第五十章
7“我的民哪,你們當聽我的話;以色列啊,我要勸戒你。我是
神,是你的神!
8 我並不因你的祭物責備你,你的燔祭常在我面前。
9 我不從你家中取公牛,也不從你圈內取山羊。
10 因為樹林中的百獸是我的,千山上的牲畜也是我的。
11 山中的飛鳥,我都知道;野地的走獸也都屬我。
12 我若是飢餓,我不用告訴你,因為世界和其中所充滿的都是我的。
13 我豈吃公牛的肉呢?我豈喝山羊的血呢?
14 你們要以感謝為祭獻與神,又要向至高者還你的願,
15 並要在患難之日求告我,我必搭救你,你也要榮耀我。”
默想:
1.安靜——閱讀/聆聽——默想——禱告——默觀/安歇主懷
2.在閱讀默想今天的經文時,有哪個字或詞句特別觸動你的?當
你讀到這個字或詞句時,你有什麼感受?這與你的現況有什麼
關連 沒有?神想要你做什麼?
3.對你來說,你的感謝祭會是什麼?今天,試著對神在你生命中
所作的的一切工作,以禱告獻上讚美與感謝祭;並且今天試著
以一顆感恩的心來過這一天。祈求神幫助你看到祂怎樣不停地
時刻與你同在,甚至在你不意識的時候,祂還是不斷地向你施
恩與慈愛。
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 50
7 “Listen, my people, and I will speak;
I will testify against you, Israel:
I am God, your God.
8 I bring no charges against you concerning your sacrifices
or concerning your burnt offerings, which are ever before me.
9 I have no need of a bull from your stall
or of goats from your pens,
10 for every animal of the forest is mine,
and the cattle on a thousand hills.
11 I know every bird in the mountains,
and the insects in the fields are mine.
12 If I were hungry I would not tell you,
for the world is mine, and all that is in it.
13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls
or drink the blood of goats?
14 “Sacrifice thank offerings to God,
fulfill your vows to the Most High,
15 and call on me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
Meditation
1. Silence – Read/Listen – Meditate – Pray – Contemplate
2. What is the word or phrase that touches you today as you read and
meditate on this passage? What is your emotion as you read this
word or phrase? How is that related to your current situation? What
does God tell you to do?
3. What would a “thank offering” to God look like for you? Today,
make your prayers an offering of praise and thanksgiving for God’s
work in your life, and try to go about today with a spirit of thankfulness
in your heart. Ask God to help you to see how he is continually
present with you in each moment, showing you love and grace even
if you are not aware.
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.