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每日箴言(中英)︱不像英雄的的英雄


每日箴言

不像英雄的的英雄(记号:瓶子)

“耶和华的使者向基甸显现,对他说,大能的勇士阿,耶和华与你同在。” - 士 6:12

? 灵修

在这段经文接下来的故事里,基甸成了一位成功的军事领袖(参士师记7)。然而我们如果细想故事的开头,就会对此感到惊讶。


耶和华的使者这样问候基甸:“大能的勇士啊,耶和华与你同在。”但这时基甸在干什么呢?是在擦亮他的盔甲吗?还是在召集军队?都不是。在那段时期,米甸人长期压制以色列人。基甸正在酒榨那儿打麦子,为要防备米甸人。所以,基甸的表现并不像大能的勇士,而更像一个懦夫。


我们一再看到基甸的胆小和不确定,但我们不应该对他太苛刻。他的焦虑和犹豫只凸显了一个事实:神分派给他的任务是众寡悬殊的。尽管一开始有好几万人可以上阵(士 7:3,8),神却只使用了基甸和一小支部队,为要教导祂的百姓,这场战役是属于耶和华的。到了晚上,基甸和跟随他的人进入米甸人的营中,打破瓶子,手拿火把,吹角;这个时候是神亲自将敌人赶出了以色列。


软弱的人和脆弱的瓶子,是指向那将要来的主和救主,祂是一个无助的、人类的婴孩。这场战役属于耶和华!

? 祷告

主啊,我们靠着自己就像那易碎的瓶子,唯有在耶稣里面,我们才能成为你国度中大能的勇士,尽管我们脆弱,但求你为了你的国度和荣耀的来临,使用我们,阿们!

普世佳音每日箴言

Unlikely Heroes (Symbol: Clay Jar)

"When the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon, he said, “The LORD is with you, mighty warrior." — Judges 6:12

 

? Devotion

In this story, Gideon goes on to become a successful military leader (see Judges 7). But that’s surprising when we consider how the story begins.


The angel of the Lord greets Gideon with the words, “The LORD is with you, mighty warrior.” But where is Gideon when the angel greets him? Polishing his armor? Mustering the troops? No. He’s threshing grain in a winepress, hiding out from marauding Midianites, who are a constant threat to the Israelites at that time. So Gideon is not acting like a mighty warrior but more like a coward.


Repeatedly we see Gideon as timid and uncertain, but we should not be too hard on him. His anxiety and hesitation simply highlight the fact that God is setting him up with impossible odds. By using Gideon and just a small army, even though many thousands of soldiers were available (Judges 7:3, 8), God is teaching his people that the battle belongs to the Lord. When Gideon and his men finally enter the Midianite camp at night, smashing clay jars, carrying torches, and blowing trumpets, God himself routs the enemies of Israel.


Weak men and fragile jars point to the coming of the Lord and Savior as a helpless, human baby. The battle belongs to the Lord.


? Prayer

By ourselves we are like clay jars, Lord, and only in you, Jesus, can we become mighty warriors of your kingdom. Frail though we are, please use us for the coming of your kingdom and your glory. Amen.


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