9/15/2013災難及其結果

經文:彌迦書1－2章

中心思想:彌迦書1：1-2：2

提要

        整個國家道德低落、腐敗淪喪，是百姓認罪悔改的時候了，但早期的先知們聲撕力竭的勸誡，卻被當作耳邊風，這就是猶大王約坦、亞哈斯、希西家時代的光景，這時彌迦興起，他的工作是：痛責執迷不悟的百姓，並宣告上帝的懲罰。「看哪，耶和華出了祂的居所……眾人在祂以下必消化……因為雅各的罪過，……以色列家的罪惡。」（彌1：3-5）

每日與主同行

        夜幕低垂，經過一天的奔波，你精疲力竭的開車回家，一路上回想著整天都做些什麼，突然意識到似乎忘了什麼事，說時遲那時快，引擎就熄火了──終於想起來，原來忘了加油！
        在步調緊湊的生活中，你是否常常掛一漏萬，忙中有錯？在每天禱告的時間，是否匆促的向上帝報告一番，然後「阿門」了事，而沒有給上帝時間，讓祂跟你講話？是否忙著參與教會活動──詩班、探訪、當小組長──只顧著付出，卻疏於充電？
        彌迦的預言開場白是一個命令：「萬民哪，你們都要聽，地和其上所有的，也都要側耳而聽。」（彌1：2）全地都要停止一切活動，來傾聽上帝的話。主說：「要休息，要知道我是上帝。」（詩46：10）
        今天禱告的時候，可別匆忙草率了，停下來安靜一會兒再說「阿門」，給上帝一個向你說話的機會，記住你是祂創造的人，祂要你享受慈愛和永生，所以享受祂同在的安息吧！

默想

彌迦的優先次序記載在馬太福音中
        今天你要做的工作有哪些？看看馬太福音六章三十三節的記載，你的第一優先該是什麼？

金言

為主忙碌不能視為疏於親近主的藉口。

Calamity and Its Causes

Scriptures:Micah 1-2

Heart of the Passage:Micah 1:1-2:2

Overview

        The nation is immoral and corrupt; the time to repent has come and gone; the earlier prophets have been unheard and unheeded. Such is the state of Judah as Micah emerges during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. His task: to indict the unrepentant people of God and to announce the irreversible edict of God: "Behold, the LOHD cometh forth out of his place ... and the mountains shall be molten under him ... for the trangressions of Jacob ... and for the sins of the house of Israel" (1:3-5).

Your Daily Walk

        It's late at night. You're driving home-exhausted—after a long day of working, shopping, and errand running. As you make a mental checklist of the activities you've completed, you have that sinking feeling that you've forgotten something. Suddenly, the engine sputters and stops—and you remember what you had overlooked. You failed to fill the gas tank!
How often in your hurry to get things done do you lose sight of what's really important? How often in your daily prayers do you find yourself doing all the talking and then "hanging up" with a quick "amen" before God has a chance to talk to you? How often do you return from church exhausted from teaching, leading, singing—having been to the "pump" but forgetting to "fill up"?
        Micah opens his prophecy with the admonition: "Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is" (1:2). All the world is commanded to halt its activities and pay attention to God's Word. "Be still," the Lord says, "and know that I am God" (Psalm 46:10).
        Today when you pray, slow down! Pause and be still for a long minute before you say "amen"; give God a chance to speak to you and fellowship with you. Remember, you're a person He created to love and enjoy eternally, so relax and rest in His presence!

Insight

Micah's Priorities in Matthew's Pages —
        What's on your personal list of things to do today? Check Matthew 6:33 to see what should be right up there at the top!

Adage

Busyness in the King's business is no excuse for neglecting the King.