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每日箴言
在安静中
“火后有微小的声音。以利亚听见,就用外衣蒙上脸,出来站在洞口。” - 王上 19:12-13
灵修
以利亚已经忙得疲乏无力了。不久前,神大大地使用他在迦密山上击败了巴力的先知(列王纪上18),但是以利亚还来不及庆祝那次胜利就要跑了,因为此刻他的敌人想要杀他,于是他又疲累又害怕地逃到旷野。
旷野是个孤独、凄凉的地方。然而神在这里又一次滋养了以利亚,使他刚强。神和以利亚说话,祂的声音并非雷鸣般或势不可挡,神并没有大声呼喊来吸引以利亚的注意,而是在以利亚准备好聆听的时候,祂以轻柔的耳语向他说话。
有些时候,我们生活中的噪音——也就是我们的好些活动、繁忙的日程、高科技产品,或其它干扰——这些东西淹没了神的声音。有时候神似乎很遥远,或者完全不在,喜乐看似无迹可寻。事实上,我们的生活只有以基督为中心的时候才会有喜乐。撒旦拚命以噪音来充塞我们的生活,夺走我们的喜乐。而聆听神的声音能提醒我们祂的信实、良善和慈爱,我们需要遵循诗篇46:10的教导:“你们要休息,要知道我是神。”
今天,让我们花些时间,袪除噪音,安静下来,聆听神的耳语吧。
祷告
主啊,我们承认,我们常常让生活中杂乱的干扰淹没了祢的声音。求祢使我们安静,以祢为中心。求祢提醒我们祢的美善,以祢的喜乐充满我们。奉耶稣的名祷告,阿们。
普世佳音每日箴言
In The Stillness
After the fire came a gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. — 1 Kings 19:12-13
Devotion
Elijah had been overwhelmingly busy. God had just used him powerfully to defeat the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18). But Elijah had no time to celebrate that victory, for his enemies now wanted to kill him. Exhausted and afraid, he fled to the wilderness.
The wilderness can be a lonely, desolate place. Yet it was here that God nourished and strengthened Elijah again. God came and spoke with Elijah, and his voice was not thundering or overwhelming. God did not shout to get Elijah’s attention. When Elijah was ready to listen, God spoke in a gentle whisper.
Sometimes the noises of our lives—our many activities, hectic schedules, high-tech devices, or other distractions—drown out the voice of God. Sometimes it seems God is far away, or altogether absent, and joy seems hard to find. Joy comes when our lives are centered in Christ. Satan works hard to keep joy away by filling our lives with noise. To hear the voice of God reminding us of his faithfulness, goodness, and love, we need to follow the instructions of Psalm 46:10: “Be still, and know that I am God.”
Let’s take some time today to silence the noise and be still, listening for God’s whisper.
Prayer
Lord, we confess that we have often let the flurry of distractions in our lives drown out your voice. Quiet us and center us in you. Remind us of your goodness. Fill us with your joy. In Christ, Amen.
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