Pick A Side
We cannot win both the applause of people and the “well done” of Christ. Do you play both sides?
Many in the West did in the years leading up to World War II. In 1938 Neville Chamberlain met with Adolf Hitler. The British prime minister had long championed a policy of appeasing the dictator’s aggressions, so he agreed to Hitler’s demands. Six months later Hitler occupied all of Czechoslovakia. Next he invaded Poland, and the war began. For a decade the world watched as Hitler flexed his muscles. Yet freedom-loving nations waffled between apathy and fear. Many simply couldn’t pick a side.
The prophet Elijah once asked, “How long are you going to struggle with the two choices? If the Lord is God, follow Him” (1 Kings 18:21 NASB).
信心與拈鬮
/in 每日親近神, 每日親近神-2026 /by meiling〈約書亞記〉 18:1以色列的全會眾都聚集在示羅，把會幕設立在那裡，那地已經被他們制伏了。
閱讀經文：〈約書亞記〉 18:1-28
示羅是希伯來聖經中提到的一座古代城市，位於以法蓮山地，位於伯特利東北的小山岡上，城的四周都是高山，東有大泉，從伯特利到示劍的大路由此經過。以色列人攻佔迦南後，在此安營，會幕也設在示羅，成為固定的建築物。在很長時期中，示羅是以色列人活動的中心，每年在此都舉行一個特別節日。
約書亞從示羅派出各支派的代表，勘察迦南地的詳細狀況，然後按城邑分作七份，拈閹分給便雅憫、西緬、西布倫等七個未曾在約但河東岸取得土地的支派。其遺址是今伯特利東北 16公里、示劍東南18公里的賽依侖廢墟。（資料來自以斯拉百科網）