2006-12-30 19:40:22Jacky
去"他施"(地名 )的船票
讀 經：約拿書1章1－11節
金 句：「約拿卻起來逃往他施去躲避耶和華。」（約拿書1章3節）
全年讀經：啟示錄16－18章
一位年長的基督徒和我談起她個人與上帝同行的經歷。那一年，當完成了兩期傳教工作之後，她失去了侍奉上帝的熱忱。雖然她繼續履行自己的職責，卻想逃離上帝。用她自己的話來形容，就是買了一張「去他施的船票」－－埋頭於閱讀中。
我們慈愛而堅毅上帝沒讓這個傳教士離開自己。他像對待約拿一樣，喚起她的注意並把她拉回到自己的身邊。現在她是用一顆自願、憐憫和喜樂的心來侍奉他。
任何侍奉上帝的人，不管是教會領袖或平信徒，都可能遇到「離開」上帝這個誘惑。無論我們像約拿一樣覺得要逃離他的旨意，或是像這位勉強的傳教士一樣緩慢而安靜地退出，我們就這樣任自己的心變冷及故意不去聽聖靈的聲音。
上帝不會讓你就此「航往他施」。此刻他也許正在呼喚你回到他的身邊。要是如此，你要跪下向上帝大聲呼喊。讓他知道你已經撕毀了去他施的船票，正在回到他身邊。DCE
我已然迷失，主啊！
我不順服你的聲音；
但現在我的心痛悔，
你的旨意是我選擇。DJD
回歸上帝永遠不會太遲。
A Ticket To Tarshish
Read: Jonah 1:1-11
Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. –Jonah 1:3
Bible In One Year:
Revelation 16-18
An elderly follower of Christ was talking to me about her personal journey with the Lord. At one point in her life, after a couple of terms of missionary work, she lost her enthusiasm for serving God. Although she continued to fulfill her responsibilities, she tried to flee from God. She bought a "ticket to Tarshish," to use her own words, by burying herself in reading.
Our loving and persistent God did not let this missionary just sail away from Him. As He did with Jonah, the Lord caught her attention and drew her back to Himself. She now serves Him with a willing, compassionate, and joyful heart.
Any person who serves the Lord–leader or layman–can face the temptation to "walk out" on God. Whether we feel like running away from His will, as Jonah did, or if we slowly and quietly try to escape as this reluctant missionary tried to do, we let our hearts grow cold and we silence our ears to the voice of the Holy Spirit.
The Lord will not let you "sail away to Tarshish." Right now He may be calling you back to Himself. If so, fall on your knees and cry out to God. Let Him know that you've torn up your ticket to Tarshish, and that you're returning to Him. –DCE
I've strayed, O Lord, and turned aside,
I've disobeyed Your voice;
But now contrite of heart I turn
And make Your will my choice. –DJD
It's never too soon to turn back to God.
FOR FURTHER STUDY
The Way Back
Accepted By God
rbc@gospelcom.net
©1999 RBC Ministries--Grand Rapids, MI 49555
Read: Jonah 1:1-11
Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. –Jonah 1:3
Bible In One Year:
Revelation 16-18
An elderly follower of Christ was talking to me about her personal journey with the Lord. At one point in her life, after a couple of terms of missionary work, she lost her enthusiasm for serving God. Although she continued to fulfill her responsibilities, she tried to flee from God. She bought a "ticket to Tarshish," to use her own words, by burying herself in reading.
Our loving and persistent God did not let this missionary just sail away from Him. As He did with Jonah, the Lord caught her attention and drew her back to Himself. She now serves Him with a willing, compassionate, and joyful heart.
Any person who serves the Lord–leader or layman–can face the temptation to "walk out" on God. Whether we feel like running away from His will, as Jonah did, or if we slowly and quietly try to escape as this reluctant missionary tried to do, we let our hearts grow cold and we silence our ears to the voice of the Holy Spirit.
The Lord will not let you "sail away to Tarshish." Right now He may be calling you back to Himself. If so, fall on your knees and cry out to God. Let Him know that you've torn up your ticket to Tarshish, and that you're returning to Him. –DCE
I've strayed, O Lord, and turned aside,
I've disobeyed Your voice;
But now contrite of heart I turn
And make Your will my choice. –DJD
It's never too soon to turn back to God.
FOR FURTHER STUDY
The Way Back
Accepted By God
rbc@gospelcom.net
©1999 RBC Ministries--Grand Rapids, MI 49555