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每日箴言
神搭救忠心的人(记号:空帐篷)
“希西家倚靠耶和华以色列的神,在他前后的犹大列王中没有一个及他的。” - 王下 18:5
? 灵修
王国分裂为以色列和犹大之后(王上12),大卫的子孙统治了犹大。希西家就是其中的一个,他对神很忠心,将百姓从敌人的手中救出来。
希西家25岁登基之后,就着手重修圣殿,呼召百姓忠心跟从耶和华。他毁坏柱像,废去丘坛。在29年执政期间,他都紧紧地抓住神,信靠神,跟随神。
希西家在逆境中也很坚韧。西拿基利统治下的亚述大军来势凶猛,希西家却相信神会带来惊人的拯救。他诚实地祷告,恳切祈求神的帮助,当天晚上,神就彻底击败了傲慢、残暴的亚述人(王下19)。
马太福音揭示了希西家在耶稣家谱中的地位。慢慢地,我们在一个又一个像希西家这样的人身上,看到的不仅仅是人类信心的榜样,还有更深的内容。最终,我们看见神做成了祂救赎的计划,这个计划在耶稣出生的时候就真相大白了。
我们要因希西家的生命受到激励,更要惊奇于神藉耶稣成就的恩典救赎计划;我们今天庆祝祂的降生,并且盼望祂的再来。
? 祷告
父啊,正如很久以前你救赎了犹大国,你也将我们从罪和死中拯救了出来,求你现在帮助我们忠心顺服地生活,奉基督的名祷告,阿们!
普世佳音每日箴言
Faithfulness And Deliverance(An Empty Tent)
"Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. There was no one like him among all the kings of Judah...." — 2 Kings 18:5
? Devotion
After the division of the kingdom into Israel and Judah (1 Kings 12), the descendants of David ruled over Judah. Hezekiah was one of them, and he was faithful to God and delivered the people from their enemies.
After becoming king at the age of 25, Hezekiah set about reforming the temple and calling the people to faithfully follow the Lord. He destroyed the idols and the altars of false gods. He held fast to God, trusted him, and followed him throughout his 29-year reign.
Hezekiah was tough in adversity too. Threatened by the overwhelming Assyrian army under Sennacherib, Hezekiah trusted in God for astonishing deliverance. Hezekiah prayed honestly and earnestly for God’s help, and that night God’s victory over the arrogant, brutal Assyrians was complete (2 Kings 19).
The book of Matthew reveals Hezekiah’s place in the genealogy of our Savior. Step by step, person by person, we see in figures like Hezekiah not merely examples of human faith, but much more. Ultimately we see God working out his plan of salvation, a plan that springs forward at the birth of Jesus.
Be inspired by the life of Hezekiah, but be amazed by God’s gracious plan of salvation through Jesus, whose birth we celebrate and whose return we long for today.
? Prayer
Father, as you delivered Judah long ago, so you have delivered us from sin and death. Help us now to live in faith and obedience to you. In Christ, Amen.
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