創世記1:14-19
14 神說：「天上要有光體，可以分晝夜，做記號，定節令、日子、年歲， 15 並要發光在天空，普照在地上。」事就這樣成了。 16 於是神造了兩個大光，大的管晝，小的管夜，又造眾星。 17 就把這些光擺列在天空，普照在地上， 18 管理晝夜，分別明暗。神看著是好的。 19 有晚上，有早晨，是第四日。
今天跟朋友去走路時，她說太陽出來了，你不覺得很好嗎？ 我非常同意，經過了幾天的大雨小雨，難得看到親切的陽光，心裡就忍不住的高興。在北美的冬天能看到太陽，那就是一天的幸運，好像碰到老朋友般，在叫你出去玩。
我也喜歡月亮，以前住宿舍時，床位正好在窗戶旁。有一晚睡著時突然驚醒，卻見月光洒滿床前，十分寧靜美麗，彷彿是母親坐在床旁為我拉起掉下來的被子般的溫柔。
創世記1:9-13
神說：「天下的水要聚在一處，使旱地露出來。」事就這樣成了。 10 神稱旱地為地，稱水的聚處為海。神看著是好的。 11 神說：「地要發生青草和結種子的菜蔬，並結果子的樹木，各從其類，果子都包著核。」事就這樣成了。 12 於是地發生了青草和結種子的菜蔬，各從其類；並結果子的樹木，各從其類，果子都包著核。神看著是好的。 13 有晚上，有早晨，是第三日。
根據AI，從神學與生物學角度來看，植物確實在人類之前出現。聖經《創世記》描述第三天創造植物，第六天創造人類；生物學表明，植物（如12億年前紅藻）早於人類出現，它們通過光合作用製造碳水化合物，為人類等地球生物奠定了食物基礎。
植物是自養生物，能夠利用陽光將二氧化碳和水轉化為食物。作為生產者，它們維持了自然界食物鏈的完整性，沒有植物，人類將無法生存。因此，無論基於宗教或科學記錄，植物早於人類存在是公認的結論。(AI)
In Matthew 8:26, Jesus asks his disciples, “Why are you afraid?” At first we wonder if he’s serious, but he’s dead earnest. Here is how Matthew remembered the trip: “Jesus got into a boat, and his followers went with him. A great storm arose on the lake so that waves covered the boat” (Matthew 8:23-24 NCV).
The story sends the not-so-subtle and not-too-popular reminder that getting on board with Christ can mean getting soaked with Christ. Disciples can expect rough seas and stout winds. Jesus said, “In this world you will have tribulation” (John 16:33 NKJV). Not might, may, or could, but you will.
But what if faith, not fear, was your default reaction to threats? This is the possibility behind Jesus’ question. Imagine your life without fear.
Scripture says in Romans 5:20 that “the more we see our sinfulness, the more we see God’s abounding grace.” To abound is to have a surplus, an abundance, an extravagant portion.
Should the fish in the Pacific worry that it will run out of ocean? No, why? Because the ocean abounds with water. Need the lark be anxious about finding room in the sky to fly? No, the sky abounds with space. So should the Christian worry that the cup of mercy will run empty? He may. For he may not be aware of God’s abounding grace. Are you?
Are you aware that the cup God gives you overflows with mercy? Or are you afraid your cup will run dry? Or your mistakes are too great for God’s grace? God is not a miser with his grace. Your cup may be low on cash or clout, but it is overflowing with mercy!
創世記1:6-8
6 神說：「諸水之間要有空氣，將水分為上下。」 7 神就造出空氣，將空氣以下的水、空氣以上的水分開了。事就這樣成了。 8 神稱空氣為天。有晚上，有早晨，是第二日。
維基百科說：空氣是指大氣層中由不同氣體和各類飄浮在其中的固體與液體顆粒（大氣顆粒與氣膠）所組成的氣態混合物。它無色無味的，具有可壓縮性，是生物呼吸、植物光合作用及維持氣候穩定的基礎。
不會有人說他不需要空氣，相反地，人人都希望呼吸到新鮮的空氣。甚至有人賣空氣，哥倫比亞的第二大城市麥德林。當地四季氣候宜人，擁有「常春之城」，其中有個青年胡安靠「賣空氣」闖出一片天，他發明了一種特殊設備來「收集」空氣，並宣稱他賣的空氣令人吸了有春天的感覺。每瓶空氣五美元，第一天賣了77瓶，第二天賣了三百瓶。
創世記1:1-5
1起初，神創造天地。 2 地是空虛混沌，淵面黑暗，神的靈運行在水面上。 3 神說：「要有光。」就有了光。 4 神看光是好的，就把光暗分開了。 5 神稱光為晝，稱暗為夜。有晚上，有早晨，這是頭一日。
起初，是一個怎樣的開始呢？當我們在思考時，偶而會回想起當年，也就是起初，自己是怎麼想的？起初的想法，再加上一步步的旅程，終於塑造了我們的大半生。
而在這世界的起初，神是怎麼想的？祂看到房間太亂了, 興起想要整理的衝動嗎？因為祂看到空虛混沌的地，黑暗的淵面，就好像母親不小心踩進了青少年從來不整理的房間，嚇得後退三步，然後就開始了一連串的神操作？
In Jeremiah 32:27 God says, “I am the Lord, the God of every person on the earth, nothing is impossible for me.”
We need to hear that God is still in control. We need to hear that it’s not over until he says so. We need to hear that life’s mishaps and tragedies are not a reason to bail out. Corrie ten Boom used to say, “When the train goes through a tunnel and the world gets dark, do you jump out? Of course not. You sit still and trust the engineer to get you through.”
The way to deal with discouragement? The cure for disappointment? Go back and read the story of God. Read it again and again. Be reminded that you aren’t the first person to weep and you aren’t the first person to be helped. Read the story and remember the story is yours!
馬太福音 1:23 必有童女懷孕生子，人要稱他的名為以馬內利。」（「以馬內利」翻出來就是「神與我們同在」。）
「在花園裡」這首詩歌，總唱了四十多年了吧！可是每次聽到都還會激動；特別是副歌那兩句：「祂與我同行，又與我共話，對我說，我永屬於祂。」
心裡激動，口裡忍不住要跟著唱。聲音變得顫抖沙啞了，腦子又在提醒自己：這是我喪禮中要唱的詩歌，最好用女聲二重唱，得交代眾兒女記得這條節目。
這首詩雖然常來眼淚，卻不是悲傷；是內心深處喜樂的湧流，是給人家說中了你的經驗以後的共鳴，是對主的感恩，對自己的不配而發生更衷誠的感恩。
主的復活給我最大的證明，就是今日我能與祂共話同行，每時每刻都可以跟祂交通，祂就活在我身旁，用不著什麼歷史考證或神學理論。我就是直接了當地知道，祂活在心中，不斷地與我相交。
Do you remember a time when as a child you got lost? You felt the paralyzing fear of looking around and failing to see the north star of your parents’ strong presence. You were lost. These moments of lostness can leave a pit in your stomach and bring fear to your soul.
What is even worse is coming to a point in life when we realize that we’ve lost our way as a human being. We’re not sure why we are on this planet. We have no sense of our purpose.
It is in these moments we look to God, the Master Storyteller, and discover that the best way to understand our story is to listen to His. As we understand God’s story and where we fit within it, the haze begins to clear and our story begins to make sense. There’s more to your story my friend.
Do you remember a time when as a child you got lost? You felt the paralyzing fear of looking around and failing to see the north star of your parents’ strong presence. You were lost. These moments of lostness can leave a pit in your stomach and bring fear to your soul.
What is even worse is coming to a point in life when we realize that we’ve lost our way as a human being. We’re not sure why we are on this planet. We have no sense of our purpose.
It is in these moments we look to God, the Master Storyteller, and discover that the best way to understand our story is to listen to His. As we understand God’s story and where we fit within it, the haze begins to clear and our story begins to make sense. There’s more to your story my friend.
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