双语灵修（葛培理牧师）7月7日 靠主安息

7月7日

靠主安息

“他使我躺卧在青草地上，领我在可安歇的水边。”

诗篇23:2

你曾经去过的最休闲的地方是哪里？是假期去阳光沙滩听海浪拍击？还是下班后在摇椅上喝一杯冰镇柠檬水？如果你是一只羊，你一定选择一片青草地，暖风吹拂，溪水潺潺。一个好牧人一定会带他的羊群去这样的地方。相反，车水马龙、人声鼎沸的闹市，不断闪烁的大屏幕、满满的日程，永远也不适合一只羊。

足够的安歇，可以让羊长得更壮更好。但是，如果没有一位悉心照看的牧羊人，一只羊只能四处游荡，自己寻找休憩的场所，那么很可能它不久就会陷于危险的境地。上帝创造天地时，唯独没有创造休息。休息深植于耶和华神的牧养之中。

今日祷告：

主耶稣，求你不要让我盲目追寻。求你带领我走在你所指定的目标。让我得到安歇，知道你在引导我。阿们。

July 7

Rest

He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams.

PSALM 23:2

Where is the most restful place you have ever been? A sandy beach, with the lapping waves and warm sun? A recliner chair with an ice-cold glass of lemonade after a busy day? If you were a sheep, your answer would be a green meadow, a gentle warm breeze, and a nearby source of fresh water. A good shepherd would navigate his sheep toward a place like this. The frantic environment of exhaust-spewing vehicles and noise-making appliances and retina-displaying screens and time-rushing schedules is not the proper ecosystem for sheep. Sheep fare better when their rhythm includes intervals of rest.

If a lamb wanders off to create a restful experience without the guidance of the shepherd, however, off-track bets are that the lamb will soon find itself in a precarious predicament. Rest is the one thing that was not created when God made the world. It was simply embedded in the Lord’s shepherding rhythm.

Pray  for the Day:

Lord Jesus, don’t let me lead myself toward my own pursuits today. I want you to lead me toward those things that you desire for me. Let me rest in the knowledge that you are guiding me today. Amen.