第二十七章
1到那日，耶和華必用他剛硬有力的大刀刑罰鱷魚，就是那快行的
蛇；刑罰鱷魚，就是那曲行的蛇，並殺海中的大魚。2當那日，有
出酒的葡萄園，你們要指這園唱歌說：3“我耶和華是看守葡萄園
的，我必時刻澆灌，晝夜看守，免得有人損害。4我心中不存忿
怒；惟願荊棘蒺藜與我交戰，我就勇往直前，把他一同焚燒。
5不然，讓他持住我的能力，使他與我和好，願他與我和好。”

默想：
1.慢慢地讀這幾節經文，用你的想像力使得閱讀經文更加生動，
好像你是個兒童，在瀏覽一本精美的圖畫書一般。

2.留意神怎樣與那條鱷魚（或蛇）交手？怎樣對待葡萄園？神是
什麼模樣？現在將你自己放在這幅圖畫中，你在當中做什麼？
你有什麼感受？

3.想像一下，神現在轉身對著你，邀請你將你心中所感受的及所
想的，來與祂交談。祂有沒有露出生氣的模樣？或是漠不關心
的樣子？聽祂說話是什麼樣的？繼續和神對話，將心中的感受
與思想都慢慢地告訴神，不要急於結束，靜靜地坐著，讓心中
的對話自然的流出來。

禱告與筆錄：
繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中
的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

Chapter 27
1 In that day,
the LORD will punish with his sword —
his fierce, great and powerful sword—
Leviathan the gliding serpent,
Leviathan the coiling serpent;
he will slay the monster of the sea.
2 In that day —
“Sing about a fruitful vineyard:
3 I, the LORD, watch over it;
I water it continually.
I guard it day and night
so that no one may harm it.
4 I am not angry.
If only there were briers and thorns confronting me!
I would march against them in battle;
I would set them all on fire.
5 Or else let them come to me for refuge;
let them make peace with me,
yes, let them make peace with me.”

Meditation
1.Read the passage slowly and with imagination. Picture everything
vividly, as if you were a child reading a story with beautiful, lifelike
illustrations.

2.What do you notice about the way God interacts with “Leviathan
the serpent”? With “the vine”? What is he like? Now put yourself
in the scene. What part do you play? How do you feel?

3.Picture God turning to you and inviting you to talk with him about
what you are feeling and thinking. Does he ever seem angry to
you, or uncaring? What’s it like for you to hear him say otherwise?
Share with him your thoughts and feelings and allow the conversation
to unfold.

Prayer & Journaling: Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse
with God and listen to what he wants to tell me. Then write down
any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.