2006-12-03 21:31:27Jacky
駱駝和蠓蟲
讀 經：馬太福音23章23－28節
金 句：「那律法上更重的事，就是公義、憐憫、信實，反倒不行了。」（馬太福音23章23節）
全年讀經：羅馬書12－16章
主耶穌曾嚴厲地批評新約時代的宗教領袖們。他們只注意宗教信仰的細節，而忽略了上帝的宏偉大計。他們甚至奉獻家裡調味品的十分之一（馬太福音23章23節）。雖然注意這些小事沒有什麼大錯，但問題是他們忽略對上帝更為重要的公義、憐憫、和信實。
主耶穌是這樣評價他們的：「你們這瞎眼領路的，蠓蟲你們就濾出來，駱駝你們倒吞下去。」（第24節）他們不能分辨蠓蟲和駱駝問題的不同之處。
麥登（John Madden） 在他所著的《嗨！等一下》書中引用了傳奇式的足球教練蘭巴迪（Vince Lombardi）對區別好教練與壞教練的高見。蘭巴迪說：「最好的教練知道結局會是如何……差勁的教練不知道自己想要什麼，但好教練知道。」換句話說，好教練知道贏球的關鍵。他們把握重點，胸懷全局。
成功的基督徒生活也一樣，我們必須要知道上帝的「駱駝重點」，也就是公義、憐憫、和信實。然後我們必須將它付諸實踐，每天尋求聖靈的幫助。讓我們不要把自己的生命浪費在蠓蟲上。HWR
真正的信仰是認識
主耶穌所注入的愛；
真正的信仰是顯示
你對不幸者的摯愛。DJD
以上帝的目標為你的目標，讓你的生命發出最亮的光。
金 句：「那律法上更重的事，就是公義、憐憫、信實，反倒不行了。」（馬太福音23章23節）
全年讀經：羅馬書12－16章
主耶穌曾嚴厲地批評新約時代的宗教領袖們。他們只注意宗教信仰的細節，而忽略了上帝的宏偉大計。他們甚至奉獻家裡調味品的十分之一（馬太福音23章23節）。雖然注意這些小事沒有什麼大錯，但問題是他們忽略對上帝更為重要的公義、憐憫、和信實。
主耶穌是這樣評價他們的：「你們這瞎眼領路的，蠓蟲你們就濾出來，駱駝你們倒吞下去。」（第24節）他們不能分辨蠓蟲和駱駝問題的不同之處。
麥登（John Madden） 在他所著的《嗨！等一下》書中引用了傳奇式的足球教練蘭巴迪（Vince Lombardi）對區別好教練與壞教練的高見。蘭巴迪說：「最好的教練知道結局會是如何……差勁的教練不知道自己想要什麼，但好教練知道。」換句話說，好教練知道贏球的關鍵。他們把握重點，胸懷全局。
成功的基督徒生活也一樣，我們必須要知道上帝的「駱駝重點」，也就是公義、憐憫、和信實。然後我們必須將它付諸實踐，每天尋求聖靈的幫助。讓我們不要把自己的生命浪費在蠓蟲上。HWR
真正的信仰是認識
主耶穌所注入的愛；
真正的信仰是顯示
你對不幸者的摯愛。DJD
以上帝的目標為你的目標，讓你的生命發出最亮的光。
Camels And Gnats
Read: Matthew 23:23-28
You . . . have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. –Matthew 23:23
Bible In One Year:
Romans 12-16
Jesus had some harsh things to say about the religious leaders of His day. They focused on the details of their religion and missed God's big picture. They even tithed their household spices! (Mt. 23:23). There was nothing particularly wrong with giving attention to these small matters. The problem was that they ignored the bigger issues that matter to God–justice, mercy, and faith.
Jesus called these leaders "blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel" (v.24). They weren't able to tell the difference between a gnat issue and a camel issue.
In his book Hey, Wait a Minute! John Madden recalls legendary football coach Vince Lombardi's explanation of the difference between a good coach and a poor one. Lombardi said, "The best coaches know what the end result looks like. . . . The bad coaches don't know what they want. The good coaches do." Or, to say it another way, good coaches know what's important in order to win, and they pursue those priorities. They have the big picture in mind.
Success in the Christian life is much the same. We must be aware of God's "camel issues"–justice and mercy and faith. Then we must put them into practice, asking each day for the Holy Spirit's help. Let's not waste our lives on gnats. –HWR
True religion is to know
The love that Christ imparts;
True religion is to show
This love to burdened hearts. –DJD
To make the most of your life, make God's goals your goals.
FOR FURTHER STUDY
Why In The World Am I Here?
How Do You Live The Christian Life?
Read: Matthew 23:23-28
You . . . have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. –Matthew 23:23
Bible In One Year:
Romans 12-16
Jesus had some harsh things to say about the religious leaders of His day. They focused on the details of their religion and missed God's big picture. They even tithed their household spices! (Mt. 23:23). There was nothing particularly wrong with giving attention to these small matters. The problem was that they ignored the bigger issues that matter to God–justice, mercy, and faith.
Jesus called these leaders "blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel" (v.24). They weren't able to tell the difference between a gnat issue and a camel issue.
In his book Hey, Wait a Minute! John Madden recalls legendary football coach Vince Lombardi's explanation of the difference between a good coach and a poor one. Lombardi said, "The best coaches know what the end result looks like. . . . The bad coaches don't know what they want. The good coaches do." Or, to say it another way, good coaches know what's important in order to win, and they pursue those priorities. They have the big picture in mind.
Success in the Christian life is much the same. We must be aware of God's "camel issues"–justice and mercy and faith. Then we must put them into practice, asking each day for the Holy Spirit's help. Let's not waste our lives on gnats. –HWR
True religion is to know
The love that Christ imparts;
True religion is to show
This love to burdened hearts. –DJD
To make the most of your life, make God's goals your goals.
FOR FURTHER STUDY
Why In The World Am I Here?
How Do You Live The Christian Life?