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Learning to Trust Even When You Don’t Understand

2025-06-06 in /by

Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is Leviticus 11:1-47. With a humble heart, see what sticks out to you in this passage.  Is there a verse, a phrase, or a lesson you think the Holy Spirit may be highlighting for you in this passage?  After you’ve thought about the passage yourself a bit, read the GAME sharing below.  Let’s go!

Leviticus 11:1-47 (NIV)
1  The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
2  “Say to the Israelites: ‘Of all the animals that live on land, these are the ones you may eat:
3  You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud.
4  “‘There are some that only chew the cud or only have a split hoof, but you must not eat them. The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a split hoof; it is ceremonially unclean for you.

On verses 1-47:  What was God’s criteria for determining that certain creatures were clean and permissible for the Israelites to eat while calling other creatures unclean and forbidden to eat?  Over the centuries people have tried to come up with different explanations, but it seems that the best explanation for why certain animals were considered clean and certain animals were unclean is simply this:  God said so. 

Don’t Impair Your Judgment

2025-06-05 in /by

Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is Leviticus 10:8-20. With a humble heart, see what sticks out to you in this passage.  Is there a verse, a phrase, or a lesson you think the Holy Spirit may be highlighting for you in this passage?  After you’ve thought about the passage yourself a bit, read the GAME sharing below.  Let’s go!

Leviticus 10:8-11 (NIV)
8  Then the LORD said to Aaron,
9  “You and your sons are not to drink wine or other fermented drink whenever you go into the Tent of Meeting, or you will die. This is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come.
10  You must distinguish between the holy and the common, between the unclean and the clean,
11  and you must teach the Israelites all the decrees the LORD has given them through Moses.”

On verses 8-11:  Why did God tell Aaron in verses 8-9 that he and his sons must not drink wine when they go to meet with Him in the Tent of Meeting?  It’s because as priests Aaron and his sons could not afford to have their judgment impaired by anything, including alcohol.

我饶恕你！全心全意！

2025-06-05 in , /by

马太福音 6:12   免我们的债，如同我们免了人的债。
马太福音 6:14-15    你们饶恕人的过犯，你们的天父也必饶恕你们的过犯。 15 你们不饶恕人的过犯，你们的天父也必不饶恕你们的过犯。

马太福音18:21-35

21 那时，彼得进前来，对耶稣说：「主啊，我弟兄得罪我，我当饶恕他几次呢？到七次可以吗？」 22 耶稣说：「我对你说，不是到七次，乃是到七十个七次。 23 天国好像一个王要和他仆人算帐。 24 才算的时候，有人带了一个欠一千万银子的来。 25 因为他没有什么偿还之物，主人吩咐把他和他妻子儿女并一切所有的都卖了偿还。 26 那仆人就俯伏拜他，说：『主啊，宽容我！将来我都要还清。』 27 那仆人的主人就动了慈心，把他释放了，并且免了他的债。

柯丽·特恩·鲍姆(Corrie ten Boom)是荷兰一位钟表匠家庭的女儿，在第二次世界大战期间，她与家人冒着生命危险，在自家钟表店中设置密室，秘密收容犹太人，帮助他们逃离纳粹的迫害。后来他们被蓄意告发，全家被逮捕，她被送往德国的拉文斯布吕克集中营，姐姐贝琪(Betsie)在集中营中因营养不良与疾病而死。

战争结束后，柯丽奇蹟生还，她经历了极深的苦难，家人死亡、被羞辱、饥饿、虐待，但她没有选择仇恨。她深信耶稣基督的爱与赦免是唯一能医治这个破碎世界的力量，便走上宣教之路，到处分享见证。

When Your Plans Backfire

2025-06-04 in /by

Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is Leviticus 10:1-7. With a humble heart, see what sticks out to you in this passage.  Is there a verse, a phrase, or a lesson you think the Holy Spirit may be highlighting for you in this passage?  After you’ve thought about the passage yourself a bit, read the GAME sharing below.  Let’s go!

Leviticus 10:1-2 (NIV)
1  Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense; and they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to his command.
2  So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died before the LORD.

On verses 1-2:  In Leviticus 9, we saw that when the Israelites assembled together and collectively acknowledged their sin, and when Aaron the high priest painstakingly obeyed God in giving the required offerings and had a heart to bless the people, that’s when the glory of the Lord appeared to them all.  Fire from God’s presence, representing God’s favour and blessing, consumed the offerings. 

有福的确据

2025-06-04 in , /by

诗篇 33:12  以耶和华为神的，那国是有福的！祂所拣选为自己产业的，那民是有福的！

诗篇 84:12  万军之耶和华啊，倚靠祢的人便为有福！

诗篇89:15  知道向祢欢呼的，那民是有福的！耶和华啊，他们在祢脸上的光里行走。

诗篇 94:12  耶和华啊，祢所管教，用律法所教训的人是有福的！

被喻为圣诗皇后的芬妮·克罗斯比(Fanny Crosby, 1823-1915)是美国著名的基督教赞美诗词作者，尽管她是位盲人，但她从幼年起共写了超过8,000首赞美诗，可说是历史上多产赞美诗作者之一。

芬妮出生于美国纽约州乡下的贫穷家庭，幼年因感冒被误诊而失明。芬妮在她的自传中说：「…我活到现在，从来就没有一刻恨过那位医生，因我一直知道，慈爱的神，曾藉祂无限的慈爱与奇妙的旨意，使我还能有机会事奉祂。」

芬妮的父亲早逝，她是由母亲和祖母抚养长大，带领认识神并学习圣经真理。她八岁开始写诗，中学就读盲校期间，作品曾多次获奖。她的圣诗创作从四十一岁才开始，之后就决定以此为终生工作。

为你我所爱之地呼求

2025-06-03 in , /by

耶利米书29:7  我所使你们被(掳)到的那城，你们要为那城求平安，为那城祷告耶和华，因为那城得平安，你们也随着得平安。

耶利米书29:11-12  耶和华说：我知道我向你们所怀的意念是赐平安的意念，不是降灾祸的意念，要叫你们末后有指望。 12 你们要呼求我，祷告我，我就应允你们。

有一座岛，人称她福尔摩沙(Ilha Formosa)，她是「美丽之岛」，是你我所爱之地，我们身在其中，我们举手为她呼求。

亲爱的天父，祢认识祢所爱的福尔摩沙，祢关注祢所爱的「美丽之岛」，她正走在一段充满张力与挑战的路程，我们将这地的一切重担、困难、混乱，都带到祢面前，交托在祢慈爱的手中。

我们感受社会充满了对立与撕裂，人与人间因立场、信仰、选择而彼此伤害、隔阂。我们也感受政治的混乱与信任的崩塌，许多人对未来失望、无助，甚至冷漠。

这片土地在近年不断摇晃，地震频繁、灾情四起，许多家庭心惊胆战、夜不能寐。物价持续上升，房价居高不下，生活压力日趋沉重，父母为孩子的未来忧心忡忡。疾病趋缓又复燃，后遗的疲惫仍在人群中徘徊，医疗人员疲惫、心灵的创伤尚未平复。但在这一切黑暗之中，亲爱的天父，我们仍然仰望祢。

Experiencing More of God’s Presence

2025-06-03 in /by

Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is Leviticus 9:1-24. With a humble heart, see what sticks out to you in this passage.  Is there a verse, a phrase, or a lesson you think the Holy Spirit may be highlighting for you in this passage?  After you’ve thought about the passage yourself a bit, read the GAME sharing below.  Let’s go!

Leviticus 9:1-6 (NIV)
1  On the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel.
2  He said to Aaron, “Take a bull calf for your sin offering and a ram for your burnt offering, both without defect, and present them before the LORD.
3  Then say to the Israelites: ‘Take a male goat for a sin offering, a calf and a lamb–both a year old and without defect–for a burnt offering,
4  and an ox and a ram for a fellowship offering to sacrifice before the LORD, together with a grain offering mixed with oil. For today the LORD will appear to you.'”

On verses 1-6:  Seven days after Aaron has been ordained to serve as the high priest (Leviticus 8), Moses tells Aaron to present a number of offerings.  First, he is to present a sin offering and a burnt offering for his own sins.  Second, he is to present a sin offering and a burnt offering for the sins of the people (v3).

帕子与荣光的启示

2025-06-02 in , /by

出埃及记 34:29-35

29 摩西手里拿着两块法版下西奈山的时候，不知道自己的面皮因耶和华和他说话就发了光。 30 亚伦和以色列众人看见摩西的面皮发光，就怕挨近他。 31 摩西叫他们来，于是亚伦和会众的官长都到他那里去，摩西就与他们说话。 32 随后以色列众人都近前来，他就把耶和华在西奈山与他所说的一切话都吩咐他们。 33 摩西与他们说完了话，就用帕子蒙上脸。 34 但摩西进到耶和华面前与他说话就揭去帕子，及至出来的时候，便将耶和华所吩咐的告诉以色列人。 35 以色列人看见摩西的面皮发光。摩西又用帕子蒙上脸，等到他进去与耶和华说话，就揭去帕子。

圣经是一位奇妙的咨商师。当我们面对孤单、苦难、被轻视或误解时，它不是冷冰冰的教条，而是一位温柔的同在者。只是，若没有圣灵挪去我们心中的帕子，即使我们阅读许多经文，也无法真正看见其中所启示基督的荣耀与奇妙。

「我们众人既然敞着脸得以看见主的荣光，好像从镜子里返照，就变成主的形状，荣上加荣，如同从主的灵变成的。」（哥林多后书3:18）

What Is The Difference Between A Sin Offering, Guilt Offering and Burnt Offering?

2025-06-02 in /by

Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is Leviticus 8:18-36. With a humble heart, see what sticks out to you in this passage.  Is there a verse, a phrase, or a lesson you think the Holy Spirit may be highlighting for you in this passage?  After you’ve thought about the passage yourself a bit, read the GAME sharing below.  Let’s go!

Leviticus 8:18-21 (NIV)
18  He then presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.
19  Then Moses slaughtered the ram and sprinkled the blood against the altar on all sides.
20  He cut the ram into pieces and burned the head, the pieces and the fat.
21  He washed the inner parts and the legs with water and burned the whole ram on the altar as a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, an offering made to the LORD by fire, as the LORD commanded Moses.

On verses 18-21:  After sacrificing a bull as a sin offering on behalf of Aaron and his sons (v14-17), here Moses presents a ram as a burnt offering for Aaron and his sons.  

罗伯特・普雷沃斯特(Robert Prevost)

2025-06-01 in , /by

约翰福音 15:13-15

人为朋友舍命，人的爱心没有比这个大的。 你们若遵行我所吩咐的，就是我的朋友了。 以后我不再称你们为仆人，因仆人不知道主人所做的事。我乃称你们为朋友；因我从我父所听见的，已经都告诉你们了。

1975年，罗伯特・普雷沃斯特(Robert Prevost)正处人生巅峰，他是芝加哥的数学老师、虔诚的天主教徒，顷获哈佛法学院录取。他拥有年轻人梦寐以求的一切，但他做了出人意料的选择，拒绝了哈佛，拒绝了六位数年薪的未来，拒绝了名声与安逸，选择了极少人敢踏上的道路：完全的奉献人生。

他加入传教团体，搬到祕鲁，不是城市，不是观光地，而是最偏远的村庄。那里孩童因可治疗的疾病而死，家庭需步行数公里才能取得干净水源。那里没有道路、没有自来水、没有网路，只有山峦、寂静与贫穷。但他却视那里如家一般拥抱。

罗伯特不只是住在当地人中间，他成了他们的一份子：学会古印加神圣语言（克丘亚语）、徒步几天送粮食、与村民同睡泥土地、在星空下祈祷。当他不是在建庇护所时，他就在破旧屋顶下教赤脚孩童数学；当他不是在教书时，他就骑驴送病人去就医；当他不是在救人时，他就在聆听，真正聆听那些被遗忘者的故事。

当他在美国的朋友一个个成为律师、医生，他却成了另一种人：一位牧者、一位兄弟、一位静默的信仰战士。他的事蹟没有被广播，但在安第斯山中悄悄流传。