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12 Ways God Loves You

2019-01-08 in /by

Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is Hosea 2:14-23.  Let’s go!

On verses 14-23:  After describing in previous verses how God wanted to punish Israel for their unfaithfulness to Him, Hosea now goes on to describe the amazing, forgiving, second-chance-giving love that God extends to Israel.  From these verses we can learn 12 ways that God loves you and me.

1. God’s love takes initiative. God is a leader and, like a good leader, God takes the initiative.  God will not force Himself upon you, but He does take the first step and waits for you to respond.  He stands at the door and knocks.

哀恸的人有福了

2019-01-07 in /by

马太福音5:4_哀恸的人有福了

4 哀恸的人有福了！因为他们必得安慰。

4 “You’re blessed when you feel you’ve lost what is most dear to you. Only then can you be embraced by the One most dear to you.

每次读到〈传道书〉第四章第10节时，我总是感到迷惘：“ 我见神叫世人劳苦，使他们在其中受经练。”我不明白为何一定要劳苦才能受经练。但是最近观察了一些刚作父母的朋友，心里稍有体会。可能因为自己的儿子己经做父亲，我己经忘了他小时候，我的不眠之夜。因此看到这些年轻父母疲乏的面容时，心里就明白了何谓劳苦和经练。

10 Clues That You Might Be Worshiping An Idol

2019-01-07 in /by

Today’s passage is Hosea 2:1-13.  Let’s go!

Hosea 2:1 (NIV)  “Say of your brothers, ‘My people,’ and of your sisters, ‘My loved one.’ 

Verse 1:  This verse fits in more with the contents of chapter 1 than with chapter 2.  At the end of chapter 1 Hosea describes how God will show His people amazing grace and mercy and restore them after they have cheated on Him.  Verse 1 here is part of that restoration. 

虚心的人有福了！

2019-01-06 in /by

马太福音5:3  虚心的人有福了！因为天国是他们的。

3 “You’re blessed when you’re at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule.(MSG)

当耶稣一开口教训人的时候，祂是以一个神的角度来看众人的需要，而不是用人的角度去揣摩人的需要或想要。当耶稣因为禁食而肚子饿时，祂还是说：『人活着不是单靠食物，乃是靠神口里所出的一切话。』祂知道人真正的需要，因为人的生命是祂所赐。

Find Your Story in the Book of Hosea

2019-01-06 in /by

Hi GAMErs,

Today we begin the book of Hosea, a book written by the prophet Hosea in approximately 8th century B.C.  Today’s passage is Hosea 1:1-11.  Let’s go!

Hosea 1:2-3 (NIV) 
2 When the LORD began to speak through Hosea, the LORD said to him, “Go, take to yourself an adulterous wife and children of unfaithfulness, because the land is guilty of the vilest adultery in departing from the LORD.” 3 So he married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son. 

God Watches How You Treat His Other Children

2019-01-05 in /by

Joel 3:1-21

On verses 1-21: While everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved from God’s wrath (Joel 2:32) and blessed abundantly (2:18-32), the opposite is also true: those who do not trust in the Lord, who reject the Lord as God, will suffer God’s wrath.

耶稣上山坐下

2019-01-04 in /by

马太福音5:1 耶稣看见这许多的人，就上了山，既已坐下，门徒到他跟前来，2 他就开口教训他们，说：

你可能会奇怪耶稣看见的许多人是指谁？在第4章的最后一段说： 耶稣走遍加利利，在各会堂里教训人，传天国的福音，医治百姓各样的病症。他的名声就传遍了叙利亚。那里的人把一切害病的，就是害各样疾病、各样疼痛的和被鬼附的、癫痫的、瘫痪的，都带了来，耶稣就治好了他们。当下，有许多人从加利利、低加波利、耶路撒冷、犹太、约旦河外来跟着他。(4:23-25)

What God Will Do For Those Who Humble Themselves

2019-01-04 in /by

Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is Joel 2:18-32. Let’s go!

On verses 18-32: God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble (Proverbs 3:34; 1 Peter 5:5; James 4:6). We see that here in these verses. After urging his people to humble themselves through repentance, fasting and praying together (v12-17), Joel now describes what God will do for His people when they humble themselves that way:

– He will have pity on his people (v18)
– He will send them new grain, wine and oil that fully satisfies (v19, v24)

来跟从我

2019-01-03 in /by

马太福音4:18-22_来跟从我

马太福音4:19 耶稣对他们说：「来跟从我，我要叫你们得人如得鱼一样。」

18 耶稣在加利利海边行走，看见弟兄二人，就是那称呼彼得的西门和他兄弟安得烈，在海里撒网，他们本是打鱼的。 19 耶稣对他们说：「来跟从我，我要叫你们得人如得鱼一样。」 20 他们就立刻舍了网，跟从了他。 21 从那里往前走，又看见弟兄二人，就是西庇太的儿子雅各和他兄弟约翰，同他们的父亲西庇太在船上补网，耶稣就招呼他们。 22 他们立刻舍了船，别了父亲，跟从了耶稣。

耶稣开始了祂的传道之旅，不是从耶路撒冷开始，而是从加利利海边开始。那是一个普通人工作和生活的地方，不是文人学士或宗教领袖聚集之处。在加利利海边有许多渔夫，就在这一群平凡的加利利人当中，耶稣拣选了祂的门徒。

Don’t Wait Till Tomorrow to Turn to God

2019-01-03 in /by

Joel 2:12-17

12 That is why the LORD says, “Turn to me now, while there is time. Give me your hearts. Come with fasting, weeping, and mourning.”

On verses 12-17: The day of the Lord will be a dreadful day for those who have rejected God.

That is also why Joel implores his people to “return to the Lord your God, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity.” (v13) Echoing what God has already said in verse 12, Joel calls his people to fast (v15), to gather together (v15-16) and to pray and intercede for the people (v17) and to plead for God’s mercy.