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信仰帶領生活
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1. Jacob beat the LORD in wrestling ! I guess it was his persistence that won God's blessing. I was kind of disappointed to see nothing happened when Esau met Jacob after 20 years. On the other hand, it was so natural -- after all, they were twin brothers. Blood is thicker than water.
What a retaliation against Shechem! I think Simeon and Levi over-reacted. Killing every male in the city for one man's fault didn't seem right at all.
2. Jesus kept preaching. "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." -- what a promise!
3. "there is no one who does good, not even one. " -- This explains that each and every one of us are sinners.
4. Wisdom and knowledge comes from the LORD!
What a retaliation against Shechem! I think Simeon and Levi over-reacted. Killing every male in the city for one man's fault didn't seem right at all.
2. Jesus kept preaching. "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." -- what a promise!
3. "there is no one who does good, not even one. " -- This explains that each and every one of us are sinners.
4. Wisdom and knowledge comes from the LORD!
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創世記 32:13-34:31
為了解除哥哥以掃的仇恨，雅各做足了謙卑的功課。 以掃消除了對雅各的仇恨和苦毒，哥倆和好，感謝神！
雅各夜間與神麵對麵摔跤，雖勝出但是神將他大腿窩摸了一把，於是雅各從此成為瘸腿的。雅各定意要的到祝福，神為他改名叫以色列。
關於雅各女兒底拿受玷汙，哥哥為他一惡報惡，進行大屠殺一事，靈修版注釋如下：
34:30-34:31 西緬和利未為要報複示劍奸汙底拿，就欺騙、搶掠、殺害示劍城的人。他們要伸張公義的心是對的，但是為求目的不擇手段卻是錯了。因為他們的罪行，父親雅各在臨終前咒詛他們（49:5-7）。若幹世代以後，西緬的子孫要失去部分神所應許他們的土地。當我們想以惡報惡的時候，千萬不要魯莽，隻要讓神伸冤報應，我們就可以避免陷入罪惡的網羅裏。
馬太福音 11:7-11:30
1）天國是努力進入的，努力的人就得著了。
- 我這個“努力：的意思和我們得救本乎恩，不要自己努力，隻是因信稱義不同，我是這樣理解的： 作為基督徒，在十字架的道路上會有逼迫，需要我們不怕壓力，堅定努力地前行。其次，人生最大的戰場是自己的思想，最大的敵人是自己（老我），我們每天都要和自己的肉體爭戰，隻有努力被聖靈充滿，被耶穌基督引領，才能戰勝自己，更新自己成為新造的人。 第三，天國的道路是高出我們心思意念的，我們的阿爸天父是聖潔完美的，我們基督徒需要不斷追求天上的真理，不斷更新和潔淨自己，我們在世界上的道路如同逆水行舟，不進則退，又如同攀登高山，若不努力向上，則會衰落深淵。
2）耶穌說，父阿，天地的主，我感謝你，因為你將這些事，向聰明通達人，就藏起來，向嬰孩，就顯出來。 父阿，是的，因為你的美意本是如此。 ---- 願我永遠記住這些話，父啊，你的美意本是如此。一切都出自於你，我願意像嬰孩對父親一樣，永遠相信你，依靠你！
3）凡勞苦擔重擔的人，可以到我這裏來，我就使你們得安息。
-- 感謝主！這樣的經節不知安慰和鼓勵了多少人，神是我們的避難所，是我們患難中隨時的幫助！阿門!
3) 我心裏柔和謙卑，你們當負我的軛，學我的樣式。。。我的軛是容易的，我的擔子是輕省的。
--- 學習耶穌基督，從裏到外都做到柔和謙卑。啊，這個功課很難呀，求聖靈幫助我！我願意擺上自己，願意被神改變，求神將柔和謙卑還有充滿愛的生命做成到我的生命中，阿門！
詩篇 14:1-14:7
愚頑人心裏說，沒有神。他們都是邪惡，行了可憎惡的事。
---是啊，心裏沒有神的人，是愚頑的，也是犯罪的人。
箴言 3:19-3:20
耶和華以智慧立地。-- 從天而來的智慧是何等的寶貴！
荒漠甘泉 01/16
神願意造就一個可用之材，神就把他放在風雨之中，讓他經過風雨的生活。世上許多作大事業的偉人，都是經曆過艱難和痛苦的，神國中的偉人，也是如此。如果神要用一個人，他必定會先答應了這人奉獻的禱告：“主啊，拿我，劈我，用我。”--- 是的！ 我願意經風雨，經磨練，為要被神造就，為要生命更堅毅、更豐盛。
1.Very glad to see that two brothers met each other peacefully. I thought Jacob might have told a lie to Esau before today's reading :).
2.Killing story was so cruel! Why didn't God do somenting to avoid it?
3.Did Jacob know he wrestled with the God when he was doing that? He was so brave if he knew it at that tiem. I thought he should show the fear of God!
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." I like this verse. In our life, we have to carry burdens. Like myself, I feel tired sometimes. Thanks Lord to carry our burdens and relieve ourselves!
Psalm: Today's reading reminds me that it is so easy to lose directions if there were no God in life!