30:24 地上有四樣小物,卻甚聰明:
30:25 螞蟻是無力之類,卻在夏天預備糧食。
30:26 沙番是軟弱之類,卻在磐石中造房。
30:27 蝗蟲沒有君王,卻分隊而出。
30:28 守宮用爪抓牆,卻住在王宮。
30:25 螞蟻是無力之類,卻在夏天預備糧食。
30:26 沙番是軟弱之類,卻在磐石中造房。
30:27 蝗蟲沒有君王,卻分隊而出。
30:28 守宮用爪抓牆,卻住在王宮。
24 “Four things on earth are small,
yet they are extremely wise:
25 Ants are creatures of little strength,
yet they store up their food in the summer;
26 hyraxes are creatures of little power,
yet they make their home in the crags;
27 locusts have no king,
yet they advance together in ranks;
28 a lizard can be caught with the hand,
yet it is found in kings’ palaces.
yet they are extremely wise:
25 Ants are creatures of little strength,
yet they store up their food in the summer;
26 hyraxes are creatures of little power,
yet they make their home in the crags;
27 locusts have no king,
yet they advance together in ranks;
28 a lizard can be caught with the hand,
yet it is found in kings’ palaces.
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與其說是稱讚這些弱小的動物奇妙,到不如說上帝的心意是要提醒那些自以為有能力的人!正如保羅也說:「上帝卻揀選了世上愚拙的,叫有智慧的羞愧;又揀選了世上軟弱的,叫那強壯的羞愧。上帝也揀選了世上卑賤的,被人厭惡的,以及那無有的,為要廢掉那有的, 使一切有血氣的,在上帝面前一個也不能自誇。」(哥林多前書1:27-29)
當然基督信仰不是鼓勵人成為軟弱無能的人,不然保羅也不用說:「我為基督的緣故,就以軟弱、凌辱、急難、逼迫、困苦為可喜樂的;因我甚麼時候軟弱,甚麼時候就剛強了。」(哥林多後書12:10)
但是,剛強與軟弱就是這樣吊詭,就像上帝的造物也是如此:甲殼類的動物雖外面有硬殼,確是不堪一擊的,用大一點的石頭就可以把他們打破;哺乳類動物的肌肉軟軟的,真正剛強是在內部的骨頭,不會像前者那樣容易被打碎。
同樣,自以為剛強的人,倚靠自我的努力,卻是最容易被打倒,然後一厥不振;但是那些自以為軟弱的,確懂得來倚靠上帝,反而是得著最後勝利的!你要成為哪一種人呢﹖
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