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撒母耳記上三十章1-6;18-19節
神的小僕人
經文:
1 第三日大衛和跟隨他的人到了洗革拉,亞瑪力人已經侵奪南地,攻破洗革拉,用火焚燒。
2 擄了城內的婦女,和其中的大小人口,卻沒有殺一個,都帶著走了。
3 大衛和跟隨他的人到了那城,不料,城已燒燬,他們的妻子兒女,都被擄去了。
4 大衛和跟隨他的人就放聲大哭,直哭得沒有氣力。
5 大衛的兩個妻,耶斯列人亞希暖,和作過拿八妻的迦密人亞比該,也被擄去了。
6 大衛甚是焦急,因眾人為自己的兒女苦惱,說:要用石頭打死他,大衛卻倚靠耶和華他的神,心裡堅固。
18 亞瑪力人所擄去的財物,大衛全都奪回,並救回他的兩個妻來。
19 凡亞瑪力人所擄去的,無論大小,兒女,財物,大衛都奪回來,沒有失落一個。
這段經文描述亞瑪力人擄走了大衛和他的群體中的婦孺和財物,當時大衛身邊的人都怪責他,甚至想用石頭打死他。
自己失去了妻兒,還被當時身邊的群眾責罵,大衞不斷的哭泣,直到氣力也沒有了,但轉捩點在第6節:大衛卻倚靠耶和華他的神,心裡堅固。大衛接著求問神是否追得上這群匪徒,得著肯定答案後,大衞帶著數百跟隨者追趕,凡亞瑪力人所擄去的,無論大小,兒女,財物,大衛都奪回來,沒有失落一個。
大衛的故事幫助我們如何面對生命的危機與困境,相信並倚靠上帝,祂是我們唯一的出路。
1 Samuel 30:1-6;18-19
This is a passage we rarely read but had great meaning. David and his men lost their wives and children to the Amalekites. They were so desperate that they cried till they ran out of energy. People wanted to stone David blaming him for the tragedy.
David must be in great pain. He lost his family and his leadership. He was devastated and depressed. Yet he found strength by trusting the Lord and turning to Him. This was the turning point.
We have only one way when life turns tough. God is here for us to strengthen us and lead us through.
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