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).
信心与拈阄
/in 每日亲近神, 每日亲近神-2026 /by meiling〈约书亚记〉 18:1以色列的全会众都聚集在示罗，把会幕设立在那里，那地已经被他们制伏了。
阅读经文：〈约书亚记〉 18:1-28
示罗是希伯来圣经中提到的一座古代城市，位于以法莲山地，位于伯特利东北的小山冈上，城的四周都是高山，东有大泉，从伯特利到示剑的大路由此经过。以色列人攻占迦南后，在此安营，会幕也设在示罗，成为固定的建筑物。在很长时期中，示罗是以色列人活动的中心，每年在此都举行一个特别节日。
约书亚从示罗派出各支派的代表，勘察迦南地的详细状况，然后按城邑分作七份，拈阉分给便雅悯、西缅、西布伦等七个未曾在约但河东岸取得土地的支派。其遗址是今伯特利东北 16公里、示剑东南18公里的赛依仑废墟。（资料来自以斯拉百科网）