6月25日
一代人
“那世代的人也都归了自己的列祖。后来有别的世代兴起,不知道耶和华,也不知道耶和华为以色列人所行的事。”
士师记2:10
为什么我们很容易地就离弃上帝,又很容易追逐那些明明会伤害我们的事物?为什么我们如此痴迷于那些欺骗性的人和活动?为什么我们喜欢秘密地崇拜一些让我们倍觉空虚的事物?为什么我们去寻找无聊的乐趣?为什么我们如此冲动没有耐心?为什么我们认为自私也是合情合理的?
这些问题,悲哀地发生在圣经的士师记里面。一个曾经亲身经历过神奇妙同在的民族,却远离神,不知道神的同在,不再跟随神的脚步。一代又一代,变得越来越败坏、低贱和堕落。以色列人越来越离奇神、越来越不分是非;越来越迷茫、越来越没有平安;越来越空虚肤浅、越来越没有喜乐。
今天,我们所要做的最重要的是什么呢?就是为我们这一代人祷告,让我们有勇气走出黑暗,走进耶稣的光里。
今日祷告:
主耶稣,我为我们这一代感到心碎。求你不要让我们离弃你,让我们重新与你和好。阿们。
June 25 – Generation ?
After that generation died, another generation grew up who did not acknowledge the Lord or remember the mighty things he had done for Israel.
JUDGES 2:10
Why are we so easily drawn away from God and toward things that hurt us? Why are we so attracted to detrimental people or activities? And why do we secretly adore things that leave us empty, unfulfilled, and worse off? Why do we look for empty pleasures? And why do we like immediacy more than we like patience? Why do we think that selfishness is justified?
Those questions are the sad story of the book of Judges. A people who once experienced God in spectacular, personal ways became a people far from God, not knowing his presence, not following his patterns. Generation after generation grew more disgusting, more degrading, and more depraved than the one before it. People grew more and more removed from God, less and less aware of right and wrong, more confused and less secure, and more shallow and less happy.
One of the most significant things we can do today is to pray for our generation to have the courage to turn from darkness and to walk toward the light of Jesus.
Pray for the Day:
Lord Jesus, my heart breaks for my generation. Don’t let us walk away from you. Restore us to relationship with you. Amen.
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