 歌唱的、跳舞的都要說：「我的泉源都在祢裡面！」
神聚集祂的兒女，像母雞把小雞聚集在翅膀蔭下
神像母親一樣，經常點出祂的兒女，這一個、那一個都生在錫安（神的國）；
神像母親一樣，不忘記祂吃奶的嬰孩，常將祂的兒女銘刻在掌上，他們的牆垣（保護）常在祂眼前。
神如母親一樣，殷切企盼等候回家的兒女。
論到錫安，必說：這一個、那一個都生在其中，而且至高者必親自堅立這城。（七十士譯本：論到錫安，人要稱它為母親；人人都生在其中，至高者必親自堅立它。）
當耶和華記錄萬民的時候，他要點出這一個生在那裡。
Hi GAMErs,
Today’s passage is John 21:1-14. I encourage you to read the passage yourself first and see what you can glean with the Holy Spirit’s help, then read the GAME sharing below. Let’s go!
John 21:1-3 (NIV)
1 Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Tiberias. It happened this way:
2 Simon Peter, Thomas (called Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.
3 “I’m going out to fish,” Simon Peter told them, and they said, “We’ll go with you.” So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.
On verses 1-3: By “going out to fish” (v3), Peter may have been saying, “I tried and failed at this spiritual leadership thing. I’m going back to my old life, my old job as a fisherman. How else am I going to eat and live now that I’ve denied Jesus and made a fool of myself?” Going out to fish with Peter were James and John (“the sons of Zebedee” – v2), who were Peter’s old fishing partners and fellow disciples, as well as Thomas, Nathanael and two other disciples.
詩篇 17:14-15
14 耶和華啊，求祢用手救我脫離世人，脫離那只在今生有福分的世人。祢把祢的財寶充滿他們的肚腹，他們因有兒女就心滿意足，將其餘的財物留給他們的嬰孩。
15 至於我，我必在義中見祢的面；我醒了的時候得見祢的形象，就心滿意足了。
恩典中的滿足-見祢的面、見祢的形像
世人尋求恩典，尋求今生有福分，財寶充滿、肚腹飽足、有兒有女…，他們就在今生心滿意足且積蓄傳承！
神的兒女啊！走在祂指示的生命道路，在義中得見主面，醒了得著主的形像，這是他應許我們在恩典中的全然滿足。
耶和華啊，求你用手救我脫離世人，脫離那只在今生有福分的世人！你把你的財寶充滿他們的肚腹；他們因有兒女就心滿意足，將其餘的財物留給他們的嬰孩。至於我，我必在義中見你的面；我醒了的時候，得見（或譯：著）你的形像就心滿意足了。（詩17:14-15）
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