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Strength to Ride the Storm

2026-08-11 in /by

Do you feel it is you against the world? Not so, my friend. Outnumbered by foes and outdone by fear? Please reconsider. Surrounded by adversity? Perhaps. Yet, you are also encircled by divinity. With God’s help you can ride these raging rapids with unbreakable courage.

Immovable. Determined. Square-jawed and resolved. Like the prophet Elijah who “…went and did according to the word of the Lord…” (1 Kings 17:5 NKJV). Elijah affirms a positive answer to these questions: Can a person maintain faith in a world that has little? When a culture belittles belief, can a believer beget strength? Yes! With God’s help, we will discover strength to ride this storm, an unbreakable courage and steadfast faith.

約書亞領命

2026-08-11 in , /by

〈約書亞記〉 1:9  我豈沒有吩咐你嗎？你當剛強壯膽！不要懼怕，也不要驚惶，因為你無論往哪裡去，耶和華你的神必與你同在。

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死亡，是一個何等令人難以接受的名詞。剛才還在談笑風生的人，忽然之間就不在了。再也不能看到他（她），不能與之交談，沒有反應，他（她）什麼都不知道了。生死之間，令人難以接受這種殘酷的事實。神對約書亞說：「我的僕人摩西死了」。意思就是，你不要再期望摩西可以指導你或幫你了。You are on your own.英文就是這樣說的，你得自行負責了。約書亞的大半輩子都跟跟著摩西，摩西說什麼，他就做什麼，惟摩西是瞻。一下子，摩西走了。他情何以堪？

耶和華面對面所認識的

2026-08-10 in , /by

〈申命記〉 34: 10 以後以色列中再沒有興起先知像摩西的，他是耶和華面對面所認識的。

閱讀經文：〈申命記〉 34:1-12

讀完了摩西五經，你覺得摩西的一生有哪些事最觸動你的心？假如你想效法摩西，你會學習他的哪一方面？

摩西，一個本來註定要死的孩子，在神的恩典裡，竟然成為當代最偉大的，一個不平凡的人。想通了，摩西也是一個平凡的人，但是因著神的揀選和磨鍊，成了前無古人後無來者的一位先知。「以後以色列中再沒有興起先知像摩西的，他是耶和華面對面所認識的」，在摩西之前也沒有一位先知如此蒙神重用。連被稱為神的朋友的亞伯拉罕，也沒有和耶和華「面對面所認識」。神說摩西：「他是在我全家盡忠的。我要與他面對面說話，乃是明說，不用謎語，並且他必見我的形象。」

Enter…Elijah

2026-08-10 in /by

Ancient Israel had the scruffy hills of Gilead, and somewhere in this rugged land Elijah came to believe in a mighty Yahweh who refused to share his glory with others. He confronted Ahab and Jezebel with a surgical strike. Baal was regarded as the god of fertility, yet Baal’s veil was about to be yanked back. Jehovah has declared a drought.

Does Elijah have some encouragement for our generation? Absolutely! The story of Elijah offers us hope. Elijah shows us that one person following a living God is greater than hundreds of people praying to a lifeless one.

神人的祝福

2026-08-09 in , /by

〈申命記〉 33:27   永生的　神是你的居所；祂永久的膀臂在你以下。祂在你前面攆出仇敵，說：毀滅吧。

閱讀經文：〈申命記〉 33:1-29

這章裡，《聖經》第一次稱摩西為「神人」，英文是the man of God， 可以說是屬神的人，也可以說是奉神差遣的人，或有聖靈的人。他形容神在西奈山與百姓的初見，「西奈山」又譯為何烈山，神的山。因為神在那裡賜下律法。「西珥」的原意是多毛，或長滿粗毛，是以東地的山脈。「巴蘭山」是曠野地的一座山。「萬萬聖者」有的人說可能是指眾多的天使。在這裡唯一的一次，把律法形容為烈火的律法，烈火可以燒盡渣滓，使萬物潔淨；神的律法也有潔淨人心的作用。摩西指出，神把律法傳給百姓，是因為神疼愛他們。

摩西之歌

2026-08-07 in , /by

〈申命記〉 32:29   唯願他們有智慧，能明白這事，肯思念他們的結局！

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這一章是摩西之歌，摩西奉神的命令所寫的預言歌。預言以色列人將在神的祝福裡，越行越遠。「耶書崙漸漸肥胖，粗壯，光潤，踢跳奔跑，便離棄造他的神，輕看救他的磐石。 敬拜別神，觸動神的憤恨；行可憎惡的事，惹了他的怒氣。」耶書崙是指神所愛的正直之人，是神為以色列人取的親蜜之名。

有很多人都很喜歡唱詩歌。在每一首歌的背後大多有一個動人的故事，因為感動，而流露出來的心思。特別是經歷過苦難而寫下的詩歌，經常成為多人的幫助。例如：哈瑞修..斯彼福在他的妻女都死於海難，他的財產又付諸大火時，他寫下了〈我心靈得安寧〉。他說，人生「有時享平安，如江河又平穩，有時憂傷來似浪滾，不論何環境，我已蒙主引領，我心靈得安寧，得安寧。」

耶和華必在你前面行

2026-08-06 in , /by

〈申命記〉 31:8 耶和華必在你前面行，祂必與你同在，必不撇下你，也不丟棄你；不要懼怕，也不要驚惶。

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想像一個120歲的老人，還可以孜孜不倦地訓誨上37天，這需要多大的精力和清醒的頭腦啊！摩西之後，我再也找不到第二個像他那樣蒙神祝福的人了。雖說人越老，耳越聾，因此講話聲音必然變大，但也不可能像摩西那樣有中氣，可以傳令給兩三百萬人。教過書的人都知道，有時講得口乾舌燥，力氣久久不能恢復，聲音都會變得沙啞，甚至咽喉發炎說不出話來。摩西連續講了37天，可見神若呼召人做事，也必然將足夠的能力賜給他。

Ahab and Jezebel

2026-08-06 in /by

“Ahab was king over Israel for twenty-two years. Ahab son of Omri did even more open evil before God than anyone yet—a new champion in evil!” (1 Kings 16:29-30 MSG).

There’s a reason parents don’t name their kids Ahab or Jezebel. Ahab not only neglected the faith of his fathers, but he also embraced the false gods of his enemies. Yet this evil king did more—he married Jezebel.  She was vile, she endorsed a religion that promoted temple prostitution and child sacrifice, she and her husband systematically killed the Lord’s prophets. The Ten Commandments were treated as ten suggestions, and the temple of worship was a relic of history.

God, however, will not sit idly while his covenants are trashed. He will not stay silent while his will is mocked. But he will act.

Our Heavenly Father Will Help

2026-08-05 in /by

In his fine book, The Dance of Hope, Bill Frey remembers the day he tried to pull a stump out of the Georgia dirt. One of his chores as a 12 year-old was to search for stumps of pine trees that had been cut down and chop them into kindling. But there was one root system he just couldn’t pull out of the ground.

He was still struggling when his father came over to watch. “I think I see your problem,” the dad said. “What’s that?” the son asked. “You’re not using all your strength.” Bill exploded and told him how hard he’d been working. “No,” the dad said. “You’re not using all your strength.” When Bill cooled down, he asked what his father meant and the dad said, “You haven’t asked me to help you.”

You don’t have to do it alone, friend. Present the challenge to your father and ask for help. Will he solve the issue? Yes, he will.

生死禍福在你面前

2026-08-05 in , /by

〈申命記〉 30:19  我今日呼天喚地向你作見證；我將生死禍福陳明在你面前，所以你要揀選生命，使你和你的後裔都得存活。

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摩西在摩押平原用了37天的時間，把他生平從神得來的律例、典章和教導全部告訴以色列人。雖然知道他們的子孫終有一天會去拜偶像，以致惹動耶和華的怒氣，被神拋到萬國之中，但是他的話語裡依然充滿鼓勵和盼望。即使，當所有的咒詛都臨到他們身上，也不要失了志氣，只要盡心歸向耶和華神，不管他們在哪裡，即使是在天涯海角，神也必將他們從那裡招聚他們回來，再次領他們進入迦南地，並且要善待他們，使他們的人數再次多起來。