哈該書1:1-6

1:1 大流士王第二年六月初一日，耶和華的話藉先知哈該向猶大省長撒拉鐵的兒子所羅巴伯和約撒答的兒子大祭司約書亞說：

1:2 萬軍之耶和華如此說：「這百姓說，建造耶和華殿的時候尚未來到。」

1:3 那時耶和華的話臨到先知哈該說：

1:4 「這殿仍然荒涼，你們自己還住天花板的房屋嗎？

1:5 現在萬軍之耶和華如此說：你們要省察自己的行為。

1:6 你們撒的種多，收的卻少；你們吃，卻不得飽；喝，卻不得足；穿衣服，卻不得暖；得工錢的，將工錢裝在破漏的囊中。」

In the second year of King Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the Lord came through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jozadak, the high priest:

This is what the Lord Almighty says: “These people say, ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the Lord’s house.’”

Then the word of the Lord came through the prophet Haggai: “Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains a ruin?”

Now this is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways. You have planted much, but harvested little. You eat, but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it.

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    這是守望者的聲音，尤其是對那些回歸耶路撒冷重建聖殿的人，『這殿仍然荒涼，你們自己還住天花板的房屋嗎？現在萬軍之耶和華如此說：你們要省察自己的行為。你們撒的種多，收的卻少；你們吃，卻不得飽；喝，卻不得足；穿衣服，卻不得暖；得工錢的，將工錢裝在破漏的囊中。』

    這也告訴我們若單單為賺錢而生活，也會有如此的下場。這其實是現代人的寫照，好像努力賺取一切，也因為沒有敬畏上帝而失去一切。

    所以，我們一定要敬畏上帝，才會真正得滿足，不致失落！

 

 

 

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以西結書33:1-9

33:1 耶和華的話臨到我說：

33:2 「人子啊，你要告訴本國的子民說：我使刀劍臨到哪一國，那一國的民從他們中間選立一人為守望的。

33:3 他見刀劍臨到那地，若吹角警戒眾民，

33:4 凡聽見角聲不受警戒的，刀劍若來除滅了他，他的罪（原文是血）就必歸到自己的頭上。

33:5 他聽見角聲，不受警戒，他的罪必歸到自己的身上；他若受警戒，便是救了自己的性命。

33:6 倘若守望的人見刀劍臨到，不吹角，以致民不受警戒，刀劍來殺了他們中間的一個人，他雖然死在罪孽之中，我卻要向守望的人討他喪命的罪（原文是血）。

33:7 「人子啊，我照樣立你作以色列家守望的人。所以你要聽我口中的話，替我警戒他們。

33:8 我對惡人說：『惡人哪，你必要死！』你─以西結若不開口警戒惡人，使他離開所行的道，這惡人必死在罪孽之中，我卻要向你討他喪命的罪（原文是血）。

33:9 倘若你警戒惡人轉離所行的道，他仍不轉離，他必死在罪孽之中，你卻救自己脫離了罪。」

The word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, speak to your people and say to them: ‘When I bring the sword against a land, and the people of the land choose one of their men and make him their watchman, and he sees the sword coming against the land and blows the trumpet to warn the people, then if anyone hears the trumpet but does not heed the warning and the sword comes and takes their life, their blood will be on their own head. Since they heard the sound of the trumpet but did not heed the warning, their blood will be on their own head. If they had heeded the warning, they would have saved themselves. But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and the sword comes and takes someone’s life, that person’s life will be taken because of their sin, but I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood.’

“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the people of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me. When I say to the wicked, ‘You wicked person, you will surely die,’ and you do not speak out to dissuade them from their ways, that wicked person will die for their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood. But if you do warn the wicked person to turn from their ways and they do not do so, they will die for their sin, though you yourself will be saved.

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    這段話說明到傳道人重要的職務：就是要警戒人，使人免陷入罪中滅亡。

    傳道人不是說好聽話討好人，若是這樣就有虧守望者的職責了，因為人都是往滅亡的道路而行，因為人被罪綑綁。因此上帝設立傳道人如先知一樣警戒人，讓人聽見上帝的話而悔改歸向上帝。

    若不願意聽傳道人的警戒的人，這人要承擔自己的罪。但是傳道人不警戒人，反倒傳道人要承擔自己的罪。所以，身為傳道者的人，要勇敢警告人：人若不透過耶穌基督是無法得上帝拯救的。上帝的救法，就是耶穌基督！

    讓我們本著上帝愛人的心，勇敢警戒人吧！

出埃及記35:4-9

35:4 摩西對以色列全會眾說：「耶和華所吩咐的是這樣：

35:5 你們中間要拿禮物獻給耶和華，凡樂意獻的可以拿耶和華的禮物來，就是金、銀、銅，

35:6 藍色、紫色、朱紅色線，細麻，山羊毛，

35:7 染紅的公羊皮，海狗皮，皂莢木，

35:8 點燈的油，並做膏油和香的香料，

35:9 紅瑪瑙與別樣的寶石，可以鑲嵌在以弗得和胸牌上。」

Moses said to the whole Israelite community, “This is what the Lord has commanded:  From what you have, take an offering for the Lord. Everyone who is willing is to bring to the Lord an offering of gold, silver and bronze; blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen; goat hair; ram skins dyed red and another type of durable leather; acacia wood; olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense; and onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.

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    這些東西是耶和華要求以色列人獻給祂的，但是奉獻的人是出於樂意不是勉牆來的。

    這也是人事奉上帝的態度，人若是要表現自己的虔誠，而不是出於感恩與敬畏，就不是甘心樂意的了！

    我們要心被恩感的來事奉上帝，才蒙上帝喜悅，才能歸上帝為聖！

羅馬書10章

               羅馬書10:1-21 , 羅馬書10章1-3節  ,

                羅馬書10章4-10節  , 

               羅馬書10:4  , 羅馬書10:9 , 羅馬書10:10  ,

               羅馬書10:13  , 羅馬書10:14  , 羅馬書10:17   ,

羅馬書10:13

因為「凡求告主名的就必得救」。

Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.

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    這真是福音，只要呼求主耶穌就被主耶穌拯救！

    這也是我們常常教導軟弱的兄姐的禱告：「主耶穌，救我！」、「主耶穌，幫助我！」

    因為「凡求告主名的就必得救」。