箴言25:19 患難時倚靠不忠誠的人，好像破壞的牙，錯骨縫的腳。
閱讀經文：箴言 25:19-20
19患難時倚靠不忠誠的人，好像破壞的牙，錯骨縫的腳。20對傷心的人唱歌，就如冷天脫衣服，又如鹼上倒醋。
結交好的朋友
「患難時倚靠不忠誠的人，好像破壞的牙，錯骨縫的腳。」(箴言二十五：19)
好的朋友，是忠誠的人，危難時靠得住，困苦時挺得住。不忠誠的人，像是蛀牙，或是壞牙，吃硬東西的時候就酸，喝太熱太冷的水就疼。
找朋友不能平常花拳綉腿，要一起奔跑時，他卻骨頭脫臼，關節酸、筋錯位，施不上力。逃難時他不能扶你，只能你扶他。逃跑時，你無法靠他，他卻要靠你。享樂型的人，不要結交作朋友，要結交挺得住的人。患難來時，可以共患難，任務來時，他能撐住半邊天。
古代買馬先看馬的牙，有好牙齒的馬，才能吃乾糧，以後跑得快。買牛時，先看牛膝蓋，膝蓋好的牛，拉重物時膝蓋才挺得住。願上帝給你的朋友，是挺得住的人。
Hi GAMErs!
Today’s passage is Romans 8:18-30. Let’s go!
Romans 8:18 (NIV)
18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.
On verse 18: In the verse right before this one, Paul says that we are heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ “if we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory” (v17). Now here Paul says that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. So what sufferings is Paul referring to? Even though Jesus already suffered on the cross for us and paid the price in full so we could be forgiven, Jesus also says that in this world we will have trouble (John 16:33). So whenever you go through trials and hardships while living for Jesus, just remember that the suffering you’re going through is nothing compared to the glory that will be revealed in you in the end. Let the hope of future glory keep you in the fight and help you persevere through present hardship. As Paul says 2 Corinthians 4:17, “For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.” Trouble today is preparation for glory tomorrow.
箴言25:16 你得了蜜麼，只可喫夠而已，恐怕你過飽就嘔吐出來。
閱讀經文：箴言 25:16-18
16你得了蜜麼，只可喫夠而已，恐怕你過飽就嘔吐出來。17你的腳要少進鄰舍的家，恐怕他厭煩你，恨惡你。18作假見證陷害鄰舍的，就是大槌、是利刀、是快箭。
夠了是祝福
「你得了蜜麼，只可喫夠而已，恐怕你過飽就嘔吐出來。」(箴言二十五：16)
知道夠了，是給自己的野心，有道截止線。知道夠了，是在金錢追逐裡蒙保守。知道夠了，是在權力爭逐中有保護。知道夠了，是在情慾引誘時，免去堕落。知道夠了，是上帝我們心中的警戒線。否則就要吐出，嘔吐也是保守。
我們要知道，夠了的底線在哪裡。感謝主，給一支常勝的球隊，失去衛冕賽。給一個高股價的公司，有深跌。給一個專制者，有敵人。給一個愛在路上亂看的人，有 老花。給愛吃東西的人，腸胃有些不好。給愛賺錢的人，有環球不景氣。給什麼都要爭第一名的人，有失敗。給自認有能力的人不成就，以免他們太自信。
期待學習一個寶貴的功課，「夠」就可以，「夠」就夠了，「夠」就夠感恩。
Hi GAMErs!
Today’s passage is Romans 8:9-17. Let’s go!
Romans 8:9 (NIV)
9 You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.
On verse 9: Here in Romans Paul uses the names “Spirit”, “Spirit of God”, “Spirit of Christ” and “His Spirit” interchangeably since they are all referring to the same thing, the Holy Spirit. How do you know if you have the Holy Spirit? You believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross for your sins, that He rose again and is alive today, and you’ve trusted Jesus to be your Saviour. If that’s you, then the Bible says that the Holy Spirit lives inside you (1 Corinthians 6:19; 2 Corinthians 5:5) and you have the Holy Spirit.
箴言25:15 柔和的舌頭，能折斷骨頭。
閱讀經文：箴言 25:14-15
14空誇贈送禮物的，好像無雨的風雲。15柔和的舌頭，能折斷骨頭。
期待與落空
「空誇贈送禮物的，好像無雨的風雲。」(箴言25:14)
與人交往，不要如乾旱地的風雲，給人期待，沒有實踐，不過是無雨的風，不過是天空的浮雲，過去了無痕，逝去無踪跡。
這世界有太多無雨的風雲，像是政客的承諾，商標的虛假，廣告的不實，泡沫的市場，虛有其名的人，只肯享受的人，追求成就不在教育的老師，賣假牛肉的牛肉店老板等。
願我們給人的承諾不是空包彈，給人的禮物不是說說而已，是帶著滋潤的雨，給人供應，對人有實際的幫助。
Hi GAMErs!
Today’s passage is Romans 8:1-8. Let’s go!
Romans 8:1 (NIV)
1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,
On verse 1: The word “therefore” in verse 1 connects what Paul was talking about in Romans 7 with what we’re now reading in Romans 8. In other words, when we, like Paul in Romans 7, struggle with sin, we must remember that “there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” (v1). In other words, in Jesus Christ we are not condemned as sinners; rather we are justified (declared righteous) by God’s undeserved kindness. To think that our biggest mistakes do not change who we are in Christ. That’s not to downplay the size of our mistakes. That’s recognizing just how powerful and unshakeable is our identity in Jesus Christ. Praise God! As Paul will write later on in Romans 8, nothing can separate us from His love – not even our worst mistakes or our biggest regrets.
箴言25:11 一句話說得合宜，就如金蘋果在銀網子裡。
閱讀經文：箴言 25:10-13
10恐怕聽見的人罵你，你的臭名就難以脫離。11一句話說得合宜，就如金蘋果在銀網子裡。12智慧人的勸誡在順從的人耳中，好像金耳環和精金的裝飾。13忠信的使者叫差他的人心裡舒暢，就如在收割時有冰雪的涼氣。
為什麼好用律師爭勝之徒，有臭名？
「恐怕聽見的人罵你，你的臭名就難以脫離。」(箴言25:10)
不要以為法律的審判，會還人清白；不要認為法庭勝訴，可以證明自己無辜。許多用律師，經常法庭得勝的人，擁有的是欺壓別人的臭名，或是苛刻尖酸的惡名。
愛用律師是民主制度的陷阱，許多律師為了找案子，樂意成為富人的寵臣，合法的打手，為他排除垃圾的清潔工，為他搬走阻礙的馬前卒。形成法律行業，與企業財團的貪婪共同體。結果合法，卻不合情，一直得勝的背後，是臭名。
不要好訴訟，不要好打官司，法庭掀開的資料，有時我們不如自己想像的那麼美好。雙方互揭瘡疤時，我們也會惹得一身臭。
Hi GAMErs!
Today’s passage is Romans 7:14-25. Let’s go!
Romans 7:14-25 (NIV)
14 We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin.
15 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.
16 And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good.
17 As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me.
18 I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.
19 For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do–this I keep on doing.
20 Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.
On verses 14-25: In describing his struggle with sin, is Paul talking about what his experience was like before he became a Christian or his experience even after he became a Christian? While arguments can be made for both sides, I believe in the final analysis it is best to see Romans 7:14-25 as Paul sharing very candidly his own personal struggle with sin and temptation even after he became a Christian and all the way till the time he as an apostle was writing Romans.
箴言25:8 不要冒失出去與人爭競，免得至終被他羞辱，你就不知道怎樣行了。
閱讀經文：箴言 25:7-9
7寧可有人說「請你上來」，強如在你覲見的王子面前叫你退下。8不要冒失出去與人爭競，免得至終被他羞辱，你就不知道怎樣行了。9你與鄰舍爭訟，要與他一人辯論，不可洩漏人的密事。
知道要退下
「寧可有人說請你上來，強如在你覲見的王子面前，叫你退下。」(箴言二十五：7)
上帝知道我們的軟弱，喜歡滯留在權力的位上，退不下來。喜歡留在高處，但不守望。喜歡與有錢人相處，不看望窮人。喜歡人生一直往上爬，不願有下台的階梯。受人歡迎的那幕戲，喜歡一直演下去，永不落幕。
上帝啊，只有祢永遠配坐寶座，不是我。求主不要讓我們為了維持業績，而駐留在高處。忘了要關起門，進入隱密之處與祢見面。忘了走到野外，靜看小花小草的美，靜聽蟲聞鳥叫的美意。忘了成功亮麗戲台的底下，有許多灰塵也需要掃一掃。
不要以為成功的見證，才是一生焚燒的祭壇。上帝啊，讓我一生單純的事奉祢。
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