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創世記25章29-34節
神的小僕人
經文:
29 有一天,雅各熬湯,以掃從田野回來累昏了。
30 以掃對雅各說:我累昏了,求你把這紅湯給我喝,
31 雅各說:你今日把長子的名分賣給我吧。
32 以掃說:我將要死,這長子的名分於我有甚麼益處呢?
33 雅各說:你今日對我起誓吧,以掃就對他起了誓,
34 於是雅各將餅和紅豆湯給了以掃,以掃吃了喝了,便起來走了,
聖經說以掃輕看他的長子名分,他怎樣輕看呢?為了肉體的需要,
我們在世生活每天都在選擇,有一些上好的福份,例如追求公義、
禱告:
天父,求您幫助我們知道我們的「豆湯」是什麼,
Genesis 25:29-34
The Bible says Esau despised his birthright. How? Due to starvation, his bodily needs, he gave up his birthright to Jacob in return for bread and lentil stew. He lost what was most important blessing for his immediate gratification.
We are making choices everyday and there are times we are tempted to do the same as Essu. We despised relationship with family, with friends and our spiritual needs and we care for material gains and fame. For the sake of some gains, we lose something intrinsically valuable. How often we tend to despise what is valuable and make wrong choices in our lives.
Think about what are the “lentil stew” in our lives that we care to satisfy our craving, and yet we can lose our spiritual blessings.
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