Read: Amos 4:12–13 阅读: 阿摩司书章-节 

[He] who creates the wind, . . . the  God Almighty is his name. Amos 4:13

那创山造风，……祂的名是耶和华万军之上帝。-阿摩司书4章13节

God through His love created the world. Praise Him!

By Amy Boucher Pye

上帝因着爱创造了世界。赞美祂！

作者： 潘艾梅

One day by the seaside, I delighted in watching some kite surfers as they bounced along the water, moved by the force of the wind. When one came to shore, I asked him if the experience was as difficult as it looked. “No,” he said, “It’s actually easier than regular surfing because you harness the power of the wind.”

有一天，我在海边兴致盎然地看着风筝冲浪者受风力的推动，在水面上忽高忽低地滑行。当一位冲浪客回到岸边时，我问他，这看起来好像很不容易，在实际操作上是否也很困难。他说：“不，这比一般冲浪其实还更容易些，因为主要是靠风力。”

Afterward as I walked by the sea, thinking about the wind’s ability not only to propel the surfers but also to whip my hair into my face, I paused to wonder at our God the Creator. As we see in the Old Testament book of Amos, He who “forms the mountains” and “creates the wind” can turn “dawn to darkness” (v. 13).

后来，我在海边漫步，清风拂面，让我想到风的力量不仅能推动冲浪的人，也能吹动我的发丝。我驻足停留，思想我们的上帝，这位创造者真是奇妙。正如在旧约阿摩司书，我们看到上帝不但“创山”又“造风”，还能“使晨光变为幽暗”（13节）。

Through this prophet, the Lord reminded His people of His power as He called them back to Himself. Because they had not obeyed Him, He said He would reveal Himself to them (v. 13). Although we see His judgment here, we know from elsewhere in the Bible of His sacrificial love in sending His Son to save us (see John 3:16).

上帝呼召以色列民回转归向祂，便透过先知阿摩司，让他们思想上帝的权能。因为他们没有顺从上帝，上帝便表明要向他们显明祂自己（12-13节）。虽然我们在这里看到上帝的审判，但却有其他的经文详述上帝牺牲的爱，差派祂的独生爱子来拯救我们（约翰福音3章16节）。

The power of the wind on this breezy day in the South of England reminded me of the sheer immensity of the Lord. If you feel the wind today, why not stop and ponder our all-powerful God?

在英格兰南部这凉风习习的一天，风的力量使我想起上帝的全然无限。如果你今天感觉有风吹拂，何不稍作停留并思想这位全能的上帝呢？

Father, thank You for Your power and love. 

Help us to daily rely on You.  

天父，感谢祢的大能和慈爱。
求祢帮助我们，天天倚靠祢。

INSIGHT

The Bible uses many metaphors to describe God and His work in our lives: For example, God is a “shepherd” (Ps. 23:1; Isa. 40:11), a “rock” (Gen. 49:24), a “consuming fire” (Deut. 4:24), and a “spring of living water” (Jer. 2:13). But at the dawn of creation, God was likened to a powerful wind. Genesis 1:2 says “the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.” The Hebrew word rendered “Spirit” in this verse means “wind.” We can’t see the wind, but we can feel the coolness of a gentle breeze and witness the raw power of a violent tornado uprooting trees and destroying everything in its path. The wind pictures for us God’s invisible presence, His sovereign will, His awesome power, and His mysterious ways. Jesus spoke of this same power of the Spirit of God at work in transforming our lives: “The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit” (John 3:8).

As you reflect on our powerful God, how does your heart respond?

Sim Kay Tee

灵粮透视

圣经用许多比喻来描述上帝以及祂在我们生命中的作为，比如说上帝是“牧者”或“牧人”（诗篇23篇1节；以赛亚书40章11节），是“磐石”（创世记49章24节），是“烈火”（申命记4章24节），是“活水的泉源”（耶利米书2章13节）。但在创造之初，圣经把上帝比作大风，创世记1章2节说：“上帝的灵运行在水面上。”此处翻译为“灵”的希伯来文，也可以指“风”。我们看不到风，但我们可以感受到微风的凉意，也可以看到强烈龙卷风的巨大威力，足以把大树连根拔起，横扫所经途中的一切。我们藉由对“风”的描绘，可以领悟到上帝无形的同在、祂至高的旨意、祂惊人的力量，以及祂奇妙的行动作为。耶稣讲论上帝的灵改变我们的生命，也谈到同样的能力，祂说：“风随着意思吹，你听见风的响声，却不晓得从哪里来，往哪里去；凡从圣灵生的，也是如此。”（约翰福音3章8节）

当你想到这位大能的上帝时，你有什么回应呢？

Amos 4:12-13New International Version (NIV)

12 “Therefore this is what I will do to you, Israel,
    and because I will do this to you, Israel,
    prepare to meet your God.”

13 He who forms the mountains,
    who creates the wind,
    and who reveals his thoughts to mankind,
who turns dawn to darkness,
    and treads on the heights of the earth—
    the Lord God Almighty is his name.

阿摩司书 4:12-13Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Simplified) (CUVMPS)

12 “以色列啊，我必向你如此行。以色列啊，我既这样行，你当预备迎见你的神。”

13 那创山造风，将心意指示人，使晨光变为幽暗，脚踏在地之高处的，他的名是耶和华万军之神！

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