聽過不少人發感歎,說自己讀舊約出不了埃及,讀新約進不了羅馬。我自己在信主後的很長一段時間也是這般光景。但是連創世紀都讀不完的不多,我今天恰好想到一個創世記裏麵,還是很靠前的故事,希望大家看完我說的故事,激發了自己的興趣去看看經上的記載,默想一下。神賞給我們的故事要比我說的精彩多了,我看是我的版本,你看是你的版本,也許神讓我此時學習感[
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Inthepreviouschapter,JesusclaimedthatHeasGodtheSonisequalwithGodtheFather.AftertheJewsinJerusalemheardtherevelationofthetruthaboutJesus'identity,they"triedallthehardertokillhim".JesuswishedtoavoidaconfrontationwiththembeforeGod'stimeforthishadcome.SoHeapparentlydecidednotgotoJerusalemtoobservethePassover.Hedidn'tbreaktherulebecauseHewasinGalilee,toofarfromthetempletob...[
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Author:KarenNarrator:Liying
Haveyoueverwantedtoknowwhatliesaheadofyou?Ibetyoudid.Wetendtothinkthatifwecouldforeseethefuture,wewouldmakesomewisedecisions.Butsadly,wehavenowaytoforeseethefutureusingourhumanpower,sowehardlyknowifourdecisionsaregoodforusornot.
ButGod,ourCreator,doesn'twantustoliveourliveswithoutourdestinationinmind.Heleavesusnodoubtaboutindividuals'...[
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俗話說得好,善有善報,惡有惡報,不是不報,時候沒到。我們如果明白這裏說的善,惡,報應以及時候都應該是神說了算,那我們就不敢任意妄為了,因為舉頭三尺有神明,祂都看得見。
這不,祂讓犯了罪的亞當夏娃各自表述完後,先宣布對蛇的懲罰是罰它用肚子行走,終身吃土。我們見過的蛇都是隻會爬,不會走的。接下來神對蛇說,
“我又要叫你和女人彼[
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Author:KarenNarrator:Liying
WhiletheechoofthetwentyfourelderspraisingGodastheCreatorstillresonant,JohnnoticedthatGodwhosatonthethronehadinHisrighthandascrollwithwritingonbothsidesandsealedwithsevenseals.Thedoublesidedwritingcouldsuggestthecontentinthescrollisfinal,leftnoroomtoadd.Thesevensealsfullyguaranteedtheauthenticityofthescroll.ThescrollcontainsGod'splantorestoreHisgoodcreat...[
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Johntoldusthat"JesuswentuptoJerusalemforafeastoftheJews"sometimeafterHeperformedthesecondmiraculoussign,whichisthehealingoftheofficial'ssoninGalilee.Inthischapter,JesuswasgoingtohealainvalidmanandHisactionofcompassionwouldarouseaccusationandoppositionthateventuallycostHislife.
TherewasapoolcalledBethesdawhichwassurroundedbyfivecoveredcolonnades."Fromtimetotimeanangleofthe...[
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小女兒兩歲多的時候跟爸爸去遊泳池學遊泳,她最喜歡從池邊往水裏跳,而且她跳的時候不想水深淺,也不擔心爸爸是否能接住她。在她心裏,爸爸是一定能接住她的。我和先生彼此恭喜說這孩子真勇敢,學會遊泳小菜一碟了!可沒料到呀,她跳著跳著不敢跳了,不知道那天開始不再無條件相信她爹了!當然她變聰明了,知道她爹有失手的可能性。可是我們的天父阿爸是[
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ReflectiononJohn4#1
Karen
MostofJohn4recordstheone-on-onetalkbetweenourLordJesusandanunnamedSamaritanwoman.ThisisoneofmyfavoritestoriesbecauseIoftenthoughtofmyselfbeingthewomanwhotalkedwiththeLordwhoistheoneandonlytrueloverofmysoul.ThisgivesmealotofinsightofmyLordaswellasmyself.
Atthattime,theantagonismofthePhariseesgrewastheytooknoteofJesus'growingministry.Toavoidprematureconflic...[
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Author:KarenNarrator:Liying
IstudiedRevelation4thisweekandwanttosharewithyouwhatIlearnedfromthisveryshortchapter,11versesintotal.
First,Jesus'callto"comeuphere"throughadoorintoheaveninvitesustojoinJohningettingaglimpseofGod'sunmatchablemajestyandsovereignty.WhatJohnsawimmediatelyremindsmecontrolcenters,theonesIsawinmoviessometimes.Butthisoneistheonlyrealcontrolcen...[
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女兒和兒子小的時候,我這個懶媽經常把他們丟在一個大浴缸裏一起洗澡,你也很可能幹過這事!我很享受看孩子們光溜溜地在水裏嘻笑打鬧,小孩子們毫無羞恥感,赤裸相對很坦然。直到有一天,有一個孩子拒絕這樣幹了,這孩子再也不肯在父母,兄弟姐妹麵前赤裸,她或他開始明白遮掩的需要了。童真和童趣失去了,有點兒惆悵!
我認為神讓幼稚小兒有短暫的無邪時[
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