Daily Devotion||每日靈修

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 Matthew||馬太福音 Mark||馬可福音 Luke||路加福音 John||約翰福音 Deuteronomy||申命記
Genesis||創世記 Exodus||出埃及記 Leviticus||利未記 Numbers||民數記 Ephesians||以弗所書
Acts||使徒行傳 1 Corinthians||哥林多前書 James||雅各書 1 Kings||列王紀上 Philippians||腓立比書
Joshua||約書亞記 2 Corinthians||哥林多後書 1 Samuel||撒母耳記上 2 Kings||列王紀下 Colossians||歌羅西書
Romans||羅馬書 Judges||士師記 2 Samuel||撒母耳記下 Titus||提多書 Philemon||腓利門書
Ruth||路得記 1 Thessalonians||帖撒羅尼迦前書 1 Timothy||提摩太前書 1 John||約翰壹書 1 Chronicles||歷代志上
Jonah||約拿書 2 Thessalonians||帖撒羅尼迦後書 2 Timothy||提摩太後書 2 John||約翰貳書 2 Chronicles||歷代志下
Jude||猶大書 Ezra||以斯拉記 Hosea||何西阿書 3 John||約翰叄書 Hebrews||希伯來書
Nehemiah||尼希米記 Amos||阿摩司書 Jeremiah||耶利米書 Ezekial||以西結書
Daniel||但以理書 Obadiah||俄巴底亞書 Lamentation||耶利米哀歌 Haggai||哈該書
Esther||以斯帖記 Ecclesiates||傳道書 Zechariah||撒迦利亞書
Isaiah||以賽亞書 1 Peter||彼得前書 Habakkuk||哈巴谷書
2 Peter||彼得後書 Nahum||那鴻書
Micah||彌迦書 Zephaniah||西番雅書
Joel||約珥書 Revelation||啟示錄
Malachi||瑪拉基書 Galatians||加拉太書

■Old Testament||■舊約 ■New Testament||■新約

OLD TESTAMENT||舊約 NEW TESTAMENT||新約
Genesis||創世記 Ezra||以斯拉記 Micah||彌迦書 Matthew||馬太福音 1 Timothy||提摩太前書
Exodus||出埃及記 Nehemiah||尼希米記 Nahum||那鴻書 Mark||馬可福音 2 Timothy||提摩太後書
Leviticus||利未記 Esther||以斯帖記 Habakkuk||哈巴谷書 Luke||路加福音 Titus||提多書
Numbers||民數記 Ecclesiates||傳道書 Zephaniah||西番雅書 John||約翰福音 Philemon||腓利門書
Deuteronomy||申命記 Isaiah||以賽亞書 Haggai||哈該書 Acts||使徒行傳 Hebrews||希伯來書
Joshua||約書亞記 Jeremiah||耶利米書 Zechariah||撒迦利亞書 Romans||羅馬書 James||雅各書
Judges||士師記 Lamentation||耶利米哀歌 Malachi||瑪拉基書 1 Corinthians||哥林多前書 1 Peter||彼得前書
Ruth||路得記 Ezekial||以西結書 2 Corinthians||哥林多後書 2 Peter||彼得後書
1 Samuel||撒母耳記上 Daniel||但以理書 Galatians||加拉太書 1 John||約翰壹書
2 Samuel||撒母耳記下 Hosea||何西阿書 Ephesians||以弗所書 2 John||約翰貳書
1 Kings||列王紀上 Joel||約珥書 Philippians||腓立比書 3 John||約翰叄書
2 Kings||列王紀下 Amos||阿摩司書 Colossians||歌羅西書 Jude||猶大書
1 Chronicles||歷代志上 Obadiah||俄巴底亞書 1 Thessalonians||帖撒羅尼迦前書 Revelation||啟示錄
2 Chronicles||歷代志下 Jonah||約拿書 2 Thessalonians||帖撒羅尼迦後書

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Ⅰ. Invocation and Adoration||Ⅰ. 禱告與敬拜

  • Invocation Prayer||開始禱告

    "We thank you, O Lord and Master, for teaching us how to pray simply and sincerely to you, and for hearing us when we so call upon you. We thank you for saving us from our sins and sorrows, and for directing all our ways this day. Lead us ever forwards to yourself; for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Amen."

    (Father John of Russian Church, 19th century)

    「我們的主，感謝祢教導我們怎樣簡單而誠實的禱告，和祢傾聽我們的呼求。感謝祢從罪和憂傷中拯救我們，並賜下今天的指引。求祢不斷的引領我們走向祢自己。奉我主耶穌基督的名求。阿們。」(十九世紀一蘇聯教士)

  • Adoration through Psalm 98藉詩篇第98篇來敬拜

    We'll use this Psalm, not for today's Bible reading, but for the sake of focusing our thoughts on God.

    Read slowly this passage at least three times and each day gather one thought about this psalm that points to God's character and translate it into a prayer of adoration.

    現在細讀這篇其中一小段三次，本週每日如是，但每天掌握詩中有關神的美善之一作默想，然後化所得為讚美的禱告。

Ⅱ. Confession||Ⅱ. 認罪

Pause now and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you your sins and ask for forgiveness.

現在停下來，求聖靈光照你，讓你看見自己的罪，並求主饒恕。

Ⅲ. Thanksgiving||Ⅲ. 感恩

List, one by one, things for which you should give thanks.||逐一列出你當感恩的事項。

Ⅳ. Scriptural Reflection||Ⅳ. 經文默想

Nehemiah||尼希米記 vv.1:1-11
Read slowly and reflectively the assigned passage twice at least and consider the questions below.||請慢慢細心讀經文至少兩遍，然後反復思考問題。

The Book of Nehemiah: Introduction

Please refer to the Preface to Ezra in Week #45 for information concerning authorship and historical background to the book of Nehemiah. While the prophets Haggai and Zechariah succeeded in encouraging the people to resume and finally complete the rebuilding of the temple by 516 B.C., and Ezra returned in 458 B.C. to restore the teaching and observance of the Law of Moses, it appeared that relentless political opposition from their neighbors had ruined the city of Jerusalem, with its walls burned down, and many returnees from exiles had chosen to move away from the city. It was in the year 445 B.C. in the 20th year of Artaxerxes that God moved Nehemiah, a trusted personal attendant to the king (as a cup-bearer) to return to rebuild the city itself (and was appointed governor of Judea), and to seal a national commitment to return to truly practice the Law of Moses as their national religious, civil and moral code of Law.

  1. After a period of 141 years after the fall of Jerusalem, Nehemiah could be a 3rd or 4th generation foreign born Jew serving in the court of the Persian King.
    1. Spend a moment to put yourself in his shoes, and try to get a sense of his cultural, religious and educational makeup as a, say, 4th generation foreign born Jew.
    2. Why then would he be so concerned about both the remnant and the city of Jerusalem?
  2. Within the comfort and luxury of the court of the king, how did Nehemiah react to the news of his people and his hinterland?
  3. Have you ever wept, mourned, fasted and prayed before God? What was it about?
  4. There were several great prayers recorded in this book. Let's reflect on this prayer of Nehemiah in greater details:
    1. Adoration (v. 5): How did he address the Lord? What was his emphasis?
    2. Petition (v. 6a): Judging from his prayer, can you get a sense of whether he prayed for Jerusalem only after the news he just heard, or it had been his habit to pray for his people and his homeland?
    3. Confession (vv. 6b-7): How special was his confession?
    4. Confidence (vv. 8-10): In spite of their sins, where did Nehemiah find his confidence in pleading to the Lord? (Note that vv. 8-9 was a rather free but accurate quote from Deut. 30:1-4)
    5. Petition (v. 11): it is likely that through his fasting and praying for "some days" (1:4), Nehemiah had arrived at a decision, and before acting on it, he now laid it before the Lord: from the way Nehemiah approached his decision, what can you learn from him, especially in this petition?
  5. What is the main message to you today and how may you apply it to your life?

尼希米記前言：

有關這卷書的作者和歷史背景，請翻閱以斯拉記的前言(即本年第45周)。雖然在先知哈該和撒迦利亞的勸勉下，以色列人重拾勇氣，繼續重建聖殿的工程，結果在主前516年完成。主前458年又有以斯拉回到耶路撒冷教導百姓、領袖和祭司認識並遵守摩西的律法，但因鄰邦(特別是撒瑪利亞人)的反對與威嚇，不少被擄歸回的人遷到城外居住，耶路撒冷的城牆遭到焚燒和毀壞。在亞達薛西王第二十年(即主前445年)，神就感動王的個人侍從尼希米(王的酒政)回到耶路撒冷，被王立為猶大區的省長，擔起重建聖城的工程，更引導全以色列人鄭重與神重新立約，要堅守、遵行摩西的律法，奉為民族的宗教、民事和道德的規範。

  1. 以色列人在耶路撒冷陷落被擄後，已有141年了，這時的尼希米應該是第三、四代的「海外猶僑」，更進身波斯宮廷作王的酒政：
    1. 請試把自己代入尼希米的情況：作為第三、四代的「猶僑」，你會怎樣形容你的文化、宗教和教育景況？
    2. 為何你會這樣關心被擄歸回的人和耶路撒冷的景況？
  2. 處身在極安舒、奢華的宮中，尼希米聽到耶城和市民的光景時，作出什麼反應？
  3. 你曾否在神面前有類似的哭泣、悲哀、禁食、禱告的經歷呢？是為什麼原故呢？
  4. 這卷書有不少動人的禱告。讓我們稍為詳細一點分析和思想尼希米在此的禱告：
    1. 敬拜(1:5)：他怎樣稱呼神？重點何在？
    2. 祈求(1:6上)：他為耶路撒冷祈求是因得這消息之故，還是早已如此？何以見得？
    3. 認罪(1:6下-7)：有何特別之處？
    4. 信心(1:8-10)：雖然他們犯了罪，他仍憑什麼向神乞求？(註：8-9節引自申命記30:1-4)
    5. 祈求(1:11)：相信在「幾日」(1:4)的禱告中，尼希米感到需要作出實質的回應。現在他就把這意念陳明在神面前：你可以從他的禱告中學個什麼榜樣？
  5. 今日對你主要的提醒是什麼？你可以怎樣應用在自己的生命中？

Ⅴ. Meditative Reflection: A Man of Prayer||Ⅴ. 靈修默想小篇：作個禱告的人

"When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days, I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven." (Neh. 1:4)

As a 3rd or 4th generation foreign born Jew, Nehemiah was obviously rather educated and cultured and was fully immersed in the Persian society, to the point that he could occupy the position of cup-bearer for the king — though not a high-ranking office, but one that had earned the total trust of the king. This speaks volume of the impeccable character that he must have exhibited in his social and political encounter with the elites of Persia.

One can also imagine the relative comfort and luxury which Nehemiah enjoyed with the court of the king.

However, it is obvious that he had never forgot who he was — not only a Jew, but part of the Chosen people of God — a people of divine destiny. If we are impressed with his grief over the misfortune of his people and the city of Jerusalem, we should be even more impressed with his spiritual life. It is true that upon hearing the bad news about the people and the land of his homeland, Nehemiah "wept…mourned and fasted and prayed" (1:4), in fact, it was not a one-time act of intercession, but a spiritual habit (or discipline): "your servant is praying before you day and night for your servants, the people of Israel" (1:6).

As an official in the court of Persia, Nehemiah obviously was privileged to more up-to-date and accurate news concerning the kingdom of the Persian king. The situation in Jerusalem must have been something that he was aware of and had prayed for "day and night" for his people and his homeland. However, those news were probably 2nd or 3rd-hand information. Now that he heard it directly from his own brother, he was greatly moved not only to pray even more fervently, but into action. But before such a monumental task was given to him, he had prepared himself well as a man of prayer! No wonder God could use him to steer the whole nation toward a recommitment to worship Him only, and that lasted for centuries.

「我聽見這話，就坐下哭泣，悲哀幾日，在天上的神面前禁食祈禱。」(尼1:4)

作為第三、四代的海外「猶僑」，尼希米能進身波斯宮廷，相信是有一定的學識、深懂波斯文化、也已融入當地的社會，以至能成為王的酒政——這不一定是高位，卻肯定是得到王的絕對信任。這也叫我們相信他為人的正直、可靠，是王和朝中的政要所欣賞的。同時，我們也可以想像到，他在宮廷中所享的安舒與奢華。

但是，我們也看到尼希米卻是個沒有忘本的猶太人——他更沒有忘記他們所事奉的耶和華神。如果我們佩服他，是因他對自己的同胞和耶路撒冷的情懷，我們就應更佩服他與神的關係。對，當他聽到有關「剩下逃脫的猶大人和耶路撒冷的光景」而哭泣、悲哀、禁食和祈禱；但這並非那時才有的禱告，他早已「晝夜」以神僕的身份為以色列禱告(1:6)。

相信以他身在宮廷中，對波斯王國的新聞是常得聽聞的；耶路撒冷的光景也應略知一二。這是他晝夜為以色列人和耶路撒冷禱告的原因。但二、三手的資料怎能與當時由自己的兄弟所帶來的一手資料相比呢！故此，這最新的消息不但叫他痛泣哀哭，更驅使他採取行動。但在神能使用他作這具歷史性的復興工作之前，尼希米已為自己作好準備，成為一個禱告的人。無怪，神能使用他不但重建耶路撒冷的城牆，更推動整個民族重新委身於敬拜耶和華和研讀並遵守祂的律法。

Ⅵ. A Time for Silence||Ⅵ. 靜默時刻

You have meditated much with your intellectual faculty today. Now have a moment of silence (the length is up to you, 5 or even 30 minutes), and ask God quietly, "Lord, is there any important message from you today that I might have missed? Show me, your servant is listening?"||今天你用了不少智力技能來默想。現在，就用一點時間靜下來（長、短由你決定：5或30分鐘），安靜地求問神，「主阿，有甚麼我忽略了的重要信息對我說？請說，僕人敬聽。」

Ⅶ. Supplication||Ⅶ. 代求

Use the following chart to cover people and ministries that you want to remember before the Lord:||除為自己有所求外 (在你禱告簿一一記下所求的，作蒙神應允時的對照) ，請填寫以下為人或事工代禱表格：
  Your Family||家人 Other People||其他人 Church Ministries||教會事工 Other Ministries||其他機構 City & World||本市及普世 Others||其他
SUN||星期日            
MON||星期一            
TUE||星期二            
WED||星期三            
THU||星期四            
FRI||星期五            
SAT||星期六            

Ⅷ. Benediction||Ⅷ. 祝福

"Lord, as your mercies do surround us, so grant that our return to duty may abound; and let this day manifest our gratitude by doing something well-pleasing unto you; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen."

(Edward Lake, 1641-1704)

"我的主，祢既以憐憫環繞我們，願我們的事奉能有果效；願這一天我們能藉著感恩的心，作討祢喜悅的事。奉主基督耶穌的名。阿們(Edward Lake,1641-1704)

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