《約伯記》第四十二章,一和二节
JOB 42:1,2

1 约伯回答耶和华说: 2 我知道, 你万事都能做; 你的旨意不能拦阻。 CUVS

请翻到旧约圣经的《约伯记》,记载了一个名叫约伯的敬畏神的正直人无辜受苦的例子。今天背诵默想的经文来自本卷的最后一章42章的1到2节。约伯顷刻之间失去了儿女,财富,健康,就连妻子及朋友也对他的受苦非但没有带来安慰而是指责。这样的苦境是神所允许的试炼,约伯在无法理解的苦难中并没有弃绝神,但也有很多疑问。在这次与神的对话中,饱经身心灵折磨后约伯没有像之前只是看到自己的有限,而是真心知道耶和华神”万事都能做“,对神至高无上、无可拦阻的主权充满敬畏。求主耶稣让我们有信心可以放下心中的骄傲自大,疑惑不解,让耶稣基督在我们的生命中掌有完全的主权!无论我们的过去或周遭的环境如何,耶稣曾告诉门徒在世上会有苦难;但耶稣已胜了世界,在主的大爱中我们有圣灵内住可以有真平安!

1 Then Job answered the LORD, and said, 2 I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee. KJV

Please turn to the Old Testament book of Job, which records the example of the innocent suffering of a God-fearing and righteous man named Job. Today's memorized meditation comes from verses 1 to 2 of chapter 42, the last chapter of this volume. Job had lost his children, his wealth, his health, and even his wife and friends were not comforting but blaming him for his suffering in that moment. Such an affliction was a trial allowed by God, and Job did not abandon God in the midst of his incomprehensible suffering, but he had many questions. In this conversation with God, after suffering physically and spiritually, Job did not see his own limitations as before, but truly knew that the Lord God is "able to do all things", and was in awe of God's supreme and unstoppable sovereignty. Pray that we might have the faith to let go of our pride and arrogance and our doubts and allow Jesus Christ to have full sovereignty in our lives! Whatever our past or circumstances, Jesus told his disciples that there would be suffering in the world; but Jesus has overcome the world, and we can have true peace with the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in the love of the Lord! (translation from DeepL.com/translator)