10月23日
阅读圣经
“圣经都是上帝所默示的，于教训、督责、使人归正、教导人学义都是有益的，叫属上帝的人得以完全，预备行各样的善事。”
提摩太后书 3:16-17
当你的闹钟响起来的时候，比如，在清晨6:15，你会不会很不耐烦地按一下止闹按钮，继续睡几分钟？您会不会让上帝帮助你在接下来的九分钟清醒过来？当闹钟在6:24 再次响起，你会觉得自己比九分钟之前更加神清气爽吗？这几分钟有没有让你摆脱不良情绪？抑或是被世上的各种问题，包括你自己的缺点、日益严重的焦虑等等所搅扰，恨不得又回到睡眠之中去呢？
当闹钟响起时，你可能觉得还没有准备好迎接新的一天。但上帝相信你今天可以做得很好。祂只要你定睛在祂的身上。祂在圣经中的话语能够帮助你预备好面对今天。花九分钟阅读圣经，可要比你九分钟的小睡有效得多。
今日祷告：
耶稣，求祢用祢的话语改变我，使用我帮助他人。阿们。
October 23
Better than a Snooze Button
All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.
2 TIMOTHY 3:16–17
When that alarm goes off, say at 6:15 in the morning, do you hit the snooze button with a bad attitude? Do you ask God to help get your mind in the right frame for the next nine minutes? When the alarm goes off again at 6:24, do you feel any more refreshed than when it went off nine minutes earlier? Did those minutes rid you of your grumpiness? Or do those problems in the world, including your own flaws and festering worries, continue to mock you and make you want to go back to bed?
When that alarm goes off, you may not feel like you are ready for what’s ahead, but God believes you can do good work today. All he asks is that you give him your attention. He gave you his Word to help you prepare for your day. Nine minutes in the Bible can be much more effective than hitting the snooze button and getting nine more minutes of sleep.
Pray for the Day:
Jesus, use me to help others by changing me through your Word. Amen.
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