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約拿書2章1-10節
神的小僕人
經文:
1 約拿在魚腹中禱告耶和華他的神,
2 說:我遭遇患難求告耶和華,你就應允我,從陰間的深處呼求,
3 你將我投下深淵,就是海的深處;大水環繞我,
4 我說:我從你眼前雖被驅逐,我仍要仰望你的聖殿。
5 諸水環繞我,幾乎淹沒我,深淵圍住我,海草纏繞我的頭。
6 我下到山根,地的門將我永遠關住。耶和華─我的神啊,
7 我心在我裡面發昏的時候,我就想念耶和華。
8 那信奉虛無之神的人,離棄憐愛他們的主。
9 但我必用感謝的聲音獻祭與你,我所許的願,我必償還。
10 耶和華吩咐魚,魚就把約拿吐在旱地上。
當約拿違背上帝,被大魚吞在肚裏,他在暗中向神禱告。
這看來只是一個故事,有人以為是虛構的,
禱告:
天父,我們不要去尋找無用的偶像,反而應該追尋掌管天地萬物,
Jonah 2:1-10
When Jonah disobeyed, God commanded a big fish to swallow him. Inside the fish, Jonah repented and prayed. He recalled the love and saving grace of God. How many of us can repent and recollect the grace of God when we fall into the dark valley of life? As Jonah repented, God commanded the big fish to vomit him back to the dry land.
It looks like just a story, or a fairy tale, yet the meaning is deep. Very often we fall into our own trap of despair and stubbornness. Yet when we turn back to God, He is willing to embrace and refresh us, delivering us from our sadness and suffering.
Don’t pursue the worthless idols but our loving God.
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